dred and nine, which were ordered to lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Whitman, and seconded,

Resolved, That the Committee on Post-offices and Post-roads be directed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a new post-route from Minot, by Heb. ron Academy, to Paris, in the district of Maine, and of discontinuing so much of the post-route leading from Turner through New Gloucester to Portland, in the same district, as lies between New Gloucester and Portland.

The House resumed the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday, and the question being taken, shall the committee of the whole House have leave to sit again on the resolutions proposed by Mr. Sheffey, on the eleventh of December last, relative to the batture in front of the suburb St. Mary, in New Orleans?

It was determined in the negative.

Mr. Crawford, from the joint committee of enrolled bills, reported that the committee had examined three enrolled bills with the following titles, to wit:

"An act for the appointment of an additional judge, and extending the right of suffrage to the citi zens of Madison county, in the Mississippi territory."

"An act making appropriations for the support of the military establishment of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and ten.” And,

"An act making appropriations for the navy of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and ten ;" and had found the same to be truly enrolled: When,

Mr. Speaker signed the said enrolled bills.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith.

A motion was made by Mr. Poindexter, and se conded, that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That it is expedient to authorize the persons, or their legal representatives, who were re moved from the batture in front of the suburb St. Mary, in the territory of Orleans, by order of the President of the United States, on the twenty-fifth of January, one thousand eight hundred and eight, to institute an action of ejectment, or such other suit or action as may be necessary, in the district court of New Orleans, against the Mayor of the city of New Orleans, who shall be constituted a defendant in such action, for the express purpose of asserting and defending the right of the United States to said batture; and that the judge of the said court, after the issue is joined between the parties, be authorized and required to order such action to be tried in such circuit court of the United States where, in his opinion, a fair and impartial trial can be had, and the judg ment of the court to which the same shall be remov ed for trial as aforesaid, may be re-examined and reversed or affirmed, in the same manner as other causes in such circuit court are, and the final judgment, sentence, or decree in such action, shall be final and conclusive between the United States and all individual claimants as to the title of the said batture, and may be plead in bar to any subsequent suit or ac tion for the recovery of the same, or any part thereof, and the record and proceedings in such action shall be returned and deposited among the judgments of the said district court of the territory of Orleans.

The said resolution was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

A

message in writing was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Edward Coles, as follows:

"To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States.

"I now lay before you copies of the treaties concluded with the Delaware, Pottawatamie, Miami,

Eel river, and Wea tribes of Indians, for the extinguishment of their title to the lands therein described, and I recommend to the consideration of Congress the making provision by law for carrying them into execution.

"February 28, 1810."

"JAMES MADISON.

The said message and treaties were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a committee of the whole House, on the bill authorizing a detachment from the militia of the United States, with sundry amendments thereto reported by a select committee; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Milnor reported, that the committee had, according to order, again had the said bill under consideration and made some progress therein.

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

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

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

FRIDAY, March 2, 1810.

Ordered, That Mr. Montgomery have leave to be absent from the service of this House for two weeks from Monday next; Mr. Jenkins for ten days from this day, and Mr. Brown, (of Maryland,) for one week from Monday next.

On motion of Mr. M'Kim, and seconded, Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to lay before this House such information as he may be possessed of, touching the emoluments

and expenditures of the collector of the port of Baltimore, for the years one thousand eight hundred and eight, and one thousand eight hundred and nine, in the discharge of the duties of his office.

On motion of Mr. Love,

Ordered, That the petition of sundry inhabitants of the first and second wards in the city of Washington, presented on the twentieth of November, one thousand eight hundred and seven, be referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

On motion of Mr. Johnson,

Ordered, That the committee of the whole House be discharged from the consideration of the report of the Secretary of War on the petition of Jonathan Williams, and that the same together with the petition be referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Johnson, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of William Nourse, referred on the twenty-third ultimo, which was read, and together with the petition referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

Mr. Johnson, from the same committee, also made a report on the petition of John Heap, referred on the twenty-third of December last, 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. Johnson, from the same committee, also made a report on the petition of John Mullowny, referred on the fourth of December last, 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. Johnson, from the same committee, also made a report on the petition of Francis and Judith Taylor, referred on the ninth 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.

On motion of Mr. Morrow,

Ordered, That the message from the President of the United States transmitting certain Indian treaties, received yesterday, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Post-master General, inclosing his two annual reports respecting unproductive post-routes and public contracts, which were read and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Crawford, from the joint committee for enrolled bills, reported, that the committee did, yesterday, present to the President of the United States three enrolled bills, entitled as follow, to wit:

"An act making appropriations for the support of the military establishment of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and ten:"

"An act making appropriations for the support of the navy of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and ten ;" and,

"An act for the appointment of an additional judge and extending the right of suffrage to the citizens of Madison county, in the Mississippi territory.

A message was received from the President of the United States by Mr. Edward Coles, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign the three enrolled bills last mentioned.

On motion of Mr. Fisk,

Ordered, That when the House adjourns it will adjourn to meet again on Monday next.

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 of Claims on the petition of Elizabeth Hamilton; and after soine time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair,