Ordered, That the petition of Richard Cogan, on the files of the last session, be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Linn presented the petition of R. C. Washington and others, citizens of the District of Columbia, associated for the propagation of the mulberry and the manufacture of silk, praying an act of incorporation, and a grant of, or the right to use, certain public squares or lots; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Mr. Calhoun presented the proceedings of a meeting of the citizens of the town of Cheraw, in the State of South Carolina, opposed to a change in the present mode of transporting the United States mail on the route from Raleigh to Columbia; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Mr. Calhoun presented the petition of Joseph W. Page, praying to be allowed his proportion of a forfeiture incurred by a violation of the revenue laws, and for which judgment has been obtained; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Clay, of Alabama, presented the petition of Laurent Millaudon, praying the passage of a law to grant him the right to complete certain improvements commenced by him on the eastern shore of the bay of Mobile; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Young presented the petition of a number of citizens of Green county, in the State of Illinois, praying the establishment of a mail route from Whitehall to Fayette, in said county; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Mr. Young presented the petition of a number of postmasters in the State of Illinois, praying the establishment of a mail route from Fayette to Pittsfield, in said State; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Mr. Merrick presented the petition of the heirs of Abraham White, deceased, a soldier in the revolutionary army, praying to be allowed a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. Merrick presented the memorial of Joseph Radcliff, of the District of Columbia, praying to be paid for ship timber delivered under contract at the navy yard in the City of Washington, and destroyed by the burning of said yard by the enemy in 1814, and for other losses under said contract; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Linn presented the petition of Allen Gorham, praying to be allowed compensation for his services as a master carpenter on the New Orleans station, whilst commanded by Commodore Porter; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Wall presented the memorial of the Association of Friends, in the city of Philadelphia, opposed to slavery, praying Congress to abolish slavery and the slave trade, and to refuse admission into the Union of any State whose constitution tolerates slavery. A motion being made that the petition be received, and the same being objected to, On motion by Mr. King, Ordered, That the motion to receive the petition lie on the table. Mr. Swift presented the memorial of the Franklin Association of Ministers, in the State of Massachusetts, praying Congress to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, and the slave trade between the States, and to refuse admission into the Union of any new slaveholding State. A motion being made that the petition be received, and the same being objected to, On motion by Mr. King, Ordered, That the motion to receive the petition lie on the table. Mr. Williams, of Maine, presented the petition of Rufus K. Lane, an officer during the late war, praying to be allowed a pension for a wound received while in actual service; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, presented a memorial of Daniel White and others, inhabitants of Chatham, Middlesex county, Connecticut, praying that measures may by adopted to cause all national differences to be referred to a convention or Congress of Nations, for the purpose of final adjustment; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, presented the memorial of a number of citizens of New York, engaged in the manufacture of starch, praying Congress to impose a duty on foreign starch; which was referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Mr. Clay, of Alabama, submitted the following motion; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a port of entry at the city of St. Joseph, in the Terrritory of Florida. Mr. Lyon submitted the following motion; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing at the city of Detroit, in the State of Michigan, a hospital for the relief of the sick and disabled seamen and navigators of the great American lakes. On motion by Mr. Niles, Ordered, That the petition of Isaac Hull, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. Lyon, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom the following bills were referred: S. 20. A bill for the relief of Obed P. Lacey; S. 28. A bill for the relief of Michael Ambrister; S. 44. A bill to authorize the issuing of a patent to the heirs or legal representatives of Francis Rivard, deceased; S. 50. A bill for the relief of Sebastian Butcher and the heirs and legal representatives of Bartholomew Butcher, Michael Butcher, and Peter Bloom; reported them, severally, without amendment. Mr Linn, from the Committee on Private Land Clainis, to whom the following bills were referred : S. 43. A bill to continue in force the "act for the final adjustment of private land claims in Missouri," approved 9th July, 1832, and the act supplemental thereto, approved 2d March, 1833; S. 49. A bill for the relief of Joseph Bogy; S. 73. A bill for the relief or Isabella Hill, widow, and John Hill, Elizabeth Hill, and Samuel Hill, children and minor heirs at law of Samuel Hill, deceased; reported them, severally, without amendment. Mr. Clay of Alabama, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whòm were referred the bill (S. 135) for the relief of certain settlers on the public lands who were deprived of the benefits of the "act granting pre-emption. rights," which was approved on the 19th of June, 1834; also, the bill (S. 136) authorizing the relinquishment of the 16th sections. granted for the use of schools, and the entry of other lands in lieu thereof; reported them severally, without amendment. Mr. Tipton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 137) to authorize Peter Warner, of Indiana, to purchase a certain half section of land, reported it without amendment. Mr. King, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom the following bills were referred : S. 93. A bill for the relief of Asa Armington and others; S. 130. A bill for the relief of Elisha Eldridge; reported them, severally, without amendment. Mr. Lumpkin, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to whom was referred the bill (S. 72) for the relief of Thomas H. Owen, John W. Skidmore, and others, reported it without amendment. Mr. Prentiss, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Elias Carpenter, reported a resolution: "That the prayer of the petition ought not to be granted." Mr. Prentiss, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Jedediah Hunt, reported a resolution: "That the prayer of the petition ought not to be granted." Mr. Prentiss, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred, the petition of Jacob Slye, reported a resolution : "That the prayer of the petition ought not to be granted." On motion by Mr. Prentiss, Ordered, That the Committee on Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of the widow of Azariah Sawyer. Mr. Pierce, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the memorial of James H. Bradford, reported a resolution : "That the prayer of the memorialist ought not to be granted." Mr. Pierce, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Samuel Collins, submitted a report, accompanied by a bill (S. 138) for his relief. The bill was read, and passed to the second reading. On motion of Mr. Williams, of Maine, Ordered, That the Committee on Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of the widow of James Hart. Mr. Williams, of Maine, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of William Tilton, submitted an adverse report ; which was read. Mr. Williams, of Maine, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Holly Raper, submitted an adverse report; which was read. Mr. Williams, of Maine, from the Committee on Pensions, to, whom was referred the petition of Huldah Tucker, submitted an adverse report; which was read. Mr. Mouton, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom were referred the following bills: S. 46. A bill confirming certain land claims in Louisiana; S. 47. A bill confirming certain land claims in the Ouachita land district, in the State of Louisiana; S. 48. A bill to confirm claims to lands in the district between the Rio Hondo and Satine rivers. S. 110. A bill for the relief of Jean Baptiste Grainger; S. 111. A bill for the relief of Charles Morgan ; S. 112. A bill for the relief of Charles Morgan, of Louisiana; reported them, severally, without amendment. Agreeably to notice, Mr. King asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 139) for the relief of the corporate authorities of the city of Mobile; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and considered, as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being made thereto, it was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it be engrossed, and read a third time. Agreeably to notice, Mr. Strange asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 140) for the relief of William Lefevre, of North Carolina; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and, with the papers on file, referred to the Committee on Pensions. Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 141) for the relief of David Goodwin; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Agreeably to notice, Mr. Robinson asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 142) providing for the establishment of the Peoria land district, in Illinois; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Agreeably to notice, Mr. Robinson asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 143) for the relief of Daniel B. Bush; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred, with the documents on file, to the Committee on Public Lands. The following bills, having being reported by the committee correctly engrossed, were severally read a third time: S. 56. A bill for the relief of the owners of the British brig Despatch; S. 57. A bill to remunerate the captors of the privateer Lydia ; S. 76. A bill for the relief of Jechonias Pigot and Benjamin Lecraft, sureties of James Manney, late collector of the customs for the district of Beaufort, in the State of North Carolina; S. 77. A bill to remit or refund to the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad Company, the duties upon certain railroad iron. Resolved, That the said bills pass, and that their respective titles be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (S. 60) to relinquish to the State of Alabama the two per cent. fund reserved by the act for her admission into the Union to be applied to the making of a road or roads leading to said State; and having been amended, it was reported to the Senate, and the amendment was concurred in. Ordered, That this bill be engrossed, and read a third time. The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (S. 39) to create an additional land office in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes; and no amendment being made thereto, it was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it be engrossed, and read a third time. The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the following bills: S. 37. A bill to change the location of the office of surveyor general of the district composed of the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, and for other purposes; S. 64. A bill authorizing the President of the United States to cause the reserved lead mines in the State of Illinois, and Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa, to be sold as other public lands; and the said bills being severally amended, were reported to the Senate, and the amendments were concurred in. Ordered, That they be engrossed, and read a third time. The Senate adjourned. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1838. Mr. Linn presented the petition of Philip C. S. Barbour, praying the confirmation of his title to three tracts of land lying in the State of Mississippi, or an equivalent therefor, if sold by the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. On motion by Mr. Knight, Ordered, That the petition of Jeptha A. Wilkinson, on the files of the last session, be referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office. Mr. Wright submitted documents in relation to the claim of Lyon and Howard, for compensation for constructing a steam dredging-machine, under a contract with an agent of the Government; which were referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Wright presented the petition of Frederick Gebhard, of the State of New York, praying that a cargo of merchandise imported by him the 27th day of June, 1828, may not be charged with higher duties than those imposed prior to the act of the 19th of May, 1828; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Hubbard presented the petition of Moses Turner, a soldier in the revolutionary army, praying a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. On motion by Mr. Strange, Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of the executrix of William D. Cheever, and that the same be referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Rives presented the petition of John Roberts, praying to be released from liability under a judgment obtained against him as one of the sureties of Morrison and Wheeler, contractors for the delivery of arms, who failed to comply with their contract; which was referred to the Committee of Claims, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rives presented the memorial of the Petersburg Railroad Company, praying the payment of a sum of money deducted by the Postmaster General from the amount to which they were entitled under a contract for carrying the United States mail; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. On motion by Mr. Rives, Ordered, That the petition of the administrator of William Grayson, on the files of the last session, be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Mr. Young presented resolutions of the General Assembly of the State |