The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-21


Ohio, BOARDMAN, dILMER, and CUSHING,
Mr. GUSHING then moved that the bill be COM
mted to the Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union, which had charge of bill on the same
subject heretofore reported by gentleman from Viz
GINA, (Mr. Glmer.)
Mr.. STANLY hoped that the motion of his col
league Mr.. Graham) would prevail. The gentleman
from Massachusetts, Mr.. Adams) had spoken of the
corner Of the rOt ; He SMr hoped that the
mtee of three abstractioniss TO define the position Of
the corner of the rotundo (Laughter1
a. The motion of Mr. CUSHING was then agreed TO,
and the bill was referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union.
lsirMr. RANDOLPH, from the Joint COMMITTEES ON
Enrolled Bills reported that that Committee had ex-
amined the bill to establish uniform system OF bank
ruptcy throughout the United States and found the
same to be correct The bill then received the sigma
ture of the Speaker. 4asr a4s 10
~ FoRTIFIcATIoN BILL.
Onmotion of Mr. FILLMORE, the House resoIv-
ed itself into Committee Of the hole on the state of
the Union--Mr. WILLIAMS, Of Maryland, in the
Chair-and took up House, bill No. g. entitled "a bill
making appropriations for various Notifications, for
ordnance, and for preventing and suppressing Indian
hosttes which bill had been returned from the Sc
nate with certain additional items to which items
tain amendments had been moved by the Committee
of Ways and Means Of this House.
The amendments are as follows Fax" q
.a SENATE AMENDMENTS.
Page Of the engrossed bill, after line 81 insert
lst For defensive works and barracks, and pur-
chase of site at Detroit, Michigan $50, 900.
Add to the end Of the bill the following:
I'd. For surveys in reference to the military defen-
ces of the frontier, inland and Atlantic, $4,000
3D. For arearages due for roads, harbors, and rivers
where public works and improvements have hitherto
been made and for the protection of public property
now hand at these places, and for arrearages Of
surveys, and completing maps authorized by act of
March 3d. 1889, $4,000. ~ Eat. e. at|
purchasing site for Western, Southwestern, or
Northwestern Armory, to be selected by the Presi-
dent of the United States the sum of SS75O 600. ,asa
9th. For the construction or armament of such
armed steamers or other vessels for defence the
Northwestern lakes, as the President may think most
proper and as may be authorized by existing stipula
tons between this and the British Government $780,
000 t,, ,.'
To which amendments of the Senate the Commit
tee of Ways and Means of this House proposed the
following amendments g1@,D4#.@sr E"t7' a@R.I"
The committee recommend that the House concur
in the first amendment, with the following amend
ment "a r. ta@ gs 10 gszsast 5g abb sg.f e Rt8.e
Add thereto the following words
For purchase of site and for barracks and defensive
works at or near Buffalo, New York, $4,000.
For Notifications at the outlet Of Lake Champlain
and purchase of site, 1915 O00 3A.a.,..l =. is..f
For defensive works, barracks and other necessary
buildings and purchase Of site for depot at or near
the junction Of the Matawankeag and Penobscot RI
vers, Maine, 1925, 200. .....l,-'. s.,. -a.#s.
The committee also recommend inconvenience
in the second, third, and fourth amendment of the
Senate, and q concurrence in the fifth amendment.
The amendments were discussed by Messrs. DAW-
son, FILLMORE, CLIFFORD, PENDLETON,
IRWIN, g. BROWN, PROFFir l., HOWARD,
S. MASON, and SPRlGG. a., .,r., .. NY.fa.
Mr.. SPRlGG moved that the committee rise on
which motion the vote stood ayes a. noes % no
quorum voting. ~ 1.&#tE 3D., g.. ..,-....
Mr. FILLMORE moved call Of, the House;
which was ordered ... . .....': ... ..t. .. .r..
And the roll being called lOs members answered to
their names. yen fsSf.sS" Z - .'' e'''
And the names of the absentees being called, 1GO
members appeared to be present. 4. r.,.....r ,sg
All further proceedings on the call were then, on
motion of Mr.. LEWIS WILLIAMS, dispensed
with. s..a itrfr ."E ha.5-l5J~ ..t.l .#E3T
The House again resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole on the State OF the Union Mr.. Williams,
of Md. in the Chair.) a&ai a5lr y yt2>@ ~a.@.
Mr.. FILLMORE suggested that the committee
should pass upon the amendments, that the bill
might be brought into the House. and the whole day
not be lost in discussion. aa t",m3<
Mr.. w. @. JOHNSON thought that suggestion
made by the chairman Of the Committee on Military
Affairs Mr Dawson) to commit the bill to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs should be adopted. 1t
would be an economy of time, and MIR. j. designed
to move such reference, with Instructions. He was
free to confess that the bill in its present shape could
not command his vote. He was in favor of diminish
ing the amounts appropriated for the building and
sruction of forts, and increasing the appropriations
for the purchase of ordnance Mr.. j. expressed his
views the subject at some length and entered into
statement Of facts for the purpose Of showing the
propriety OF the instructions which ne was about to
move. .f-,E n ..al +t..r.,.s ;.a.t. .al# - ta.l
Mr.. J. then moved that the bill be committed to the
Committee on Military Affairs, with certain instruc-
'" The tSHAiRMAN said such motion could not
be made in committee. r
And the propriety of a commitment TO the Commit
tee on Military Affairs was spoken to briefly by MIR.
FILLMORE and Mr.. Johnson. .~ ...l ~,
Mr. J. then gave notice that he would submit his
motion whenever it would be in order for him SO to do
The amendments were further discussed BY Messrs.
RHETT, EVERETT, GUSHING, SALTON-
STALL, ALLEN, TOMLINSON, EASTMAN
and TlLLINGHAST. 1aEasta eaau.a@4
Amendments for items not in the bill were offered
by Messrs OLIVER and CROSS, and voted down.
And then the amendments reported from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means to the amendments of the
Senate were agreed to. ~.
And on motion of Mr.. FILLMORE, (for the pur-
pose Of having vote taken in the House. the amend
ments of the Senate were concurred in. 49,. 81
And the committee rose, reported the bill and
amendments to the House. "'S .t "~,t ...1@
A message was received from the President of the
United States, by the hands of JOHN TYLER, j., his
Private Secretary, informing the House that the Pre-
sident had approved and signed bill authorizing the
recovery of fines and foTfeitures under the charter
laws and ordinances of Georgetown before justices Of
the peace. ~ s&1' ann i" ..-E "%1@ '"-"
Also the bill to extendNthe time for locating Vir-
ginia military land warrants and returning the sur
veys thereon to the General Land Office.
Andthen the House adjourned d. o.. :
..s... .. A.. IN SENATE, 1,..E .. ,..a
.. N... a. l FRIDAY, A ugust 20, lS4l.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented a reno insurance. from