The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-27
IN SENATE,

THURSDAY, Feb 25, lS4l
The bill to revive and continue the corporate exist
ence Of the Banks of the District of Columbia was
then taken up and passed. and to the House for
concurrence
The bull from the House of Representatives making
appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of
the Government for the year lS4l twice read and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. CLAY asked leave to withdraw the papers of
Fielder r. Dorsey from the files of the Senate which
was granted
MI GRAHAM asked the Senate to indulge him
in taking up the bill Ito monuments to be erected
in honor Of Brigadicr General Francis Nash and Brga
der General William Davidson"
Mr.. KING thought it would be better to lay the bill
on the tabe-there little probability of its being
acted on at the present session.
Mr.. GRAHAM resisted the motion, contending
that duty long deferred by Congress- but there
was strong reason why it should be delayed no long
er. Our citizens would long ago have erected the
monument had they not conceived that should have
been erected by the common country. 1t the object
was 10 lay the bill the table for the purpose of
mining further into its details, he would not object
but if Il were intended that it to be laid on the Ia
bic, not to be taken up, he should object
Mr. KING affirmed his object to be to lay il on the
table not to be taken up at the present session.
On the question being put there appeared for the
motion 15 against it II
So the bill was laid on the table.
The bills ordered TO be engrosscd yesterday were
severally read the third time and passed.
Mr. WALKER, from the Committee on Public
Lands reported bill granting the right Of Pre-em
ton to the settlers the Dubuque CLAIM in the Ter
rtory of Iowa.
Mr. w. pressed the consideration Of the bill on the
Senate. II was on his motion considered in Com
mittee of the Whole and ordered to be engrossed
. The following bill was then taken up, and after
having been discussed by Messrs Linn, Sewer, Hen
derson, and Walker it amended, and ordered to
be engrossed:
bill TO revive and continue in force, for limited
time an act approved the third day of March, eigh
teen hundred and thirty seven, entitled An act for
the appointment of commissioners to adjust the clnims
to reservations land under the fourteenth article of
the treaty of eighteen hundred and thirty, with the
Choctaw Indians;p and also an act approved on the
twenty second day Of February, eighteen hundred
and thirty entitled can act to amend act
entitled an act for the appointment Of commissioners
to adjust the claims TO reservations of land under the
fourteenth article of the treaty ofeghteen hundred and
thirty with the Choctaw Indians"
The following bills were also considered in Com
mittee of the Whole, and ordered to be engrossed
A bill for the relief of Samuel Gorris and Frederick
Saugran of Arkansas
A bill for the recfof Huldah Tucker.
A bill for the relicfof Mary Neal, widow Of Samuel
Neal, deceased.
A bill for the relief Of Converse and Rees.
The Senate went into an Executive session at hall
past two, and after remaining therein for consider
able time, adjourned.