⚫ annexation of said district of country to the State of Ohio; which memorial was referred to the select committee appointed on the bill from the Senate (No. 1) to establish the northern boundary of the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting additional information in relation to the repair of the Cumberland road east of the Ohio, required by the order of the House of the 12th of December ultimo. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1834; which letter and statement were laid on the table. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Lowrie, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of the following titles, viz. No. 25. An act for the relief of Henry B. Tyler, executor of Colonel Richard Smith, deceased; No. 26. An act for the relief of McKean Buchanan; No. 27. An act for the relief of William Hogan, administrator of Michael Hogan, deceased; in which bills I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. then he withdrew. And The House resumed the consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Chilton on the 3d instant, on the subject of internal improvements; and, after further debate thereon, the House, on motion, proceeded to the orders of the day; when An engrossed bill (No. 622) entitled "An act for the relief of Charles Caldwell," was read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. The House resumed the consideration of the bill (No. 224) for the relief of Commodore Isaac Hull. The question recurred that the House do concur with the Committee of the Whole House in the following amendment to the bill, viz. Strike out the following, viz. "That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to pay to Captain Isaac Hull six thousand five hundred dollars, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, being in full compensation for his services in the capacity of navy agent, at Washington, from the month of April, in the year 1829, to the month of July, in the year 1832, à period of three years and three months." And on the question that the House do agree to the said amendment, It passed in the affirmative, { Nas, 128, 61. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Adams William Allen Joseph B. Anthony Benning M. Bean Martin Beaty Abraham Bockee Mr. James W. Bouldin John W. Brown John Bull Robert Burns Jesse A. Bynum Churchill C. Cambreleng Mr. Clement C. Clay Thomas Davenport Thomas H. Hall James P. Heath William Hiester Mr. Edward Howell Henry Hubbard Benjamin Jones Samuel McDowell Moore Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams Heman Allen John J. Allen William S. Archer John Banks Noyes Barber Isaac C. Bates William Baylies Horace Binney Augustine S. Clayton John Dickson George Evans Edward Everett Horace Everett John Ewing Mr. Charles G. Ferris Mr. Henry A. Muhlenberg Thomas M. T. McKennan And so the said words were stricken out. Gayton P. Osgood Robert Ramsay John Reynolds John Robertson Ferdinand S. Schenck Augustine H. Shepperd Mr. Charles F. Mercer Abraham Rencher Ebenezer Young Ordered, That the said bill as amended be engrossed, and read a third time on Monday next. And then the House adjourned until Monday next, 12 o'clock meridian. MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1835. Mr. Jarvis presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Washington, in the State of Maine, praying that a light-house may be established on Little River head, in the town of Cutler, in said county. Mr. Burges presented documents relative to the establishment of a marine hospital in the town of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island. Mr. Wardwell presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of New York, praying that an appropriation may be made for improving the navigation of the harbor of Sackett's Harbor, on Lake Ontario. Mr. Turrill presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of New York, praying that an appropriation may be made to improve the harbor at the mouth of Eighteen Mile creek, on Lake Ontario. Mr. Denny presented a petition of Edward Jones, late surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Pittsburg, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying to be paid an extra allowance for his services in the capacity aforesaid. Mr. Beaty presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Pulaski, in the State of Kentucky, praying that a port of entry may be established at Portageville, at the mouth of Laurel creek, on the Cumberland river. Mr. Lucius Lyon presented a petition of owners and masters of steamboats, schooners, and other craft, navigating the Western lakes, praying for the construction of a harbor at the mouth of the Milwaukie river, on the western border of Lake Michigan. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Commerce. On motion of Mr. Osgood, Ordered, That the petition of George Gott and Jonathan Tarr, presented January 27, 1834, be referred to the Committee on Commerce. On motion of Mr. Gamble, Ordered, That the petition of Andrew Low, presented December 11, 1832, be referred to the Committee on Commerce. The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, viz. By Mr. Osgood: The petition of Hannah Richardson, late the widow of Wadleigh Noyes, deceased, presented February 24, 1834. By Mr. Grennell: The petition of David Sanderson, presented March 1, 1830. By Mr. Campbell P. White: The petition of Reuben Steves and others, heirs of Jeremiah Steves, presented December 28, 1832. By Mr. Banks: The petition of Robert Doak, presented April 14, 1834. By Mr. Chinn: The petition of the heirs at law of Thomas Bullitt, presented January 13, 1834. By Mr. Lyon, of Kentucky: The petition of Benjamin Field, presented January 20, 1834; and the petition of the legal representatives of Thomas Ravenscroft, presented January 13, 1834. Mr. Trumbull presented a petition of Horatio Alden, of the city of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, and of Philura Álden, his wife, late Philura Deane, heirs at law of Silas Deane, deceased, formerly commercial and political agent of the United States in Europe, and sub sequently one of the ministers of the United States who negotiated the treaties of commerce and alliance between the United States and France in the revolutionary war, setting forth, at large, the claims of the said Silas Deane against the United States, which have never been liquidated or settled, or, if liquidated, the errors thereof, and praying for a fair and equitable adjustment of the claims of the said Deane; and that whatsoever balance may be found due may be paid to them, with the interest thereon. Mr. Stoddert presented a petition of Rebecca Stoddert, and others, heirs at law of the late Major Benjamin Stoddert, of the State of Maryland, praying to be paid certain balances which they allege to be due for the services of said Major Stoddert in civil and military stations during the revolutionary war. Mr. Stoddert presented a petition of Elizabeth Palmer and Mary Whitemore, of Prince George's county, in the State of Maryland, praying to be paid whatsoever may be found due for the services of their brother, Jonathan Whitemore, deceased, a soldier of the revolutionary army. Mr. Stoddert presented a petition of Thomas Jones and William J. Blackistone, on behalf of themselves and other heirs at law of William Jones, deceased, praying payment of certain loan office certificates which have been destroyed by fire. Mr. William B. Shepard presented a petition of Samuel Matthews, son and executor of General Thomas Matthews, deceased, praying to be allowed the half pay to which the said Thomas Matthews was entitled as a major in the Virginia line of the army of the revolution, from the year 1781 to the year 1812, when the said Thomas Matthews departed this life. Mr. Marshall presented a petition of the heirs at law of Robert Young, late of the State of Kentucky, deceased, praying to be paid the commutation of half pay to which the said Robert Young was entitled as a captain in the Virginia line of the army of the revolution. Mr. McCarty presented a petition of Jason Thruston, of the State of Indiana, praying for a grant of the bounty in land to which he conceives himself entitled as a militiaman in service during the revolutionary war. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Mr. Hiland Hall presented a petition of Sylvester Day, an assistant surgeon in the army of the United States, praying to be reimbursed the money paid by him for quarters in the years 1823 and 1824; which petition was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Young presented a memorial of inhabitants of the town of Coventry, in the county of Tolland, in the State of Connecticut, praying Congress to make provision for the erection of a monument to the memory of Captain Nathaniel Hale, of the revolutionary army, who, while in the discharge of a duty imposed upon him by General Washington, was captured by the enemy, and forthwith executed as a spy; which memorial was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Osgood presented a petition of William Farris, of Newburyport, in the State of Massachusetts, praying for a pension. Mr. Dickson presented a petition of James Fitch, of the county of Yates, in the State of New York, praying for a pension. Mr. William K. Fuller presented a petition of William Davis the third, of the county of Madison, in the State of New York, praying to be allowed and paid the arrears of pension to which he conceives himself entitled under the act of March 18, 1818. Mr. Muhlenberg presented a petition of John Jones, of the county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for a pension. Mr. Marshall presented a petition of Joshua York, of the State of Kentucky, praying to be allowed and paid the arrears of pension to which he conceives himself entitled. Mr. Forester presented documents in support of an application of Reuben Roberts to an increase of pension. Ordered, That the said petitions and documents be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Mr. Ward presented documents in support of a claim of Theophilus E. Beekman to a pension. Mr. Turner presented a petition of Jacob Shinnick, of the State of Maryland, praying to be allowed and paid the arrears of pension to which he conceives himself entitled. Mr. Forester presented documents in support of a claim of Luna Rhea, of Tennessee, to an increase of pension. Ordered, That the said petition and documents be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, viz. By Mr. Trumbull: The petition of Elijah Blodget, presented December 11, 1832. By Mr. McKim: The petition of John Y. Hall, presented December 20, 1833. By Mr. Chaney: The petition of William C. Beard, presented April 12, 1830. By Mr. Elisha Whittlesey: The petition of Clement Andrews, presented December 20, 1832. Mr. Slade and Mr. Janes, severally, presented a memorial of citizens of the State of Vermont, praying that the laws may be so amended as to extend to parties to actions arising under the patent laws, the right to a writ of error or an appeal to the Supreme Court in cases where the matter in dispute, or the sum for which judgment is recovered, exceeds five hundred dollars. Mr. Denny presented a memorial, of same tenor and effect, from citizens of the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Sloane presented a memorial, of same tenor and effect, from citizens of the State of Ohio. Mr. McKim presented a petition of John James Giraud, M. D., of the city of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, praying that the letters patent heretofore issued to him, for the invention of a machine for propelling vessels, may be renewed for an additional period of fourteen years. Ordered, That the said memorials and petition be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On motion of Mr. White, of New York, Ordered, That the petition of Amos Butler, presented January 13, 1834, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Cambreleng presented a memorial of importers of earthenware and shipping merchants, in the city of New York, praying to be allowed |