The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-04

Re.olpsd. That the President ofthe United States
be requested TO inform this House II not incompatible
with the public inleres', whether any cfheer Of the
Army or the Attorney General Of The United states
has since the4h OF March last been directed to slsit
The State Of New York for any purpose connected
with The imprisonment trial Of Alexander Mcleod,
and So communicate TO tins House eopies oi inc
instructions TO- and report Of such ofeeri and "he-
ther BY any Executive measures or correspondence
The BRUSH Government has been given TO understand
that Mr.. Mcleod will be released OF surrendered.
Mr.. FLOYD addressed the House in answer TO
the arguments OF members the other side, and IN
about fifteen minutes was cut of BY the expiration oil
the morning hour.
resolution therefore, offered By him. providing for the
reduction Of the amounts of executive printing To the
same rates as are paid for the printing OF Con-
gress.
siness Of Yesterday 10 be the motion made by Mr.
PaogPT 10 suspend the rules for the purpose OF intro
ducing the following resolution
| Whereas the Secretary Of War, in his report Of
3lst May, l64l, makes use OF the following lam
guage:
| 1.-The attention Of the Department has been direct
ed TO the subject Of Indian treaties and particularly TO
the manner in which some Of those recently made
/ have been executed, involving the disbursement OF
large Of money for the emigration and sabslst-
ence OF Indians
i
west have been. some extent, inquired into, but
full disclosure Of all the facts has not been arrived
Enough has, however, been brought 10 light 10 estab
ish the conviction that certain contractors have real
ned the profits the greater portion OF
which is believed have been the direct fruit OF gross
/ fraud upon the Government the Indians, practised
by brbing of the subordinate instruments in the
| public employment or through the Encouragement of
higher public agents, who can only screen themselves
from the suspicion of connivance in the frauds by
submitting TO the imputaton of gross negligence g-
norance incompetency IN the performance OF their
i duty.
and the difficulty Of procuring full and precise nfor
nation il has been found impossible as yet hx upon
this point where these frauds commenced, or 10
tain the boundaries of responsibility among the
merous public officers and agents, through whose d.
rect or indirect fundamentally, connivance, igno
rance the contractors were able To consummate Their
| unprincpled designs. This investigation has been
prosec uted with the most painful reluctance though
persevered in under paramount sense of duty and
| enough has been disclosed to suggest inquiry
whether the guilty recipients may not be compelled
refund their iniquous gains to the Treasury by pro-
cess of law.
| And whereas three months have now elapsed and
further information has been given this House Of
the or Of the frauds alluded TO or of the
1 persons engaged therein:
Resoired, That the Secretary Of War be directed
10 lay before this House the of those persons
engaged in such frauds and the extent of the uds
as far they have To the knowledge Of the War
Department.
| Mr. BOYD asked the yeas and nays on the motion
| to suspend which ordered.
/ Mr.. STANLf desired to know whether this reso-
So ii would break it up He moved to lay the resou
| ton the table.
/ Mr.. PROFIT asked the yeas and nays on that
motion.
possession of the House-the motion being to suspend
/ the rule for It's recs ption.
| MIR. PROFIT said he understood il to have been
a Wing principle 10 expose frauds
vent the exposure of frauds
MI. PROFIT. 1t will be covering up of fraud
not to adopt it.
Mr.. GENTRY and Mr. PROFIT said some
thing but what il was the Reporter in the confusion,
could not hear.
| The question on the motion TO suspend the rules
was then taken and decided the negative Yeas IL
nays 60.
rules were not suspended.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
| Mr.. GARRETT DAVIS moved a suspension of the
rules for the purpose Of taking up the following Joint
resolution heretofore offered by him
Resolred by the Senate and House Of Represen-
fdfues Of the United States Of America in Congress
assembled, That hereafter all printing by the order of
the Heads OF the Executive Departments, or any
other agent of the United States shall where the rates
are now higher, be done and performed at the same
rates established at the present session Of Congress by
the TWO Houses for printing done BY their order and
all accounts for such printing shall be settled and paid
IN strict conformity to such rates by all officers OF the
| United States =,
| MIR. LEWIS WILLIAMS asked the yeas and
nays, which were ordered, and, being taken, were
| Yeas lao, nays 3.
! SO the rules suspended
| And the question being on the engrossment of the
| resolution
| Mr.. DAVIS asked the previous question
| MIR. WISE asked MIR. d. 10 withdraw The motion,
TO enable him to offer an anendmen nstTuciing tho
clerks of the two Houses to report the
on the best and most economical mode Of separating
the Government from the public press and to submit
their views, &c.
| Mr.. DAVIS declined to withdraw the motion for
the pre'ioes question: renarking that the gentleman
could presen, his resolution a distinct proposition
And the question being taken the demand for
the previous quesson, there was a second,
And the nam Question (heng on engrossment) was
ordered and being tsAen, the joint resolution
4 dered TO third reading
| Mr., STANLY moved t,-e previous question on the
| final passage of the resolution
And there was a second.
| And the main question (beng IN the passage of the
resoluton) ordered and, being taken the resolu
ton was adopted
| CONTESTED ELECTION IN FLosIpA
/ Mr.. HALSTED from the COMMITTEE on EIec
tons to whom had been referred the pa nd docu
ments in relation to the contested election rom the
Territory OF Florida, made report concluding with
the following resolution
| Resolrtd, That David Levy Esq is not citizen .f
the United States 10 purpasnce OF any law treaty
thereof; and that therefore the said David Levy Esq
is not Untitled 10 seat in the House Of Representative
Delegate from the Territory of Florida 10 the 9th
Congress
Mr.. II moved that the repor, be laid on the table,
and, with all the accompanying papers and documents,
| be printed.