H. R. 616. "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Charles S. Walsh;" H. R. 602. "An act for the relief of Nathaniel H. Hooe;" H. R. 599. H. R. 526. "An act for the relief of John E. Alexander;" H. R. 519. "An act for the relief of William Colt and William Donald son;" H. R. 508. "An act authorizing a grant of bounty land to the heirs of Bennet Shurley;" H. R. 490." An act for the relief of Samuel Dickerson ;" H. R. 470. "An act for the relief of the Louisville Savings Institution;" H. R. 398. "An act for the relief of Daniel Malone;" H. R. 397. "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Nathan Sage;" H. R. 386. "An act for the relief of Thomas McClelland and James Smith;" H. R. 371. H. R. 348. H. R. 281. sas;" "An act for the relief of Archibald R. S. Hunter;" "An act for the relief of Hiner Stigermire;" "An act for the relief of James Middleton Tuttle, of Arkan H. R. 241. "An act for the relief of John Whitsett ;" H. R. 240. "An act for the relief of John Wiley and Jefferson Greer;" H. R. 239. "An act for the relief of Robert Murray;" H. R. 247. T. Triplett;" "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Thomas H. R. 273. "An act for the relief of John H. Pease ;' H. R. 352. "An act for the relief of certain heirs and legal representatives of James Wilson, late of the town of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia:" H. R. 238. "An act for the relief of John Davlin ;" H. R. 275.." An act for the relief of Frederick Frey and Company;" H. R. 877. "An act for the relief of Joseph M. Hernandez;" H. R. 982. "An act to revive and extend An act to authorize the issuing of Treasury notes to meet the current expenses of the Government,' approved the 21st May, 1838;" H. R. 1014. "An act for the relief of Dennis Trammell ;" H. R. 249. "An act authorizing the settlement of the accounts of the heirs of Captain Jesse Copeland." Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 708) for the relief of James H. Grant, Moses W. Simpson, and Presly Going, reported it without amendment. The said bill was considered as in Committee of the Whole, and no amendment being made thereto, it was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it pass to a third reading. 'T'he said bill was read a third time, by unanimous consent. Resolved, That this bill pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives aocordingly. The Senate proceeded to consider the following bills and resolution, as in Committee of the Whole : H. R. 335. "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of John Dawson, deceased;" H. R. 294. "An act for the relief of Polly Lemon ;" H. R. 632. "An act for the relief of Henry Stoker, William G. Belknap, and Benjamin Walker;" H. R. 166. "An act for the relief of the heirs of Francis Jarvis, deceased;" H. R. 298. "An act for the relief of John Borey, of Arkansas;" H. R. 328. "An act for the relief of the children and heirs of Sebastian Sroufe, late of Ohio, deceased;" H. R. 701. "An act for the relief of David Ballentine;" H. R. 817. "An act for the relief of Robert M. Roberts, or his legal assignees ;" H. R. 1027. "An act for the relief of Thomas M. Burland;" H. R. 1049. "An act granting a pension to the widow of John March, deceased;" H. R. 1081. "An act to provide for the erection of public buildings in the Territory of Florida ;" H. R. 1002. "An act granting a pension to John Clarke;" H. R. 418. "An act for the relief of certain settlers living on what is called the salt lick reservation, in the western district of Tennessee;" H. R. 866. "An act for the relief of the representatives of Ann Levacher De Van Brun;" H. R. 1089. "Bill to incorporate Washington's Manual Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum Society, of the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia ;" H. R. 381. "An act for the relief of William S. Colquhoun;" H. R. 582. "An act for the relief of Joseph R. Folsom, and the owners and crew of the schooner Galaxy, of Bucksport, in the State of Maine;" H. R. 1134. "An act to authorize the construction of certain improvements in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other purposes;" H. R. 326. "An act for the relief of William Clark ;" H. R. 327. "An act for the relief of Zebulon Baxter;" H. R. 1135. "An act granting to the judges of the supreme court of Iowa the same compensation as by law is given to the judges of the supreme court of Wisconsin ;" H. R. 161. "An act for the relief of Margaret Kingsbury;" H. R. 163. "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Daniel Warner, deceased;" H. R. 293. "An act for the relief of John Dixon ;" H. R. 296. "An act for the relief of Aaron Stout;" H. R. 299. "An act for the relief of William C. Hazard, of Rhode Island;" H. R. 478. "An act for the relief of Joseph Safford, and other heirs at law of Joseph Safford, late of the New Hampshire line in the revolutionary war, deceased:" H. R. 756. "An act for the relief of Isaac D. Saunders;" H. R. 233. “An act for the relief of Lewis B. Willis, formerly acting deputy surveyor for the district of Mississippi ;" H. R. 793. "An act for the relief of A. J. Picket, and George W. Gayle ;" H. R. 899. "An act for the relief of Griffith Coombe and John P. Ingle, trustees of the house in the city of Washington commonly called the brick capitol ;" H. R. 541. "An act for the relief of Francis Mallaby;" H. R. 1103." An act making a donation of land to the Territory of Iowa, for the purpose of erecting public buildings thereon ;" H. R. 26. "Resolution for the relief of Edward Beatty, of Missouri ;" H. R. 1112. "An act for the relief of the Brothertown Indians, in the Territory of Wisconsin ;" H. R. 422. "An act for the relief of Jarius Loomis, and heirs of James Basset ;" H. R. 1097. "An act making appropriations for building a pier at the northern extremity of Winnebago lake, and for other purposes;" H. R. 1034. "An act to repeal the second section of An act to extend the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and returning surveys thereon to the General Land Office,' approved July 7, 1838;" H. R. 333. An act for the relief of John M'Carroll, jr. ;" H. R. 990. "An act granting a pension to Frances Jones, widow of John Jones, of the State of Virginia ;" H. R. 1004. "An act for the relief of Wright Hurlbert;" H. R. 948. "An act granting a pension to William Ford, of the State of Virginia;" H. R. 1018. "An act for the relief of Chauncy Calhoon;" H. R. 803. "An act for the relief of Irad Kelly and Datus Kelly; H. R. 1008. "An act for the relief of Henry Grady, of Macon county, North Carolina ;" H. R. 807. "An act for the relief of John Jones, and Charles Souder, and Robinson Carr and Company;" H. R. 1000. "An act for the relief of David Rollins ;" And no amendment being made thereto, they were severally reported to the Senate. Ordered, That they pass to a third reading. The said bills were read a third time; and, Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. On motion by Mr. Pierce, The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (H. R. 429) granting a pension to Michael McCray; and no amendment being made thereto, it was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it pass to a third reading. The said bill was read a third time. Resolved, That this bill pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (H. R. 1114) to fix the salaries of the keepers of the public archives in Florida; and, Ón motion by Mr. Nicholas, Ordered, That it lie on the table. The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the following bills: H. R. 236. "An act for the relief of the heirs or legal representatives of George C. Willard ;" H. R. 1041. “An act granting a pension to Mary Updegraff, of Butler county, Pennsylvania ;" H. R. 1138." An act to provide for taking the sixth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States :" and having been amended, they were severally reported to the Senate, and the amendments were concurred in. Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed, and the bills read a third time. The amendments to the said bills having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, the bills were severally read a third time, as amended. Resolved, That the said bills pass, with amendments. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. On motion by Mr. Clay, of Alabama, It was agreed to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill (H. R. 1089) to incorporate Washington's Manual Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum Society of the city of Washington, and District of Columbia. On motion by Mr. Hubbard, It was agreed to reconsider the vote of the 2d instant, on laying on the table the bill (H. R. 1059) to amend the act establishing the Territorial Government of Wisconsin. Mr. Foster reported from the committee that they had examined and found duly enrolled the following bills: H. R. 159. "An act for the relief of Farish Carter, and the heirs of Charles Williamson, deceased;" H. R. 400. “An act for the relief of Return B. Brown;" H. R. 419. Smith :" "An act for the relief of Nathaniel Plumb;" "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Adam H. R. 765. "An act for the relief of E. H. Williams, administrator of the estate of Doctor Hazel W. Crouch ;" H. R. 811. "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of the late Doctor James H. Cheears;" H. R. 837. "An act for the relief of William Traverse;" H. R. 878. "An act for the relief of Woodburne Potter ;" H. R. 881. "An act for the relief of the assignees of Jacob Clements, deceased;" H. R. 920. "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Major Tarlton Woodson, deceased;" H. R. 973. "An act for the relief of Frederick Richmond;" H. R. 1011. “An act for the relief of Nicholas Phelan, heir at law of John Phelan, deceased;" H. R. 1031. "An act providing for the erection of a fire-proof building for the use of the General Post Office Department;" H. R. 1061. "An act to authorize the construction of a road from Dubuque, Missouri, and for other purposes;" H. R. 1090. "An act making appropriations for preventing and suppressing Indian hostilities for the year 1839;" H. R. 1093. "An act for the relief of the heirs of Crocker Sampson, deceased." On motion, Ordered, That the Senate take a recess until 6 o'clock in the evening. SIX O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Burch: Mr. President: The House of Representatives disagree to the 5th and 6th sections of the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 897) making appropriations for the support of the army for the year 1839; and agree to all the other amendments of the Senate to the said bill, with amendments; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate. The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H. R. 897) making appropri ations for the support of the army for the year 1839, with the message from the House of Representatives relating thereto; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance. The President pro tempore signed the following bills; and they were delivered to the committee to be laid before the President of the United States: S. 81. An act for the relief of Peter Bargy, jr. ; H. R. 159. “An act for the relief of Farish Carter, and the heirs of Charles Williamson, deceased;" H. R. 400. “An act for the relief of Return B. Brown ;" H. R. 419. H. R. 471. Smith;" "An act for the relief of Nathaniel Plumb;" "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Adam H. R. 765. "An act for the relief of E. H. Williams, administrator of the estate of Doctor Hazel W. Crouch;" H. R. 811. “An act for the relief of the legal representatives of the late Doctor James H. Cheears:" H. R. 837. “An act for the relief of William Traverse ;" H. R. 881. "An act for the relief of the assignees of Jacob Clements, deceased;" H. R. 920. "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Major Tarlton Woodson, deceased;" H. R. 973. "An act for the relief of Frederick Richmond ;" H. R. 1011. "An act for the relief of Nicholas Phelan, heir at law of John Phelan, deceased;" H. R. 1061. "An act to authorize the construction of a road from Dubuque, in the Territory of Ioway, to the northern boundary of the State of Missouri, and for other purposes;" H. R. 1090. "An act making appropriations for preventing and sup. pressing Indian hostilities for the year 1839;" H. R. 1093. “An act for the relief of the heirs of Crocker Sampson, deceased;" H. R. 1031. "An act providing for the erection of a fire-proof building for the use of the General Post Office Department." The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. 1059) to amend an act establishing the Territorial Government of Wisconsin; and, On motion by Mr. Clay, of Alabama, Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Wright, from the Committee of Conference, appointed on the part of the Senate, on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill |