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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
House Journal --MONDAY, February 17, 1834.
The House proceeded to the consideration of the motion made by Mr. John Quincy Adams, on the 11th instant, that the House do reconsider the vote of the 10th instant, referring to the Committee of Ways and Means the memorial of merchants of the city of New York in favor of the warehousing system.
And on the question, Will the House reconsider the said vote?
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present,
Those who voted in the affirmative, are,
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Those who voted in the negative, are,
Mr. Kavanagh presented a petition of Paul Pearson and George Jones,
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of the State of Maine, praying that certain extra duties paid by them in the year 1828 on a cargo of Holland gin may be refunded.
Mr. Harper presented a memorial of inhabitants, merchants, and others, of Portsmouth, in the State of New Hampshire, praying that the deposite of the public funds may be restored to the Bank of the United States.
Ordered, That the said petition and memorial be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr. Parks presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Penobscot, in the State of Maine, praying for the establishment of a post route; which petition was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
On motion of Mr. Hubbard,
Ordered, That the petition of William G. Davis, presented January 5, 1833, be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims:
Mr. Choate presented a petition of Elizabeth Converse, of Danvers, in the State of Massachusetts, widow of Josiah Converse, deceased, praying for a grant of bounty land to which the said Josiah Converse was entitled as an ensign in the army of the revolution.
Mr. Edward Everett presented a petition of Nathan Brooks, administrator of the estate of Samuel Burr, deceased, late of the State of Massachusetts, praying to be allowed the value of certain certificates issued in payment of supplies furnished the army in the revolutionary war.
Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.
Mr. Burges presented a memorial of citizens of the city of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, complaining of the derangement of the currency of the country, and praying Congress to adopt measures to secure a sound and stable currency, and that the accustomed intercourse between the Government and the Bank of the United States may be restored.
Mr. Cambreleng presented proceedings and resolutions adopted on the 30th of January last, at a meeting of the democratic republican citizens of the city of New York, convened at Tammany Hall, against a renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, and against a restoration of the deposite of the public money to said Bank.
Mr. Cambreleng also presented resolutions and proceedings of a meeting of citizens of the city of New York, held in the Park, on the 8th of February instant, in favor of a renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, and in favor of a restoration of the deposite of the public money to said Bank.
Mr. Cambreleng also presented a memorial of inhabitants of the city of New York, styling themselves "a portion of the laboring classes" of that city, against banking institutions and paper money, and in favor of a constitutional currency.
Ordered, That the said memorials and resolutions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
On motion of Mr. Cambreleng,
Ordered, That the petition of Robert Dickey, presented March 30, 1826, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr. Foot presented a memorial of citizens of the city of Hartford, in
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the State of Connecticut, in favor of rechartering the Bank of the United States, and the restoration of the deposite of the public revenue to that Bank.
Mr. Foot also presented a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Connecticut River Banking Company, in Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, in favor of rechartering the Bank of the United States, and of restoring to that Bank the deposite of the public funds.
Mr. Selden presented a memorial of sundry wrought iron hinge manufacturers and smiths of the city of New York, praying that a specific duty of three cents per pound may be levied on all wrought iron house or shutter hinges of the weight of one pound or over, being equal to the duty on the material out of which they are wrought.
Mr. Henry King presented a memorial of inhabitants of Pottsville, in the county of Schuylkill, in the State of Pennsylvania, in favor of rechartering the Bank of the United States, and of restoring to that Bank the deposite of the public funds.
Mr. Henry King presented a memorial, for the same objects, from inhabitants of the borough of Tamaqua, in the county of Schuylkill, in the State of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Henry King also presented a memorial, for the same objects, from inhabitants of the county of Schuylkill, in the State of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Henry King also presented a memorial of merchants, farmers, mechanics, and other inhabitants of the county of Schuylkill, in the State of Pennsylvania, against a renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, and against a restoration of the public deposites to that Bank.
Mr. James Harper presented a memorial of merchants, mechanics, manufacturers, traders, and others, inhabitants of the county of Philadelphia, in favor of a restoration of the public deposites to the Bank of the United States.
Mr. James Harper presented the proceedings and resolutions adopted at a meeting of boot and shoemakers and shoe dealers, held in Philadelphia on the 10th of February instant, in favor of restoring the deposite of the public money to the Bank of the United States.
Mr. Galbraith presented the proceedings and resolutions adopted at a meeting of inhabitants of the county of Erie, in the State of Pennsylvania, held at Erie on the 3d of February instant, in favor of rechartering the Bank of the United States, and of a restoration of the public deposites to said Bank.
Mr. Galbraith also presented the proceedings and resolutions adopted at a meeting of democratic citizens of the county of Erie, in the State of Pennsylvania, held at Erie on the 4th of February instant, against a renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, and against restoring the deposite of the public money to that Bank.
Mr. Sutherland presented the proceedings and resolutions adopted at a meeting of citizens of the district of Southwark, in the city of Philadelphia, held on the 11th of February instant, in favor of the renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, and of restoring the deposite of the public funds to the Bank of the United States.
The Speaker presented a copy of the proceedings and resolutions presentedas above by Mr. Sutherland.
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Mr. Sutherland presented the proceedings and resolutions adopted at a meeting of citizens of Germantown and Bristol, in the State of Pennsylvania, held on the 12th of February instant, in favor of the renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, and of restoring the deposite of the public funds to the Bank of the United States.
Mr. Sutherland presented the proceedings and resolutions adopted at a meeting of cordwainers (shoemakers) in the city of Philadelphia, held on the 4th of February instant, against a renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, and against restoring the deposites of the public money to said Bank.
Mr. Denny presented a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Merchants and Manufacturers' Bank of Pittsburg, in the State of Pennsylvania, in favor of a restoration of the deposite of the public funds to the Bank of the United States.
Mr. Heath presented a memorial of merchants, traders, manufacturers, mechanics, and others, citizens of the city of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, praying that the deposite of the public funds may be restored to the Bank of the United States.
The Speaker presented a memorial of citizens of the city of Richmond, in the State of Virginia, praying that the deposite of the public money may be restored to the Bank of the United States.
Mr. Graham presented resolutions adopted at a meeting of inhabitants of the county of Burke, in the State of North Carolina, held at Morgantown on the 28th of January, in favor of restoring the deposite of the public funds to the Bank of the United States.
Mr. Tompkins presented the following resolutions of the House of Representatives of the State of Kentucky, viz.
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY.
House of Representatives, February 4, 1834.
Resolved bit the House of Representatives, That the President of the United States, by causing to be Withdrawn the public money from the place of safe deposite, where it had been made by law, and placing it in the local banks under his control, of the solvency of which the people at large know nothing, and into whose affairs their representatives have no right to examine, has violated the constitution and laws of the United States; that he has: "assumed a responsibility" dangerous to liberty, and which tends to the concentration of all power in the hands of the Chief Magistrate of the United States.
Resolved, That by the frequent exercise of the veto power, and that still more arbitrary and dangerous one, of withholding bills passed by both Houses of Congress, thereby preventing the opportunity of a reconsideration by that body, in the mode prescribed in the constitution, the President has, to a great extent, crippled and paralyzed the legislative department of our Government, and in some instances has prevented the exercise by Congress of their essential constitutional rights.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this House transmit to each Of our Senators and Representatives in Congress copies of the foregoing resolutions.
Extract--Attest:R. S. TODD, C. H. R.
Mr. Chittenden Lyon presented resolutions adopted at a meeting of citizens of the county of --, in the State of Kentucky, in favor of restoring the deposite of the public funds to the Bank of the United States.
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Mr. Pinckney presented the proceedings and resolutions adopted at a meeting of citizens of the city of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, in favor of restoring the deposite of the public funds to the Bank of the United States.
Mr. Sutherland presented resolutions adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the township of Moyamensing, in the county of Philadelphia, in favor of a renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, and of a restoration of the public deposites to that Bank.
Ordered, That the said petitions, memorials, and resolutions be referred to the CommitTee of Ways and Means.
Mr. Sutherland presented a memorial of officers of the army in the late war with Great Britain, praying that bounty land may be granted to the officers of said army.
Mr. Hiester presented a petition of Samuel Fisher, on behalf of himself and other heirs at law of Vincent Fisher, deceased, praying to be permitted to locate warrant for military bounty lands on any public land within the State of Illinois.
Mr. Chittenden Lyon presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Kentucky, styling themselves "Subjects of Endless Life," praying that Certain public lands may be granted to their society during the continuance of the life of one of the said "Subjects of Endless Life."
Mr. Carr presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Ohio, residing north of the new purchase in said State, praying that a land office may be established at Perrysburg, in Wood county, in said State.
Mr. McCarty presented a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, setting forth that a large portion of the land granted to said State by the act of March 2, 1827, to aid in the construction of the Wabash and Erie canal, has been sold by the United States, and praying that other lands may be granted in lieu thereof.
Mr. Lane, of Indiana, presented a petition of Nathaniel Senter and Nathaniel De Lap, of the State of Indiana, praying for a grant of public land lying in said State, whereon to cultivate the silk mulberry tree.
Mr. Casey presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Illinois, praying that an additional land office may be established in said State, to be located in Charlestown, in the county of Coles.
Mr. McKinley presented a petition of James Kitchens, of the State of Alabama, praying permission to correct an error in the entry of a tract of land purchased of the United States.
Mr. Mardis presented a petition of Samuel Carter and Ransom McElroy, of the State of Alabama, praying that the right of pre-emption in the purchase of the lands on which they reside may be granted to them.
Ordered,That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.
On motion of Mr. Lay,
Ordered, That the petition of David Clapp, presented January 11, 1832, be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
Mr. Evans presented a petition of Josiah H. Brown, of the State of Maine;
Mr. Hazeltine presented a petition of John Ashton, of the town of Ellicott, in the State of New York:
Mr. Beardsley presented a petition of John Munsee, of the State of New York;
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Mr. Thomas, of Louisiana, presented a petition of John M. Neel, of East Feliciana, in the State of Louisiana; praying, respectively, that their names may be inscribed on the list of invalid pensioners of the United States.
Mr. Page presented a petition of William Russell, praying to be allowed the increase of pension to which he considers he is entitled
Mr. Henry King presented a petition of Philip Lehr, of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for arrearages of pension to which he conceives he is entitled.
Mr. Lyon, of Michigan, presented a petition of Jedediah Hunt, praying for arrearages of pension to which he considers he is entitled.
Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
Mr. Heman Allen presented a petition of William Hewes, of Chittenden county, in the State of Vermont;
Mr. Deberry presented a petition of Thomas Potts, of the State of North Carolina;
Mr. William B. Shepard presented a petition of John Harris, of the State of North Carolina;
Mr. Clayton presented a petition of Henry Park, of the State of Georgia;
Mr. Vinton presented a petition of James McCallister, of the State of Ohio; praying, respectively, that their names may be inscribed on the list of revolutionary pensioners.
Mr. Barnitz presented a petition of John Adlum, of the State of Pennsylvania, praying to be allowed pay as a corporal in the revolutionary war, and also for an increase of revolutionary pension.
Mr. Beardsley presented a petition of the widow and children of Tall William, deceased, of the Oneida tribe of Indians, praying to be allowed a pension for services rendered by said Tall William in the revolutionary war.
Mr. Beardsley presented a petition of the widow and children of Cornelius Sauguayunk, an Indian of the Oneida tribe, praying to be allowed a pension for services rendered by him in the war of the revolution.
Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionay Pensions,
On motion of Mr. Chilton,
Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency of placing the name of Vachel Clement on the pension roll, he claiming to have served as a soldier of the revolutionary war. And that the said committee further inquire into the expediency of allowing to the heirs and representatives of Samuel Sutherland the amount of pension which would have been due him under the act of 1828, from the time that he became entitled under said act up to the time of his death, to wit, the 2d of August, 1833.
Mr. Hall, of Maine, presented a petition of merchants, shipowners, masters, and others, citizens of the State of Maine, praying that the passage or channel in Penobscot bay, called the "Muscle Ridges," may be surveyed, with a view to improve the navigation through the same.
Mr. Hubbard presented a paper in relation to the establishment of port of entry at Indian Key, in the Territory of Florida.
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Mr. Dutee J. Pearce presented a petition of inhabitants of Pawtucket, and places in the vicinity thereof, in the State of Rhode Island, praying that measures may be adopted to improve the navigation of the harbor of Pawtucket.
Mr. Selden presented a petition of masters of vessels of the city of New York, praying that a light-house may be erected at Barnegat inlet, or that a light-boat may be stationed near the point of Barnegat shoals.
Mr. McKim presented a petition of John McColgan, of the city of Baltimore, praying to be repaid the amount expended by him in supporting, aiding, and protecting American seamen in a foreign country.
Mr. McKay presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Onslow, in the State of. North Carolina, praying that an appropriation may be made to improve the navigation of New river, in said State.
Mr. Elisha Whittlesey presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Seneca, in the State of Ohio, praying that an appropriation may be made for the improvement of the navigation of the harbor of Sandusky bay.
Mr. Patterson presented a memorial, for the same purpose, from inhabitants of the county of Sandusky, in the State of Ohio.
Mr. Patterson presented a petition of inhabitants of the County of Huron, in the State of Ohio, praying that an appropriation may be made to improve the navigation of Huron river near its mouth.
Mr. Pinckney presented a petition of John Frazer and Company, merchants, of Charleston, South Carolina, praying that certain extra duties paid by them on twenty bales of plains, imported in 1833, may be refunded.
Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Commerce.
On motion of Mr. Sutherland,
Ordered, That the petition of P. Nott and Samuel Clement, assignees of Jacob Clement, presented December 17, 1817, be referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Huntington presented a petition of Daniel Dewey, of the county of New London, in the State of Connecticut, praying to be paid for a horse so injured in service in the revolutionary army as to be useless to the petitioner.
Mr. Patton presented a petition of the heirs at law of James Broadus, deceased, late of the State of Virginia, praying to be paid the five years' pay as the commutation of half pay for life to which said James Broadus was entitled as an ensign in the revolutionary army.
Mr. Deberry presented a petition of the heirs at law of Kain Morrison, deceased, late of the State of North Carolina, praying to be paid for sundry supplies taken from the said Morrison for the use of the revolutionary army.
Mr. Deberry presented a petition of Neill McNeill, of the State of North Carolina, praying to be paid for a horse taken from his father for the use of the revolutionary army.
Mr. Deberry presented a petition of John Smith, of the State of North Carolina, praying to be paid for cattle and other property taken from his father for the use of the revolutionary army.
Mr. Deberry presented a petition of Jennett Shaw, of the State of
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North Carolina, praying to be paid for horses and other property taken from her late husband, Neill Shaw, deceased, for the use of the revolutionary army.
Mr. Wayne presented a petition of Maria H. Mclntosh, of the State of Georgia, praying to be paid the five years' full pay as the commutation of half pay for life to Which her father, Christopher Hillary, deceased, was entitled as a lieutenant in the revolutionary army.
Mr. Marshall presented a petition of David Mapel, of the State of Kentucky, praying to be paid for a wagon and team lost by his father while in the service of the United States in the revolutionary army.
Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.
Mr. Hannegan presented a memorial and joint resolution of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, praying relief for William Bilsland, in consequence of a wound received by said Bilsland while serving as a private in an unauthorized company of volunteers under the command of Captain William White, raised for the defence of the frontiers, upon Hickory creek, in the State of Indiana, in the summer of 1832.
Mr. Horace Everett presented a petition of Andrew Dodge, a captain in the army in the late war with Great Britain, praying to be reimbursed the amount of certain expenses by him necessarily incurred in the public service.
Mr. Abijah Mann presented a petition of Jonathan Hall, of the city of New York, setting forth that property was taken from him by the British forces during the late war, at the battle of Ogdensburg, to the amount of $528, and praying to be paid therefor.
Mr. McKim presented a petition of John S. Stiles, of the city of Baltimore, executor of George Stiles, deceased, praying further compensation for damage done to the vessels of his testator, by sinking said vessels at the entrance of the harbor of Baltimore, for the defence of that place, in September, 1814, in the late war with Great Britain.
Mr. McKim presented a petition of Andrew Flannegain and others, heirs of William Flannegain, deceased, late of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, praying to be allowed an additional sum for a frigate built by said William for the United States during the late war with Great Britain.
Mr. Robert Mitchell presented a petition of Vincent Standiford, of the State of Ohio, praying additional compensation for work done on the national road west of Zanesville, in said State.
Mr. Elisha Whittlesey presented a petition of Sally W. Griffith, executrix of Elizabeth Thompson, deceased, late of the State of Maryland, praying payment for property plundered, burned, and otherwise destroyed by the British forces during the late war.
Mr. Lucius Lyon presented a petition of Christian Clemens, a colonel of militia in the actual service of the United States at the surrender of Detroit to the British forces in the late war, praying the allowance of the pay belonging to his rank while he was imprisoned by the British after the said surrender.
Mr. Grennell presented a petition of Benjamin L. Beall, of the city of Washington, praying to be paid for extra services rendered while a clerk in the pension office of the War Department.
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Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims.
On motion of Mr. Ewing,
Ordered, That the petition of John Montgomery, presented January 12, 1829, be referred to the Committee of Claims.
Mr. Hard presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of New York, praying Congress to provide for the construction of a ship canal around the falls of Niagara.
Mr. Selden presented a petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, of the city of Albany, in the State of New York, praying that an appropriation may be made for the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson river, below Albany.
Mr. Turrill presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Niagara, in the State of New York, praying Congress to provide for a survey of a route for a ship canal around the falls of Niagara.
Mr. Coulter presented a petition of Henry Null, of the State of Pennsylvania, praying to be indemnified for losses sustained under a contract entered into with an agent of the United States for the repair of a portion of the Cumberland road east of Wheeling.
Mr. Burd presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Somerset, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying Congress to authorize an additional subscription to the stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, to be applied in the construction of the western section of that canal.
Mr. Beaumont presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Pennsylvania, praying Congress to provide for a steamboat navigation from the waters of the Chesapeake bay to those of Lake Ontario, by way of the Susquehannah river, Seneca lake, and Oswego river; also, for a similar navigation between Lake Michigan and Illinois river.
Mr. Denny presented petitions of inhabitants of the county of Alleghany, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying Congress to construct a Macadamized road from the United States arsenal near Pittsburg to Pittsburg.
Mr. John J. Allen presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Harrison, in the State of Virginia, praying Congress to authorize an additional subscription to the stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, to be applied in the construction of the western section of that canal.
Mr. Pope presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Kentucky, praying Congress to purchase the capital stock of the Louisville and Portland Canal Company, and that the said canal may be made toll free.
Mr. Beaty presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Kentucky, praying that an appropriation may be made to improve the navigation of the Cumberland river, in that State.
Mr. John Bell presented a petition of inhabitants of Nashville, in the State of Tennessee, praying Congress to purchase the capital stock of the Louisville and Portland Canal Company, and that the said canal may be made free of toll.
Mr. Amos Lane presented a petition of inhabitants of the counties of Franklin and Dearborn, in the State of Indiana, praying aid from Congress in the improvement of the navigation of White Water river.
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Mr. Carr presented a resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, soliciting of Congress an appropriation to improve the navigation of the Indiana Chute at the falls of the Ohio river.
Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
Mr. Coulter presented a petition of inhabitants of the western parts of the State of Pennsylvania;
Mr. Davis presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Montgomery, in the State of Kentucky;
Mr. John Thomson presented a petition of inhabitants of Damascus, in the State of Ohio;
Mr. Casey presented a petition of sundry citizens of the States of Indiana and Illinois;
Mr. Murphy presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Wilcox, in the State of Alabama;
Mr. Ashley presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Missouri;
Mr. Ashley presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Missouri and the Territory of Arkansas;
Mr. Lyon presented a memorial of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan;
The Speaker presented a like memorial of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan; praying, respectively, for the establishment of certain post routes therein designated and described.
Mr. Carr presented a petition praying for the establishment of a post route from Charlestown to Rockford, in Jackson county, Indiana, and from Charlestown aforesaid to New Providence, in Clark county.
Ordered, That the said petitions and memorials be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr. McKennan presented a petition of the Potomac Fire Insurance Company, of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, praying for an alteration and amendment in the act incorporating said company, so as to enable said company to make insurance against marine risks, and on lives.
Mr. Stoddert presented a petition of Henry Ashton, marshal of the District of Columbia, praying to be allowed and paid his account for the maintenance of runaway negroes which have been committed to the public prison, of which he has charge; also, that he may be allowed compensation for the trouble, hazard, and expense, of transporting convicts from the prisons of said District to the penitentiary.
Mr. Stoddert also presented a petition of inhabitants of the District of Columbia, residing on the south side of the Anacostia river, or eastern branch of the Potomac, praying that provision may be made for a free bridge across said river at the city of Washington.
Mr. Chinn presented a petition of Henry Ashton, James Dunlop, Thomas Carbery, and William O'Neale, praying to be paid for services rendered by them as inspectors of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia, in the years 1829 and 1830.
Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.
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On motion of Mr. Dennis,
Ordered, That the petition of William Williams and others, sureties of George Brown, late a collector of direct tax and internal duties in the State of Maryland, presented January 6, 1830, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Philemon Thomas presented a petition of John Nicholson and others, executors of Abner L. Duncan, late of the city of New Orleans, deceased, praying that the estate of said Duncan may be released from the effects of a judgment recovered against it at the suit of the United States, for reasons set forth at length in said petition; which petition was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Philemon Thomas presented a petition of John Baptiste Granger, of the State of Louisiana, praying to be permitted to locate his confirmed claim on any unlocated lands of the United States within the district of Opelousas, in the said State.
Mr. Lucius Lyon presented a petition of Thomas B. Clarke, of the Territory of Michigan, assignee of James Cisné, praying that a portion of a tract of land confirmed to said Cisné, and which has been conveyed to the petitioner, may be granted to him.
Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.
Mr. Day presented a memorial of the officers of the seventh brigade and twenty-first division of infantry of the militia of the State of New York, praying that the militia laws of the United States may be so amended as that militiamen may not be compelled to find their own arms and accoutrements; and that persons between twenty-one and thirty-five years of age only may be subject to militia duty; which memorial was referred to the committee appointed on the resolutions of the State of New Hampshire on the subject of the militia.
Mr. Pearce presented a resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, soliciting the passage of a law to provide for a more perfect, uniform, and efficient organization of the militia, and to relieve the people from the burden of the present system; which resolution was referred to the committee appointed on the resolutions of the State of New Hampshire on the subject of the militia.
Mr. Brown presented a remonstrance of Alexander R. Brown, major of the United States army, against the passage of a bill (No. 160) now pending before this House, providing for the support of widows and orphans of officers of the army; which remonstrance was committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which said bill is committed.
Mr. Abijah Mann presented a memorial of inhabitants of the State of New York, praying that certain amendments may be made in the patent laws, and remonstrating against a renewal of the patent granted to John Ames, of Massachusetts, for an improvement in making paper by a cylinder; which memorial was referred to the Committee on Patents.
Mr. Turrill presented a petition of inhabitants of the counties of Oswego and Jefferson, in the State of New York, praying that an appropriation may be made to improve the navigation at the mouth of Salmon river, on Lake Ontario; which petition was committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the bill (No. 269) making additional appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors.
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Mr. Coulter presented a petition of officers of the army in the late war with Great Britain, praying for grants of land; which petition was referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.
Mr. Kinnard presented a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, concerning the Wabash and Erie canal lands, a copy of the memorial from the said General Assembly, presented this day by Mr. McCarty; which memorial was referred to the committee appointed on the 24th December, on the motion of Mr. Kinnard, upon the subject of said lands.
And then the House adjourned until to-morrow, 12 o'clock meridian.
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