The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-24


81 the reference TO the Committee on Accounts.
The question then put the reference TO the
Committee on Accounts, and carried
LAMENTATIONS or PETITIONS.
The States and Territories were then called and
netItions presented, as follows:
From Forida-By Mr.. Downing.
From Arkansas--By Mr.. Gross
From Alabama-By Messrs. Crabb and Deel
From Kentueky-By Mr. Underwood
From North Caroina-By MIR. Debcrryg
From Virginia Mr.. Riyes
From Maryiand-By Mr.. Dennis.
From New York-By Messrs vanderpoel, wag-
ner Hoffman, Curtis, Morgan, and Leonard
from Conneeiicut-By Mr. Osborne
From lassachusens--By MIR. Reed
Prom hhine-By Mr., Smith
Among the petitions, &c, presented to-day, we are
enabled by the poltcness of the gentlemen presenting
them 10 notice the following only
By Mr. MORGAN: The petition of John Rich
,nlson and other citizens of Cayuga county, New
York asking for the passage of general bankrupt
Bv Mr. p J. WAGNER The petition Of Daniel
Cady and 252 others, inhabitants Of Fulton county,
New York praying for a law to establish uniform
system Of bankruptcy
IN MI DENNIS The petition of John Cullen
I'M others asking the establishment of post route
nom Princess Anne, via Back creek, to Cullens
S,,r, IN Somerset county, Maryland.
By Mr., GRINNELL Memorial Of Paul Bah
,ock and 100 others citizens of New York, praying
lf lf
Al.o a memorial Of James Miiin and los citizens
III New York asking for the passage OF a bankrupt
bill
REPORTS FRoR COMMITTEES,
Mr. CASEY, from the Committee on the Public
anls reported bill for the relief OF the owners Of
louny land granted for military services IN
,heLie war between the United States and Great
Britain !; which was twice read, and conmtled ioi To-
aorrowsE :.
Mr. EzNCOl4N from the same committee reported
nl crantinp right Of pre- emplon 10 certain lots IN
the town 81 Pen ysburg, in the State Of Ohio; which
was twice read and committed for tomorrow.
Mr. VIM COST JOHNSON from the Com
p,ttee for the District of Columbia, reported two
bills, viz.
me District Of Columbia; and
bill to revive and continue the corporate existence
Il rerain banks in the District of Columbia.
These bills were seeerally twice read and ntcd
to,hc Committee OF the Whole House on the state OF
he Union.
Mr. Hall from the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims reported adversely on the of Vincent
MSS which laid on the table
Mr. IALlAFERRO, from the committee,
tlurted bill for the payment of the seven years
hsitpay due to the heirs of Lieut. Jonathan Dye;
winch was twice read and committed for to morrow.
NAVY RENsloN FUND.
Mr. r THOMAS from the Committee on Naval
Affairs reported bill concerning Navy pensions and
at pay.
Mr. ADAMS inquired if the bill contained an APP
woptaton for the benefit of the Navy Pension Fund
MIR THOMAS answered that it did that there
wasan item in it appropriating upwards of $l5l 900
e., the benefit of that fund and that he contemplated
GnG up the bill for consideration at early day.
The bill was twice read and committed to the Com
6itee of the Whole House the state OF the
Union
Mr. TALIAFERRO, from the Committee on
revolutionary Pensions, reported two bills viz.
A bill for the relief Of John England, and bill for
the relief Of James Deaty; which twice read,
aultommitted for tomorrow.
Mr. ANDREW S, from the Committee Reyo-
Atqnary Pensions reported bill for the relief of
Daniel Strong twice read and Committed for to-
morrow
Mr EDWARD DAVIES, from the same
m3lee reported against the cases of Margaret and
May Daring which We're land on the table.
Mr. HAND, frem the committee, reported
against the petition of John Grgsby laid on the
table
Mr. STANLY from the Committee on Fxpen-
dtures the Public Buildings, reported the follow
M resolution, which was read and adopted
Resoired, That the reports of the Committee on
Expenditures on the Public Buildings relating to the
Branch Mint at Charlotte n. c. be printed.
MAYORS CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr. RlVES moved to take up the report of the
Committee Elections made at the last session, on
the contested election between Mr.. NAYLoR and MIR
NcERsoLI. of Penn, for the purpose of fixing day
E the consideration of that case and proposed that to-
morrow be ASST ned for that purpose.
After some conversation between Messrs RlVtS
CRABB, FILLMORE, NAYLOR, GARLAND
and STANLY,
Mr. RlVES varied his motion to the first Tuesday
IN January in which form the motion was agreed to
CUMBERLAND ROAD AND PUBLIC LANDS.
The following resolution, moved by Mr.. RARIDEN
% the 18th instant came up in Its order for consider
alton
Rcsolred That the Committee on 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 term
nation, to be constructed in continuous line from
East to West, and of distributing the residue of the
proceeds among the several States upon the principle
II What is called Mr.. Clay's land bill taking the cen.
sus Of 1910 as the basis of the distribution.
When this question was under consideration on the
l1th instant, the question pending was that IT lie on
Tie table and that question being put by yeas and nays
passed in the affirmative, as follows
NEASMessrs Afford, Anderson Anterior,
Banks Beatty, Bcirne, Blackwell, Burke 5 ii. But
Ter w. o. Butler William Il. Campbell Carroll
Clifford, Coles, Connor Mark A. Cooper, William
Cooper, Crabb, Craig, Crazy, Davee, Edward Da
tts, Johu Davis Dawson, Deberry, Dckerson,
Dellct, Doan, Doig, Duncan, Earl, Eastman, Ely
t1uc Fisher, Fletcher, Floyd, Gabraith, Garland
Gerry, Goggin, Griffin, Hobersham, Hand, Halves
tawkns Hill, of Va, Hill, of North Carolina, Hill
len, Hopkins, Jackson, Jameson, Joseph Johnson
Cave Johnson Nathaniel Jones, John w. Jones
hen kcmble, kille, Lewis, Lowell, MeCarty, Nc
ean, Mcclure McCulloch, Mckay, Mallory,
Muehand, Mciill, Miller, Montanya, Sam'l w Nor
Ms Ncwhard, Nisbct, pormenter Paynter Pickens
Pnnss, Rayncr RSes, +. Rogers, Ryall, Shaw
shepard, j. Smith, Starkweathcr, Strong, Sumter
Swrcny, Taliaferro, Taylor, F. Thomas, Waddy
Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Turney, Vanderpoel,
Froom, ID ID. Wagner Warren, Watterson, Jared
W Williams, Henry Williams J.. Williams, }. l.,
Williams, Wise I05.
NAYS-v Messrs. Adams, Andrews Barnard
Boardman, Bond, Bolts, Breckenridge, Briggs, Brock
aay Calhoun, Carr, Carter Casey, Clark, Cranston
rocket, Curtis, Gushing, Dana, John w Davis, q
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