Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report on the petition of Samuel D. Walker; which was read, and laid on the table.

The House resumed the consideration of the bill [No. 77] for the establishment of the Government of the Territory of Huron: Whereupon, The motions made yesterday for the postponement of the further consideration of the said bill, by Mr. Strong and Mr. Buchanan, were, severally, withdrawn by the movers: And thereupon,

A motion was made by Mr. Buchanan, that the further consideration of the said bill be postponed until the third Tuesday in January next; And on the question being put, it passed in the affirmative.

The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr Bartlett reported that the committee had, according to order, had the state of the Union. generally, under consideration, but particularly the bill [No. 12] to authorize the occupation of the river Oregon; and had come to the resolution thereon. And then the House adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1828.

Mr. Bailey presented a petition of Elihu Pond, of the State of Massachusetts, praying for a pension.

Mr. Condict presented a petition of Stephen Olney, of the State of Rhode Island. praying further compensation for services as an officer of the Revolutionary Army.

Ordered, That these petitions be referred to the Committee on Military Pensions.

Mr. Bates, of Massachusetts, presented a memorial of inhabitants of the town of Hadley, in the State of Massachusetts;

Mr. Barnard presented memorials from inhabitants of the towns of Brighton, Clarkson, Parma, and Greece, in the county of Monroe, of Lima, in the county of Livingston, of Alexander and Leroy, in the county of Genesee, and of Alden and Clarence, in the county of Erie, in the State of New York;

severally praying that the mails may not be transported, and that the postoffices be not opened, on the Sabbath day.

Ordered, That these memorials be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Mr. Condict presented a memorial of merchants, traders, and other inhabitants, of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island ;

Mr. Orr presented a memorial of merchants, traders, and other inhabitants, of the city of Pittsburgh, in the State of Pennsylvania ;

severally praying that duties may be imposed on certain sales at auction. Ordered, That these memorials be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

Mr. Muhlenberg presented a memorial of inhabitants of the county of Ross, in the State of Ohio, praying that a public road may be constructed from Zanesville to some suitable point within the State of Alabama ; which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

On motion of Mr. Belden,

Ordered, That leave be given to withdraw the petition and documents of Abraham Brownson, presented at the last session of Congress.

On motion of Mr. Duncan,

Ordered, That the petition of John Edgar, presented on the 3d of March, 1828, be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

Mr. Hoffman, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred the memorial of the Masters Commandant in the Navy of the United States, reported a bill [No. 332] for increasing the pay of Captains and Masters Commandant in the Navy of the United States; which was read the first and second time, and committed to the Committee of Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. McCoy, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of John Long, accompanied by a bill [No. 333] for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee of Claims, made an unfavorable report on the petition of Timothy S. Smith; which was read, and laid on the table.

Mr. Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made an additional report on the case of Thomas Wheatley, accompanied by a bill [No. 384] for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. McIntire, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the case of Theophilus Cooksey, accompanied by a bill [No. 335] for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Lawrence, from the Committee on Military Pensions, made an unfavorable report on the petition of John Shook; which was read, and laid on the table.

The resolution moved by Mr. Bryan yesterday, and laid on the table, was read, considered, and agreed to by the House.

The resolution moved by Marvin yesterday, and laid on the table, was read, considered, and agreed to by the House.

The resolution moved by Mr. Gurley yesterday, and laid on the table, was read, considered, and agreed to by the House.

The resolution moved by Mr. Wickliffe yesterday, and laid on the table, was read, considered, and agreed to by the House.

The resolution moved by Mr. White yesterday, and laid on the table, was read, considered, and agreed to by the House.

The resolution moved by Mr. Martindale yesterday, and laid on the table, was read, considered, and again laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Blake,

Resolved, That the Committee on the Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of authorizing script to issue in cases where further credit has been taken, as well as in those cases where the lands have reverted, or were liable to revert, to the United States.

On motion of Mr. Barnard,

Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instucted to inquire into the expediency and propriety of increasing the compensation of the Judge of the United States' District Court for the Southern District of New York.

On motion of Mr. Duncan,

Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a mail route from Springfield, by way of Beard's ferry and Rushville, to Quincy, in the State of Illinois.

On motion of Mr. Moore, of Alabama,

Resolved, That the Committee on Military Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency of placing John Jenkins, a soldier of the Revo. lution, on the pension roll.

Mr. Barlow moved the following resolution; which was read, and laid on the table, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be instructed to lay before this House, as soon as practicable, the report of the Engineers of a survey of a route for a canal, from the city of Pittsburg to the harbor of Presque Isle on Lake Erie; both by the way of the Beaver, Shenango, and Elk Creek route, and the Alleghany, French Creek, and Waterford Summit; together with an estimate of the expense of each route.

On motion of Mr. Lyon,

Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a post route from Centreville, in Kentucky, by Ford's Ferry, to Equality, in Illinois.

On motion of Mr. Marvin,

Resolved, That the Committee on Military Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency of extending the provisions of the act of the 15th of May, 1828, for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," to the widows of such Revolutionary officers, as would, if living, be entitled to the benefits of said act. On motion of Mr. Sprague,

Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of revising and amending the laws regulating the currency of foreign coins.

On motion of Mr. Wing,

Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a post route from Tecumseh, in the Territory of Michigan, to Chicago, in the State of Illinois. On motion of Mr. Taylor, it was

Ordered, That a Committee on Enrolled Bills be appointed, pursuant to the joint rules and orders of the two Houses.

Mr. Forward, Mr. Chase, and Mr. Maxwell, were appointed of the Committee on the part of this House.

Ordered, That the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the bill [No. 323] releasing the lien of the United States upon a part of the land of Benjamin Owens, in Aune Arundel county, State of Maryland, to the trustees of Mount Zion meeting-house, in said county and State, be discharged, and that said bill be engrossed, and read a third time on Monday next.

Ordered, That the Committee of the Whole House to which is commit. ted the bill [No. S04] to authorize the appointment of a surveyor for the Virginia Military District within the State of Ohio, be discharged.

The said bill was then, on motion of Mr. Vinton, amended, and ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time on Monday next.

The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the

state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Bartlett reported that the committee had, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, but particularly the bill [No. 12] to authorize the occupation of the Oregon river, and had come to no resolution thereon.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the First Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list, received from the Register, of balances on the books of the revenue, which have remained unsettled, or appear to have been due from collectors of the internal revenue, more than three years prior to the 30th September last; and a similar list of balances on account of the direct taxes of 1815 and 1816. This letter, and the accompanying lists, were laid on the table.

An engrossed bill, [No. 531,] entitled "An act to establish a port of entry at Magnolia, in Florida," was read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said bill.

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

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the resolution for the appointment of a Committee on Enrolled Bills, pursuant to the joint rules and orders of the two Houses; and have appointed a committee on their part. The Senate have also passed the resolution from the House of Representatives, "to grant a room to the Columbian Institute ;" also, the resolution from the House of Representatives, for the distribution of certain committee rooms." The Senate have passed the bill of this House, [No. 312,] entitled "An act to preserve from injury and waste the school lands in the Territory of Arkansas.” And the Senate have also passed bills of the following titles:

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No. 10. An act allowing the duties on foreign merchandise imported into Louisville, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and Nashville, to be secured and paid at those places;

No. 16. An act to provide for the purchase and distribution of certain copies of the Digest of the Laws of the United States, by Thomas F. Gordon;

No. 17. An act to allow a salary to the Marshal of the District of Connecticut ;

No. 24. An act to authorize the purchase of a site, and the erection of barracks, in the vicinity of New Orleans;

No. 32. An act to authorize the relinquishment of the sixteenth sections granted for the use of schools, in the State of Alabama, and the entry of other lands in lieu thereof;

in which bills I am instructed to ask the concurrence of this House.

These bills were, severally, read the first and second time, and referred. viz:

No. 10. To the Committee on Commerce;

No. 16.

No. 17. J }To the Committee on the Judiciary ;

No. 24. To the Committee on Military Affairs;
No. 32. To the Committee on the Public Lands.

And then, in pursuance of the joint resolution passed for that purpose, the House adjourned until Monday next, the 29th instant.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1828.

On motion of Mr. Bartlett,

Ordered, That the petition of Thomas Eames, presented on the 17th of April, 1826, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Varnum presented a petition of the Fire Companies of Georgetown and Washington, in the District of Columbia, praying that an act may be passed for the incorporation of said companies; which petition was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

Mr. Varnum presented a petition of Lemuel Coffin, of the State of Massachusetts;

Mr. Hunt presented a petition of Benjamin Grover, of the State of Vermont;

Mr. Garnsey presented a petition of Eliphalet Stewart, a petition of Stephen Daman, a petition of George Darrow, Jr., and a petition of Amos Andrews, all of the State of New York;

Mr. King presented a petition of Christopher Sype, of the State of Pennsylvania;

Mr. Bryan presented a petition of Samuel Gerock, of the State of North Carolina;

Mr. Crockett presented a petition of Isaac H. Ward, of the State of Tennessee;

severally praying to be placed on the pension list of the United States. Mr. Stower presented a petition of Joseph Button, of the State of New York, praying for an increase of pension.

Ordered, That these petitions be referred to the Committee on Military Pensions.

Mr. Ingersoll presented memorials of inhabitants of the counties of Middlesex and Hartford, in the State of Connecticut;

Mr. Mallary presented a memorial of inhabitants of the town of Middlebury, in the county of Addison, and State of Vermont ;

Mr. Woodcock presented a memorial of inhabitants of the town of Ithaca, in the county of Tompkins, and State of New York;

Mr. Van Rensselaer presented memorials of inhabitants of Albany, and of inhabitants of the county of Oneida, in the State of New York; Mr. Martindale presented a memorial of inhabitants of the town of Salem, in the county of Washington, and State of New York;

Mr. Markell presented a memorial of inhabitants of Johnstown, in the county of Montgomery, in the State of New York;

Mr. Barnard presented memorials of inhabitants of the towns of Byron and Bergen, in the county of Genesee, and of the town of Riga, in the county of Monroe, in the State of New York;

Mr. Swan presented a memorial of inhabitants of Princeton, in the State of New Jersey;

Mr. Condict presented a memorial of inhabitants of the town of Brooklyn, in the State of New York;

Mr. Condict also presented a memorial of inhabitants of the county of Burlington, in the State of New Jersey;

Mr. Lawrence presented a memorial of inhabitants of the county of Washington, in the State of Pennsylvania: also, a presentment of a grand jury, lately impanelled in that county;