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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates

Bills and Resolutions, House of Representatives, 14th Congress, 2nd Session

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Amendment proposed by Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, in Committee of the Whole, to the bill, entitled, ''A bill to amend the act, authorizing the payment for property lost, captured, or destroyed, by the enemy, while in the military service of the United States, and for other purposes.'' Amendment. After the enacting clause, strike out the residue of ... (H.R.)

Amendments proposed by Mr. Lowndes to the Bill, entitled ''A Bill concerning the Navigation of the United States.'' No. 32. Amendments. Add to the end of the Bill the following new Sections: (H.R.)

Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Amendment proposed by the committee on the Judiciary, to which was recommitted the ''bill authorizing the appointment of Circuit Judges and for other purposes.'' Amendment. Strike out the whole of the former bill and insert the following: A Bill For the better administration of Justice in the ... (H.R. 28)

Printed by order of the House of Representatives. The committee of whom has been referred a bill from the Senate entitled, ''A bill to provide for the prompt settlement of public accounts,'' propose the following amendments: Amendments. 1st. Amend the 4th section so that it shall read, (H.R.)

Read the first and second time and committed to the committee of the whole House on Friday next. A Bill Supplementary to 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.'' (H.R. 84)

Read the first and second time and committed to the committee of the whole House on Saturday next. A Bill For the relief of John Bate. (H.R. 86)

Read the first and second time and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill ''making appropriations for the support of the government for the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.'' A Bill Making appropriations for the support of the Navy of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. (H.R. 83)

Read the first and second time and committed to the committee of the whole House, on the bill from Senate, ''for the relief of the heirs of London Carter.'' A Bill Authorizing the payment of the principal and interest due on the Loan Office Certificates therein named. (H.R. 96)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill For organizing, classing, and arming the Militia, and for calling them forth to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrection, and repel invasion, and to repeal the laws heretofore passed for those purposes. (H.R. 60)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill For the relief of Henry Lee. (H.R. 116)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill For the relief of John Delafield. (H.R. 34)

Read twice and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill For the relief of the infirm, disabled, and superannuated Officers and Soldiers, of the revolutionary war, the late war, the army of the United States for the time being, and the Militia in service during the late war. (H.R. 2)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill Supplementary to the act heretofore passed for the encouragement of Vaccination. (H.R. 6)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill To establish an uniform system of Bankruptcy throughout the United States. (H.R. 9)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill To incorporate subscribers to a Bank in Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, by the name and style of ''The Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Georgetown,'' and for other purposes. (H.R. 20)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on Saturday next. A Bill For the relief of Isaac Lawrence and others, merchants, residing in the city of New-York. (H.R. 36)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on the ''Bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to remit the duties therein mentioned.'' A Bill Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to cause repayment to be made of certain alien duties. (H.R. 115)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on the ''bill confirming certain lands in the county of Arkansas, in the Territory of Missouri, to the heirs of Elisha Winter, deceased.'' A Bill Confirming certain lands in the Territory of Illinois to the heirs of Philip Renaut. (H.R. 144)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on the ''bill for the relief of the infirm, disabled, and superannuated officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war, and late war, the army of the United States for the time being, and the militia in service in the late war.'' A Bill To amend an act, entitled, ''an act making further ... (H.R. 48)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on the Bill ''for the relief of the infirm, disabled, and superannuated officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war, and late war, the army of the United States for the time being, and the militia in service in the late war.'' A Bill Concerning the invalids of the Revolutionary War, and ... (H.R. 14)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on the bill for the relief Henry Malcolm. A Bill Directing the discharge of Nathaniel Taft from imprisonment. (H.R. 19)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on the Bill for the relief of Henry Malcolm. A Bill Directing the discharge of John Ricaud from Imprisonment. (H.R. 17)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on the bill from the Senate, ''To provide for the prompt settlement of public accounts.'' A Bill Regulating the pay and emoluments of the Pursers and Midshipmen of the Navy, and the Medical Staff of the Army of the United States. (H.R. 120)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on the Bill to Incorporate subscribers to a Bank in Georgetown in the District of Columbia, by the name and style of ''The Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Georgetown,'' and for other purposes. A Bill To prevent the Circulation of the Notes of unchartered Banks in the District of Columbia. (H.R. 25)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on the second Monday in January next. A Bill Allowing compensation to the members of the Senate, members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and to delgates of Territories, and repealing all other laws on that subject, contrary thereto. (H.R. 18)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on the Senate bill ''to provide for the prompt settlement of the public accounts.'' A Bill Repealing the act passed on the twenty-second day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eight, and fixing the command of the marine corps. (H.R. 140)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on Thursday next. A Bill To amend the act, ''authorizing the payment for property, lost, captured, or destroyed by the enemy, while in the military service of the United States, and for other purposes,'' passed the 9th of April, 1816 (H.R. 13)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House on Thursday next. A Bill To incorporate the Columbian Insurance Company of Alexandria (H.R. 15)

Read twice and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Tuesday next. A Bill To authorize the settlement and payment of certain claims, for the service of the Militia. (H.R. 4)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill Authorizing the payment of a sum of money to Nathaniel Seavey and others. (H.R. 125)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill Authorizing the payment of a sum of money to Teackle Savage and others. (H.R. 139)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill Authorizing the payment of a sum of money to the State of Georgia under the articles of agreement and cession between the United States and that State. (H.R. 124)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of Anthony Buck. (H.R. 126)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill Making an appropriation for opening and cutting out a road, therein described. (H.R. 12)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill Respecting the compensation of the Collectors therein mentioned. (H.R. 112)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill Supplementary to ''An act providing for the relief of persons imprisoned for debts due the United States.'' (H.R. 58)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill Supplementary to ''An act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage.'' (H.R. 7)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill To alter the Flag of the United States. (H.R. 37)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill To provide for the erection of a Court House, Jail, and Public Offices within the county of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia. (H.R. 38)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, on the ''Bill concerning the Navigation of the United States.'' A Bill Supplementary to the act, regulating duties on Imports and Tonnage, passed twenty-seventh of April, one thousand eight hundred and six. (H.R. 33)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, on the Bill ''concerning the Navigation of the United States.'' A Bill To prevent citizens of the United States from selling vessels of war to the citizens or subjects of any foreign power, and more effectually to prevent the arming and equipping vessels of war in the ports of the United ... (H.R. 55)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, on the bill ''for the relief of the infirm, disabled, and superannuated officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War, and late war, the army of the United States for the time being, and the militia in the service in the late war.'' A Bill Authorizing the establishment of a National ... (H.R. 51)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, on the Bill ''to provide for the redemption of the Public Debt.'' A Bill To repeal so much of any acts now in force as authorizes a loan of money, or an issue of Treasury notes. (H.R. 54)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, on the bill from the Senate ''to provide for the prompt settlement of the public accounts.'' A Bill To regulate and fix the compensation of Clerks and Messengers. (H.R. 119)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, on the third day of January next. A Bill Concerning the Navigation of the United States. (H.R. 32)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Wednesday next. A Bill Authorizing the Commutation of Soldiers' Bounty Land. (H.R. 46)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill Confirming certain lands in the county of Arkansas, in the Missouri Territory, to the heirs of Elisha Winter, deceased. (H.R. 57)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill Making provision for the location of the lands reserved by the first article of the Treaty of the ninth of August one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, between the United States and the Creek nation, to certain chiefs and warriors of that nation, and for other ... (H.R. 43)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill To amend and explain the ''act for designating, surveying, and granting military bounty lands,'' passed sixth May, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. (H.R. 52)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill To provide for the redemption of the Public Debt. (H.R. 53)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill To regulate the trade in plaster of Paris. (H.R. 153)

Read twice and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. Ordered to be engrossed and read a third time on the 26th instant. Read the third time, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill For the relief of William Haslett. (H.R. 11)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on Friday next. A Bill To authorized the payment of certain Militia Claims of the State of Georgia. (H.R. 78)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill Authorizing the opening and working Copper Mines on Lake Superior, and for other purposes. (H.R. 88)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill For the relief of Samuel H. Harper. (H.R. 96)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on the ''bill making provision for the establishment of an additional land-office in the Territory of Missouri, and for the final adjustment of claims to town and village lots therein.'' A Bill To authorize the sale of the northeast quarter of section number sixteen, in township number ... (H.R. 106)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill ''concerning the navigation of the United States.'' A Bill To amend the act ''for the government and regulation of seamen in the merchant service, and for the relief of distressed and destitute American seamen in foreign ports.'' (H.R. 77)

Read twice and committed to the Committee of the whole House on the bill ''for the relief of the infirm, disabled, and superanuated officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war, and late war, the army of the United States for the time being, and the mllitia in service in the late war.'' A Bill Making donations of land to the disbanded officers of ... (H.R. 8)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill ''making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.'' A Bill Making provision for the support of the military establishment for the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. (H.R. 110)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill ''making provision for the location of the lands reserved by the first article of the treaty of the 9th August, 1814, between the United States and the Creek nation, to certain chiefs and warriors of that nation.'' A Bill Confirming the title of Miller and Futton to a tract of ... (H.R. 90)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill ''to incorporate subscribers to a Bank in Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, by the name and style of 'The Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Georgetown,' and for other purposes.'' A Bill To extend the Charter of certain Banks in the District of Columbia, and for other ... (H.R. 24)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill ''to provide for the redemption of the public debt.'' A Bill Authorizing the deposit of the papers of foreign vessels, with the Consul of their respective nations. (H.R. 74)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill supplementary to ''An act for the relief of persons imprisoned for debts due to the United States.'' A Bill Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to remit the duties therein mentioned. (H.R. 72)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill supplementary to ''An act providing for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt.'' A Bill For the relief of Robert Burnside. (H.R. 89)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on the bill supplementary to an act providing for the relief of persons imprisoned for debts due to the United States. A Bill For the relief of certain Creek Indians. (H.R. 93)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on the Senate bill ''To provide for the prompt settlement of the public accounts.'' A Bill Transferring the duties of Commissioner of Loans to the Bank of the United States, and abolishing the office of Commissioner of Loans. (H.R. 122)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House on Thursday next. A Bill To enable the people of the western part of the Mississippi Territory to form a Constitutiin and State Government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States. (H.R. 30)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow A Bill To regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to exclude foreigners from a participation therein. (H.R. 103)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill Authorizing the appointment of Circuit Judges, and for other purposes. (H.R. 28)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill Concerning Invalid Pensioners. (H.R. 91)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of certain sufferers in the late war between the United States and Great Britain. (H.R. 70)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of William Daniel. (H.R. 92)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill To appoint an additional Judge for the Mississippi Territory, and for other purposes. (H.R. 69)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill Making provision for the establishment of additional Land Offices in the Territory of Missouri, and for the final adjustment of claims to town and village lots therein. (H.R. 75)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House, on the bill ''concerning the navigation of the United States.'' A Bill To prohibit all commercial intercourse with ports or places into, or with which, the vessels of the United States are not ordinarily permitted to enter and trade. (H.R. 66)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House, on the bill ''for the relief of the infirm, disabled, and superannuated officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war, and of the late war, the army of the United States for the time being, and the militia in service in the late war.'' A Bill Respecting the pay and emoluments of certain ... (H.R. 85)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House, on the bill ''making appropriations for the support of government for the year 1817.'' A Bill Making additional appropriations to defray the expenses of the army and militia during the late War with Great Britain. (H.R. 111)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House, on the bill ''making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.'' A Bill For erecting a Light-House on the west chop of Holmes' Hole harbour, in the State of Massachusetts. (H.R. 127)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House, on the bill ''to enable the people of the western part of the Mississippi Territory 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.'' A Bill To establish a seperate Territorial Government for ... (H.R. 31)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House, on the bill ''to enable the people of the western part of the Mississippi Territory 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.'' A Bill To enable the people of the Mississippi Territory, ... (H.R. 61)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House, on the bill ''to provide for the redemption of the public debt. A Bill Respecting the assessment and collection of the Direct Tax. (H.R. 73)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House, on the bill ''to provide for the redemption of the Public Debt.'' A Bill Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the State of Georgia fifteen per cent. upon the quota of Direct Tax, for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, assumed and paid by that State. (H.R. 62)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill For the benefit of the widows and orphans of the officers, seamen and marines, who were lost in the United States brig Epervier. (H.R. 68)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill To set apart and pledge, as a permanent fund for internal improvements, the Bonus of the National Bank, and the United States' share of its dividends. (H.R. 29)

Read twice and committed to the committee of the whole, on the ''bill making provision for the establishment of an additional land office, in the Territory of Missouri,'' and for the final adjustment of claims, to town and village, lots therein. A Bill To define and enlarge the boundaries of the Land District of Edwardsville, in the Illinois ... (H.R. 105)

Read twice and ordered to lie upon the table. A Bill More effectually to provide for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States, and for other purposes. (H.R. 121)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill For extending the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and for returning the surveys thereon to the General Land Office, and for giving further time to complete the surveys and obtain patents for lands located under Virginia resolution warrants. (H.R. 40)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill Further to regulate the Territories of the United States, and their electing Delegates to Congress. (H.R. 56)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill To alter and establish certain Post Roads. (H.R. 155)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill To amend the act, entitled ''an act, granting bounties in land, and extra pay to certain Canadian volunteers,'' passed fifth of March, eighteen hundred and sixteen. (H.R. 47)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to subscribe in behalf of the United States for shares in the capital stock of certain canal companies therein mentioned. (H.R. 147)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill To establish a National Board of Agriculture. (H.R. 149)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House on the ''Bill making provision for the establishment of an additional land-office in the Territory of Missouri, and for the final adjustment of claims to town and village lots therein. A Bill Confirming the title of the Marquis de Maison Rouge. (H.R. 118)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill For the Establishment of a National University. (H.R. 3)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of Thomas Malone, Josiah Carney, John Floyd M'Grew, John Johnson, and Rhodominci H. Gilmer. (H.R. 123)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill Supplementary to ''an act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage.'' (H.R. 156)

Read twice, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on the ''Bill making provision for the establishment of an additional land-office in the Territory of Missouri, and for the final adjustment of claims to town and village lots therein.'' A Bill Confirming the title of Joseph Gillard. (H.R. 117)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill Making appropriation for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. (H.R. 64)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill To regulate the laying out and making a road from the Ohio river, opposite where the Cumberland road strikes that river, to the State of Indiana. (H.R. 76)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House on the ''bill to increase the duty on iron in bars and bolts.'' A Bill To repeal so much of an act, entitled ''An act to regulate duties on imports and tonnage,'' passed April twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, as limits the levying and collecting a duty of ... (H.R. 138)

Read twice, and committed to the committee of the whole House on the Bill ''for the relief of the infirm, disabled, and superanuated officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war, the late war, the army of the United States for the time being, and the militia in service in the late war.'' A Bill Making provision for three additional Military ... (H.R. 5)