The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-24

TO create panic in the public mind he found, on ex-
animation, that il dwindled down almost TO nothing
He understood that the deic arose from the delay to
negotiate loan of millions of dollars and 10
consequence Of the millions OF outstanding Urea,
sury notes Striking out these two items, the actun
deficit would not be more than two and hall mn
hons and let Senators recoect that in the course OIL
the ensuing six months aggregate Of five million oil
dollars will be taken of from the old tariff The idea
of deficit therefore, did not strike him with SURPRISE
and he had no doubt that on re-adjustment oil the
tariff equal justice would be done 10 every section
With regard foreign relations he did not look upon
themwth the security expressed by the Senator from ~
Carolina (Mr Mangum, but he regarded them as OF
the most alarming characters and Congress could mol
be justified in Withholding appropriations for the ma
tional defence. He, therefore, was not inclined 10
complain that the question of repeating the dlsrlpu
ton act and applying the proceeds Of the public lands
for that object had been brought forward; but he
wished TO look at it calmly and deliberately, and desir-
ed no en- pdrfe report upon the subject from one sue
the Senate or the other lie asked for division OF
the question: as he wished TO keep before the Senate
in Committee of the Whole.
After few remarks from Messrs. CALHOUN,
RIVES, ARCHER, and the CHAIR, as to the point
of order
Mr. LINN said that he would insist on his motion
to refer the bill to a special committee. The Com
mttee on Public Lands last summer, had made an
excellent and able report upon the subject, and he
wanted TO counter report, based on the deences
of the country and also wished to know whether
themselves SO to be prepared to meet their enc
mics; or whether the revenue from that source was
To be distributed among the States
Mr.. PRENTISS said that he was not satisfied that
public opinion against the Distribution act-n
was not So at least in Vermont He inquired II any
more could be asked of the Senate than that this bill
should be made the special order for a certain day
This was the course which he should prefer, and Tor
that reason he would vote against referring this bill
To any committee whatever.
The question was then taken referring the bill
TO special committee and it was decided IN the ne
gatiyeEf Yeas II, nays24, as follows
| YEAS Messsrs. Allen, Barrow Benton, Buchan-
an, Calhoun, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts, Nlou-
ton Pierce, Sewer Sturgeon, 1appan, Williams,
Woodbury., and Wright-l7.
NAYS Messrs Archer, Bates, Bayard, Berrlen
Choate, Clayton, Dixon, Evans Graham, Hunting
ton Kerr, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Por-
ter, Prenti>s, Preston, RiSes, Simmons, Smith, OF In
diana; Southland, White and Woodbrdge-24.
Mr.. KING said that he was anxious that the bill
should be referred, and he would, therefore, move
that it be referred TO the Committee on Military AZ
fairs.
Mr. BARROW moved that the bill be referred TO
the Committee on Finance.
Mr. RIVE asked for division of the question, so
to take the vote on the reference, without regard
TO any particular committee.
Mr., LINN asked for the yeas and nays which
were ordered and
The question being taken the Senate refused TO re-
fer: the bill-4yeas ls, nays %, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Barrow, Benton, Bucha-
nan, Calhoun, Fulton King, Linn, McRoberts Mou-
ton, Pierce, Sewer, Smith, of Connecticut Sturgeon
Tappan, Williams, Woodbury., and Wright--ls.
sNAYS.-Messrs Archer, Bates, Bay Berfien,
Choate, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Graham, Hunting
ton, Kerr, Mangum, Merrick, Miller Morehead
Phelps, Porter Prentiss, Preston, Rives Simmons
Smith of Indiana, Southland, White, and Wood
bridge-25.
Mr. LINN said that, as no definite action had
been taken on the bill which he had introduced to
repeal the Land of the last session, he could dis
pose of it, for the present, in minute lie therefore
moved that the bin be made the special order of the
day for this day three weeks which motion pre-
vailed and the Senate then adjourned