The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-25

from the first Of July at which time it became due,
| to the first of August If an act should be passed
before the first of August, fixing the duties at fifty
per cent, without saying word about distribution,
| the fund would be fixed and the States would de-
mand their right to receive it. He asked whether
It was not remarkable, while the Government was
IN debt twenty millions, to Senators strug-
cling to give away part Of their revenue to the
States And was it ever heard Of before, a nation
~ debt Tor obligations of the past and without means
70 meet the current expenses for the present. strug
ging to give away hundred thousand dollars
| Mr. ARCHER protested against the vote which
nc should give In favor of the amendment being re-
Saluco as making any issue to the proPriety oil
distributing the proceeds of the public lands and no
nc'u himself as much at liberty as he ever was he
would vote as he might think proper whenever Dis
trbution should again be presented as naked ques-
tion
Mr. KERR remarked that he was bound by
supposed compromise agreement in relation to this
subject and heortily approving of the amendment Of
the Senator from Maine he would give to it his sup
port
Mr. BUCHANAN again addressed the Senate, to
whom
Mr.. ARC HER replied
MI. WALKER and Mr. HUNTINGTON made
few observations, when
MIR. PRESTON asked for division of the ques-
uon-hrst on striking out the provso in the bill
and then on the insertion in lie thereof ofhe amend
The CHAIR decided the motion to be out of or
der, according to the twelfth rule.
M. PRESTON said he was ready, then, to vote
on the question.
The question was tax en- on striking out the follow
ing from the bill, viz:
"Prorided, That nothing herein contained shall
suspend the distribution Of the proceeds of the public
lands any thing herein contained and any thing con-
taIned in the provso to the sixth section of the act
approved fourth September, eighteen hundred and
forty-one, entitled An act to appropriate the pro-
ceeds of the sales of the public lands and grant
presumption rights to the contrary Notwithstanding"
Aud inserting in lieu thereof the following:
That the distribution of the proceeds Of the pub
'c lands authorized and directed by the act of Con-
gress OF the 4th September, lS4l entitled An act to
appropriate the proceeds of the public lands and to
grant presumption rights shall be, and the same Is
hereby suspended and postponed until the first day OF
August, 1912; and the said act of the 4h September,
1884, shall be no otherwise affected or modified than
mere TO postpone the said first of August next the
distribution of said proceeds directed by that act to be
made on the LIST July 1912. any thing in this act, or
trary notwithstanding"
And it was decidee in the advantageous %,
nays l8, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Archer, Barrow Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Gratis, CrNenden, Evans,
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum'
Miller, Morehead Porter, Simmons, Smith, of Ind,
Tailmadge, w hite Woodbridge-23.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Berrien, Cnth-
bert, Fulton, King, Linn, McRobelts, Preston,
Rives Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon, TapPan,
Walker Wilcox, Woodbury., Wright, Young-iS
Mr.. WRIGHT moved to strike out in the proviso
all after the woids august 1912" and on the ques
ton being aken it decided in the negative-yeas
10, nays %, as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Berrien, Buchan-
an, Cuthbert, Fulton, Henderson, King, Linn McRo-
hor xk ~
pan, Walker, Wilcox, Woodbury., Wright, and
Young-I9.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates Bayard
Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts Crittenden, Evans,
Graham Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Miller, More
head, Porter, Simmons, Smith, of Indiana Tallmadge,
White, and Woodbridge-22.
MIR. KING moved to strike out the entire provso,
put the motion did not prevai-yeas 81, nays Il, as
follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen Archer, Benton, Berrie4
Buchanan, Cuhber,, Fulton. Henderson King,
Linn, McRobers, Preston, Rivss, Smith, of Connec-
licut, Sturgeon, Tappan Walker, Wilcox, Woodbu-
ry Wright, Young.
NAYS.-Messrs. Barrow Bayard, Choate, Clay
ton, Conrad Crafts, Crittend, n Graham, Hunting-
ton, Kerr, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Por-
ter Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Talmadge, White,
Woodbridge.-2l.
Mr.. WOODBURY. moved to amend the bill by in
serting that latter the Both of June, 1912, no duty
shall be assessed at a higher rate of Duty than will
be equivalent to twenty Ier cent" but the amendment
was disagreed to.
The bill was ordered to third reading; and, on Its
passage,
Mr. WALKER called for the yeas and nays,
which, being taken, resuted-Yeas "a, nays IS, as
follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Archer Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Crittenden, Evans,
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr Mangum,
Miller, Morehead, PHELPS, Porter, Simmons, Smith,
of Ind, Tallmadge, White Woodbridge-24
NAYS-Messrs Allen, Benton, Berrien, Buchan-
an Cuthbert, Fuitor, King Linn, McRoberts, Pres
ton, Rives Smith, Of c., Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker,
Wilcox, Woodbury., Wright, Young-l9
So the bill passed.
Mr.. PRESTON gave notice that he would to-
ask the Senate to take up the bill providing
for a reduction of the army.
And then the Senate, at half past five O'Clock, T.
NJ, adjourned.