further consideration of all matters and things referred to them during the present session, upon which they have not reported.

A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate insist on their amendments disagreed to by this House, to the bill fixing the Military Peace Establishment of the United States." The House proceeded to consider the message from the Senate, notifying that they insist on their amendments to the bill fixing the Military Peace Establishment of the United States: where

upon

Resolved, That this House insist on their disagreement to the said amendments, and ask a conference upon the subject-matter thereof.

Ordered, That Mr. TROUP, Mr. JOHNSON of Kentucky, and Mr. STUART, be the managers at the said conference, on the part of this House.

The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, on the bill from the Senate "to provide a library room, and for transporting the library lately purchased." The bill was reported to the House, read the third time, and passed.

The House went into a Committee of the Whole on the bill making additional appropriations for the service of the year 1815. The bill was reported with an amendment thereto, which was concurred in by the House; and the bill was read the third time, and passed.

A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act concerning invalid pensioners," with amendments. The amendments, were read, and concurred in by the House.

The bill to authorize the payment for horses lost in the public service in the Northwestern army, and in the campaigns under Generals Jackson and Floyd, in the present war, was postponed indefinitely.

MARCH, 1815.

The bill to authorize the Board of Commissioners of the Navy to appoint clerks, passed through a Committee of the Whole, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and was accordingly read a third time, and passed.

The bill to provide for ascertaining and surveying the boundary lines fixed by the treaty with the Creek Indians, and for other purposes; the bill concerning the Navy Establishment; the bill for the relief of Charles Todd; the bill for the relief of the Eastern Branch Bridge Company, passed through Committees of the Whole, and were severally read a third time, and passed. The bill to alter the time for the next meeting of Congress having been called forMr. NELSON moved that the further consideration of the bill be postponed indefinitely.

This motion was opposed by Mr. Fisk, of New York, who enumerated the advantages to arise from an early session, and the propriety of Congress fixing the day, rather than that they should be called together by the Executive.

Mr. JACKSON, of Virginia, spoke in support of the motion, and stated his belief that an extra session would not in any event be necessary. He expressed his hope that Congress, as well as the people, might be permitted to enjoy a little peace. Mr. NELSON supported his motion on the grounds of the total absence of a necessity for an extra session, and that their constituents ought not to be taxed for such an object unnecessarily.

Other gentlemen also spoke against as well as in favor of the motion for postponement; which was decided in the affirmative, and the bill indefinitely postponed.

WEST POINT ACADEMY.

The bill from the Senate authorizing an appropriation for completing the public buildings at West Point for the Military Academy, being before a Committee of the Whole

The bill from the Senate, "to allow a drawback on duties on spirits distilled, and on certain goods, wares, and merchandise, manufactured, Mr. TROUP moved to add thereto two other within the United States, on the exportation sections, to stand as first and second sections, thereof to any foreign port or place," was post-contemplating the establishment of two corps of poned indefinitely.

engineers, precisely of the same character, number, &c., as the present corps of engineers, each of which to be stationed at points to be designated by the President for the location of two

The bill to authorize the purchase of the vessels captured on Lake Champlain, passed through a Committee of the Whole, and was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading; and was subse-military academies. quently read a third time, and passed.

The bill for the relief of Bowie and Kurtz, and others, having been called up

Mr. YANCEY moved to postpone the further consideration of the bill indefinitely, on the ground of want of time duly to act on the subject.

The motion was opposed by Mr. GOLDSBOROUGH and Mr. PITKIN, but was decided in the affirmative.

The bill from the Senate to repeal the discriminating duties on imports and tonnage, on condition that reciprocal measures are adopted by foreign Governments, passed through a Committee of the Whole without debate, and was reported to the House, and ordered to a third reading, and was read a third time, passed by unanimous vote, and returned to the Senate.

Mr. Fisk, of New York, opposed the amendment as being too important to be decided at this late period of the session, and because not necessarily connected with the present bill. He stated several objections to the amendment, which at once occurred to him.

To these objections Mr. TROUP replied, and enforced the expediency of the amendment; and he contended that a more favorable opportunity for the attainment of such an object could not again occur.

Mr. YANCEY opposed the amendment, and expressed no great friendship for the bill. His principal objection was not to the establishment of other schools, but that Congress ought to fix the location of these other schools.

Mr. TAYLOR also opposed the amendment,

Thanks to the Speaker-Collection of Duties.

which, he said, instead of putting a graft upon a Union by Congress, in virtue of the power granted tree, was putting a tree upon the graft. He was by the Constitution, without the concurrence of twoonly opposed to the amendment from the diffi-thirds of both Houses. culty which would attend the adoption of such a provision in both Houses at this period of the

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Military Peace Establishment.

Johnson of Kentucky, Kennedy, Kerr, Kilbourn, Lef-
ferts, Lowndes, Lyle, McCoy, McKim, Moore, Newton,
Ormsby, Parker, Pickens, Piper, Pleasants, Rhea of
Tennessee, Rich, Roane, Robertson, Sage, Sevier,
Seybert, Smith of Pennsylvania, Smith of Virginia,
Strong, Tannehill, Taylor, Troup, Udree, Wilson of
Pennsylvania, and Yancey.

The previous question was then taken, in the usual form, to wit: Shall the main question be now put? and passed in the affirmative-yeas 66, Days 43.

MARCH, 1815.

had occurred which produced considerable effect on his opinions. A report had been alluded to in debate, which merited much consideration. It is said that the Floridas had been ceded by Spain to Britain. Britain had very formally protested against our taking possession of a part of the country denominated West Florida. He had no doubt, from information recently received, that an attack was about to be made on Mobile. The enemy were building barges on board their fleet, evidently with a view to continue the conflict. The said main question was then taken, to wit: He had no apprehension of their again visiting Shall the bill be read a third time? and passed New Orleans; they would not soon, they would in the affirmative-yeas 66, nays 48, as follows: never, make another attempt upon that city. He YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Alston, Anderson, Ave- believed Mobile was the object; they would be ry, Barnett, Bines, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, desirous of doing something to break their fall; Clendenin, Comstock, Condict, Crawford, Creighton, to retrieve the expedition from utter disgrace. It Crouch, Cuthbert, Davis of Pennsylvania, Desha, is by no means clear, that a knowledge of the Duvall, Eppes, Fisk of Vermont, Fisk of N. Y., Ghol- treaty would arrest their designs. He had no son, Goodwyn, Gourdin, Griffin, Hall, Harris, Has- confidence in the good faith of England. He brouck, Hawes, Hubbard, Humphreys, Irwin, Johnson believed that war still raged in the South. He of Kentucky, Kennedy, Kent of Maryland. Kerr, Ker- had said, that notwithstanding the treaty, it was shaw, Lefferts, Lyle, McCoy, McKim, Montgomery, probable an effort would be made to seize on West Moore, Murfree, Ormsby, Parker, Pickens, Piper, Plea- Florida. He entertained another opinion which sants, Rhea of Tennessee, Rich, Roane, Robertson, Sage, he would express; he believed, that, had the EnSevier, Seybert, Smith of Pennsylvania, Smith of Vir-glish succeeded in getting possession of New Or ginia, Strong, Tannehill, Taylor, Troup, Udree, Wil-leans, they would not have given it up; but they son of Pennsylvania, and Yancey.

NAYS-Messrs. Baylies of Massachusetts, Bigelow, Bradbury, Brigham, Caperton, Cilley, Clopton, Cox, Culpeper, Davenport, Ely, Farrow, Gaston, Geddes, Grosvenor, Hale, Hopkins of Kentucky, Hungerford, Hulbert, King of Massachusetts, Law, Lovett, Moseley, Nelson, Oakley, Pearson, Pickering, Pitkin, Potter, William Reed, Ridgely, Ruggles, Schureman, Sheffey, Sherwood, Slaymaker, Smith of New York, Stanford, Stockton, Stuart, Sturges, Taggart, Vose, Ward of Massachusetts, Wheaton, White, Wilcox, and Winter. The said bill was then read the third time, when a motion was made by Mr. KING, of Massachusetts, to recommit the bill for amendment, which was negatived. The question was then taken, Shall the bill pass? and decided in the affirmative.

MILITARY PEACE ESTABLISHMENT. Mr. TROUP, from the managers appointed on the part of this House, at the conference, on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments depending to the bill "fixing the Military Peace Establishment of the United States," reported the following modifications:

That the Senate recede from the first amendment proposed to the bill;

That in lieu of the second amendment proposed, the Senate agree to substitute the word "ten," for the

word "fifteen ;"

That the House of Representatives recede from their disagreement to all the other amendments proposed by

the Senate.

it. Why was the acquisition of Louisiana introwould have found out some pretext for holding duced into discussion at Ghent? What connexion had that subject with any question of controversy between the United States and England? It had reached us through various chancels, that all officers necessary for the civil government of the country had accompanied the grand expedition. Perhaps it might turn out, on explanation, that many important steps with a view to conquest and permanent occupation, hnd been taken after the determination to sign the treaty had been formed.

Under present circumstances, though hostile to a large army in time of peace, he was himself disposed to retain a larger force than ten thousand men; but he most earnestly hoped it would not be reduced below that number.

ond modification, to wit: That the Military Peace The question was taken to concur in the secEstablishment shall consist of "ten" thousand men, instead of "fifteen" thousand, as proposed by the Senate; and it passed in the affirmative— yeas 70, nays 38, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Alston, Anderson, Avery, Barnett, Bines, Bowen, Calhoun, Clendenin, Clop ton, Comstock, Crawford, Creighton, Culpeper, Cuthbert, Duvall, Eppes, Findley, Fisk of Vermont, Fisk of New York, Forsyth, Franklin, Gholson, Goodwyn, Hopkins of Kentucky, Hubbard, Humphreys, Jackson Gourdin, Griffin, Grosvenor, Hall, Hawes, Hawkins, Maryland, Kerr, Kershaw, King of North Carolina, of Virginia, Johnson of Kentucky, Kennedy, Kent of Lefferts, Lowndes, Lyle, McCoy, McKim, Montgome ry, Moore, Nelson, Newton, Pickens, Piper, Pleasants, Rhea of Tennessee, Rich, Ringgold, Roane, Robertson, Sage, Seybert, Smith of Pennsylvania, Smith of Virginia, Strong, Stuart, Tannehill, Taylor, Telfair, Troup, Wilson of Pennsylvania, Winter, and Yancey.

MARCH, 1815.

Closing Business.

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made by Mr. FISK, of New York, that the bill be postponed indefinitely; which was determined in the negative.

The amendments were then in part concurred in, and in part disagreed to by the House. The House went into Committee of the Whole on the bill from the Senate "for the relief of sundry persons in the service of the United States, in consequence of the destruction of their tools by fire at the Navy Yard." The bill was reported without amendment, read the third time, and passed.

NAYS-Messrs. Baylies of Massachusetts, Bradbury, Brigham, Burwell, Caperton, Cannon, Cilley, Cox, Davenport, Desha, Ely, Farrow, Gaston, Geddes, Harris, Hungerford, King of Massachusetts, Lovett, Macon, Ormsby, Pearson, Pickering, Pitkin, John Reed, Rug gles, Schureman, Sharp, Sheffey, Sherwood, Stanford, Stockton, Sturges, Taggart, Vose, Ward of Massachusetts, White, Wilcox, and Wilson of Massachusetts. The question was then taken, that the House recede from their disagreement to so much of the amendments of the Senate as proposes to strike out a part of the 6th and the whole of the 7th and 8th sections of the bill, being that part thereof A message from the Senate informed the House which allows donations in land to disbanded offi- that the Senate have passed the bill “making apcers and soldiers, as is proposed in the third mod-propriations for the support of the Military Estabification recommended by the conferees; and lishment for the year 1815," with amendments; passed in the affirmative-yeas 57, nays 55, as in which they ask the concurrence of this House. follows: The said amendments were read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole.

YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Alston, Barnett, Baylies of Massachusetts, Bigelow, Bines, Bradbury, Brigham, Burwell, Caperton, Cannon, Champion, Cilley, Clop ton, Cox, Crawford, Cuthbert, Ely, Gaston, Geddes, Griffin, Hale, Hall, Hopkins of Kentucky, Hubbard, Humphreys, Hulbert, King of Massachusetts, Law, Lovett, McCoy, Montgomery, Moseley, Ormsby, Pearson, Pickering, Piper, Pitkin, John Reed, Ruggles, Schureman, Sheffey, Sherwood, Stanford, Stockton, Sturges, Taggart, Tannehill, Taylor, Vose, Ward of Massachusetts, Wheaton, White, Wilcox, Wilson of Massachusetts, Winter, and Yancey.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Avery, Bowen, Calhoun, Comstock, Creighton, Culpeper, Davis of Pennsylvania, Desha, Duvall, Eppes, Farrow, Findley, Fisk of Vermont, Fisk of New York, Franklin, Gholson, Goodwyn, Gourdin, Grosvenor, Harris, Hawes, Hawkins, Hungerford, Jackson of Virginia, Johnson of Kentucky, Kennedy, Kent of Maryland, Kerr, Kershaw, King of North Carolina, Lefferts, Lowndes, Macon, McKim, Moore, Nelson, Newton, Pickens, Pleasants, Rhea of Tennessee, Rich, Ringgold, Roane, Robertson, Sage, Sharp, Smith of Pennsylvania, Smith of Virginia,

Strong, Telfair, Troup, Údree, and Wilson of Pennsylvania.

The question was then taken to recede from their disagreement to the residue of the amendments of the Senate, as proposed in the third modification recommended by the conferees; and passed in the affirmative.

CLOSING BUSINESS.

A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate have passed the bill "to vest more effectually in the State Courts and in the District Courts of the United States jurisdiction in the cases therein mentioned," with an amendment; in which they ask the concurrence of this House. The amendment was concurred in by the House.

A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate have passed the bill entitled "An act to authorize the payment for property lost, captured, or destroyed, by the enemy, while in the military service of the United States," with amendments.

The amendments were read; and a motion was

The House then went into Committee on the

said amendments, agreed to the same; and they were concurred in by the House.

The order of the day on the bill from the Senate, "to authorize the settlement and payment of certain claims for the services of the militia," being called, Mr. FORSYTH moved to discharge the Committee of the Whole from the said bill, and to refer the same to the Secretary of War, with instructions to report at the next session of Congress the amount and description of claims for which it provides, and the grounds upon which payment has been refused by the United States.

A division of the question on this said motion was called for; when the question was taken on discharging the Committee of the Whole, and passed in the affirmative; and, on motion of Mr. RHEA, of Tennessee, the bill, together with the remaining member of the motion made by Mr. FORSYTH, was ordered to lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. SHARP, a committee was appointed, jointly, with a committee to be appointed by the Senate, to wait upon the President of the United States, and inform him that the two Houses are now ready to adjourn, and desire to know whether he has any further communication to make to them during the present session.

Mr. SHARP, from the joint committee appointed to wait upon the President of the United States, and inform him of the approaching recess of Congress, reported that they had performed that duty, and that the President answered that he had no further communication to make to Congress at the present session.

A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate, having completed the Legislative business before them, are now ready to adjourn.

Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate, to inform them that this House, having completed the business before them, are also ready to adjourn; and that the Clerk do go with the said message.

The Clerk having went with the said message, and being returned, the SPEAKER adjourned the House sine die.

Supplemental Journal.

SUPPLEMENTAL JOURNAL Of such proceedings of the House of Representa. tives, at the Third Session of the Thirteenth Congress, as, pending their consideration, were ordered to be kept secret, but, respecting which, the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by order of the House.

THURSDAY, February 23, 1815.
The confidential Message of the PRESIDENT of
THE UNITED STATES, communicated on this day,
was then taken up, and read, as follows, viz:
To the Senate and House of

Representatives of the United States: Congress will have seen, by the communication from the Consul General of the United States, at Algiers, laid before them on the 17th of November, 1812, the hostile proceedings of the Dey against that functionary. These have been followed by acts of more overt and direct warfare against the citizens of the United States trading in the Mediterranean; some of whom are still detained in captivity, notwithstanding the attempts which have been made to ransom them, and are treated with the rigor usual on the coast of Barbary.

The considerations which rendered it unnecessary and unimportant to commence hostile operations on the part of the United States, being now terminated by the peace with Great Britain, which opens the prospect of an active and valuable trade of their citizens within the range of the Algerine cruisers, I recommend to Congress the expediency of an act declaring the existence of a state of war between the United States and the Dey of Algiers; and of such provisions as may be requisite for a vigorous prosecution of it to a successful issue.

JAMES MADISON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 1815.

Ordered, That the said communication be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. WRIGHT then submitted the following resolution :

Resolved, That the Committee on Foreign Relations be instructed to inquire of the President the reasons assigned by the Dey of Algiers for his conduct towards the United States.

And the question being taken, "Will the House now consider the resolution ?" it was determined in the negative.

FRIDAY, February 24.

Mr. FORSYTH, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the President's Message of yesterday, reported "a bill for the protection of the commerce of the United States against the Algerine cruisers;" which was twice read.

it was determined in the negative-yeas 21, nays 108, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Alston, Avery, Butler, Comstock, Crawford, Crouch, Davis of Pennsylvania, Griffin, Hall, Johnson of Kentucky, Lyle, Pearson, Piper, Rea of Pennsylvania, Smith of Pennsylvania, Stanford, Strong, Tannehill, Wheaton, Williams, and Wilson of Pennsylvania.

NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Barbour, Baylies of Massachusetts, Bigelow, Bines, Bowen, Boyd, Bradbury, Brigham, Caperton, Calhoun, Cannon, Champion, Cilley, Clopton, Condict, Cooper, Creighton, Culpeper, Cuthbert, Davenport, Desha, Duvall, Eppes, Farrow, Findley, Fisk of Vermont, Fisk of New York, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Geddes, Gholson, Goldsborough, Gourdin, Grosvenor, Hale, Harris, Hasbrouck, Hawes, Hawkins, Henderson, Hopkins of Kentucky, Hubbard, Humphreys, Hungerford, Hulbert, Jackson of Rhode Island, Jackson of Virginia, Kennedy, Kent of Maryland, Kerr, King of Massachusetts, Law, Lefferts, Lovett, Lowndes, Macon, Markell, McCoy, McKim, McLean, Moore, Moseley, Nelson, Newton, Ormsby, Pickering, Pickens, Pitkin, Pleasants, John Reed, William Reed, Rhea of Ten nessee, Rich, Ringgold, Roane, Robertson, Ruggles, Sage, Schureman, Sevier, Sharp, Sheffey, Sherwood, Shipherd, Slaymaker, Smith of Virginia, Stockton, Sturges, Taggart, Taylor, Telfair, Thompson, Troup, Udree, Vose, Ward of Massachusetts, White, Wilcox, Wilson of Massachusetts, Winter, Wood, Wright, and Yancey.

Mr. HALL then moved to amend the motion of Mr. GASTON, by striking out the words "the Committee on Foreign Relations," and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words "a select committee;" and, the question being taken thereon, it passed in the affirmative.

Mr. HAWKINS then moved to postpone the further consideration of the bill until Monday next; which was determined in the negative.

The question was then taken on agreeing to Mr. GASTON's motion, as amended, and passed in the affirmative-yeas 79, nays 42, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Alston, Baylies of Massachusetts, Bigelow, Bowen, Boyd, Bradbury, Brigham, Butler, Caperton, Cannon, Champion, Cilley, Clopton, Condict, Cooper, Creighton, Culpeper, Davenport, Desha, Duvall, Ely, Eppes, Farrow, Findley, Fisk of Vermont, Fisk of New York, Gaston, Goldsborough, Grosvenor, Hale, Hall, Harris, Hasbrouck, Henderson, Hungerford, Hulbert, Jackson of Rhode Island, Kent of Maryland, Kerr, King of Massachusetts, Law, Lefferts, Lovett, Macon, Markell, McKim, Moore, MoseJohn Reed, William Reed, Rich, Ruggles, Sevier, ley, Ormsby, Pearson, Pickering, Pickens, Pitkin, Stanford, Stockton, Sturges, Taylor, Vose, Ward of Seybert, Sheffey, Sherwood, Shipherd, Slaymaker, Massachusetts, Wheaton, White, Wilcox, Williams, Wilson of Massachusetts, Wilson of Pennsylvania, Winter, Wood, and Wright.

Mr. GASTON then moved to commit the bill to NATS-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Avery, Barthe Committee on Foreign Relations, with in-bour, Bines, Calhoun, Comstock, Crouch, Cuthbert, structions "to inquire into and report, in detail, the facts upon which the measure contemplated by the bill is predicated."

Forsyth, Franklin, Gholson, Goodwyn, Hawes, Hawkins, Hubbard, Humphreys, Ingersoll, Ingham, Jackson of Virginia, Johnson of Ky., Kennedy, Lowndes, McMr. HALL then moved to postpone the bill In-Coy, McLean, Nelson, Newton, Piper, Pleasants, Rea definitely; and, the question being taken thereon, of Pennsylvania, Rhea of Tennessee, Ringgold, Roane,