The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-07
IN SENATE,
June 5.

TUESDAY, June D.
Mr., TALLMADGE presented petition from
citizens of the State Of New York in favor of
national bank.
Also, in favor Of making place in that State the
site of the national foundry. Both laid on the ia
Bile the latter ordered to be printed
Mr.. STRANGE presented the petition Of VIM
lie Fevre for pension, Referred
Mr.. ALLEN presented the petition Of Cornelius
HALEY. Referred
Mr.. DAVIS presented the petition OF n large num-
Der OF the legal voters of WeSiborough, Mass re-
b. an unau,horized majority. and nravina that Con-
gresS would inquire into the facts and do what JUS
tice requires.
inhabitants of Cambridge, in the same State of like
tenor. Both laid on the table.
HEIRS OF ROBERT FULTON
Mr.. HUBBARD, from The Committee Of Claims,
reported the House bill referred to them for the re-
lief of the heirs OF Robert Fulton, without amend
ment stating that two OF the committee were of opin-
ion that the whole amount allowed by the House Of
Representatives was justly due 10 the claimants !;
another member thought that about $4,000 was
due but the other two members of the committee
were of opinion that nothing whatever was due to
the claimants. Mr. II. therefore gave notice that,
when the bill should come up he would move for its
indefinite posponement.
cERoKEE INDIANS.
MIR. WHITE, from the Committee on Indian AT
sident the communication ofthe Secretary Of War,
and other documents, in favor Of two years further
delay in removing the Cherokee Indians of further
appropriations for indemnities, and of leaving the
management of their removal far practicable TO
the Cherokees themselves, made report, chiefly ad-
verse in its tenor TO the propositions submitted by the
Secretary OF War.
The report was read and, after arguing the great
difficulty OF submitting The question of the proposed
two years delay 10 the respective Legislatures Of
the States concerned, recommended that the remo-
val should be effected as it could be safely
and conveniently done, in the opinion of the Execu
tive; that sufficient, sum ofmoney for this, and Tor
the purposes of indemnity, should be placed at the
disposal OF the Executive; and that the removal
should be managed by Government authorities so as
to protect both them and the people Of the places
through which they might pass
On motion of Mr.. WHITE the report was laid
on the table, and ordered to be printed
On motion of Mr.. GRUMPY, the Committee on
the Post Office and Post Roads were instructed TO
inquire into the expediency OF providing by law for
the empoymentof an additional number of clerks
in the General Post Office Department to meet the
demands OF the increase of labor and the extension
of business.
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS, the Secretary Of the
Treasury was directed 10 inform the Senate of the
amount of the annual expenditure in the collection
OF the revenue on imports for the last twenty years
discriminating between what has been paid for SER
vices and on other accounts.
ADJOURNMENT or CONGRESS
Mr.. MORRIS offered resolution, which lies
over one day, that Congress adjourn on Monday,
the ID OF july 10 meet on the second Monday in No
vember next that no member Of Congress receive
compensation for services during the recess (and
another item, unheard)
The following bills were read third time and
passed:
To reorganize the United States Ds;ric. Courts
in Mississippi
To authorize the location ofcertain pre- emption
certificates in Arkansas
Making disposition Of certain copies of the Bien-
NAL Register, and tosupply the Committees OF Con-
greSs with certain books.
On motion Of MIR. LYON the Senate took up the
bill making appropriations for the completion Of Ger
tain roads in Michigan
On motion of Mr. LYON the bill was amended
BY adopting a substitute granting TO Michigan, for
The purpose contemplated, five per cent OF The pro-
ceeds Of the sales Of the public lands in Michigan,
from June 23d, 1885, to July l. 1886, on the ground
that during that time Michigan was entitled 10 have
been State Of the Union one-ith only of the
above amount 10 be expended during the present
year.. The amount OF this one-ffh Mr.. LYON
stated, in reply 10 an inquiry BY Mr.. SoUrnARp, was
something more than 100000
On The call Of Mr. DAVIS, the yeas and nays
were ordered, and the BILL so modified was ordered
TO third reading, as follows:
YEAS-MeSSrs. Benton, Brown, Clay, of Alab,-
ma, Fulton, Grundy Hubbard, King Linn, Lyon,
Mexican, Mouon, Norve Pierce Robinson, Sc
ytr Tallmadge, Upton, Trotlcr, Wall, Webster,
Wright, Young-22
NAYS-MeSSrs. Allen, Clayton, Davis, Knight.
Lumpkn, Mcrrick Morris, Niles, Prentiss, Pres.
ton, RiveS, Rome, Robbins Ruggles, Smith, Of Con-