Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser

Congress of the United States.
House of Representatives
April 3.
The committee appointed on the 7th of February last, whether any and what alterations are necessary, in the acts "for registering and recording ships or vessels" --"for enrolling and licensing ships and vessels" and "for the collection of the duties imposed by law on goods, wares and merchandize, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels," were directed to report a bill or bills.
A message from the President of the United States, notified his approbation and signature of the act "transferring for a limited time the jurisdiction of the circuit to the district court of New-Hampshire, and assigning certain duties in respect to invalid pensioners, to the attorney of the said district."
In committee of the whole, on the bill to encourage the recruiting service; amendments were reported and agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
A message from the Senate informed the House, that the President did this day approve and sign an act which originated in the Senate, entitled. "an act to authorize the President of the United States in certain cases, to alter the place of holding a session of Congress."
In committee of the whole on the motion of the 27th of February last, providing for the payment of interest on the balances credited certain states, in the books of the treasury, and also for the payment, by annual instalments of the balances due from sundry states, on a final settlement of accounts between the United States and individual states.
Progress reported.