Another motion was made by Mr. Wilson, and seconded, that the House do now adjourn;

And the question being taken thereon,

It was again determined in the negative,

The yeas and nay's being demanded by one fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

The main question was then taken to postpone indefinitely the farther consideration of the joint resolution aforesaid,

And determined in the negative,

The yeas and nays being demanded by one fifth of

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Richard Cutts,
John Dawson,

Jeremiah Morrow,

Thomas Newbold,

Joseph Desha,
John W. Eppes,
William Findley,
Jonathan Fisk,
Meslack Franklin,

Barzillai Gannett,

Gideon Gardner,

Thomas Gholdson, junior,
Peterson Goodwyn,
Daniel Heister,
William Helms,
Benjamin Howard,
Jacob Ilufty,
Robert Jenkins,
Richard M. Johnson,
Thomas Kenan,
William Kennedy,
John Love,
Aaron Lyle,

Robert Marion,

Samuel M Kee,
Alexander M'Kim,
Pleasant M. Miller,
William Milnor,
John Montgomery,
Nicholas R. Moore,

Thomas Newton;
John Nicholson,
John Porter,
Peter B. Porter,

John Rea. (Pennsylvania)
John Rhea, (Tennessee)
Matthias Richards,

John Roane,
Erastus Root,
John Ross
Ebenezer Sage,
Thoinas Sammons,
Eent zer Seaver,
Adam Seybert,
Samuel Shaw,
Dennis Smelt,
John Smilie,
George Smith,
Henry Southard,
John Taylor,
John Thompson,
Charles Turner, junior,

Robert Weakley,

Robert Whitehill,

Robert Witherspoon.

And then 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, January 3, 1810.

Mr. Morrow, from the Committee on the Public Lands, made a report on the petition of Frederick Pontius, referred to them on the twenty-seventh ultimo, which was read and the resolution therein contained concurred in by the House, as follows:

"Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted.",

Mr. Morrow, from the same committee, presented, according to order, a bill supplementary to the act,

intitled "An act regulating the grants of land appro priated for the refugees of Canada and Nova Scotia," which was received and read the first time.

On motion,

The said bill was read the second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next.

Mr. Witherspoon presented a petition of James Dennis, praying to be allowed a small sum of money for the purposes of his support, in consideration of blindness and the loss of hearing incurred whilst in the marine corps of the United States.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Rhea, of Tennessee, presented a petition of the representatives of a general committee, chosen by the inhabitants of the territory of Upper Louisiana, praying, that a revision of land laws of the United States for the territory aforesaid may be made, and that such claims as shall appear meritorious and just, and are not provided for in any existing law, may be immediately confirmed.

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

On motion of Mr. Love,

Ordered, That the petition of John Strother, presented on the eighth of December, one thousand eight hundred and eight, be referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Quincy presented a petition of a committee appointed by the manufacturers of paper within the state of Massachusetts, praying, that an additional duty may be laid upon paper imported from foreign countries.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures.

On motion of Mr. Findley,

Ordered, That the petition of Arthur St. Clair, presented on the twenty-fifth of May last, be refer. red to the Committee of Claims.