The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-02
CONGRESS.

In the House, on Wednesday. the Speaker
presented letter FROM A. Middleton, Esq, ac-
companying portrait Of Columbus, and offering
II for the acceptance Of the House. The letter
was referred TO the Committee on the Library.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the Sc
lect Committee on the alleged frauds on the
Cherokees, &c. to send for persons and papers
A resolution which Mr. Saltonstal asked
leave to offer, ordering the consideration OF the
Tariff bill Immediately after the Army appro-
pration bill should be disposed of, was not con-
sidered
| Wednesday being the day fixed for consider
ing the business relative to the District of Co
lumbia, Mr.. Underwood called up the bull
amending the charter of the District Banks, so
as to allow them to pay out the notes of non
specie-paying banks, provided they would re-
ceive the same.
Mr. CUSHING objected to taking up this bill
first, because it would in all probability, produce
debate, which would continue through the two
days appropriated to the business Of the Dis
| ttict. He held serious objections to the bill.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON, to dispose of the bill at
once in the shortest manner, moved to lay it on
the table
Mr. POWELL explained why the Banks desired
this privilege. Without it they could not, with
any advantage, issue their own notes, which, at
present, are Immediately returned for the specie.
As the Senate amendment provides that the
District Banks shall resume specie payments as
soon as the Baltimore or Virginia Banks shall
resume, the bill with this amendment would
be nugatory; he therefore moved to substitute
the word and for the word or, so that the amend
and Virginia Banks"
Mr.. WELLER renewed the motion to lay the
bill on the table The motion was negatived.
Mr.. BOVINE then unsuccessfully moved call
of the House. and, Immediately after, to lay the
bill on the table. The latter motion was pro-
nounced out of order-and the vote on an appeal
from the decision sustained the Chair.
After the preliminary motions for the previ-
Gus question, &C. the motion of Mr.. Powell was
neg atived by vote of rs to 102. MIR. Under
wood observing that, without the amendment,
there would be no use in passing the bill, moved
without count
A bill authorizing the Corporation of George
town to tax lottery venders was called up, but
Immediately laid aside to take up the bill for
suppressing the sale of lottery tickets in the Dis
trict of Columbia. After the disposition of sun
dry amendments, this bill was passed. and fo!-
lowed by one for amending the charter of Alex
andria, regulating the election of the Mayor, &c.
of that city.
In the Senate, Mr. ALLEN presented memo
rial, signed by number Of citizens Of Toledo,
Ohio, asking for the removal Of port Of entry
from Maumee to the city Of Toledo
The PRESIDENT pro tenn, presentedthe memo
rial of Amos Kendall. stating that, in suit COM
menced against HIM by Messrs. Stokes, Stockton,
and Moore, holding him individually response
bic for an official act performed by him while
exercising the duties of Postmaster General, a
judgment of $1,000, with costs, was rendered
for the plaintiffs. This official act consisted in
withholding from them an allowance of 1922
900, made by his predecessor which he be-
lieved, was in violation Of law. He states that
he had acted on the advice of the then Presi
dent Of the United States, and the legality of
his course was sustained bv the formal opinion
of former Attorney General and he there
fore asks Congress TO relieve him from the pay
ment of the judgment rendered against him by
the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
! The PRESIDENT pro tenn. laid before the Sc
nate communication from the Treasury De-
partment, enclosing a statement of the number
of clerks employed in the several Offices of that
Department, and the compensation 10 each, in
compliance with the act fixing the compensa-
ton of clerks in the several Depa rtments also,
a message from the President of the United
States, transmitting report from the acting
Commissioner of the General Land Office, with
accompanying documents, in relation to the
conduct of N. P. Taylor, register ofthe land Of
fee at St. Louis, Missouri.
Mr.. YOUNG presented an accou mt of the proceed
ings of public meeting held in Morgan county, ILL.,,
the subject of the tariff, economy in expenditures
of public money and in favor of short sessions of Con-
| gress.
Mr. HUNTINGTON, from the Committee on
Commerce, to whom had been referred the memorial
of Barclay and Livingston of the city of New York
praying to be allowed register for the British vessel
Qhe GuInare) purchased by them in Boston, in order
to debt which due to them reported bill
for that purpose, which read twice and ordered
be engrossed for third reading.
| Mr.. BAGBY, on leave, introduced bill to explain
and amend entitled can act provide for the
payment of horses and other property lost in the mill
ary service of the United States in 1887 " which was
rea twice and referred TO the Committee Military
| Affairs
MIR. HENDERSON, on leave introduced joint
resolution for the relief of Gordon ID. Boyd late
ceiver of public lands at Columbus, Mississippi
which was read twice and referred to the Committee
| on Commerce
| Mr.. BAYARD asked that the resolution, reported
few days since, in relation to the employment of
corps of reporters, be taken up for second reading