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the committee of the whole House, on the bill for the division of the Mississippi Territory and for the admission of the westeru section thereof, into the Union as a State.

The bill from the Senate, entitled "An act to provide for reports of the decisions of the supreme court," was read the first and second time and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill to provide for the redemption of the public debt of the United States.

The bill from the Senate entitled, “An act respecting the transportation of persons of colour, for sale, or to be held to labour," was read the first and second time, and committed to the committee on the African slave trade.

The bili from the Senate entitled, "An act to set apart and dispose of certain public lands for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vine and olive," was read the first and second time, and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill making provision for the location of the lands reserved by the treaty of the 9th of August, 1814, to certain chiefs and warriors of the Creek Indians.

The amendments proposed by the Senate, to the bill entitled, "An act concerning the navigation of the United States," were read and referred to the committee on Foreign Relations.

Engrossed bills of the following titles, to wit: An act making provision for the support of the military establishment of the United States, for the year 1817;

An act making additional appropriations to defray the expenses of the army and militia, during the late war with Great Britain;

An act making appropriations for the support of the navy of the United States, for the year 1817;

An act freeing from postage all letters and packets to and from James Madison;

An act supplementary to an act entitled, "An act further to amend the several acts for the establishment and regulation of the Treasury, War, and Navy Departments;"

An act repealing the act entitled, "An act for the safe keeping and accommodation of prisoners of war." passed July 6, 1812;

An act concerning the compensation of the district attorney, for the district of Massachusetts;

An act to authorize the extension of the Columbian turnpike road within the District of Columbia; Were severally read the third time and passed. Ordered. That the titles thereof be as aforesaid, and that the Clerk carry the said bills to the Senate and ask their concurrence therein.

The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill concerning the invasid pensioners. to which was also committed the bill from the Senate entitled, "An act granting a pension to commodore Richard Taylor;" and after some time spent therein, Mr Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Jackson reported the said bills with amendments to each.

The amendments to the first-mentioned bill were read, and concurred in by the House, aud the said bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow.

The amendinents to the last-mentioned bill were also read and concurred in by the House; and ordered to be engrossed and, together with the bill, to be read a third time to-morrow.

The House took up the bill authorizing the es tablishment of a National Armoury: And

A motion was made by Mr. Smith, of Maryland, that the said bill be postponed indefinitely.

And the question being taken thereon, It was determined in the affirmative. The House also took up the bill respecting the pay and emoluments of certain officers of the of the United States, and ordered the same to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow.

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The House also took up the bill to amend the act entitled "An act making further provision for military services during the late war and for other purposes," and the amendments reported thereto, from the committee of the whole House on the 5th instant, were read and concurred in, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow.

The House also took up the bill concerning the invalids of the revolutionary war, and the widows and children of the militia and the soldiers of the army during the late war, and the amendments reported thereto, from the committee of the whole House on the 5th instant, being read and the question stated to agree thereto,

A motion was made by Mr. Taylor, of N. Y. that the said bill be postponed indefinitely. And debate arising thereon,

The House adjourned.

SATURDAY, February 22, 1817.

Mr. Hale presented a petition of sundry IDhabitants of Portsmouth, in the State of NewHampshire, praying to the same effect with the petition presented yesterday by Mr. Bradbury, from inhabitants of the District of Maine.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the committee of the whole House on the bill to regulate the trade in plaster of Paris.

Mr. Taggart presented petitions from inhabi

tants of Hampshire, South. and Essex Districts, in the State of Massachusetts, praying that the mails may not be transported or opened on Sundays

Mr. Stearns presented a similar petition from inhabitants of Essex and Middlesex Districts in the said State.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the committee appointed on a similar petition from the inhabitants of Southampton, in the said State. Mr Jewett presented a petition of Eliphalet Steele. confined in prison in the city of Albany and State of New-York, at the suit of the United States, praying to be released from confinement. Ordered. That the said petition be referred to the committee of Ways and Means.

Mr. Middleton, presented a resolution of the general assembly of the State of South-Carolina, requesting that further measures may be adopted for arming and equipping the whole body of the militia of the United States, which was read and ordered to lie.on the table.

Mr. Johnson, of Ky. presented a petition of Samuel Cheny, praying for a pension, having been disab ed while in the naval service.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Alexander presented a petition of James McPherson, praying compensation for a quantity of his property destroyed by the troops of the United States during the late war with Great Britain; which petition was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Yancey. from the committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of James Villere; which was read: When

Mr. Yancey reported a bill for the relief of the said James Villere: which was read the first and

second time and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill for the relief of Caze and Richaud.

Ordered, That the committee of Claims be discharged from a further consideration of the several petitions, and other matters referred to them at the present session, and upon which they have not reported.

Mr. Ingham, from the committee on the PostOffice and Post-Roads, reported a bill to alter and establish certain post roads; which was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next.

Ordered, That the committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, be discharged from a further consideration of the petition of Daniel Simonds, and that he have leave to withdraw the same.

Mr. Pickering, from the committee on the African slave trade, to which was committed the bill from the Senate, entitled "An respecting the transportation of persons of colour, for sale, or to be held to labour," reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. Mr. Forsyth, from the committee on Foreign Relations, to which was committed the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act concerning the navigation of the United States," reported their agreement thereto.

The said amendments were then read at the Clerk's table and concurred in by the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

Engrossed bills of the following titles, to wit: An act concerning invalid pensioners;

An act to amend the act entitled, "An act

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