On motion, by Mr. Holmes, of Maine, It was agreed to reconsider the vote on striking out "forty;" and, The question recurring on striking out "forty," The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators pre The bill having been amended, it was reported to the House ac cordingly; and, the amendments being concurred in, On the question, "Shall the amendments be engrossed, and the bill read a third time as amended?" Yeas 27, 19. It was determined in the affirmative, {Nays: On motion, by Mr. Talbot, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators pre sent, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. Johnson, of Ken. Mr. Otis, Mr. Barton, The President laid before the Senate the petition of Marcos de Villiers, and Arnaldo Guillemard, inhabitants of Pensacola, representing that they have been illegally arrested and confined by the order of George Walton, Secretary and acting Governor of West Florida, and praying the interposition of Congress; the petition was read; and, On motion, by Mr. Barbour, Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, presented the petition of Sarah M.Kay, of New York, widow of George Knox M'Kay, who was a captain in the United States' army during the late war with Great Britain, and died soon after his return home, praying for the halfpay pension for the benefit of his legal representative and infant daughter; the petition was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Pensions, to consider and report thereon. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, presented the memorial of John W. Simonton, and his associates, who have formed a settlement on the island of Key West, in East Florida, praying that the same may be made a port of entry; the petition was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance, to consider and report thereon. Mr. Lloyd presented the petition of Richard Woodland, praying compensation for the loss of a vessel during the late war with Great Britain; the petition was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims, to consider and report thereon. Mr. Noble presented the petition of a number of the inhabitants of the state of Ohio, in favor of measures to promote the civilization and improvement of the Indians; the petition was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, to consider and report thereon. Mr. Talbot, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill, granting a section of the public lands to George Shannon; the bill was read; and, Ordered, That it pass to the second reading. Mr. Williams, of Tennessee, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the reconveyance of a tract of land to the city of New York," reports ed the same without amendment. Mr. Holmes, of Maine, from the Committee on Finance, to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill for the relief of Jacob Babbitt; the bill was read; and, Ordered, That it pass to the second reading. Mr. Lanman submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That the Committee on the Contingent Fund of the Se nate pay out of said fund to Tobias Simpson, the sum of three hundred and sixty-six dollars, for his services during the term of twe hundred and forty-four days next before the third December, 1821. The resolution was read. Ordered, That it pass to the second reading. Mr. Knight reported, from the committee, that they had, on the 19th instant, laid before the President of the United States the two enrolled bills last reported to have been examined and signed, and that they had examined and found duly enrolled the bill, entitled "An act for the preservation of the timber of the United States in Florida." Mr. Dickerson, from the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, to whom was referred the bill to continue in force "An act declaring the consent of Congress to acts of the state of South Carolina, authorizing the City Council of Charleston to impose and collect a duty on the tonnage of vessels from foreign ports, and to acts of the state of Georgia, authorizing the imposition and collection of a duty on the tonnage of vessels in the ports of Savannah and St. Mary's," reported the same without amendment." Mr. Barton, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Jumonville de Villier, of Louisiana, made a report, accompanied by the following resolution: Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted. The report and resolution were read. Mr. Barton, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Antoine Bienvenue, of the state of Louisiana, made a rèport, accompanied by the following resolution; Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted. The report and resolution were read, Mr. Benton submitted the following motions for consideration: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to lay before the Senate a copy of the patent (if any such there be in the Treasury Department) which issued under an act of Congress of June 1st, 1796, conveying to the Society of United Brethren for propagating the Gospel among the Heathen, three tracts of land of 4000 acres each, to include the towns of Gnadenhutten, Schoenbrunn, and Salem, on the Muskingum, in the state of Ohio, in trust to said Society, for the sole use of the Christian Indians formerly settled there. Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to collect, and communicate to the Senate at the commencement of the next session of Congress, the best information which he may be able to obtain, relative to the said Christian Indians, and the lands intended for their benefit, in the above mentioned grant; showing, as correctly as possible, the advance or decline of said Indians in numbers, morals, and intellectual endowments; whether the said lands have enured to their sole benefit; and, if not, to whom, in whole or in part, have such benefits accrued. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate furnish a copy of the above resolutions to the Society of United Brethren for propagating the Gospel among the Heathen, addressed to the President of the Society, at Bethlehem, in Northampton county, in the state of Pennsylvania. The bill granting a right of pre-emption to Noble Osborne and William Doake 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 granting a right of pre-emption to Noble Osborne and William Doake." Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in this bill. The amendment to the bill, entitled "An act for the apportionment of Representatives among the several states according to the fourth census,” having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, the bill was read a third time as amended; and, On the question, "Shall this bill pass, as amended?” Yeas It was determined in the affirmative,Nays.... On motion, by Mr. Rodney, 26, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators pre |