spirits distilled within the United States, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spirituous liquors," to consider and report thereon.

The bill, entitled " An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, and maintaining the public credit, by duties on carriages, and the harness used therefor," was read the second time.

On motion, by Mr. Roberts,

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee last mentioned to consider and report thereon. On motion, by Mr. Bibb,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of appropriating the lands reserved for the use of schools, in the Mis. sissippi territory, and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Bibb, Mr. Morrow, and Mr. Wharton, be the committee.

The bill to authorize the purchase of the library of Thomas Jefferson, late President of the United States, having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, was read a third time.

Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be," An act to authorize the purchase of the library of Thomas Jefferson, late President of the United States."

Ordered, That the secretary request the concur rence of the house of representatives in this bill. On motion,

The senate adjourned to 11 o'clock on Monday morning.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5th, 1814.

Mr. Daggett presented the petition of John C. Hurlburt, late of Chatham, in the district of Connecticut, now a prisoner confined in jail at Hartford, in said district, for an alleged violation of the embargo law; as is stated in the petition; and praying relief, for reasons therein stated; and the petition was read.

On motion, by Mr. Daggett,

Resolved, That it be referred to a select committce to consider and report thercon by bill or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Daggett, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Chace, be the committee.

Mr. Taylor, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on spirits distilled within the United States, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spirituous liquors," reported it with amendments.

Mr. Taylor, from the same committee, also reported the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, and maintaining the public credit, by duties on carriages, and the harness used therefor," without amendment.

Mr King presented a memorial of a committee appointed by five of the banks in the city of New York, to take into consideration all matters re

lating to the state of credit in that city; remonstrating against the proposed incorporation of the subscribers to the bank of the United States of America; and the memorial was read.

The bill to incorporate the subscribers to the bank of the United States of America, was read the second time, and considered as in committee of the whole;

On motion, by Mr. Mason,

To strike out, section 1, line 4, "fifty," and insert twenty, in lieu thereof, reducing the proposed amount of the capital stock from fifty to twenty millions of dollars; after debate,

On motion, by Mr. Dana,

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.

On motion, by Mr. Taylor,

The senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled “ An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on spirits distilled within the United States, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spiritu. eus liquors," together with the amendments reported thereto by the select committee; and the amendment, in part, with further amendments, were agreed to; and,

On motion, by Mr. German,

To strike out the 25th section of the bill;

On motion,

The senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1814.

Mr. Daggett, from the committee to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill for the relief of John C. Hurlburt, of Chatham, in the state of Connecticut; and the bill was read.

Ordered, That it pass to the second reading.

Mr. Tait, from the committee on naval affairs, reported a bill authorizing the appointment of certain naval officers therein named; and the bill was read.

Ordered, That it pass to the second reading. Mr. Horsey submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That the president of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before the senate, a statement, containing a specification of the various post offices in the states respectively, the annual emoluments of the postmasters, and the amount of expenditures incident to their respective offices, as also the annual amount of the gross and net revenue derived therefrom between the 30th day of September, A. D. 1810, and the 1st day of October, A. D. 1814.

The senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on spirits distilled within the United States, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spirituous liquors;" and,

On the question, to agree to Mr. German's motion, to strike out section 25, as follows:

“And be it further enacted, That in future it shall be lawful for the distiller or distillers of domestic spirits, and all persons from whose materials such spirits shall be distilled, to sell, without license, any quantity thereof, not less than one gallon;"

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It was determined in the affirmative, yeas 15, nays 13.

The

On motion, by Mr. German,

yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the senators present, those who voted in the