The bill to repeal the tonnage duties upon ships and vessels of the United States, and upon certain foreign vessels, was read the second time, and considered as in committee of the whole; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance. Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Benton asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to graduate the price of the public lands, to make provision for actual settlers, and to cede the refuse upon equitable terms, and for meritorious objects, to the States in which they lie; which was read; and Ordered, That it pass to a second reading. Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Noble asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill for the relief of Henry Case; which was read; and Ordered, That it pass to a second reading. Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Smith, of Maryland, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill for the relief of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore; which was read; and Ordered, That it pass to a second reading. After the consideration of Executive business, The Senate adjourned. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1829. Mr Ruggles presented the petition of the Executors of Thomas Worthington, late of Ohio, deceased, praying to be released from the payment of a judgment obtained by the United States, against the deceased, in his life time, as surety of Samuel Finley, Receiver of Public Moneys at the Land Office at Chillicothe; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. McKinley presented the petition of a number of the citizens of Marion County, in Alabama, praying that further relief may be granted to purchasers of public lands; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Dickerson presented the petition of William Gamble, praying to be compensated for services rendered as Inspector of the revenue for the District of Niagara; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Smith, of South Carolina, presented the petition of James Spann, Senr. praying for a pension, in consideration of Revolutionary services; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. Sanford presented the petition of Benjamin Pendleton, of New York, praying to be reimbursed for his loss of time and money, in preparing to accompany the exploring naval expedition, recently destined for the South Seas, but now abandoned by the Government; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. Sanford presented the petition of Frederick Gebhard, of New York, praying for a remission of the additional duties which have accrued on the cargo of the brig Martha, in consequence of the detention of the brig on the South side of Long Island, by stress of weather, from 27th June to 1st July, 1828; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Johnston presented the petition of George Johnston, of Louisiana, praying to be released from the payment of a judgment obtained by the United States, against him as the surety of Benjamin F. Bourne, late a Purser in the Navy; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Woodbury presented the petition of Moses White, executor of Moses Hazen, deceased, praying for the fulfilment of a contract made with Congress by said Hazen; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Livingston presented the petition of certain merchants of New Orleans, who had ordered importations of foreign manufactures prior to the passage of the tariff law of 1828, praying that the additional duties which have accrued on such importations may be remitted; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Livingston presented the memorial of the Mayor, Aldermen, and inhabitants, of the City of New Orleans, praying that the right of the United States to certain quais or public spaces within said city, may be vested in the inhabitants thereof; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Mr. Livingston presented the memorial of the merchants, traders, and others, of the City of New Orleans, praying that a duty of ten per centum be imposed on sales at auction; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. White, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom the subject was referred on the 15th instant, reported a bill to provide for the payment of sundry citizens of the Territory of Arkansas, for trespasses committed upon their property by the Osage Indians in the years 1816, 1817, and 1823; which was read; and Ordered, That it pass to a second reading. Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Silsbee asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill for the relief of Jonathan Chapman; which was read; and Ordered, That it pass to a second reading. Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Chambers asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill providing for the final settlement of the claims of certain States therein mentioned, for interest on their advances during the late war; which was read; and Ordered, That it pass to a second reading. The following motion, submitted by Mr. Hendricks, was considered: Resolved, That the Committee on Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency, in all cases where reverted lands may remain unsold, of authorizing patents to issue to purchasers who are in arrears for such quantities of their respective purchases as shall be proportionate to the moneys thereon paid; and, also, into the expediency of authorizing, in all such cases, at the option of such purchasers, scrip to issue for the moneys paid, or patents to issue to the legal holders of certificates on the payment of an additional sum in a given time. On motion by Mr. Burnet, the said motion was amended, by inserting at the end thereof the following words: And, also, to inquire into the expediency of allowing scrip to be issued for all money paid on forfeited lands, which have been sold. The said motion was then agreed to as amended. The following motion, submitted by Mr. Livingston, was considered and agreed to: Resolved, That the select Committee on Roads and Canals be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing for the locating and constructing a direct road from the Seat of Government to the City of New Orleans. The resolution, from the House of Representatives, authorizing the purchase of fifty copies of the sixth volume of the Laws of the United States, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and Ordered, That it pass to a third reading. The bill to graduate the price of the public lands, to make provision for actual settlers, and to cede the refuse, upon equitable terms and for meritorious objects, to the States in which they lie, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. The bill for the relief of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore was read the second time and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims. The bill for the relief of Henry Case was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ordered, That the said bill, and the documents yesterday laid on the table relating thereto, be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. After the consideration of Executive business, On motion by Mr. Marks, Resolved, That, when the Senate adjourns, it be to Monday next. MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1829. Mr. Barton presented the memorial of James Leander Cathcart, praying that his claims, under the eleventh article of the Florida Treaty, as Consul General at Algiers, and for superintending the outfit of three vessels of war, built in Philadelphia, in 1798, for the regency of Algiers, may be allowed and paid; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. McKinley presented the petition of John Brahan, late Receiver of Public Moneys at the Land Office at Huntsville, Alabama, praying that the interest which has accrued on a debt due by him to the United States, for he purchase of lands, may be remitted; and that his account for clerk hire, and other expenses incurred in the discharge of the duties of his office, may be paid; and He presented the petition of John Read, late Register of the same Land Office, praying to be reimbursed for sums paid by him for extra clerk hire, in the discharge of his official duties; and Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. McKinley presented the memorial of the Legislature of the State of Alabama, praying for the extension of the judiciary system of the United States to the Western and Southwestern States; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. McKinley presented a joint resolution of the Legislature of the State of Alabama, requesting the survey of a canal route, to connect the waters of the Tennessee and Coosa rivers; and He presented the petition of the inhabitants of the Northern part of the State of Alabama, praying for a national road from Zanesville, via Maysville and Nashville, to New Orleans; and Ordered, That the resolution and petition be referred to the Select Committee on Roads and Canals. Mr. McKinley presented two memorials of the Legislature of the State of Alabama, praying 1st. For the postponement of the sales of public lands in that State, and for a change in the mode of selling said lands, and that pre-emption rights be granted to occupants; and 2d. For further relief to the purchasers of public lands; and Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Hendricks presented a joint resolution of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, on the subject of the right which that State has to the unappropriated lands within her boundaries; and He presented a memorial of the same Legislature, praying for permission to sell the salt springs reserved to the State, and to apply the proceeds to purposes of education; and Ordered, That the resolution and memorial be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Hendricks presented a memorial and a petition from sundry inhabitants of the State of Indiana, praying for the establishment of additional post routes; and Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Mr. King presented the memorial of the Legislature of the State of Alabama, praying that the unsold public lands within the State may be granted to her for the purposes of internal improvements and education; and He presented the memorial of the Tombeckbe Association of Alabama, who contracted with the United States for the purchase of a quantity of the public land, under the provisions of the act of Congress "for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vine and olive," praying for certain alterations of their contract; and Ordered, That the memorials be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Sanford presented the memorial of Jacob B. Clarke, praying for the grant of a tract of land in New York, to enable him to pursue the cultivation of the mulberry tree, on certain conditions; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Mr. Sprague presented the petition of Simeon C. Whittiur, praying that certain sums of money, erroneously paid by him to the United States, as surety of Daniel Evans, late Collector of Internal Revenue, may be refunded; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Sprague presented the petition of Daniel Merrill, praying the payment of certain final settlement certificates in his possession; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Holmes presented the petition of sundry ship-masters and others, of the State of Maine, praying for the erection of a light-house on Swan Island, in Jericho Bay; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Dudley presented the memorial of Thomas Lawrence and others, of New York, praying that a drawback of ten cents per gallon be allowed on the exportation of domestic distilled spirits from molasses; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Benton laid on the table certain documents in support of the claim of Lucy M. Lipscomb; and Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Finance. The following motions, submitted by Mr. Livingston, were considered and agreed to: Resolved, That, in the alternative of its being deemed inexpedient to cede the public lands within the State of Louisiana to the said State, the Committee on Public Lands be instructed to inquire whether justice and the interest of the United States do not require that provision should be made by law for constructing embankments and bridges, and making roads, on the said lands. Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of erecting a light-house at or near the mouth of the Tchifuncti, on Lake Pontchartrain. Resolved, That the Select Committee on Roads and Canals be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law, for opening a communication by water, between the Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain. The following motion, submitted by Mr. Chambers, was considered and agreed to: Resolved, That the select Committee on Roads and Canals be instructed to inquire into the expediency of authorizing a subscription, on the part of the United States, to the joint stock company incorporated to construct a turnpike road from the City of Washington to Frederick, in Maryland. The resolution from the House of Representatives, "authorizing the purchase of fifty copies of the sixth volume of the Laws of the United States," was read the third time; and Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. The bill for the relief of Jonathan Chapman was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance. The bill providing for the final settlement of the claims of certain States therein mentioned, for interest on their advances during the late war, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill for the benefit of Elijah L. Clarke, of Louisiana, and of the heirs and legal representatives of Lewis Clarke, deceased, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and On the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed, and read the third time?" It was determined in the affirmative. The bill for the final adjustment of private land claims in Missouri was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole: the blank in the second section was then filled with the words first day of June, and the blank in the fourth section with the words fifteen hundred; and the bill having been further amended, it was reported to the Senate, and the amendments being concurred in, On the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed, and read the third time?" It was determined in the affirmative. The bill to provide for the payment of sundry citizens of the Territory of Arkansas, for trespasses committed upon their property by the Osage In dians, in the years 1816, 1817, and 1823, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and |