Ordered, That the petition of Albert Ogden, and Co. presented on the 20th February, 1816, and the petition of Robert and Thomas Hutchinson, presented on the 15th of March, 1816, be re ferred to the same committee..

Ordered, That Mr. Calhoun, be appointed of the committee to which has been referred the potitions of the sufferers on the Niagara frontier, in the place of Mr. Webster, who is absent.

Mr. T. M. Nelson, from the committee appointed on the 12th ult reported a bill authorizing the commutation of soldiers' bounty land, which was read the first and second time and committed to committee of the whole House on Wednesday

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Mr. Brooks, from the committee appointed to inquire whether any amendments are necessary to the act passed at the last session granting bounties in land, and extra pay to certain Canadian volunteers, made a report which was read: When

Mr. Brooks, presented a bill to amend an act entitled, “An act granting bounties in land, and extra pay to certain Canadian volunteers," passed 5th March, 1816; which was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next.

The Speaker laid before the House, a letter from the acting Secretary of War, transmitting, the annual statements of public contracts made by the War Department, in the year 1816, which were ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Johnson, of Ky. from the committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill to amend an act entitled, "An act making further provision for military services during the late war, and for other purposes," which was read the first and second time, and committed to the committee of the whole

House, on the bill for the relief of infirm, disabled, and superannuated officers and soldiers.

On motion of Mr. Hammond,

Resolved, That the Secretary of War, be directed to communicate to this House, the number of officers and privates composing the whole military establishment, in the actual service of the United States, particularizing the strength of each corps and regiment.

On motion of Mr. Jackson,

Resolved, That the committee on Roads and Canals, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law, for making an artificial road from Washington, in Pennsylvania, through Charlestown, on the Ohio river, to the river Sandusky, at or near Fort Stephenson.

Resolved, That the same committee be further instructed to inquire into the expediency of appropriating a part of the nett proceeds, arising from the sales of land in the State of Indiana, which by the compact with that State, are set a part for roads, to making an artificial road from Winchester, in Virginia, to the Ohio river, at or near the mouth of Muskingum river, and from thence by or near Chilicothe, on the Sciota river to the said State of Indiana.

On motion of Mr. Smith, of Md.

Resolved, That the committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of increasing the pension of George Vaughan, a soldier of the revolutionary

war.

On motion of Mr. Pickens,

Resolved, That the committee on Roads and Canals, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing for the making of surveys and levels of the several most practicable points of

communication between the waters of Tennessee river, and those of Coosa and Tombigbee rivers; and also of the shoals and falls on the two last mentioned rivers.

Engrossed bills of the following titles, to wit: An act making a partial appropriation for the subsistence of the army, during the year 1817, and An act to amend the act entitled, "An act to authorize the payment for property lost, captured, or destroyed, by the enemy, while in the military service of the United States, and for other purposes,

Were severally read the third time and passed Ordered, That the titles be as aforesaid, and that the clerk carry the said bills to the Senate, and ask their concurrence therein.

The House proceeded to consider the engrossed bill. "supplementary to the act to encourage vaccination," and the said bill being again read. The question was taken, shall this bill pass? Yeas......57

And was determined in the negative. Nay.....88

The yeas and nays being required by one fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Ordered, That the committee of the whole House, to which is committed the bill supplementary to the act regulating the duties on imports and tonnage, passed the 27th of April, 1816, be discharged from a further consideration of the said bill, and that it be recommitted to the committee on Foreign Relations.

The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the additional report of the committee of Elections, upon the contested election between John Scott, and Rufus Easton; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Condict, reported that the committee had made some progress therein, but not having time to go through the same, had directed him to ask leave to sit again.

Ordered, That the committe of the whole House, have leave to sit again on the said report. And then the House adjourned..