The bill, entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and two," was read the third time.
Resolved, That this bill do pass as amended.
The bill making an appropriation for the support of the Navy of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and two, was read the third time as amended.
On motion to strike out the third section, agreed to yesterday, it passed in the affirmative—yeas 12, nays 11, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Bradley, Brown, Dwight Foster, Howard, Morris, Nicholas, Ogden, Olcott, Tracy, Wells, White, and Wright.
Nays.—Messrs. Anderson, Baldwin, Breckenridge, Clinton, Cocke, Ellery, Franklin, Logan, S. T. Mason, Stone, and Sumter.
Resolved, That this bill do pass with the amendments.
The bill, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment of certain districts, and therein to amend an act, entitled 'An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage, and for other purposes,'" was read the third time, and passed with an amendment.
Mr. Bradley, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 6th and 7th instant, the petition of Elijah Brainard, also the petition of Jonathan Snowden, reported that the consideration of said petitions be severally postponed to the next session of Congress, and that the committee to whom the same were referred be discharged, and the report was adopted.