The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-09

tons in regard to the Finances, offered by Mr.. BAR
NARD, and laid over from Monday, 4th inst, com
inguP
Mr.. BARNARD proposed to postpone the conside-
ration until Tuesday next which was agreed to.
Mr.. CRABB offered the following resolution
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be
instructed TO inquire and report whether il be legal for
the justices Of the Supreme Court Of the United States
to reside out of the limits OF the circuit to which they
are respectively assigned and ft is legal reside
to inquire into the expedency Of prohibiting by sta
tute, such residence which was earned
Mr. CURTIS, of New York, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported bill to grant register to
the schooner Amstead and moved suspension Of
the rules for the passage ofthe BILL
Mr.. PICKENS objected to it,
The motion on the third reading and passage of the
bill was carried
Messrs. c. H. WILLIAMS and ToLAND pre-
scented petitions
Mr.. MONTGOMERY offered resolution direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to communicate to
the House the amount Of public lands belonging to
the United States, when purchased, and under whose
administration, &c.
Mr. GRAVES made some remarks on the resolu-
ton.
The resolution was laid over one day under the
rules.
Mr. CALVARY MORRIS offered resolution :
that the Committee the Jud ciAry be instructed to
inquire into the expediency of aboIishng imprison
ment for debt in the District of Columbia. Laid over
under the rules.
Mr.. TURNEY offered a BILL to which objection
being made, it was withdrawn.
Mr.. WINTHROP offered a resolution: that the
Committee Commerce be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of making provision for the payment
of the arrears of salaries of the cusomhouse officers
in Boston, which have been made in New York and
Philadelphia; which was carried
Mr.. SALTONSTALL offered the following reso-
luton relative to the Navy Pension Fund:
ReSolped, That the Secretary of the Navy be d.
rected to communicate to this House what amount of
money was received by the United States, under the
act of June 26 1872 and the act Of February 49, 1873
providing that two per cent of the nett of the
prize money arising from captures made by private
armed vessels of the United States, be used as PEN
sion fund, and set forth in said acts.
Also, to report whether the same or any and what
part thereof was invested and if So in what stocks
securities, and atwha prices the said investments and
also, the sales thereof were made.
And also, to report when the said pension fund be-
came exhausted and how much Of the same, or the
proceeds arising therefom paid to persons other
than those Cor whose the said fund pledged by
the said act and under and by virtue Of subsequent
acts
Mr.. ADAMS made some remarks on the subject
nasdible to the reporter The resolution was then
carried
Mr.. WADDY THOMPSON offered the follow
! ing resolution;
Rssoiped, That the Secretary of the Navy be re-
quested to communicate to this House tie proceedings
Of the Naval Courts Martial for the trial of Commo-
dore Joseph Smoot, and Lieuts. Joseph Sailing and
j. G. Sharpe
Mr.. GONERNEUR KEMBLE offered the follow
ing amendment:
Also copies of the Government orders in the case
Of Leuts Sharpe and Stalings, submitting the rea-
sons for confirming the decision 81 the Court Martial
in the one case, and modifying tin the other.
After some remarks by Mr.. THOMPSON, the re-
solution and amendment was carried.
Mr.. STANLY moved the printing of bill Of
which he had previously given notice. providing for the
payment of the fourth instalment to the States under
thj TACT of June, 1896 The motion was carried.
| Mr.. GOODE, of Ohio, presented petition for the
| rAief of John ]. Rhodes and others.
A bill repeating, in special case, the law pronIDt
ins the granting patents to Clerks in the Patent Of
| Efse, came up for its final passage
II Mr. BRIGGS objected to it, but finally withdrew
\ After some debate, by Messrs. Hopkins, Wise
Adams, and Smith, of Maine it was lost
| Mr.. TURNEY moved to adjourn-this being TIL
18th of January.
Mr.. STANLY said that the 9Th of January was
very good day to do something for widows and orphans
He called for the yeas and nays, which were taken
Yeas, 19--nays, 100; SO the motion was lost.
Mr. STANLY congratulated the House, that the
days of glorifcation had gone by He moved that the
House now go into Committee Of the Whole for the
consideration of Private business, which was carried
At the call of the SPEAKER, Mr.. BRIGGS took
the Chair.
Several private bills were disposed of
And, on motion of Mr.. SALTONSTALL, the
House adjourned at halfPast three o'clock.