The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-02
In SENATE.
THURSDAY, May 81

Mr.. ROBINSON presented petition for new
mail route in the vicinity of Chicago Referred.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented the petition of Fran
els p. Blair, stating that he, with COL A. Crockett,
was security for Samuel b. Crockett, a delinquent
Postmaster, and praying an abatement of the amount
in default, for the whole of WHICH the Postmaster
General holds him responsible; and stating also that
he had received from the Department, when under
Mr. Barry, $500 as payment for actual services
rendered the Department. the whole Of which Mr..
Kendall holds notwithstanding, as balance against
him: Mr.. B. in this case also praying relief Re-
ferred
Mr.. CLAY, of Kentucky, presented two memori-
ais from citizens of Hartford county, Connecticut,
and of Jamaica, Long Island, praying the establish
ment of national bank, which Mr. G. accompanied
with some remarks that occasioned discussion,
in which Messrs. CLAY, Of Kentucky, CLAY OF
Alabama KING, NILES, and WRIGHT parii-
cipated. The petitions were laid on the table, and
ordered to be printed with the names the desire
OF Mcssrs. WRIGHT and NmEsl
Messrs. NORVELL, KING, and PIERCE also
presented petitions understood be from ndividu-
ais. Referred.
Mr.. CLAY Of Alabama, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill TO grant TO Cherokee
county, Alabama, a certain tract ofland. Read, and
ordered TO second reading.
Mf KING, from the Committee on Commerce,
reported bill 10 pay Daniel Van Pelt for the site OF
lighthouse in North Carolina, or otherwise 10 re-
move the lighthouse. Read, and ordered to a Sc
cond reading.
On motion Of Mr. RUGGLES, the Committee on
Commerce were discharged from the further consd-
Grafton Of the petition of individual, in relation
to raising sunken vessels and the papers were au-
thoriZed 10 be withdrawn.
Mr. MORRIS, from the Committee on Pensions,
reported the bills from the House, referred 10 them,
for the relief of Robert Whitney Nathaniel Davis,
Samuel Asbury, Myron Chafey, John r. Midwin-
ter, Richard Hail. and Elizabeth French with re-
commentators for their indefinite poStponemcnt
On motion of Mr.. NORRIS, the same committee
were discharged from the further consideration Of
various petitions from individuals, (unheard, as
also bill, reported by him, and read once.)
The resolution concerning banks offered Yesterday
by MIR. WEBSTER, was taken up, modified by MIR. w.
so as TO extend the inquiry TO The competency Of
the Secretary of the Treasury 10 receive bank notes,
10 those banks which, since the passage of the depo
site act of 1896 had issued notes under the denoni-
nation OF tive dollars, as well as those that had suS-
pended; and in this form the resolution adopted.
The bill from the House, requiring the U. States
District Court 10 be held at Jackson Tennessee was
read twice, and referred
The Senate took up on its third reading, the bill
in regard TO Southport, Wisconsin.
This bill, al considerable length was opposed by
MesSrs. SEWER and CALHOUN, chiefly on The
ground that the bargain with the citizens OF southport
by which they were to have the land all OF which
yet belonged TO the United States, al great excess
above the minimum price, with which excess they
were 10 construct the haTbor was bad precedent,
rather beneath the dignity of The Government, as
well as injurious 10 It's interests; and ~ was advoca
ed BY Messrs BUCHANAN, CLAY of Alabama,
KING, WHITE, and WEBSTER, on the ground
that il the late presumption bill should pass without
this the whole OF this land would fall al immense
profit into the hands Of two or three individuals, at
whose mercy the citizens of this place go GO ia
mies) would thus be left, and the Government must
still construct the hafbor at its own expense, thus
adding greatly to the profit Of these two three spe
culators.
The bill was passed by the following vote;
IEAS-MesSrs Bayard, Buchanan, Clay, Of Ala
bama, Clayton, Crittenden, Fulton, Grundy, Hub