vived; and that they be empowered to examine and approve the account of James Mathers, and all others, for services and supplies to the Senate, sitting as a court of impeachments on the trial of John Pickering; also, the account of William Roberts, acting as assistant porter to the Senate. Mr. ADAMS, from the committee to whom were referred, on the 15th of February last, the petition and papers of William A. Barron, together with the report of the Secretary of War thereon, made report; which was read and ordered to lie for consideration.

Mr. NICHOLAS, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 3d instant, the bill, entitled "An act altering the sessions of the district courts of the United States for the districts of Virginia and Rhode Island," reported it without amend

ment.

Mr. ELLERY, from the committee to whom were referred, on the 6th instant, the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill, entitled "An act to erect a light-house on St. Simon's island, in the State of Georgia, and for the placing of a buoy or buoys on or near St. Simon's bar," reported amendments thereto; which were read. Mr. DAYTON, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 24th of February last, the bill, entitled "An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act providing for the Naval Peace Establishment, and for other purposes," reported the same with an amendment.

Mr. JACKSON gave notice that he would to-morrow ask leave to bring in a bill to erect a lighthouse on or near the Pitch of Cape Lookout, in the State of South Carolina.

FRIDAY, March 9.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill, entitled "An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act concerning the City of Washington;" in which they desire the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill was read and ordered to the second reading.

The bill to amend an act relative to the election of a President and Vice President of the United States, and declaring the officer who shall act as President in the case of vacancies in the offices both of President and Vice President, was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. NICHOLAS, STONE, and BALDWIN, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

Agreeably to notice given yesterday, Mr. JACKSON asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to erect a light-house at the mouth of the Mississippi river, and, also, a light-house on or near the Pitch of Cape Lookout, in the State of North Carolina; and the bill was read and ordered to a second reading.

Mr. BRECKENRIDGE, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 5th instant, the bill, entitled "An act providing for the expenses of the civil government of Louisiana," reported amendments thereto; which were read.

A motion was made,

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"That the Secretary do acquaint the House of Representatives that the Court of Impeachments will, on Monday at twelve o'clock, proceed to pronounce judgment on the articles of impeachment exhibited by them against John Pickering."

And after the adjournment of the High Court of Impeachments, the Senate adjourned.

SATURDAY, March 10.

The VICE PRESIDENT being absent, the Senate proceeded to the election of a President pro tempore, as the Constitution prescribes, and the ballots having been collected and counted, a_majority thereof was for the honorable JESSE FRANKLIN, who was accordingly elected President of the Senate pro tempore.

Ordered, That the Secretary wait on the President of the United States, and acquaint him that the Senate have, in the absence of the VICE PRESIDENT, elected the honorable JESSE FRANKLIN President of the Senate pro tempore.

Ordered, That the Secretary make a like communication to the House of Representatives.

Ordered, That Nancy Flinn have leave to withdraw her petition, and that the committee appointed thereon be discharged.

Mr. WORTHINGTON, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 5th instant, the bill, entitled "An act granting further time for locating military land warrants, and for other purposes, reported amendments thereto; which were read and ordered to lie for consideration.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill, entitled "A nact making an appropriation for defraying the expenses incurred in inquiring into the official conduct of Samuel Chase and Richard Peters, and in conducting the impeachment against John Pickering," in which bill they desire the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill last mentioned was read, and ordered to the second reading.

The Senate took into consideration the report of the committee to whom were referred the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill, entitled "An act to erect a light-house on St. Simon's island, in the State of Georgia, and for the placing of a buoy or buoys on or near St. Simon's bar." Whereupon,

Resolved, That they agree to some, and disagree to other, of the said amendments.

The bill to erect a light-house at the mouth of the Mississippi river, and, also, a light-house on or near the Pitch of Cape Lookout, in the State of North Carolina, was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. JACKSON, ELLERY, and SAMUEL SMITH, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

Ordered, That Mr. BRECKENRIDGE be of the committee on the bill to make further appropriations for the purpose of extinguishing the Indian claims in the States of Tennessee and Kentucky, in place of Mr. BROWN, absent by permission.

The PRESIDENT communicated the report of

the Secretary for the Department of State on the petition of Moses Young, referred to him on the 25th of January last; and the report was read, and ordered to lie for consideration.

The resolution of the House of Representatives on the subject of the adjournment of the two Houses of Congress was resumed; and the further consideration thereof ordered to be postponed until Monday next.

The Senate took into consideration the motion, that the Secretary do acquaint the House of Representatives that the Court of Impeachments will, on Monday, at 12 o'clock, proceed to pronounce judgment on the articles of impeachment exhibited by them against John Pickering:

And, on the question to agree to this motion, it passed in the affirmative-yeas 20, nays 9, as follows:

YEAS--Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Breckenridge, Baldwin, Cocke, Ellery, Franklin, Jackson, Logan, Maclay, Nicholas, Potter, Israel Smith, John Smith of Ohio, John Smith of New York, Samuel Smith, Sumter, Venable, Worthington, and Wright. NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Dayton, Hillhouse, Olcott, Pickering, Plumer, Tracy, Wells, and White. After the adjournment of the High Court of Impeachments, the Senate adjourned.

MONDAY, March 12.

Mr. NICHOLAS, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 9th instant, the bill to amend an act relative to the election of a President and Vice President of the United States, and declaring the officer who shall act as President in case of vacancies in the offices both of President and Vice President, reported the same without amendment; and it was agreed that the further consideration of this bill be the order of the day for Wednesday

next.

The bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation for defraying the expenses incurred in inquiring into the official conduct of Samuel Chase and Richard Peters, and in conducting the impeachment against John Pickering," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. WRIGHT, LOGAN, and TRACY, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

The bill, entitled "An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act concerning the City of Washington," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. WRIGHT, STONE, and VENABLE, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

After the adjournment of the High Court of Impeachments, the Senate adjourned.

TUESDAY, March 13.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th instant, authorizing the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to adjourn their respective Houses on the third Monday of the present month. And a motion was made to postpone the consideration thereof until Friday next, and, on the question to agree to

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this motion, it passed in the negative—yeas 11, nays 15, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Breckenridge, Cocke, Ellery, Nicholas, Israel Smith, John Smith of Ohio, Tracy, White, Worthington, and Wright.

NAYS-Messrs. Armstrong, Baldwin, Bradley, Dayton, Franklin, Hillhouse, Jackson, Logan, Maclay, Pickering, Plumer, John Smith of New York, Samuel Smith, Sumter, and Venable.

And having amended the resolution by substituting the 4th for the 3d Monday,

Resolved, That they do concur therein as amended.

Mr. BALDWIN, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 6th instant, the bill to amend the laws providing for the organization of the accounting officers of the Treasury, War, and Navy Departments, reported it without amendment.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Messrs. J. RANDOLPH and EARLY, two of their members, was received, as follows:

"Mr. President: We are ordered, in the name of the House of Representatives and of all the People of the United States, to impeach Samuel Chase, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors; and to acquaint the Senate that the House of Representatives will, in due time, exhibit particular articles of impeachment against him, and make good the same.

"Weare also ordered to demand that the Senate take order for the appearance of the said Samuel Chase, to answer to the said impeachment."

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a resolution to instruct the joint committee of enrolled bills to wait on the President of the United States, respecting a variance between the engrossed and enrolled bill, entitled "An act for the relief of the captors of the Moorish armed ships Meshouda and Mirboha," which bill originated in the House of Representatives.

The bill, entitled "An act to revive and continue in force an act, entitled 'An act for the relief of the refugees from the British provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia," was read the third time, and passed.

The Senate took into consideration the resolu

tion of the House of Representatives of this day, directing the joint committee for enrolled bills to wait on the President of the United States for the purposes therein mentioned; and

Resolved, That they do concur therein.

The bill, entitled "An act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia therein mentioned," was read the third time, and passed.

The bill, entitled "An act to authorize the Courts of the United States to appoint Commis sioners to take the depositions of witnesses out of Court, to administer oaths to appraisers, and for other purposes," was read the third time.

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.

The bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation for carrying into effect the Convention con

cluded between the United States and the King of Spain, on the 11th day of August, 1802," was read the third time as amended.

Resolved, That this bill pass, with an amend

ment.

The Senate took into consideration the amendment reported by the committee to the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the appointment of Commissioners to explore the routes most eligible for opening certain public roads; and on the question to agree to the said amendment, as follows:

Strike out, in the first section, after the word "proceed," in the fourth line. to the word "and," in the seventh line, and insert, "to explore and designate the most eligible route for a turnpike road, to lead from Fort Cumberland, on the Potomac, to Wheeling, on the Ohio.

It passed in the negative-yeas 13, nays 15, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Breckenridge, Cocke, Dayton, Franklin, Pickering, Israel Smith, John Smith of Ohio, Samuel Smith, Stone, Sumter, Worthington, and Wright.

NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Armstrong Baldwin, Bradley, Ellery, Hillhouse, Jackson, Logan, Maclay, Nicholas, Olcott, Plumer, John Smith of New York, Venable, and White.

Ordered, That the bill be recommitted, and that Messrs. NICHOLAS, WORTHINGTON, and DAYTON, be be the committee further to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

On motion,

"That the House of Representatives be notified that the Senate will not receive, so as to act on the same same this session, any new matter or bill after the 20th instant:"

It was agreed that this motion should lie for consideration.

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one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court; and,

Ordered, That it be referred to Messrs. BALDWIN, ANDERSON, and NICHOLAS, to consider and report the same to the Senate.

The Senate took into consideration the report of the Secretary for the Department of State on the petition of Moses Young; and,

Ordered, That it be referred to Messrs. JACKSON, STONE, and BALDWIN, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill, entitled "an act altering the sessions of the district courts of the United States for the district of Virginia and Rhode Island; and, Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.

WEDNESDAY, March 14.

Mr. JACKSON, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 10th instant, the bill to erect a light-house at the mouth of the Mississippi river, and also a light-house on or near the Pitch of Cape Lookout, in the State of North Carolina, reported amendments thereto; which were read.

On motion,

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate do wait on the President of the United States and present to him a copy, from the records of the Senate, while sitting as a Court of Impeachments, of the judgment pronounced by them on the 12th instant, removing from office John Pickering, district judge of the district of New Hampshire.

The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill, "entitled "An act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina ;" and,

Ordered, That the bill pass to the third reading as amended.

Mr. WRIGHT, from the committee to whom were referred, on the third of February last, the petition of John Hoskins Stone; also, the petition of Elijah Brainard; reported a bill in addition to an act making provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States during the Revolutionary war; which was read, and ordered to the second reading.

The Senate took into consideration the amendment reported by the committee to the bill, entitled "An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act providing for a Naval Peace Establishment, and for other purposes;" and, after debate, Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.

The Senate took into consideration the message of the House of Representatives, delivered this day at the bar of the Senate by two of their members, on the impeachment of Samuel Chase,

Ordered, That this bill pass to a third reading. Mr. WRIGHT, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 12th instant, the bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation for defraying the expenses incurred in inquiring into the official conduct of Samuel Chase and Richard Peters, and in conducting the impeachment against John Pickering," reported amendments thereto; which were disagreed to; and, on motion, the bill was amended.

Ordered, That it pass to the third reading as amended.

Mr. BALDWIN, from the committee to whom yesterday was referred the message from the House of Representatives relative to the impeachment of Samuel Chase, made report; which was read and adopted, as follows:

"Whereas, the House of Representatives, on the 13th day of the present month, by two of their members, Messrs. John Randolph and Early, at the bar of the Senate, impeached Samuel Chase, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors, and acquainted the Sen

ate that the House of Representatives will, in due time, exhibit particular articles of impeachment against him, and make good the same;

"And likewise demanded that the Senate take order for the appearance of the said Samuel Chase to answer to the said impeachment. Therefore,

"Resolved, That the Senate will take proper order thereon, of which due notice shall be given to the House of Representatives."

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate notify the House of this resolution.

A motion was made, that it be

Resolved, That the record of the proceedings of the Senate sitting as a Court of Impeachments on the impeachment of John Pickering, district judge for the district of New Hampshire, together with the documents on file in the cause, be printed as an appendix to the Journals of the Senate for the present session. It was agreed that this motion should lie for consideration.

Mr. ANDERSON, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 29th of February last, the bill, entitled "An act to alter and establish certain post roads, and for other purposes," reported amendments thereto; which were read.

Ordered, That they lie for consideration. The amendment reported by the committee to whom was referred, on the 24th of February last, the bill, entitled "An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act providing for a Naval Peace Establishment, and for other purposes," was resumed; and, on the question to agree to the report, which is, to strike out the third section of the bill, as follows:

"And be it further enacted, That the act, entitled 'An act fixing the rank and pay of the commanding officer of the Corps of Marines,' passed on the 22d day of April, in the year 1800, shall be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and that nothing herein contained shall be construed to revive the office of Major of the Marine Corps, and that the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to make such reductions in the officers of the Marine Corps as he may deem expedient and consistent with the public interest and safety:"

It passed in the affirmative-yeas 14, nays 12, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Dayton, Jackson, Logan, Olcott, Pickering, Plumer, Samuel Smith, Stone, Tracy, Venable, White, and Wright.

NAYS-Messrs. Armstrong, Baldwin, Breckenridge, Cocke, Ellery, Franklin, Maclay, Nicholas, Israel Smith, John Smith of Ohio, John Smith of New York, and Worthington.

Ordered, That this bill pass to the third reading as amended.

The bill in addition to an act to make provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States during the Revolutionary war, was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. BALDWIN, WRIGHT, and NICHOLAS, to consider and report theron to the Senate.

The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill to amend an act relative to the election of a President and Vice President of the United States,

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and declaring the officer who shall act as President in case of vacancies in the offices both of President and Vice President; and,

Ordered, That it pass to the third reading. The Senate resumed the third reading of the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the Courts of the United States to appoint Commissioners to take the depositions of witnesses out of Court, to administer oaths to appraisers, and for other purposes; and,

Ordered, That the consideration thereof be further postponed.

The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill to amend the laws providing for the organization of the accounting offices of the Treasury, War, and Navy Departments; and

Ordered, That the consideration thereof be further postponed.

The bill, entitled "An act providing for the expenses of the civil government of Louisiana," was read the third time as amended; and,

Resolved, That this bill pass with an amendment.

Mr. COCKE, from the committee to whom was referred on the 6th instant, the bill making compensation to the militia of Tennessee who marched to Natchez, under the command of Colonel George Doherty, reported the bill with amendments.

The Senate took into consideration the report of the committee on the petition of William A. Barron; and, after debate, the Senate adjourned.

THURSDAY, March 15.

Mr. VENABLE, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 23d of February last, the memorial of Richard Soderstrom, made report; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on the petition of William A. Barron; and,

Ordered, That it be postponed.

Mr. NICHOLAS, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 7th instant, the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of the sufferers by fire in the town of Norfolk," reported the bill without amendment.

Ordered, That it pass to the third reading.

The bill, entitled "An act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina," was read the third time; and

Ordered, That the further consideration of this bill be postponed until the first Monday in December next.

The following Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: To the Senate of the United States:

Representatives, delivered me by their joint Committee Agreeably to the request of the Senate and House of of Enrolled Bills, I have returned the enrolled bill, entitled "An act for the relief of the captors of the Moorish armed ships Meshouda and Mirboha," to the House of Representatives, in which it originated. MARCH 15, 1804.

TH. JEFFERSON.