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HISTGftY OF CONGRESS.
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January, 1813.
Proceedings.
Senate.
act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act for
the more perfect organization of the Army of the
United States," reported it with an amendment.
On motion by Mr. Gregg,
Resolved, That the Secretary for the Depart-
ment of the Navy be directed to lay before the
Senate any correspondence that may have taken
place between him' and Captain Chauhcey and
'Lieutenant Elliott,- relative to the capture and
subsequent disposition of the British Armed brigs
Detroitand Caledonia; on the 8th October, 1812.
Friday, January 8.
^fhe bill supplementary to an act, entitled "An
a^.io 'provi^Jfer .ca.llib.ir forti'the militia to exe-
cute the laW of the Union, suppress insurrec-
tions. £'jd repel in vasions, and to repeal the aet
now.te force fpr rtfioSe purposes," was read the
second time. _
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the
Whole^ the^y^Jisideratiott of 'the bill, entitled "An
act su^plfem^aTy't:0'the act. entitled 'An act for
the more pe'rfect organization of the Army of the
United States," together with the amendments re-
potted thereto by the select committee ; and Mr.
Gaillard was requested to take the Chair; and,
having agreed to an amendment, the President
resumed the Chair; and, on motion by Mr. Smith,
of Maryland, the further consideration thereof
was postponed to, and made the order of the day
for, Monday next.
The bill, entitled "An act authorizing the Pre-
sidehtof ijie United States to establish post routes
in certain cases," was read a third time,and passed.
A message from the House of Representatives
informed the Senate that the House have passed
a bill, entitled "An act for the relief of John Bin-
nion," in which they request the concurrence of
the Senate. .
The bill last mentioned was read, and passed to
■the second reading.
Monday, January 11.
James A. Bayard, from the State of Delaware,
arrived on the 9th instant,.and attended this.day.
Mr. Bradley, from the committee to whom
was recommitted the bill from the House of Rep-
resentatives, entitled "An act to enable the peo-
ple of the Mississippi Territory to form a consti-
tution and State government, and for the admis-
sion of such Territory into the Union, on an equal
footing with the original States," together with
the amendments thereto, reported in part, a bill
to carry into effect the report made to.Congress,
in February, 1803, by James Madison, then Sec-
retary of State ; Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the
Treasury; and Levi Lincoln, Attorney General
of the United States; commissioners appointed
in pursuance of the act, entitled "An act for the
amicable settlement of limits with the State of
Georgia, and authorizing the establishment of a
government in the Mississippi Territory, in obe-
dience t-Q the provisions of the act supplemental
to the last mentioned actand the bill was read,
and passed to the second reading.
■Mr. Smith, of Maryland, from the committee
to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act
providing navypensionsin certain cases,"reported
it amended
The President communicated a report of the
Secretary for the Department of State, made in
conformity with their resolution ofVthe 30th De-
cember, on the number of persons born in foreign
countries, who have been legally naturalized in
this United States, and registered annually as
American seamen; and the report jvas read.
The President also communicates a report of
the Secretary for the Department of the Treas-
ury, made in conformity with the sixth section of
the.act passed on the 1st May; 1810, entitled " An
act fixing the compensation of public Ministers
and Consuls, residing on the coast of Barbary,
aiid for other purposes and the report was read.
The bill, entitled "Anact for the relief of John
Binnion," was read the second time, and referred
to the committee appointed the 2d December, on.
the subject of public lands, to consider and report
thereon.
Mr. German presented the petition of William
Nexsen, jr., of the city of New York, an insolvent
debtor, imprisoned at the suit of the United States,
praying to be discharged; and the petition was
read, and referred to a select committee, to con-
sider and report thereon by bill or otherwise; and
Messrs. German, Gregg, and Goodrich, were
appointed the committee.
Mr. Smith, of Maryland, presented the memo-
rial of John Worlhington, and others, represent-
ing Oliver Evans as acting oppressively under
his patent, for making and vending to be used his
invention and improvement in the art of manu-
facturing flour and meal, and stating testimony
in support of the facts alleged, and praying Con-
gress again to take the subject into consideration,
and grant relief; and the memorial and testimo-
ny were read ; and, on motion, the testimony was
ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate.
On motion by Mr. Smith, of Maryland, the
memorial was referred to a select committee, to
consist of five members, to consider and report
thereon, by bill or otherwise; and Messrs. Bay-
ard, Smith of Maryland, Taylor, Gregg, and
CAMPBELLof Ohio, were appointed the committee.
The following Message was received from the
President of the United States:
To the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States :
I transmit to Congress an account of the contingent
expenses of the Government, for the year 1812.
JAMES MADISON.
Jakuart 11, 1813.
The Message and account therein referred to
were read.
The following Message was also received from
the President of the United States:
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report of the Secretary of
War, complying with their resolution of the 24th of
December last. JAMES MADISOJV.
January 11, 1813.
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