No. 622. An act in addition to the act for the gradual improvement of the navy of the United States; No. 257. An act for the relief of the legal representatives of John Miller, deceased; No. 278. An act for the relief of Robert Kane; No. 544. An act for the relief of Archibald W. Hamilton; No. 301. An act for the relief of William Osborn; No. 647. An act for the relief of Lieutenant George D. Ramsay, of the army of the United States; No. 694. An act for the relief of the heirs of Doctor Isaac Ledyard, deceased; No. 709. An act for the relief of the heirs of Col. John Ely, deceased; No. 732. An act to authorize the Governor of the Territory of Arkansas to sell the land granted to said Territory by an act of Congress approved 15th day of June, 1832, and for other purposes; No. 497. An act to secure to mechanics and others payment for labor done, and materials furnished in the erection of buildings in the District of Columbia; No. 669. An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year 1833; No. 335. An act granting an additional quantity of land for the location of revolutionary bounty land warrants; No. 646. An act for the more perfect defence of the frontiers; No. 126. An act to improve the condition of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the army and marine corps of the United States, and to prevent desertion; No. 635. An act to create sundry new land offices, and to alter the boundaries of other land offices of the United States; No. 307. An act for the relief of Hugh Beard; No. 700. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act concerning a seminary of learning in the Territory of Arkansas," approved the second of March, 1827; No. 746. An act to extend the provisions of the act of the 3d March, 1807, entitled "An act to prevent settlements being made on lands ceded to the United States until authorized by law;" No. 19. Resolution for the relief of sundry owners of vessels sunk for the defence of Baltimore; No. 186. An act for the relief of Thomas Triplett; No. 714. An act making appropriations for carrying on certain works heretofore commenced for the improvement of harbors and rivers, and also for continuing and repairing the Cumberland road, and certain Territorial roads; No. 200. An act for the relief of John Thomas and Peter Foster; No. 728. An act prolonging the second session of the fifth Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan; No. 702. An act to authorize the issuing of a patent or patents to Samuel Hall; No. 302. An act for the relief of Lieutenant Harvey Brown. The House proceeded to the consideration of the resolution from the Senate for the appointment of a joint committee of the two Houses, to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him that, unless he may have other communications to make to Congress, the two Houses are ready to close the present session by an adjournment; and the said resolution being read, it was agreed to by the House; and Mr. Campbell P. White and Mr. Polk were appointed of the said committee on the part of the House. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Lowrie, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have been notified by the President of the United States that he did, this day, approve and sign No. 35. An act for the relief of James Taylor, of Kentucky; No. 44. An act to authorize the President of the United States to cause the public surveys to be connected with the line of demarcation between the States of Indiana and Illinois; No. 34. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to grant a quantity of land to the State of Illinois for the purpose of aiding in opening a canal to connect the waters of Illinois river with those of Lake Michigan, and to allow further time to the State of Ohio for commencing the Miami canal from Dayton to Lake Erie; No. 67. An act to incorporate the Georgetown Free School, and Orphan Asylum, in the District of Columbia; No. 62. An act to improve the navigation of the Potomac river between Georgetown and Alexandria, and for other purposes; No. 31. An act for the relief of William Tharp; No. 82. An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports; No. 77. An act further to extend the powers of the Board of Canal Commissioners for the improvement of the Tennessee river, in the State of Alabama; No. 72. An act for the relief of Samuel Goode; No. 108. An act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, hereinafter recited; No. 128. An act making appropriations to carry into effect certain Indian treaties, and for other purposes, for the year 1833; No. 42. An act prescribing the mode by which patents for public lands shall be signed and executed; No. 5. Resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to correct certain mistakes; No. 57. An act for the relief of Farish Carter; No. 75. An act supplemental to an act entitled "An act for the relief of Alexander Claxton," passed on the 28th day of May, 1830; No. 78. An act for the relief of Adam Caplinger; No. 66. An act for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of George Hodge, deceased; No. 18. An act for the relief of the widows and orphans of the officers and seamen who were lost in the United States' Schooner, the Sylph; No. 50. An act for the relief of the mother of Fitz Henry Babbitt, late a lieutenant in the navy of the United States; No. 36. An act for the relief of Eleanor Courts, widow of Richard Henly Courts; No. 4. Resolution providing for the continuation of Gales and Seaton's Compilation of State Papers; No. 120. An act establishing a port of entry and delivery at the village of Fall river, in Massachusetts, and discontinuing the office at Dighton; No. 97. An act to revive "An act supplementary to the several laws for the sale of public lands;" No. 95. An act for the relief of Algernon S. Thruston; No. 98. An act for the relief of Absalom Boles; No. 48. An act to explain and amend the 18th section of "An act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports," approved 14th July, 1832; No. 90. An act for the relief of Joseph Easton, of South Carolina; No. 96. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Scott, assignee of Alexander Scott, junior; No. 87. An act for the relief of Edward D. Babbitt; No. 89. An act for the relief of Newton Berryman; No. 105. An act for the relief of James Gibbon, and Sarah Price, widow of William Price, and Philip Slaughter; No. 81. An act making provision for the publication of the Documentary History of the American Revolution; No. 103. An for improving the navigation of certain rivers in the Territories of Florida and Michigan, and for surveys, and for other purposes; No. 93. An act for the relief of Raphael Paine and Elias Arnold; Mr. Campbell P. White, from the joint committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States, to notify him that, unless he may have other communications to make, the two Houses of Congress are ready to close the present session by an adjournment, reported that the committee had performed the duties of its appointment, and that the President answered that he had no further communications to make. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Lowrie, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform this House that the Senate, having finished the legislative business before it, is ready to adjourn. Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate to notify that body that this House, having completed the business before it, is now ready to close the present session by an adjournment; and that the Clerk do go with said message. The Clerk having delivered the said message, and being returned, The Speaker rose from his chair, and addressed the House as follows: GENTLEMEN: I pray you to accept my grateful acknowledgments for this renewed expres sion of confidence and approbation in the discharge of the official duties of this high office. I receive it in the same spirit of kindness in which I flatter myself it has been offered, and shall cherish it with feelings of profound respect and the deepest gratitude. For the last six years, it has been your pleasure that the arduous duties of this Chair should be assigned to me. This whole period of service has, as you well know, gentlemen, been distinguished by events well calculated to render this station one of more than ordinary labor and responsibili ty. I have zealously and faithfully endeavored to meet this reponsibility, and, I hope, I shall not be deemed arrogant, when I say, that I feel a proud consciousness that the duties of this high trust have been discharged by me with a single eye to the character and dignity of this House, the interest of my country, and my own honor. That I have often erred, I most readily admit; but they have been errors of rule and principle, not caprice or passion; and if there has been any apparent rigor or harshness in the Chair, you will do me the justice to believe that it was unintentional and indiscriminate. - If, gentlemen, in moments of excitement and commotion, any thing unkind has occurred between myself and the individual members of the House, let me assure you it has long since passed from my memory, and been forgiven and forgotten. I have no injuries to complain of, and no memory for them, if they existed; and I shall part with you all this night, in the spirit of peace and good will. Before we separate, gentlemen, will you pardon me for a moment in offering a single suggestion? Our councils, of late, have been greatly divided, and their harmony and peace disturbed. Our country has been deeply and painfully excited, and the safety and security of the Union itself threatened. May we not all now hope that the causes of excitement are hourly subsiding and passing off? That peace and harmony, and brotherly affection, will soon shed their holy calm and blessed influences around us, and that our beloved country will again become united, peaceful, and happy? In assuming this station, some years ago, I took the liberty of then expressing to the House a sentiment which I had long cherished, and which I now seize this fit occasion of repeating from this Chair. It is this, that our confederated republic can only safely exist under the influence of wise, equal, and just laws; by the ties of common interests and brotherly affection; a spirit of mutual forbearance and moderation (collectively and individually,) and by cherishing a devotion to that liberty and union secured to us by the blood of our common fathers. These are the stable foundations upon which our liberties and free institutions can alone rest; and God grant they may be eternal. This, gentlemen, in all human probability, is the moment of separation with many, very many of us, forever. Is there one individual present to whose bosom a final separation from those with whom he has been so long and intimately associated, will not carry a painful and bitter pang? If there be, I confess I envy not his feelings. You will carry with you, gentlemen, my cordial and best wishes for your individual prosperity and happiness, and I pray you to receive this my most affectionate, and possibly, last farewell. And thereupon, The Speaker adjourned the House, sine die. |