The Message was read, and, with the treaties therein referred to, ordered to lie for consideration.

The Senate resumed the motion made yesterday, "That a committee be appointed to prepare and report proper rules and proceedings to be observed by the Senate in cases of impeachment;" and having agreed thereto, Messrs. GILES, BALDWIN, BRECKENRIDGE, STONE, and ISRAEL SMITH, were appointed the committee.

On motion,

"That a committee be appointed to examine the act, entitled 'An act to enable the people of tho eastern division of the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio, to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and for other purposes," and that they have leave to report, by bill or otherwise, the manner, in their opinion, the money appropriated by the said act ought to be applied:"

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same object during the year one thousand eight hundred and five," was read the third time, and passed.

Mr. ADAMS, in behalf of William A. Barron. asked and obtained leave to withdraw his petition, and papers annexed, presented the 10th of Febru ary last.

Mr. PICKERING gave notice that, to-morrow, he should ask leave to offer a resolution for the purpose of amending the Constitution of the United States in such manner that Representatives and direct taxes may be apportioned among the several States according to their free inhabitants respectively.

TUESDAY, December 4.

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MONDAY, December 3.

BENJAMIN HOWLAND, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Rhode Island, in the place of Samuel J. Potter, deceased, took his seat and produced his credentials; which were read, and the oath was administered to him by the PRESIDENT, as the law prescribes.

Mr. TRACY, from the committee appointed on the twelfth of November last, to inquire whether copies of the laws of the United States have been procured, and, if procured, to report a mode for the disposal of them, asked and obtained leave to report by bill. He accordingly reported a bill for the disposal of certain copies of the laws of the United States; which was read, and ordered to the second reading.

The Senate resumed the motion, made on the 30th November, for a committee to be appointed to examine the act, entitled "An act to enable the people of the eastern division of the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio, to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and for other purposes," and that they have leave to report, by bill or otherwise, the manner, in their opinion, the money appropriated by the said act ought to be applied; and the motion was adopted, and Messrs. WORTH INGTON, GILES, BRADLEY, BRECKENRIDGE, and TRACY, were appointed the committee.

The bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to supply a deficiency in an appropriation for the support of Government during the present year, and making a partial appropriation for the

informed the Senate that the House have passed A message from the House of Representatives bill, entitled "An act concerning drawbacks on district of New Orleans," in which they desire the goods, wares, and merchandise, exported from the concurrence of the Senate. Mr. PARKINSON having declined the appointment, the House of Rep‐ Chaplain in his stead. resentatives have elected the Rev. Mr. LAURIE &

1 The bill last mentioned was read, and ordered to the second reading.

WEDNESDAY, December 5.

The bill, entitled "An act concerning drawbacks on goods, wares, and merchandise, exported from the district of New Orleans," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. S. SMITH. MITCHILL, and BRADLEY, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

Mr. WORTHINGTON presented the petition of James May and others, citizens and inhabitants of that district of the Indiana Territory situate north and east of a west line, extending to the southern bend of Lake Michigan, praying that said district may be divided into a separate Territory, extending north of the above mentioned line; and the petition was read and referred to Messrs. WorTHINGTON, BRECKENRIDGE, and GILES, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill for the disposal of certain copies of the laws of the United States, and sundry amendments were proposed; which were ordered to lie for consideration.

THURSDAY, December 6.

JOSEPH ANDERSON, from the State of Tennes see, attended.

Mr. S. SMITH, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 5th instant, the bill, entitled "An act concerning drawbacks on goods, wares, and merchandise, exported from the district of New Orleans," reported the bill with an amendment.

Ordered, That the report lie for consideration. The Senate took into consideration the amendments yesterday proposed to the bill for the disposal of certain copies of the laws of the United States; which were adopted.

Ordered, That this bill pass to the third reading as amended.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House of Representatives have appointed managers to conduct the impeachment against Samuel Chase, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and have directed the said managers to carry to the Senate the articles agreed upon by the House to be exhibited in maintenance of their impeachment against the said Samuel Chase.

The following Message was received from the

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
To the Senate and House of

Representatives of the United States:

I communicate, for the information of Congress, a report of the Surveyor of the Public Buildings at Washington, on the subject of those buildings, and the application of the moneys appropriated for them.

DECEMBER 6, 1804.

TH. JEFFERSON.

The Message and report therein referred to were read, and ordered to lie for consideration.

Mr. WORTHINGTON presented the petition of "the democratic republicans of the county of Wayne, in the Territory of Indiana," signed by their chairman, Robert Abbot, praying a division of said Territory, for reasons therein stated; and the petition was read, and referred to the committee appointed yesterday, to whom was referred the petition of James May and others, on the same subject, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

FRIDAY, December 7.

Mr. GILES, from the committee appointed on the 30th of November last, "to prepare and report proper rules of proceeding to be observed by the Senate in cases of impeachment," made report; which was read, and ordered to lie for consider

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Resolved, That the Senate will, at one o'clock this day, be ready to receive articles of impeachment against Samuel Chase, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, to be presented by the managers appointed by the House of Representatives. [A full Report

of this Trial will be found at the conclusion of

the Proceedings and Debates of the Senate, post.] Agreeably to notice given on the 3d instant, Mr. PICKERING introduced a resolution for the purpose of amending the Constitution of the United States in such manner that representatives and direct taxes may be apportioned among the several States according to the number of their free inhabitants, respectively;" and the resolution was read, and ordered to lie for consideration.

The Senate resumed the amendment reported by the committee to the bill, entitled "An act con

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cerning drawbacks on goods, wares, and merchandise, exported from the district of New Orleans," and the amendment was adopted and a new section was proposed.

Ordered, That the consideration thereof be postponed until Monday next.

The bill for the disposal of certain copies of the laws of the United States was read the third time and passed.

MONDAY, December 10.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the

resolution respecting the lead mines in the Territory of Louisiana; and it was postponed to Monday next.

The bill, entitled "An act concerning drawfrom the district of New Orleans," was resumed, backs on goods, wares, and merchandise, exported and the new section proposed on Friday last was amended and adopted; and the bill ordered to the third reading as amended.

TUESDAY, December 11.

The bill, entitled "An act concerning drawbacks on goods, wares, and merchandise, exported from the district of New Orleans," was read the third time.

Resolved, That this bill do pass, with amendments.

Mr. S. SMITH gave notice that he should, tomorrow, ask leave to bring in a bill to amend the act, entitled "An act for the imposing more specific duties on the importation of certain articles, and, also, for levying and collecting light-money on foreign ships or vessels, and for other purposes."

Mr. WORTHINGTON, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 5th instant, the petition of James May and others, citizens of the Indiana Territory, asked and obtained leave to report by bill.

WEDNESDAY, December 12.

letter from the Mayor of Alexandria, signed EliThe VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a sha C. Dick, enclosing resolutions of the sense of that town and county on the proposition made in for receding certain portions of the District of Cothe House of Representatives of the United States lumbia to the States of Virginia and Maryland;

which were read.

SMITH asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill Agreeably to notice given yesterday, Mr. S. ing more specific duties on the importation of to amend the act, entitled "An act for the imposcertain articles, and, also, for levying and collecting light-money on foreign ships or vessels, and for other purposes;" and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

THURSDAY, December 13.

Mr. COCKE, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 29th of November last, the bill, entitled "An act declaring the assent of Congress

to an act of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina," reported it without amendment. The bill to amend the act, entitled "An act for the imposing more specific duties on the importation of certain articles, and, also, for levying and collecting light-money on foreign ships or vessels, and for other purposes," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. S. SMITH, ANDERSON, and JACKSON, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill, entitled "An act authorizing the Corporation of Georgetown to make a dam or causeway from Mason's island to the western shore of the river Potomac ;" in which they desire the concurrence of the Senate.

FRIDAY, December 14.

The bill yesterday brought up from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act authorizing the Corporation of Georgetown to make a dam or causeway from Mason's island to the western shore of the river Potomac," was read, and ordered to the second reading.

Mr. S. SMITH, from the committee to whom was yesterday referred the bill to amend the act, entitled "An act for the imposing more specific duties on the importation of certain articles, and, also, for levying and collecting light-money on foreign ships or vessels, and for other purposes," reported the bill without amendment.

The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill, entitled "An act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina ;" and on motion to amend the bill by adding a proviso thereto, it was agreed that the further consideration of this subject be postponed until Monday next.

Mr. WORTHINGTON, from the committee to whom sundry petitions on the subject were referred, reported a bill to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate Governments; which was read, and ordered to the second reading.

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State of North Carolina," together with the said act of the State of North Carolina and the act of the State of Tennessee, passed in pursuance thereof, be referred to a select committee; that said committee be instructed to inquire what have been the acts and proceedings of the States of North Carolina and Tennessee in relation to the lands claimed by the United States within the State of Tennessee, under the deed of cession from the State of North Carolina, executed in December, 1789, to state facts and make a report thereon; and that the amendment proposed on the 14th instant to the bill now under the consideration of the Senate, be referred to the same committee. A division of the question was called, and it was agreed that the bill now under the consideration of the Senate be committed; and on the question to agree to the other division of the motion as an instruction to the committee, it was determined in the affirmative; and Messrs. BRADLEY, ANDERSON, and GILES, were appointed the committee.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution to authorize the President of the United States to appoint an agent to inquire into, and report on, the occupancy and titles of the lead mines in Louisiana; and the consideration thereof was further postponed.

Mr. S. SMITH gave notice that he would, toto-morrow, ask leave to bring in a bill supplementary to the act, entitled "An act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District of Columbia."

The bill, entitled "An act authorizing the Corporation of Georgetown to make a dam or causeway from Mason's island to the western shore of the river Potomac," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. S. SMITH, GILES, and ADAMS, to consider and report thereon.

TUESDAY, December 18.

MONDAY, December 17.

The credentials of WILLIAM B. GILES, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the room of Wilson C. Nicholas, resigned, and the credentials of ANDREW MOORE, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the room of Abraham B. Venable, resigned, were severally read, and the oath was administered to them, respectively, as the law prescribes.

The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill, entitled "An act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina ;" and on motion that the bill, entitled An act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of the

the second reading.

The bill to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate Governments was read the second time, and ordered to lie for consideration.

The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill to amend the act, entitled "An act for the imposing more specific duties on the importation of certain articles, and, also, for levying and collect ing light-money on foreign ships or vessels, and for other purposes;" and on motion to insert a proviso thereto, it was agreed that the consideration of the bill and the amendment be postponed.

Mr. LOGAN presented the petition of Thomas Ketland, of Philadelphia, merchant, stating that he, with John Ketland and James Williamson, were, in June, 1799, owners of the ship Washington, during a voyage to Batavia, and praying the allowance of a drawback on exportation of certain merchandise, in the said ship imported, for rea

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WEDNESDAY, December 19.

The bill supplementary to the act, entitled "An act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District of Columbia," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. SUMTER, S. SMITH, and BRADLEY, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill to amend the act, entitled "An act for the imposing more specific duties on the importation of certain articles, and, also, for levying and collecting light-money on foreign ships or vessels, and for other purposes;" and

Ordered, That the consideration thereof be further postponed until to-morrow. RA A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill, entitled "An act to provide for completing : the valuation of lands and dwelling-houses and the enumeration of slaves in South Carolina, and for other purposes;" a bill entitled "An act to amend the act, entitled 'An act for the govern hement and regulation of the seamen in the merchants' service;" and a bill, entitled "An act giving power to the stockholders of the Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria to insure against fire;" in which bills they desire the concurrence of the Senate.

The bills were read and ordered to the second Creading.

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The bill to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate governments was read the third time, and the further consideration thereof postponed.

Mr. ADAMS gave notice that on Monday next he should ask leave to bring in a bill, in addition to "An act to make provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States, during the Revolutionary war," passed March 3, 1803. After proceedings as the High Court of Impeachments, the Senate adjourned.

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THURSDAY, December 20.

The bill, entitled "An act to amend the act, entitled 'An act for the government and regulation of seamen in the merchants' service," was read the second time and referred to Messrs. FRANKLIN, BALDWIN, and SAMUEL SMITH, to consider and report thereon, to the Senate.

The bill entitled "An act giving power to the stockholders of the Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria to insure against fire," was read the second time and referred to Messrs. JOHN SMITH, of Ohio, WHITE, and BRECKENRIDGE, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

The bill, entitled "An act to provide for the completing the valuation of lands and dwellinghouses, and the enumeration of slaves, in South Carolina, and for other purposes," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. SUMTER, BRADLEY, and JACKSON, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill to amend the act, entitled "An act for the imposing more specific duties on the importation of certain articles, and also for levying and collecting light-money on foreign ships or vessels, and for other purposes ;" and the bill, and amendment

Resolved, That this bill do pass, that it be engrossed, and that the title thereof be "An act to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate governments."

ADAMS asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill, Agreeably to notice on the 20th instant, Mr. in addition to "An act to make provision for perreceived in the actual service of the United States, sons that have been disabled by known wounds during the Revolutionary war;" and the bill was read and ordered to the second reading.

After proceedings as the High Court of Impeachments, the Senate adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, December 26. JOHN BROWN, from the State of Kentucky, attended.

The bill, in addition to "An act to make provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds, received in the actual service of the United States, during the Revolutionary war," was read the second time and referred to Messrs. ADAMS, BALDWIN, and BROWN, to consider and report thereon.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill, entitled "An act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States;" a bill, entitled "An act declaring