The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-02
Smtutp-sspfnth GoMsrfss.
FIRST SESSION
IN SENATE
Trrsr.T, Angus 81. isil.

Mr. MERRICK, fo2 .he c runIttee 81 .ef D-s-
uSrt 81 coia1bia whom va SSterred ibe h1ii HoA
the Hose mailing aPF<0Pxiati0n - csffayiss ~
penses q me fsners a ths Lac Presrni q tDe JIM
led Sl1les rsy.ossed the without AinendasenL
The bill vas ihen considered and read third TINE
and passed.
NJ HENDERSON, from the COaamiriss % The
Pos Otee and Poss Roads rrporssd the bhi fon ne
House making appropriations for The ase Of ins Pes
Ofice Dersrsr8eDt wnh EDsDdDenL
Mr.. III asked % have the Aa-endnenf acted On Al
once .
Mr. CALHOUN wOuJd rather The Senator would
Ia il ss over, Il important ba and required %
he looked into.
Mr.. HENDERSON ervlained the amendment u
wzs siaply that SIS 90 o. the money should Be .P
pxogwiated eaakae The Andaor 70 purchase oooAs,
sa1 bring 70 The business ~hlrh D IN srre4rsee
Mr. WOODBURY. desired that H might be over
II vas the frs line IN half century thai ball mn
bon had been asksd from The Treasury 70 mess ~
deficiency He thought n better thai the BAH Should
lie over ,
Mr HENDERSON would MOI consent he asked
that the amendment al ieass, should be engrossed
Mr. CLAY Of ALsbsna insisted that vas baii
10 place IN the hands Of the Postmaster Generai
co5 suppy contingency, and rsrecfea severely GA
the Postmaster General
Mr. CALHOUN hoped the orders Of the day
woud NOD be passed over take up the ball II made
great innovsiion long established PsIncii$ei
which well worth the mature deiioerAtlon Of ths
Senate
Dir. WALKER hoped the, bin would BE- taken up
Some Of his constituents had monay due for some tine
which ought 70 be paid There some danger, n
the bail was acted At once that il would not De
acted at al during the present session
Mr. BUCHANAN would eheerfuiiv take up the
bin II money due 10 the cOniract0rs ne was de-
siroust hat it should be paid
The debate was continued for some Time, when the
question taken p,osponing the ciders To take
% the BILL and decided IN the Affirmative
A long and animated discussion then ensued
on the amendment Of the committee, winch
Messrs. BUCHANAN, LINN, and others Fartici-
patet when
MraCLAY moved to insert provision that noih-
ing in the amendment thoud be construed that the
clerks were to be continued beyond one year.
Amer some further remarks from Messrs. KING,
CLAYTON HENDERSON ,BENTON, EVANS,
and Others, the amendment To the amendment was
adOpsed.
The debate was further continued by Messr.
BENTON. HUNTINGTON, EVANS, and others
And The question then taken the amend
ment amended, and decided IN the affirmative yeas
20 nays Is
Mr.. CLAY. OF Alabama, moved to strike out the
amount inserted in the ball, and substitute SAL
557 IS. MIR c. predlcsted this amount The ground
thai this wooId be sufficient meet all the ar
resrages now due.
Mr.. HENDERSON replied TO the remarks Of MIR
cLAT al lepg'h.
Messrs BUCHANAN, BENTON, EVANS,
and WALKER followed
The amendment rejected: yeas H. nays ~.
Nh. u y ulDseU proftsS Wlacu hoasu 20
have this repaid to The Treasury 10 three
nuAl inst alments.
This proposition was debated by Messrs. CAL
HOUN HENDERSON, and WOODBURY.
when the question taken on the adoption Of the
amendment aud decided in the negative: yeas 10,
nays %
Mr.. WRIGHT moved to amend the bill 50 that the
money advanced should no, be deducted from any
which the Post Office bad heretofore advanced
TO the Treasury.
In this he rsfa ssnn1 f1lioTxxs
YRAS-Messrs Allen, Benton, Bachanan, Cal
houn, Clay, Of Alabama, King, Mouion, Nicholson,
Phelps, Pierce. Smith. Of Connecticut Sturgeon, Tap
pan, Walker, Woodbury., Wright, ioung-I7,
NAYS-Mess.s- Archer, Barrow, Bates. Ber
ren, Choaie, Clay, Of Kentucky, Clayton, DIXON,
gum Merrick, Miller Porter Pren,iss. Rises, Sim
mons, Smith, Of Indiana, TaIlmatge, White Wood
bridge-25.
Mr.. BENTON moved an amendment TO restrict the
fankirg privilege Of members of Congress 10 thirty
days after they shall have ceased have been members
On this amendment long and animated discussion
ensued, in which Mes~rs. BENTON, HENDER-
son, BATES, WOODBURY., WRlGAT, CLAY,
BUCHANAN, and others participated; when The
question taken lis adoption and decided in the
negative, as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen Benton, Buchanan, Cal
houn Clay Of Ala. Futon, King, Linn, McRobertss
Mouron NicholsoH Pierce Sewer Smith, OF Conn
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Berrien'
Choate, Clay, Of Ky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans,
Graham Henderson; Huntington, Kerr, Mangum'
Miller, Morehead Porter, Preston, Simmons Smith,
Of Ia, Southland, Talmadge White, Woodbridge
The bill was then ordered 10 be engrossed amend
cd when,
MIR HENDERSON having asked for the question
on the passage
Mr. CLAY, Of Alabama, demanded the yeas and
nays.
And the question put the passage of the bill
and decided in the affirmative, follows
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow Bates, Berrien,
Choate Clay, of Ky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans.
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, hangum
Merrick, Miller, Morebead Porter Preniiss, Preston
Simmons Smith, of Indiana, Southland, Sturgeon
Tallmadge, White, WoodbIidge-27 a
NAYS Messrs Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Cal
houn, Clay, of Alabama, Linn, McRoberis Mostop
Nicholson, Pierce Smith, Of Conn., Tappan, Wood
bury, Wright, Youpg-l5.
Mr. MERRICK, fiom the Committee for the Dis
trct of Columbia reported the bill from the House Tor
the repair of the Potomac bridge, with amend
ment.
After ineffec ua attempt TO adjourn the revenue
bill was taken up and, after some remarks by Messrs
Clay, Buchanan, Mangum, and Woodbury., the Sc
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES