The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-02
Cmfntg=Strth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE,

SATURDAY, Jan. 80, 1911.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate
letter from the President of the United States sta
ting the necessity of further appropriation for the
completion of the preparaory;survey and exploration
of the Northeastern boundary.
y Also from the Navy Department, statement show
ing the sums expended under the appropriations OF
the naval service for the year 1910.
Mr. TALLMADGE presented the credentials OF
the Hon. W.. G. RivEs, Senator elect from Virginia
who after being duly qualified took his seat.
Mr.. KNIGHT presented the credentials of the
Hon. JAS. +. SIMMONS, Senator elect from the State
of Rhode Island from the 18th of March next; which
were read, and placed on file.
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
The following memorials and petitions were present
ed, and appropriately referred
BY Mr.. RUGGLES From citizens of Name re-
monstrating against the repeal Of the fishing bountes
BY Mr.. MOUTON: From +. Gowen, asking
that system of Geographic signals be established be-
tween Washington and the city of New York.
Mr. PIERCE obtained leave TO Withdraw the pa
pers and petition of Christian Orandorf
Mr.. PHELPS from the Committee on Roads and
Canals reported bill to amend an act entitled an ac,
gran, certain relnqushed and unappropriatcd lands
TO the State of Alabama for the purpose of improving
the navigation of the Tennessee Coosa Cahawba
and Black Warrior rivers, approved May % 1928
and the several acts supplementary and amendatoiy
thereto.
Mr.. ALLLN on leave introduced bill to con,n
ue in force the first section of an act entitled "An ac
TO extend the time for locating Virginia military land
warrants and returning surveys thereon 10 the Gene
raj Land Office approved July I, 1888.
The following bills were considered in Committee
of the Whole, and ordered TO be engrossed:
The bill for the relief of Juan Belgar; and
The bill for the relief of the legal heirs and repre-
seniatives Of William Conway.
Mr. TAPPAN called up the joint resolution fol
the relief of Langtree & O'Sullivan, which he ex.
planned and advocated.
Mr.. SEWER denied the validity of the claim o.
the firm.
Mr. CLAY, of Alabama said The hour had arr-
we'd for taking up the special order.
PROSPECTIVE pRE-EMPTIoN BILL.
The Senate then proceeded to the discussion Of the
special order the bill relating to the permanent and
prospective pre- empon system, when
Mr. CALHOUN rose and delivered his views in
relation TO the question before the Senate.
MIR. MANGUM to set himself right in rela-
ton to a misapprehenson on the part of Mr. CAL
Mr.. WEBSTER spoke at some length in reply to
Mr.. CALHOUN.
Mr.. YOUNG said he desired to give his views on
the before them but, as il late he would
defer them until Monday in The mean time he would
content himself with moving an amendment, which
he desired to have printed.
The amendment sent to the Chair.
s Mr. CLAY, Of Alabama, said the amendment was
the same precisely the hill cede the public lands
which had already been acted on.
MIR. YOUNG said there were some few modifca-
tons.
Mr.. CLAY, Of Alabama, would moi oppose the mo-
ton 10 print nor the wishes of the Senator; hut il
ought 10 be recoccted that this bill had already been
under discussion somewhere about four weeks. lie
trusted there would be longer delay but that when
the subject came up Monday, il would be finally
disposed Of
motion was made 10 90 into Executive session,
hut there cries Of adjourn when on motion OF
Mr. SEWER, the Senate adjourned