Mr. S. T. Mason, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 29th instant, the bill to incorporate the inhabitants of the City of Washington in the District of Columbia, reported amendments; which were read, and ordered to lie for consideration.
On motion, it was
Ordered, That the bill for the better security of public money and property in the hands of public officers and agents, as amended by the House of Representatives, be postponed to the next session of Congress.
Mr. S. T. Mason, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 29th instant, the bill additional to, and amendatory of, an act, entitled "An act concerning the District of Columbia;" reported amendments which were read, and ordered to lie for consideration.
Monday Evening, 7-1/2 o'clock, May 3.
Adjournment.
A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have appointed a committee on their part, with such as the Senate may appoint, to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him that, unless he hath any further communications to make to the two Houses of Congress, they are ready to adjourn, and they desire the appointment of a committee on the part of the Senate.
The Senate took into consideration the resolution of the House of Representatives appointing a committee, jointly, with such as the Senate may appoint, to wait on the President of the United States and notify him of the proposed adjournment of the two Houses of Congress; and
Resolved, That they do concur therein, and that Messrs. Ellery and Clinton be the committee on the part of the Senate.
Mr. Ellery, from the joint committee, reported that they had waited on the President of the United States, agreeably to the vote of the two Houses, and that he informed them he had no further business to communicate.