Flourjae, praying that his title to a tract of land in the State of Louisiana, may be confirmed.

Mr. Lattimore, presented a petition of Josiah Carney, and John F. M.Grew, praying that further time may be allowed them to file the evidence in support of their claims to land in the Mississippi Territory, and that the act of the 30th June, 1812, may be so amended as to grant further time to receive the testimony necessary to establish the claims which the said act intended to confirm.

Mr. Lattimore, also presented a petition of Hezekiah Carter, praying that his title to a tract of land in the Mississippi Territory, may be confirmed.

Mr. Pope, presented a petition of John Reynolds, praying that his title to a tract of land in the Missouri Territory, may be confirmed.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the committee on Private Land Claims.

Mr. Pope, also presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the Territory of Illinois, praying that an act may be passed declaring valid the confirmations of land titles in said Territory, made by the several governors of the Territories northwest of the river Ohio, under various acts of Congress passed for that purpose.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to

the committee on the Public Lands.

Mr. Crawford, from the joint committe for enrolled bills, reported that the committee did this day present to the President of the United States, enrolled bills entitled,

An act supplementary to an act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage: And

An act directing the discharge of Nathaniel Taft, from imprisonment.

Mr. Sharp, from the committee on Private Land Claims, made a report on the petition of James Gibson, which was read and the resolution therein contained was concurred in by the House, as follows:

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner is unreasonable and ought not to be granted.

Mr. Sharp, also made a report on the petition of the executors of the will of Absalom Tatom, which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Lowndes, from the committee of Ways and Means to which was referred the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the State of the finances, made a report upon that part of it which relates to an addition to the sinking fund, which was read: When

Mr. Lowndes, reported a bill to provide for the redemption of the public debt, which was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Lowndes, also reported a bill to repeal so much of any acts in force, as authorizes a loan of money or an issue of Treasury notes, which was read the first and second time, and committed to the committee of the whole House last appointed.

Mr. Robertson, from the committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the bill from the Senate to increase the salaries of the register and receiver of public moneys of the land office at Marietta," reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Taylor, of N. Y. from the committee of Elections made the following report, which was ordered to lie on the table.

"That they have examined the certificate of

Election of Stephen D. Miller, who is returned as a Representative from the State of South-Carolina, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of William Mayrant, and find the same sufficient to entitle him to a seat in this House."

Ordered, That Mr. Scott, have leave to withdraw such papers as may have been filed by him in support of his right to a seat in this House, as the delegate from the Territory of Missouri.

Mr. Hardin, from the committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of Bowie, and Kurtz, and others, which was read and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Clark, of N. Y. from the committee to which was referred the petitions of Samuel Thompson, and John Daily, made a report which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Forsyth, from the committee on Foreign Affairs, to which was referred the message of the President of the United States, of the 26th ult. reported a bill to prevent citizens of the United States, from selling vessels of war to the citizens or subjects of any foreign power, and more ef fectually to prevent the arming and equipping vessels of war in the ports of the United States, intended to be used against nations in amity with the United States, which was read the first and second time, and committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill concerning the navigation of the United States.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of contracts made at the Navy Department in the year 1816, on behalf of the United States, which was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Pickering, gave notice that on to-morrow he will ask leave to present a bill further to regu

fate the Territories of the United States, and their electing delegates to Congress.

On motion of Mr. Wright,

The House proceeded to consider the resolu tion submitted by him yesterday, for the admission of certain characters within the hall, and the same being again read, was rejected by the House.

Mr. Forsyth, submitted the following joint resolutions, which were read the first and second time, and ordered to lie on the table.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the arrangement made by the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, under which the notes of the stockholders secured by deposit of six per cent stock of the United States, are received in place of the specie required to be paid as a part of the second instalment, is an unwarrantable extension of the corporate powers of that body, and that the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, be and he is hereby directed to withhold the deposits of the government from the said Bank, until the proportion of specie required as part of the second instalment is actually paid, according to the true intent and meanining of the act of incorporation.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the discount of any note or the loan of money by the Bank of the United States, to individuals on the credit of the funded debt of the United Stated, either transferred to the Bank, or to any of its officers, or deposited with an authority to sell the same for the payment of the debt contracted, is a manifest violation of the ninth rule or fundamental article or the constitution of the said Bank, and is contrary to the spirit of the fifth section of the act of incorporation, and that the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, be and he is hereby directed whenever he shall heaeaster ascertain that

any discount of notes or loan of money, has been made on such security, to proceed forthwith to withdraw from the said Bank, the deposits of the government, and that it shall be his duty to give information thereof to Congress, during the first week of its succeeding session.

An engrossed bill entitled, "An act to explain the act authorizing certain officers and other persons to administer oaths, approved May the 3d, 1798," was read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the title be as aforesaid, and that the clerk carry the said bill to the Senate, and ask their concurrence therein.

A message from the Scnate by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary.

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill entitled, An act concerning the attorney-general of the United States," in which they ask the concurrence of this House. And he withdrew.

A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Todd, his Secretary, notifying that the President had on this day approved and signed

An act directing the discharge of Nathaniel Taft, from imprisonment; and

An act supplementary to "An act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage."

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill allowing compensation to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United United States and Delegates from Territories, and repealing all other laws on that subject contrary thereto; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Breckenridge, reported that the committee had made some progress therein and directed him to ask leave to sit again.