The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-06
IN SENATE.
SATURDAY, March

SATURDAY, March 3.
The following petitions, &c. were presented and
appropriately referred:
BY Mr.. LINN: From citizens of St. Louis, (sub-
ect unheard)
By Messrs. YOUNG and NoRvELL relating to
post routes.
By Mr. PRESTON: From the French teacher
and drawing master at West Point praying the pas.
sage OF a law regulating their salaries
BY MesSrs, YOUNG and BUCHANAN, on in
dividual claims w.. ....
Mr.. PRENTISS, from the Committee on Pen
sons reported the bill to authorize the payment of
invalid pensions in certain cases. without amend
ment
Mr. PIERCE, from the Committee on Pensions
reported bill for the relief Of Joseph Basset which
was read, and ordered to second reading.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, Of Indiana, the reso-
luton formerly offered by him. and laid on the table,
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for state
ments of the amount &c. of public land granted 10
certain new States and of that sold within their
respective limits, was taken up, modified BY Mr.. S. so
as 10 confne il 10 Indiana, and then agreed 10.
Mr.. DAVIS, having referred TO a resolution for
merly offered by him calling on the Secretary ofthe
Treasury for copy OF the reply OF Inc MeSsrS'
Blunt to statement of the Fifth Auditor in reldtion
to light houses and 10 the reply OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury 10 that resolution, that there was no
such document in the Department, said this reply Of
the MeSsrs. Blunt had since been AWARDED. Mr., u.
would state that these gentlemen had turned their
attention to this subject, and had made communl-
cation TO the Secretary of the Treasury, To which
the Fifth Auditor has made reply. his docu-
ment which Mr.. d. had in his possession, was The
reionder Of the Mes,rs. Blunt. Mr. ID. had looked
il over and found that il contained great deal OF
information important and useful TO the country
He would now present il, and move that t.be printed
and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. d. wished TO add, that from information de-
rived from this and other sources, he was convinced
Tint the system of lighthouses in this country
greatly inferior to those of France and of England
This subject was important and necessary TO the
public safety and interest II was important in this,
that many Of our lighthouses emitted but feeble
light which could be seen only few miles, in con-
sequence of imperfeciion in the rehecors whereas,
in France such Improvements had been made lhdl
they could be as far as the Inquire oil The EARN
would allow. They had been seen at The distance OF
thirty miles. This document proved that some oil
our lighthouses were In very unsatisfactory con-
don. In one case vessel with cargo worm
$500 600 had been lost because the light could be
seen but short distance. Such lights, u depended
on al all, were worse than none me COMMITTEE
on Commerce had, last year, inserted clause I'M
proving the lighthouse bill Some lighthouse, had
been so ably located that they had never been light
ed others were found to b. OF very lille utility;
and il was required by that Dill tha an examination
should be made under direction Qt The Navy Com
mssionerS of every spot on whicRit was proposed
Ia erect n light house The consequence had been,
that there was now upwards of 100000 of the APP
preparations for this purpose remaining unexpended,
bscau g the proposed sites we're deemed TO be bad
Bul the great object in this document did not relate
so much to the location 10 the improved cbarac-
ter Of the light MIR. d. hoped the committee would
look into the subject and report to the Senate II any
improvements could be made.
The document was referred TO the Committee on
Commerce, and ordered 10 be printed
T he bills for the relief Of Thomas J LAWYER ana
S. M Miles; Of p M Bohanani OF Frances Gar-
diner; Of Benjamin Moor; OF Eli tioilon " l .olh
NJ Oliver. ~ The heirs of General William Eaton
and the bill provide for the uniform payment a. fnis oT
horses lost in the military service OF me uhl.ea
States, were severally read third time and passed.
The bills for the relief Of Jonathan Davis, Of
Mary A. Patrick, and Of Philip Revere and his
local representatives. were severalv considered,
And ordered 10 be engrossed for third reading.
Various private bills from the other House were
read twice, and referred
THE sUD-TREAsuRY SCHEME.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF The SUD-
Treasury bill. 49,
Nh MERRICK having expressed his desire to
sneak on The subject on Monday
The senate adjourned, aier an Executive session