The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-29
REPORTS FROM Commuters.

| Mr. HUNTINGTON, from the Committee on
Commerce, TO whom the subject had been referred,
ported adversely on the petition OF Samuel Brown,
PRAYING for additional compensation for services rem
| dered the naval officer of Providence, Rhode
Island which report concurredSln by the Senate.
He also reported back he bill for the reef of Caleb
Elliott the bl for the relief of Jacob Penal and
Others, owners of the brig Eliza, of Brunswick; and
the bill for the!reliet Of the Plum Island Bridge and
Turnpike Company
Mr.. KING, from the same committee, reported the
bill regulating commercial intercourse with the port of
| Cayenne and the colony OF French Guiana.
| Mr.. GRAHAM, from the COMMITTEE on Pensions
reported the bill granting pensoni to Huldah
! Tucker.
Mr.. McROBERTS introduced a bill to establish
port of entry the city of Chicago in the State OF
Illinois which was read first and second time
and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
The bill granting pension to David Waller was
ordered to'be engrossed for third reading.
The bill for the relief of Samuel Crassn, and the
bill granting a pension to Margaret Jamson, were
lead third time and passed
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
The bill introduced yesterday by Mr. BENTON, to
postpone the operation of the Bankrupt law until the
first of July next taken up with view to It's re-
ference.
Mr. BERRlEN moved to refer it to the Committee
on the Judiciary
Mr. BENTON did not think that ii was necessary
to refer the subject to that Committee.
Mr., BERRlEN said that he had made that motion
in consideration OF the fact that several petitions
asking for the accomplishment of the same object
which contemplated by the bill, had been sent to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. CALHOUN hoped that the bill would not be
referred unless with understanding that the Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee would report upon
il at very early day for if no action should be la
ken upon the law before the first of February il
would then 60 into operation. The Bankrupt law
was passed " it'll precipitation; and, since the people
b,Jl L,J Al tho Sbh ct I,Jh
action in the country against it, and he did not doubt
that there was great number IN favor of repeating /
it. If the Senator who made the motion would be
prepared to report at an early day he would have no
objection to its reference
MIR LINN presumed that his colleague Mr. BEN
roN) would not object to sending this bill to a select
committee, as the Judiciary Committee was opposed |
to the principles therein involved. But his friends /
concnded that the bill contained simple propositions
and therefore the necessity of referring il 10 any com
mttce prccluded. The other day, when he in
trodueed bill to repeal the distribution land law the
Senate refused to refer the bill to sta ding or TO
select committee; and he would prefer that this bill |
like that to which he had adyercd, would remain in
the Senate.
NIr. BERRlEN would still adhere TO his notion
He conceived that, If the bull should be referred TO the
COMMITTEE on the Judiciary they would feel It to be
their duty to report upon 1t al early period and
while lie thus expressed himself, he trusted that no
act OF legislation would be hurried through without
further and satisfactory development of public opinion
in favor Of the repeal of the law
Mr. MING would go against any reference of this
subject and especially to the Committee on the Ju-
dcmty When the Senator from Missouri the other +
day reported bill 10 repeal the Distribution act it /
was reported with an additional proposition which
was that the proceeds of the sales OF the public lands
should be applied to the defence of the country /
and the proposition involved the whole financial po-
Icy Of the country In answer 10 what was then
SAID that the bill should be sent to a select commit
tee Tor the purpose of investigating the condition. of
the treasury, and ascertainng whether it was in |
condition to meet the expenditures for the erection
of deiences, and, if not, that the distribution should
stop and the proceeds ofthc lands should be applied