The Message and papers were read, and ordered to lie for
consideration.[43]
MONDAY, February 2.
_Death of the Representative Levi Casey, Esq._
A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate
of the death of General Levi Casey, late a member of the House of
Representatives, and that his funeral will take place this day at one
o’clock.
Whereupon, _Resolved_, That the Senate will attend the funeral of General
Casey.
TUESDAY, February 17.
_Virginia Military Land Warrants._
A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that
the House have passed a bill, entitled “An act to extend the time for
locating Virginia military warrants, and for returning the surveys
thereon to the office of the Secretary for the Department of War.”
WEDNESDAY, February 18.
The credentials of the Honorable JOHN SMITH, appointed a Senator of the
United States for the State of New York, for the term of six years,
commencing on the 4th day of March next, were presented and read.
THURSDAY, February 19.
_Tennessee Lands._
The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the committee,
appointed on the 17th of December last, “to inquire what further
proceeding is necessary to carry into effect the provisions of an act,
entitled ‘An act to authorize the State of Tennessee to issue grants and
perfect titles to certain lands therein described, and to settle the
claims to the vacant and unappropriated lands within the same.’”
And the report was agreed to.
WEDNESDAY, February 25.
_Salt Duty._
The Senate resumed the third reading of the bill, from the House of
Representatives, entitled “An act repealing the acts laying duties on
salt, and continuing in force for a further time the first section of the
act, entitled ‘An act further to protect the commerce and seamen of the
United States against the Barbary Powers;’” and on the question, Shall
this bill pass as amended? it was determined in the affirmative--yeas 15,
nays 12, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Bradley, Condit, Giles, Howland, Kitchel, Logan,
Maclay, Milledge, Moore, Reed, Smith of Maryland, Smith of
Tennessee, Smith of Vermont, Thruston, and Worthington.
NAYS.--Messrs. Adams, Bayard, Gilman, Hillhouse, Mitchill,
Pickering, Plumer, Smith of New York, Sumter, Tracy, Turner,
and White.
TUESDAY, March 3.
_Adjournment._
Mr. MITCHILL reported, from the joint committee, that they had waited
on the President of the United States, who informed them that he had no
further communications to make to the two Houses of Congress.
The Senate took into consideration the resolution of the House of
Representatives for the appointment of a joint committee to wait on the
President of the United States to acquaint him with the intended recess
of the two Houses of Congress, and agreed thereto; and Messrs. MITCHILL
and ADAMS were appointed the committee on the part of Senate.
A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the
House, having finished the business before them, are about to adjourn.
The Secretary was then directed to inform the House of Representatives
that the Senate, having finished the business before them, are about to
adjourn, whereupon the Senate adjourned without day.