The bill to carry into effect the several resolutions of Congress for erecting monuments to the memories of the late Generals Wooster, Herkimer, Davidson, and Scriven, was read the third time.
On motion to postpone the further consideration of this bill until the first Monday in December next, it passed in the negative—yeas 9, nays 17, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Anderson, Baldwin, Bradley, Breckenridge, Cocke, Ellery, Nicholas, Sumter, and Wright.
Nays.—Messrs. Clinton, Dayton, T. Foster, D. Foster, Franklin, Hillhouse, Howard, Jackson, Logan, J. Mason, Morris, Olcott, Plumer, Stone, Tracy, Wells, and White.
On the question, Shall this bill pass as amended? it was determined in the affirmative—yeas 18, nays 8, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Baldwin, Clinton, Dayton, T. Foster, D. Foster, Franklin, Hillhouse, Howard, Jackson, Logan, J. Mason, Morris, Olcott, Plumer, Stone, Tracy, Wells, and White.
Nays.—Messrs. Anderson, Bradley, Breckenridge, Cocke, Ellery, Nicholas, Sumter, and Wright.
So it was Resolved, That this bill pass, that it be engrossed, and that the title thereof be "An act to carry into effect the several resolutions of Congress for erecting monuments to the memories of the late Generals Wooster, Herkimer, Davidson, and Scriven."
Tuesday, January 11.
In Executive session, the following Message was received from the President of the United States: