Acts of Congress. required to make, on or before the first day of its of the United States in the new acquired terriDecember next, a full report to the Secretary of tory of Louisiana, out of any moneys in the the Treasury of all claims that have been, or may Treasury not otherwise appropriated. be laid before them for lands held by warrant of Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That Major survey and improvement in cases where the claim. General Lafayette be, and he is hereby, authorized ants were minors, and not heads of families, at and empowered to locate and survey the lands the time such warrants were issued, with the cir- allowed him by the fourth section of an act, encumstances which occasioned the issuing of such titled "An act to revive and continue in force an warrants, and the validity which has been con- act in addition to an act, entitled 'An act in addisidered as attached to the same. tion to an act regulating the grants of land approSec. 10. And be it further enacted, That, for priated for military services, and for the Society the purpose of carrying this act into effect, a sum of United Brethren for propagating the Gospel not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, shall be, among the Heathen, and for other purposes,” on and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid any lands, the property of the United States, in out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise the Territory of Orleans; and on presenting the appropriaied. survey of the said land to the Secretary of the Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the Treasury, the President of the United States is execution of so much of the twelfth section of hereby authorized to issue letters patent to the the act to which this act is a supplement, as ex- said Major General Lafayette for the quantity of cepts "such town lots, not exceeding two, in the lands allowed by the said act. town of Natchez, and such an out-lot adjoining Approved, March 27, 1804. the same, not exceeding thirty acres, as may be the property of the United States, to be located by the Governor of the Mississippi Territory for Resolution to instruct the Joint Committee of Enrolled the use of Jefferson College," be, and the same Bills to wait on the President of the United States, is hereby, suspended until the end of the next ses- respecting a variance between an engrossed and ension of Congress. rolled bill. Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That trans- Resolved, by the Senate and House of Reprecripts of the records of the British' province of sentatives of the United States of America in ConWest Florida, to claims for land therein, and gress assembled, That the Joint Committee for which have been delivered to the Government of Enrolled Bills be instructed to wait on the Presithe United States, may be produced as evidence, dent of the United States, and lay before him the and shall be entitled to the same weight in any engrossed bill, entitled "An act for the relief of court of the United States, as if the same had the captors of the Moorish armed ships Meshouda, been delivered, or shall be delivered to either of and Mirboha," with the several amendments therethe Registers of the land offices in the Mississippi to, as the same was finally passed by both Houses Territory, before the last of March, one thousand of Congress; and to staie the variance between eight hundred and four, anything in this act, or the said engrossed bill and the enrollment thereof, in the fifth section of the act to which this is a as approved by the President, and to request that supplement, to the contrary notwithstanding. he will cause the said enrolled bill to be returned Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That the to the House in which it originated, for the pursum of three thousand dollars be, and the same pose of rendering the said bill conformable with is hereby appropriated, for the purpose of extend- ihe engrossed bill and the amendments thereto, ing the external commerce, and exploring the lim- as passed by the two Houses of Congress. INDEX TO THE PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE EIGHTH CONGRESS. SENATE. memory of - . A. B. Bank of the United States, a bill in relation to the, received - 278 238 282 Bankruptcy, a bill to repeal an act respecting, re- ceived 107 267 215 272 211 293 258 pay for extra services, presented 250 306 254 report made 269 279 16 281 65 291 117, 131, 204 108 307 246 report made 273 218 (See Revolutionary War.) 219 Breckenridge, Mr., of Kentucky, remarks of, on the Louisiana Treaty 58 255 on a proposed amendment to the Constitu- 256 206 258 Brown, John, of Kentucky, elected President of 260 10 Butler, Mr., of S. Carolina, remarks of, on the pro- posed amendment to the Constitution 85, 207 C. 270 tinue the act respecting, received and re- 271 264 266 277 272 278 Cape Lookout. (See Light-houses.) 226 272 274 237 Clerks in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, 240 resolution to allow extra compensation to, 77 78 76 237 Cocke, Mr., of Tennessee, remarks of, on the 71 on an amendment to the Constitution 112, 151 259 Coles, John, a bill for the relief of, received 223 224 266 228 267 230 265 238 240 244 249 Senate Proceedings and Debates. E. . Courts of the United States. (See Judiciary.) Page. Page. 220 Doorkeepers, resolution to make an additional al- 221 74 75 230 resolution to pay them a certain extra sum 306 Drawbacks, a bill to allow, of duties on goods, wares, &c., transported by land, received 278 261 291 262 passed 263 16 articles, and for collecting light-money, re- 19, 21 293 295 299 305 209 214 27 Election of President and Vice President, reso- 218 lution respecting the, referred to commit- 76 259 a bill to amend the act relative to, reported 268 269 299 271 252 277 307 254 F. 260 79 SO Message from the President in answer to a call of the Senate for information on the 210 249 256 220 270 228 Freeman, Constant, petition of, asking to be ad- 229 mitted to the benefits of the acts respecting 296 refugees, read and referred to the commit- 299 tee on the petitions of Martha Seamans 300 French Spoliations, a bill respecting, received 31 305 G. Gahagan, William, petition of, asking a deduc- tion in the price of certain lands, read and 235 124 11 239 Glen, Henry, petition of, asking compensation 252 78 279 261 under consideration 276 288 263 277 H. 300 Habersham, John, a bill for the relief of, received 278 referred 47 reported passed 135, 192 Hazen, Moses, a bill for the relief of the heirs of, received referred 291 218 reported 234 postponed until next session 237 Henrick, brig. (See Danish brig.) 226 a Page. Laws of the United States—continued. Page. Hillhouse, Mr., of Connecticut, remarks of, on a proposed amendment to the Constitution 89, recommitted Illinois and Oubache Land Company, a memorial from the, read and laid on the table Indiana Territory, a inemorial from certain in- a bill respecting the distribution of the laws, inhabitants of the, respecting a separate amendments received and concurred in 306 resolution to print the laws of the Seventh 212 Light-houses, a bill for erecting one on St. Si- petition of the judges of, asking increase mon's Island, presented and referred 253 of compensation, read and referred - 221 reported a bill respecting Governor, judges, &c., of, a bill in relation to public lands in, received 277 a bill to erect one at the mouth of the Mis- sissippi river, and near Cape Lookout, pre- Indian claims in Tennessee and Kentucky, a bill in relation to, presented and referred 218 Louisiana, debate on the treaty respecting the ces- 292 motion in relation to further measures for Insurgents in Pennsylvania, a bill for the relief of those who have suffered loss by the, re- a bill providing for the civil government of, 230 a bill dividing and for the temporary govern- under consideration 233, 235, 238, 240, 241, 243, Jackson, Mr., of Georgia, remarks of, on the Lou- on an amendment to the Constitution 101, 156, a bill to enable the President to take possession Judiciary, a bill to authorize the appointment of Commissioners to take depositions, re- amendments received and adopted a bill altering the session of the district court of Virginia and Rhode Island, received Maclay, Mr., of Pennsylvania remarks of, on an Mail, United States. (See Post Office.) Marine Corps, a bill to reduce the, received 252 a bill in relation to the adjournment of dis- motion made respecting the commanding Lands, a bill respecting, in Tennessee, received 295 300 Mason, Stevens Thompson, resolution of respect 305 Messages, the President's annual message - Laws of the United States, a bill giving effect to in relation to the cession of Louisiana the, within the territories ceded by France, communicating information respecting Lou- 220 in relation to an attack on a United States |
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