Monday next was then assigned for the third reading of the said bill. Ordered, That when the House adjourns, it will adjourn to meet again on Monday next. And then the House adjourned. MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1825. Mr. Burleigh presented a petition of Joseph Dixon, of the State of Maine, praying remuneration for damages which he sustained by the erection of a small fort on his land, in the year 1814, intended for the protection of the frigate Congress. Mr. Mitchell, of Maryland, presented a petition of Hezekiah Ford, of that State, praying further compensation for his services as an officer of the Revolutionary army. Mr. Mitchell also presented a petition of John S. Moffett, late a collector of direct taxes and internal duties for the third collection district of Maryland, praying compensation for extra services performed by him in his official capacity. Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, presented a petition of Rachael MClure, praying to be paid the amount of pay now due for the services of her late husband, William M.Clure, as a soldier in the army of the United States. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims. The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee of Claims, viz: By Mr. Herrick, the petition of Elijah Cook, heretofore presented on the 10th February, 1819. By Mr. Farrelly, the petition of John Rudolph, presented on the 5th January, 1819. By Mr. Owen, the petition of Robert Carr Lane, presented on the 31st December, 1819. Mr. Reed presented a petition of Thomas Macy, Postmaster at Nantucket, in the State of Massachusetts: praying for additional compensation. Mr. Martindale presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Washington, in the State of New-York; Mr. Bradley presented a petition of inhabitants of the towns of Guilford and Halifax, in the county of Windham, in the State of Vermont; praying, respectively, for the establishment of post routes. Mr. Mitchell, of Maryland, presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the sixth Congressional district of that State, setting forth the causes which produce irregularity in the transportation of the great Eastern, Northern, and Southern mail, through that district, and praying assistance from the government in building bridges over the Elk, and North-East Creeks. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Mr. Reed presented a petition of inhabitants of New-Bedford and Fairhaven, in the State of Massachusetts, praying for the erection of a light-house on Ned's Point, at the entrance of the harbor of Mattepoisett. Mr. Webster presented a petition of the Boston Marine Society, praying that a floating light may be placed near Tuckanuck Shoal. Mr. Tomlinson presented a petition of inhabitants of the town of Fairfield, in the State of Connecticut, praying that beacons may be placed near the entrance of the harbor of Mill River. Mr. Cambreleng presented a petition of John F. Delaplaine, Elijah P. Delaplaine, and Ichabod Sheffield, praying to be allowed the bounty granted on a fishing voyage, which is withheld in consequence of the accidental loss of the fishing agreement and licence of their vessel. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Webster presented a petition from sundry merchants and traders of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts; Mr. Blair presented a petition from sundry inhabitants of Hawkins county, in the state of Tennessee; respectively praying that a duty may be imposed on merchandise sold at auction. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the committee of the whole House on the state of the Union, to which is committed the bill laying duties on sales of merchandise at auction. Mr. Webster presented a petition of Samuel G. Perkins, of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts, in behalf of himself and others, praying the interference of the general Government in procuring indemnification for two valuable cargoes of merchandise, shipped by the petitioners in the years 1809 and 1810, which were seized and sequestered by the Dutch Government; by it transferred to the French authorities; which cargoes were sold by the latter, and the proceeds paid into the public Treasury of France. Ordered, That the said petition be laid upon the table. Mr. Adams presented a petition of Abel Baker, praying that, in consideration of his Revolutionary services, he may be placed on the pension roll of the United States. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Mr. Storrs presented a petition of Calvin Johnson, of Oneida county, in the state of New York, representing that he held a title, in equity, to a small tract of land in said county, to which the United States subsequently obtained a legal title: he prays for such relief as the merits of his case may appear to justify. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Udrce presented a petition of John Vanderlier praying to be paid a balance of £35. 9s. 3d. which remains due to the estate of his deceased father, Henry Vanderlier, for services rendered to the United States during the Revolutionary war. Mr. Culpeper presented a petition of Michael Nash, praying to be paid a balance due him for his services as a soldier of the Revolutionary army. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims. Mr. Mitchell, of Maryland, presented a petition of John S Moffitt, praying that the law passed at the last Session for his benefit, may be so amended, as to authorize the accounting officers, in the settlement of his accounts. to allow him a commission on the same. Mr. M.Kim presented a petition of Kantzow and Biel, of the city of Stockholm, in the Kingdom of Sweden, Merchants, by their agents, Thompson and Bathurst, of Baltimore, and Boorman and Johnson, of New York, praying, for reasons stated in their petition, to be released from the payment of certain additional duties upon two cargoes of iron, shipped by them to the United States. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The following petitions, heretofore presented. were again presented, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, viz: By Mr. Stewart the petition of Benjamin Wells and John Webster, presented on the 9th December, 1818; By Mr. Gurley, the petition of Elisha T. Hall, presented on the 8th day of January, 1816; By Mr. Condict, the petition of Thomas S. M'Leod, presented on the 26th day of April, 1824; Mr. McKean presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Tioga, in the state of Pennsylvania; Mr. Buchanan presented a petition of inhabitants of Elizabethtown, Maytown, and Marietta, in the county of Lancaster, in the state of Pennsylvania; praying, respectively, for the establishment of post routes. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill to alter and establish post roads. Mr. Kent presented a memorial of the Mayor of the City of Washington, and the Commissioners appointed to superintend the erection of the City Hall in said city, praying for an additional allowance for that portion of said Hall which was purchased by the United States for the accommodation of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. Mr. Little presented a petition of Richard Raynal Keene, of the city of Baltimore, praying to be recompensed for a disclosure of the military and marine resources of the Regency of Algiers, and of the true and proper mode of reducing that Regency to unconditional submission, and at the least possible expense, made by him in the year 1814, at great risque and sacrifice. Mr. Newton presented a petition of Lewis B. Page, a sailing master in the navy of the United States, praying for an equitable settlement of his accounts, having lost his vouchers by the wreck of the vessel under his command. Mr. Newton also presented a petition of Charles D. Brodie, foreman of the Carpenter's Department in the Navy Yard at Gosport, in the state of Virginia, praying remuneration for a box, or machine, invented by him, by which vessels may be repaired under water, and which has been, and is now, in use in the navy of the United States. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. Cook presented a resolution of the Legislature of the state of Illinois, instructing the Senators, and requesting the Representatives, of said state, in the Congress of the United States, to use their exertions in endeavoring to obtain relief to William Lee D. Ewing for the sum of one thousand dollars, which, as Receiver of Public Money, he had placed, for safe-keeping, in the Bank at Vandalia, of which, with other moneys, the said Bank was robbed. Mr. Call, of Indiana, presented a petition of Jesse Willis, praying permission to relinquish a quarter section of land, (entered through mistake) and enter the same quantity on other vacant land belonging to the United States. Mr. Livingston presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the city of New Orleans, praying that the site of Fort St. John may be granted, in fee simple, to Henry Elkins, Esq. Mr. Owen presented a memorial of the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Green county, state of Alabama, praying for a grant of land to aid them in the erection of a Court House, Jail, &c. at the Seat of Justice in said county. Mr. Owen presented a petition of Richard G. Ryder, Constant Fer, Moses Prescot, James Etheridge, and John Frenier, of Mobile county, state of Alabama, praying that a right of pre-emption may be granted to them in the purchase of the land on which they respectively reside. Mr. Owen presented a petition of Joseph La Kanal, praying for a grant of a quarter section of land, or the right of pre-emption in the purchase of the same, upon which he has erected certain buildings, and appropriated the same to the purpose of an academy. Mr. Owen presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of Pike, Covington, Henry, and Butler counties, in the state of Alabama, praying for the removal of the Land Office from Sparta to Montezuma. Ordered, That the said petitions be severally referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Mr. Richard, delegate from Michigan, presented a petition of George McDougall, representing that he purchased from the Government of the United States, certain lands, as described in his petition; that he made payment, in part, for the same, and that, without any failure on his part, the agents of the Government have considered his right forfeited, and again sold the land: he prays such relief, as, upon an examination of his case, Congress may deem reasonable and just, Mr. Richard also presented a petition of James Chittenden, pray. ing, for reasons set forth in his petition, that his claim to two small islands in the river Detroit, may be confirmed to him and his heirs, by an act of Congress. Mr. Call, of Florida, presented a petition of John Westley Bush, praying, for reasons stated at large in his petition, that he may be placed on the list of land claimants, under the act of 1824, for the benefit of actual settlers in the Territory of Florida. Ordered, That the said petitions be severally referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Mr. Hamilton presented a memorial of the faculty of Columbian College, praying that the students of said college may be, by law, exempted from militia duty. Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. McLane, of Delaware, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill making appropriations for the support of Government for the year 1825; which was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. Mr. Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of Sarah Shillito, accompanied by a bill for her relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. Mr. Little, from the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, made an unfavorable report on so much of the petition of Samuel Howell, as prays compensation for a house; which report was laid upon the table. It was then Ordered, That the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, be discharged from the consideration of so much of the petition of Samuel Howell, as prays for a pension, and that it be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the cases of Josiah Parlin, Joseph Shomo, James Shannon, and John McKinney, and that the said cases be referred to the Committee of Claims; also, from the consideration of the petition of Julius Willard and Thomas Childs, and that leave be given to withdraw the same; also, from the petition of William W. Hall, and that it be referred to the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims. Mr. Harvey, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made an unfavorable report on the petition of Ann Hodge; which was laid upon the table. Mr. Edwards, of North Carolina, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made unfavorable reports on the cases of Jesse Cornelius, Abraham Greenwald, John Brown, and Huldah Eldred; which were laid upon the table. Mr. Hogeboom, from the same committee. made an unfavorable report on the cases of Zachariah Dodds and Moses Johnson; which was laid upon the table. Mr. Cassedy, from the same Committee, made an unfavorable report on the petition of William Lewis; which was laid upon the table. Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Henry Gates; and that it be referred to the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims. |