TO THE PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE SECOND SESSION OF
THE TENTH CONGRESS.
Accommodation of the President, on motion of
Mr. S. Smith, a committee was appoint-
ed, to join a similar committee on the
part of the House of Representatives, to
consider and report measures for the
notice of agreement to the same, and the ap-
pointment of such a committee, by the
House of Representatives
a bill reported to that effect, and read twice 412 Bank of Potomac, the petition of the president
ordered to a third reading -
read a third time, and passed
Additional Duties, a bill from the House of Rep-
resentatives imposing, upon importation,
read and passed to a second reading
bill referred to a committee
ordered to a third reading -
read a third time, and passed
Barnitz, Jacob, a bill from the House of Repré-
returned from the House of Representatives
with amendments, and referred to a com-
mittee
committee report an agreement to the amend-
ments, which report was concurred in 443
Alexandria, the petition of the Marine Insurance
Company of, referred to a committee
committee report a bill to extend the charter
of said Company, which was read and
ordered to a second reading
read a second time, and ordered to a third
reading -
read a third time, and passed
American Character, a bill to deprive vessels, in
certain cases, of their, &c., read
American Produce, transit duties enacted by
Great Britain on, exhibited by Mr. S.
Smith
Anderson, Joseph, of Tennessee, attended in his
remarks of, on the bill for transportation by
mail of certain documents
speech of, on his motion to amend Mr.
Giles's resolution for a partial repeal of
the embargo
reported without amendment, and ordered
to a third reading
Senate Proceedings and Debates.
Belligerent Powers, the President communicates
a report of the Secretary of State, with
copies of the orders and decrees of the,
affecting neutral rights, of which five
hundred copies were ordered to be printed
Bradley, Mr., remarks of, on his motion to post-
pone the embargo resolution
the election of, as President pro tem. of the
Senate
Brent, Robert, and others, the petition of, pray-
ing the incorporation of a company to
open a canal in the City of Washington,
was read, and referred to a committee
(See Washington, the City of.)
Brent, Richard, of Virginia, presented his creden-
tials, and was qualified, as a Senator
British Board of Trade, a paper from the, referred
to by Mr. Giles, in his speech on his reso-
lution to repeal partially the embargo laws
British Influence, the means of, in this country,
(note) -
read a second time, amended, and ordered
to a third reading -
British Injuries and Insults, a catalogue of
British Orders in Council 1650, 1653, 1698, 1701,
1703, 1705, 1706, 1709, 1710
Brown, Rev. Mr., information given of his ap-
pointment by the House of Representa-
tives as Chaplain
read a third time, the blanks filled, and
passed -
returned from the House of Representatives
with amendments, which were agreed to 452
Commutation of Pay, a memorial of the survi-
ving officers of the Pennsylvania line in
the Revolutionary war, was read
a memorial of the New York and Pennsyl-
vania lines; all referred to a committee - 237
a memorial of the Delaware line, referred to
the same committee
a memorial of the Connecticut and New
Jersey lines, referred to same committee
a memorial of the South Carolina line, re-
ferred to the same committee -
Congress, a bill from the House of Representa-
tives to alter the time for the next meet-
ing of, read and passed to a second reading 331
read a second time, and ordered to a third
reading -
read a third time, and passed
Constitution, a resolution of the Legislature. of
Maryland was presented, disapproving an
amendment of the, proposed by the Legis-
lature of Virginia
Contingent Fund, the President transmitted an
Brown, William, petition of, praying a pension,
referred to a committee
an unfavorable report, thereon, concurred in
Cabarras County, North Carolina, a representa-
tion of the grand jury of, in relation to
the embargo
Capitol, an act making appropriations to com-
plete the two wings of the
(See Public Buildings.)
Carondelet, a bill making appropriations for deep-
ening the canal of, read twice
ordered to a third reading -
read a third time, and passed
Chaplains, a joint resolution for appointing two,
of different denominations
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, the
memorial of the President, &c., of the,
was ordered to be printed
a bill presented to authorize the sale and grant
of land to the, read and passed to a second
reading
read a second time, amended, and ordered
read a third time, and passed
returned from the House of Representatives
with non-concurrence in the grant
Circuit Courts, notice of a bill supplementary to
the act establishing
bill presented, read, and passed to a second
reading
read a second time, and referred to a com-
mittee
reported with amendments
ordered to a third reading as amended
read a third time, and passed as amended
Clark, Joshua, an imprisoned seamen, a letter
from, referred to the Secretary of State
Clerks, a report from the Secretary of War, in
relation to his
Correspondence of Ministers, the President com-
municated certain, which was ordered to
be printed
a sequel to the same was received
Cotton, Daniel, a bill from the House of Repre-
sentatives for relief of, read and passed to
read a second time, and referred to a com-
read a third time, and passed
Courts of the United States, a bill to repeal so
much of any act or acts as authorize the,
to make compensation to their officers out
of the public Treasury for unenumerated
services, was presented, read, and ordered
to a second reading
read a second time, and referred to a com-
mittee
Crawford, Mr., speech of, on Mr. Hillhouse's res-
olution to repeal the embargo
Credit, a bill to extend the terms of, on revenue
bonds, in certain cases, was read and
passed to a second reading
read a second time, and ordered to a third
reading -
Delaware, on motion of Mr. Bayard, under in-
structions from the Legislature, the Sec-
retary of War was directed to inquire into
and report the expediency of erecting
certain batteries in the State of
a report from the Secretary in obedience to
the same
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal Company, the
memorials of the, presented in 1805 and
1807, together with the report of the Sec-
retary of the Treasury on the same, and
respecting roads and canals, made in April
last, were referred to a committee
(See Chesapeake, &c., for further proceedings,
ante.)
Mr. Giles, from said committee, reported, in
part, a bill making further provision to
enforce the laws laying an, which was
read and passed to a second reading
read a second time
the bill recommitted -
reported with amendments, which were con-
curred in, and ordered to a third reading 240
the bill again recommitted
reported with amendments, agreed to, and
District Judge, Mr. Gaillard submitted a resolu-
tion for a committee to inquire what pro-
vision ought to be made in case of the
disablility of any, to perform the duties
of his office
which was agreed to, and a committee ap-
pointed -
(See Judicial System.)
Documents, a bill from the House of Represent-
atives to transport by mail certain, free of
postage, was read, and passed to a second
reading -
read a second time, and referred to a com-
mittee
reported without amendment
returned from the House of Representatives
with amendments
Mr. Hillhouse submitted a resolution for the
repeal of the laws relating to the
which was negatived
Mr. Lloyd submitted a motion requesting
the President to cause to be laid before the
Senate a statement of the number of ves-
sels which have departed, with permission,
from the date of the embargo to the 2d of
September, 1808
which was agreed to, and the Secretary
ordered to lay it before the President
a Message from the President, with a report
from the Treasury Department, in reply
thereto, which was ordered to be printed 299
Mr. Pickering laid before the Senate a resolu-
tion of the Legislature of Massachusetts, in-
structing their Senators to use their en-
deavors to have the embargo laws repealed,
the reading of which was interrupted and
postponed
the preamble and resolutions referred to
objection to the reading withdrawn, and the
instruction read
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