The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-14

Mr. WHITTLESEY,f from the COMMITTEE on Sia,n's'
reported against Senate bill for the relief ., Jon" VIC
CARNEY, aud against the petitions o. n ~.
III Williams and also the petition OF ci''lens - l r
ton in the State Of Alabama, Tor nushi'y of S'eeA
Indian depredstions c. -.
MIR. CUSHMAN. from tho COMMITTEE on Com
merce reported with amendments, senate oi LOT me
relief Of Noah Miller Of Lincons'he' III 'he oa'e u
Maine. , 49,.
Mr.. CASEY, from the Committee on the Public
Lands reported against Senate bill for authorizing the
PORTAGE Canal Company 10 enter, at the Government
nree certain lands at the Wisconsin and Fox rser
ppnr,aae IN the Territory Of Wisconsin; and Senate
bl Is regard to the Of Southport, in the Territory
Of Wisconsin.
Mr. YELL from tho same committee, reported
without smendn,ent, Senate bill 10 confirm certain en-
tries OF public lands permitted to be made by the rrgs-
tiers aud receivers OF land districts under the belief that
the tract had been offered at public sale
Mr.. BOOM from the same committee, reported,
without amendment, Senate bill to authorize John L,
Mecaf aud Others 10 locate certain pre- -empton claims
to land in Indiana The consideration Of the said
bill was postponed until Tuesday, the 18th OF June
instant
Mr. YELL, from the Committee on the Public Lands,
Obtained leave TO offer the following resolution:
Rssoised, That the Secretary Of War be directed to
communicate to this House, without delay copies OF all
communications from Gen. Nathan Arbucke, during
the last twelve months in relation to the probability Of
an Indian war npon the Western frontier with such
Department touching that subject
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr. CARTER made another effort to have Saturday
set apart for the consideration of certain bills in
ference to the extension OF the pension laws to the
widows of persons engaged IN Western wars, He
asked tho yeas and nays ; but the House refused to
order them and tho resolution decided in tho
negatve--Ayes 80, noes So, (not thirds
An act TO reoryanze the District Court in the State
Of Mississippi was read third time and passed.
Mr. E. WHITTLESEY asked leave to offer the
following resolution;
Rssoivcd, That no Representative OF this House
shall be entitled to receive per diem allowance for
any day he shall not answer 10 his name on the hrst
call Of the names OF the members, when call OF The
House shall be ordered by majority Of the members
present. unless he shall have been absent the bust
of the House, and by its order or PERMISSION, or
unless he shall have been detained by sickness, within
the provision of the second section Of the act OF Janu
nry %, 1918. allowing compensation TO members Of
Congress, and the delegates Of Territories, unless
he shall be excused by the House for being present
and it shall he the duty of the Clerk to certify to the
Speaker the OF all such absenees, not within the
excepted cases; and the Speaker shall not include a
per diem allowance for such absent member not within
the exceptions, for the day of such absence any draft
he may draw to enable such member to obtain his other
pay.
The reception Of the resolution being objected to, Mr.
W. moved suspension Of the rules to enable him to
,
which were ordered
Mr.. w said he did not wish to press the considera-
ton Of the resolution this day but be allowed to offer
1t now that il might lie one day.
Mr. HOPKINS moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
Mr. WHITrLESEY demanded the yeas and nays
on this motion, and they ordered by the House
whereupon, ...
Mr.. HOPKINS withdrew his motion.
The question suspending the rules then put,
n,I Ill Ill. OF
nays SO.
So the rules were not suspended, and the resolution
could not therefore be offered.
An act granting land in aid Of the Rock River and
Lake Michigan canal was read third time, and
passed ~.
The House then, on motion Of Mr.. BOON. went in
to Committee OF the Whole the state of the Union,
(Mr Craig in the chair) a~"
Mr.. SHIELDS made an offart to have the committee
take up the bill authorizing the State CT Tennessee to
issue patents and perfect titles certain and
appropriated lands within her limits, but, after CONVEX
salion, withdrew the motion.
~. ~ pRE.EMrrloN BILL.
Mr.. RANDOLPH who had the foor addressed the
committee considerable length, in opposition to The
bill He traced the successive steps in establishing the
REDEMPTION system, dwe its effects in encouraging
frauds, diminishing the avas Of the public lands to the
Treasury and sinking the value Of real estate generally
He insisted that the system unfair TO the old States
aud injurious to the national prosperity
Mr.. HARRISON, Of Missouri, next took the floor,
tho opposite SIDE correcting some points stated by
Mr. RANDOLPH, and arguing to show that they must be
founded in error He spoke in defence and eulo
gy Of the settlers. and pleaded the cause Of the West
as having conferred more benefits on the Government
than she had ever received from it.
The debate was further continued bv Messrs. LIN
COLIN, UNDERWOOD, POPE, LYON, and MA
SON. Of Ohio
Mr. GARLAND, of Louisiana, moved his subs-
tute (embracng several sections) for the whole bill
Mr.. UNDERWOOD moved his amendment to the
original BILL (reqniring the pre-enptioner TO make afr
davt that he has no, obtained previous preemp.ion
rightly