The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-23
Tmemtp=SRbenth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE,
FRIDAY, April %, 1916

IN SENATE,
FRIDAY, April %, 1912
Mr.. SMITH, of Indiana, took the Chair at twelve
O'clock having been requested TO do so by the Presi
dent pro tenn who is confined to his by ndisp o-
sition
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 was referred to the Committee Naval
Affairs
Mr.. BAGBY presented the petition of Richard
Phillips praying for military bounty land warrant.
Mr.. PHELPS presented the memorial of two hun
dred and sixteen operatives of the State Of Vermont
asking for protection to American manufactures.
Mr. MANGUM, from the Committee on Naval AZ
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 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 as 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, harmonize their
conflicting opinions, establish judcious tariff, and
pass the Exchequer bill.
Mr. WILLIAMS, from the Committee Naval
Affairs, reported, with amendments, the bill for aug
me ntation Of the Marine Corps.
THE FINE IMPOSED UPON GENERAL JACKSON
Mr. BERRIEN, from the Committee on the Judi
ciary made adverse report the bill to refund to
General Jackson the fine imposed on him by the
United States District Court of Louisiana in 1915.
The ground assumed by the committee is, that a
request to remit the fine not made by General
Jackson, nor by any personal friend at his request
and further, that there was evidence before the
ann ttaa tn gEnW for yUha xUh
circumstances the fine was imposed and enforced.
THE RHODE ISLAND CONTROVERSY.
On the motion of Mr.. ALLEN, the following
luton, submitted by him on the 18th instant, was
taken up, VIZ:
RESOLVED, 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 or from persons purporting to act under his
appointment by his authority request. under
the authority request of any either of the pres
ent authorities of that State, civil military, or
purporng TO act under the authority or by the APP
pointment, or at the request Of convention of del
egaes of the people of that State of committee
of any such convention, or purportng to act as the
immediate agent or representative of any meeting
assemblage of citizens of that State relative to pro-
ceedings which have taken place in cortem-
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-
CARNATIONS orders and proceedings of any character
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-
enlnt was of tn nj
the Senate discussion to the matters in dispute in
Rhode Island and which separated the people of that
State into t parties and he would now say that,
any discussion of this question should arise, should
not be rough his instumentaity. But this resolu-
ton, being mere CALL predcaed on the official letter
of the President written to the Executive Of Rhode
sland-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, would not
be through his instrumenality, butt he would partici
pate in it, lift should be commenced.
Mr.. PRESTON fully concurred with the Senator
from Ohio that these were matters about which
they ought not to 60 into discussion, 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 subject
shall have been placed before them in an 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
Scr the purpose of avoiding all expression of feeling
and intermeddlng the part of the Senate in rela
ton to this subject and which they had no uris
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 comDly with
the request as 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
ordered
Mr.. CALHOUN would make a single remark.
This he said, was grave subject A few more days
would lead to further developments. One the par
ties had already elected
Mr.. PRESTON here interrupted the Senator and
called for the order, any discussion would defeat
the objec which he had in view in moving to lay the
resolution upon the table.
The question then taken, and decided in the
aIirmatIve-yeas "a, nays 49, as follows:
NEAS-Messrs. Archer Bagby, Barrow, Bates,
Berren, Calhoun Choate Clayton, Conrad, Cuth-
bert, Crittenden, Evans Graham, Huntington, King
Mangum, Miller, Phelps, Porter, Preston, Summons,
Smith of Indiana Sprague, Tallmadge-A
NAYS Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan Full
ton, Henderson Linn McRobcrts Smith, of Connec-
ticut. Sturgeon, Tappan, Wilcox, Wright Young
Is
Sothe resolution was laid upon The table.
The Senate went into an Executive session, and
subsequently adjourned until Monday next.
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