The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-19


They were taken, and resulted as follows For the
suspension, 30, against 81.
Two-thirds not voting in the affirmative the rules
We're not suspended
On motion Of Mr. STANLY, II was
ResoIped, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed to send TO this House copy of the correspon
donce between him and the Treasurer Of the United
states, and between the Treasurer and any of his
clerks relative TO the actual operation of the sub
Treasury bill as il PASSED the Senate Of the United
States.
On motion ofMr. sTANLY, il was
heso'red That the Postmaster General be directed
TO place such books and papers in his Department as
are not wanted for immediate use in the fire.proof
vaults OF the Treasury building
This resolution was read and disagreed to.
Mr.. COOPER, Of Georgia, under the notice here
toiore given, asked leave TO introduce bill 20 repeal
the laws in force fixing the salary Of the Chap
lain.
Some objection being made to granting leave 10 in
,roduce the BILL II read throughout TO the House
Mr., REED called for the yeas and nays which
were ordered, and, being taken, the vote stood For
granting leave, u against il, 40.
MIR, COOPER then asked leave To introduce reso
luton directing an inquiry into the expediency Of
pealing the law now in force fixing the salary of the
Charlains To Congress
The resolution was read, and Mr.. COOPER explain
the object of the inquiry he proposed.
Objection was made to granting leave and so the
matter rests.
MIR. DAWSON moved the following:
hesoftcut nat the secretary OF w af De, anu he
hereby, requested TO communicate this House the
number of claims which have been presented TO that
Department for horses lost in the several campaigns
in Florida against the Seminole Indians; how many
have been allowed and paid and the why the
others have not been paid. And that the Secretary
Of War be also requested to recommend such amend
ments TO the laws regulating such claims he may
deem necessary to secure to the soldiers
ton for the losses thus sustained in the service of the
country
This resolution, under the rules, was laid over one
day
Mr. DAWSON asked the unanimous consent of
the House to consider it at this time which re-
fused.
Mr. TURNEY then moved to suspend the rules,
but two thirds not voting therefor the rules not
suspended
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS, it was
Resoiped, That the President inform this House
what appropriations OF money made at the last session
Of Congress expended by him designating to
what particular objects such appropriations made,
and the specified sums suspended; and what sums
continued To be suspended at the commencement OF
the present session. and their objects respectively
MIR. WELLER moved adjournment, which was
not carried.
Mr.. ANDREWS moved resolution proposing
the following amendment to the rules
An the States and Territories shall be called for
resolutions each alternate Monday during each SEES
sion and if necessary to secure this object said
days, all resolutions which shall give rise to debate
shall lie for day, and on the next subsequent
day appropriated to resolutions and after all the States
and Territories shall have been called through tho
solutions laying shall come up in the order in
which they were respectively offered
Mr.. ANDREWS moved TO suspend the rule TO
consider the resolution at this time which motion to
suspend was not carried and the resolution was laid
over.
Mr.. CROCKETT, under the notice given by him
days ago asked and obtained leave introduce
bill to amend an act to authorize the State Of Ten
nessee TO issue grants and perfect titles the lands
anItn eli tnt he nj
and unappropriated lands within the which was
twice read and referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
Mr.. HENRY Of Pa, offered the following resolu-
ton
Resolred That the Committee on public lands, be
and hereby instructed to inquire into the expeden
cy Of making immediate provision for issuing land
scrip to satisfy military bounty land warrants in all
cases where warrants outstanding for services in
either the late revolutionary wars to make such
other provision the Committee may deem most ex-
pedent.
On motion of Mr. PROFIT, it was
Resolred That the Secretary Of War be directed
to lay before this Honse at early day possible,
copies of all correspondence between the Department
and Superintendents of the Cumberland Road in
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois during the year 1910.
Also copies of all correspondence during the same
time between the Department and the Superintendent
of public works the lake border of Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois, and WISCONSIN Also copies of
correspondence and orders to suspend operations on
the pubic WORKS ana sell the puDlc properly ana ma
chinery if any such order has been given
MIR, RARlDEN moved the following:
Resoired, That the Committee Public Lands
be instructed to inquire into the expcdency of setting
apart three hundred thousand dollars per annum Of
the proceeds of the public lands for the continuation of
the Cumberland Road in Ohio to its western tcrmi-
nation, To be constructed in continuous line from
East to West and Of distributing the residue of the
said proceeds among the several States upon the prin
ciple of what is called Mr.. Clays land BILL taking the
census of $40 as the basis of the distribution.
Mr.. HUBBARD moved to lay the resolution on
the table, and the question put by and nays,
which were ordered. And then, before the question
had been put,
An adjournment moved and carried.
The Joint Committee on the Library of Congress,
ordered TO be appointed days ago composed as
follows
On the part Of The Senate.-M. WALL, Mr. PREs-
TON and MIR Japan.
On the part Of The House.-Mr TiLLlNGHAsT, Mr..
CUSHING, and MIR. kEIM.