The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-25

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:, These resolutions authorize the Secretary of the
navy 10 render facilities MIR. Colt TO make expert
| "enis WIN his submarine battery, requiring him
report NE experiment and result at the next session of
congress limits the whole expenditure To SIS 900 To
DC taken from the sum appropriated at the extra ses-
sion Tor experiments and allows from the rs 900
sufficient to cover the personal expenses Of Mr. Colt
| MIR WISE said there other inventions be-
sides that of MIR. Colt. The same encouragement
| should be given TO them TO his. lie said how
ever he did not perceive any necessity for the reso-
| luton
After brief conversational debate
MIR. ARNOLD moved TO lay the resolutions on
the table.
The motion prevailed by a vote of 60 to g..
MIR. c. J. INGERSOLL again submitted resolu-
ton Objection being made, he moved suspension
oil the rules. On this motion the yeas and nays
ordered The result was yeas DO, nays g. So the
rules were not suspended.
On motion Of Mr.. GWIN, the House went into
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. PORE, of Kentucky,
| in the Chair
MIR. WISE moved to take up the Senate bill regu-
| iatihg The pay of pursers. The motion prevailed.
WI, w gave brief explanation Of the objects OF
ene oiN IL Is TO remove as far as possible all the
causes oil complaint made against the exercise of the
| duties OF purser performed, and to protect
! The sailor on board ship from extortion. He said
mat as this bill had been frequently subjected to ex-
animation in the Senate and To the scrutiny of the
rouse committee, he hoped it would be laid aside TO
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, objected, and in
| sisted that the bill should be read by sections
debate ensued, in which Messrs. JOHNSON
| WISE, BLACK, KING, PAYNE, BROWN, of Pa,
&c, participated. The discussion arose principally
from an amendment proposed by MIR. Black, reducing
The salaries OF pursers board of ships of the line
one half The amendment negatived.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, moved to strike
out $1,000 for the class of officers and insert
| Sz,o0O The motion was negatved.
Other amendments were proposed, and invariably
| negatiyed When all of them thus disposed Of
MIR. WISE moved that the Committee rise and report
| the bill.
| MIR. DAVIS, of Kentucky expressed a wish that
the Dill reported from the Select Committee the
printing OF the Sixth Census should be taken up
lie did not wish acted on at once but merely that
II should be considered as before the Committee.
| Alter various propositions and remarks, the
| uon OF Mr.. WISE prevailed, and the Committee
| and reported the bill without amendment.
| Mr. MALLORY called for the previous question:
and there was a second The bill was then passed.
MIR. COWEN gave notice that he would a
reconsideration of tn, vote by which the resolution,
in relation to the experiments with Colts Submarine
Battery, was laid on the table.
| MT MALLORY moved reconsideration Of the
vote by which the Purser's bill had passed The mo-
| ton was negatived.
Mr. GWlN gave notice that he would tomorrow,
move to go into Committee of the Whole to take up
the bill for the relief of General Jackson
Sundry bills, reported from the Committee Of the
Whole on former days, were taken up and disposed
| of.
| The bill ndemnifying the State of Louisiana for
the payment of militia called out, in the Florida war,
was explained at length by Mr., WHITE who oppos-
| ed the amendment appended by the Senate.
| When the vote had been taken on non-concurring
with the Senate, the House adjourned