A motion was then made by Mr. W. Alston, and seconded, that the said report and resolution therein. contained, be re-committed to the Committee of Elections.

And the question being taken thereon,

It was determined in the negative.

A message was received. from the President of the United States, by Mr. Graham, notifying that the President did this day approve and sign an act, entitled, "An act to revive and continue in force, for a further time, the first section of an act, entitled, “An act further to protect the commerce and seamen of the United States against the Barbary powers."

Mr. Graham also delivered two messages, in writ ing, which were read, and are as follow:

"To the House of Representatives of the United States.

"I communicate to the House of Representatives the report of the Secretary of State, on the subject of their resolution of the third instant.

January 12, 1810."

"JAMES MADISON.

"To the House of Representatives of the United States.

"I communicate to the House of Representatives the report of the Secretary of State, on the subject of their resolution of the sixth of December last.

"January 12, 1810."

"JAMES MADISON.

Ordered, That the said messages and accompany. ing documents do lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Livermore, and seconded, Ordered, That when the House adjourns it wil adjourn to meet again on Monday next.

On motion of Mr. Eppes, and seconded,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to in. quire whether any, and if any, what regulations are necessary to expedite the printing ordered by the House of Representatives.

Ordered, That Mr. Eppes, Mr. Quincy, and Mr. Macon, be appointed a committee pursuant to the said resolution.

The several orders of the day were farther post-. poned until Monday next.

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

MONDAY, January 15, 1810.

Two other members, to wit: from New York,. Gurdon S. Mumford, and from Kentucky, Matthew Lyon, appeared and took their seats in the House.

Mr. Johnson presented a petition of John Thompson, praying to be allowed a grant of land in consider. ation of services rendered as an officer in the revolu tionary army.

Mr. Moore, of Maryland, presented a petition of Samuel Mims, of the Mississippi territory, praying, for the reasons therein set forth, to be confirmed in his title to a certain tract of land containing sixteen hundred acres, lying on the Tombigbee river in the said territory.

Ordered, That the said petitions be severally refer. red to the Committee on the Public Lands.

On motion of Mr. Seybert,

Ordered, That the petition of sundry ship owners and others residing in the city of Philadelphia, presented on the twenty-first of February last, be referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures.

Mr. Rhea, of Tennessee, presented several petitions from sundry inhabitants of the territory of Louisiana, to the same effect with a petition from

sundry other inhabitants of said territory, presented on the sixth instant, which were referred to the committee appointed on the sixth instant, on the said petition.

Mr. Taggart presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of Hampshire county, state of Massachusetts, praying the establishment of a post route from Greenfiell, through Shelburne, Charlemont, Florida and Adams to Williamstown in said state.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on Post-offices and Post-roads.

Mr. Emott presented a petition of Najah Taylor, and Nathaniel Richards, on behalf of themselves and Gustavas Upson, merchants of the city of New York, trading under the firm of Richards, Upson and company, praying to be exonerated from the payment of a bond for double duties, imposed by the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, upon certain goods imported from France into the port of New York, during the last year, in innocent contravention of "An act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies."

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

On motion of Mr. Sturges,

Ordered, That the petition of Daniel Bradley, presented on the twelfth of June last, be referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion of Mr. Nelson,

Ordered, That the petition of the messengers to the departments of State, Treasury, War and Navy, presented on the ninth of November, one thousand eight hundred and seven, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

The House proceeded to consider the bill respecting the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France, and for other purposes, together with the amendments of the com. mitee of the whole House to the same: When it was,

On motion of Mr. Burwell, and seconded, Ordered, That the farther consideration of the said bill and amendments be postponed until to

morrow.

The House, according to the order of the day, re solved itself into a committee of the whole House, on the bill to deprive in certain cases, vessels of their American character, and to prevent under certain disabilities any citizen of the United States taking a License from any foreign power to navigate the ocean, or trade with any other foreign or independent power and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Helms reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration and made some progress therein.

Resolved, That this House will, to morrow, again resolve itself into a committee of the whole House on the said bill.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a committee of the whole House, on the report of the committee appointed to prepare and report such rules and orders as are proper to be observed in this House; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, aand Mr. Pitkin reported, that the committee had, according to order, again had the said report under consideration, and made a farther progress therein, and directed him to ask to sit again.

The question was then stated, "Shall the committee of the whole House have leave to sit again on the said report?"

And debate arising thereon,

An adjournment was called for: On which, The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow.

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