Those who voted in the negative, are William Anderson, Adam Boyd, Robert Brown, Joseph Calhoun, Aaron Lyle, Robert Marion, Alexander M'Kim, John Montgomery, Nicholas R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, John Rhea, (Tennessee) Henry Southard, Robert Whitehill, Richard Winn. It was then ordered, That the committee to be ap. pointed pursuant to the resolution do consist of five members. A motion was made by Mr. Pitkin, and seconded, that the House do come to the following resolution: Resolved, That the committee to be appointed to inquire into the conduct of general James Wilkinson, be appointed by ballot, and that the fifth day of April instant, at twelve o'clock, this House will proceed to the appointment of the committee. And the question being taken thereon, It was determined in the negative,Nays 64. The yeas and nays being demanded by one fifth of the niembers present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are David Bard, Burwell Bassett, Adam Boyd, John Brown, James Cochran, William Crawford, Richard Cutts, John Dawson, Joseph Desha, William Findley, Jonathan Fisk, Meshack Franklin, Barzillai Gannett, Gideon Gardner, David S. Garland, Thomas Gholson, Peterson Goodwyn, James Holland, Benjamin Howard, Jacob Hufty, Richard M. Johnson, Walter Jones, John Love, Roger Nelson, Thomas Newbold, Ebenezer Sage, And a committee was appointed accordingly, pur. suant to the said order, consisting of Mr. Butler, Mr. Root, Mr. Champion, Mr. Desha and Mr. Pearson. The House resumed the consideration of the resolution proposed on the thirtieth ultimo by the joint cominittee appointed to inquire and report what business is necessary to be done during the present session, and when it may be expedient to close the same, and the said resolution being twice read at the Clerk's table, was concurred in by the House, as follows: Resolved, by the Senate and House of Represen. tatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives be, and they are hereby authorized to adjourn their respective Houses on the twenty-third day of April instant. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said resolution to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow. And the House adjourned until to-morrow morn. ing, eleven o'clock. THURSDAY, April 5, 1810. On motion of Mr. Fisk, and seconded, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare and report a bill to amend an act, entitled "An act providing for the third census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States. Ordered, That Mr. Fisk, Mr. Pitkin, and Mr. Macon, be appointed a committee pursuant to the said resolution. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from William Lambert, proposing, should the House think proper to authorize hin, to collate and publish a correct statement of all the questions of order decided in the House of Representatives, since the commencement of the existing form of government, to the end of the present session of Congress. Ordered, That the said letter be referred to Mr. Bassett, Mr. Pitkin, and Mr. Macon, to consider and report thereon to the House. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the annual amount of expenditure in relation to the military and naval establishment, from the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, to the year one thousand eight hundred and nine, which were read, and ordered to lie on the table. The bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act authorizing the sale and grant of a certain quantity of public land to the proprietors of the Middlesex canal, in the state of Massachusetts," was read the first time. On motion, The said bill was read the second time, and committed to the cominittee of the whole House to whom is committed the bill from the Senate, entitled "An act authorizing the sale and grant of a certain quantity of public land to the Chesapeake and Delaware canal company." The bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act to amend the laws within the district of Columbia," was read the first time. On motion, The said bill was read the second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Saturday next. Mr. Morrow, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act to extend the time for mak. ing payment for the public lands of the United States in certain cases," reported the same without amend. ment. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next. Mr. Morrow, from the same committce, presented a bill providing for the sale of certain lands in the Indiana territory, and for other purposes, which was received, and read the first time. On motion, The said bill was read the second time, and com. mitted to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next. Mr. Crawford, from the joint committee for enrol. led bills, reported, that the committce had examined an enrolled bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Tristram Hussey;" and had found the same to be truly enrolled: When, Mr. Speaker signed the said enrolled bill. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The following written message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Edward Coles, his Secretary. "To the House of Representatives of the United States. "I transmit to the House a report of the Secretary of State, complying with their resolution of the twenty-sixth of March. "April 4, 1810." "JAMES MADISON. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a committee of the whole House, on the bill to establish post-roads; and after some time |