The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-21
gmemtp=ssbenth Congress.
IN SENATE,
FIRST SESSION
SATURDAY, August ID, l84l

. SATURDAY, August IA, l84l.
The bill from the House, To extend the time of is
suing the Virginia military land warrants, read a
third time and passed. rs.-.t It. s...g..,a .
The bill to provide for the distribution of the sixth
census was read third time and passed. r..
Mr.. LINN submitted resolution calling on the
Postmaster General for information at the present or
next session, to the number of new 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. E 49,.
The resolution submitted by Mr. SMTH Of India
ma in relation to the providing by law at the present
session. to enable the Postmaster General to lquidate
the dues from the Post Office to the contractors
taken up and passed. wv AI.''1li
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
18th Of March last the modes Of conveyance, and whe
ther daily tri- weekly, Or weekly
Mr.. HENDERSON also introduced a resolution in
relation to mail routes ~ssf- ;. "a BOY
The resolution submitted by Mr.. CLAY, Of Alaba-
mn, calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury to report
without delay as TO the causes 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 Senator's the
resolution was modified by erasing the words "with
out delay" and then adopted. -o Hs@ H&" tt
w Mr.. SEWER said the hour had arrived for pro-
ceedng the consideration of the orders Of the day.
l Mr.. SMITH, Of Indiana, said he would not call
up the bill There had been an understanding among
the Senators who had gone to Annapolis that the bill
should not be taken up ia their absence to which he
had yielded reluctant assent. Under these crcum-
stances, he would rather it be postponed till Monday
4 Mr.. SEWER insisted upon the orders of the day.
Yesterday when he moved 10 adjourn over, it OBJ
jected to on the other side and he withdrew the
tion and while he had remained to attend to his bu
siness he fund coming here this morning that the
mostnf them had gone. -S.s..,. I.
Mr.. CALHOUN moved to adjourn; but the mo-
ton was lost. 4t al as Ell "a Hs@la laf staa
After some further remarks from Messrs SEWER,
KING, SMITH, Of Indiana, WALKER, MAN
GUM, and others-- I'll rg1 rat auaf H&8liG
Mr. HENDERSON moved to postpone the orders
of the day for the purpose of taking up resolution
which he had submitted. nan2.s t3s s&gG 31
Mr.. SEWER asked the yeas and nays, and said he
should resist it if he stood alone. hGfr}
And the question having been taken, II was decided
in the affirmative, as follows; aeit .1t}E .!l@
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Bayard, Benton, Blu
chanan, Calhoun Clay, Of Alabama, Clayton, Graham,
Henderson,, Huntington, King, Linn, Mangum, Mil
Ter, Morehead, Mouton Phelps, Prentiss, Simmons,
Smith, of Indiana, Southland, Tallmadge Tappan,
Woodbridge, Woodbury-25. ~" ~ ~
NAYS-Messers. Berren, Clay, of Ken, Dixon,
Fulton, Nicholson, Pierce, Rives, SEWER Sturgeon,
Walker-10. """' -. a.,i "
On motion of Mr.. HUNTINGDON the Senate
proceeded the consideration of Executive business
and, after short time spent therein, adjourned