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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THURSDAY, Feb. 26:

An act altering the district of Bermuda Hundred and City Point, was read the third time and passed.

A memorial of capt. Philip Sloan, praying to be reimbursed the amount of money advanced for him by the banking house of Bacri and Co. of Algiers, to procure his ransom from captivity, was read and referred to the committee of claims.

Mr. GALLATIN presented according to order a bill fixing the compensation of receivers of public monies for lands of the U. States, and regulating the mode of calculating discounts in case of prompt payment for the said lands, which was read twice, and referred to a committee of the whole to-morrow.

Mr. J. C. THOMAS made report from the committee appointed on the petition of Notley Young, and others; whereupon resolved that the petitioners have leave to withdraw their petition.

This petition desired permission from Congress to build a bridge over the eastern branch of the Potomac.

The house proceeded to consider the amendments reported yesterday from the committee of the whole house to whom was committed the bill providing for a Naval Peace Establishment; some of which were agreed to, and others disagreed to.

A motion was then made to strike out the 4th section, which is as follows:

Be it enacted, "That every captain, master commandant, lieutenant, who shall be in service at the time when the reduction of the navy shall take place as aforesaid, while remaining unemployed, shall have and receive during his natural life and continuance in office one half his monthly pay, agreeably to the rank of his commission or warrant; on condition however, that he shall at all times hold himself in readiness to enter into actual service and full pay, on being so ordered; and that he shall keep the Secretary of the navy advised of his place of residence and of the nearest post town thereto, and shall not at any time absent himself from his place of residence for more than 40 days, without its having obtained written permission from the navy department."

And on the question being taken by Yeas and Nays, it passed in the negative—

Yeas 48--Nays 49, as follow:

YEAS.

Messrs. Alston, Bailey, Bishop, R. Brown, Cabell, Christie, Clay, Claiborne, Condit, Davis, Dawson, Eggleston, Elmendorf, Fowler, Gallatin, Gray, Gregg, Hanna, Heister, Holmes, Kitchell, Leib, Lincoln, Lyon, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Muhlenberg, New, Nicholas, Nicholson, Page, Randolph, Smilie, J. Smith, Spaight, Stanford, Stone, Stewart, Taliaferro, Thompson, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Tazewell, Van Cortlandt, Varnum, R. Williams—48.

NAYS.

Messrs. Baer, Bartlett, Bayard, Bird, J. Brown, Champlin, Cooper, Craik, Dana, J. Davenport, F. Davenport, Dennis, Dickson, Edmond, Evans, Foster, Freeman, Glen, C. Goodrich, E. Goodrich, Griswold, Grove, Harper, Henderson, Hill, Huger, Imlay, Kittera, S. Lee, Morris, Otis, Parker, Pinckney, Platt, Powell, J. Reed, N. Read, Rutledge, Shepard, J. C. Smith, Sheafe, Tenney, Thatcher, J. C. Thomas, R. Thomas, Wadsworth, Waln, L. Williams, Woods—49.

A motion was then made to add the following section: "That the President of "the United States be, and he is authorized to discharge any part of the Marine "Corps which may be unnecessary for the naval service."

And on the question being taken thereon it passed in the affirmative, by Yeas and Nays, as follow:—Yeas 53 Nays 40.

YEAS.

Messrs. Alston, Bailey, Bartlett, Bishop, R. Brown, Cabell, Christie, Clay, Claiborne, Condit, Davis, Dawson, Dent, Dickson, Eggleston, Elmendorf, Evans, Fowler, Gallatin, Gregg, Hanna, Harper, Heister, Henderson, Holmes, Kitchell, Leib, Lincoln, Lyon, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Muhlenberg, New, Nicholas, Nicholson, Randolph, N. Read, Smilie, J. Smith, S. Smith, Spaight, Stanford, Stone, Stewart, Taliaferro, Thompson, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Tazewell, Van Cortlandt, Varnum, R. Williams.—53.

NAYS.

Messrs. Baer, Bayard, Bird, J. Brown, Champlin, Cooper, Craik, J. Davenport, F. Davenport, Dennis, Edmond, Foster, Glen, C. Goodrich, E. Goodrich, Griswold, Grove, Huger, Imlay, Kittera, H. Lee, S. Lee, Morris, Otis, Pinckney, Platt, Powell, J. Reed, Rutledge, Shepard, J. C. Smith, Sheafe, Tenney, Thatcher, J. C. Thomas, R. Thomas, Wadsworth, Waln, L. Williams, Woods.—40.

The bill was then re-committed to a committee of the whole, who having considered the same reported the disagreement of the committee to the 4th Section; and in the question being taken, the house confirmed the disagreement of the committee.

On the question of passing the bill to third reading, it passed in the affirmative by yeas and nays, as follow:

Yeas 70 Nays 27.

YEAS.—Messrs. Alston, Baer, Bailey, Bartlett, Bayard, Bishop, J. Brown, R. Brown, Christie, Clay, Condit, Craik, Davis, Dawson, Dennis, Dent, Eggleston, Elmendorf, Evans, Fowler, Gallatin, Gregg, Griswold, Grove, Hanna, Harper, Heister, Henderson, Hill, Holmes, Kitchell, Kittera, S. Lee, Leib, Lincoln, Lyon, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Mattoon, Morris, Muhlenberg, New, Nicholas, Nicholson, Powell, Randolph, J. Reed, N. Read, Shepard, Smilie, J. Smith, S. Smith, Spaight, Stanford, Stone, Stewart, Taliaferro, Tenney, Thatcher, J. C. Thomas, Thompson, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Tazewell, Van Cortlandt, Varnum, Waln, R. Williams, L. Williams.—70.

NAYS.—Messrs. Bird, Cabell, Champlin, Claiborne, Cooper, Dana, J. Davenport, F. Davenport, Dickson, Edmond, Foster, Glen, C. Goodrich, E. Goodrich, Huger, Imlay, H. Lee, Otis, Parker, Pinckney, Platt, Rutledge, J. C. Smith, Sheafe, R. Thomas, Wadsworth, Woods.—27.

Ordered that said bill be read a third time to-morrow.

FRIDAY, FEB. 27, 1801.

An act to retain a further sum on drawbacks for the expenses incident to the allowance and payment thereof, and in lieu of stamp duties on debentures, was read a third time and passed. The act providing for a Naval Peace Establishment was read a third time and passed, by yeas and nays as follow: Yeas 69 Nays 18.

YEAS.—Messrs. Alston, Bailey, Bartlett, Bayard, Bishop, J. Brown, R. Brown, Cabell, Christie, Clay, Claiborne, Condit, Davis, Dawson, Dennis, Dent, Eggleston, Evans, Freeman, Gallatin, Gregg, Griswold, Grove, Hanna, Heister, Hill, Holmes, Jackson, Kitchell, Kittera, S. Lee, Leib, Lincoln, Lyon, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Mattoon, Morris, Muhlenberg, New, Nicholas, Nicholson, Page, Powell, Randolph, J. Reed, N. Read, Shepard, Smilie, J. Smith, S. Smith, Spaight, Stanford, Stone, Sumter, Stewart, Taliaferro, Tenney, Thatcher, J. C. Thomas, Thompson, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Tazewell, Varnum, Waln, R. Williams, L. Williams.—69.

NAYS.—Messrs. Champlin, Cooper, F. Davenport, Dickson, Edmond, Foster, Glen, C. Goodrich, E. Goodrich, Huger, Imlay, Otis, Parker, Platt, J. C. Smith, Sheafe, Wadsworth, Woods.—18.

A message was received from the President transmitting "A report of the Secretary of state with sundry documents relative to the subject of the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 24th inst.

Mr. GRISWOLD, from the committee appointed to enquire into the expenditures of money, made by the commissioners of the city of Washington, the disposition of public property made by them, and generally into all the transactions of the commissioners, which relate to the execution of the trust confided to them by the President of the U. S. made a report, which was read and considered:

Whereupon Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare and report a bill to abolish the board of commissioners of the city of Washington, and to direct that the business of that board be transferred to the department of the treasury.

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare and report a bill directing the secretary of the treasury, under direction of the President of the U. S. to prepare a plan of the city of Washington, delineating the streets, squares and public grounds therein, and to report the same to Congress in December next.

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare & report a bill to authorize the sale of the lands in the district of Columbia, under the proper regulations, to raise the monies, which may at any time be due & unpaid, on contract for the sale of such lands.

On the above resolutions Messrs. Griswold, Sheafe, Henderson, Craik, and Tenney were appointed a committee.

A message was received from the President, transmitting, in pursuance of the request of the house made on the 17th inst. two reports—one from the acting Secretary of War, the other from the Secretary of the Treasury of the 26th, with details of the expenditure of the monies appropriated by the acts of the 20th May, and 6th July, 1798, and of the 10th of May, 1800.

Ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Dennis reported a bill, entitled An act concerning the district of Columbia, which was read twice, and referred to a committee of the whole to-morrow.

Mr. Nicholas, from the joint committee appointed to consider what further measures ought to be taken for the accommodation of the President of the U. S. and to whom was referred the message of the President concerning the disposition of the property of the U. S. in his possession, made report, which report was committed to a committee of the whole to-morrow.

Mr. Nicholas, from the same committee, reported a bill in addition to the act making provision for the further accommodation of the household of the President of the U. S. which was read twice, and referred to a committee of the whole to-morrow.

The house proceeded to consider the amendments reported yesterday to the bankrupt law, which were agreed to, and on the question of engrossment for a third reading, it passed in the affirmative by yeas and nays—Yeas 49—Nays 42.

This bill, in one of its provisions, enacts, that the bankrupt law passed last session (which is limited to five years continuance) shall be perpetual.