Mr. Haralson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following resolutions, which were severally read and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of so much of the report of the Secretary of War as relates to the chief of the corps of topographical engineers and the report of that officer; also, so much thereof as relates to the harbors of the lakes, removing obstructions in rivers, improvements and expenditures thereon, together with the estimates for appropriations for the same for the ensuing fiscal year: and that the same be referred to the Committee on Commerce. 2. That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of so much of said report of the Secretary of War as relates to the pension office, and the recommendation that the law establishing the same (soon to expire) should be continued: and that the same be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

3. That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of so much of the report of the Secretary of War as relates to the organization of the militia: and that the same be referred to the Committee on the Militia.

4. That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of so much of the report of the Secretary of War as relates to the mineral lands, as proposes a substitution of some other bureau to which the management of the mineral lands should be committed, instead of the ordnance department: and that the same be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. James H. Johnson presented resolutions of the legislature of New Hampshire, in favor of the passage of a law for the purchase and distribution of the reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States in a manner similar to that in which the laws and resolves of the national legislature are distributed: which resolutions were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Moulton presented a report and resolution of a select committee of the legislature of the State of New Hampshire, "to whom was referred the message of the governor, with the resolutions of the General Assembly of Rhode Island, in answer to certain resolutions passed by the legislature of the State of New Hampshire at its session in November, 1844, relative to the unjust and tyrannical treatment of Thomas Wilson Dorr."

Ordered, That the said report and resolution be laid upon the table. A message was received from the President of the United States, by James K. Walker, his private secretary: which was delivered in at the Speaker's table.

On motion of Mr. Samuel D. Hubbard,

Ordered, That the petition of the inhabitants of the town of Guilford, in the State of Connecticut, praying for the establishment of a light-house, be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

On motion of Mr. Samuel D. Hubbard,

Ordered, That the petition of Samuel Frothingham for an increase of pension, heretofore presented January 2, 1845, be again referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

Mr. John A. Rockwell gave notice of a motion for leave to introduce a bill to appropriate an additional section of land from each township of the public lands of the United States, in support of common schools.

Mr. Dillingham moved the following resolution; which was read, and debate arising thereon, it was laid over, under the rule, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for removing the place of holding district and circuit courts of the United States, in the State of Vermont, from Rutland and Windsor to Burlington and Chelsea, in said State.

On motion of Mr. Seaman,

Ordered, That the memorial of the officers stationed at Fort Columbus, in the port of New York; of individuals composing the common council of the city of New York; of William L. Marcy, Theodore Frelinghuysen, C. C. Cambreleng, and two hundred citizens of New York, for the erection of a building at Fort Columbus, together with the petition of John McVicker and others, for the same object, be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Seaman offered the following resolution; which was read, and debate arising thereon, it was laid over, under the rule, viz:

Resolved, That five thousand copies of Frémont's report be printed for the new members of this House.

Mr. William W. Campbell gave notice of a motion for leave to introduce bills of the following titles, viz:

A bill to establish a warehousing system.

Also, a bill to regulate and define the powers, duties, and compensation of the consuls of the United States.

On motion of Mr. Washington Hunt,

Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be directed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for the purpose of connecting lakes Ontario and Erie, by means of a ship canal around the Falls of Niagara, on one of the routes surveyed by Captain Williams, under the authority of Congress, in 1835.

Ón motion of Mr. Hough,

Resolved, That the papers in the case of John Keith, a revolutionary. soldier, be taken from the files of this House, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.*

On motion of Mr. Wheaton,

Resolved, That the Committee on Enrolled Bills be now appointed.. And, thereupon,

Mr. Wheaton, of New York, and Mr. Kennedy, of Indiana, were appointed.

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof.

On motion of Mr. Culver,

Resolved, That the petition and papers of William D. Ansment, of Granville, in the State of New York, for a pension, be taken from the files of this House, and referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. Sykes offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be directed to procure the engraving as soon as possible of sixteen thousand one hundred and thirtyfive copies of a map, accompanying the documents transmitted with the annual message of the President of the United States at this session.

The papers in the case of John Keith were withdrawn from the files of this office by the Hon. S. Wright, and have not been returned.

The said resolution was read: when

A motion was made by Mr. George W. Jones, that the said resolution and map be referred to the Committee on Engraving.

And the question being put,

It was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Brodhead gave notice of a motion for leave to introduce bills of the following titles, viz:

A bill relative to tonnage duties, &c. on canal boats.

A bill to provide for the establishment of national founderies.

Mr. Pollock offered the following resolution; which was read, and debate arising thereon, it was laid over, under the rule, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency and propriety of establishing a national foundery at or near the confluence of the north and west branches of the river Susquehanna, in Pennsylvania, and report thereon as early as practicable to this House.

Mr. McIlvaine offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That when this House adjourn, it adjourn to meet on Monday at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of enabling members to witness the exhibition, by Mr. Taylor, of the use of his diving bell and cut-water, which is to take place at the navy-yard to-morrow at 12 o'clock.

Mr. Jacob Thompson moved to amend the said resolution, by striking out all of the same after the words "12 o'clock."

Mr. McIlvaine accepted the proposed amendment, and modified his said resolution accordingly.

And the said resolution, as modified, was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Joseph R. Ingersoll,

Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary to consider and report whether it would be expedient to relieve the judges of the Supreme Court of the United States from holding circuit courts; to confer upon the judges of the district courts entire circuit court jurisdiction; to provide for holding two terms annually by the Supreme Court; and for reducing prospectively the numbers of the judges of that court.

On motion of Mr. Joseph R. Ingersoll,

Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary to consider the expediency of reporting at an early day a bill for settling the title to the "Pea Patch island," in the river Delaware.

Mr. Strohm offered the following preamble and resolution; which were read, and the said resolution was agreed to:

Whereas, by an act of Congress approved July 3, 1827, there was granted to the State of Ohio, in trust, a quantity of land equal to forty-nine sections, to aid the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike Company in the construction of a road, upon condition that no toll should be collected on any mail stage, nor any troops or property of the United States passing over said road; and

Whereas it is represented that said road is now in such state of repair that it cannot be travelled: therefore,

Resolved, That the Committee on Roads and Canals be instructed to inquire how the trust fund aforesaid has been used and applied by the State of Ohio? What is the condition as to repair and otherwise of the said road? And what causes have produced the results before alluded to?

Mr. Edmund W. Hubard gave notice of a motion for leave to introduce a bill authorizing the issue of scrip in exchange for military land bounty

warrants.

On motion of Mr. Joseph Johnson,

Resolved, That the bill reported to the 27th Congress, entitled a bill to extend the provisions of the act entitled "An act supplementary to the 'act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," "approved the 7th June, 1832, be referred to a select committee.

Ordered, That Mr. Joseph Johnson, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Grider, Mr. Crozier, and Mr. Robert Smith be the said committee.

Mr. Dromgoole, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (No. 1) to provide for the better organization of the treasury, and for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue: which bill was read a first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. Dromgoole gave notice of a motion for leave to introduce a bill amendatory of the act entitled "An act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia," approved the 5th of July,

1832.

On motion of Mr. Leake,

Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads inquire into the expediency of establishing a post-route from Pedlar mills, in the county of Amherst, Virginia, by the Buffalo springs and White's gap, to the town of Fairfield, in the county of Rockbridge.

Mr. David S. Reid offered the following resolution; which was read, and debate arising thereon, it was laid over, under the rule, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing so much of the second section of the act passed at the second session of the 27th Congress, entitled "An act for the apportionment of representatives among the several States according to the Sixth Census," as requires the election of members of Congress to be made by districts; and that they report by bill or otherwise.

On motion of Mr. Biggs,

Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the propriety of connecting the waters of Albemarle sound with the Atlantic ocean at Nag's head; and that they report by bill or otherwise.

On motion of Mr. Graham,

Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a mail-route from Marion, up Crooked creek, to Hendersonville, in North Carolina.

On motion of Mr. James A. Black,

Resolved, That the Committee on the Militia be instructed to inquire into the propriety of organizing, arming, and equipping one company in each regiment of the militia of the United States, forming the same into State legions, to provide for calling them into the service of the United States in time of war; and that they report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. James A. Black gave notice of a motion for leave to introduce a bill to regulate the pay of the army, and for other purposes.

Mr. Alexander D. Sims moved the following resolution; which was read, and being amended on motion of Mr. Hamlin, was agreed to, as follows: Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire and report as to the expediency of erecting two light-houses, to wit: one

on South island, on the southern edge of Winyah entrance, and one at Blythe's or Waite's point, at the confluence of Sawpit with Winyah bay, South Carolina; and also, as to the expediency of causing a survey to be made of the bar at Winyah entrance, and of the waters of Winyah bay. Resolved, That said committee be further directed to inquire into the expediency of erecting a light-house at Gilkey's harbor, Maine.

On motion of Mr. Lumpkin,

Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing two national founderies, one in Cass county, in the State of Georgia, and the other in Northampton county, in the State of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Stephens moved the following resolution; which was read, and debate arising thereon, it was laid over, under the rule, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be instructed to report a bill extending the provisions of the pension act of 1832 to all the surviving soldiers of the war of the Revolution who rendered as much as three months' service in said war.

On motion of Mr. Thomasson,

Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions inquire into the expediency and propriety of allowing compensation to disbursing pension agents; and that they report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Boyd moved the following resolution; which was read, and debate arising thereon, it was laid over, under the rule, viz:

Resolved, That, hereafter, the superintendent and assistant of the folding-room shall be elected by this House.

On motion of Mr. Garrett Davis,

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Navy report to this House when agents for the inspection, test, and purchase of American water-rotted hemp were appointed for the States of Kentucky and Missouri respectively; what has been the annual cost and expenses of each agency, under specified heads; also, what quantity of hemp has been annually inspected, what quantity tested, and what quantity purchased at each agency; also, the value of the hemp so inspected, tested, and purchased during each year.

In pursuance of previous notice, Mr. Tibbatts asked, obtained leave, and introduced a hill (No. 2) providing a similar compensation for the officers and soldiers who served in the Indian war prior to the treaty of Greenville in 1795, as is now authorized by law to be paid to officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war: which bill was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

Mr. Trumbo presented the petition of Benjamin Johnson-heretofore presented December 10, 1844: which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

On motion of Mr. McHenry,

Resolved, That the Committee on Pensions be instructed to inquire into the propriety of extending the pension laws so as to include the surviving officers and soldiers of the Indian wars.

Mr. George W. Jones moved the following resolution:

Resolved, That, hereafter, the superintendent and assistant of the folding-room shall be elected by this House.

The said resolution was read; when Mr. Jones moved the previous question.

Mr. Robert Smith moved that the said resolution be laid upon the table.