The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-01-05
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Monday. DE-


ferred to the committee on the Judiciary
Mr. Clay of Ala. chairman Of the eomw;,
the Public Lands, reported Mr. Benton's bill
tied Gan act to establish a permanent pre.Om,r
system, and to enable the settlers upon the n%"
lands to erect log cabin thereon"
| The bill was read ordered to be printod
made the special order Of the Senate for Mo.,
next on motion of the Chairman. The bill W.,
ported by the committee on Public Lands in "
form in which it was presented by the Ssrn
from Missouri
I Mr. Wright Chairman OF the Finance comma N
reported the bill, proposing the graduation Of a X
public lands The bill was reported by the T., n
mttee of Finance, with amendments pronosi
that tho time fixed for the bill to go in to orcr,,
should be the first day of April 1S41 INSTEAD of n
thirty. first day of Dec. 1910. The ameDdm.n.
were read and as amended the bjl was ordered
be printed.
Mr. Calhoun Of South Carolina gave notice, III, N
he should on to. morrow ask leave to bring in b L
TO cede the public lands to the States in which A <
lands lie.
| Mr. King or Alabama, asked that the bill for III,
abolshing olimprsonment tor debt in certain case,
should be taken up.
MIR Norvell also urged its passage. Without o, \
position it ordered to be ongrossed in the 20.
lowing words:
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Rem
resertatives Of the United States of America /,
Congress assembled, That the act, entitled "AD
act to abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cas-
es,' approved February twenty eight ghteen bun
dred and thirty nine, shall be so construed to a.
bolsh imprisonment for debt, process issuing
out OF any court of the United States in all cases
whatever, w here by the laws of any Stata, imprs,
onment for debt has been, shall herea fer be A.
polished.
House.. Mr. Bolts offered a resolution directing
the committee accounts 10 report at what time
and by wha: authority they authorized the pay.
ment of the fees to witnesses employed bv Mr. In
gersoll. The resolution alter long debate was
passed.
Mr. Nayor declined to receive fees believing it
10 be uncons titutonal
Mr. Monroe, of New York, brought forward
bill in relation 10 imprisonment for debt, similar 10
the one introduced into the senate, which was or
dere 1 TO be engrossed and referred to the Commit,
lee on The Judiciary.
Tuesday, Dec %
SENATE. Mr. Buchanan of Pa. presented me-
mortal praying for indemnify for French spolia.
tons prior to 1900. Ho briefly urged upon tho
Senate the justice of those claims, and the hard.
ship Of adding further deIay 20 the forty years neg
lect they had already encountered.
Mr. Webster expressed his concurrence in tho
views of AIR. Buchanan. The memorial was refer
red.
Mr. Norvell of Michigan, introduced a bill to mod
ify the charters Of the several cities ofthe District
of Columbia as 10 incorporate the principle Of
Universal Suffrage. He wished Select Commit
tee but, after running debate the Senate sent it
to the Committee on the District.
The bill Supplementary 10 the act ahoshing i'm
prisonmenl 70, Debt, came up on lis third reading
and passed.
Several bills Of minor interest were likewise
passed..
HOUSE. The unauthorized payment of witness
es in the case of Ingersoll Naylor was agaa dis
cnssed. No decisive action. The report of the
Committee on Elections in the of IngersOl
and Nuylor was made the Special Order for the isr
Tuesday in January.
a resolution offered by Mr. Rariden of ind. in
curing into the expedency ofappropriating $780,
600 per annum for continuing the Cumberland
Road and dividing the Proceeds Of the Public
Janus, Catne up MT CTODO OF Al. moved tNat IL
do lie en- the table Carried: yeas los, nays 81,
Mr. Profit of Ind, now moved S $50 900 for ,bp
National Road in tho States OF Ohio, Indiana, Hin
OILS, Mr. w Cost johnson moved to add ssSO. OOC
for that part OF it in Maryland. Mr. Wise of Va
moved that the whole subject do lie on tho table
Carried: yeas 90, nays %.
great number Of resolutions, mainly of;nou,ry
were offered.
Mr. w. c. johnson, from the District Committee
reported bill to revive the Banks in the Ds,rml
Of Columbia: Referred TO the Committee of @
"hoi' on The State of the Union. Adj.
Wednesday, Dec. %.
SENATE. Mr. Henderson presented joint rcso-
luton for the reliefof the sufferers at Matches by
the Tornado Of August 1910.
Read twice and referred to the Committee Of the
Whole.
The bill for the benefit ofthose who have lost
their improvements in consequence oftreaties with
the Chlckasaw Indians was then taken up, and
after some consideration was ordered to be engross.
ed.
House.. The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Postmaster General, on
the subject of ourtamens of postage, &c, Sc.
ordered to be printed and laid on the table.