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

LOOMS and Abel Gay. Referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
A bill for the relief Of Clements, Bryan & Co.
When this bill had received its second reading, two
motions Of reference were made
LIST BY Mr.. WATTERSON, to the Committee
on the Judiciary
ID. By Mr.. GIDDlNGs, to the Committee of
Claims.
Considerable discussion arose as TO which of these
committees the bill more appropriately belonged, in
which Messrs. Brown, of Tennessee, Brown Of Mis-
sissippi and Turney advocated its going TO the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, and Messrs. Giddings and
Russell to the Committee of Claims.
The previous question ordered, on motion of
Mr.. CUSHING and
The question was first put on the motion first made,
that is that the bill be referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary and carried in the Affirmative
And the bill referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
The bill, from the Senate, for the relief Of John
Moore was twice read and amotion was made by Mr.
GIDDINGS to refer il to the Committee of Claims !
which, at the request of Mr.. DAWSON, he with
drew and Mr.. ID. moved its reference to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary
Mr.. STANLY said that It had been given as a
reason for referring the bill to the Committee on the
Judiciary, that that committee had nothing to do. he
assured gentlemen that was mistake. The commit
tee had plenty to do There were already two or
pctillOns IN the IOOlH upOh
the subject of bankrupt law There the natu-
ralization bill, introduced by gentleman from New
York, Mr.. Hand and there was the Hooe case
which was not yet finally disposed of-these three
are to be decided upon they important and
difficult There were, also, various other subjects
committed to the committee; in fact, the committee
already had TO do than they could get through by
the 4th of March.
The bill was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary.
Mr. CUSHING moved that the House resolve it.
self into Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union, to take into consideration the bill to provide
for the satisfaction of claims Of certain American CT
tizens for spolations committed on their commerce
prior to Sd July, 1901
Mr. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, moved an adj
journment on which the yeas and nays were ordered;
when the motion to adjourn was withdrawn.
The question was then put on Mr.. Cushing's mo-
ton, and negatived.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD moved that the House re-
solve itself into Committee of the Whole the bill
for the relief of the of land warrants granted
for military services in the late war
The SPEAKER said it would require two-thirds,
it not the regular order of business it might,
however, be done by unanimous consent.
Mr.. VANDERPOEL objected
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. CURTIS from the Committee on Commerce,
reported bill authorizing and providing for the pur
chase of lot of land adjoining the custom house in
New York
Which was twice read when
MIR. CURTIS moved that it be referred to the Com
mittee ofthe Whole on the state of the Union
Mr.. WISE thought it should go to the Committee
on Public Expenditures.
After some remarks from Mr.. WISE and Mr..
CURTIS,
The reading of the bill was called for and, having
been read it was committed to the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union.
Mr.. CURTIS also reported bill for the relief of
;. O. Phillips administrator of J. Porter Felt; which
was read twice and committed for tomorrow
Mr.. WELLER, from the Committee on Commerce,
reported adversely on the petition of VIM. j. Stlwel
Laid on the table.
MI. CASEY from the Committee on the Public
Lands, reported bill for the relief Of George III.
Slaughter; which was twice read and committed for
tomorrow.
Mr.. GARLAND, from the Committee ON the Pub
lie Lands, reported the bill from the Senate to ren
quish the interest of the United States to certain
tract ofland in the State of Alabama, without amend
ment it was committed for tomorrow
K Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, from the Com
mitee on the Public Lands reported the bill from the
Senate to establish additional land district in the
State of Alabama.
Mr.. MONROE, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported bill to found military asylum for
the relief and support of invalid soldiers of the army of
the United States; committed to the Committee of
the Whole the state Of tho Union, and orderad To
. . &
Mr.. M moved to print an extra number of copies of
the bill and report which accompanied it which
ton lies over under the rule.
Mr.. CARR, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions, reported bill for the relief of John Lybrook
and bill for the reiefo of Michael Saes; which were
twice read and committed for tomorrow
Mr.. ANDREWS, from the Committee on Revolu-
tionary Pensions, reported adversely the of
Hannah Waldo Abigail Reeves, Juliet Onion, Tho
mas Hall, Margaret Askins, Peggy Duncan, Carter
B. Chandler, Abigail Allen, and Joshua Bill.
Mr.. CHITTENDEN, from the Committee on In
valid Pensions, reported bill for the relief of Berah
Wright; which was twice read and committed for to-
morrow.
Also, made adverse reports to the cases of Samuel
Gossage, VIM. A. Houston, and Simon Smith. Laid
the table
Mr.. PALEN, from the Committee on Invalid Pen
sons, reported adversely the of Richard Cot
trll, Peter Sky, Josiah Hunt, James X. George, and
Rufus Henry.
Also, reported bill for the relief of Levi Comus;
which was twice read, and committed for tomorrow.
Several committees were discharged from petitions
and memorials which had been enormously referred,
and they were committed to appropriate committees.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Indiana, moved an adjournment,
which was carried
And the House adjourned