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

IONS m regard to the Finances, offered by Mr.. BAR
NARD, and laid over from Monday, 4ih inst, com
ingup
MT BARNARD proposed to postpone the console
ration until Tuesday next, which agreed to.
| Mr.. GRADE offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be
10 inquire and report whether il be legal Tor
eJus.cs OF the Supreme Court of the United States
10 reside out Of the limits Of the circuit 10 which they
are respectively assigned and il is legal TO reside,
70 inquire into the expedency Of prohibiting by sta
'u'e, such residence which was carried
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. PlCkENS objected TO it.
The motion the third reading and passage OF the
bill was carried
Messrs q. H. WILLIAMS and TOLAND pre-
scented petitions
Mr.. MONTGOMERY offered a resolution direct
ing the Secretary Of the Treasury communicate to
the House the amount of public lands belonging Ia
the United States, when purchased and under whose
administration, &c
Mr.. GRAVES made some remarks on the resou.
| ton,
The resolution was laid over one day under the
rules.
MI. CALVARY MORRIS offered a resolution
that the Committee the Jud icary be instructed to
inquire into the expedency of abollshing imprison-
ment for debt in the District Of Columbia Laid over
under the rules.
Mr.. TURNEY offered BILL to which objection
being made, it was withdrawn
4 Mr. WINTHROP onaraJ a rasnl,tin, .. ,bat IA.
Committee Commerce be instructed 10 inquire into
the expedency of making provision for the payment
Of the arrears Of salaries Of the house 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:
Resolred, That the Secretary of the Navy be III.
rected to communicate to this House what amount Of
money was received by the United States under the
act Of June 20 1912, 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 per
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 OF
securities, and al what prices the said investments am
Also the sales thereof were made.
And also to report when the said pension fund he,
came exhausted, and how much OF the same or the
proceeds arising hereifom, paid persons other
than those sor whose the said fund was pledged by
the said act and under and by virtue of subsequcn,
acts.
Mr. ADAMS made some remarks on the subject
nasdibe 10 the reporter. The resolution was ther
carried
Mr. WADDY THOMPSON offered the follow
ing resolution;
Resolred That the Secretary Of the Navy be re
quested 10 communicate to this House the proceedings
of the Naval Courts Martial for the trial of Conno
dore Joseph Smoot, and Leuts Joseph Sailing an,
J. C. Sharpe
Mr.. GONERNEUR KEMBL LIE offered the follow
ing amendment;
Also, copies Of the Government orders in the
of Lleuts Sharpe and Stallngs, submitting the rca
sons for confirming the decision Of the Court MARTA
in the one case and modifying it in the other.
After some remarks by Mr.. THOMPSON the re
solution and amendment was carried.
Mr.. STANLY moved the printing of bill o
which he had previously given notice. providing for III,
payment Of the fourth nstament the States, unde
the act of June, 1926 The motion carried
Mr., GOODE, of Ohio, presented petition for lh'
relief Of John J. Rhodes and others
bill repeating, in special case the law prohibit
ing the granting patents to Clerks in the Patent OF
fee, came up for its final passage
Mr.. BRIGGS objected to it, but finally withdrew
After debate, by Messrs. Hopkins, Wise
Adams, and Smith, of Maine, il lost.
Mr.. TURNEY moved 10 adjourn-this being til,
sth Of January.
4 Mr.. STANLY said that the Sth Of January was
very good day to do something for widows and orphans
He called for the,yeas and nays, which were taken
Yeas l9-nays, 100; so the motion lost
Mr.. STANLY congratulated the House, that tin
DAYS of ulorfcaton had zone by. He moved that th
House now 90 into Committee of the Whole for tn
consideration of Private business, which was carried
4 AT the cali of the SPEAKER, Mi. BRIGGS tool
the Chair.
Several private bills disposed Of
And, on motion of Mr.. SALTONSTALL TIN
House adjourned at half past three o'clock.