The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-08

M CHA MIXERS gave notice that he should re-
new This motion ON every morning I'LL the House
| acted ON Il. =
The SPEAKER laii before the House letter
/ from the Secretary Of the Navy, transmitting the
/ report OF Col Tollon, containing bis estimates Of
| the cost Of the proposed improvements o. me Navy
Yrd at Pensacola as recommended oy ,ns poahd o.
| officers appointed on The elh OF July, 1880 Also,
Col Tolon's estimate OF The expense Of constructing
/ IN rine barracks al Pensacola
The SPEAKER also laid fore the House com
municalion from the Department OF War' ,1ansll's
| ling, in obedience TO resolution OF the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, report OF the Chiet Engineer upon
The state OF the delenees OF the Atlantic seab5ard
| and Gulf OF MexcJ, and On the Northern ana Eas-
| tern frontiers
REPORTS FRoM COMMITTEES.
Mr. CAMBREL.ENG, from the Committee Of
| Ways and Means, made report at Length upon me
memorials relating TO The currency and nalloDal
bank and relating TO the collection and sale keeping
| OF The public money.
Mr.. SERGEANT, from the same committee, re-
i porieda bill for the relief Of A. and g. Raslon d.
! Co ON behalf oflhe New Cas- le and FIenchiown
| tn mike anil RI lr al CONF ny.
\ Mr. RENCHER, lf,m the same committee re-
ported bill for The relief OF John b, Rodgers.
On motion of Mr.. HAYNES, the same commit
| tee were discharged from the consideration oil Inc
| case OF Joseph w Page.
on motion OF Mr. McKIM, The same committee
were discharged from the consideration oil Asa Ar
mDgtoD
4 Mr. ATHERTON reported an amendment to the
m providing for the adus ment OF certain accounts
under the provision Of the general appropriation act
/ Of 1884, containing provision for addinonai com
pensaton of clerks in the custom-house IN Phiiade-
Mr. POPE, from the same committee, reported
thai The Senate bill making appropriations 10 com
pete certain military roads in the Stale Of Arkansas
Mr.. PHILLIPS, from the Committee on Com
merce reported the Senate bill for the relief OF The
owners Of the brig Despatch and cargo, with an
On m1tion Of Mr.. CUsHMAN, the Committee
1 on commerce was discharged IRON The consideration
| of The C sc OF Cyrus Brown.
Mr.. CUsHMAN also made report against the
petition of Calvin Pollard
i On motion OF Mr.. DeGRAFF, the COMMITTEE on
! Commerce was discharged tromthe consideration oil
the peti ion John PEBBLES.
Mr. BOON from The Committee on the Public
Lands, repored bill 10 grant additional compensa-
lion to the Assistant Surveyors OF the public lands IN
The State OF nj chigan.
i Mr. PAINTER, from the Committee on naval
Affairs, made report against the petition OF Olive
MI. DRoMGooLE, from The Committee on Fo-
reign Affairs made report against the petition OF
Charles w. Debney, and bill Tor the relief OF me
legal representatives OF Aaron Vail deceased, iae
Nj. HOWARD, from the same committee, made
a report against the petition Of John r. smith.
i Mr. CUSHING, from the same committee, re-
ported bills for the relief of John A. Smith and the
leg Il representatives, Of James w. Walsh.
Mr. JENIFER, from the Committee for the Dis
trct Of Columbia, reported bill provluIng Ior a
free bridge across the Eastern Branch oil the roto
Mr.. MCKAY, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, m1de report against he petition Oh Gym
thin Trowbridge.
Mr.. HARRISON, from the Committee on Pub
lie L nds, reported a bill for the relief OF Enoch
| Watson
MIR. LINCOLN, from the same committee, made
a report against The petition OF citizens OF Wasnins
n ~
Land on which TO luniZe free people OF color
Mr. CHAPMAN, from the same committee re-
ported a bill to authorize the sale OF the puDlc lands
in half quarier sections.
Mr.. YELL from the same committee, reported
bill granting The rights of prescription 10 The COM
missioners OF Paulding county, in Ohio, fer certain
lands therein mentioned, for site for the county
seal of said county; and bill for the relief OF James
L. Cochran.
MIR. SHIELDS from the same committee made
report against the petition of Joseph Allen.
/ Mr. MONTGOMERY, from the Committee
the Post Office and Post Rods, made report against
The passage Of Senate bill for the relief of the Steam
boat Company of Nantucket.
Mr.. CRAIG from the Committee on Revolution
airy Claims, reported, without amendment the Sc
nate bill for the relief Of Nathan Peter and William
Adams, deceased.
THE NEUTRALITY BILL.
When the Committee on Foreign Affairs was
called in order Mr.. HOWARD asked and chained
leave to takeup and consider The amendments OF the
lations MIR. Howard said that the number Of these
amendments was six and were as follows:
l. To limit the operation Of the first section TO
arms and munitions of war;, instead OF the
means and materials provided for military ex-
3 To limit The section also to "conterminous
countries" with whom the United States are at
peace.
3. To make the sezins officer apply for warrant
within I" ten days"
4. To authorize the President TO send the Judge
&C. 10 the district where this act" as well as The
| act hereby amended" is likely to BE- violated
s. To limit the duration of the act to "two
years"
g. 70 strike out the proviSo which permits all
trade recognised BY treaties or the law OF nations,
and to substitute which permits IT; de in muni-
| lions of war in vessels by sea-" Ii the Senate's
| amendment had been cuncurred in, all trade 7" by
land" with contermn us countries IN arms and mu-
nilions of war, would have been olbidden.
The FIRST second, third, and fourth were agreed 10
| without division.
i The fifth being read,
Mr. MASON, of Ohio, said that il this law were
desirable al all, it should be enacted for longer
i term than two wears. II carried, upon the face OF H.
| an admission that ii was intended 10 meet the case
| of the pending difficulty and has reference 10 one
| par ocular foreign Power alone. But, there were
any occaS N for the passage of the law 10 meet the
present emergency, there was also reason for max
| ing il the permanent law Of the land. He was no in
tvor of occasional legislation, out OF respect to any
| individual Power; it seemed too much like making
a concession 10 one which the Government was
willing TO make TO ano,hef Power. Il was peace
offering its cbec was y preserve neutrality. II in
any way he hoped this bill would be passed in
/ permanent form, rather than in this temporary way
at The nvoc Ation Of a foreign Government. The
law of 1918 was permanent law, and his ought 10
| be 50 too.
Mr. ADAMS moved to strike from the proposed
i amendment the word "twoh and insettthe word
four" and TO add the words 10 the end of the then
next session Of Congress"