The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-21
CONGR ESS

| In the House, on Tuesday, Mr. CASEY asked
leave to offer resolution fixing Two o'clock, P.
NJ, on the first ofAugust, as the day for the adj
journment Of both Houses Of Congress.
! Mr.. FILLMORE objected. He was opposed to
entertaining at The present time any proposition
of adjournment.
Mr. CASEY moved suspension of the special
order; and to have as full a vote as possible, he
moved also call of the Honse.
Upon lhe-rol being called 157 members an
swered 10 their names and further proceedings
on the call were suspended. The yeas and
nays were ordered on the proposition to suspend
the special order, and it was negatively cas-
81, nays "a.
Several efforts were made to offer resolutions,
reports &C., but objection was made, and the
House went into Committee of the Whole, Mr.
Gner in the chair, and resumed the conside-
ration of territorial business.
| A bill entitled +" for the protection Of COM
merce on the Western shores of Lake Michi-
gan," was first taken up, ON motion of Mr..
Dodge, Of Wisconsin. This bill appropriates
money for the construction Of three harbors and
one light house.
Mr. DoDaE explained the merits Of the case.
The great increase in the amount of the pro-
ductions Of the Territory required ready outlet
by the lake, its industry was almost fr,t-
less on account Of the difficulties of expectation
caused by the want of harbors. AS the coast
stretched to a great length, and was indened by
few harbors, life and property were exposed to
immense loss on so extended run through a
empestuous lake without place of refuge. He
felt there would be difficulty in obtaining an
appropriation at the present time, but as the
amount asked was small, and the benefit pro-
duced OF great importance to the industry, pro-
perty and lives of those interested in the naviga
ton Of the lake, he trusted that no opposition
would be made to the bill
MIR. Roosevelt opposed the bill. The Trea-
sury, he said, being exhausted could not meet
the drains made on it for purposes already pro-
vided for by law-and it was inju dicious to pro-
ject new schemes of expenditure without ven
turing into an inquiry into the constitutionaity
of such appropriations he must oppose them at
the present time on account of the state of the
Treasury.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Rey-
nolds, Fillmore. Howard, Granger, John C.
Clarke, Thompson, of Indiana, and others.
Amendments of various character were pro-
posed and briefly discussed. Among others 1t
was determined, that the location of he Mil
waukie harbor should be made by the Topogra-
phcal Engineers. The bill was then laid aside
to be reported, and the following bills Were sue
cessively taken up and acted on.
For the relief OF certain settlers in Wiskon-
san. For granting a certain quantity of land
near Farplay in WISCONSIN to that territory
for granting to owners of mineral lots the right
of presumption; for granting to the county of
Johnson, in Iowa, the right of pre- emption to
land for a seat OF justice for granting pre-emp-
ton rights to settlers in the Dubuque claim in
Iowa. for the completion of penitentiary in
Iowa.
The bill providing for the payment of the mi
llia of Iowa. called into the service in 1889.
was debated by Messrs. Dodge, Thompson, of
Indiana, Pope, &c. and was laid aside, and the
committee took up the bill fixing the boundary
between Iowa and Missouri.
The committee then returned to the business