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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates

Bills and Resolutions, House of Representatives, 17th Congress, 1st Session

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The above bill being under consideration, Mr. Wood moved to amend the same, as follows:--strike out the 1st section after the enacting clause, and, in lieu thereof insert: (H.R. 37)

Adopted, and ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Rich to the bill, in addition to the act, entitled ''An act for the prompt settlement of public accounts. Add to the bill the following sections: (H.R. 131)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Tracy to the bill to establish an uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States. Add to the end of the first section of the bill the following: (H.R. 1)

Amendment Proposed by Ms. Woodson, in committee of the whole to the bill to establish an uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States. Section first, strike out, from the word ''that,'' forty-first line of the printed bill, to the word ''act,'' forty-seventh line, inclusive, and, in lieu thereof, insert as follows (H.R. 1)

Amendment Proposed to the bill providing for the examination of the titles to land in that part of Louisiana situated between the Rio Honde and the Sabine river. Insert the following as section third.: (H.R. 123)

Amendments reported by the Committee on Commerce to the bill from the Senate, entitled ''An act further to establish the compensation of officers of the Customs, and to alter certain collection district, and for other purposes.''Read, and, with the bill, committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. The Committee on Commerce, to which was ... (S. 9)

A Bill for the relief of certain Purchasers of Public Lands. The above Bill being under consideration, Mr. Cook proposed to amend the same, by adding thereto a new section, as follows: (H.R. 7)

A Bill, Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange a stock bearing an interest of five per cent. for certain stocks bearing an interest of six and seven per cents. The above bill being under consideration, Mr. Cambreleng moved to strike out, after the enacting clause, the residue of the bill, and, in lieu thereof, insert the following: (H.R. 15)

A Bill, In addition to the act, entitled ''An act to reduce and fix the Military Peace Establishment of the United States.'' passed second March, eighteen hundred and twenty-one. The above bill being under consideration, Mr. Cannon proposed to amend the same, by inserting the following, as section second: (H.R. 76)

A Bill, Supplementary to the acts to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war. (H.R. 37)

Committed to a committee of the whole House on the state of the Union. Joint Resolution, Submitted by Mr. Walworth, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in relation to bankruptcies. (H.R.)

Committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To revive and continue in force an act, entitled ''An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the Revolutionary war.'' (H.R. 3)

Committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. Amendment Proposed by the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, to the Bill authorizing payment of certain certificates. Strike out all after the word enacted, and insert the following: (H.R. 12)

Mr. Dickerson, from the Select Committee, to whom was referred the resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as it respect the choice of President and Vice President of the United States, and the election of Representations in Congress of the United States, reported the same with the following. Amendment: Strike ... (H.R.)

Mr. Francis Johnson, from the Select Committee to which was referred, on the twenty-ninth ultimo, the ''Bill to provide for delivering up persons held to labor or service in any of the states or territories, who shall escape into any other state or territory,'' reported the same, with the following Amendments: (H.R. 35)

Mr. Smith, of Maryland, moved the following amendments to the bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange a stock, bearing an interest of five per cent., for certain stocks bearing an interest of six and seven per cent. (H.R. 15)

Mr. Whitman's proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. (H.R.)

Read and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Granting to the state of Alabama, and to the territory of Arkansas, the right of pre-emption to certain quarter sections of land. (H.R. 30)

Read the first and second time and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Further to regulate the Post Office Department. (H.R. 173)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole on Friday next. A Bill, Authorizing the establishment of a Penitentiary within the District of Columbia. (H.R. 78)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of John Byers. (H.R. 31)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Providing for the disposal of the Public Lands in the state of Mississippi, and for the better organization of the land district in the state of Alabama and Mississippi. (H.R. 29)

Read twice and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Requiring Surveyors General to give bond and security for the faithful disbursement of public money, and to limit their term of office. (H.R. 32)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To authorize the state of Illinois to open a Canal through the Public Lands, to connect the Illinois river and Lake Michigan. (H.R. 34)

Read twice and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on the first Monday in January next. A Bill to establish an uniform system of Bankruptcy throughout the United States. (H.R. 1)

Read twice and committed to a Committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, Reviving and extending the time allowed for the redemption of land sold for direct taxes, in certain cases. (H.R. 2)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, Altering the compensation of the members of Congress and Delegates of Territories; and, also the salaries of the Clerks, and Doorkeepers, &c. of each House of Congress. (H.R. 175)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, For the relief of Reuben Hickman and Fielding Hickman. (H.R. 72)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, For the relief of Susan Berzat, widow, and the legal representatives of Gabriel Berzat, deceased. (H.R. 96)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, Supplementary to ''An act relating to the ransom of American captives of the late war.'' (H.R. 18)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, To alter the Judicial District of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. (H.R. 102)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, To enable the proprietors of lands held by titles derived from the United States to obtain copies of papers from the proper department, and to declare the effect of such copies. (H.R. 103)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, To extend the Charter of the Mechanics' Bank of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia. (H.R. 40)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Saturday next. A Bill, To extend the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace, in the recovery of debts, in the District of Columbia. (H.R. 39)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill, Concerning the disbursement of Public Money. (H.R. 174)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill, Concerning the Military Academy. (H.R. 104)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill, Making an appropriation to defray the expenses of Missions to the Independent Nations on the American continent. (H.R. 143)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill, Making appropriation for the military service of the United States for the year eighteen hundred and twenty-two. (H.R. 90)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill, To revive and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports and tonnage. (H.R. 105)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on the third Monday of January instant. A Bill, To procure the necessary Surveys, Plans, and Estimates, on the subject of Roads and Canals. (H.R. 19)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Thursday next. A Bill, For the Appointment of Representatives amount the several states, according to the Fourth Census. (H.R. 26)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole house on Thursday next. A Bill, To repeal of an act passed by the state of Maryland in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, and now in force in Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, entitled ''An act for an addition to Georgetown, in Montgomery county.'' (H.R. 22)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Wednesday next. A Bill, Authorizing the payment of certain certificates. (H.R. 12)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Wednesday next. A Bill, For the relief of Benjamin Freeland and John M. Jenkins. (H.R. 14)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Wednesday next. A Bill, For the relief Peggy Mellen. (H.R. 10)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Wednesday next. A Bill, Making a partial appropriation for the Military Service, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two. (H.R. 9)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Wednesday next. Committee of the whole House discharged, and recommitted to the Committee of Ways and Means. Reported with amendments, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Wednesday next. A Bill, Making a partial appropriation for the military service for the year one ... (H.R. 9)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to which is committed the ''Bill to limit the compensation of Marshals, in certain cases.'' A Bill, To repeal a part of the act entitled ''An act to lessen the compensation for Marshalls, Clerks, and Attorneys, in the cases therein mentioned.'' (H.R. 100)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill for the release of Amos Muzzy and Benjamin White. A Bill, For the relief of John Post and Farly Fuller (H.R. 111)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Concerning Abner L. Duncan. (H.R. 169)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Concerning Invalid Pensions. (H.R. 91)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Confirming certain claims to land in the state of Illinois. (H.R. 107)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Fixing the compensation of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings. (H.R. 162)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For laying out, and making, a road, from the lower Rapids of the Miami of Lake Erie to the western boundary of the Connecticut Western Reserve, in the state of Ohio, agreeable to the provisions of the treaty of Brownstown. (H.R. 112)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the establishment of a territorial government in Florida. (H.R. 51)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the release of Amos Muzzy and Benjamin White from imprisonment. (H.R. 83)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Anthony Kennedy. (H.R. 28)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Benjamin Stephenson. (H.R. 141)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of certain persons who have paid duties on certain goods imported into Castine. (H.R. 69)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Charles Campbell. (H.R. 101)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Clement B. Penrose. (H.R. 93)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Edmund Kinsey and William Smiley. (H.R. 84)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Henry Lee. (H.R. 179)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of James Barron. (H.R. 164)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of James Brisban. (H.R. 89)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of James May and the representatives of William Macomb. (H.R. 16)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of James Miller, John C Elliot, Noah Hampton James Erwin, and Jonathan Hampton. (H.R. 118)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of James Pierce. (H.R. 97)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of James Ross. (H.R. 45)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Joseph Bainbridge. (H.R. 132)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Nathan Branson. (H.R. 44)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Peter Cadwell and James Britten. (H.R. 99)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, for the relief of Stephen Howard, jr. (H.R. 127)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of the legal representation of Marie Therese. (H.R. 68)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of William Bartlett and John Stearns, owners of the schooner Angler, and Nathaniel Carver, owner of the schooner Harmony, and others. (H.R. 43)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of William E. Meek. (H.R. 36)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the Relief of William Thompson. (H.R. 92)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Making Appropriations for the support of Government, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two. (H.R. 79)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Making further Appropriation for the military service of the United States, for the year eighteen hundred and twenty-two, and for other purposes. (H.R. 163)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Making provision for the survey and disposal of the Public Lands in the territory of Florida. (H.R. 126)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Relinquishing the right and title of the United States to certain lots of ground to the President and Commissioners of the town of Tuscaloosa, in the state of Alabama. (H.R. 168)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Restoring to the ship Diana the privileges of a Sea-letter Vessel. (H.R. 38)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Securing to mechanics, and others, payment for their labor and materials, in erecting any house, or other building, within the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia. (H.R. 120)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Supplementary to ''An act for the better organization of the courts of the United States within the state of New York.'' (H.R. 86)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Supplementary to the acts to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war. (H.R. 37)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Supplementary to, and to amend an act entitled ''An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage,'' passed second March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and to repeal an act supplementary thereto, passed twentieth April, one thousand eight ... (H.R. 119)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To abolish imprisonment for debt. (H.R. 106)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To authorize the holding of a District Court of Louisville, in Kentucky. (H.R. 46)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To authorize the occupation of the Columbia river. (H.R. 47)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To authorize the reconveyance of a tract of land to the City of New York. (H.R. 11)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To continue in force ''An act declaring the assent of Congress to certain acts of the states of Maryland and Georgia.'' (H.R. 25)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To enable the Inhabitants of the District of Columbia to form a frame of government. (H.R. 133)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To establish certain Roads, and to discontinue others. (H.R. 177)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To incorporate the United States Naval Fraternal Association, for the relief of the families of deceased officers. (H.R. 82)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To make perpetual ana ct, passed the third day of March, eighteen hundred and seventeen, entitled ''An act to continue in force an act, entitled ''An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports and tonnage,' passed third day of March, eighteen hundred ... (H.R. 122)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To provide for annuities to the Ottawas, Pottawatamies, Kickapoos, Choctaws, Kaskaskias, to Mashalatubbee, and to carry into effect the treaty of Saganaw. (H.R. 181)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To provide for delivering up persons held to labor or service in any of the states or territories, who shall escape into any other state or territory. (H.R. 35)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To provide for instructing and disciplining the Midshipmen in the Navy of the United States. (H.R. 136)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To provide for sick and disabled seamen. (H.R. 115)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, to provide for the appointment of an additional Judge for the Michigan Territory, and for other purposes. (H.R. 144)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To provide for the Discipline of the Militia of the United States. (H.R. 21)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To provide for the due execution of the laws of the United States within the state of Missouri, and for the establishment of a District Court therein. (H.R. 13)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To provide for the sale of Lands conveyed to the United States, and for sales under executions at the suit of the United States. (H.R. 70)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To regulate the intercourse with the Indian tribes within the United States and territories thereof. (H.R. 41)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. Resolution Authorizing the delivery of rifles promised to Captain Aikin's volunteers at the siege of Plattsburg. (H.R.)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, to which is committed the bill for the relief of certain persons who have paid duties on certain goods imported into Castine. A Bill, For the relief of William Whitehead and others. (H.R. 73)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, to which is committed the bill for the relief of Nathaniel Bronson. A Bill, For the relief of Trapman Johucke and Co. (H.R. 108)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of certain Purchasers of Public Lands. (H.R. 7)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of sundry citizens of Baltimore. (H.R. 5)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, To provide for paying to the state of Missouri three per cent. of the nett proceeds arising from the sale of the Public Lands within the same. (H.R. 4)

Read twice, and committed to a committee to which is committed the bill for the relief of Benjamin Freeland and John M. Jenkins. A Bill, For the relief of James M'Farland. (H.R. 20)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, For the relief of Robert Purdy. (H.R. 60)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, To regulate the fees of the Register of Wills in the several counties within the District of Columbia. (H.R. 74)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill, Providing for the payment of the salaries of Public Officers, and for other purposes. (H.R. 171)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the whole House to to which is committed the ''Bill granting to the state of Alabama, and territory of Arkansas, the right of pre-emption to certain quarter sections of land.'' A Bill, Enabling the claimants to lands within the limits of the state of Missouri to institute proceedings to try the validity ... (H.R. 117)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill for the relief of Benjamin Freeland and John M. Jenkins. A Bill, For the relief of Jonathan N. Bailey. (H.R. 66)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill for the relief of Clement B. Penrose. A Bill, Concerning pre-emption rights in the territory of Arkansas. (H.R. 151)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill for the relief of Clement B. Penrose. A Bill, Conforming claims to Lots in the town of Mobile, and to Land in the former Province of West Florida, which claims have been reported favorably on by the Commissioners appointed by the United States. (H.R. 170)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill for the relief of James Brisban. A Bill, Authorizing the location of certain school lands in the state of Indiana. (H.R. 158)

Read twice, and Committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Maria Therese, &c. A Bill, For the relief of Sally Vance. (H.R. 145)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill from the Senate, granting a right of pre-emption to Noble Osborne and William Doake. A Bill, For the relief of the Registers and of the Receivers of Public Money of the several Land Offices. (H.R. 150)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill from the Senate, granting a right of pre-emption to Noble Osborne and William Doake. A Bill, Providing a compensation to Receivers of Public Money for their services in transmitting public money to safe places of deposite. (H.R. 149)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill making appropriations for the support of government for the year 1822. A Bill, Making appropriation for the Public Buildings. (H.R. 135)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill requiring surveyors' general to give bond and security for the faithful disbursement of public money, and to limit their term of office. A Bill, Providing for recording and examining titles and claims to land in the territory of Florida. (H.R. 129)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill to repeal part of an act, passed by the state of Maryland in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four, and now in force in Georgetown, &c. &c. A Bill, To incorporate the inhabitants of Georgetown, and to repeal all acts heretofore passed for that purpose. (H.R. 134)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of sundry sufferers during the late war on the Niagara frontier. A Bill, For the relief of the Officers and Volunteers engages in the late campaign against the Seminole Indians. (H.R. 152)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Charles A. Swearingen. (H.R. 61)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of the legal representatives of John Guthry, deceased. (H.R. 67)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of William N. Earle. (H.R. 58)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Further regulating the compensation of Postmasters, and for other purposes. (H.R. 161)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Making partial appropriations for the support of the Navy of the United States, during the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two. (H.R. 64)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To alter the times of holding courts in the Western District of Virginia, and for other purposes. (H.R. 63)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the whole House, to which is committed the bill for the relief of Gad Worthington. A Bill, To remit the duties on a sword imported for Captain Thomas Macdonough, of the United States' Navy. (H.R. 53)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the whole House, to which is committed the bill for the relief of sundry citizens of Baltimore. A Bill, For the relief of certain distillers, within the sixth collection district of Pennsylvania. (H.R. 57)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House, to which is committed the bill making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two. A Bill, Making appropriations for the support of the navy of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two. (H.R. 116)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House, to which is committed the bill, altering the compensation of the members of Congress and delegates from Territories: and, also, the salaries of the Clerks and Doorkeepers, &c. of each House of Congress. A Bill, To reduce the annual compensation of certain officers of government. (H.R. 180)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of the legal representatives of John Girault. (H.R. 54)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the whole state of the Union. A Bill, In addition to the act, entitled ''An act to reduce and fix the military peace establishment of the United States,'' passed March second, eighteen hundred and twenty-one. (H.R. 76)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole to which is committed the bill to procure the necessary surveys, plans, and estimates, on the subject of roads and canals. A Bill, For the Preservation and Repair of the Cumberland Road. (H.R. 50)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole to which is committed the Bill to provide for the discipline of the Militia of the United States. A Bill, To provide for clothing the Militia when called into the service of the United States. (H.R. 48)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole, to which is committed, the Bill to provide for the sale of lands conveyed to the United States, and for sales under executions at the suits of the United States. A Bill, To limit the Compensation of Marshals in certain cases, and for other purposes. (H.R. 71)

Read twice, and committed to the committee to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill to authorize the state of Illinois to open a canal through the public land, &c. &c. A Bill, Providing for the examination of the titles to land in that part of the state of Louisiana situated between the Rio Hondo and the Sabine river. (H.R. 123)

Read twice, and committed to the committee to which is committed the bill to provide for paying to the state of Missouri three per cent. of the nett proceed of the sales of the public lands within the same. (H.R. 7)

Read twice, and ordered to lie on the table. Resolution Directing the Secretary of the Treasury to deliver to certain claimants of land their title papers. (H.R.)

Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. An Act To amend an act, entitled ''An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers,'' approved thirtieth March, one thousand eight hundred and two. (S. 79)

Read, and committed to a committee of the whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill, To fix, and render permanent, the Naval Peace Establishment of the United States. (H.R. 140)

Read, and committed to a committee of the whole House on the state of the Union. Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States as it respect the choice of President and Vice President of the United States, and the election of Representatives in the Congress of the United States. (S.)

Read, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Wednesday next. A Bill, To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange a stock bearing an interest of five per cent, for certain stocks bearing an interest of six and seven per cent. (H.R. 15)

Read, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill, Conforming the title to a tract of land to Alzira Dibrieu and Sophia Hancock. (H.R. 157)

Read, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill, To repeal the act, entitled ''An Act to encourage Vaccination.'' (H.R. 172)

Read, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill, To revive and continue in force certain acts for the adjustment of land Claims in the Territory of Michigan. (H.R. 153)

Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. A Bill, Further to amend the several acts relative to the Treasury, War, and Navy, Departments. (H.R. 113)

Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. A Bill, In addition to the act, entitled ''An act for the prompt settlement of Public Accounts.'' (H.R. 131)

Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Amendments Proposed by Mr. Trimble to the bill for the preservation and repair of the Cumberland Road. (H.R. 50)

Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. To revive and continue in force certain acts concerning the allowances of Pensions upon a relinquishment of Bounty Lands. (H.R. 142)

Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. An Act, For ascertaining claims and titles to land within the territory of Florida. (S. 62)

Read, and with the bill committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill of the House of Representatives providing for the disposal of the public lands in the state of Mississippi, and for the better organization of the land districts in the state of Alabama and Mississippi. [The amendments refer to the engrossed bill ... (S. 62)

Reported by the Committee for the District of Columbia, without amendment, and order to lie on the table. An Act, To authorize and empower the Corporation of the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, to drain the low grounds on and near the public reservation, and to improve and ornament certain parts of such reservations. (S. 80)

Resolution Providing for the security, in the transmission of letters, &c. in the public mail. Read, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Monday next. (H.R.)