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William L. Brent, John H. Bryan, Richard A. Buckner, Tristam Bur. ges, John Carter, James Clark, Lewis Condict, Richard Coulter, John Culpeper, William Drayton, Henry W. Dwight, Tomlinson Fort, Joseph Healy, James L. Hodges, Jonathan Hunt, Kensey Johns, jr., Joseph Lawrence, Robert P. Letcher, Peter Little, John Locke, John Long, Chittenden Lyon, Henry Markell, Henry C. Martindale, Dudley Marvin, Rufus McIntire, William McLean, Charles Miner, Thomas R. Mitchell, Thomas Newton, William T. Nuckolls, Dutee J. Pearce, John Reed, Joseph Richardson, William Russell, John Sergeant. John Sloane, Oliver H. Smith, Peleg Sprague, Andrew Stewart, Henry R. Storrs, James Strong. John Taliaferro, John W. Taylor, Phineas L. Tracy, John Varnum, Samuel F. Vinton, John C. Weems, Thomas Whipple, jr., Elisha Whittlesey, Richard H. Wilde, Lewis Williams, James Wilson, John Woods, David Woodcock, John C. Wright.-68.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Lowrie, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the resolution suspending the joint rule prohibiting the presentation to the President of the United States of bills on the last day of the session, so far as relates to the four bills therein mentioned.

The Senate have been notified by the President of the United States that he did, on the 2d instant, approve and sign

An act for the relief of the heirs of John Gwyn;

An act for the benefit of the trustees of the Valley Creek Academy, in the State of Alabama;

An act for the relief of John Smith, T. and Wilson P. Hunt;

An act authorizing the subscription of stock in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, and in the Dismal Swamp Canal Company;

An act making provision for the payment of pensions to the widows or children of pensioners in certain cases, and for other purposes;

An act to authorize the establishment of a town on land reserved for the use of schools, and to direct the manner of disposing of certain reserved quarter sections of land for the Seat of Government in Florida ;

An act providing for the printing and binding sixty thousand copies of the Abstract of Infantry Tactics, including Manoeuvres of Light Infantry and Riflemen, and for other purposes;

An act for the construction of the Cumberland road westwardly from Zanesville;

An act for the continuation of the Cumberland road;

An act making appropriations for completing certain roads, and for making examinations and surveys;

An act to authorize a subscription for stock on the part of the United States in the Louisville and Portland Canal Company;

An act confirming the reports of the Register and Receiver of the Land Office for the district of St. Stephen's in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes ;

An act for the relief of William Otis ;

An act for the relief of George Wilson, of Pennsylvania;

An act to provide for the apprehension and delivery of deserters from certain foreign vessels in the ports of the United States;

An act for the relief of Thomas Griffin;

Resolution in relation to the survey and laying out a military road in

the State of Maine.

Mr. Maxwell, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined enrolled bills of the following titles, viz: No. 134. An act concerning the government and discipline of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia;

No. 214. An act for the relief of the legal representatives of John Guest, deceased;

No. 203. An act for the relief of William R. Maddox ;
No. 182. An act for the relief of Joshua Foltz.

Mr. Newton then moved the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That the Clerk be directed to pay to each messenger of the House the same allowance as was granted to messengers at the termination of the second session of the nineteenth Congress, by the resolution of the 2d March, 1827.

This resolution was read, and agreed to by the House.

On motion of Mr. Marvin,

Ordered, That the report of the Engineer appointed to examine the harbor at the mouth of the Genesee river, and the southern shore of Lake Ontario, between the Genesee and Oswego rivers, with a view to the improvement of the most important and accessible harbors, and of the harbor at Sandy creek, in the State of New York, and referred to the Committee on Commerce, be printed, together with the maps accompanying the same.

On motion of Mr. Marvin,

Ordered, That the report of the Engineer appointed to examine the route for a national road from the City of Washington to some point or points on the northwestern frontier of the State of New York, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, be printed, together with the map made by said Engineer, and which accompanied his report to the Board of Engineers.

On motion of Mr. Ward, it was

Resolved, That a committee be appointed by this House, to be joined by such committee as may be appointed by the Senate, to wait on the President of the United States, and to notify him, that, unless he may have other communications to make, the two Houses of Congress, having completed the business before them, are ready to close the present session by an adjournment.

Mr. Ward, and Mr. Bates, of Massachusetts, were appointed of the said committee on the part of this House.

Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the passage of this resolution.

A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. John Adams, his Private Secretary, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign:

An act for the relief of Samuel Chesnut;

An act for the relief of the representatives of James A. Harper, deceased; An act making appropriations for the public buildings and other purposes;

An act making additional appropriations for completing and repairing piers; for the improvement of certain harbors, and of the navigation of certain rivers;

An act providing for ceding to the State of South Carolina the jurisdiction over, and the title to, a certain tract of land, called Mount Dearborn, n the said State ;

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An act to incorporate the Washington, Alexandria, and Georgetown Steamboat Company;

An act for the preservation and repair of the Cumberland road;

An act for the relief of Thomas Hunt;

An act for the relief of Charles A. Burnett.

Mr. Maxwell, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had presented to the President of the United States enrolled bills of the following titles, viz:

No. 214. An act for the relief of the legal representatives of John Guest, deceased;

No. 203. An act for the relief of William R. Maddox ;

No. 182. An act for the relief of Joshua Foltz;

No. 134. An act concerning the government and discipline of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary' of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditures at the United States' Armories, and of the arms, &c. made therein, during the year 1828; which letter and statement were laid on the table.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Lowrie, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the resolution for the appointment of of a joint committee to notify the President of the United States of the approaching adjournment of Congress.

A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. John Adams, his Private Secretary, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign

An act concerning the government and discipline of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia;

An act for the relief of the legal representatives of John Guest, deceased;

An act for the relief of William R. Maddox;

An act for the relief of Joshua Foltz.

Mr. Ward, from the joint committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States, and to notify him that, unless he may have other communications to make, the two Houses of Congress, having completed the business before them, are ready to close the present session of Congress by an adjournment, reported that the committee had discharged the duties for which they were appointed, and received from the President, for answer, that he had no further communications to make to Con. gress; and that the committee was requested, by the President, to express his wishes for the health and happiness of each individual member, and for their safe return to their homes, respectively.

It was then

Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate to notify that body that this House, having completed the business before it, is now ready to close the present session of Congress by an adjournment; and that the Clerk do go with said message.

The Clerk having delivered the said message, and being returned into the House,

The Speaker rose from his chair, and addressed the House as follows: GENTLEMEN: The moment having arrived, in which I am about to lay down the trust with which you have honored me, and the connexions which have existed between us are to cease, I should do violence to the feelings which now warm my heart, if I did not seize this

occasion to express my deep sense of gratitude for your past confidence and kindness, and the flattering proof just given of your continued approbation and favor.

Two years have elapsed since I had the honor of being placed in this chair. This period of service has been distinguished by events and circumstances well calculated to render this station not only one of extreme delicacy, but severe responsibility and labor. Steady and lasting applause-permanent and solid reputation-can only be acquired in a station so exalted by an undeviating adherence to elevated principles, and by a manly, upright, and inde. pendent discharge of its high and important functions. Under the influence of these principles, and a just diffidence in my own qualifications, I came to this chair with a settled determination to pursue that course which should secure to me the testimony of my own mind, and the approbation of every just and liberal man. That my efforts have not been wholly unavailing, I am this day assured by the renewed evidence of the kindness and justice of the House. I receive it in the same spirit of kindness in which it has been offered, and shall cherish it through life with feelings of profound respect and the deepest gratitude.

If, gentlemen, in the discharge of our multifarious duties; if, amid the storms and strife of passion or of party; if, under the influence of momentary excitement or irritation, any thing unkind should have been said or done, let us, I entreat you, endeavor to forget and forgive it, and let our separation (with many of us long, and with some of us forever) be in the spirit of peace and good will, and as becomes the representatives of virtuous and enlightened freemen.

You will carry with you, gentlemen, my prayers for continued blessings upon our beloved country, and my best wishes for your health, prosperity, and happiness.

It remains for me only to announce that this House stands adjourned sine die.

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