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ur |o b<*1*> vt* the CohurMa, Tn a commercial . paint of \ it t\, a notation of ih«* utmost lin- ’portative—the fl*4u*iics oil that const, its 0 )cri »en, nnt) its pus.lion in rcf lird to Chi ns, which offers the best market Tor the vast quantities of furs taken in those rcpi.ms, our iiicn iisins trade throughout that ocean, Berms to demand iimnediate attention. The committee, from carefully examining allthe facts connected with the subject re ferred to them, are well persnnded that the Vittnllon of the U. Suites is such as to ena ble it to possess all the benefits derived frotn this trade, (thefur trade,) whl' h, in the hands of others, amount to millions—many oi whose trading estnblisnients east ofthr Rocky mountains are within the acknowledged li mit* of the republic, as fixed by the conven tion of London of the EOth of October, Ik IB —and. it is believed, that no power, with the exception of Spain, hai any just claim to territory west of tlirm, or on the Pacific.— Tile dependence for subsistence ol many ol those estahli^hinents, is upon the buffaloe beef hunted by the Assiniboili Indians, who inhabit the country between the river of that name &z. the Missouri—their hunting ground is f.ir within onr boundary. To succeed in fi roruring to the people of the U. StaleB all ip wealth flowing from tit's source, it is on ly necessary to occupy w ith a small trading guard the rent north-'jstern point upon the Missouri river, and confine the foreigners to tlHrbwn territory—-at the same time occu pying, with a similar guard, the mouth of Columbia. The crest profit derived f,*m this trade by the Canadian companies, when w* know the distance and obstructions in tneir rive-s, and in the various streams they arce.id in carrying it on, the advance of price consequent upon it becomes rather a matter of amazement than other* ise, and inclines us to i xamine uur osro rivers with n view to the s one ubi»*Ct. Instead, however, of those fdemi lahle obstructions., we find a smooth ou t de-p river naming through a boundless ext. ,lof the tenet fertile coil on this corili- co.itaining within its limits all those va luable fms which have, greatly enriched oth ers—a cerUio, sHie, and easy navigation, will) a portage of only iOO miles, uniting it with iiolh-r river, equally smooth, dec|) and certain, running to the great Western O- cean. TtiuR an< those two great oceans se parated by a single portage of *".00 miles ! The practicability of a speedy, safe, und ea sy worn Mirabel) with the Pacific, is no lolfM'/i natter of doubt or conjecture—from i •formation not to be doubted, the Rocky Mountain at this tiiuq in several places, is bo smooth sod a pen that the labor of ten men f *r twenty days would enable a waggon with its usti.vl freight to pa an with great fa cility from the navigable water of the Mis souri to tli«t of ths Columbia—file uctual distance from river to river several hundred miles from their source, that is, from the great Pulls of Missouri to the fork of Clark’s river, is 149 miles—the distance, therefore, of ‘too miles in to good navigation on the Columbia, which is the only river of any magnitude upon that whole coast, north of tbe Colorado of California, though lheg»are several good harbors, secure and safe for vet- sols of any size. The region of country from the ocean to the bead of tide water, which is about two hundred miles, is heavily timbered, with a great variety of wood well calculated for shipbuilding, r.nd every species of cabinet or carpenter’s work—though there is a hea vy timbered country thence for 800 miles further, yet it is of a lesser growth, and qua lity not so durable—st that point commenc es the plain country, when tile soil becomes more thin, and almost without wood, until it arrives at the table lands below the moun tain ; though the soil of this region is not so goi»d as in any other part of this great vultoy, yet it produces grass of the finest quality, nnd is emphatically called the region favora ble to the production *f the lior«e—this no ble animal so far surpassing all others in use fulness. courage, and swiftness, is here pro duced in greater perfection than even in An dalusia, or Virginia. But, independent of all the wealth which may be derived from the fur trade of that river, and the Missouri, the Beeurily too which the peace of this coun try would find in the influence which the American traders would obtain over the na tives. is, tbe increasing commerce in the "Western Ocean. There is no employment B« dl calculated lt> make good rcamen n 3 tit.' whale fisheries, wliich are known to be . m .re profitable on this coast Ilian any oth- •‘■i it the -amt time the mi! is far preferable to 'bat taken on any other coast, being clear a id tra isp irent as rock water. Whilst so m iny of our citizens are industriously en gaged in the various branches of trade in those seas, more valu.itile to this country it is believed than any other, whilst all nations who have claim upon that coast, and some who h ive none, are anxious to occupy some position upon it, even at a vest expense, to enable thprn to participate, in its bene fits—we have neglected to extend to it any portion of our carp, though it appears, from the best information, that there, is at this tim- eight millions cf properly owned by citizens of ibis republic in the Pacific O- cean. Russia, whose dominions on the Asiatic cor.st, occupy nearly the same position upon that side, which ours do oi. this, lias long been rve.il informed of the great and increas ing value of the commerce—aid whilst she has been no where visible, not even to the powers of Europe, only as she has of late ta ken part in a few memorable enterprises, Bile has been felt every where—tin labor, care, or expense, is avoided, to make tribu tary the four quarters of the globe—forts, magazines, towns, cities, and ,‘";ulo, seem to arise on that coast as if by magic—with an army of a million of men, she nits not only in proud security asit regards Europe, and me naces tbe Turk, the Persian, the Japanese, and Chinese, but even the King of Spain’s dominions in North America are equally ea sy of access, mid equally exposed to her fearful weight of power. Her watchfulness is ever iri advance, in discerning the most practicable avenues to profitable commerce. In the midst of all her busy arrangements alie lias not neglected the opportunity of pos sessing herself of two important .rations on the American shore of the Pacific, the one . at a place called Nevr-Archangel, in about ® 59 of north lat. lb's other at Buiiiga Bay, in latitude 80, 34. At the former of these mi litary positions, for the protection of her commerce it. is presumed, she has incurred Hindi expense, and built a fort of great strength, situated upon one of the best hur- h ics on the coast, standing in upon a point of land projecting into tlie little bay, giving sometimes the- appearance of a conical isl and in ifie centrji^»i;ii-—this flirt is well sup- xli \ it ail lime* will* provisions and milita- • J i o.es, moutitifig an hundred and twenty • -i cairyidg boils from eighteen to 24 • cl-wiiiglit. That at Bodiga is well con- • ; Kfrl vippiiad tcjth cannon, and has Me !*Sk$t this point they hav« am- {ow-ArcTingcl, very considerable—■besides j liihlting, nr imposing additional duties on, the he fine condition of this fort Hud its del cnees, j importation ol foreign spirits, and iinpor.ing some ofhi'RSs, | an uxcino on domestic distilled spirits,” re- pqrt they have many fielt of the finest coastruction, iu good order am well mounted. All these supplies have been conveyed to those places through immense oceans, round Cape Horn, which would li a r appalled any but Russian policy and perseverance. The light articles destined for this trade are transported frotn St. Potershiirgli in sledges which will perform in three months that whiijh would renuire two summers of water conveyance to effect—their communi cations are open to Kmntschatka, to fort St. Petre, and St. I’aul, 1% Oliotsk, in the Paci fic, wlie.ro they have the finest harbor in the world, the distance is estimated at. ten thou sand miles. The nation which can encoun ter such journey x ns these, often through seas of ice and storms of snow so terrible as to obscure ah ohject beyond the distance of a few paces, to prosecute any branch of com merce, must he welland lolly informed of its value,** That the objects sho has in view may not, by any event, be taken from her grasp, after encountering such vast difficul- ties, she has found it expedient to occupy one of the Sandwich islands, which not on ly enables her effectually to maintain her po sition, hut to command the whole northern part of the Pacific ocean. These islands ly ing just within the tropics, in the direct course from the lower const of North-America to Canton, are well supplied not only with all tile fruits of that climate, hut with every ve getable and animal known in this country. It is worthy of remark, that among other advantages which the Russian position on the opposite const possesses, is, that a voyage from Kamtschntkn to Japan, can lie made in an open boat, as it is a continual chain of islands from the Ohotsk sea until it arrives at its place of destination. Vour committee,are w ell persuad' d that, by a little care and small expense, the citi zens of this republic might reap all the bene fits of t.iis trade, not only profitable now, but from every view of the subject there is a strong probability that it w ill increase for many years. Were an establishment made at the mouth of Columbia, which should be allowed to take with them their women and children, there c«.n be no doubt offiicce.vqas so many years experience uf the English fur compa nies have amply shewn this mode. Ins the most powerful effect in separating the minds of the uien from pursuits w hich often iu frontier countries leads to strife, as it gives them a local interest and feeling, and makes (belli even more vigilant and prudent in the discharge of all tbc.ir duties, it is believed that population could he easily acquired from China, by which the arts of peace would at once, acquire strength and influence, and make visible tn the aborigines the man ner in wliich their wants could Iw supplied ; th- coast of tbe Pacific is, in its climate, more mild than any part of the continent in the same parallel, and many vegetables oil that shore grow in great abundance in die native forest, which are likewise natives off China. It. is known, that when the Spanish govern ment, iu 17M, sent their snips of w ar up the coast tn capture the. British vex els, which were intruding, they found seventy Chine'e, whom the English had procured to emigrate, that they might lie.employed in the mechan ic arts ; ami though the people of that coun try evince no disposition to emigrate to the territory of adjoining princes, it is believed they would willingly, nay, gladly embrace the. opportunity of a home in America, where they have no prejudices, no fears, no restraint in opinion, labor, or religion. The. committee, cannot doubt that an es tablishment made on the Pacific would es sentially benefit the natives, whilst it would give Ibis country the advantage of ail its own treasurer, which otherwise must he lost for ever, or rather never enjoyed ; and, from all that can he ascertained relative to its present arid increasing value, of more profit to this country than the mines of Potosi. From the best information which can be hid, it appears thnt the Indian trade on the Missouri,bell,w the Mamhm villages,is worth about £120,000, and that oj the Mississippi is valued at 890,000 dollars, making the sum of 370,000 dollars annually. They have re flected upon this trade, and that prosecute.,! by the whalers on that coast, and are irresis tibly drawn to the conclusion, that they ate the most valuable to this nation, and demand its care and attention in a high degree. Tills trade, unlike any other, originates its own capital, and may fairly lie said tn bring into the United States 370,000 dollars every jreytr, where not one dollar previously existed, nnd adds that much to the wealth of the commu nity as decidedly as though it had been fish ed from the bottom of the rivers in gold and silver, as It is in the market of China, or any oilier market, capable of purchasing as much; and if, with that amount in furs, a vessel should sail from the mouth of Columbia to Canton, which is a voyage of from fifty to seventy days, she would return with that in exchange,-which would sell for perhaps dou ble that amount, thereby contributing to the comfort, enjoyment, and accommodation of the community, 7 <9,000 dollars, which is the result not of a profitable voyage but a crea tive trade. It is believed that a shipment of tobacco, flour, nr cotton, bears no comparison, in point of pmfit with this, as they are properly the rough manufactures of the country, and the result of considerable capital, and the cargo brought back in return for them, in Europe an or other fabrics, is only an increased va lue they receive by being exported, and re turned to us in that shape. Hence, the ex portation of £.570,0 00 worth of tobacco or cotton, should it return to us 7 10,000 dollars in European silk, and cloth, is still the ori ginal cargo of tobacco or cotton, as nothing but these have been paid for them; but, in the first instance, he who manufactures ei ther the tobacco, (lour, or cotton,is compel led to take into consideration the capital employed ; and then the balance, is his gain; but in tho fur trade and tile whale fisheries, there is in the one little capital, in the other none. Under the strongest belief that by a new organization of the system of Indian trade, comprehending a settlement on the Colum bia river, great benefits would result to the citizens of the republic, whilst the aborigi nes would be better protected and provided for, by instructing them in agriculture Sc, the minor branches of the mechanic arts, the committee ask leave to report a bill. THE NATIONAL FINANCES. HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES, Feb. 6. Report uf the Committee of IVays and Means, up on the subject of the Revenue. The committee of Ways uud Means, to whom were referred three resolutions of the. Sd instant, requiring of the committee to en quire mid report, “ whether, in their opinion, the permanent revenue is adequate to the expenses of the government ;’ “ whether any measures are necessary to increase tlx revenue, and if so, tn report those measures;'-’ D, ben'uriM which rnsy hr issued mi the same, (c li.naleil at), (V17.0(i|1 (1,40(1,916 That they have had these important sub jects under their consideration, and have ob tained from the several departments all the. information which the officers at their head roitld furnish ; yet, such are the difficulties that present themselves, that they enter into tlie discussion nnd the statements necessary to elucidate t he subject, with great diffidence. They may differ in opinion with gentlemen for whose talents they have the highest res pect, and in whose integrity they hate tm- houmlcd confidence; the subject is one how ever, on wliich the best friends may lairly differ in opinion. In the permanent revenue adequate to the expenses of the government f The revenue is mainly bottomed on the duties arising on the imi>ortalio”s of foreign goods ; it is, therefore dependant on fortui tous circumstances, which cannot easily be foreseen, and w hich may tend to its increase or decrease; there are some, however, which can, in a degree, be appreciated. The tur- iffof 181(5 was expected to operate a loss to the revenue, by giving till at was considered at tlie time sufficient encouragement to the manufactures of the country. A variety of causey, arising out of excessive and ruinous importations, and the timaflffiHkMd for di verting one channel of into another, has, until la< effect from being material ration of that tariff i« till be lieved to he considerable how ever, not completely developed. Its opera tion on a few of the principal articles may aflbrd some idea of the it^Rfcpf our lliail ‘ nf.ietmo, and the consj^^^Hecrease of (lie resulting frtj^^^^Btie* on the importation of such articn^P^ The tariff of IB 16, increased the duty on brown sugar about 20 per cent, and gave a protecting duly to that article of three cents per pound. No material decrease ha«, as yet, resulted to the revenue therefrom. The tariff was enacted during the existence ofthr excise on domestic distilled spirits, nnd i n additional duly was import'd for the protec tion of the domestic article. The excise on imported spirits was repealed ; the duty was continued, and the duty on foreign spirits exceeds,at this time, the whole ralueof the ilotnertic, the average duty on the imported bring 13 cents pergallon, when the value in the market of the domestic does not exceed .1:5 cents the gallon. This lias tended, it is believed, toderrea.se the co-iaimiption of for eign spirits, and, of course, the amount of the revenue. In 1318, the nett revenue from imported spirits, after deducting the deben tures, amounted to 4,648,186 dollars, ami in 1819, to 1,(559, Hit dollars. The tariff of 1816 raised the duties on cot ton and woollen cloths from 21 1-2 per cent, the duty imposed prior to the late, war, to 2b per cent, and it valued all cotton cloths undrr a cost of 2b cents the square yard, (although some cost as low as six cents.) as if they had actually cost 2b cents, and charged the duty thereon accordingly. The result has been, that cotton goods imported frotn India, un der a cost of 25 cents the square yard, pay a duty exceeding 30 per cent, on the average cost of those heretofore imported frotn that country, and above 4.4 per cent, on the aver age cost of similar goods when imported from Europe. The operation has had a sa lutary effect on our infant manufactures of cotton, which begins to be understood by the manufacturers. The importations from In dia of such cottons as are under a cost of 2b cents the square yard, have almost ceased, for consumption, and those from Europe have decreased, it is believed, to a considerable extent. The coarse cottons of our domestic manufactures have entered, it is believed, in to the consumption of the nation, nearly e- qttal to the wants of tho,,people. The in crease of our woollen manufactures has af forded a considerable quantity cf woollen cloths for consumption, but we have no in formation on which to form a decided opin ion as to its extent. Other important arti cles of domestic manufactures are silently entering into competition with thos.: hereto fore imported from foreign nations. Those circumstances, auded to tlie dis tresses of the people, and to the price of our exports, being such as, in a great degree, to affect the means of paying for imports, make it extremely difficult to form correct esti mate of the revenue, which may arise here after from duties on imports, ortunated on that which had been received in former years. With those views, which the committee have deemed proper to submit, they proceed to answer the first resolution. They are of opinion, “that the revenue tehieh will he received in the present pear toill be. adequate to the expenses of the government;" and, should no change take place, the reven ue will, in their opinion, dining the years 1322, 1823, and 1821, be not only equal to the expenses of the government, but afford such a surplus,applicable to the payment of the loan of the last year, end any that may he authorized for this year, as will, before tlie first day of January, 1325, fully repay the a- niount borrowed. The House will remem ber, that, as the appropriation bills have not passed, tlie real or true expenses of govern ment cannot he correctly stated. *The, com mittee are corn (veiled, therefore, to bottom their statement on the estimated expenses, as submitted to Congress, which will, it is con fidently believed, he reduced at least one and a half millions of dollars. It is now reduced to a certainty, that the actual receipts from the customs into the Treasury, during th*; year 1820, have been 15,005,328 dollars which amount, it is humb ly conceived, may fie safely relied on as the receipts for the present year. The commit tee are of opinion, thnt the receipts of 1321 (from that source) will exceed that amount. They form that opinion from the following ■circumstances, to wit. The bonds for duties in the Treasury amounted, on the 1st day of October, 1820, to nearly the same sum as those in the Treasury on the 1st of Octolier, 1819 ; that from those of 181!) an extraordi nary deduction was made hy the more than common amount uf debentures issued on the reslfiprnent of goods during that year ; that a similar amount of drawbacks, it is believed, will not occur during the present year ; and, of course, that the revenue from imports will he greater in 1321 than that of 1810, and in this opinion they are confirmed hy the fol lowing view of the customs for the present year: Bonds in tbe Treasury on tho 1st of October, 1829. jjf 18,770,000 From which must fie deducted— Bonds irrecoverable, 1,260,990 Bonds in suit, which may not fie received dur ing the present year, 730,000 Bonds paid in 4th quar ter of 1899, 2,620,815 Debentures Actually issu ed, priori’) the l*t Oc- Eetimated nett proceeds from those bonds, 0 $ 12,343,185 Add thereto the amount of the receipts into the Treasury from bonds taken duringthe last quar ter of the year 1820, and taken, nr to be taken, during the two suc ceeding quarters of 1821, which bottomed on the receipts into the Treasury for actual receipts from bonds taken during the 4lh quar ter iu 1819. nnd the 1st arid second quarters of 1920, are estimated to give, for the preicul year, the sum of 4,137,205 $ 16,789,380 The committee have snbmttted the preceding view of the customs for 1821, for the considera tion of the House, but would not be willing to pledge themselves for the re«u.f—the items they believe to be correct—uad the present appear ance of our commerce, becoming loss unfavor able, warrants them in the belief, that the re venue from customs, for 1621, will not be less tliuu sixteen millions ofdallurs. They, howev er, deem it more safe to assume tho receipts of the present, on that of the preceding yeur, and therefore submit the folio wing statement: Estimated receipts for 1821. Customs received in the 1st, 2d ami 3d quar ters of 1829, see Secreta ry’s report, £12,378,613 Customs received in the fourth quarter, 2,626,8 Ifi A statement from tbe Treasury to your rom- mittce, assumed as the receipts for 1821, 15,005,328 Land, ugreesbly to th» report of the Secretary of the Treasury, 1,600,000 Internal taxes, by same 100,000 Bank dividend hy same 330,000 Tost Office v. inciden tal receipts, may be esti mated at 100,000 Estim ateil Expends tu res. See Treasury report of Dee. 4, 1820. Civil, 1,769,800 Civilizing Indians, 39,200 Military Department, (5,798,515 Naval Department,’ 2,928,676 1’ublic debt, principal and interest, for 1821, 6,477,776 . 17,155,328 17,004,OE (.and revenue,and if so, tu report those Wtasures;” ed, prior Jo the 1st Oe- ",**1 aqd“/t« enquire into the expediency «K pro- tuber, otiose bauds, l.toi.oq* F.xc*n« of receipts »ver payments, £ 161,311 The preceding statements shew that there will be a;i excess of receipts over (lie expenditure#, even if the whole amount estimated for by the different departments should he granted and ex pended. But it i* known that the amount it es timated on the presumption that alt the expen ditures authorized by law will be required.— This, however, in time of profound peace, has seldom Been the case. The reform in tbe ar ray, uud reduction from the estimates of the se veral departments, Will amount at least, to one and a half million of dollars, uud thus confirm the opinion cxprrired by the committee, “ that the revenue for lo21 will be fully adequate to the expenses of government for that year.” The committee submit their views for the suc ceeding year#of 18*22, 18i3, and 1924, to prove the opinion, find the revenue will be fully equal to the payment of the expenses of government during those years. In addition to the state ment given of the receipts from the customs for the year 1821, and with the view of further elu cidating tho subject, they submit the following statement of the receipts derived from (lie cus toms, laud, Stc. for the years 1817, t818,1879, and 1820—throe of those years are known to be tbe minimum years, tbe fourth nut uncom monly productive. 1817. The customs produced nett £ 17,534,778 1818. do do 21,828,431 1819. do do 17,116,79*3 1829. do d* 15,905,328 £ 71,475,539 £71,475,239, averaged tin four years, gives tor one year, $ 17,808.809 Although your committee think it probable that the average receipts from the customs, dur ing those four years, will be realized for the years 1822, 23 and 24, yet, under the uncer tainty arising from tbe view already given, they consider it more safe to assume i less a- mount, and therefore submit the follomngstate ment of receipts and expenditures, aionc which they have full confidence way be relieu upon for 1822, 23 and 2-1. Receipts. Customs g 17,000,000 Land (per report of Se cretary) 2,500,00(1 bank dividends 420,(M)(> Postage and incidental 200,000 20,120,000 Expenditures for those years. Civil, miscellaneous, ic diplomatic £ 1,750,000 Civilizing Indians 29,099 Military Department, to wit : Arming militia 200,0(10 Indian annuities 152,OoO Itcvolutionui-y pensions 1,200,0!Hi Invalid pensions 300,000 Fortifications 41X1,000 Indian Department* 170,000 National armories 360,ikh) Cannon, shot, and shells 50/100 1.779,700 Arsenals Army proper (includ ing the ordnance service, and the military acade my at W est Point.) esti mated, agreeably- to the bill which Ims passed tho House, at its utmost a- luuuut.to cost 30,90(1 2,000,000 Naval, including£500,000 per an num, fur the gradual increase of tbejnivy, amounting, agreeably to the estimate for 1821, to Public debt, (see report) 4,362,000 2,028.676 5,477,9(50 £ 15,046,675 Leaving a surplus of % 5,673,324 per annum, from which will be deducted the interest on a- ny lorn thut may be authorized during the pre sent year. The preceding view will shew, that the com mittee, in answer to the second question, to wit: “ Whether any measures are necessary to increase the revenue i" m e of opinion, that the revenue is amply adequate to the expenses of the government, and, of course, that no mea sure for its increase is necessary. To the third resolution, to wit. « Is it expe dient to prohibit or impose additional duties on the importation of foteign spirits, and to im pose an excise on domestic spirits ?” the com- miltce answer, that tho revenue from imported spirits amounted, iu 1818 to £2,644,186, in (he year 1819 tu the sum of £ 1,959,125—and it is believed, that that of the yeur 1820 will not n- moimt to the sum received in 1819. But the committee are of opinion, that the imposition of an excise, at this time of extreme dlstiess, would fie unwise, end is not demanded fiy (be condi tion of the Treasury, nnd (but, if imposed, it would lie difficult to collect—and, if collected, it would, in some parts of the Union, be in pa- per little available to tho Treasury. They, therelorc,submit their opinion ugainitt any im mediate imposition of an excise on domestic spirits, or of any new duty on, or prohibition of, th« importation oft^ymu** The committer have thus far confined them- solve, to the answering of the three revolutions ivli rrod to them—liny have,however; deemed it put improper, whit •! on the subject, to sub mit their views of tlie financial state m tlie Trea sury. The demands on the Treasury, necessary 4o complete tho payments fur the year 1829, are, I or civil, diplomatic, and mis cellaneous £855,995 00 Public Hebl, 2,076.913 15 Mississippi stork 071,827 57 Navy Department re- port ol 21sl llec’r £1,110,090 War Department, a- gveeably to a letter from the Secretary, dated 31st Ian, to the committee of Wins nnd Menus £ 692,285 75 From which must bo Inducted, agreeably to the same tetter, tho ma t of money in the hands of lira Treasurer, us Agent fur that Department, on the 1st Jan. tho sum of 251,666 30 440,720 45 £6,055,366 17 From which it to bo deducted—amount of money IntheTreasury on the 1 ,t day of Jail. £1,076,271 18 Less the notes ofin- sftlveirt banks, which will not be available during the present year 609,000 00 Leaving, of available funds, in the Treasury on the 1st January 476,271 13 Balance against the Treasury,on the Lt day of the present year 4,679,09 1 99 The committee believe the above statement to be accurate, and that the balance against tilt* Treasury on the 1st day of the present year a- tuonuted to the sum of £ 4,579,99 1 99—that ba lance will, It is believed by your curauiiltee, ,ie reduced by retrenchment in expenditures, ns already stated, to an amount not less than one and a half million, which will reduce the ctual deficit to be provided for, to the sum of £ 3,079,094 99—say three millions seventy- nine thousand Hnd ninety-four dollars nnd nine- ty-aiae cents. But if the estimate of the Secre tary of the Treasury shall prove correct, to wit That the customs iu 1821 w ill produce onlv fourteen millions, then the two years wifi shew the following result: Deficit, a.*above, on the 1st Jan. £4,579,094 99 Excess of expenses over receipts in the year 1821, estimated on the demands raude by the se veral Departments, conforma bly with the existing laws 854,017 00 £5,433,111 89 From which deduct amount of expected retrenchments 1,500,090 00 £3,933,111 99 The item of £854,017 will be found in the difference of £ 1,005,328 between the Se cretary's estiuiiite.snf the receipts from customs in the year 1*21, and that of your committee : from which must be deducted the excess of re ceipts over expenditures of £151,311, in the view they have taken above the receipts and ex penditures of 1821, wliich will leuve the item of £ 854,017. In this last view, bottomed on the estimate of the Secretary of tho Treusury for the receipts iu the present year, there appears to ,hc an no- tunl deficit hi the two years of 1829 and 1821, of £6,433,111 99, from which tlie committee belie re I hut there may fie deducted for retrench- nt £ 1,5150,000, which will leave the sum oi £ 3,933,111 99 to be provided for. The committee have deemed it properto give to the House those two views of the subject. If the estimates of the Secretary, off 14,(K' 1,909 from the customs, should prove correct, the a- mobnt to fie provided ,or will be, as alrendv shewn £ 3,833,111 99 It that of your committee should appear to the House as one to be relied upon, then tbe amount to be provided for will be. £3,079,094 99 The committee ask leave to observe, that a more accurate view of the actual amount to fie provided tor will be taken by your ceniiniltce, it the appropriation hills shall pass in lima to afford the opportunity. The Hou-.e have been correctly informed by tin Secretary of the Treasury, that it requires time to transfer the money received in the w*u- leru states mid in Loiitsintni, to the Tlutiinry, forwhicli the Secretary asks the aid of £600,lUtt; that difficulty will, in the opinion of your com mittee, be surmounted by tbe amount *f appro priations which will remain unclaimed at the expiratioh of the present year. The unclaimed d-mauds of appropriations at the expiration of each year have, on an average of years, a- inounted to about three millions of dollars; hut, as tho appropriations for the present year will be oi a kind that will tie culled for to a greater proportionate amount than those of former yeur*, it would be uiixnfe to calculate on a lar ger amount than that which would nfibrd tlie tune necessary to draw the funds from tbe states mentioned ; but, to that amount, sny £600,0t>0, nnd to meet unforeseen demands op the Treasury, the committee are i»f opinion, that tlie appropriations unexpended at tho end of the present year will be amply adequate, and, therefore, they do not recommend any provi sion therefor. The House will duly appreciate the difficul- t ; c* under which thn committee bale acted, and will pardon unintentiopul errorsj if tmy.— The committee will only add, that they liave used every exertion in their power to arrive at a correct view of the important subjects sub mitted to their consideration. All wuicli they respectfully submit. IX SEX.iTE.—Mosuiy, Feb. 5. Tho Senate took tip the repirt of the select coirimit'.ee, nppoinlhil on the sub ject adverse to the propriety cf at this time making any reduction in tlie com pensation of tho members of Congress or officers of the Executive departments, Mr. Roberts moved to ament the re port by striking out the resolution of the committee, nnd inserting the following matter as a substitute : “ Resolved That hereafter the com pensation of the members of the Senate and House of ^Representatives, and the delegates from territories, ought to be dollars for every day they shall re spectively attend on their duties, and dollars for every twehty miles they may necessarily travel, respectively, in going to and returning from any session of Congress ; and that the compensation olthe President pro tempore of the Sen ate and tlie Speaker of the House of Re presentatives ought to ha dollars for each and every day they tnny per form the duties of their respective offi ces. “ Resolved, That, from and after the thirty-first tiny of March next, the sala ries of the Secretaries fif tlie Depart ments of Stale, of the Treusunry, of VVnr » antl °f ,ho Navy ; the Attornei General of the U. States ; the Register; the first and second Comptrollers ; tin* first, second, third fourth nnd fifth Audi tors ol the Treasury j ^Jjie Commissioner of tim General Hand Office j th* Board ol Commissioners for the Navy ■ the Postmaster General ; and the salaries of nil clerks employed in the several eg ccutive departments of the government including those in the General Post Of lien which nmountannually ton sum ex reeding eleven hundred and fifty dollars ought to be reduced per centlJm ^ the mud mutual amount.” The amendment was ordered to be printed, and the further consideration of the report was then, nfter some debate postponed to Monday the 19th inst. Aves 23, noes 18. J Wednesday, Feb. 7. Tlie motion to appoint a joint commit- tee to ascertain nnd report a mode of ex* iimining Hie votes for President and Vice. President of the United States, and of notifying the persons elected of their election, was taken up and agreed to • and Messrs, Harbour and Macon were appointed a committee on the part of the Senate. The Senate proceeded to consider a* gnin the bill for the relief of purchaser* of Public Lands ; and, Mr. King, of N. Y. moved further to amend the Same by substituting for a part of tbe bill tlie following nctv sec tions : Sec 2. .1iid be it further enacted, That Rm interest which shall have accrued before the day ot , upon any debt of the U. States, for public land, shall be and tlie same is hereby remitted anti discharged. Sec .3. And be it further enacted, That on all debts due to the U. Stales, which may have arisen frotn the purchase of public land, at a price less than three dollars the acre, a discount, at the rate of twenty-five percent, shall he allowed and made ; and that on ail such debts which may have arisen from the pur? chase of public land at or above Utreet dollars the acre, a discount, nt the rata of thirty-three and one third per cent, shtiil be allowed and mode ; and tho persons indebted to the United States a* aforesaid shall be divided into three clas ses ; the first class to include all such person# us shall have paid to the United States only one fourth part of tbe ori ginal price of the land by them respecs lively purchased or held ; the second cl '•'* to include all such persons as shall have paid to the United States only one half part of such original price ; and the third class To include all such persons as shall have paid to the U. States three fourth parts of such original price ; and the debts of the persons included in the first class shall be paid in eight equal an*x nuul instalments ; the debts of the per sons included in the second class shall be paid in six equal annual instalments - and the debts of tho persons included in the third class shall be paid in four e- qiial annual instalments ; the first of which instalments, in each of the classee aforesaid, shall be paid on tbe day °f , «nd the whole of the debt afore said shall bear an annual interest at the rate i f six percent. Provided always, that the »atne shall he remitted upon each and every oftlte instalments afore said, wliich shall be punctually paid when the same shall become payable a» aforesaid. Sec 4. And be. it further enacted, That i for i’tilure to pay the several debt* afore-1 said, in manner aforesaid, for tbe term of three months alter the day appointed • for the payment of the last instalments thereof, in each of the classes aforesaid, ■ the land so purchased, or held by that respective persons indebted to the Uni-’ ted States as aforesaid, shall ipso facto, become forfeited and revert to the United* State*. Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be deemed to be included within, or entitled to the benefit of, any of the provisions of this act, who shall not, on or before the day of sign and file in tlie office of the register ot the land office of tbe district where the land was purchased, a declaratiun iu writing, expressing his consent to the saute. ^ And then on motion of Mr.I King, of N. Y. tlte bill and amendment! were re committed to the committee,on Public- Lands. SATunDAwFeb. io. Besides ntlipr business of finer impor tance, the discussion of the grew bill for tin* relief ol the purchasers of the jifilic Lands was brought to a close—the bilbeing order- dored to Ira engrossed for a thd readincx by the following vote : Y EAS—Messrs. Barbour, D kerson, Ea ton, Edwards, Elliott, Gaillaii Holmes of Miss. Horsey, Hunter, Johqsn, of Lou. King, of Ala. King, of N. V..night, Lan- man, Lloyd, Mills, Mnnil, Nolo, Otis, Par* roll, Pleasants, Haggles, Saford, Smith, Stokes, Talbot, Tavlnr, Tltonis, Tic lienor, Trimble, Van Dyke, Walker,if Ala. Wilk- ,er, of Ueo. Williams, of To. Johnson, of I(y.— 3(5. NWS—Messrs. Chkndlev Dana, LoiVr rie, Macon, Roberts.—51 1IOU3K OF UEPR^SINTATIVES. Tuesday, F*K 45. Mr. Smith, of Md. fdtu the cWimitte® of Ways and Means, mat a repjrton tho state of tlie revenue, patent find pros* pcctivc, Stc. which was irderjd to lie on the table. j On motion of Mr. Cannon, tt wtut Resolved, That the committee on flit- litary Affajrs be instructed to enquirer whether ok not the Miitary Academy* under the existing law* and regulation*, is consistent with the principles and pc 1 ' cy of the constitution find BOve^nn>' 4, . , tlie United States ; also, tv ino' ,re '. the expediency of repeaiif>7‘ ,r a ^enrtg the laws in relation to 8a i(4f c ademy,and reducing the expeu<Iitnr<»*f to® P'to' lC money on the same. i On motion of M/i'WiUum*t of N. C. it was I Resolved, Thai the comn*tee of Way* and Mean* be instructed tt imiuire into the expediency of pi ohibiiv by law