Messrs. LEIB, GREGG, and REED, were appointed the committee.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the propositions submitted on the 2d instant, on the subjects of American ships and seamen; and, having agreed thereto, they were referred to a select committee, to consist of five members, to consider and report thereon by bill, bills, or otherwise; and Messrs. DANA, SMITH of Maryland, LLOYD, TAYLOR, and BIBB, were appointed the committee.

Mr. TURNER, from the committee to whom was referred the resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, respecting the mode of electing Representatives to Congress, and Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, reported it amended. Mr. ANDERSON, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the issuing of Treasury notes for the service of the year 1813," reported it with amendments; and, on his motion, it was agreed that they be the order of the day for to-morrow.

On motion, by Mr. WORTHINGTON, the consideration of the bill giving further time to the purchasers of public lands northwest of the river Ohio to complete their payments, was postponed to Wednesday next.

On motion, by Mr. LEIB, it was agreed that the bill establishing the discipline of the Army of the United States, and for other purposes, be made the order of the day for to-morrow.

On motion, by Mr. CAMPBELL, of Tennessee, the bill vesting in the President of the United States the power of retaliation in the cases therein specified, was made the order of the day for

to-morrow.

On motion, by Mr. GREGG, the bill, entitled "An act authorizing an increase of the capital stock of the Bank of Washington," was referred to the committee to whom the petition of the said Bank was referred on the 24th of December last, to consider and report thereon.

TUESDAY, February 9.

The credentials of CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Connecticut, for the term of six years, commencing on the 4th day of March next, were read, and laid on file.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the issuing of Treasury notes for the service of the year 1813," together with the amendments reported thereto by the select committee; and Mr. VARNUM was requested to take the Chair; and, after debate, the President resumed the Chair; and, on motion, the further consideration of the bill was postponed until Thursday next.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House concur in the resolution of the Senate for the appointment of a joint committee to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice President of the United States, and of notifying the

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persons elected of their election; and have appointed a committee on their part.

The PRESIDENT communicated the report of the Secretary for the Department of War, in compliance with the fifth section of the act to regulate and fix the compensation of clerks, passed April 21st, 1806, exhibiting the names of the clerks employed in that Department in the year 1812, with the sums allowed to each clerk; also, his report comprehending contracts made by him in the year 1812, and those made by the late Purveyor of Public Supplies and the Commissary General of Purchases, at Philadelphia, in the same year, in compliance with the act concerning public contracts, passed April 21st, 1806; and the reports were read.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill establishing the discipline of the Army of the United States, and for other purposes; and Mr. GREGG was requested to take the Chair; and, after debate, the President having resumed the Chair, on motion, it was agreed that the further consideration of the bill be postponed to, and made the order of the day for, Thursday next.

Mr. LLOYD, from the committee appointed thereon, reported the bill from the House of Representatives, entitled "An act to impose a duty on the importation of iron wire," without amendment.

Mr. GAILLARD, from the joint committee appointed on the 8th instant, to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice President of the United States, and of notifying the persons elected of their election, reported, in part, the following resolution; which was read and agreed to:

Resolved, That the two Houses shall assemble in the Chamber of the House of Representatives on Wednesday next, at 12 o'clock; that one person be appointed a teller on the part of the Senate, to make a list of the votes as they shall be declared; that the result shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall announce the state of the vote, and the persons elected, to the two Houses, assembled as aforesaid, which shall be deemed a declaration of the persons elected President and Vice President; and, together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the two Houses.

Ordered, That Mr. GAILLARD be appointed a teller of the ballots, on the part of the Senate, agreeably to the foregoing resolution.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill vesting in the President of the United States the power of retaliation in the cases therein specified; and, after debate, the further consideration of the bill was postponed to, and made the order of the day for, Thursday next.

WEDNESDAY, February 10.

Mr. GERMAN, from the committee to whom the several petitions were referred, reported a bill for the relief of Nathaniel G. Ingraham, Alex

sachusetts, had a majority of the votes of the Electors as Vice President; by all which it appears that JAMES MADISON, of Virginia, has been duly elected President, and ELBRIDGE GERRY, of Massachusetts, has been duly elected Vice President of the United States, agreeably to the Constitution.

"In witness whereof, I have herewith set my hand and caused the seal of the Senate to be affixed, this day of February, 1813."

And that the President of the Senate do cause the certificates aforesaid to be laid before the President of the United States, with this resolution. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill establishing the discipline of the Army of the United States, and for other purposes; and Mr. GREGG was requested to take the Chair.

On motion, by Mr. LEIB, to amend the bill, by inserting, section 1, line 5, after the word "army," the words "and of the militia," thereby extending the provisions of the bill to the militia as well as army, it was determined in the affirmative-yeas 14, nays 9, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Campbell of Tennessee, Crawford, Cutts, Franklin, Giles, Gregg, Howell, Hunter, Leib, Smith of Maryland, Tait, Taylor, Turner, and Worthington.

NAYS-Messrs. German, Gilman, Goodrich, Horsey, Lambert, Lloyd, Reed, Smith of New York, and Var

num.

And the bill having been amended, the President resumed the Chair; and, after debate, on motion, the further consideration of the bill was postponed until Monday next.

Mr. CAMPBELL, of Tennessee, submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That the Secretary for the Department of War be, and hereby is, directed to prepare and report to the Senate such system of military discipline for the army and militia of the United States as may be approved by him, and which, in his opinion, ought to receive the sanction of law.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill vesting in the President of the United States the power of retaliation in the cases therein specified; and Mr. VARNUM was requested to take the Chair; and, after debate, the President resumed the Chair; and the further consideration of the bill was postponed to, and made the order of the day

for, to-morrow.

On motion, the bill giving further time to purchasers of public lands northwest of the river Ohio to complete their payments was postponed to Monday next.

FRIDAY, February 12.

On motion, by Mr. TURNER, the resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the mode of electing representatives to Congress and Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, was made the order of the day for Monday next. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the issuing of Treasury notes for the service of the year 1813;"

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and on the question, Shall this bill be read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative.

Mr. POPE presented the memorial of the officers of the first regiment of volunteer light dragoons, from the State of Kentucky, representing that the said regiment had lost in the service of the United States a number of horses, the propand the memorial was read, and referred. erty of individuals, and praying renumeration;

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of John Dixon, and John Murray; and Mr. VARNUM was requested to take

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ther consideration of the bill to the first Monday On motion, by Mr. POPE, to postpone the furative-yeas 13, nays 15, as follows: in December next, it was determined in the neg

Franklin, Howell, Pope, Robinson, Smith of New YEAS-Messrs. Bibb, Bradley, Crawford, Cutts, York, Tait, Taylor, Turner, and Varnum.

NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Brown, German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Horsey, Hunter, Lambert, Leib, Lloyd, Magruder, Reed, Smith of Maryland, and Worthington.

And no amendment having been agreed to, the President resu the Chair; and on the question, Shall this bill be read a third time? it was determined in the affirmative-yeas 16, nays 12, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Bibb, Brown, German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Horsey, Hunter, Lambert, Leib, Magruder, Reed, Smith of Maryland, Taylor, and Worthington.

NAYS-Messrs. Bradley, Campbell of Ohio, Campbell of Tennessee, Crawford, Cutts, Franklin, Howell, Robinson, Smith of New York, Tait, Turner, and

Varnum.

Mr. DANA, from the committee appointed on the subject, reported a bill concerning seamen and shipping of the United States; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading. Whole, the consideration of the bill vesting in the The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the President of the United States the power of retaliation in the cases therein specified.

further consideration of the bill until Monday On motion, by Mr. BAYARD, to postpone the next, it was determined in the affirmative—yeas 15, nays 14, as follows:

Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg, Horsey, Hunter, LamYEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Bradley, Dana, German, bert, Lloyd, Pope, Reed, and Smith of Maryland.

NAYS-Messrs. Bibb, Campbell of Ohio, Campbell of Tennessee, Crawford, Cutts, Franklin, Howell, Magruder, Robinson, Smith of New York, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, and Worthington.

SATURDAY, February 13.

The PRESIDENT communicated a report of the Secretary of the Navy on moneys transferred during the last recess of Congress from certain appropriations for particular branches of expenditure in that Department, and of the application of such moneys; and the report was read.

bill, entitled "An act giving further time to purchasers of public lands to complete their payments," reported it amended.

Mr. BRADLEY, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act altering the time and place for holding the circuit and district courts in Vermont," reported it without amendment; and, on his motion, it was postponed to the first Monday in December next.

TUESDAY, February 16.

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On motion, by Mr. WORTHINGTON, one of the majority, it was agreed to reconsider the third reading of the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of John Dixon and John Murray;" and on the question. Shall this bill pass? it was determined in the affirmative-yeas 18, nays 13, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Bibb, Brown, Dana, German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Horsey, Hunter, Lambert, Leib, Lloyd, Pope, Reed, Smith of Maryland, Taylor, and Worthington.

The bill from the House of Representatives, entitled "An act to raise ten additional companies of rangers," was twice read by unanimous consent, and referred to the committee appointed on the 9th of November last, on so much of the Message of the President of the United States as concerns our relations with foreign Powers, to consider and report thereon.

The bill from the House of Representatives, entitled "An act making provision for an additional number of general officers," was read, and passed to the second reading.

The bill concerning seamen and shipping of the United States was read the second time, and made the order of the day for to-morrow.

The bill from the House of Representatives, entitled "An act for the regulation of seamen on board the public ships and in the merchant service of the United States," was read the second time, and referred to a select committee, to consist of five members, to consider and report thereon; and Messrs. GILES, BAYARD, LLOYD, SMITH, of Maryland, and HUNTER, were appointed the

committee.

The bill, entitled "An act extending the time for issuing and locating military land warrants,"

was read the second time.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill, entitled "An act supplementary to the act for increasing the Navy," in which bill they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill last mentioned was read, and passed to the second reading.

The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of John Dixon and John Murray," was read the third time, and

Resolved, That this bill do not pass.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the mode of electing Representatives to Congress, and Electors of President and Vice President of the United States; and Mr. GREGG was requested to take the Chair; and the amendment reported by the select committee having been agreed to, the President resumed the Chair, and the Senate adjourned.

So it was Resolved, That this bill pass.

informed the Senate that the House of RepreA message from the House of Representatives sentatives have passed the bill which originated in the Senate, entitled "An act giving further district of the Territory of Orleans, now State of time for registering claims to lands in the eastern Louisiana," with amendments; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate; and that they have also passed a bill, entitled "An act authorizing the discharge of Daniel Updike from his imprisonment;" and a bill, entitled "An act authorizing the appointment of additional officers in the respective territories of the United States;" also, a bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Samuel Ellis;" in which bills they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The three bills last mentioned were read, and passed to the second reading.

Mr. WORTHINGTON asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to authorize and empower the President and Managers of the Washington Turnpike Company of the State of Maryland, when organized, to extend and make their turnpike road to or from Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, through the said District to the line thereof; and the bill was twice read by unanimous consent; and referred to the committee appointed yesterday, on the petition of the President and Directors of the Georgetown and Alexandria Road Company, to consider and report thereon.

Mr. TAYLOR asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill for the relief of Joseph Brevard, of South Carolina; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

Mr. SMITH, of New York, from the joint committee appointed for the purpose, reported, that, pursuant to the resolution, the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives yesterday waited on the President of the United States, and notified to him his re-election to that office.

Mr. LEIB, from the committee to whom were referred the several memorials of Richard Dodd and Elijah Bryan, and of William Compton, made a report; and, on his motion, the committee were discharged from the further consideration thereof.

The bill for the relief of the representatives of