The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-19

Mr. CLAY presented PETITION Of citizens q Ph'-
4 ladrlpha against The conIemIlai duty Of twenty
per cent cream Vi anar Which was laid 90 the
| table,
The resolution II Mr. LlsS relative to the JOINT &C.
eupation Of Oregon Territory up, and was passed
| informally.
Mr.. KERR, from the Committee on The Judiciary,
reported the senate bill for the distribution Of the re-
turns Of the 9th census among the States and Tern
tories with anne dmenis from the House, ia which
the Committee recommended concurrence
The amendments were taken up, and after some
conversation, recommitted 10 the Judiciary Com
nHtiee.
The resolution of Mr. BEsTos, directing the Sc
creiary OF the Treasury 10 give information To the
Senate Of the amount Of public lands surveyed and
prepared for market taken up and adopted.
The bill 10 extend 10 LIT January lsi5, the time
for issuing military land warrants 10 officers and sol
ders Of the Revolutionary army, was taken up.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Ia, explained the necessity ofthe
bill The former act expired on the LIST Of January
$40 There several cases now made out al the
Deparment in which The claims had been decided
just under olmer laws, but the warrants connected
with which could mol be Issued without extension
Of the Law.
This was debated at some length By various Sena
tors, and then laid on the table,
The PRESlDENT laid before the Senate com
munication from the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, giving information, IN compliance with
the resolution OF the Senate, TO the number OF re
movals and appointments in The General Land Office
by the present Commissioner and also during the four
wears from 1899, from 1888 and from 1897 Which
was laid on The table and ordered to be printed
BANK BILL AND VETO MESSAGE.
The hour oftweye having arrived the Fiscal Bank
bill was announced as the special order the question
being Shall this bill pass r.
Mr.. BERRlEN was induced, under of duty,
ask Tor further consideration of the message Of The
President OF the nied States, accompanying the re-
turn of this BILL and he moved that the bill be post
poned ull Tomorrow, at II o'clock.
Mr. CALHOUN hoped that the matter would not
be postponed any longer He thought that reason
able time should be allowed for the consideration OF
the subject but in his opinion, il was due TO the Chief
Magistrate and the occasion, that no longer delay
should be made
The Message had been before them two days; and
the subject having been previously discussed, every
one must have had an opportunity to decide upon IT.
If the Senator moved to delay any longer, he hoped
he would give some reasons for the mott m
Mr. BEkREN said when the Senator from South
Carolina had conceded that there constitution
al obligation to proceed to the immediate consideration
Of this bill he had conceded all that necessary TO
sustain this motion. When the Senator suggested
his personal conviction that time enough had already
elapsed, IT would govern his personal conduct When
he Mr. had submitted a motion for the postpone
OF the further consideration of this question till
TO morrow he did on his personal conviction that
the time was required; and Senators would decide
speciiveiy for themselves the question.
Mr. CALHOUN said the Senator himself had ad-
United that the cause for the motion confined to
reasons in his breast and unk nown to Others
On what ground then, did he call on other gentle
men TO vote for IL Were the reasons for their action
to be looked into they TO depend in their
ton on exterior movements Ii out of the ordi
nary rule To ask that should further postpone the
subject, without reason. II due to the body
that the should be explained he had never
known such motion made, when was not
gwen
Mr. BERRIEN said the Senator from South Caro-
lima might suggest the motive influencing this
hat. n. ~ l,..l ~
conclude, that he (Mr B } Submitted this motion
from reasons which could not bear 10 be disclosed -
lie submitted Il for obvious It's very face
and which every Senator had an opportunity of per
ceylng. II on examination Of this Message, the Sc
notor did not believe that The question that presented
itself was OF sufficient Importance to author the
making of the motion, which he Mr.. B had made
he would resist it. He ( Mr. thought II was, and
therefore had submitted the motion.
MIR. CALHOUN said il was very extraordinary
notion and was now the second time submitted TO the
Senate He thought they ought to have the vote OF
the Senate and for that reason he asked the yeas and
nays
The yeas and nays were ordered and the conside-
ration Of the bill postponed till morrow by the fol
lowing vote
YEAS Messrs Archer Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Berrien, Choate, Clay, of Ky, Clayton Dixon,
Evans, Graham Henderson, Huntington, Kerr. |
Mangnm, Merrick, Miller, MoreheaJ, Phelps Porter,
Prenliss Preston Rives Simmons Smith. of La
Southland, Tsllaadge, White Woodbridge
NAlS-Messrs Allen, Benton, buchanan, Cal !
houn, Clay, Of Ala, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn
Mckoberls, Mouton Nicholson Pierce Sewer Stur.
gson Japan Walker, Williams Woodbury., Wright,
Young-2l
Mr. WOODBURY. submitted resolution in.
stTucting the Committee on the District of Columbia
toinque into the and character OF the disturb
ances IN the galleries of the Senate on two occasions
at the present extra session of Congress one on the
passage OF the Fiscal Bank bill and the other on the
reading OF the Veto Message on the said bill and Ia
W urhp ,,.laf
might be necessary TO prevent punish similar dis
turbanccs Of the public business hereafter also 10 in
qure and report IN respect to the disturbances at OF
near the Ptesldents House, the night ensuing said
N,to, the thereof the persons engaged in Il the
punishment # any 10 which they have been subject
Ell by the clv authorities and report any adi,t,on,
measures Of legislative character otherwise which
may he necessary To prevent the different banchc, Of
me Government lrom violent mol station disturbance
and interruption while engaged ia the discharge Of
thelf uutes AZ washington and authorize the com
muee 10 send Tor persons and papers fhe resolu. I
ilon was aid on the table aud ordered TO be printed
THE DISTRIBUTION AND PRE-rMprIoN BILL
was then taken up, the question being on The
amendment offered Ivy Mr.. BENTON. to increase
lhc appropriation to the new States from ten 10 twelve
percentuni on the nett proceeds of the public lands
pror 10 their equal distribution among the : a,es
The amendment was rel ctcd yeas Ia nays27
Mf, I'LL Wy offered AN amendment TO the 81
section 10 strike out the provision that he distribution
shal be made IT, the States according 10 their re-
Sp'caNe Federal representative popuatlonn and in
sert provision regulating according 10 their ,espec
i've representation IN The two Houses OF ConrI,ss as
the same may he fixed under the appor,onme nj Of the
| census Of 1910
lie sad The effect would he 10 give the small States
their proportion of money according 10 their renresen
tauon IN Congress If this distribution were 10 take
pace, y onsh' 10 be made according the sovereign
ties of tie States.
MI SAll II, OF Indiana, said the amendment would
change tho principle which the btIl was olac,d