The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-21

and expenditures DEMONSTRATING their entire neon
.iseney m many respeets With iars and probability
lie alluded y numeIvas sshicness 81 the sm'ana.s-
laents ns which ihr pablr ssfsrr ln vsfoe- branch
- had been thsosn \, lhe inablAiy u tbs Treasury
Department % u,ccl ihe insl dt6saal. ugsn a. ard
sspecially asilassd ,hs ahsans, 20 that loriun -
she report Of ths srsrssaly ~ ths Trcasusy whieh
Ncni 10 establish the pspl.stion thai the 00ssfnmen
ol The country fss ths wear lsii eoaI ~ sdnirfsd
Tor 100 900 dliafs 81 than had hsen lequfsd ioF
thai poTpoae Ia The lresioas year
Ia conclusion. h. declared hls nisnsion 70 voie for
this hlll looking 10 To- smsrevncy which called af
it. IL necessity, indeed hs Mould pros is Coz stall
larger amount Cor be ish that snls.s congIe.-
provided fnr the redemption 81 the four and half ail
lions u outstanding Treasury noiss, the Ave millions
provided by shis "a, weaii not he enough. prelably
towards the end ~ the session further hight from
the Treasury Department might h. thrown upon the
subject Bot be thought. with The gentlemen from
New York, that some measure must he adoptcdj ~
that the Government must abandon the duties which
belonged 10 u, and that a early period Congress
must be called together lie hoped thai ihr necessity
Tor this step would he obsiaeJ and adequate prosi
sion might be made for all things before the close Of
the present session.
Mr. BELL. having obtained The aoor, gave way 10
a motion that the committee rise which prevailing
the committee rose, reported progress, and obtained
leave 10 sii again.
Mr. LINCOLN obtained leave 10 introduce the
following resolution which read and adopted
Resoired, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
lands, which have issued fiom the Office &C the Com
missioner Of the General Land Office since the pass
ing OF the act OF the 18th April 1872 entitled An
act for tbs establishment OF General Land Oiiee IN
the Department ofthe Trashy, have in all cases ia
satisfaction of military land warrants otherwise,
been issued in conformity with the acquisitions IN the
Sth section Of said act, ia the Of the United
States and been " countcrsgned by the Commits
sioner of said Office and ii these requirements have
been omitted departed from, in what particulars at
what time, and under what authority the omission
variance has been occasioned and that he transmit
with his answer, exempicd copy ofihe form OF pa
tents which issued from said Office with the
manner of their authorization.
Mr.. STANLY submitted sundry amendments
which he intends at proper time, TO propose 10 the
bill providing for the issue of five millions of Treasu-
~ notes, and which, his request ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. ATHERTON presented memorial Of Mark
Burnham, representative of Robert Rogers for con-
frnaton of land title; which referred 10 the Com
mittee Private Land Claims.
MIR. ATHERTON also presented memorial Of
John Haven and lSi other citizens of New Hamp-
| shire in favor of general bankrupt law referred
| TO the Committee the Judiciary.
| Mr.. HOFFMAN presented number of petitions
of citizens OF the city of New York in favor Of gene
raj bankrupt law referred to the Committee the
! Judiciary
Also, memorial Of the Philanthropic Law Reform
Association Of the city of New York also referred TO
the Committee ON the Judiciary.
] Also, memorial of Jacob M. Van Wrinkle and
John Randall for relief account of goods destroyed
| by fire in the public stores in New York referred To
the Committee on Commerce
| And then the House adjourned till tomorrow.