The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-06
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Reports from committees being called for the fol-
| lowing bills were reported:
From the Committee Commerce
Bills for the relief Of John FL Pease, of Gilbert A.
Smith, and of Frederick Fry and others.
| From the Committee on the Public Lands:
Bills providing for new Land District at Peoria,
Illinois-to est bSh Two additional Land Offices IN
West WiSconsin-to create the Office of Surveyor OF
the public lands in Wisconsin, (the foregoing By Mr.
Casey)-t allow certain purchasers the benefit Of
the credit sys,em-for the relief of John Braham Of
Ala.--for the relief Of J. M. Tutle, OF Arkansas,
| From the Committee on Revolutionary Gums!
Bills for the relief of The heirs Of Presley Thorn
| ton, Garland Burnley, James Burton, Capt Thomas
Cook, Capt. Tarpley While William Vaux, lhos.
L. Sudler, and others, Thornton Taylor, Nancy
Haggard and Martha Woodlef ..
From the Committee on Ptiratc Land Gains:
Bills for the relief OF John Dixon, Thomas Todd,
| Polly Lemon, w. Washington Bigham, aaron
Stout, James Cooper, John Borey, William Clark,
Zebulon Baxter, w. c. Hazard, and May
| Sroupc.
From The Committee on Military Affairs:
Bill for the relief Of john II Hall.
From the Committee on Ndral Affairs:
Bills for the relief Of Richard Harrison, W
Walker, and Samuel Hamilton.
From the Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Mr.. HOWARD reported a resolution calling M
on the President of the United States, to cOmmuhl.
cate all the information in relation 10 the capture o
the Mexican vessel General Urea by the U. states
soop Of war Natchez, which lies over till to-mor-
row.
Bills were also reported fran the same committee
for the relief Of Benz Hewitt, Benz. Hodges, Come
Illus Manning, and William Tudor.
From the Committee Revolutionary Pensions.
Bills granting pensions 10 Richard Elliott, sem
Whitney, Benjamin Pierce, William Harper, Ere
ly Gray, John McCormc, James Franchcr, WE
liam Smith, Ann Bloomfield, Primus Hall, a!ld'
FFaSk and Catherine Rollins.
From the Committcc on Jer0itd Pensions 49,.
Bills for The relief of James MFarland, James
| Fleming, Tandy Walker, Richard Hall, John MID
winter, and NJ, Chaplin
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Va, from the Committee on
| Accounts, reported resolution TO pay MIR. Noycs,
member Of the House, the sum OF $3.50 being inc
amount of certain treasury notes paid him and de-
sfoyed; which was concurrcdi IN.
Mr. TALIAFERRO, from Tue select committee
on the subject reported bin authorizing sub.ctil'
ton 10 a stereoyped edition Of The laws OF the I
States.
All the above bills were read twice and COM =
miited
Bills from the Senate on the Speakers table were
taken mp, read twice, and referred .,..,,.
The bill from the same body 70 restrain ~, C''"
lation OF small notes In the District OF Columbia
| Mr. HAYNES moved It's commitments 10 '"'
Committee Of Ways and Means ,,-.
Mr. GARLAND. OF Va, thought Il should CO.
taiply not ro to that Committee; ana ne inoFeG ~
reference 10 that on the District Of Columbia "h""
! motion was aSScnted TO- D.
Tho Hone then went into Committee on the Pre-
sident's Message the question pending being on :,
fcrring that part Of the Message relating 10 INC sW'
icct OF finance TO the Committee OF ways ~
Means, with the amendment Of Mr., Cushing 'o'
restricting Executive patronage; ry.u., =, cam
length. in rerly 10 MeSsrs. Reed, Wise, and Iu.a.
inc and having concluded, the Committee rose VIZ
ont taking the question; and Then
The House adjourned