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

He said Il was he who selected the COMMITTEE Nr Ia
District, though they were aserse TO hm - polite.
and he inaured il the Senator iiom Aew Jersey t,ii
sured him for that selection.
Mr. Southland. ! praised nun ~ dong Il
veil but observed that il was extraordinary
MIR KING further remarked that ms COMMITTEE
was desipnedly composed Of gentlemen neaf lhe y
irct and who were thought 10 be iiendy ioli wl.aa
any regard their politics Mr. + also aliul,d la
The INJURIOUS mputatons made against Inn and a. ,o
league ON account OF this bill but, Il gtnemeu s,
satisfied that there would now Ieiain 40 censprr ou
this pont against the select committee air hobal
| the Senator from Michigan would withdraw hi, ia.5
ton, and let the subject 20 70 the COMMITTEE bI J
District.
Mr. CLAY seconded the request Of hla colleague
MIR NORVELL withdrew his motion
The subject was then referred 70 The CuniA.ce i'll
the District of Columbia.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
FRENCH sPoLAroNs,
Mr. BUCHANAN presented amcmoral tr.i. ..-
tain citizens Of Pennsylvania, IN The clsan- .alll
demniiy for French Spoaiion prior Ia ,1o ui. iass
an immediate settlement by the Go'orumcnt
CHARTER OF GEoRGEToNN, o. d.. ~.
Mr. NORVELL presented a petition from CERTAIN
citizens OF Georgetown, ID. g., prayiur ior sach An
amendment of their charter that aii white c1yep.
who may have resided in said town one wear pfr
to an election Of municipal officers may be- 4iloNrd o
vote.
cEssIoN or THE PUBLIC LANDs
Mr.. CALHOUN introduced, on leave, A. bin D.,
cede the public lands within the limits Of 6e uo,
States certain conditions therein mentioned
This is, in substance, the same proposition.
which, when first preached by Mr. Cah@1n
was denounced on the floor Of the Senate b, a
distinguished Western Statesman as ru.
highest bid that ever was made for the prqt-
dency ~
On motion Of Mr. RUGGLES,
Resoired, That the Committee on Commerce he ia
structed to inquire into the expediency of inierdtnt
by law the allowance of salvage the officers aid
of revenue cutters and OF public armed sso.
employed by the Government in afording rci,f Ia
merchant vessels during Indictment seasons and atolrr
times. ~.
On motion of Mr. PORTER
Resoired That the President Of The { nled States
be requested to transmit to the Senate lnor9a-
ton in his possession relative to the Survey directed
BY the act OF 18th June s3s, entitled An act TO-
| ascertain and designate the boundary hhc between
the Safe Of Michigan and the TERRITORY ot VISION
san,
On motion of Mr. CLAY Of A1rhamo
Rtsoirea That the Committee on tie Post Olive
and Post Roads he instructed to inquire into the
pedency of making just allowance To stokes 4 Fur
DAM mai contractors on the route from u~1ionsa 10
Courtland, AlahanA for the period between the ls
Of March and the lot of June, 1899, during which
one third of their compensation was withheld.
The bills enumerated yesterday having been
dcred to he engrossed several read third time
and passed.
The resolution introduced by Mr. Noryell, relating
10 the remo,a al of the chandelier taken up, and
after short debate, somewhat play full ~ IFS character
in which Messfs. Japan NorNel, Hubbard and
Others participated the resolution was ordered to lie On
the table
And the Senate adjourned.