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

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill, entitled "An act to fix the time for the next meeting of Congress," to which they desire the concurrence of this House: And then he withdrew.

A motion was made by Mr. Gardenier, and seconded that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That it is expedient that all such provisions in the several acts which relate to the laying and enforcing the embargo; and for prohibiting foreign armed vessels from entering the ports and harbors of the United States, and for prohibiting intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependencies, as ought to be kept in force, should be reduced into one act; and that a com mittee be appointed to bring in a bill for that purpose. And on the question that the House do now proceed to the consideration of the said resolution,

It was determined in the negative.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a committee of the whole House, on the bill authorizing the appointment of an agent for the land office at Kaskaskia, and allowing compensation to the commissioners and clerk; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Bassett reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made several amendments thereto, which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were twice read and concurred in by the House. Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be engrossed and read the third time, to morrow.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a committee of the whole House, on the bill to continue in force an act declaring the assent of Congress to a certain act of the state of South Carolina, passed the twenty-first of December, one thousand eight hundred and four; and after some

time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Pitkin reported, that the committee had, ac-. cording to order, had the said bill under consideration and made no amendment thereto.

Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read the third time, to-morrow.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a committee of the whole House, on the bill supplementary to an act, entitled “An act making appropriations for carrying into effect a treaty between the United States and the Chickasaw tribe of Indians," and to establish a land office in the Mississippi territory; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Desha reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made no amendment thereto.

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Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read the third time, to-morrow.

A motion was made by Mr. Gardenier, and seconded, that the House do come to the following resolution;

Resolved, That the committee to whom was referred so much of the President's message as relates to intercourse with foreign nations, be instructed to bring in a bill to reduce into one act, all such provisions of the several acts which relate to the laying and enforcing the embargo, and for prohibiting foreign armed vessels from entering the ports and harbors of the United States, and for prohibiting intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependencies, as ought to be kept

in force.

And on the question that the House do now proceed to the consideration of the said resolution,

It was determined in the negative,

Yeas, 59.

Nay's, 66.

The yeas and nays being demanded by one fifth of

the members present,

Those who yoted in the affirmative, are

William Helms,

James Holland,
Benjamin Howard,
Jacob Hufty,
John G. Jackson,
Richard M. Johnson,
Walter Jones,
Thomas Kenan,
William Kennedy,
John Love,
Aaron Lyle,
Samuel McKee,
Alexander M'Kim,
John Montgomery,
Nicholas R. Moore,
Gurdon S. Mumford,
Roger Nelson,
Thomas Newbold,
John Porter,

John Rea, (Pennsylvania)

John Rhea, (Tennessee)
Matthias Richards.

John Roane,
Ebenezer Sage,
Thomas Sammons,
Lemuel Sawyer,
Benjamin Say,
Ebenezer Seaver,
Samuel Shaw,
George Smith,
John Smith,
Samuel Smith,
Henry Southard,
John Taylor,
John Thompson,
Uri Tracy,
Robert Weakley,
Robert Whitehill,

Richard Winn,

Robert Witherspoon.

The bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act to fix the time for the next meeting of Congress," was read the first time.

On motion,

The said bill was read the second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-mor

row.

The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow,

And the House adjourned until to-morrow morn. ing, eleven o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 1809.

Another member, to wit: Erastus Root, from New York, appeared, produced his credentials and took his seat in the House; the oath to support the constitution of the United States being first administered to him by Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Bibb presented a petition of Benjamin Farar, James Williams, William Stubblefield, and Richard Stern, of the Mississippi Territory, praying to be

remunerated for loss of their horses while in actual service in the expedition to the Sabine river, in the year one thousand eight hundred and six.

The said petition was read and referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion of Mr. Lewis,

Ordered, That the petitions of Samuel Carson, of Alexandria, and of sundry inhabitants of Washington county, in the district of Columbia, presented on the tenth and nineteenth of January last, be referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

Mr. Southard, from the Committee of Revisal and Unfinished Business, made a further report, in part, of such matters of business as were depending and undetermined at the close of the last session of Congress, which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

A motion was made by Mr. Love, and seconded, that the House do come to the following resolution :

Resolved, that the Committee for the District of Columbia, be instructed to report upon what subjects referred to them it will be necessary for Congress to act on during the present session.

And on the question that the House do agree to the said resolution,

It was determined in the negative.

On a motion made and leave given by the House, Mr. Burwell,' from the committee appointed on that part of the message from the President of the United States which relates to the fortification of our sca-port towns," presented, according to order, a bill making further appropriations to complete the fortifications commenced for the security of the ports and harbors of the United States; and to erect such fortifications as may be necessary for the protection of the northern and western frontiers of the United States, which was received and read the first time.

On motion,

The said bill was read the second time, and comitted to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow.