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Mr. Bradbury, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of John J. Simpson, submitted a report, which was ordered to be printed; and, in pursuance thereof,

Ordered, That the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the petition.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, asked and ob-. tained leave to bring in a bill (S. 457) for the relief of Mary B. Dix; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Pensions.

On motion by Mr. Hale, that when the Senate adjourn it be to Monday next.

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The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Allen, Atchison, Badger, Berrien, Bright, Butler, Calhoun, Dayton, Hale, King, Mangum, Miller, Phelps, Sebastian, Turney, Upham, Yulee.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Atherton, Baldwin, Bell, Benton, Borland, Bradbury, Breese, Clarke Corwin, Davis, of Massachusetts, Davis, of Mississippi, Dickinson, Dix, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Felch, Fitzpatrick, Foote, Greene, Hamlin, Hannegan, Houston, Hunter, Johnson, of Louisiana, Johnson, of Georgia, Jones, Mason, Metcalfe, Niles, Rusk, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Walker, Webster, Westcott.

The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted by Mr Benton, the 7th instant, to repeal the 49th rule of the Senate, providing for the election of certain officers of the Senate on the second Monday of the first session of every Congress; and the resolution was agreed to.

The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution reported by the Committee of Pensions the 7th of February, respecting the printing of laws relating to pensions and bounty lands; and, having been amended, the resolution was agreed to, as follows:

Resolved, That such of the acts of Congress relative to pensions and the executive regulations touching the subject, as have been deemed necessary by the Committee on Pensions to be published, as well as the laws relating to bounty land, containing about ninety-four pages, be printed, and that six thousand additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate, and one thousand for the use of the Commissioner of Pensions.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. 340) to promote the efficiency of the military and naval establishments; and,

On motion by Mr. Yulee,

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Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until Tuesday next, February 13, and be the order of the day.

The bill (S. 409) to provide for the investigation of claims against the United States, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and,

On motion by Mr. Bradbury,

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow, and be the order of the day.

The bill (S. 328) making a grant of public lands to the several States of the Union for certain purposes, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and,

On motion by Mr. Dix,

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow, and be the order of the day.

After the consideration of executive business,
The Senate adjourned.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1849.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Campbell, their Clerk:

Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed seven enrolled bills, I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of their President.

The following message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Walker, his secretary:

To the Senate of the United States:

In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 6th instant, requesting the President to cause to be laid before that body in "executive or open session, in his discretion, any instructions given to Ambrose H. Sevier and Nathan Clifford, commissioned as ministers plenipotentiary on the part of the United States to the government of Mexico, or to either of said ministers, prior to the ratification, by the government of Mexico, of the treaty of peace between the United States and that republic," and certain correspondence and other papers specified in the said resolution, I communicate herewith a report from the Secretary of State, together with copies of the documents called for.

Having, on the 8th instant, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, in its terms more comprehensive than that of the Senate, communicated these, and all other papers appertaining to the same subject, with a message to that House, this communication is made to the Senate in " open,' "and not in " executive" session.

WASHINGTON, February 9, 1849.

The message was read.

JAMES K., POLK.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

On motion by Mr. Foote, that it be printed, with the accompanying documents, and that 20,000 copies thereof, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate,

A debate ensued; and,

On motion by Mr. Hale,

The Senate adjourned.

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The Vice President laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of War, accompanied by sixty copies of the official Army Register for 1849; which was read.

The Vice President laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of the Treasury, made agreeably to law, accompanied by exhibits of Contreasury, made agreeably to hibits of contracts made by the Treasury Department, during the years 1847 and 1848; which was read.

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Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, presented à petition of citizens of New Orleans, Louisiana, praying that the rates of postage may be reduced and the franking privilege abolished; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.,

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Mr. Baldwin presented the petition of the president and profes sors of Yale college, praying that the number of copies of the works of the late exploring expedition, now authorized to be printed, may be increased; which was referred to the Committee on the Library. aliw eonsign

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ported into the port of Matamoras while in possession of the United States forces, as by the nineteenth article of the treaty be tween the United States and Mexico he had a right to do; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. OPEL A See on Mr. Benton presented two memorials of citizens of the United States, residing in the valley of the Mississippi, praying that military escorts may be placed on the route between that valley and California, and a permanent military post established at some point anda region in that territory, for the protection

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to the petition of the widow and heirs of Henry Perrine, deceased; which were referred to the Committee on Public Lands on agiss

Mr. Dayton presented the petition of Mary Sanders, widow of a revolutionary soldier, praying to be allowed an increase of pension; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.25 mouw Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to!

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Then essage was read.
Ordered, That it be printed.

The Vice President laid before the Senate a report of the First Auditor of the Treasury Department and the Auditor of the Post Office Department, in the case of Jennings, Roddey, and Carter, made in compliance with a resolution of the Senate; which was read.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Mason, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 399) for the relief of the legal representatives of Oliver Lee, deceased, reported it without amendment.

Mr. Mason, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 514) for the relief of William Snavely, of Indiana, reported it without amendment.

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (S. 349) granting to the States of Alabama and Florida the right of way and a donation of public lands to aid in the construction of a railroad from Montgomery, in the State of Alabama, Pensacola, in the State of Florida, and from thence to the waters of the Tensaw river, or Mobile bay, in said State of Alabama, reported it without amendment.

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 678) for the relief of Amelia Couvillion, of Louisiana, reported it without amendment.

On motion by Mr. Downs,

Ordered, That the Committee on Private Land Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the bill (H. R. 709) granting the right of pre-emption to Joshua Holden.

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 677) for the relief of Sidney Flower, of Louisiana, and for other purposes, reported it without amendment.

Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, presented the 15th January, in relation to bounty land to all the volunteers, submitted a report, accompanied by the following resolution:

Resolved, That it is, in the opinion of the Senate, inexpedient to comply with the prayer of the memorialists.

The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the resolution, and it was agreed to.

Ordered, That the report be printed.

Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill (S. 458) to provide for the classification of the clerks in the military bureaus, and for other purposes; which was read, and passed to the second reading.

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Samuel Colt, submitted a report; which was ordered to be printed.

M. Metcalfe, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom

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