The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-09

LOOMS and Abel Gay. Referred to the committe,
on the Judiciary.
a bill for the relief Of Clements, Bryan & Co.
When this bill had received lis second reading tw,
motions Of reference were made.
ist. BY Mr.. WATfERSoN, 40 the Commute,
on the Judiciary
%. BY Mr.. GIDDlNGS, 10 the Committee o
4 Claims.
Considerable discussion arose as to which Of hes,
committees the bill more appropriately belonged ia
which Messrs. Brown, of Tennessee Brown OF Mis-
sssipPi, and Turney advocated lis going to the Com
mttee on the Judiciary, and Messrs Giddngs and
russell TO the Committee of Claims.
The previous question was ordered on motion o.
| Mr.. CUSHING and
The question was first put on the motion first made
mat Is, that the bill be referred the Committee
the Judiciary and carried in the affirmative
ANA so the bill was referred 10 the Committee the
i Judiciary.
The bill from the Senate, for the relief Of John
Moore was twice read and motion made by MIR
GiDDiNGS TO refer il to the Committee of Claims
which, at the request of Mr.. DAWSON, he with
drew and Mr.. ID. moved its reference to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary
Mr.. STANLY said that il had been given as
reason for referring the bill 10 the Committee ON the
Judiciary, that that committee had nothing to do. He
assured gentlemen that was mistake. The commit
tee had plenty TO do There were already two OF
three bushels OF petitions in the committee upon
the subject of bankrupt law There was the natu-
ralizntion bill, introduced by gentleman from New
York, Mr. Hand and there was the Hooe case
which was not yet finally disposed of-these three
cases 10 be decided upon they important and
| difficult There We're, also, various other subjects
committed TO the commit tee in fact the committee
already had more TO do than they could get through by
! the 18th of March
The bill was referred to the Committee the Ju-
dietary.
| Mr. CUSHING moved that the House resolve it.
af hal.. he afaf a.f
Union 10 take into consideration the bill to provide
for the satisfaction OF claims of certain American CT
! tzens for spoations committed their commerce
prior to 81 July 1901.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi moved an adj
journment on which the yeas and nays We're ordered
| when the motion to adj ourn was withdrawn.
The question was then put on Mr. Cushings mo-
| ton, and negatiyed.
! Mr. UNDERWOOD moved that the House re-
solve itself into Committee of the w hole the bill
for the relief of the of land warrants granted
for military services in the late
| The SPEAKER said il would require two-thirds,
as was not the regular order Of business II might
! however, be done by unanimous consent
i Mr. VANDERPOEI. objected.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
| Mr. CURTIS from the Committee on Commerce
reported bill authorizing and pro idng for the pur-
chase OF lot OF land adjoining the custom house in
New York
| Which was twice read when
Mr.. CURTIS moved that il be referred to the Com
mittee ofthe Whole on the state of the Union.
| Mr.. WISE thought it should 90 to the Committee
on Public Expenditures.
| After some remarks from Mr.. WISE and Mr.
| CURTIS,
The reading Of the bill was called for, and having
been read, it committed TO the Committee Of the
| Whole on the state of the Union
Mr.. CURTIS also reported bill for the relief OF
), q. Phillips administrator Of ] Porter Felt; which
was read twice and committed for tomorrow.
hat s,,n
reported adversely on the petition of VIM J. Swel.
| Laid on the table.
MI. CASEY, from the Committee on the Public
Lands, reported bill for the relief of George III.
Slaughter; which was twice read and committed for
| tomorrow.
Mr.. GARLAND from the Committee on the Pub
lie Lands, reported the bill from the Senate to rein
qush the interest of the United States IA certain
tract OF land in the State of Alabama, without amend
ment; IL was committed for tomorrow.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi from the Com
mtec on the Public Lands, reported the bill from the
Senate to establish additional land district in the
State Of Alabama
Mr.. MONROE from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported bill to found military asylum for
the relief and support of invalid soldiers OF the army
the United States; committed to the Committee OF
the w hole on the state of the Union, and ordered to
be printed
Mr.. M moved to print an extra number of copies OF
the bill and report which accompanied it which mo-
ton lies over under the rule
| MIR. CARR, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions, reported bill for the relief Of John Ly brook
and bill for the relief of Michael Saes which
twice read and committed for tomorrow.
4 Mr.. ANDREWS, from the Committee on Revolu-
tonary Pensions, reported adversely the cases OF
| Hannah Waldo, Abigail Reeves, Juliet Onion, Tho.
mas Hall, Margaret Askins, Peggy Duncan, Garter
b. Chandler, Abigail Allen, and Joshua Bill
| Mr. ClilTTENDEN, from the Committee on In
valid Pensions reported bill for the relief of Bcria
Wright which was twice read and committed for To-
morrow.
| Also, made adverse reports to the cases of Samuel
Gossage, VIM. A. Houston, and Simon Smith Laid
on the table.
! Mr. PALEN from the Committee on Invalid Pen
slons reported adversely the of Richard Cot
rlll, Peter Sky, Josiah Hunt, James X George, and
| Rufus Henry.
Also, reported bill for the relief of Levi Comus
which was twice read, and committed for tomorrow.
Several committees were discharged from petitions
and memorials which had been enormously referred
and they were committed to appropriate committees
Mr. DAVIS, of Indiana, moved adjournment
which was carried,
And the House adjourned.
| IN SENATE