The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-17
ymentp=Seoenth Congress.
in SENATE,
FIRST SESSION
SATURDAY, August "A, 1871.

SATURDAY, August IA, 1871
The bill from the House, to extend the time of is
suing the Virginia ltary land warrants was read a
third time and passed
The bill TO provide for the distribution of the sixth
census was read third time and passed,
MIR. LINN submitted resolution calling on the
Postmaster General for information the present or
next session TO the number of post routes
ated in Missouri since the 18th Of March the modes in
which the mail is transported, and the number OF
routes discontinued by law.
The resolution submitted by Mr. SMITH of India
ma, in relation to the providing by law at the present
session, enable the Post master General quidatc
the dues from the Post Office to the contractors
taken up and passed.
Mr.. SEWER introduced a resolution calling on the
Postmaster General for information to any changes
in the mail routes in the State of Arkansas, since the
4h of March last the modes of conveyance and whe-
ther daily tri-weeky, weekly.
Mr. HENDERSON also introduced a resolution in
relation to mail routes
The resolution submitted by Mr., CLAY, of Alaba-
ma calling on the Secretary of the Treasury to report
without delay TO the why the resolution sub
mtted by him at the last session, calling for the issues
made of scrip connected with Virginia military land
warrants had not been answered, was taken up
After brief conversation by various Senators, the
resolution modified by erasing the words with
out delay, and then adopted.
| Mr.. SEWER said the hour had arrived for pro-
ceedng TO the consideration of the orders OF the day
| Mr.. SMITH, Of lndana said he would not call
up the bill There had been understanding among
the Senators who had gone to Annapolis that the bill
should be taken up in their absence, TO which he
had yielded a reluctant assent. Under these crcum.
stances, he would rather il be postponed till Monday
| Mr.. SEW TER insisted upon the orders of the day
Yesterday, when he moved al iourn over ii oh
jected to the other side, and he withdrew the mo-
ZION; and, while he had remained to attend to his bu
sness he fund coming here this morning, that the
most of them had gone
Mr.. CALHOUN moved to adjourn but the mo-
ton was lost
After some further remarks from Messrs SEWER,
KING, SMITH, of Indiana, WALKER, MAN
GU and others
| Mr.. HENDERSON moved to postpone the orders
of the day for the purpose of taking up resolution
which he had submitted.
Mr.. SEWER asked the yeas and nays, and said he
should resist it if he stood alone.
And the question having been taken, il was decided
IN the affirmative, as follows
| YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Bayard, Benton, Blu
chanan Calhoun, Clay, Of Alabama, Clayton Graham
Henderson, Huntington King, Linn, Mangum, Mil
| Ter, Morehead, Mouton, Phelps, Prenss, Simmons
Smith, of Indiana, Southland, Tallmadge, Tappan
Woodbridge, Woodbury-25.
NAYS-Messers Berrien Clay of Ken. Dixon
Fulton, Nicholson Pierce, Rives, Sewer, Sturgeon
/ Walker-I0.
On motion of Mr.. HUNTINGTON, the Senate
proceeded 10 the consideration OF Executive business
and after short time spent therein, adjourned.