Part 196

The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion made the twenty-second instant, on the report of the committee on the petition of Conrad Laub, and others, respecting the election of Mr. GALLATIN to be a Senator of the United States; and, after progress,

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.

FRIDAY, February 28.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the 22d instant, on the report of the committee on the petition of Conrad Laub, and others, respecting the election of Mr. GALLATIN to be a Senator of the United States.

And, on the question to agree to the motion, as follows:

"Resolved, That ALBERT GALLATIN, returned to this House as a member for the State of Pennsylvania, is duly qualified for, and elected to, a seat in the Senate of the United States:"

It passed in the negative--yeas 12, nays 14, as follows:

YEAS.--Messrs. Bradley, Brown, Burr, Butler, Edwards, Gunn, Jackson, Langdon, Martin, Monroe, Robinson, and Taylor.

NAYS.--Messrs. Bradford, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Frelinghuysen, Hawkins, Izard, King, Livermore, Mitchell, Morris, Potts, Strong, and Vining.

On motion that it be

"Resolved, That the election of ALBERT GALLATIN to be a Senator of the United States was void, he not having been a citizen of the United States the term of years required as a qualification to be a Senator of the United States:"

A motion was made to divide the question at the word "void;" and,

On motion to agree to the first paragraph of the motion so divided, it passed in the affirmative--yeas 14, nays 12, as follows:

YEAS.--Messrs. Bradford, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Frelinghuysen, Hawkins, Izard, King, Livermore, Mitchell, Morris, Potts, Strong, and Vining.

NAYS.--Messrs. Bradley, Brown, Burr, Butler, Edwards, Gunn, Jackson, Langdon, Martin, Monroe, Robinson, and Taylor.

On motion to adopt the resolution as follows:

"Resolved, That the election of ALBERT GALLATIN to be a Senator of the United States was void, he not having been a citizen of the United States the term of years required as a qualification to be a Senator of the United States:"

It passed in the affirmative--yeas 14, nays 12.

Resolved, That an attested copy of the resolution of the Senate, declaring the election of ALBERT GALLATIN to be void, be transmitted by the PRESIDENT of the Senate to the Executive of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

FRIDAY, March 7.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate, that the House of Representatives have passed a bill, entitled "An act to prohibit the carrying on the slave trade from the United States to any foreign place or country;" also, a bill, entitled "An act limiting the time for presenting claims for destroyed certificates of certain descriptions;" in which bills, severally, they desire the concurrence of the Senate.

THURSDAY, March 13.

The bill authorizing and directing the settlement of the accounts of Major General LAFAYETTE was read the third time.

Resolved, That this bill pass, that it be engrossed, and that the title thereof be "An act allowing to Major General LAFAYETTE his pay and emoluments while in the service of the United States."

WEDNESDAY, March 19.

The bill sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act to prohibit the carrying on the slave trade from the United States to any foreign place or country," was read the third time and passed.

THURSDAY, March 20.

The bill to authorize the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, in certain cases, to alter the place for holding a session of Congress, was read the second time.