TWENTY Y-EIGHTH CONGRESS-,


FIRST SESSION.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81, ls43.
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SENATE.


Mr.. WOODBRIDGE presented the memorial
OF John Mcdonnell, asking the remission of cer-
tain duties paid by him.


Mr.. BUCHANAN the memorial of under
writers, merchants, and citizens Of Philadelphia,
representing that the piers at Fort Penn were in
runous condition, and greatly obstructed the
commerce of the Delaware.


message from the President, covering a
communication from the Attorney General in
reference to books in the Library, was received.
Mr. WHITE asked leave to withdraw certain
private papers from the files.


Mr. ATCHISON, of Mo-, in pursuance of no
tice brought in bill for facilitating and encour-
aging the settlement of Oregon. On his motion,
il was referred to select committee of five.
Mr.. RIVES presented a memorial upon French
spoliatons


Mr. JARNEGAN reported bill from the
Committee on Revolutionary Claims, for the
relief of Eneas Munson.


RESOLUTIONS.


The resolutions of Messrs BENTON and
BREESE in relation to hemp mandatory on
the Mississippi, and lead mines in Illinois and
Wisconsin, were taken up and adopted.


PEA PATCH ISLAND.


This bill came UP, and Mr.. DAYTON moved
that, as the Senators from Delaware were not
in their seats, the bill should lie over and, after
short discussion, in which Messrs, Buchanan,
Dayton, Tappan, Benton, Woodbury., and Bay
ard participated, the bill was laid over.


The Senate then went into Executive ses-
sion.