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A motion was made by Mr. H Nelson to discharge the committee of the whole House from the further consideration of the bill extending the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and for returning the surveys thercon to the general and office, and for giving further time to complete the surveys, and to obtain patents for land located under Virginia resolution warrants.

And the question being taken thereon,

It was determined in the negative.

Mr. Nelson then moved that the House go into a committee of the whole on the said bill; which motion was rejected by the House.

Mr. Nelson then moved that the said committee of the whole House be discharged, and that the bill be postponed indefinitely.

A division of the question on this motion was called for, and being taken on discharging the committee of the whole House,

Passed in the affirmative.

Mr. Nelson then withdrew that part of his motion for an indefinite postponement of the said bill. Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time to-day.

Ordered, That the committee of the whole House, to which is committed the bill for the establishment of a national university, be discharged, and that the said bill be postponed indefinitely.

Ordered, That colonel Allan M.Lane,. and James Goddard, have leave to withdraw the documents accompanying their respective petitions, presented at the present session.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker-The Senate concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill, entitled, "An act to continue in force an act, cn

titled, An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports and tonnage,' passed the third day of March, 1815, and for other purposes." The Senate have postponed indefinitely the bill, entitled, "An act for the relief of Berthelemy Duverger." They have rejected the bill, entitled, “An act for the relief of James Orr:" And they have passed bills from this House of the following titles, towit:

An act for the relief of Robert Burnside;

An act for the relief of Madame Montreuil; An act for the relief of James H. Boisgervais; and

An act for the relief of Antoine Bienvenue. And then he withdrew

An engrossed bill, entitled, "An act extending the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and for returning the surveys thereon to the general land-office, and for giving further time to complete the surveys and obtain patents for land located under Virginia resolution warrants," was read the third time and passed.

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

Ordered, That the committee of the whole House, to which is committed the bill from the Senate, entitled, "An act to provide for the purchase and distribution of the laws of the United States," be discharged from a consideration thereof.

The question was then taken-" Shall this bill be read a third time?"

And determined in the negative.

And so the said bill was rejected.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

Ordered, That the committee on Pensions and Revolutionary 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 to the House.

The following resolution was submitted by Mr. Root:

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be directed to lay before the House of Representatives at the next session of Congress, a detailed statement of the expenditures of the contingent fund for foreign intercourse and for intercourse with the Barbary powers for the last four years.

The said resolution was read and postponed indefinitely.

A message froin the Senate, by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker-The Senate have postponed until the 4th day of March, instant, the bill entitled " An act for the relief of James Caze and John Richaud." They have rejected the bill, entitled, "An act for the relief of Thomas and John Clifford, Elisha Fisher & Co., and Thomas Clifford, and Thomas Clifford & Son." And have passed bills of this House of the following titles, to wit:

An act to continue in force the second section of the act, entitled," An act supplementary to the act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage. An act for the relief of Asa Wells;

An act authorizing the payment of a sum of money to Teakle Savage, and others;

An act for the relief of Peyton Short;

An act authorizing the payment of a sum of money to Nathaniel Seavey and others;

An act for the relief of Joseph Summers and John Allen ;

An act for the relief of Joseph J Green;

An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to cause repayment to be made of certain alien duties;

An act for the relief of Peter Kindall;

An act for the relief of Alexander Holmes and Benjamin Hough; and

An act for the relief of Peter Cazlard; with amendments to the two latter. They have also passed a bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Isaac Briggs;" in which amendments and bill they ask the concurrence of this House: And then he withdrew.

The amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Alexander Holmes and Benjamin Hough;" and to the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Peter Cazlard," were read and severally concurred in by the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

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The bill from the Senate, entitled "An act for the relief of Isaac Briggs," was read the first and second time, and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Taul, from the committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee bad examined enrolled bills of the following titles:

An act further to regulate the territories of the United States, and their electing delegates to Congress;

An act for the relief of the widows and orphans of the officers, seamen, and marines who were lost in the United States' brig Epervier;

An act to amend the act, entitled "An act granting bounties, in land and extra pay, to certain Ca nadian volunteers," passed 5th March, 1816;

An act to authorize the extension of the Columbian turnpike road within the District of Columbia; An act for making an appropriation for opening and cutting out a road therein described;

An act to provide for. furnishing the house of the President of the United States;

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

An act for the relief of certain officers;

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 supplementary to an act, entitled "An act directing the disposition of money paid into the courts of the United States;"

An act transferring the duties of commissioner of loans to the Bank of the United States, and abolishing the office of commissioner of loans;

An act making further provision for repairing the public buildings and improving the public

square;

An act to provide for the redemption of the public debt;

An act making appropriations 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 respecting the assessment and collection of the direct tax;

An act authorizing the appointment of a surveyor of the lands in the northern part of the Mississippi Territory, and the sale of certain lands therein described;

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