The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-17
TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
THIRD SESSION.
IN SENATE,
TUESDAY, Jan. Is, 1873

TUESDAY, Jan. Is, 1883.
Mr.. TALLMADGE presented petition from
Alfred Vail in relation to an electromagnetic ieie-
graph. c.,L.r,a. Wa, ,n5 A N
Mr. WILLIAMS presented the petition of J.
Phiney -, ..,,, co,,arrrys.
~ uUBBARD. from The Committee Of Claims,
Ia, 10 h. discharged from the consideration Of the
nepiIions Of Susan Trigg, OF K Lyon, aud OF J. ID.
Howard. ,,,pn c,o,, ~. f,,,,r,,,,.. ., NJ,
,I aairs reported bill for the relief of the heirs
ot Henry T Eckiord, deceased.
o. alsa FOR the relief Of Andrew Armstrong.
Mr. Upton, from the Committee of Claims,
rsnored bills for the relief Of William Bennett, OF
David McNair, Of Jacob Hanks, and OF Samuel
Ferguson.
Also made an unfavorable report on the claims of
Dennis Jeimlevan and Alfred Westfall
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Maine, from the Committee
on Pensions, reported bill changing the name OF a
pensioner from Bradley T. Jipson TO bradbury T..
Gipsoa This bill was considered in Committee OF
The Whole, and ordered TO be engrossed.
Mr. KNIGHT, from the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads, reported bill for the relief
Mr. FIIi TON from the Committee on Public
Buildings reported bill providing for the erection
of fire.proof building for the Post Office Depart
ment.
Also the Joint reSOlutlOu dutuofiztuS du
nation into the claims Of certain workmen on the
Mr.. YOUNG, from the Committee Of Claims,
asked TO be discharged from the further considera-
ton Of ,he petition Of John Elliot $, Sf Ohio
tain land claims in Green,Sarg district Louisiana.
On motion OF Mr.. YOUNG,
Resolved, Thattbs Committee on Public Lands be
instructed 10 inquire into the expediency OF auho-
rizing the registers and receivers of the United
States land offices to administer oaths where neces-
sary without fee or extra compensation
The bill TO establish criminal court in the Dis
trick OF Columbia was then taken up and, after be-
ing considered in Committee Of the Whole, and
On motion of Mr.. WALKER, laid on the table.
PUBLIC LANDS
The bill TO graduate and reduce the price OF pub
lie lands was taken up, as the special order, when
Mr. Morris withdrew the amendment offered yester-
day and sub tituted another the effect that when
ever the public lands shall fall within two millions
Of acres in any State they shall be coded to the States
wherein they lie.
Mr. SOUTHARD addressed the Senate agains,
the general provisions of the BILL and was followed
The amendment Of Mr., Morris in particular
Mr. BAYARD moved an adjournment
On this question, Mr. WALKER asked the yeas
and nays, when there appeared for il o. against 25
Mr.. LYON then took the floor in support Of the
bill.
The question was then taken on the amendment
of Mr. Morris, and decided in the negative, as FOL
lows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Clay Of Ala,
Fulton, King, Linn, Morris, Mouton, Robinson
Sewer, Walker, White, Williams, Of Mississippi,
Young-A.
NAYS-Messrs. Bayard Brown, Buchanan, Cal
horn, Clay, of KY, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Davis
Hubbard, Knight, Lumpkin, Lyon, Merrick Nicho-
las, Miles Norvell Pierce, Prentiss Preston, Rves
Roane, Robbins, RuggleS Smith, of Conn.,, Smith,
OF Ind Southard Spence, Strange, Swifl, Tall
madge, Upton, Wall, Williams, OF Me-, Wright
"a.
There were several motions made for adjourn
ment but were not carried when, at the request of
Mr.. CALHOUN who expressed a desire 10 be
heard, the Senate adjourned