The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-07-29
Extra session-asth Congress.
IN SENATE

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the proceeds of the public lands, and to
grant prescriptions, was read twice, ant
referred to the committee on public lands
, Mr.. Linn occupied the morning hour il
: support of Mr.. Buchauan's resolution call.
ing for the names of persons removed from
office since the 4th Of March last.
The bill 10 incorporate the Fiscal Bans
, was taken up as the special order, ana
some amendments made. The Senate
then went into executive session.
Friday, July 9.
The Senate resumed the consideration
} Of the bill TO incorporate the Fiscal Bank
of the United States, and the bill was fur
, Their amended.
Saturday, July 10.
} After consuming the morning hour in
the discussion of Mr.. Buchanan's resoll-
ton, the Senate resumed the consideration
/ of the bill to incorporate the Fiscal Bank.
, After which, Oh motion of Mr.. Mangum,
, the Senate went into the consideration OF
/, executive business, and then adjourned.
Monday, .Jaly 10.
Mr.. Smith, of Indiana, Chairman of the
Committee on the Public Lands, reported
back to the Senate the bill from the House
to appropriate the proceeds of the Public
Lands, and to grant presumption rights,
with two amendments.
! The first is to grant five hundred thou.
sand acres Of land to each new Stale that
shall hereafter be admitted into the Union,
upon such admission, upon the same Terms
and conditions as the grants TO tho new
States are made.
+ The second amendment is to reHal a
proviso in the act of Cd June, 1881, re-
serving certain lands from sale and from
pre-emption rights, under the trcay al
Dancing Rabbit creek.
Mr.. S. said neither of the amendpents
,, involved any principle adverse to thd gen.
eral provisions Of the bill. The frs was
! supposed to be necessary, to do justice to
, the States hereafter TO be admitted into
the Union. The committee had thought
, that this was the proper time to ma . the
! provision for the States hereafter to ie adj
mitted, which would place them on asimi-
lar footing with the other new STATES
The other amendment was made II the
. instance of the member of the committee
5 from Mississippi, and was belevedto be
necessary to give to that State the benefit
; of the act, so far as the pre-emptior prin-
/ ciple was concerned.
Mr.. S. had been indisposed to make any
amendments to the bill of the house lest 1t
might operate against its final passage but
, the amendments proposed seemed to be SO
essential that he ha,i consented to item,
+ with a confident belief that they woult not
be objected to, and that the sanction 0 the
Senate to the bill, as amended, wcuA be
promptly responded to by the HOUSE. or
i its return to that body. He would 10 say
, more this was not the proper tin.% bu,
/ he thought it proper to explain tn, object
E of the amendment.
r The remainder of the sitting was spent
; Ii considering the Bank Bill. Mr.. Wight,
of n. Y. offered various amendments with
view to make the bill obiectionableto its
/ friends, but they were all voted dowr.
Tuesday, Ja!yl3.
: The resolution of Mr.. Buchanan being
again taken up, Mr.. Linn occupied the
morning hour without concluding his re.
marks.
The bill to incorporate Fiscal Bank
was then taken up. Mr.. Wright offered
an amendment, upon which a debate arose
in which Mr.. Wright, Mr.. Berrieh Mr,
Buchanan, Mr.. Benton, and Mr.. Chy OF
Ala. took part. The question being aiken
upon the amendment, it was rejected
years %, nays %.
Fl Wednesday,, July "a.
i Mr.. Merrick, from the committee for the
district Of Columbia, reported, with anend-
i, ments, bill to revive and extend the
charters Of the banks Of the District Of
! Columbia.
Mr.. Clay, from the committee on f.
nance, reported the bill from the Hose Of
: Representatives, authorizing a loan Of
, twelve millions of dollars, without amend.
ment.
Mr.. c. said the condition Of the Trensu.
ny was such as to require that the bill
should be passed with as little delay as
possible. lie expressed the hope that il
would be taken up some day this week and
passed.
The bill from the House Of Representa-
! lives making appropriation for the pay
! rHent OF navy pensions, was twice read and
referred to the committee on naval affairs.
The bill from the House of Representa-
tlves making an appropriation for the pur-
chase Of naval ordnance and ordnance
, stores, was twice read and referred to the
! committee on naval affairs.
The bill from the House Of Representa-
, tives making further provision for the lu-
; matte paupers of the District of Columbia,
was twice read and referred to the com
mittee for the District Of Columbia.
The Senate then proceeded to the con.
sideratlon of the resolution offered by Mr..
! Buchanan, calling on the President for n
list Of removals.
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