On the motion of Mr Chandler, the yeas and nays of Louisiana, Kane, Knight, McKinley, Marks, Mills, were ordered; and the question being taken on the Noble, Reed, Ridgeley, Robbins, Ruggles, Seymour, motion to strike out the appropriation, it was nega-Silsbee, Smith of Md. Thomas-27.

The amendment granting the privilege" of franking to certain public officers, among which was the secretary of the senate, was struck out, and then the Mr. Johnston, of Lou observed, that it was necesbill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.sary to provide some method of disposing of the moThe bill to establish certain post offices and post ney now in the hands of the United States, and he roads was read a third time, further amended, on would move the insertion of a section in the place motion of Mr. Noble, and passed. of the 10th section, to provide for the summary pay

The bill to provide for the support of the government of 75 per cent on the claims. This amendment ment of the United States, during the year 1827, was read a third time, passed, and returned to the other house for concurrence in the amendments.

Mr. Dickerson made a motion to postpone the mili-third reading. tary appropriation bill, with a view of moving to take up the woollen bill.

Mr. Hayne moved that the question be taken by yeas and nays, to show the spirit which actuated the

The speaker laid before the house a communication from the department of state, transmitting, in pursuance of an act of congress, passed March 2, 1819, entitled "an act to revive and continue in force certain parts of the act for the relief and protection of American seamen, and to amend the same," a stateNAYS-Messrs. Barton, Bateman, Benton, Boulignent containing an abstract of all the returns made ny, Chambers, Chase, Eaton, Edwards, Harrison, to the department of state by the collectors of the Hendricks, Holmes, Johnson, of Kentucky, Johnston, different ports for the year 1926.

This resolution being read

A motion was made by Mr. Dwight, to amend the same, by striking out from the word "resolved" to the end thereof, and inserting as follows:

The abstract gives for Passamaquoddy 126; French- Resolved, That the several reports made by the joint committee man's bay 20; Penobscot 17; Waldboro 20; Bath 201; appointed to report what subjects it is necessary to act upon, at the Portland 444; Saco 14; Kennebunk 48; York $3; Bel-mittee of the whole house, be arranged in the manner therein represent session, be accepted; and that the orders of the day, in comfast 47. Portsmouth 136. Newburyport 78; Glou- commended. cester 29; Salem 259; Marblehead 57; Boston 995; Plymouth 27; Dighton 15; Barnstable 22; New Bed ford 247; Nantucket 100. Newport 66; Bristol 32, Providence 103; New London 77; New Haven 27; Fairfield 9. New York city 1,151. Philadelphia "That the arrangement of bills by the joint committee, of a gene551. Wilmington Del. 16; Baltimore 251; George-ral nature, shall stand as the order of the house; and that the artown, D. C. 19; Alexandria 89 rangement of the bills from the senate shall, also, stand as the order Norfolk 123; of the house; and that all the private claims originating in this Richmond 15; East River 10. Wilmington, N. C. 18, house shall be acted upon, in the order in which they have been Washington 59; Plymouth 13; New Orleans 67. Pen- reported.” Of these, 3 in Salec, 3 in Boston, 1 in New Bedford, and 3 in Baltimore, are naturalized citizens; all the rest are native citizens.

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The speaker laid before the house a communication from the department of war, communicating, in compliance with the 5th section of an act of congress, concerning public contracts, passed 21st. April, 1808, statements of the contracts made by that department in the year 1826; which was ordered to be laid on the table and printed.

An act making appropriations for the support of the navy of the United States for the year 1827, was read a third time and passed.

Mr. Livingston laid the following resolution on the

table.

Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to inform this house, whether the several treaties between the United States and Denmark, and the republic of Central America, which were communicated by the president at the opening of this session, have gone into operation, and particularly those parts of 1 said treaties, which permits the introduction, in ships of the said powers of Denmark and Central America, respectively, goods not the manufacture or produce of the country, in the ships of which such goods were imported; and if the said treaties are in a course of such execution, that he also informs this house by This resolution according to rule, comes up for

virtue of what law the same are thus ex-cut.d.

consideration to-morrow.

The house then went into committee of the whole, Mr. Buchanan in the chair, on the bill making appreriations for the Indian department for the year 1827. The item "for arrearage previous to the year 1815, 20,000 dollars," was striken out, on motion of Mr Cook and an amendment inserted, allowing for pay

and rations the sum of 7,947 dollars 55 cents.

On motion of Mr. Cook, a second section was added to the bill.

Upon this resolution and amendment a desultory debate ensued, in which Messrs Mitchell, of Ten. Tomlinson, Dwight, Everett, Drayton, Wurts, Mc Coy, and McLane, took part; but before any decision was bad, the hour for resolutions had expired, and the debate was arrested by the speaker

When engrossed bills, of the following titles, viz: An act making appropriations for certain fortifications for the United States, for the year 1827; An act making appropriations for the Indian department, for the year 1827;

Were, severally, read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the clerk request the concurrence of the senate in the said bills

The house then went into committee of the whole on the state of the union, Mr. Bartlett in the chair, on the bill making appropriation for the erection and completion of certain barracks, store houses, and hospitais, and for other purposes,

A motion was made by Mr Cocke, to strike out the first item in the bill, which proposes an appropriation of 20,000 dollars for the completion of barracks, storehouses, and hospitals, at the infantry school of prac ice at St. Louis, gave rise to much debate and was finally negatived. During the discussion, Mr. Little passed a handsome compliment upon the administration of the army, which he considered as conducted with a stricter regard to economy than that of any other in the world.

Mr. Cocke now moved to strike out the clause in the item which speaks of these buildings as being erected to accommodate an infantry school of practice."

The committee then rose, and reported the bill, when it was made the order of the day for tomorrow.

On this motion the debate was renewed, and the phrase stricken out.-Ayes, 61; noes, 49. When, on Amendments offered to the bill by Messrs. Forsyth, motion of Mr. Peter, the words "military cantonCook, and McLean of Ohio, were severally rejected.ment," were substituted in lieu of the words struck The committee then arose and reported the bill, out. and on motion of Mr. Bassett the house adjourned. Friday, Feb. 23. Mr. Vinton, from the committee on the public lands, to which was referred the bill from the senate, entitled "An act supplementary to the several acts providing for the adjustment of land claims in the state of Alabama," reported the same with amendments; and it was committed to a committee of the whole house for to-morrow.

[Mr. Everett, from the committee on foreign affairs, made a report, which, for the want of room, must be deferred until next week]

The remainder of the day was spent in considering the bill making appropriations for the public buildings, and the bill making appropriation for the purchase of books for the library of congress, which being amended, were reported to the house, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Adjourned.

Saturday, Feb 24. Mr. Everett, from the library committee, delivered a report, which was ordered to be printed.

Ordered, That the committee on foreign affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the pe- Mr. Everett, from the same committee, reported tition of Moses Springer and others, executors of Wil- the following joint resolution, which was read twice, liam Springer, deceased, and from the petition of Ig-and committed to a committee of the whole on the natius and Solomon Haskell, and that the said peti-state of the union:

tions do lie on the table.

Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives of the Unit ed States of America in congress assembled, That the sum of Ordered, That the committee on public expendi- dollars be, and the same herety is, appropriated out of any mo. tures, which was instructed, on the 19th instant, "toney in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the inquire into the expediency of reducing the contingent expenses of this house," be discharged from the consideration of the subject, and that it be referred to the committee of accounts.

the president of the United States to purchase a marble bust of Thomas Jefferson, by Ceracchi, the same to be placed in the rotanda of the capitol.

Mr. Tomlinson, from the committee on commerce, reported a bill to authorize the licensing of ships and Mr. Tomlinson, from the joint committee, appoint-vessels employed in the mackerel fishery; which was ed to report what subjects it is necessary to act on at this session, delivered a report, and moved the following resolution.

read twice, and, after a short explanation from Mr. Tomlinson, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time on Monday, and ordered to be printed.

The following resolution, offered some days since by Mr. Buckner, was taken up:

Resolved, That the postmaster general be directed to inform this house whether the printer or editor of any newspaper, in the Dis trict of Columbia, wes, or is, a party to any contract, now in force for carrying the mail; and, if so, to furnish the house with a copy of such contract or contracts, and it any assignment of such Contract has been made, a copy of such assignment: and that he state to whom, and in what way the money has been, or is to be

paid by the department.

The bill was amended and the blanks filled, when the committee arose and reported it to the house, and it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

The house then, on motion of Mr. Webster, resolved itself into committee of the whole on private bills, when those in favor of George Johnson and Luther Chapin, were reported to the house, without amendMr. Clarke moved to amend the resolution by add-ment, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading the following words; which amendment was ac-ing. cepted by the mover as a modification of the original resolution:

"And, also, inform this house the sums now paid for carrying the mail between Washington city and Vincennes, Indiana; via. Wheeling Virginia, and Lexington, Kentucky; specifying how much is paid to each of the contractors for carrying the mail on said route, the distance carried by each contractor, and the amount paid, and to whom; stating how the mail is carried ou said post road, and how often per week, and what additional compensation is made to any contractor, beyond the sum stipulated by the origi

Dal contract.

Mr Saunders moved to lay the resolution on the table.-Ayes 44 noes 65.

The resolution was then agreed to.

The house agreed to take a recess daily from 4 to 6 o'clock, and then adjourned.

Monday, Feb. 26. Mr. Stevenson, of Virginia, asked and obtained leave of absence for the remainder of the session

Mr. Webster presented a remonstrance of citizens of Boston, against the passage of the bill for altering the duties on wool and woollen goods. Laid on the table.

Mr. Lawrence presented a memorial of citizens of Pennsylvania, praying that the children of slaves born in the District of Columbia, after a certain period, may be free. Laid on the table.

The speaker presented memorials from citizens of Randolph county, in North Carolina, and from Cin cinnati, in Ohio, in favor of the colonization of free The house then took up the report of the select negroes in Africa. Referred to the committee alreacommittee in relation to the order of business durdy raised on similar memorials. ing the session. The amendment offered by Mr. Mr. Wilson, of Pa. from the committee of claims, Dwight was agreed to, and the resolution as amended to which was referred the bill from the senate, auadopted. thorizing the payment of interest to the state of PennThe house again considered Mr. Saunders' resolu-sylvania, reported the same with an amendment. tion, Mr. Houston concluded his remarks, the rule for the consideration of resolutions having been suspended; Mr. Wright arose to reply, when the discus sion was arrested by a call for the orders of the day.

The speaker laid before the house a communication from the secretary of state, which was laid on the

table.

The bill was then made the order of the day for to

morrow.

Mr. Dwight, from the committee of ways and lately concluded with the Indian tribes in the state of means, reported a bill to carry into effect treaties Indiana; which was twice read and committed.

The resolution of Mr. Saunders, of North Carolina, relation to the publication of the laws, being under consideration

The speaker laid before the house a communica-in tion from the postmaster general, which was laid on the table.

The speaker laid before the house a communication from the department of the treasury, which was laid

on the table.

The speaker laid before the house a communication from the same department, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.

of Messrs. Saunders and Houston-and continued his Mr. Wright, of Ohio, spoke in reply to the remarks observations until the hour for the consideration of resolutions had expired-when

The speaker presented several communications, viz: A letter from the secretary of the treasury, transmitting information relative to the transactions of the

The speaker laid before the house a communica-mint of the United States. tion from the same department, transmitting a statement of receipts and expenditures for the year 1825 which was laid on the table.

The speaker laid before the house a communication from the department of war, enclosing a statement of accounts from the second auditor, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.

The speaker laid before the house a communication from the governor of Pennsylvania, enclosing an official statement of the returns of representatives for the 20th congress, which was laid on the table.

The following bills were then read a third time and passed.

A bill making appropriation for the erection and completion of certain barracks, store-houses, oflices, and for other purposes.

A bill making appropriation for the public buildings and other offices.

A bill making appropriation for the library of congress.

A message was received from the president of the United States by the hands of Mr. John Adams, which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.

The house then resolved itself into committee of the whole on the bill for the preservation and repair of the Cumberland road-ayes 81. Mr. Powell in the chair.

A letter from the secretary of the treasury, transmitting an abstract of the official emoluments and expenditures of the officers of the customs, for the year 1826.

These communications were laid on the table.

A report from the secretary of the navy, in relation to the defalcation of Robert M. Desha, late payder of the house of representatives, at the last session master of the marine corps, prepared under the orof congress. Laid on the table.

The speaker laid before the house a letter from the secretary of the treasury, transmitting statements of the commerce and navigation of the United States, during the year ending on the 30th of September, 1826.

This communication was read, and 6,000 copies thereof were ordered to be printed for the use of the members of the house.

Sundry engrossed bills, viz:

To authorize the licensing of ships and vessels to
be employed in the mackerel fishery;
For the relief of Luther Chapin;
For the relief of George Johnson, Jonathan W.
Ford, Josiah Mason, and John English;

Were, severally, read the third time, passed, and sent to the senate for concurrence.

The engrossed bill for the preservation and repair of the Cumberland road, was read the third

time, and the question being taken-Shall the bill! pass?

After other business, the house took a recess until 6 o'clock.

Evening session-6 o'clock.

The house having met,

Mr. Forsyth demanded the yeas and nays, and they were ordered by the house; Messrs. Archer and Martindale now opposed the passage of the bill, and Messrs. The bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury Stewart, Mercer, Hoffman, and Wood, advocated it; and to confirm claims to land within the territory of Mithe question being taken by yeas and nays, there ap-chigan, passed through a committee of the whole, Mr. peared: Van Rensselaer in the chair; it was supported by Mr. YEAS-Messrs. Addams, of Penn. Alexander, of Tennessee, Al-Wing and Mr Scott, and was ordered to be engrossed len, of Tennessee, Armstrong, Bailey, Baldwin, Bartlett, Bartley for a third reading. Baylies, Beecher, Blair, Boon, Brent, Bryan, Buchanan, Buckner, Burleigh, Cambreleng, Campbell, Carter, Cassedy, Clarke, Crown inshield, Davis, Dorsey, Drayton, Dwight, Edwards, of Pa. Estill, Everett, Findlay, of Pa. Findlay, of Ohio, Forsyth, Forward, Fos dick, Garnsey, Gurley, Hasbrouck, Hayden, Heury, Herrick, Hobart, Holcombe, Houston, Hugunin, Humphrey, Ingersoll, Ingham, Isacks, Jennings, Johnson, of N. Y. Johnson, of Va. Johnson, of Ky. Kerr, Kittera, Krebs, Lathrop, Lawrence, Lecompte, Letcher, Lit

tle, Livingston, Locke, Mallary, Markell, Markley, McDuffie, Mc. Hatton, McKean, McLean, of Ohio, Mercer, Merwin, Miller, of Pa. Miner, John Mitchell, Mitchell, of Md Mitchell, of Tenn. Moore, of Ky, Pearce, Peter, Powell, Reed, Rose, Sands, Sawyer, Scott, Shannon, Sloane Smith, Stewart, Swan, Test, Thompson, of Ohio,

Wright, Wurts, Young-112

The house next resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Cocke in the chair, on the bill for the relief of Marigny D'Auterive, which was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

The house then resolved itself into a committee of

the whole, Mr. Findlay, of Ohio, in the chair, on the bill "making provision for the settlement of sundry claims under the Florida treaty."

[This bill involves the important claim of Mr. Tomlinson, Trimble, Tucker, of N. J. Van Horne, Van Reusse Meade, and proposes to provide that the president of laer, Vance, Vinton, Webster, Weems, Whippie, Whittlesey, the U. States direct the third auditor to examine and Wicklife, Wilson, of Ohio, Wolf, Woods, of Ohio, Worthington, liquidate all such claims, under the eleventh article NAY- Messrs. Alexander, of Va. Alston, Anderson, Angel, of the treaty, as were rejected by the board of comArcher, Ashley Badger, Barringer, Bassett, Bradley, Brown, Carmissioners for want of the documentary evidence son, Cary, Claiborne, Condict, Conner, Crump, Davenport, Deitz, Eastman, Edwards, of N. C. Garrison, Gist, Govan, Hallock, Har. ris, Harvey, Haynes, Healy, Hines, Hoffman, Kellogg, Long, Martindale, Marvin, Mattocks, McCoy, McManus, Meech, Merriwether, Miller, of N. Y. James S. Mitchell, O'Brien, Orr, Owen, Phelps. Plumer, Polk, Ripley, Rives, Ross, Saunders, Taliaferro, Taylor, of Va. Thompson, of Geo. Trezvant, Tucker, of S. C. Varnum, Whittemore, Williams, Wilson, of S. C. Wood, of N. Y.-62.

So the bill was passed, and sent to the senate for

concurrence.

Which the Spanish government was bound to furnish, and which had been demanded by the U. States, but not received before the 8th June, 1824. That the third auditor shall be governed by the rules of examination and liquidation established by said board; and that, shall be paid from the treasury the same proportionof the claims which he shall adjudge to be valid, there board. The bill also provides for the compensation ate amount as was paid on claims allowed by said of the third auditor, for the services required.]

On motion of Mr. Tomlinson, chairman of the committee on commerce, the house then, after some conversation between the mover and Mr. Buchanan, went into committee of the whole, Mr. Bartlett in the chair, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, after be On this bill much debate occurred, it was finally on the bill regulating the commercial intercourse being so altered as to require an adjudication of the tween the United States and the colonies of Great

Britain.

The bill is similar to that reported by the committee of commerce in the senate.]

Mr. Tomlinson went into a full exposition of the nature of the bill, and the views of the committee of commerce in regard to its several provisions, and, having concluded his remarks at a little before four o'clock. Mr. Mallary expressing a wish to address the committee on the subject of the bill, moved that the

committee rise.

On motion of Mr. Little, it was Resolved, That the memorial of the mayor and city council of the city of Baltimore, claiming allowances and pay for advances of money and supplies furnished during the late war in defence of that city, and the country adjacent, be referred to the secretary of the treasury, with the vouchers thereof; and that he report thereon to this house at the next session of congress.

Mr. Dwight laid the following resolution on the tab.e:

Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to inform this house whether the accounts of John Quincy Adams, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to St. Petersburgh, Ghent and London, contained any charge made by him for travel ling back from Ghent to St. Petersburgh: and whether in any of his accounts rendered to said department, while minister aforesaid, any charge was made by him for his travelling expenses from St. Petersburgh to Amsterdam, from thence to Ghent, Paris, and Havre, seeking a passage to the United States. And that the secre tary be directed to transmit to this house a copy of the account of said minister, rendered by him to the department, covering a charge for one thousand dollars paid his secretary, and the travel ling expenses of his family from St. Petersburgh to Paris.

This resolution, under the rule, will come up for

consideration to-morrow.

Mr Ingham laid the following resolution on the table:

Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to lay before this house a detailed statement of the appropriations made by the acts of 25th February, 1825, and 25th March, 1826, for the Contingent expenses of the state, treasury, war and navy depart ments, shewing the respective items thereof; to whom paid, and for what purpose. Also, a similar statement of the disbursement of the sums appropriated by said acts for the contingent expenses of the missious abroad and of foreign intercourse, so far as the ac counts for the disbursement of the said appropriation for foreign intercourse have been settled at the treasury, in the usual manner as other accounts are settled.

claim of Mr. Meade, and other similar claims, by any three of the auditors of the treasury, and a report to be made of their decision to the next session of congress. The house adjourned.

Tuesday, Feb. 27. Mr. Strong, from the committee inhabitants of Florida the right of voting at elections on the teritories, reported a bill to secure to certain and to alter the time of holding the legislative councils therein, which was read and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading to day.

Mr. Whipple, from the committee on public lands, to whom was referred sundry charges against Geo. Graham, commissioner of the general land office, by John Wilson, late a deputy surveyor in the south eastern district of the state of Louisiana, made a report entirely excuipating Mr. Graham from censure, which was read and ordered to be laid on the table.

Mr. Everett, from the committee on the library, submitted a resolution authorizing the purchase of the Washington medals, offered for sale in Washington, provided the same do not exceed the cost of five hundred dollars, which was read and laid on the table.

Mr. Tomlinson, from the committee on commerce, reported a bill repealing the last section of an act, entitled "an act to regulate the collection of duties on imposts and tonnage" passed the second day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, and for other purposes, which was read.

Mr. Metcalfe, from the committee on the militia, to which was referred so much of the president's message as relates to the organization and discipline of the militia of the United States, made a report thereon; which was ordered to lie on the table.

tions, on the importance and value of this report, Mr. Mitchell, of Tennessee, after a few observamoved the printing of 10,000 copies. It was also moved that 6,000 be printed.

The latter motion prevailed, and 6,000 copies were ordered accordingly.

On motion of Mr. Allen, of Tennessee, the committee on revolutionary claims was discharged from the consideration of all such memorials, petitions, resolutions, and other documents, as have been referred to that committee at the present session, and upon which it has not reported

Mr. Dwight, after leave obtained, moved the consideration of the resolution, offered by him yesterday.

The motion prevailed-ayes 75, noes 45. Mr. Ingham offered the following amendment: "Also what sum was received by him from the Unied States for his services and for his personal expences, from the date of his appointment to the Ghent mission, until the 21st day of February, 1817, designating the respective accounts separately. Also a statement of the items comprising the sum of $3,081 01, purporting to have been allowed for his contingencies at Ghent; and, also, whether any, and if any, what sum has been received by any public minister of the United States, for office rent, under the head of contingencies, and when and to whom such charge was first allowed."

The house, on motion of Mr. Little, resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr Bartlett in the chair, on the bill to regulate the commercial in-` tercourse between the United States and the colonies of Great Britain.

The motion of Mr. Mallary, to amend the bill, as stated in the morning's proceedings, being under consideration

The debate thereon was resumed.

Mr. Hoffman, Mr Martindale, and Mr. Wood, addressed the house on the subject at considerable length.

Mr. Kremer then addressed the house briefly, concluding his observations with a motion for the rising of the committee; which motion was negatived

Mr. Dwight objected to the amendment. -The object of his resolution, he said, was specide. The statements made some days ago by the gentleman from Pennsylvania, had produced in his mind an 100pression unfavorable to the gentleman implicated, and with this view he had prepared this resolution,ded in the affirmative, 57 to 52. to ascertain the truth of the statement; and he believed the information it would produce, would shew the charge to be unfounded.

Mr Reed then expressed his views on the subject of the proposed amendment.

The question was then taken on the motion of Mr. Mallary to amend the bill as above stated, and deci

Mr. Ligham hoped the house would adopt his amend ment, and that the information on every part of the subject would be called for. He had got at the facts which he had stated from the documents of the house. If he was wrong the documents were wrong.

Mr. Webster spoke in favor of the resolution, but the hour for considering resolutions having expired, the speaker arrested the discussion

A bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to examine and confirm certain claims to land in the

territory of Michigan, was read a third time and passed.

A bill for the relief of M. D'Auterive, was read a third time and passed.

A bill making appropriations for the relief of certain claimants under the Florida treaty, was read a third time. On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered-the ayes and noes were then taken; ayes, 108; noes, 43. The bill was therefore passed.

Mr. Forsyth then delivered his sentiments at length on the subject of the bill.

Mr. Webster followed, also in full exposition ofnis views of the subject. He concluded by moving an amend went, the effect of which would be, that if e8sels of the United States be allowed, before the 3th September next, to import into the British colones from the United States any article or articles the ta|nufacture or produce of the United States, which Britsh vessels may import from the United States, then he president of the United States may declare the pots of the United States open, &c. &c.

Mr. Tomlinson stated the reasons which had pevented the committee of commerce from inserting these words, though, for himself, he inclined to favr them.

Mr Barney expressed his views of the subject it some length; when

The question was taken on the amendment, andit was agreed to without a division.

The bill was then reported to the house.
Mr. Mitchell, of Tennessee, then moved an adjour-

The general appropriation bill, with the amendment; which was negatived, 76 to 45.
ments made in the senate, was then taken up The
house, on motion of Mr Dwight, resolved itself into
committee of the whole on the state of the union, Mr.
Powell in the chair.

All the amendments to the bill by the senate were rejected, except the amendment striking out the sum of $4,500 for an outfit for a minister to Tucabaya, which was concurred in.

The senate afterwards receded from the amendments which had been disagreed to by the house, so that the bill has now passed.

The colonial bill was then taken up by the committee of the whole on the state of the union, Mr. Bartlett in the chair, when, after some prefatory observations, Mr. Mallary moved to amend the first section of the bill by inserting the words "by sea" in the 5th line, being an amendment similar to that moved by Mr. Holmes in the senate.

Mr. Pearce and Mr. Cambreleng spoke against the amendment, and Mr. Strong in favor of it

On motion of Mr. Hoffman, the committee rose and reported progress.

Mr. Buchanan offered a resolution, calling for in formation from the navy department, as to the result

Mr. Archer addressed the house in favor of a deay of decision on so important a question as that embraced by the amendment, until the house should be more full.

Mr. Cambreleng followed, also in favor of deferung a decision on the amendment of Mr. Mallary, (ageed to in the committee of the whole), the adoption of which he should consider as the defeat of the lill; and, to give an opportunity for a full expression of the opinion of the house, moved an adjournment.

The motion for an adjournment was negatived by

a vote of 68 to 44.

Mr. Buchanan spoke in favor of the principle of the bill, but decidedly against the amendment of Mr. Mallary, adopted in committee of the whole. He concluded, (though desiring to see a decision to night on this question), by asking the yeas and nays upon the amendment: aud

The question was ordered to be taken by yeas and nays accordingly.

After a few further observations from Mr. Burges and Mr. Wood, the question on concurring in the amendment of Mr. Mattary, (agreed to in committee of the whole,) was decided as follows: