of the United States, and for other purposes;" and it was delivered to the committee to be laid before the President of the United States. Mr. Hubbard, from the committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him that the two Houses of Congress, having completed the business before them, are ready to close the present session by an adjournment, reported that they had performed the duty assigned them, and that the President replied that he had no further communication to make. Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, reported from the committee that they had presented to the President of the United States the enrolled bill (S. 281) to amend the act of the 3d of March, 1837, entitled "An act to amend the judicial system of the United States, and for other purposes." A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. Van Buren, his secretary: Mr. President: The President of the United States has approved and signed an act (S. 281) to amend the act of the 3d of March, 1837, entitled "An act to amend the judicial system of the United States, and for other purposes." Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. A motion was made by Mr. Benton, that the Senate adjourn, and that the hour, half-past two o'clock, be entered on the journal; and, On the question, " Will the Senate now adjourn ?" It was determined in the negative, On motion by Mr. Allen, (Yeas The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, 6. 12. Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Hubbard, King, Williams, of Mississippi. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Foster, Fulton, Lyon, Merrick, Nicholas, Norvell, Roane, Southard, Tallmadge, Walker, Wall, White. The President pro tempore signed the resolution (S. 15) for the distribution, in part, of the Madison papers; and it was delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States. Mr. Foster reported from the committee that they had presented to the President of the United States the resolution (S. 15) for the distribution, in part, of the Madison papers. Whereupon, On motion, The Senate adjourned sine die. 24 APPENDIX. Senators of the United States, whose seats will be vacant in— * Connecticut, Mississippi, and Vermont, have chosen Senators whose credentials have not been presented. APPENDIX. ACTS PASSED DURING THE THIRD SESSION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. PUBLIC ACTS. An act making appropriations in part for the support of Government for 1839. An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year 1839. An act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year 1839. An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes for 1839. An act making appropriation for preventing and suppressing Indian hostilities for the year 1839. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year 1839. An act making appropriations for the payment of the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States for the year 1839. An act making appropriations for building a pier at the northern extremity of Winnebago lake, and for other purposes. An act making an appropriation for the northwestern frontier of the United States. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to require the judge of the district of East and West Tennessee to hold a court at Jackson, in said State," approved June 18, 1830. An act in addition to "An act to promote the progress of the useful arts." An act to amend the act of the 3d March, 1837, entitled "An act supplementary to the act entitled an act to amend the judicial system of the United States," and for other purposes. An act to prohibit the giving or accepting, within the District of Colum· bia, of a challenge to fight a duel, and for the punishment thereof. An act to abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cases. An act in amendment of the act respecting the judicial system of the United States. An act to reorganize the district courts of the United States in the State. of Alabama. An act to provide for carrying into effect the convention between the United States of America and the republic of Texas for marking the boundary between them. An act to provide for the location and temporary support of the Seminole Indians removed from Florida. An act to revive and extend an act to authorize the issuing of Treasury notes to meet the current expenses of the Government, approved 21st May, |