Mr. Trezvant, from the Committee on Military Pensions, to which was referred the bill from the Senate, (No. 97,) entitled "An act for the relief of William Scott, of Tennessee," made a verbal report, recommending that the said bill be rejected.

Ordered, That the said bill do lie on the table.

Mr. McIntire, from the Committee of Claims, made an unfavorable report on the petition of Martha Bailey, administratrix of Theophilus Bailey, deceased, James Thorn, surviving partner of Elias Mather and James Thorn, and Sarah Anderson and Henry J. Anderson, administratrix and administrator of Elbert Anderson, deceased; which report was committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

On motion of Mr. Trezvant,

Ordered, That the Committee on Military Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the petitions of Adin Bartlett, Preserved Redway, William Duggan, and Godfrey H. Belding; and that said petitions do lie on the table.

Mr. Hunt, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which the subject was referred on the 20th ultimo, reported a bill (No. 591) to direct the manner of issuing patents on confirmed land claims on the Territory of Florida; which bill was read the first and second time, and ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow.

Mr. McDuffie, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (No. 592) to authorize the proper accounting officers of the Treasury De partment to credit the account of the Treasurer of the United States with the amount of unavailable funds; which bill was read the first and second time, and ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow.

Mr. Crane, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made a report on the petition of the legal representatives of Colonel John Thornton, deeeased, accompanied by a bill (No 593) for their relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Crane, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made a report on the petition of Charles Drish, accompanied by a bill (No. 594) for the relief of the legal representatives of Christian Ish, deceased; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Sterigere, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to which was referred the bill from the Senate, (No 40,) entitled "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Peter Celestino Walker, and John Peter Walker, deceased, and of Joseph Walker, of the State of Mississippi,” made a report, verbally, recommending that the said bill be rejected. Ordered, that the said bill do lie on the table.

Mr. Richardson, from the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined an enrolled bill (No. 78) entitled “An act making provision for the compensation of witnesses, and payment of other expenses attending the trial of the impeachment of James H. Peck," and found the same to be truly enrolled: when

The Speaker signed the said bill.

A motion was made by Mr. Thompson, of Georgia, that the House do reconsider the vote taken yesterday on the question to agree to the amend ment moved by Mr. Mercer to the bili (No. 330, for the relief of James Monroe, as amended on the motion of Mr. Williams.

98,

And the question being put,

Yeas,

It was decided in the negative, Nays,

101,

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

Messrs. Mark Alexander, Robert Allen, Willis Alston, John Anderson, William G. Angel, William Armstrong, Benedict Arnold, Noyes Barber, Daniel L. Barringer, Isaac C. Bates, Robert E. B. Baylor, James Blair, John Blair, Abraham Bockee, Ratliff Boon, Peter I. Borst, Thomas T. Bouldin, John Broadhead, Tristam Burges, Samuel Butman, William Cahoon, John Campbell, Thomas Chandler, Thomas Chilton, Clement C. Clay, Henry W. Conner, Richard M. Cooper, Richard Coulter, Henry B. Cowles, Robert Craig, Joseph H. Crane, William Creighton, jr., Harmar Denny, Robert Desha, Jonas Earll, jr., William W. Ellsworth, James Findlay, Isaac_Finch, James Ford, Joseph Fry, Nathan Gaither, John Gilmore, William F. Gordon, Innis Green, Thomas H. Hall, Jehiel H. Halsey, Joseph Hammons, Jonathan Harvey, Charles E. Haynes, Cornelius Holland, Michael Hoffman, Henry Hubbard, Jonathan Hunt, Jabez W. Huntington, Peter Ihrie, jr. Thomas Irwin, Leonard Jarvis, Richard M. Johnson, Cave Johnson, Perkins King, Adam King, Henry G. Lamar, Humphrey H. Leavitt, Dixon H. Lewis, George Loyall, John Magee, Thomas Maxwell, William McCoy, Rufus McIntire, Robert Monell, Henry A. Muhlenberg, William T. Nuckolls, Isaac Pierson, James K. Polk, Robert Potter, Abram Rencher, John Roane, William Russel, Jonah Sanford, Augustine H. Shepperd, James Shields, Richard Spencer, James Standefer, John B. Sterigere, William L. Storrs, Samuel Swan, Benjamin Swift, John W. Taylor, Wiley Thompson,. John Thomson, James Trezvant, Starling Tucker, Joseph Vance, John W. Weeks, Elisha Whittlesey, Richard H. Wilde, Lewis Williams, and Joel Yancey.-98.

Those who voted in the negative, are,

Messrs. William S. Archer, John Bailey, John S. Barbour, Robert W. Barnwell, Thomas Beekman, John Bell, Elias Brown, James Buchanan, Churchill C. Cambreleng, Samuel P. Carson, Nathaniel H. Claiborne, James Clarke, Richard Čoke, jr., Nicholas D. Coleman, Lewis Condict, Thomas H. Crawford, David Crockett, Jacob Crocheron, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Henry Daniel, Thomas Davenport, John Davis, Warren R. Davis, Edmund Deberry, Charles G. De Witt, John D. Dickinson, Philip Doddridge, Clement Dorsey, Joseph Draper, William Drayton, Joseph Duncan, Henry W. Dwight, Samuel W. Eager, George Evans, Joshua Evans, Edward Everett, Horace Everett, Chauncey Forward, Thomas F. Foster, George Grennell, jr., Henry H Gurley, Joseph Hawkins, Joseph Hemphill, Thomas Hinds, James L. Hodges, Benjamin C. Howard, Thomas H. Hughes, Ralph I. Ingersoll, William W. Irvin, Jacob C. Isacks, Kensey Johns, jr., Joseph G. Kendall, William Kennon, John Kincaid, Pryor Lea, Joseph Lecompte, James Lent, Robert P. Letcher, Wilson Lumpkin, Chittenden Lyon, Rollin C. Mallary, Alem Marr, Henry C. Martindale, William D. Martin, Lewis Maxwell, William McCreery, George McDuffie, Charles F. Mercer, Daniel H. Miller, George E. Mitchell, Ebenezer F. Norton, Walter H. Overton, John Mercer Patton, Dutee' J. Pearce, Spencer Petis, James F. Randolph, Joseph Richardson, Robert L. Rose, John Scott, William B. Shepard, Benedict I. Semmes, Thomas H. Sill, Jesse Speight, Ambrose Spencer, Philander Stephens, Henry R. Storrs,

James Strong, Joel B. Sutherland, John Taliaferro, John Test, Phineas L. Tracy, John Varnum, Gulian C. Verplanck, Samuel F. Vinton, George C. Washington, James M. Wayne, Campbell P. White, Edward D White, Ephraim K. Wilson, Joseph F. Wingate, and Ebenezer Young-101.

The House then proceeded, by ballot, to the choice of a printer to the House of Representatives for the twenty-second Congress; and, upon an examination of the first ballot, it appeared that Duff Green was duly elected.

The Speaker laid before the house a communication of George Cameron, of the city of Washington, upon the subject of supplying the capitol and other public buildings with water; which letter was read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Buildings.

Bills from the Senate, of the following titles, viz:

No. 100. An act for the continuation of the Cumberland road in the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Ilinois;

No. 102. An act for the relief of Brevet Major Riley and Lieutenants Brook and Seawright;

No. 103. An act for the relief of James Hogland;

No. 104. An act for the relief of John Gough and other Canadian refugees;

No. 105. An act for the relief of William Smith, administrator of John Taylor, deceased;

were, severally, read the first and second time, and referred

No. 100. To the Committee of Ways and Means;

No. 102. To the Committee on Military Affairs;

No. 103. To the Committee on Private Land Claims;
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No. 105. To the Committee on the Public Lands.

Ordered, That the amendment of the Senate to the bill (No. 516) entitled "An act to ascertain and mark the line between the State of Alabama and Territory of Florida, and for other purposes," be committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next.

The House resumed the consideration of the bill (No. 330) for the relief of James Monroe: when

It was ascertained that the previous question, which was moved by Mr. Haynes yesterday, was not seconded by a majority of the members pre

sent.

A motion was made by Mr. Hemphill, to amend the said bill, by striking out from the enacting words of said bill to the end thereof, and, in lieu of the part so stricken out, inserting the following:

"That, for public services, losses, and sacrifices, the sum of thirty-six thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid to James Monroe immediately after the passing of this act, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated; which shall be in full of all demands of the said James Monroe for his claims aforesaid."

A motion was then made by Mr. Chilton, that the said bill do lie on table.

And the question being put,

It was decided in the negative, }

Yeas,
Nays,

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

Messrs. Mark Alexander, Robert Allen, Willis Alston, John Anderson,

William G. Angel, William S. Archer, William Armstrong, Noyes Barber, Robert W. Barnwell, Daniel L. Barringer, James Blair. John Blair, Auraham Bockee, Ratliff Boon, Thomas T. Bouldin, John Broadhead, William Cahoon, Thomas Chandler, Thomas Chilton, Nathaniel H. Claiborne, Clement C. Clay, James Clark, Richard M. Cooper, Robert Craig, Joseph H. Crane, Thomas H. Crawford, Henry Daniel, Robert Desha, Clement Dor sey, Joseph Draper, William Drayton, William W. Ellsworth, James Findlay, James Ford, Thomas F. Foster, Joseph Fry, Nathan Gaither, Thomas H. Hall, Jehiel H. Halsey, Joseph Hammons, Jonathan Harvey, Charles E. Haynes, Michael Hoffman, Henry Hubbard, Jonathan Hunt, Jabez W. Huntington. Peter Ihrie, jr., Jacob C. Isacks, Cave Johnson, John Kincaid, Perkins King, Adam King, Henry G. Lamar, Pryor Lea, Humphrey H. Leavitt, Joseph Lecompte, Robert P. Letcher, George Loyall, Wilson Lumpkin, Lewis Maxwell, William McCoy, Rufus McIntire, Henry A. Muhlenberg, Isaac Pierson, James K. Polk, Robert Potter, Abram Rencher, John Roane, Jonah Sanford, Augustine H. Shepperd, Jesse Speight, James Standefer. William L. Storrs, Samuel Swan, Benjamin Swift, Wiley Thompson, John Thomson, James Trezvant, Joseph Vance, Samuel F. Vinton, John W. Weeks, Elisha Whittlesey, Lewis Williams, and Joel Yancey. -84.

Those who voted in the negative, are,

Messrs. John Bailey, John S. Barbour, Mordecai Bartley, Isaac C. Bates, Robert E. B. Baylor, Thomas Beekman, Peter I. Borst, Elias Brown, James Buchanan, Tristam Burges, Churchhill C. Cambreleng, John Campbell, Samuel P. Carson, Richard Coke, jr, Nicholas D. Coleman, Lewis Condict, Henry W. Conner, Richard Coulter, Henry B. Cowles, Jacob Croche ron, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Thomas Davenport, John Davis, Warren R. Davis, Edmund Deberry, Harmar Denny, Charles G. De Witt, John D. Dickinson, Philip Doddridge, Joseph Duncan, Henry W. Dwight, Samuel W. Eager, Jonas Earll, jr., George Evans, Joshua Evans, Edward Everett, Horace Everett, Isaac Finch, Chauncey Forward, John Gilmore, William F. Gordon, Innis Green, George Grennell, jr., Henry H. Gurley, Joseph Hawkins, Joseph Hemphill, James L. Hodges, Cornelius Holland, Benjamin C. Howard, Thomas H. Hughes, Ralph I. Ingersoll, Thomas Irwin, William W. Irvin, Leonard Jarvis, Kensey Johns, jr., Richard M. Johnson, Joseph G. Kendall, James Lent, Dixon H. Lewis, John Magee, Rollin C. Mallary, Alem Marr, Henry C. Martindale, William D. Martin, Thomas Maxwell, William McCreery, George McDuffie, Charles F. Mercer, Daniel H. Miller, George E. Mitchell, Robert Monell, Ebenezer F. Norton, William T. Nuckolls, Walter H. Overton, John Mercer Patton, Dutee J. Pearce, Spencer Pettis, William Ramsey, James F. Randolph, John Reed, Joseph Richardson, Robert S. Rose, William Russel, John Scott, William B. Shepard, James Shields, Benedict I. Semmes, Thomas H. Sill, Ambrose Spencer, Richard Spencer, Michael C Sprigg, William Stanberry, John B. Sterigere, Philander Stephens, Henry R. Storrs, James Strong, Joel B. Sutherland, John Taliaferro, John W. Taylor, John Test, Phineas L. Tracy, Starling Tucker, John Varnum, Gulian C. Verplanck, George C. Washington, James M. Wayne, Campbell P. White, Edward D. White, Richard H. Wilde, Ephraim K. Wilson, Joseph F. Wingate, and Ebenezer Young.-112.

A motion was then made by Mr. Patton to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Hemphill, by striking out "thirty-six thousand dollars," and

inserting "fifty-two thousand five hundred dollars." This motion was disagreed to by the House;

And the question was then put on the amendment proposed by Mr. Hemphill,

And was decided in the negative, {

Yeas,
Nays,

93,

99.

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

Messrs. Benedict Arnold, John Bailey, John S. Barbour, Thomas Beekman, John Bell, Elias Brown, James Buchanan, Tristam Burges, Churchill C. Cambreleng, John Campbell, Samuel P. Carson, Nicholas D. Coleman, Lewis Condict, Richard Coulter, David Crockett, Jacob Crocheron, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, John Davis, Edmund Deberry, Harmar Denny, Charles G. De Witt, John D. Dickinson, Philip Doddridge, Joseph Draper, Joseph Duncan, Henry W. Dwight, Samuel W. Eager, Jonas Earll, jr., George Evans, Joshua Evans, Edward Everett, Horace Everett, Isaac Finch, Chauncey Forward, John Gilmore, William F. Gordon, Innis Green, George Grennell, jr., Henry H. Gurley, Jehiel H. Halsey, Joseph Hawkins, Joseph Hemphill, Thomas Hinds, James L. Hodges, Benjamin C. Howard, Thomas H. Hughes, Ralph I. Ingersoll, Thomas Irwin, William W. Irvin, Leonard Jarvis, Kensey Johns, jr., Richard M. Johnson, Joseph G. Kendall, William Kennon, James Lent, John Magee, Rollin C. Mallary, Henry C. Martindale, William D. Martin, George McDuffie. Charles F. Mercer, Daniel H. Miller, George E. Mitchell, Ebenezer F. Norton, John Mercer Patton, Dutee J. Pearce, Spencer Pettis, William Ramsey, James F. Randolph, John Reed, Joseph Richardson, Robert S. Rose, John Scott, William B. Shepard, James Shields, Benedict I. Semmes, Thomas H. Sill, Ambrose Spencer, Philander Stephens, Henry R. Storrs, James Strong, Joel B. Sutherland, John Taliaferro, Phineas L. Tracy, John Varnum, Gulian C. Verplanck, George C. Washington, James M. Wayne, Campbell P. White, Edward D. White, Ephraim K. Wilson, Joseph F. Wingate, and Ebenezer Young -99.

Those who voted in the negative, are,

Messrs. Mark Alexander, Robert Allen, Willis Alston, John Anderson, William G. Angel, William S. Archer, William Armstrong, Noyes Barber, Robert W. Barnwell, Daniel L. Barringer, Robert E. B. Baylor, James Blair, John Blair, Abraham Bockee, Peter Í. Borst, Thomas T. Bouldin, John Broadhead, William Cahoon, Thomas Chandler, Thomas Chilton, Nathaniel H. Claiborne, Clement C. Clay, James Clark, Richard Coke, jr., Henry W. Conner, Richard M. Cooper, Henry B. Cowles, Robert Craig, Joseph H. Crane, Thomas H. Crawford, William Creighton, jr., Henry Daniel, Thomas Davenport, Warren R. Davis, Robert Desha, Clement Dorsey, William Drayton, William W. Ellsworth, James Findlay, James Ford, Joseph Fry, Nathan Gaither, Thomas H. Hall, Joseph Hammons, Jonathan Harvey, Charles E. Haynes, Cornelius Holland, Michael Hoffman, Henry Hubbard, Jonathan Hunt, Jabez W. Huntington, Peter Ihrie, jr., Jacob C. Isacks, Cave Johnson, John Kincaid, Perkins King, Adam King, Henry G. Lamar, Pryor Lea, Humphrey H. Leavitt, Joseph Lecompte, Robert P. Letcher, Dixon H. Lewis, George Loyall, Wilson Lumpkin, Chittenden Lyon, Alem Marr, Lewis Maxwell, William McCreery, William McCoy, Rufus McIntire, Henry A. Muhlenberg, William T. Nuckolls, Walter H. Overton, Isaac Pierson, James K. Polk, Robert Potter, Abram Rencher,