Mr. WILLIAMS was sorry that some things had not been more attended to, when that bill was under consideration; and, although there would be a difficulty respecting the Brigadier General and Staff, yet he thought the objections well founded, and would vote against the passing of the bill, in order that a new one might be brought in to avoid the objections, from the demands lately made for the protection of the frontiers of Georgia and Tennessee, which amounted to upwards of $300,000; he fully agreed with the PRESIDENT that it would be less expense to keep up the two companies of dragoons than to employ militia horse. The yeas and nays were then taken, and stood 55 to 26. The bill being accordingly lost, Mr. NICHOLAS moved that a committee be appointed to bring in a new bill, which being agreed to, a new bill was reported (exactly the same as the former, except an omission of the parts objected to by the PRESIDENT.) It was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and afterwards passed. _Case of Hanging Maw._ Mr. BLOUNT called for the order of the day on the report of the Committee of Claims on the petition of the widow of the late Scollacuttaw, or Hanging Maw. The House accordingly went into a committee thereon, when the report was read, as follows: "That the complaints against the conduct of one John Beard, and a number of armed men, who, she states, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, contrary to law and the good faith of Government, attacked the dwelling-house of the petitioner and husband, killed and wounded a number of well-disposed Indians; burnt, and destroyed, and carried away their property, and wounded the petitioner. She now prays that some provision may be made for her. "After examining the statement made by the petitioner, and the facts upon which she rests her present application, the committee have found some difficulty in deciding what measures would be most advisable for the House to adopt.