A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. Coles, his Secretary: Mr. President: The President of the United States did, on the 4th instant, approve and sign “An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act to amend the act, entitled An act establishing circuit courts, and abridging the jurisdiction of the district courts of the districts of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio."

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Anderson obtained leave to bring in a bill to authorize the making of a turnpike road from Mason's causeway to Alexandria; and the bill was read.

Ordered, That it pass to the second reading.

The Senate resumed the consideration of their amendment, disagreed to by the House of Representatives, to the bill, entitled "An act making appropriations to complete the fortifications commenced for the security of the seaport towns and harbors of the United States, and to defray the expense of deepening and extending to the river Mississippi the canal of Carondelet; and,

On motion, by Mr. Mitchill,

Resolved, That the Senate do recede from their said amendment.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. The President communicated the report of the commissioners of the sinking fund, stating that the measures which have been authorized by the board, subsequent to their report of the 5th of February, 1808, so far as the same have been completed, are fully detailed in the report of the Secretary of the Treasury to this board, dated the third day of the present month, and in the statements therein referred to, which are therewith transmitted and prayed to be received as part of their report.

And the report was read.

Ordered, That it lie for consideration.

The bill, entitled " An act to revive and continue for a further time the authority of the commissioners of Kaskaskia," was resumed as in committee of the whole.

Ordered, That the consideration of this bill be further postponed.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Magruder, their Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives concur in the resolution of the Senate for the appointment of a joint committee to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice President, and of notifying the persons elected of their election; and for regulating the time, place, and manner, of administering the oath of office to the President and have appointed a committee on their part. And he withdrew.

On motion,

The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1809.

The bill to authorize the making of a turnpike road from Mason's causeway to Alexandria was read the second time.

Ordered, That it be referred to Messrs. Anderson, Franklin, and Smith, of Maryland, to consider and report thereon.

Mr. Smith, of Maryland, from the joint committee appointed to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice President, and of notifying the persons elected of their election; and for regulating the time, place, and manner, of administering the oath of office to the President, reported in part the following resolution; which was read and agreed to.

Resolved, That the two houses shall assemble in the chamber of the House of Repre sentatives, on Wednesday next, at 12 o'clock; that one person be appointed a teller on the part of the Senate, to make a list of the votes as they shall be declared; that the result shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall announce the state of the vote, and the persons elected, to the two houses assembled as aforesaid; which shall be deemed a declaration of the persons elected President and Vice President, and, together with a list of the votes, to be entered on the journals of the two houses. Ordered, That Mr. Smith, of Maryland, be appointed teller on the part of the Senate, agreeably to the foregoing resolution.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Magruder, their Clerk: Mr. President: I am directed to bring to the Senate "the several memorials from sundry citizens of the state of Massachusetts, remonstrating against the mode in which the appointment of electors for President and Vice President has been proceeded to on the part of the Senate and House of Representatives of said state, as irregular and

unconstitutional, and praying for the interference of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, for the purpose of preventing the establishment of so dangerous a precedent."

The President of the United States did, on the 3d instant, approve and sign “An act for dividing the Indiana territory into two separate governments." And he withdrew.

The message last mentioned, referring to the memorials of sundry citizens of the state of Massachusetts, was read.

Ordered, That the message and memorials lie on the table.

Mr. Thruston reported, from the committee, that they had examined and found duly enrolled the bill, entitled "An act making appropriations to complete the fortifications commenced for the security of the seaport towns and harbors of the United States, and to defray the expense of deepening and extending to the river Mississippi the canal of Carondelet."

The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the bill, entitled "An act to revive, and continue for a further time, the authority of the commissioners of Kaskaskia." And no amendment having been proposed,

Ordered, That this bill pass to the third reading.

The bill to incorporate a company for opening a canal in the city of Washington was resumed as in committee of the whole,

And no amendment having been proposed,

On the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time?

It was determined in the affirmative.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Magruder, their Clerk: Mr. President. The House of Representatives agree to the report of the joint committee "appointed to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice President, and of notifying the persons elected of their election; and to regulate the time, place, and manner, of administering the oath of office to the President," and have appointed Messrs. Nicholas and Vandyke tellers on their part. And he withdrew.

After the consideration of the Executive business,

The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1809.

After the consideration of the Executive business,

The President laid before the Senate a letter from Joshua Clark, an American seaman, stating that he was imprisoned at Bordeaux, and otherwise experienced great sufferings, under the authority of the American consul at that place, and praying redress; and the letter was read.

Ordered, That it be transmitted to the Secretary of State.

Mr. Giles submitted the following resolution for consideration:

Resolved, That the several laws laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States, be repealed on the 4th day of March next, except as to Great Britain and France, and their dependencies; and that provision be made by law for prohibiting all commercial intercourse with those nations and their dependencies, and the importation of any article into the United States, the growth, produce, or manufacture, of either of the said nations, or of the dominions of either of them.

Mr. Giles also submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That provision ought to be made by law for interdicting all foreign armed ships from the waters of the United States.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Magruder, their Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives is now ready to attend the Senate in opening the certificates and counting the votes of the electors of the several states in the choice of a President and Vice President of the United States, in pursuance of the resolutions of the two Houses of Congress of the seventh instant. I am also directed to inform the Senate, that the President of the Senate will be introduced to the Speaker's chair by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an enrolled bill, I am directed to bring it to the Senate for the signature of their President. And he withdrew.

The two Houses of Congress, agreeably to the joint resolution, assembled in the Representatives' chamber, and the certificates of the electors of the several states were, by the President of the Senate, opened and delivered to the tellers appointed for the purpose, who, having examined and ascertained the number of votes, presented a list thereof to the President of the Senate, which was read, as follows:

New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,
Rhode Island,
Connecticut,
Vermont,
New York,
New Jersey,

Pennsylvania,
Delaware,

Virginia,

The whole number of votes being 175, of which 88 make a majority.
Whereupon,

The President of the Senate declared JAMES MADISON elected President of the United States for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March next; and GEORGE CLINTON Vice President of the United States for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March next.

The votes of the electors were then delivered to the Secretary of the Senate; the two Houses of Congress separated; and the Senate returned to their own chamber. The President signed the enrolled bill last reported to have been examined, and it was delivered to the committee, to be laid before the President of the United States.

Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be delivered to James Madison, Esq. of Virginia, now Secretary of State of the United States, a notification of his election to the office of President of the United States; and to be transmitted to George Clinton, Esq. of New York, Vice President elect of the United States, notification of his election to that office; and that the President of the Senate do make out and sign a certificate in the words following, viz:

Be it known, That the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, being convened at the City of Washington, on the second Wednesday in Feb

ruary, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine, the underwritten, President of the Senate pro tempore, did, in presence of the said Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and count all the votes of the electors for a President and Vice President of the United States. Whereupon, it appeared that James Madison, of Virginia, had a majority of the votes of the electors as President, and George Clinton, of New York, had a majority of the votes of the electors as Vice President. By all which it appears that James Madison, of Virginia, has been duly elected President, and George Clinton, of New York, has been duly elected Vice President of the United States, agreeably to the constitution.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the
Senate to be affixed, this day of February, 1809.

And that the President of the Senate do cause the certificate aforesaid to be laid before the President of the United States with this resolution.

The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1809.

After the consideration of the Executive business,

The President communicated a report of the Secretary of War, in obedience to the order of the Senate of February 2, respecting fortifications in the state of Delaware; which was read.

Ordered, That it lie for consideration.

The President communicated a letter signed James Sykes, Speaker of the Senate of the state of Delaware, enclosing a certificate of the appointment of the Honorable Samuel White, a Senator of the United States for six years, commencing with the 4th day of March next.

Mr. Tiffin, from the committee, reported a bill to incorporate a company for open-> ing the canal in the City of Washington, correctly engrossed.

Mr. Anderson, from the committee to whom was referred the bill to authorize the making of a turnpike road from Mason's causeway to Alexandria, reported an amendment; which was read.

Ordered, That it lie for consideration.

On motion,

The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1809.

After the consideration of the Executive business,

Mr. Mitchill, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of William Hardy, made report. Whereupon,

Resolved, That the petitioner have leave to withdraw his petition.

Mr. Thruston reported, from the committee, that they this day laid before the President of the United States the enrolled bill, entitled "An act making appropriations to complete the fortifications commenced for the security of the seaport towns and harbors of the United States, and to defray the expense of deepening and extending to the river Mississippi the canal of Carondelet."

The bill to incorporate a company for opening the canal in the City of Washington was read the third time; and the blanks having been filled, as follows: first, one hundred thousand; second, forty thousand; third, forty thousand

Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be "An act to incorporate a company for opening the canal in the City of Washington."

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in this bill.

The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the bill to authorize the making of a turnpike road from Mason's causeway to Alexandria; and the President having reported the bill to the House amended,

On the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time as amended? It was determined in the affirmative.

The bill, entitled "An act to revive and continue for a further time the authority of the commissioners of Kaskaskia," was read the third time.

Resolved, That this bill pass.

Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the House of Representatives with the concurrence of the Senate in this bill.

On motion,

The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1809.

After the consideration of the Executive business,

Mr. Tiffin, from the committee, reported the bill to authorize the making of a turnpike road from Mason's causeway to Alexandria, correctly engrossed; and the bill was read the third time.

Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be "An act to authorize the making of a turnpike road from Mason's causeway to Alexandria."

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in this bill.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Magruder, their Clerk:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill, entitled " An act making appropriations for the support of government during the year 1809," in which they request the concurrence of the Senate. The House of Representatives have passed the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate a company for opening the canal in the City of Washington." And he withdrew.

The bill last brought up for concurrence was twice read by unanimous consent. Ordered, That it be referred to Messrs. Smith, of Maryland, Franklin, and Crawford, to consider and report thereon.

On motion,

The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock on Monday morning.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1809.

On motion, by Mr. Gregg,

The following resolution was agreed to:

Resolved, That the committee to whom the petition of the marine officers was referred, be instructed to inquire whether any, and, if any, to what extent, augmentation of the marine corps is necessary; and that they be authorized to report by bill or

otherwise.

Mr. Hillhouse submitted the following motion, which was read and ordered to lie for consideration:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to examine and report whether any, and what, further regulations or provisions are necessary to check the allowance or payment of extravagant claims, or unreasonable accounts, and to prevent an improper expenditure of public money; and that the committee be authorized to call on the several departments for such information and papers as may be necessary to aid them in their inquiry; and to report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. White presented two memorials from citizens of the state of Delaware, whose names are thereunto subscribed, praying the repeal of the embargo laws, for reasons stated in the memorials; which were read; and

Ordered, To lie for consideration.

The President communicated the memorial of the inhabitants of Point Coupee, in the territory of Orleans, praying to be allowed the right of pre-emption to certain lands rendered fit for cultivation by their exertions, or that the said lands may be granted to them as a donation or compensation for their industry, care, and expense; and the memorial was read.

Ordered, That it lie for consideration.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion made on the 8th instant, for repealing, on the 4th of March, the laws laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States, except as to Great Britain and France, and their dependencies; and prohibiting all commercial intercourse with those nations and their dominions; and, after debate,

Ordered, That the consideration thereof be further postponed.
After the consideration of the Executive business,

The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1809.

Mr. Thruston reported, from the committee, that they had examined and found duly enrolled the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate a company for opening the canal in the city of Washington;" and the bill, entitled "An act to revive and continue, for a further time, the authority of the commissioners of Kaskaskia."

The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion made yesterday; and