The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-04

tornsy General Of the United States 10 examine lno
the titles Of All The lands or sites which have been pu
chased by the United States for the purpose OF erect
ing thereon armores arseDals, forts, iofuneanons
w yards custom houses lighthouses, or other pupn0
buildings Of any kind whatever, and report his oPah
ION a. 10 the validity Of the title in each case 70 the
President ef the United States.
q Resolred That il shall be the duty OF all the
officers Of the United States having any OF the uiie
papers TO the property aforesaid in their possession 70
furnish them forthwith 10 the Attorney General, 10
aid him in the investigation aforesaid.
g. Resolred That public money shall De ek-
pended upon any siie land hereafter TO be Puichas
ed by the United States for the purpose aforesaid until
the written opinion OF the Attorney General sha PC
had in favor Of the validity Of the lle and also the
Of the Legislature Of the State IN which the
land or site may be shall be given to said purchaser
A. Resolrsd, That It shall be the duty Of the dis
trct attorneys Of the n.ed States upon the aPpca-
ton of the Attorney General to furnish any ass.s-
information in their power in relation TO the
titles Of the public property aforesaid lying within their
respective districts.
s. Resolved, That il shall be the duty Of the Seere-
taries of the Executive Departments upon the aPPi-
cation Of the Attorney General to procure any add-
tiona evidence Of title which he may deem necessary,
and which may he in the possession Of the omcers
of Government; the expense Of procuring wh'ch 70
be paid out Of the appropriations made or the
gencies Of the Departments respectively.
g. Resolred That il shall be the duty OF the oecfe-
tsries Of the Executive Departments respectively un-
der whose direction any lands for the purposes sio,e
said may have been purchased, and over whicn 'ne
United States do not possess jurisdiction 10 Apply 70
the Legislatures of the States In which the ahus are
situated for cession Of jurisdiction and in case Of
fsa to report the same to Congress at the commence
ment Of the next session thereafter.
The committees were then called in their order for
reports.
Mr.. FILLMORE, from the Committee Of Ways
and Means, to whom resolutions Of instructions had
heretofore been referred reported bill TO repeal the
sixth section Of the act entitled act TO provide Tor
the support Of the Military Academy of the United
States for the year 1885, and other purposes
ed July, 1888, and prohibit any investment OF the
funds Of the United States in stocks of the several
States which was read twice.
Note by The Reporter.-The section proposed to be
repealed Is as follows:
Sec. g. And be IL further enacted, That all the
money arising from the bequest of the late James
Smithson of London for the purpose of founding at
Washington in this District, institution be de-
nominated the Smithsonian Institution, which may
be paid into the Treasury, is hereby appropriated,
and shall be invested by the Secretaryof the Urea
sury with the appreciation Of the President OF the
United States, in stocks Of States, bearing inte-
rest at the rate OF not less than fire per centum
per annum, which said stock shall re held by the
Secretary in for the specified 10 the last
will and testament of the said SmlthsOn, until provi-
sion is made by law for carrying the purpose Of said
Dequest into enect and thai hnnudt
crnng the stock aforesaid shall be in like manner
invested for the benefit Of said institution
MI FILLMORE asked that, as the bill contained
appropriation, and need not therefore, be Commit
ted il be put on its third reading now.
And the bill read third time and passed.
Mr.. w. w IRWIN (referring to bill heretofore
reported leave, by him. making appropriations for
Western marine hospitas) desired to be informed by
the chairman 1.-THE Committee Of Ways and Means
TO whom the bill had been Observation-Disclosures it was
the intention of the Committee to report the bill at
this session.
Mr. FILLMORE said the Committee declined
to report the bill to the House.
Mr.. IRWIN asked leave to offer resolution in re-
laton thereto.
Objection was made
Mr.. KENNEDY, Of Maryland, from the Commit
tee on Commerce, reported the following resolution
Resoired That a select committee Of eleven mem
bers, not than of which shall be from any
one State be appointed by the Chair for the purpose
of taking evidence at the principal ports of entry and
elsewhere, to the operation OF the existing system
and rates Of duties imports upon the manutnctur-
ing commercial and agrcutur interests Of the coun-
try; and Of procuring generally, such information
may be useful to Congress in any revision of the
enue laws which may be attempted at The next ses-
.
Further resoired, That the said Committee be au-
tnorzed to sit during the recess and to employ clerk
After some conversation, involving point of
Mr.. INGERSOLL moved 10 amend the resolution,
by striking out the words sit during the recess and
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON asked the yeas and nays
Mr. DAWSON moved to lay the resolution and
amendment the table.
Mr. INGERSOLL asked the yeas and nays on
that motion which ordered, and being taken,
were as follows:
a.
son, Bovine Boyd, Aaron v Brown, Milton Brown,
William Butler, Patrick C. Caldwell, Calhoun, John
Campbell, William b. Campbell, Thomas J. Camp
BELL Chapman, Clinton, Coles, Cowen, Cravens,
c. Dawson, Dean, Deberry, Doan Doig, Eastman,
John G. Edwards, Eebert, John G. Floyd, Chas. A
Floyd, Torrance, Gentry, Gerry, Goggin, Patrick G.
Goode VIM. 0. Goode, Graham, Habersham, Harris,
John Hastings. Houck, Houston Hubbard, Jack c.
Johnson Keim Andrew Kennedy, Lane Linn, Lit
,efeld, Robert Mcclellan, Mckay Marchand, Al
fred Marshall, John 7. Mason, Mathews, Miller,
Newhard, Osborne, Payne, Ramsey, Rencher, Rey-
nolds, Riggs Rodney, Sergeant, Shaw, Shepperd,
Sellers, Stecnrod Summers, Sweeney, John B. Thomp-
son, Turney, Underwood Van Buren,, Ward, War
rem, Wauerson, Weslbrook, Joseph L, White, Lew
is Williams, Wise, Wood-S7.
NAYS.--Messrs. Adams, Landad w. Andrews,
Sherlock J. Andrews, Arnold Aycrigg, Baker Bid
son, Jeremiah Brown, J. C. Clark, Cranston John
Edwards, Everett, Fillmore, A, Lawrence Foster,
Gilmer, Green, Greig, Hail. Henry, Hudson, Hunt,
Ingersoll, VIM w Irwin, James, John p. Kennedy
Lawrence, Samson Mason, Mattocks, Maxwell, May
nard, Morgan, Morrow, Parmenter, Partridge PEN
dle,on, Plumer, Profit, b. Randall Randolph, Ridg-
way, Russell Saltonsta Simonton, Slade, Smith,
Stanly, Siratton, A. II. H. Stuart, Taaferro, Rich.
ard w Thompson, TiInghast, Toand, Tomlinson,
Wallace, Thomas w. Williams, Winthrop, Augustus
Young-62.
So the resolution and amendment were laid on the
table.
A message was received from the Senate informing
the House that the Senate had agreed to the confer
asked by the House the disagreeing votes be-
tween the two Houses on the amendment Of the Sc