The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-12
TwENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
THIRD SESSION.
IN SENATE,
SATURDAY. Fen. 0.

TT. VICE PRESIDENT communicated letters
60, ,hs war Department In obedience to resolu-
49, showing the expenses, &c. Of carrying into ei-
.' ,bs treaty with the Cherokee Indians.
The following memorials and petitions were pre-
seped and appropriately referred, viz.
BIZ Mr. PREM rISS; The proceedings Of Slate
military convention holden at Montpelier, in Yer
mont proposing more efficient system for the or.
ganizaion and discipline Of the militia Of the United
States and praying that the system proposed may DC
adopted by Congress.
memorial and proceedings be referred TO the Com
mitlee on the Militia, and that the usual number be
printed but he would also move for the printing OF
an extra number of five thousand copies He fell
himself called upon TO make this additional motion,
both by the nature and importance Of the subject,
and the character and standing Of the memoraliss.
The papers were drawn up by gentleman OF ac-
kn9wledged military science and reputation, for
merly favorably known as superintendent OF the Mi
litary Academy at West Point, and more recently
as principal of military school of much repue in
Vermont The subject was one of great and general
Interest to the country was attracting the special
attention of the Legislatures OF many Of the States,
and Mr. p hoped the motion would be agreed to-
Mr.. HUBBARD fully concurred with the Sena-
tor from Vermont In the value OF the document; II
was subject beginning to attract the attention OF the
public mind and he thought the more information
disseminated in relation 10 il the better, lie spoke
of the well known skill and attachments OF Profess
sor Partridge.
By Mr.. WRIGHT: From Enoch Giddings in
relation to an improvement in ordnance which the
United States had been using since 1920 without
compensation
By Mr.. CLAY, of Alabama; From J. w. Mas
sey.
BY Mr. MORRIS: Numerous petitions from in
habtants of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and
Michigan, in relation to abolition Of slavery
Mr.. MoRRs addressed the Senate at length on this
subject, giving his views Of the right Of petition, &c.
He moved their reference to the Committee on the
Judiciary. The motion to receive was ordered TO
lie on the table
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. ..
Mr.. BUCHANAN, fiom the Committee on Fo-
reign Relations reported House bill for the relief Of
the legal representatives Of Hugh Bradford.
Mr.. FOSTER, from the Committee on Roads and
Canals, reported bill to allow to the Washington
Turnpike Company OF Missouri the right of way
through the Public lands.
Mr. ROBINSON, from the Commute on the Post
Office and Post Roads, reported House bills for the
relief Of John Brown Of Richard Dexter, and Of
Patrick Green ...
Mr. MoUTON, from the Committee on Private
Land Claims, reported House bill for the relief Of
the heirs Of William Graham. .~..."
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS, .. ...a
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed to lay before the Senate the annual amount
of nett revenue collected from all sources in each
wear for the last ten years. designating far il
conveniently be done the several kinds of goods
from which revenue derived from imports is raised
and the amount derived from each kind in each year,
Mr.. NORVELL introduced bill to alter the times
of holding the circuit Of the United States for
the district of Michigan.
Mr.. LINN introduced bill TO amend the act of
Sd March, 1887, entitled An act supplementary to
the act entitled an act to amend the judicial system
of the United States"
Mr.. LINN also gave notice ofhis intention to intro
duce bill granting five hundred thousand acres OF
the public land to the Missouri Mountain Company,
to aid E the construction of railroad from the noun
tain to the Missouri river. ..
The following bills from the House severally
read twice and reterred
For the relief of Benjamin Fry.
For the relief of Return B. Brown.
For the relief Of James LOOMS, and the heirs of
James Bassett
lick reservation, in the western district of Tennes-
MI. BENTON moved to take up the bill for the
armed occupation of that part of the Territory of Flo
rida now overrun by bands of marauding Indians ;
which motion was agreed TO, and the bill taken
up in Committee Of the Whole, the question being
on the motion for the indefinite posponement Of the
bill. s. ..... ~.
On taking this question, it was decided in the neg
alive, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Clay, of KY, Clayton, Da-
Wis, Foster. Knight Mexican, Merrck Morris Prentiss
Spence, Swift Tamadge, Webster White-20
NAys-Messrs Allen, Benton, Brown, Buchanan,
Calhoun Clay, Of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton, Hubbard
King, Linn, Lnmpkin Mouton, Nicholas, Niles. Nor
veil, Pierce. Roane, Robinson, SEWER Smith Of Con-
necticut, Wall, Williams of Miss, Wright, Young
IS
The bill then underwent several amendments and
was ordered to be printed as amended to be taken up
on Monday next.
The Senate then went into Executive session, and,
after some time spent therein, adjourned.