The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-09

would call for very large SUN " 1 ~ q r
prefer thai the resolution be changed into the form
of bill and clause be added making the necessary
appropriation for carrying II into enecI
Mr. WHITrLESAY replied recapitnlated the steps
BY which the original resolution had been extended
indicated his own course IN relation to II stated that
the resolution did mol, as supposed, warrant any shd-
,ional expenditure OF money whatever because these
SURVEYS we're to be conducted by our revenue cutters
and officers at present idle and the Executive not
warranted to expend single dollar in completing
them He deprecated protracted debate on such
resolution
which was seconded by the House Ayes l03
The Previous Question was put and carried. On
the main question Mr.. MALLORY demanded the
yeas and nays; but the House refused to order ihem
and the resolution then ordered to its third reading
and lat subsequent part Of the sttng) was read a
third time and passed. and sent to the Senate for
currence.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
MI. WHITTLESEY Of Ohio, made report against
the petition Of Marcus Spaldng.
Mr.. W. also reported bill for the relief Of William
Dickson which bill ordered to be engrossed and
read third time tomorrow,
Mr. w. also made report in the case Of the deputy
surveyors Of the public lands, (Whitcomb, Yanzandt
Brown, and ohers,) concluding with resolution dis
charging the Committee Of Claims from the further
sderaton Of the petition, and referring to the Sc
creary Of the Treasury for settlement under the
tracts made by the petitioners with the United States
TO survey public lands and for payments under existing
appropriations for surveying the public lands !" which
resolution was agreed to by the House.
Mr.. CHAPMAN, from the Committee on the Pub
lie Lands, reported, without amendment the Senate
bill relnquish to the State Of Alabama the two per
cent fund reserved by the act for her admission into
the Union to be applied TO the making OF road roads
leading to said State.
Mr. PALMER, from the same committee, moved
to be discharged from the consideration Of The petition
Of Daniel T. Taylor, and that the same do lie on the
table, Agreed to.
tee the Post Office and Post Roads discharged
from the consideration of the petition Of Nancy IRWIN
and the laid on the table. H.
Mr. HOPKINS, from the same committee, made
an unfavorable report the petition of j. f. Caldwell
Mr.. CRAIG, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims, reported against the bill from the Senate ent
tied An act for the relief Of the legal representatives
Of VIM. Sanford, deceased
Mr. HARPER, from the committee, made
nnavorabe report the petitions Of the heirs Of DR..
Joseph s.. Pell and Of VIM. Roberts, jr.
Mr.. BOND, from the select committee to which the
subject referred, reported bill to extend the time
for locating Virginia military warrants, and returning
surveys thereon to the General Land Office; which bill
read considered and ordered be engrossed aud
read third time tomorrow
Mr.. kILGORE moved to postpone the morning bu-
slness for one hour TO consider resolution proposing
suspension for two years Of the provision Of law forbid
ding the receipt payment the United States OF
of any bank issuing notes of less denomination than
five dollars
Mr.. CUSIIMAN Directing
Mr.. KILGORE moved to suspend the rule.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered, and, being taken stood follows
Yeas SO, nays 81.
So the House refused (twothirds not voting for i)
to suspend the rules as proposed s
Mr.. CARTER made an effort to get Tuesday next,
fnrth he nofa
to extend the Pension Law Of 1882 to persons engaged
in the frontier but the House refused suspend
the rule to allow him to make this motion.
PRE- EMpTIoN RIGHTS ELL.
On motion of Mr. FAIRFIELD, the House went
lnoC Committee of the Whole the state of the Union
lMr Craig in the chair and took up the bill from the
senate to grant presumption rights to settlers on the
public lands.
The bill was extensively debated by Messrs Boom
Ewing Johnson, Of Louisiana. Pope, Dunn, Williams,
Of North Carolina, Herod White Of Indiana Casey,
Goode, Snyder, Underwood, Lincoln, May, and LOOMS,
of New York. Several amendments were offered, and
others designated and read for information. When, at
length the committee without definite action on
the BILL and ordered the bill and all the amendments to
be printed
The joint resolution for surveys on the Lakes and in
the waters of North Carolina, read third time and
after renewed debate Of some warmth was passed. and
sent to the Senate.
In SENATE,
.,. FnIDAY June 8.
Mr.. TALLMADGE presented petition praying
similar protector TO the makers OF bootS shoes, &c
as is granted to authors, engravers, &c. Referred
Mr. SWIFT presented the petition of Harriet
Livermore.
Mr. MERRICK presented the petition of J. M.
Stockton.
Mr. LINN presented the narrative of Charles
Bul6nch in relation to the Oregon river; which to-
he q Select Committee
the subject was ordered to be printed.
Mr. WRIGHT, from the Committee of Finance,
reported upon the resolution of inquiry sometime
ago adopted, on motion of Mr.. Webster, in the fol-
lowing words:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Finance be in
struced to take into consideration the Of June 23d,
1886, entitled an act to regulate the deposite of the
public money, and to inquire whether according to the
provisions Of that act, it is competent for the Sc
cretary of the Treasury to employ any bank which has
heretofore been selected public depository, and
which since the passage of that act, has suspended
specie payments and also to inquire into the expe-
dcmcy of repeating and modifying those provisions of
the SAID act, which prohibit the receipt in payment of
debts and dues TO the United States and Of the bills Of
all banks which issue bills Of less denomination than
five dollars, and to report their opinion thereon
Mr. WRIGHT made few remarks on the sub
lect.
Mr. WEBSTER made some remarks, in which
he referred to the fact that the revival of the Sub
Treasury bill in the House Of Representatives had
greatly agated and alarmed the community, and
affected business in all its branches. II had been
honed that the bill was abandoned, and the public
had acted upon this belief He spoke in favor Of
carrying out the intention of Congress for the relief
OF the country.
Mr. BENTON said that the remarks of the gen.
tleman were intended 10 intimidae the House from
the discharge of its duty; and he spoke of the au-
sonS of Mr. Webster 10 the revival of the Sub trea-
Sury bill as irregular and unparlidmentary. Bank
hostility, and bank warriors, and bank combination
alInnal inr Ihn nrnlin nfIh