The Madisonian., 1840-02-06

SO Dr.. BATES was declared 10 have been duly
elected.
A Message was received from the President OF The
United States the subject OF duties paid linen,
woollen, and cotton goods the present mode OF esli-
mating which the message declares 10 be injurious
to the revenue.
The Message was referred to a Committee of the
Whole House on the state ol the Union and ordered
to be printed
Mr. BANKS, Of Virginia, asked leave to intro
duce the following;
ResolUcd, That the 29!h rule of this House be re-
vived aud continued in full operation until the 18th
inst, inclusive.
The resolution was received by general consent
and adopted without division.
MIR. WADDY THOMPSON, from The Military
Committee introduced, on leave, bill providing
for the raising of 1000 men 10 against the Flo
rda Indians: which read twice and referred 10
Committee OF the Whole the state Of the
Union
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of virginia asked leave to in
Toluce resolution directing the Clerk !o pay The
amount Of extra postage on packets &c. directed TO
members Of the House on public business,
Mr.. DROMGOOLE ubecting-
Mr.. JOHNSON stated his reasons for requesting
the leaves but The House refused leave.
Mr.. PETRlKiN, on leave, introduced a bill to
repeal act 10 elea-e from duty iron prepared for
and actually laid on railways or inclined planes, APP
proved l4h July, 1882 and TO graduate the duty TO be
paid on such iron hereafter imported from foreign
countries: it twice read and referred 10 the
CJntDttee on ManuactufeS.
Mr.. POPE, on leave, reported bill from the
Committee on the Territories to establish the no.th-
ern boundary line of Missouri: which twice
read and referred 10 CommiIlee OF the Whole ON
the state q. the Union
On notion of Mr.. CURTIS, the bills from the
Senate on The Speakers table taken up for the
purpose Of reference TO their appropriate oinnil-
tees.
And the first OF them, viz: n act making an ap-
preparation to complete The removal Of The raft Of The
Red river and for other purposes having been taken
up
Mr. BlDDLE moved 10 refer il with The follow
ing instructions:
|. Whether the advance of money by the Bank Of
Arkansas, which il is one OF the objects of this bill
TO einbnr;e, not made with full knowledge that
the agent o the United States who effected the loan
was acting in defiance OF positive instructions from
his superior, well as in the face Of a known re-
uSa by Congress to appropriate money to The work.
? Whether the estimate on which the bill is
founded was not made by said agent prior 10 The
closing up OF the raft IN August last and whether
any satisfactory data exist for computing the proba-
bic cost OF removing the present mpedmenls TO
navigation.
3 Whether the sums appropriated by this bill are
cied Tor in The estimates accompanying the Presi-
dents Message
Whether the bill is not Of such character that
II ought TO have originated in this Hou,e.
Mr. THOMAS, Of Mlryland supposng that
these instructions might produce debate, asked Mr.
B TO defer his motion I'LL the other Senate bills
should have been disposed of
BIT Mr.. BlDDLE, after some hesitation, concluded
not TO do So and took the floor to address The House
IN support OF his motion; but the usual hour of adj
lournment having arrived, he yielded the floor for
motion ot adjournment and hereupun
The House adjourned