The bill, entitled "An act to prolong the continuation of the Mint at Philadelphia," was read the third time and passed.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to their amendment to the bill, entitled "An act making appropriations for the Military Establishment of the United States, in the year one thousand eight hundred and three:" whereupon, Resolved, That the Senate do insist on their said amendment, desire a conference thereon, and that Messrs. JACKSON and Ross be the managers on their part.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that they disagree to the amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled "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."

The Senate took into consideration their amendments disagreed to by the House of Representatives to the bill, entitled "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."

Resolved, That they do recede from their said amendment.

MARCH, 1803.

termined in the affirmative-yeas 12, nays 6, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Breckenridge, Cocke, T. Foster, Hillhouse, Howard, Olcott, Plumer, Ross, Tracy, Wells, and White.

NAYS-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradley, Clinton, Logan, Nicholas, and Stone.

Whereupon, Resolved, That this bill pass.

The bill, entitled "An act to allow a drawback of the duty on sugar refined within the United States," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. HOWARD, WELLS, and Ross, to consider and report thereon.

Mr. TRACY, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 2d instant, the bill, entitled "An act concerning the city of Wa Washington," reported amendments, which were read and agreed to. By unanimous consent, the bill was then read the third time and passed.

The Senate resumed the third reading of the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the transfer of the duties of supervisor to any other office;" and Resolved, That this bill pass.

Mr. TRACY, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 2d instant, the bill, entitled "An

act to enable the President of the United States to

make restitution to the owners of the Danish brigantine Henrick," reported it without amendment. Ordered, That the further consideration of this

bill be postponed until the 4th of March.

The Senate took into consideration the bill, entitled "An act for settling sundry claims to public lands of the United States south of the State of Tennessee." And, on the question, Shall this bill be now read the second time? it passed in the negative. So the bill was lost.

Ordered, That the message received this day from the House of Representatives, respecting the impeachment of John Pickering, judge of the district court, be referred to Messrs. TRACY, CLINTON, and NICHOLAS, to consider and report thereon. On motion, the Senate adjourned to six o'clock this evening.

THURSDAY EVENING, SIX O'CLOCK.

Mr. TRACY, from the committee appointed on the subject, made the following report, which was adopted, and the House of Representatives noti

"Whereas the House of Representatives have this day, by two of their members, Messrs. Nicholson and Randolph, at the bar of the Senate, impeached John Pickering, judge of the district court for the district of New Hampshire, of high crimes and misdemeanors, and have acquainted the Senate that the House of Representatives will, in due time, exhibit particular articles of impeachment against him, and make good the same: and have likewise demanded that the Senate take order for the appearance of the said John Pickering 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 Representatives of this resolu

Mr. HOWARD, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act to allow a drawback of duty on sugar refined within the United States," reported it without amendment.

On the question, Shall this bill pass to the third reading? it was determined in the negative. So the bill was lost.

A motion was made that it be

Resolved, That the Senate proceed to the election of a Secretary, and the other officers of the Senate, at the

commencement of the next session.

On which a motion was made to postpone this resolution until the 4th day of March next; and the question of postponement was determined in the affirmative-yeas 15, nays 7, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradley, Cocke, T. Foster, Hillhouse, Howard, Jackson, Morris, Olcott, Plumer, Stone, Sumter, Tracy, Wells, and White.

NAYS-Messrs. Breckenridge, Clinton, Ellery, Logan, S. T. Mason, Nicholas, and Wright.

Ordered, That Messrs. WRIGHT and COCKE be a committee on the part of the Senate, with such as the House of Representatives may join, to wait on the President of the United States and notify him that, unless he may have any further communications to make to the two Houses of Congress, they are ready to adjourn.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House of Representatives concur in the resolution of the Senate for the appointment of a joint committee to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him of the proposed adjournment of the two Houses of Congress, and have appointed a committee on their part.

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate pay to Doctor GANTT, one of the Chaplains to Con

SENATE.

gress, for the present session, one hundred dollars, out of the contingent fund, in addition to the allowance to which he is by law entitled.

Mr. WRIGHT reported, from the joint committee, that they had waited on the President of the United States, and that he informed the committee that he had no further communications to make to the two Houses of Congress.

In Executive session, the Senate resumed the consideration of the Convention between the United States and His Catholic Majesty, concluded at Madrid, August 11, 1802.

And, on the question, Will the Senate consent and advise to the ratification thereof? it was determined in the negative-yeas 13, nays 9, as

follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Baldwin, Bradley, Breckenridge, Clinton, Cocke, T. Foster, Jackson, Logan, S. T. Mason, Nicholas, Stone, and Sumter.

NAYS-Messrs. Hillhouse, Howard, Morris, Olcott, Plumer, Tracy, Wells, White, and Wright.

So the question was lost, two-thirds of the Senators present not consenting thereto.

On motion, it was agreed to reconsider the last vote; and on the question, Shall the consideration of this convention be postponed? it passed in the affirmative-yeas 14, nays 8, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Baldwin, Bradley, Breckenridge, Clinton, Cocke, T. Foster, Jackson, Logan, S. T. Mason, Nicholas, Stone, Sumter, and Wright. NAYS-Messrs. Hillhouse, Howard, Morris, Olcott, Plumer, Tracy, Wells, and White.

So it was Resolved, That the consideration of this convention be postponed.

Ordered, That the Secretary lay this resolution before the President of the United States. On motion, the Senate adjourned to the first Monday in November next.

MONDAY, December 6, 1802.

This being the day appointed by the Constitu

returned to serve as a member of this House, in the room of Benjamin Taliaferro, who has also

lowing members of the House of Representatives appeared and took their seats, to wit:

From New Hampshire-Abiel Foster and Samuel

Tenney.

From Massachusetts-John Bacon, Seth Hastings, Nathan Read, Josiah Smith, Joseph B. Varnum, Peleg Wadsworth, and Lemuel Williams.

From Rhode Island-Joseph Stanton, jr., and Thomas Tillinghast.

From Connecticut-John Davenport, Calvin Goddard, Elias Perkins, John Cotton Smith, and Benjamin Tallmadge:

From New York-Samuel L. Mitchill, John Smith, David Thomas, John P. Van Ness, and Killian K. Van

Rensselaer.

From New Jersey-John Condit, Ebenezer Elmer, James Mott, and Henry Southard.

From Pennsylvania-Robert Brown, Andrew Gregg, Joseph Heister, Joseph Hemphill, William Hoge, Michael Leib, John Smilie, John Stewart, Isaac Van Horn, and Henry Woods.

From Maryland-John Dennis, Joseph H. Nicholson, Thomas Plater, and Samuel Smith.

From Virginia-Thomas Claiborne, John Clopton, John Dawson, David Holmes, George Jackson, Anthony New, John Smith, and Philip R. Thompson.

From North Carolina-Nathaniel Macon, Speaker, Richard Stanford, and John Stanley.

From Tennessee William Dickson.

their in the House.

A new delegate, from the Mississippi Territory, to wit: THOMAS M. GREEN, returned to serve in this House, in the room of Narsworthy Hunter, deceased, appeared, produced his credentials, and took his seat in the House.

But a quorum of the whole number of qualified members not being present, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning, eleven o'clock.

TUESDAY, December 7.

Another new member, to wit: THOMAS WYNN, from North Carolina, returned to serve as a member of this House, for the said State, in the room of Charles Johnson, deceased, appeared, produced his credentials, and took his seat in the House.

Several other members, viz: from New Hampshire, GEORGE B. UPHAM; from Massachusetts, PHANUEL BISHOP, MANASSEH CUTLER, and WILLIAM SHEPARD; from Connecticut, SAMUEL W. DANA and ROGER GRISWOLD; from Pennsylvania, THOMAS BOUDE; from Virginia, THOMAS NEWTON, jr., and JOHN TRIGG; from North Carolina, JAMES HOLLAND; and from South Carolina, ТноMAS MOORE; appeared, and took their seats in the House.

And a quorum, consisting of a majority of the whole number of qualified members, being pressent, the oath to support the Constitution of the United States, as prescribed by the act, entitled "An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths," was administered by Mr. SPEAKER to the new members.

from Massachusetts, returned to serve as a member of this House, in the room of Silas Lee, who has resigned; and DAVID MERIWETHER, from Georgia,

assembled, and are ready to proceed to business, and that the Clerk of this House do go with the said message.

WEDNESDAY. December 8.

Two other members, to wit: from New Jersey, WILLIAM HELMS, and from North Carolina, WILLIS ALSTON, appeared and took their seats in the House.

The petitions of Richard Willson, and of Nathaniel Seager, of the city and county of Washington, in the District of Columbia, now confined for debt in the jail of the said county, were presented to the House and read, respectively praying that a special act of Congress may be passed to liberate the petitioners from their confinement; or that such other relief may be afforded them as to the wisdom of Congress shall seem meet.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to Mr. NICHOLSON, Mr. GRISWOLD, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. HEMPHILL, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. TENNEY, and Mr. CONDIT, with instruction that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House; and also to inquire, and report by bill or otherwise, into the expediency of making a general provision for the relief of insolvent debtors within the District of Columbia.

The following committees were appointed, in

DECEMBER, 1802.

FRIDAY, December 10.

Two other members, to wit: WILLIAM EUSTIS, from Massachusetts, and JOHN A. HANNA, from Pennsylvania, appeared and took their seats in the

House.

A representation and memorial of Gilbert Combs, of the State of Virginia, was presented to the House and read, stating that he has discovered a scheme or theory for ascertaining the longitude, which he is desirous of confirming by astronomical observations in different and distant quarters of the globe; and praying as well the patronage of Congress therein as the pecuniary aid of the Government of the United States, under such restrictions as the President of the United States may be authorized to impose.

morial be referred to Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. MITCHOrdered, That the said representation and me. ILL, and Mr. TALLMADGE; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House.

Resolved, That the resolution of this House of the tenth of December, one thousand eight hundred and one, authorizing Thomas Claxton to employ one additional assistant, two servants, and two horses, be, and the same is hereby, continued in force during the present session.

SATURDAY, December 11.

Another member, to wit: ARCHIBALD HENDERseat in the House.

House, viz:

Committee of Elections-Mr. BACON, Mr. TENNEY, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. DENNIS, Mr. ELMER, Mr. STANLEY, and Mr. NEW.

Committee of Revisal and Unfinished BusinessMr. DAVENPORT, Mr. ALSTON, and Mr. DAWSON. Committee of Claims-Mr.JOHN COTTON SMITH, Mr. GREGG. Mr. HOLMES, Mr. PLATER, Mr. JOHN SMITH, Of New York, Mr. MOORE, and Mr. CUT

Two other members, to wit: WALTER BOWIE, from Maryland, and THOMAS T. DAVIS, from Kentucky, appeared and took their seats in the House. On a motion made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolution:

"Resolved, That two Chaplains, of different denominations, be appointed to Congress, for the present session, one by each House, to interchange weekly:"

A petition of James Dohertie and others, citi zens of the Mississippi Territory, was presented to the House and read, praying that a certain tract of vacant land in the said Territory may be granted to Amos Hubbard and Ebenezer Smith, as tenants in common, for the reasons therein specified.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to Mr. DAVIS, Mr. GREEN, and Mr. DENNIS; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. After the reception and reference of several petitions, the House adjourned.

MONDAY, December 13.

Several other members, to wit: from Massachusetts, RICHARD CUTTS; from New York, THOMAS MORRIS; from Virginia, ABRAM TRIGG; and from South Carolina, THOMAS LOWNDES; appeared and took their seats in the House.

Mr. DAVENPORT, from the Committee of Revisal and Unfinished Business, to whom it was referred to examine the Journal of the last session, and report therefrom such matters of business as were then depending and undetermined, made a report, in part; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

TUESDAY, December 14.