The yeas and nays having been required on the resolution by one-fifth of the Senators present, those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Messrs. Bayard, Bradley, Campbell of Ohio, Campbell of Tennessee, Cutts, Dana, German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg, Horsey, Howell, Hunter, Lamhert, Leib, Lloyd, Pope, Smith of Maryland, Smith of New York, Tait, Taylor, Turner, and Varnum. Those who voted in the negative, are, Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Brent, Condit, Crawford,

Franklin, Gaillard, Robinson, and Worthington.

Mr. GILMAN, from the committee, reported the amendment to the bill, entitled "An act authorizing a loan for a sum not exceeding eleven millions of dollars," correctly engrossed; and the bill was read the third time as amended, and passed with an amendment.

WEDNESDAY, March 11. The four bills brought up yesterday for concurrence were read, and passed to the second reading.

Mr. GAILLARD presented the petition of Nathaniel Russell and others, of Charleston, South Carolina, praying the remission of interest on certain custom-house bonds, for reasons therein stated at large; and the petition was read, and referred to the Secretary of the Treasury to consider and report thereon.

On motion, by Mr. BAYARD,

Resolved, That the Message of the President of the United States, of the 3d instant, together with the result of the proceedings of the convention assembled in the Territory of Orleans on the 22d of November last, there with transmitted, be referred to a select committee, to consist of five members, to consider and report thereon by bill, or otherwise.

Messrs. BAYARD, Crawford, Bibb, LLOYD, and CAMPBELL, of Tennessee, were appointed the

committee.

The PRESIDENT Communicated a report of the Secretary for the Department of Treasury, with a statement of the emoluments of the officers employed in the collection of the customs for the year 1811; which were read.

Mr. HORSEY, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the trustees of the Georgetown Lancaster School Society," reported it without amendment. The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Arthur St. Clair," was read the second time, and referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon; and Messrs. CRAWFORD, BAYARD, and BRADLEY, were appointed the committee.

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The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Thomas Wilson." was read the second time, and referred to the committee last appointed, to consider and report thereon.

The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Thomas Orr," was read the second time, and referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon; and Messrs. WORTHINGTON, HORSEY, and CONDIT, were appointed the committee. removal of causes depending in the respective The bill, entitled "An act providing for the district courts of the United States, in case of the disability of the judges thereof," was read the second time, and referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon; and Messrs. CRAWFORD, BAYARD, and CAMPBELL, of Tennessee, were appointed the committee.

Mr. BRADLEY, from the committee to whom was recommitted the bill to incorporate Moses Austin, John Rice Jones, Henry Austin, and others, into a company, by the name of the Louisiana Lead Company, reported it amended.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act supplementary to the act to raise an additional military force," together with the amendments reported thereto by the select committee; and having agreed to the amendment, the President reported the bill to the House accordingly.

On the question, Shall this bill be read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative.

FRIDAY, March 13.

Mr. WORTHINGTON presented the memorial of Eligius Fromentin and Allan B. Magruder, delegates from the Convention of the Territory of Orleans, praying a law may pass, giving further time for the entry of land claims in the eastern district of the Territory of Orleans, for reasons therein stated at large; and the memorial was read, and referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise; and Messrs. WORTHINGTON, CONDIT, and CRAWFORD, were appointed the committee.

Mr. GILES submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to revise and amend the act, entitled "An act for dividing the Indiana Territory into two separate governments,' approved the 3d of February, 1809; and that the committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill making further provision for the sale of public lands; and, after debate, Mr. SMITH, of Maryland, moved that the further consideration of this bill be postponed to the first Monday in December next; and it was agreed that this motion for postponement be the order of the day for Monday next.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill, entitled "An act repealing the tenth section of the act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States;" also, a bill, en

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, March 12, 1812. The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate of the 10th instant, has the honor to report, that this department is not in possession of any names of persons in the United States, who have, in any way or manner whatever, entered into or countenanced the project or the views, for the execution or attainment of which, John Henry was, in the year 1809, employed by Sir James Craig; the said John Henry having named no persons or person as being concerned in the said project or views referred to in the documents laid before Congress on the 9th instant. Which is respectfully submitted. JAMES MONROE.

The Message and report were read, and one thousand copies thereof ordered to be printed for

the use of the Senate.

Mr. BRENT, from the committee to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill to incorporate a bank in the town of Alexandria, by the name and style of the Mechanics' Bank of Alexandria; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

On motion, by Mr. BRENT, the Message of the President of the United States of the 9th instant, together with the accompanying documents, also the Message and report of the 12th instant, was referred to the committee to whom was referred, on the 8th of November last, so much of the Message of the President of the United States as concerns the relations between the United States and France and Great Britain, to consider and report thereon.

Mr. LLOYD, from the committee to whom was referred the bill to alter the times of holding the circuit courts of the first circuit, reported it amended.

Mr. ANDERSON presented the petition of Richard Mitchill, of the county of Hawkins, in the State of Tennessee, praying remission of certain judgments obtained against him by the United States, in the circuit court at Knoxville, in the State of Tennessee, for reasons therein stated at large; and the petition was read.

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The bill, entitled "An act repealing the 10th section of the act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States," was read the second time.

The bill, entitled "An act giving further time to the purchasers of public land northwest of the river Ohio to complete their payments," was read the second time.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion made the 14th inst. on the subject; and,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to revise and amend the act, entitled "An act for dividing the Indiana Territory into two separate governments," approved the 3d day of February, 1809; and that the committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Messrs. GILES, BAYARD, and POPE, were appointed the committee.

Alexandria, by the name and style of the MeThe bill to incorporate a bank in the town of chanics' Bank of Alexandria, was read the second time.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion to postpone the bill making further provision for the sale of public lands to the first Monday in December next: and on motion, by Mr. SMITH of Maryland, it was agreed that the further consideration thereof be postponed to, and be made the order of the day for, Wednesday next.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill to alter the times of holding the circuit courts of the first circuit, together with the amendments reported thereto by the select committee; and having agreed to the amendments, the President reported the bill to the House accordingly.

On the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative.

The following Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: To the Senate and House of

Representatives of the United States :

I day before Congress a letter from the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Great Britain to the Secretary of State. JAMES MADISON. ·

MARCH 13, 1812.

Mr. BIBB, from the committee, reported the amendments to the bill, entitled "An act supplementary to an act to raise an additional military force," correctly engrossed; and the bill was read the third time, and passed with amendments.

port thereon.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the trustees of the Georgetown Lancaster School Society," and it was ordered to a third reading.

Mr. GREGG, from the committee to whom was referred the joint resolution respecting the arts and manufactures of the United States, reported an amendment; and the amendment having been considered and agreed to as in Committee of the Whole, the President reported the resolution to the House accordingly.

On the question, Shall this resolution be read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative.

On motion, by Mr. ANDERSON, it was agreed that the consideration of the bill for improving the navigation of the river Potomac be made the order of the day for to-morrow.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to carry into effect an act of the Legislature of the State of Maryland; and the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

Mr. CRAWFORD, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act providing for the removal of causes depending in the respective district courts of the United States, in case of the disability of the judges thereof," reported it with amendments.

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on; and Messrs. CRAWFORD, ANDERSON, FRANKLIN, GREGG, and TAYLOR, were appointed the committee.

The bill, entitled "An act relinquishing to the Corporation of the city of New Orleans the use and possession of a lot in the said city," was read the second time, and referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon; and Messrs. GREGG, CONDIT, and CAMPBELL of Tennessee, were appointed the committee.

Mr. WORTHINGTON, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Thomas Orr," reported it without amendment.

Mr. SMITH, of Maryland, submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to lay before this House a view of all the appropriations made by the several acts passed during the present session, and to include therewith the interest payable on the Louisiana debt, and the amount payable during the present year, (under the act making provision for the redemption of the whole of the public debt of the United States,) for the interest and reimbursement of the domestic debt of the United States; and, also, a statement of the balance remaining in the Treasury of the United States on the 31st of December last, and of the balances unexpended on the same day in the hands of the Treasurer of the War and Na

The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments disagreed to by the House of Representatives to the bill, entitled "An act concerning the Naval Establishment;" and, on motion, by Mr. GILES,

Resolved, That they insist on their amendments disagreed to, and ask a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses.

Ordered, That Messrs. GILES, LLOYD, and CRAWFORD, be the managers at the said conference on the part of the Senate.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to incorporate Moses Austin, John Rice Jones, Henry Austin, and others, into a company, by the name of the Louisiana Lead Company, together with the amendments reported thereto by the select committee; and having agreed to sundry amendments, the further consideration thereof was postponed until to-morrow.

TUESDAY, March 17.

Mr. GILMAN, from the committee, reported the bill to carry into effect an act of the Legislature of the State of Maryland, correctly engrossed; and the bill was read the third time, and passed.

Mr. GILMAN, from the committee, also reported the bill to alter the times of holding the circuit courts of the first circuit correctly engrossed; and the bill was read the third time as amended, and passed.

The bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Trustees of the Georgetown Lancaster School Society," was read the third time, and passed.

The bill for the admission of the State of Louisiana into the Union, and to extend the laws of the United States to the said State, was read the second time.

On motion, by Mr. ANDERSON, the bill for the relief of Thomas and William Streshly was recommitted to a select committee, further to consider and report thereon; and the petition of Richard Mitchill, presented the 13th instant, was referred to the same committee, to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise.

Messrs. ANDERSON, BIBB, and LEIB, were appointed the committee.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act repealing the tenth section of the act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States."

Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.

On motion, it was agreed that the consideration of the bill for the relief of the representatives of Samuel Lapsley, deceased, be made the order of the day for to-morrow.

On motion, by Mr. WORTHINGTON, it was agreed that the bill, entitled "An act giving further time to the purchasers of the public land northwest of the river Ohio, to complete their payments," be postponed to, and be made the order of the day for, Monday next.

WEDNESDAY, March 18.

On motion, by Mr. CRAWFORD, the Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act providing for the removal of causes depending in the respective district courts of the United States, in case of the disability of the judges thereof," together with the amendments reported thereto by the select committee; and, having agreed to the amendments, the President reported the bill to the House accordingly.

On the question, Shall this bill be read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative.

Mr. BIBB, from the committee, reported the amendments to the bill last mentioned correctly engrossed; and, on motion, by Mr. CRAWFORD, the bill was read the third time as amended, by unanimous consent.

Resolved, That this bill pass with amendments, and that the title thereof be "An act providing for the trial of all causes pending in the respective district courts of the United States, in case of the absence or disability of the judges thereof."

Mr. BRADLEY gave notice that, to-morrow, he should ask leave to bring in a bill to carry into effect the provisions of the eighth section of the act regulating grants of land, and providing for the disposal of the lands of the United States south of the State of Tennessee.

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ing been further amended, the President reported it to the House accordingly.

On the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time as amended? it was deter mined in the affirmative.

The Senate resumed the bill making further provision for the sale of the public lands.

On motion, by Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, it was agreed that the further consideration thereof be postponed to, and made the order of the day for, Monday next.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House insist on their disagreement to the amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act concerning the Naval Establishment." They agree to the conference proposed on the subject, and have appointed managers on their part. They have passed the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act to establish the quartermaster's department, and for other purposes," with amendments; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill for the relief of the representatives of Samuel Lapsley, deceased.

On motion, by Mr. BRADLEY, to amend the bill by adding an additional section, in the following words:

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And be it further enacted, That the accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they are hereby, directed to adjust and settle a final settlement certificate, No. 46,473, for fifty-eight dollars and eighty-nine ninetieths, and interest from the first day of January, 1783, issued in the name of Joseph Young, by John Pierce, commissioner of army accounts for the United States, on the first day of March, 1784; and that the amount due on said certificate be paid to the said Joseph Young, or bearer, out of any moneys in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated: Provided, That said certificate shall be lodged with the Register of the Treasurer, and cancelled prior to the payment thereof;"

And the motion was determined in the negative-yeas 6, nays 22, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Bradley, German, Hunter, Robinson, Taylor, and Worthington.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bayard, Bibb, Campbell of Ohio, Campbell of Tennessee, Condit, Cutts, Franklin, Gaillard, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Howell, Lambert, Leib, Lloyd, Pope, Smith of Maryland, Smith of New York, Tait, Turner, and Varnum.

On the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time? it was determined in the negative-yeas 14, nays 15, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Campbell of Ohio, Campbell of Tennessee, Dana, Giles, Goodrich, Hunter, Leib, Lloyd, Pope, Smith of Maryland, Tait, and Worthington.

NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Bradley, Condit, Cutts, Franklin, Gaillard, German, Gregg, Howell, Lambert, Robinson, Smith of New York, Taylor, Turner, and

Varnum.