The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-21
which Msasrs. ADAMS. GRAHAM, MASON, d
Ohio, BOARDMAN, GI.AdER, and CUSHING

Ohio, BoAaDMAN. dI.MER, and CUSHING,
participated. NaH 1s
mited TO the Committee of the Whole the state Of
the Union, which had charge of bill ON the same
subject heretofore reported by gentleman from Viz
gina, (Mr Gil%srl
league Mr.. Graham) would prevail. The gentleman
from Massachusetts (hr Adams) had spoken Of the
corner of the rotundo. He Mr.. 50 hoped that the
gentleman would move for the spPointmen, ola Com
mitee Of three abstraconisls define the position Of
the corner OF the rolundo. (Laughier,)
The motion Of Mr. CUSHING then agreed to-
and the bill referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the Of the Union.
Mr.. RANDOLPH, from the Joint Committee
Enrolled Bills, reported that that Committee had ex
amined the bill establish uniform system of bank
rupcy throughout the United States, and found the
same to be The bill then received the sigma
ture of the Speaker
FoRTTIcATIoN BILL
On motion Of Mr.. FILLMORE, the House resov-
ed itself into Committee Of the w hole the state of
the Union-Mr. WILLIAMS, of Maryland in the
Char-sand took up House bill No. !, entitled "A bill
making appropriations for various Notifications, for
ordnance, and for preventing and suppressing Indian
hostties which bill had been returned from the So
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,
SENATE AMENDMENTS
Page of the engrossed bill, after line 81 insert
LIST. For defensive works and barracks, and pur-
chase of site at or Detroit, Michigan, $4,000.
Add to the end of the bill the following;
ID For surveys in reference to the military defen.
Of the frontier, inland and Atlantic, $4,000.
Sd For aearages due for roads, harbos, and rivers,
where public works and improvements have hitherto
been made and for the protection Of public property
now on hand at these places and for arrearages OF
surveys, and completing maps authorized by act of
March 3d, 1889, $100OO
Al Hafr th1 IF SaIac linz and
purchasing site for Western, Southwestern, or
Northwestern Armory, TO be selected by the Presi
dent Of the United States, the sum of $4,000.
9TH For the construction or armament of such
armed steamers other vessels for defence, on the
Northwestern lakes, the President may think most
proper, and may be authorized by existing stpula
tons between this and the British Government, $780,
600.
To which amendments Of the Senate the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means of this House proposed the
following amendments
The committee recommend that the House
in the first amendment, with the following amend
ment
Add thereto the following words:
For purchase of site and for barracks and defensive
works at or near Buffalo, New York, $4,000.
For Qualifications at the outlet Of Lake ChamplaIn
and purchase of site, $15, 600
For defensive works, barracks and other necessary
holdings and purchase of site for depot at or near
the junction of the Matawankeag and Penobscot RI
yers Maine, 1915, 900.
The committee also recommend nom concurrence
in the second, third, and fourth amendment Of the
Senate and concurrencein the fifth amendment.
The amendments discussed by Messrs. DAW-
SON FILLMORE, CLIFFORD, PENDLETON,
IRWIN, c. BROWN, PROFFIr, HOWARD,
S. MASON, and SPRlGG.
MIR. SPRlCiG moved that the committee rise on
which motion the vote stood ayes "a, noes % no
quorum voting.
The committee then rose ana reported the fact to
the House.
Al e Al,
which ordered
And the roll being called l0S members answered to
their
And the names Of the absentees being called l60
members appeared to be present.
All further proceedings the call were then, on
motion of Mr.. LEWIS WILLIAMS, dispensed
with.
The House again resolved itself into Committee of
the w hole on the State OF the Union, Mr. Williams
of Md. in the Chair)
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.
Mr.. w. G.. JOHNSON thought that suggestion
made by the chairman OF the Committee Military
Affairs (Nlr Dawson) to commit the bill to the Com
mee Military Affairs should be adopted. II
would be economy of time, and (Mr. designed
TO such reference with instructions. He was
that the bill in its present shape could
command his vote He was in favor of diminish
ing the amounts appropriated for the building and
for the purchase of ordnance, Mr.. J. expressed his
views the subject at some length and entered into
Of facts for the purpose Of showing the
proptely of the instructions which he about to
Mr. J. then moved that the bill be committed TO the
Committee on Military Affairs, with certain instruc-
lions. mot ready
The CHAIRMAN said such motion could not
be made in committee.
And the proprety Of commitment 10 the Commit
lee on Military Affairs spoken to briefly by Mr..
FILLMORE and Mr.. JOHNSON.
MIR. j. then gave notice that he would submit his
motion whenever it would be in order for him TO do.
The amendments further discussed bv Messrs.
RHErT, EVERETT CUSHING, SALTON-
STALL, ALLEN, TOMLINSON, EASTMAN
and TlLLlNGHAST.
Amendments for items not in the bill were offered
by Messrs. OLIVER and CROSS, and voted down.
A md then the amendments reported from the Com
tnitee 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 taken in the House the amend
mcnts of the Senate concuired in.
And the COMMITTEES rose, reported the bill and
amendments to the House.
A message received from the President of the
nlted States by the hands of john TYLER j., his
Private Secretary, informing the House that the Pre-
sldent had approved and signed bill authorizing the
recovery Of fines and forfetures under the charter
Laws and ordinances of Georgetown before justices OF
The peace
Also The bill to extend the time for locating Vir-
gina military land warrants, and returning the
Ncys thereon TO the General Land Office.
And then the House adjourned.
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