On motion of Mr. John Y. Mason,

Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation to erect a hospital at City Point, in Virginia, for the reception of sick seamen.

On motion of Mr. John Y. Mason,

Resolved, That the message of the President of the United States on the subject of a present received by the consul of the United States at Tangier from the Emperor of Morocco, made to this House at the last session of Congress, be recommitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, with instructions to report a bill directing the sale of the lion and horses presented, and such application of the proceeds of such sale as shall be deemed most appropriate; also, to inquire into the expediency of making disposition of such other presents as have been made to officers of the Government, and deposited in the Secretary of State's office, as being presented contrary to the constitution.

On motion of Mr. Speight,

Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for the building of a lightboat, to be stationed at or near Harbor Island bar, in the State of North Carolina.

On motion of Mr. Williams,

Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the payment to the militia of the same pensions that are paid to the soldiers and officers of the regular army.

On motion of Mr. Grayson,

Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for erecting light-houses and placing buoys at the entrance of the inlets of St. Helena and Port Royal, on the coast of South Carolina.

On motion of Mr. Hubbard,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed on the part of this House, to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to consider and report the arrangements necessary to be adopted in order to carry into effect the last resolution reported on the 24th June 1834, by the joint committee appointed at the last session of Congress, on the occasion of the death of General Lafayette.

Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Lincoln, Mr. White, Mr. Allen, of Virginia, and Mr. Marshall, were appointed of the committee on the part of this House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

The resolution moved on the 9th instant by Mr. Beaty, was read, considered, and agreed to by the House.

The House, according to order, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Speight reported that the committee had, according to order, had the state of the Union under consideration, and had come to sundry resolutions thereupon, which he was directed to report to the House; which said resolutions were read at the Clerk's table, and concurred in by the House as follows, viz.

1. Resolved, That so much of the President's message as relates to the political relations of the United States with other nations, be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2. Resolved, That so much of said message as relates to the commerce of the United States with foreign nations, be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

3. Resolved, That so much of said message as relates to the finances, and to the Bank of the United States, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

4. Resolved, That so much of said message as relates to the report of the Secretary of War, and the public interests entrusted to the War Department, be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

5. Resolved, That so much of said message as relates to the Indian tribes, be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

6. Resolved, That so much of said message as relates to the "existence of extensive frauds, under the various laws granting pensions and gratuities for revolutionary services, and the re-examination of those laws," be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

7. Resolved, That so much of said message as relates to the report of the Secretary of the Navy and the naval service, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

8. Resolved, That so much of said message as relates to the Post Office Department, be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

9. Resolved, That so much of said message as relates to the extension of the Judiciary system of the United States, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

10. Resolved, That so much of said message as relates to the amendment of the constitution, in relation to the election of President and Vice President of the United States, be referred to a select committee, and that the committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

11. Resolved, That so much of said message as relates to the destruction of the building occupied by the Treasury Department, and to the erection of a new building for the use of the Treasury Department, be referred to the Select Committee on the Public Buildings.

Mr. Gilmer, Mr. Archer, Mr. Binney, Mr. Beardsley, Mr. Gorham, Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, Mr. Speight, Mr. Hubbard, and Mr. Carr, were appointed a committee on so much of the message as relates to an amendment of the constitution in relation to the election of President and Vice President, in pursuance of the tenth resolution.

And then the House adjourned until to-morrow, 12 o'clock meridian.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1834.

The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, viz. By Mr. Hubbard : The petition of Nathaniel Rix, presented February 10, 1834.

By Mr. Briggs: The petition of George Allen, presented April 6, 1832. By Mr. Harper : The petition of the heirs of Gregory Strahan, deceased, presented January 14, 1833.

By Mr. Heath: The petition of Ann J. Smith, widow and executrix of Nathan Smith, deceased, presented December 31, 1833.

By Mr. Heath: The petition of Martha Quarles, widow of Rober Quarles, deceased, presented February 10, 1834.

By Mr. Heath: The petition of Eleanor Cookerly, heir of Benjamin Price, deceased, presented April 4, 1826.

By Mr. Robertson: The petition of Henry Tatum, presented December 11, 1833.

By Mr. Robertson: The petition of the heirs at law of Colonel William Fontain, presented January 6, 1834.

By Mr. Robertson: The petition of the heirs at law of Captain Garland Burnley, deceased, presented December 11, 1833.

By Mr. Loyall: The petition of the executor of Captain Larkin Smith, deceased, presented December 11, 1833.

By Mr. Fulton: The petition of John Bruce, administrator of Philip Bush, deceased, presented December 19, 1833.

Mr. Chambers presented a petition of Robert Allison, of the county of Franklin, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for a grant of the bounty in land to which he conceives himself entitled as a lieutenant of the revolutionary army.

Mr. Kinnard presented a petition of the heirs at law of Humphrey Barrett, deceased, praying compensation for property impressed into the military service of the United States during the revolutionary war.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

On motion of Mr. Osgood,

Ordered, That the petition of Joseph W. Wormstead, presented December 31, 1833, be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Gorham presented a petition of John Crowninshield, Levi R. Lincoln, S. Eveleth, and J. P. Robinson, appraisers of goods imported into the city of Boston, praying for an increase of compensation.

Mr. Pearce presented a memorial of citizens of the United States, residing in the State of Rhode Island, praying that provision may be made by law for a voyage of discovery and survey to the South Seas.

Accompanying this memorial is a resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, expressive of the opinion of the said General Assembly, that the objects set forth in said memorial are highly important to the shipping and commercial interests, and recommending the same to the favorable consideration of Congress.

Mr. White, of New York, presented a petition of inhabitants of the city and county of New York, praying that a revolving or double light may be constructed on the south side of Execution rock, in Long Island sound.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Com

merce.

On motion of Mr. Reed,

Ordered, That the petition of Lieutenant William P. Piercy, of the United States navy, presented February 10, 1834, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

On motion of Mr. Chilton,

Ordered, That the memorial of Mordecai Boothe, on behalf of the widows and orphans of the officers and crew of the United States schooner Wild Cat, lost at sea in 1824, presented March 22, 1830, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Cambreleng presented a memorial of Mary O'Sullivan, widow and

administratrix of John O'Sullivan, deceased, stating that a vessel called "The Dick" was arrested on her voyage in 1822, at Buenos Ayres, by the agent of the United States, upon frivolous pretences, and sent to New York for trial, which trial never took place; by reason of which arrest and detention, great loss was sustained by her late husband, and asks indemnity for the same; which memorial was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Chinn presented a memorial and petition of a committee appointed by the corporation of the city of Washington, setting forth the distressed pecuniary condition of said corporation, and of the causes which have produced the same; and praying such relief in the premises as, in the wisdom of Congress, may seem meet; which memorial was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

Mr. Cambreleng presented a petition of Francis B. Ogden, a citizen of the United States, consul of the United States at Liverpool, in Great. Britain, praying that letters patent may issue to him for a steam engine invented by himself and a certain John Erickson, who is not a citizen of the United States; which petition was ordered to lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Claiborne,

Ordered, That the petition of Joel Wright, presented at a former session, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Pope presented a petition of citizens of Louisville, in the State of Kentucky, praying that a district court, with jurisdiction over maritime causes, may be established at Louisville; which petition was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Pinckney presented a petition of John Baker Rodgers, of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, praying that the value of certain stamps, issued under the laws in force during the late war with Great Britain, and which he purchased in the transaction of his business, and did not use, amounting to $15 55, may be refunded to him; which petition was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

On motion of Mr. Pearce, of Rhode Island,

Ordered, That the petition of Stephen T. Northam, and John G. and Samuel Whitehorne, presented January 22, 1827, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

Mr. Letcher presented a petition of Wilson Tharp, of the State of Kentucky, praying Congress to grant him a right of pre-emption in the purchase of a tract of public land, because he is very old and very poor.

Mr. Garland presented a petition of inhabitants of the parish of St. Landry, in the State of Louisiana, in the land district south of Red river, praying that the lands in the purchase of which pre-emption rights have been granted to them, may be surveyed in sections, quarter sections, half sections, &c.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

On motion of Mr. Thomas, of Louisiana,

Ordered, That the petition of John Bartlett, presented December 11, 1832, be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

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On motion of Mr. Crane,

Ordered, That the petition of George Moffett, presented December 12, 1832, be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

On motion of Mr. Thomas, of Louisiana,

Ordered, That the petition of William Marbury, presented December 11, 1833, be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

On motion of Mr. Thomas, of Louisiana,

Ordered, That the petition of Benjamin Collins and Charles G. Johnson, presented February 10, 1834, be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Cambreleng presented a petition of John Taylor, of the city of New York, praying that his name may be placed upon the invalid pension list, in consequence of a wound received by him while in the revenue service of the United States.

Mr. Fulton presented a petition of John Russell, of Jefferson county, in the State of Tennessee, praying to be allowed a pension in consequence of a disability incurred by him while in the military service of the United States, during the late war with Great Britain.

Mr. Lane presented a petition of Richard Oliver, of Dearborn county, in the State of Indiana, praying that his name may be inscribed on the list of invalid pensioners of the United States, in consequence of a disability incurred while in the service of the United States.

Mr. Ewing presented a petition of John Parker, of Knox county, Indiana, praying to be allowed an increase of pension.

Mr. Ewing also presented a petition of Thomas Piety, of the State of Indiana, praying to be allowed an increase of pension.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Mr. Miller presented a petition of John Smith, of the State of Pennsylvania, praying that his name may be inscribed on the pension roll of the United States, for services rendered as a lieutenant of the Pennsylvania line of the army during the revolutionary war.

Mr. Miller also presented a petition of Andrew Loshe, of the State of Pennsylvania, praying to be allowed a pension for services rendered by him during the revolutionary war.

Mr. Bouldin presented a petition of James Mullings, of Charlotte county, in the State of Virginia, praying that his name may be enrolled as a pensioner of the United States, under the act of June 7, 1832, in consideration of services rendered by him during the revolutionary war. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

Mr. Wagener presented a petition of inhabitants of Northampton, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the establishment of a post route from Easton to Williamsburg, in said State.

Mr. Clowney presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of Spartanburg district, in the State of South Carolina, praying for the establishment of a post route therein designated and described.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

On motion of Mr. William Jackson,

Ordered, That the petition of Elihu Pond, presented on the 24th December, 1828, be again presented, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.