The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-02-19

paw or expenses allowed to each, IRON Whal iuhua
paid, and by what authority payment thereon IS u-
rected to be made.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE NAVY.
The following resolution submitted yesterday oy
Mr.. Henderson, was adopted, VIZ:
Resolved, That the Secretary ofhe Navy be direct
ed to furnish to the Senate, in tabular form, unaei
such heads and divisions asiO exhibit the nfornauon
in separate and distinct members and results is'
all the appointments made in the Navy since the f'n
March last the several offices or places 10 winch ap
pointed and dates of appointment the number OF APP
licants file in the Department from each state ol
the several places which these appointments nave
been made the States, Territories, districts where
the individuals appointed were born were then Gu
of and from which appointed and when al point
ed large What according the last census OF the
Federal apportionment, would have been the proper
ton each State Territory and district would nave re-
ceived if such appointments had been made on tna'
ratio and what the dsproporlion to the several
Territories and districts, the same ratio WINCH mas
resulted from the appointments as actually made
What is the rule observed by the Department In ma
king appointments at large, and what the class OF APP
plicants to which that rule is limited. And that ne
also furnish the Senate with tabular statement like
the exhibit Co annexed to his report of the 9Th inst
adding thereto the number of officers and men attach
ed the marine service at the commencement OF the
year 1912.
COMMITTEE ON REFRENCHMENT.
The following resolution submitted yesterday by
Mr.. MoREHEAD, taken up viz:
Resolued, That Committee on Retrenchment be
added to the standing committees of the Senate,
whose duty it shall be to take into consideration the
expenditures of the Government in the several depart
ments thereof; and to inquire whether any, and II
any, what retrencnment can be made without injury
to the public SERVICE and to report thereupon, to-
geher with such information relative thereto as to
them shall seem expedent.
The resolution was agreed to- and the committee
ordered to consist of five members to be appointed Ly
the Chair.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
| The following bills which were yesterday engross-
ed for third reading read third time and pass
| ed viz:
The bill for the relief of Captain J. Throckmorton
the bill to provide for settlement with the State Of
Maine for the services of her militia the bill for the
relief of certain settlers the public lands who were
deprived of the rights of presumption under the act OF
the 10Th of June, 1884; the bill for the relief of James
Keiser and Barnett Foley; the bill for the relief o
Caroline E. Clitherl, widow of the late George c
CIthere a surgeon in the army of the United States
the bill for the relief of Ephram Sprague the bill
perfect the titles to lands south of the Arkansas river
held under New Madrid locations, and preemptior
rights under the act of 1914 the bill further to ament
the act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of tn
public lands and to grant preempon rights, approved
September A. l84l as to authorize the Governors
the States of Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri t.
cause the selections Of the grants of land made t.
them, and the several States therein mentioned, TO
the purpose of internal improvement, without the ne
cessily of convenng the Legislatures of Illinois, Ar
kansas and Missouri for that purpose.
The bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to audit and settle the accounts between the United
States and David Geston formerly collector of the
zort of New York, engrossed for third reading.
BILLS FROM THE HOUSE.
The following bills severally read first ant
second time, and appropriately referred viz;
A bill for the relief of Lieut.. John L. Cline; bill
for the relief of Francis G. McCauey bill for th'
relief of the Springfield Manufacturing Company
bill for the relief of John P. CAMPBELL bill for thu
relief of Chauncey Calhoun bill for the relief o
Joseph Perkins, James Perkins, and John Perkins;
bill for the relief of Conrad House; bill for the re-
lief of Sylvester Phelps and the heirs representa-
tives of Charles Landon, deceased bill for the re-
lief of Obed P. Lacy; bill directing bounty land
warrants to issue for the services of Gen. Duporta
Gen. Armand and Major De la Colombo bill for
the relief of the legal representatives of Jane Fertn
baugh, widow of Captain Hawkins Boon bill for
the relief of ohm Flood; bill for the relief of Peter
Sky, an Onondaga Indian bill for the relief of
Thompson Hutchinson; bill for the relief of John
England bill for the relief of James Deatley; a
bill for the relief of Elizabeth Jones and others
bill for the pelef of Burnett Burdsa bill author
izing the payment Of the years half pay due
account Of the revolutionary services of Captain VIM
Kelly.
The Senate adjourned until Monday next.