The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-23
TMentp=SeORnth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE,


ston.
The CHAIR presented the memorial of the Mayor
and City Councils of Philadelphia, showing the i'm
portance Of constructing marine railway at that
port which referred to the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
Mr.. BAGBY presented the petition of Richard
Phillips praying for military bounty land warrant
Mr.. PHELPS presented the memorial of two hum
dred and sixteen operatives OF the State OF Vermont
asking for protection to American manufactures.
Mr.. MANGUM from the Committee on Naval AT
fairs reported the bill to authorize the Secretary of
the Navy to contract for the building of certain steam
vessels.
Mr. LINN, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims, made report on the bill to continue in force
the act for the final adjustment of private land claims
in Missouri which was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. TALLMADGE presented petitions from Of
sego and Tompkins counties, New York, praying for
such duty on imports will furnish ample revenue
for the support of the Government; also, memorial
from Tompkins county, requesting that each and ev-
cry member of Congress will lay aside party and act
the principles of right and wrong, harmonze their
conflicting opinions, establish judicous tariff, and
pass the Exchequer bill.
Mr. WILLIAMS, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs reported, with amendments, the bill for an aug
mentaton Of the Marine Corps.
THE FINE IMPOSED UPON GENERAL JACKSON.
Mr.. BERRIEN, from the Committee on the Judi
ciary made an adverse report the bill to refund to
United States District Court of Louisiana in 1915.
The ground assumed by the committee is, that
request to remit the fine was not made by General
Jackson, nor by any personal friend at his request
and, further, that there evidence before the
committee to show for what cause, or under what
circumstances the fine was imposed and enforced.
THE RHODE ISLAND CONTROVERSY.
On the motion of Mr.. ALLEN, the following
luton submitted by him the 18th instant, was
taken up, viz
Resolped, That the President of the United States
be requested to communicate to the Senate all in
formation in his possession, or which has been com
municated to him, either printed in writing,
whether from the Governor of the State of Rhode
Island from persons purporting to act under his
appointment by his authority or request. under
the authority request Of any either of the pres
ont authorities of that State, civil military,
purporting to act under the authority by the APP
pointment, or at the request of convention of del
egates of the people of that State, or of committee
of any such convention, purporting to act the
immediate agent representative Of any meeting or
assembage Of citizens of that State, relative to pro-
ceedings which have taken place are in cor tenn
plation in that State, with view to the establishment
of constitutional republican form of Government
for the people thereof, in the place of the Land
Company charter granted by King Charles II of Eng
land and under which that State has hitherto been
governed and that he also communicate to the Sen
ate with that information, all correspondence pro-
and description whatsoever, which have been taken
on the part of the Executive Government of the
United States touching that matter
Mr. ALLEN remarked that in submitting this re-
solution part his purpose to introduce into
the Senate discussion to the matters in dispute in
Rhode Island and which separated the people of that
State into parties; and he would now say that, |
ifany discussion of this question should arise, itshoud
not be through his fundamentally. But this resolu-
tion being call, predcated the official letter
of the President, written to the Executive of Rhode
Isand-a call made in order to ascertain what state
of facts the President had acted in writing that letter.
might in his opinion be passed, and directed to the
President without creating any discussion whatever
as to its merits He would repeat, that if any discus
sion should take place up this subject it would not
be through his insrumentoy, but he would particl-
pate in it, lift should be commenced.
Mr. PRESTON fully concurred with the Senator
from Ohio that these matters about which
they ought not to 60 into dlscusslon as they
were of an extremely delicate nature. He would
repeat what he said former occasion, VIZ
that the Senate had no right to interfere in
the present posture of affairs nor until the subec
shall have been placed before them in official
form. Any intermeddling, therefore, could lead to
no beneficial results and the passage of the resolu-
ton might produce unpleasant feelings and generate
much bitterness He trusted that the good sense OF
both parties in Rhode Island might lead to speedy |
and pacific adjustment of the difficulties in dispute.
Sor the purpose of avoiding all expression OF feeling
and intermedding the part of the Senate in rela-
ton to this subject and which they had urs
dction he moved to lay the resolution on the table.
Mr. ALLEN asked the Senator from South Caro-
linaa to withdraw his motion for moment.
Mr. PRESTON said that he could not comply with
the request it might open up the question for dis
cusson.
Mr. ALLEN merely desired to show that the reso-
luton could be passed without any reference to the
merits of the controversy in Rhode Island.
Mr. PRESTON observed that, although he wished
to crafty his friend from Ohio, and although the
Senators from Rhode Island might say something
upon the subject, he would adhere to the motion.
Mr.. ALLEN asked for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered
Mr., CALHOUN would make single remark
This, he said, was grave subject. a few more DAYS
would lead to further developments One ofthe par
ties had already elected.
Mr.. PRESTON here interrupted the Senator, and
called for the order as any discussion would defeat
the object which he had in view in moving to lay the
resolution upon the table
The question was then taken, and decided in the
afirmative--yeas "a, nays l3, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Archer, Bagby, Barrow, Bates,
Berrien, Calhoun, Choate, Clayton Conrad, Cuth-
Mangum, Miller, Phelps, Porter, Preston summons,
Smith of Indiana Sprague, Tallmadge-M
NAYS-M essrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Full
ton Henderson, Linn, McRoberts, Smith, OF Connec-
ticut Sturgeon, Tappan, Wilcox, Wright, Young
l3
Sothe resolution was laid upon the table
The Senate went into Executive session, and
subsequently adjourned until Monday next
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