By Mr. Giles: A petition of James H. Causten, administrator of Jared Gossage, deceased, who was a soldier of the United States army in the war of 1812 with Great Britain, and a pensioner of the United States, praying for arrears of pension due the deceased: which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Pettit: A petition of citizens of the State of Indiana, praying an appropriation for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Maumee river, on lake Erie: which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

By Mr. Morse: A petition of James H. Brigham, of the parish of Morhouse, in the State of Louisiana, praying for the confirmation of his title to a certain tract of land in that State: which was referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

By Mr. Stanton: A petition of James Montgomery, praying for an appropriation for the purpose of applying certain improvements on steamboilers and machinery to the steam-vessels in the United States navy and revenue service.

By Mr. Stewart: The petition of Thomas Gregg-heretofore presented January 10, 1845.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. Henley: The petition of Daniel Spencer-heretofore presented March 29, 1842: which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. Maclay: A petition of Nancy Childs, of the city of New York, widow of Timothy Childs, a soldier in the revolutionary war, praying for a pension for the services of her said husband.

By Mr. Giddings: The petition of Huldah Norris-heretofore presented January 24, 1844.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

By Mr. Dunlap: The petition of Polly Clough-heretofore presented March 20, 1844: which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. Maclay: The memorial of Henry Wright, administrator of William Bunce-heretofore presented January 15, 1845.

By Mr. John W. Houston: A petition of Joseph Sawyer, of Newcastle, in the State of Delaware, praying for arrearage of pay due him as a captain in the revenue service of the United States.

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

By Mr. Russell: A memorial of citizens of the State of New York, praying that the former duty of thirty-three and one-third per cent. may be restored on "soda ash," and that such reasonable duty may be imposed on the other articles of barilla and sal soda as may seem proper.

By Mr. Tilden: A petition of citizens of Summit county, in the State of Ohio, praying for an appropriation for the improvement of the Maumee

river.

Ordered, That said memorial and petition be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Daniel P. King: A memorial of citizens of Manchester, in the State of Massachusetts, praying for a congress of nations to establish international law: which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. Morris: A memorial of citizens of Belmont county, in the State

of Ohio, praying an appropriation of lands for the construction of a railroad from lake Michigan to the Columbia river, in Oregon: which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

By Mr. Tilden: A memorial of citizens of Trumbull county, Ohio, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Kinsman, via Gustavus, Johnstonville, and Bazzetta, to Warren: which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Lumpkin: A memorial of Lawry Williams, of Cass county, in the State of Georgia, praying for remuneration for damages sustained in consequence of not being mentioned to be in the possession of his improvements as provided for by the 16th article of the Cherokee treaty of 1835. By Mr. Cobb: Documents in support of the claim of William Mathis for seven years' services as a blacksmith for the United States.

Ordered, That said memorial and documents be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. Stewart: A memorial of the legal representatives of Captain John Oldham, of the State of Maryland, praying for remuneration for his services in the revolutionary war.

By Mr. Tilden: A memorial of citizens of Wayne county, in the State of Ohio, remonstrating against the annexation of Texas to the Union; Also, one of like import, of citizens of Trumbull county, in the State of Ohio;

Also, one of like import, of citizens of the State of Ohio.
Ordered, That said memorials be laid on the table.

And then, on motion of Mr. Hungerford, the House, at eighteen. minutes past 3 o'clock, p. m., adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 o'clock meridian.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1846.

John S. Phelps, a member elect from the State of Missouri, appeared, was sworn to support the constitution of the United States, and took a seat in the House.

Mr. Wheaton, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did this day present to the President of the United States enrolled bills of the Senate of the following titles, viz:

No. 26. An act to continue the office of the Commissioner of Pensions. No. 33. An act for the relief of James Bogardus.

On motion of Mr. Pettit, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Tibbatts reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, particularly the joint resolution (No. 5) of notice to Great Britain to annul and abrogate the convention between Great Britain and the United States of August 6, 1827, relative to the country on the northwest coast of America, westward of the Stony mountains, commonly called Oregon, had come to no resolution thereon.

The following petitions, memorials, and other papers, were laid on the Clerk's table, under the 24th rule of the House, to wit:

By Mr. Foster: A petition of Robert Graham, of Westmoreland county, and State of Pennsylvania, on behalf of himself and other heirs of the late Major General Arthur St. Clair, of the army of the United States in the

war of the Revolution, praying that certain money advanced by the said General St. Clair, and expended for the United States in the recruiting service in the year 1776, may be paid to them.

By Mr. Herrick: The petition of the heirs of Lot Hall, an officer of the army of the Revolution-heretofore presented February 5, 1840.

By Mr. Grider: The petition of the heirs of James Conway-heretofore presented December 15, 1841.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

By Mr. Hunter: A memorial of William M. Blackford, late chargé d'affaires of the United States to the republic of New Granada, praying the payment of one quarter's salary yet due him: which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. Maclay: A memorial of Andrew A. Jones, inspector of the customs for the port of New York, praying payment for extra services performed as clerk at that port: which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. Foster: A petition of Matthew Thompson, of East Deer township, county of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylvania, praying for a pension on account of injuries received in the service of the United States as a soldier in the war of 1812 with Great Britain.

By Mr. Daniel P. King: The petition of Joshua Pitman, of Salem, Massachusetts-heretofore presented February 22, 1845.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Grider: A petition of the heirs of Nancy Williamson, widow of James Williamson, a soldier of the war of the Revolution, and late a pensioner of the United States, praying that the pension to which the said Nancy Williamson would have been entitled for the services of the said James Williamson may be paid to them.

By Mr. Foster: A petition of Mott Wilkinson, a soldier of the army of the war of the Revolution, and a pensioner of the United States, praying for an increase of pension.

By Mr. John P. Martin: The petition of Jesse Robards, of Garrard county, and State of Kentucky-heretofore presented February 13, 1845. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

By Mr. Tibbatts: A memorial of citizens of Cincinnati, and State of Ohio, praying the passage of a law to effectually guard against steam-boiler explosions, and to secure the employment of efficient practical steam engineers, upon western steamboats.

By Mr. Herrick: A memorial of the Troy and Greenbush Railroad Association, praying that the amount of duties paid by them on the iron actually laid down and in use on said railroad may be returned by the Treasury Department to said association.

By Mr. Hungerford: A petition of citizens, owners of vessels, masters, and forwarders, of Jefferson county, and State of New York, praying an appropriation to improve the harbor at the mouth of Eighteen Mile creek, in Niagara county, in that State.

By Mr. Truman Smith: A petition of citizens of the district of Black Rock, Fairfield county, in the State of Connecticut, praying for the con

struction of a permanent embankment for the protection of the harbor of Black Rock.

By Mr. Grinnell: A memorial of Lemuel Williams, of the city of Boston, and State of Massachusetts, praying compensation for services rendered as special agent of the Treasury Department of the United States, in superintending the erection of the custom-house and public store at West Bedford, in that State.

By Mr. Sawyer: A memorial of citizens of Wood county, and State of Ohio, praying an appropriation for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Maumee river.

Ordered, That said memorials and petitions be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Morgan L. Martin: The petition of citizens of "New Diggins," in the county of Iowa, in the Territory of Wisconsin-heretofore presented January 30, 1845.

By Mr. Sawyer: A petition of citizens of the county of Paulding, in the State of Ohio, praying for a reduction in the price of public lands.

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

By Mr. Norris: The petition of Moses Davis-heretofore presented December 10, 1844: which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Henley: A petition of John Taylor, of the county of Jefferson, in the State of Indiana, praying for a pension in consideration of services rendered in the Indian war: which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

By Mr. Morse: A petition of Andrew Armstrong, late navy agent at Lima, praying for a readjustment of his accounts as such agent.

By Mr. Sawyer: A petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for the establishment of a naval depot on the harbor of Toledo.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

And then, on motion of Mr. Barringer, the House, at forty minutes past 3 o'clock, p. m., adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 o'clock meridian.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1846.

Mr. McClernand, from the Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the bill (No. 9) to reduce and graduate the price of public lands to actual settlers, reported an amendatory bill.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. McHenry, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, made a report upon the petition of James Dixon, accompanied by a bill (No. 107) for his relief: which bill was read a first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Barringer, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, made an adverse report upon the petition of L. T. Pease and James M. Smith: which report was laid upon the table.

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported a bill (No. 108) to enable the President of the United States to hold a treaty with the Menomonie Indians in the Territory of Wisconsin, accompanied

by a report in writing: 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. Benton, from the same committee, made adverse reports upon the petitions of Charles Roby and Willis Stephens: which reports were laid upon the table.

Mr. Charles J. Ingersoll, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported a bill (No. 109) to carry into effect the convention between the United States and the republic of Peru, concluded at Lima the 17th day of March, 1841: which was read a first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. Moulton, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, made adverse reports upon the petitions of Benjamin Hunt and of John Farnham: which reports were laid upon the table.

Mr. Joseph Johnson, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made a report upon the case of Lieutenant Jonathan Dye, accompanied by a bill (No. 110) to authorize the payment of seven years' half pay of a lieutenant, due on account of the death of Lieutenant Jonathan Dye, an officer in the Virginia continental line, and who was killed in the battle of Brandywine: which bill was read a first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Daniel, from the Committee of Claims, made a report upon the claim of John T. Frost, accompanied by the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to:

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the contingent fund of the House, to John T. Frost, late a Clerk in the House of Representatives, twelve hundred and fifty dollars in full payment for making an index to executive documents and reports of committees of the House of Representatives.

Mr. Daniel, from the Committee of Claims, made adverse reports upon the petitions of Deerin Farrer and Robert Brady: which reports were laid upon the table.

Mr. Daniel, from the same committee, made an adverse report upon the petition of Peter Shaffer.

Mr. Robert Smith moved that the said report be committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow: which motion was agreed to.

Mr. Lawrence, from the Committee on Commerce, made a report upon the petition of Ebenezer Wheelwright, accompanied by a bill (No. 111) for the relief of the owner and crew of the schooner Success: which bill was read a first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

On motion of Mr. Gordon,

Ordered, That the Committee of Claims be discharged from the consideration of the petition of A. Hathaway; and that it be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

On motion of Mr. Hoge,

Ordered, That the Committee of Claims be discharged from the consideration of the petition of William J. A. Bradford; and that it be laid upon the table.

Mr. Daniel P. King, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made a report upon the case of Nathaniel Bird, accompanied by a bill (No. 112) for his relief: which bill was read a first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.