Ordered, 'That the said petition do lie on the ta. ble.

The House proceeded to consider the resolution from the Senate for the appointment of Chaplains, and the same being read:

Resolved, That this House doth concur in the said resolution, and that the House will, to-morrow at twelve o'clock, proceed to the choice of a Chaplain on their part.

Ordered, That the Clerk do acquaint the Senate therewitb.

And then the House adjourned until tomorrow morning eleven o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, May 26, 1813. Several other members, to wit: from Massachusetts, Daniel Dewey; from New York, Nathaniel Howell; from New Jersey, James Schureman, and from Maryland, Alexander C. Hanson, and Nicholas R. Moore, appeared, produced their credentials and took their seats; the oath to support the constitution of the United States being first administered to them by the Speaker.

On motion of Mr. Goodwyn, Resolved, That the House do now proceed to the appointment of the Standing Committees, pursuant to the rules and orders of the House.

A Committee of Elections was appointed, consisting of Mr. Fisk, of Vermont, Mr. Burwell, Mr. Davenport, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Condict, Mr. Avery and Mr. Pickering;

A Committee of Ways and Means was appointed, consisting of Mr. Eppes, Mr. Bibl), Mr. Pleasants, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Pitkin, Mr. Gourdia and Mr. Montgomery

A Committee of Claims was appointed, consist. ing of Mr. Archer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Moseley, Mr. Sage, Jr. Stanford, Mr. Goodwyn and Mr. Cald. well.

A Committee of Commerce and Manufactures was appointed, consisting of Mr. Newton, Mr. M‘Kim, Mr. W. Reed, Mr. Benson, Mr. Seybert, Mr. Par. ker and Mr. Telfair.

A Committee on the Public Lands was appointed, consisting of Mr. M.Kec, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Breckenridge, Mr. Bigelow, Mr. M.Lean, Mr. King, of North Carolina, and Mr. Conard.

Committee for the District of Columbia was appointed, consisting of Mr. Dawson, Mr. Kent, of Maryland, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Pearson, Mr. Ringgold, Dr. Grosvenor and Mr. Bowen.

A Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads was appointed, consisting of. Mr. Rhea, of Tennes. see, Mr. Lyle, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Lax, Mr. Jack. şon, of Rbode Island, Mr. Bradley and Mr. Sharp.

A Committee of Revisal and Unfinished Business was appointed, consisting of Mfr. Alston, Mr. Ely and Nir. Roane.

A Committee of Accounts was appointed, consisting of Mr. Pickens, Mr. Moore and Mr. Winter.

The House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House on the state of the union; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed tbc chair, and Mr. Macon reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the state of the union under consideration, and come to several resolutions thereupon, wbich he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where they were again read and concurred iu by the House, as follows:

1. Resolved, That 'so much of the President's message as relates to the subject of foreign affairs, be referred to a Select Committee.

2. Resolved, That so much of the President's message as relates to our military establishment, be referred to a Select Committee.

3. Resolved, That so much of the President's message as relates to our naval establishment, be referred to a Select Committee.

1. Resolved, That so much of the President's message as relates to our revenue be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

5. Resolved, That so much of the said message as respects the spirit and manner in which the war has been waged by the enemy, be referred to a Select Committee.

A motion was made by Mr. Grosvenor to recon. sider the vote to agree to the last resolution.

And the question being taken,
It was determined in the negative:

Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Grundy, Mr. Desha, Mr. Jackson, of Virginia, Mr. Ingersoll, Mr. Fisk, of New York, and Mr. Webster were appointed a committee pursuant to the first resolution.

Mr. 'Troup, Mr. Sevier, Mr. Wright, Mr. Stu. art, Mr. Taylor, Jr. Tallmadge and Mr. Tanne. hill were appointed a committce pursuant to the second resolution.

Mr. Nelson, Mr. Ward, of Massachusetts, Mr. Alston, Mr. Stockton, Mr. Skinner, Mr. Davis, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Post were appointed a committee pursuant to the third resolution.

Mr. Macon, Mr. Forsythe, Mr. Wright, Mr. Gaston, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Humphreys and Mr. Cooper were appointed a committee pursuant to tbe fifth resolution.

The House proceeded by ballot to the appointment of a Chaplain to Congress on their part, and apon examining the ballots it appeared that the reverend Jesse Lee was duly elected.

Ordered, That the Clerk do acquaint the Senate therewith.

A message from the Senate by Mr. Otis, their secretary.

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have appointed Mr. Varnum to be of the joint committee for enrolled bills on their parte

Ordered, That Mr. Crawford and Mr. Bayly be of the said committee on the part of this House.

And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

THURSDAY, May 27, 1813.

Auother member, to wit: from Pennsylvania, John M. Hyueman, appeared and took his seat; the oath to support the constitution of the United States be. ing first administered to him by the Speaker.

On motion of Mr. William Reed, Ordered, That the petition of Isaac Mansfield, presented on the 8th of February, 1813; the peti. tion of Captain Samuel Tucker, presented on the 24th of March, 1812, and the petition of Arnold and Sarah Martin, presented on the 1st of June, 1812, be severally referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Gholson presented a petition of John Taliaferro, of Virginia, complaining of the undue election and return of John P. Hungerford, as one of the representatives from that state, and praying that an examination may take place and that he may be admitted to a seat in the House in the place of the said John P. Hungerford.

Mr. Eppes presented a petition of Burwell Bas. sett, of the state of Virginia, complaining of the undue election and return of Thomas M. Bayly, as one of the representatives from that state, and praying that an examination may take place and that he may be admitted to a seat in the House in the place of the said Thomas M. Bayly.

Ordered, That the said petitions be severally referred to the Committee of Elections.

Mr. Jennings presented a petition of the legislature of the Indiana territory, praying an extension of the time allowed for the payment of lands pur. cbased of the United States.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

A message from the Senate by Jr. Otis, their Secretary.

Mr. Speaker : The Senate have appointed a committee on their part, jointly with such committee as this Blouse may appoint, to have the direction of the money appropriated to the purchase of books and maps for the two Houses of Congress.

'i'be House proceeded to consider the said message, and concurred therein: When,

Mr. Seybert, Mr. Robertson, and Mr. Sturges were appointed of the said committee on the part of this House.

And then the House adjourned until to-morrow inorning eleven o'clock.

FRIDAY, May 28, 1813.

Several other members, to wit: from Massachusetts, Abiel Wood; from Pennsylvania, John Rea and John Wilson; from Virginia, Daniel Sheffey; from South Caroliva, William Lowndes; froin Geor: gia, Bolling Hall, and from Kentucky, Stephen Orms: by, appeared, produced their credentials and took their seats; the oath to support the constitution of the United States being first administered to them by the Speaker.

Mr. Hale presented a petition of sundry inbabitants of New Hampshire, praying that a post-route may be established from Dover through Rochester, Middletown, Wolfborough, Tuftonborough to Moultonborough.

Mr. Parker presented a petition of Sundry inbabitants of the couuties of Oxford and Kennebec, in Massachusetts, praying tbat a post-route may be es. tablished from Liverniore through Jay and Wilton to Farmington.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Post-o.ice and Post-roads.