The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-23

| tain what measures have been taken by on
Government for the purpose of obtaining the recog
milton OF such claims have not been finally actet
on by the commissions What steps have been taker
to obtain the payment of such claims as have beer
recognised? When the resolution was before the
Senate on former occasion, the Senator from Ala
bama (Mr. Kmg) suggested that the call was unne-
cessary, inasmuch as the information likely to be
afforded by reply, by the President to resolution
adopted on motion made by that gentleman. The
Senator, he presumed, satisfied that the mes
sage OF the President did not meet his Mr. Conrad 81
OBJECT nor answer the inquiries proposed
Mr.. KING remarked that he had supposed that the
information desired by the Senator would have been
furnished by the recert communication from the Pre-
sident, in reply to his resolutions but this had not
been done and, therefore, he would not oppose the
resolution now before the Senate.
The question taken the resolution, and it
was adopted.
Mr.. BERRIEN, from the Committee on the Judi.
ciary, reported with amendments the bin regulate
arrests on esne process In the District of Columbia
MIR. MCROBERTS gave notice tibet, when the Sc
nate bill to provide for further remedial justice in the
courts of the United States shall be taken up, he
would move the following an amendment TO the
! same, and he moved that it be printed, viz
Sec. 2. find be further enacted That the powers
conferred upon the President of the United States by
the act to provide for calling forth the militia to
cute the laws of the Union; suppress Instructions
and repe nvasions approved Feb 2Slb 1885, by the
act authorizing the employment of the land and naval
forces of s. IN ofnsurrecons, approved March
81 lSO7, shall not be exercised by him hereafter for
the purpose of suppressng distractions, or alleged
distractions, to the laws of individual State of
domestic violence therein, except during the
of Congress, and then only in of actual force
and that at the first session after the exercise of such
power by him, he shall lay before Congress full and
detailed statement Of the facts and information upon
which he acted, together with copies Of all commun-
cations received, and all orders issued by him.
his direction, touching the premises.
Sec 3. And IL be further enacted, That in all
! where application shall be made to the President
when Congress shall be in session, by the Executive
or Legislature of State for the nerpositiOn of the
authorizes of The United States to suppress obsruc
tons, alleged distractions to the laws of State,
domestic violence therein that the President of the
United States for the tine being shall forthwith lay
before Congress such application and all the evidence
or other communications touching the same, for the
| action OF Congress thereon.
Mr.. BERRIEN remarked that he understood the
Senator from Illinois as designing to offer his amend
ment to the bill when it should be taken up for con-
! sideTaton.
Mr.. MERRICK said that it seemed to him that
| the amendment ought not to be received, it was
| incongruous to the bill.
Mr.. McROBERIS remarked that the amendment
was not incongruous but if objection made to
it, he would withdraw the proposed amendment and
offer it at the proper time.
The bill providing for the publication of an account
of the discoveries Of the Exploring Expedition, under
the command of Lieutenant Wilkes, of the I'm ted
States Navy, was, after a brief discussion, read
third time and passed.
The Senate took up the bill to provide for further
remedial justice in the courts of the United States.
Mr. WALKER addressed the Senate at great
length In constitutional argument, against the bill,
And the Senate then adjourned.