The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-11
CONGRESS-.

RIO JaneiIo and New York--al well on board.
CONGRESS-.
In the House, on Friday, Mr. ROOSEVELT
moved postponement of the report from the
Judiciary Committee, proposing amendments to
the Bankrupt law.
and Means, reported bill indemnifyng persons
who incurred loss by the act of British officers
who carried the Comet and Encomum into
Nassau.
By general consent, the consideration of a re-
solution offered by Mr.. Stanly relative to militia
ry land warrants, was deferred till tomorrow, at
ter some debate.
| Mr.. RANDALL. offered a resoutien-which was
adopted-directing the Clerk to prepare tabu
lar statement of the rates of duties on each ar
ticle in the several bills reported.
Mr.. FILLMORE, reminded by the near approach
should go into Committee of the Whole and
take up the bill extending the present laws on
imports till the first of August. The motion
prevailed.
! A motion by Mr. SNYDER, to strike out the
words "frst of August" was negatived
Mr.. ROOSEVELT moved to strike outthe provi-
so guarding against rescision Of the Distribu-
ton act On this motion he opened debate
which was protracted 10 a late hour, and was
followed by Messrs. Pickens Gushing, Everett,
Wise, Foster, Goggin, &c. This incidental
question consumed most of the days session.
| Mr.. UNDERWOOD advocated the principle Of
distribution to the extreme, and insisted on its
maintenance under any circumstances.
| Mr.. GoaerN went into reading of documents
to prove that it was favorite principle of the
present Executive.
In the Senate, Mr.. EVANS presented a remon-
STRANGE, from citizens of Maine, against the passa
of the bill making alteration in the Wscasset Col
lection district in that State.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented petition, numer-
ousy signed chiefly by workmen employed in Mana
yunk, Philadelphia county, representing that their
situation is deplorable, and asking Congress to
pass bill to raise revenue, and at the same time to
give incidental protection to their manufactures;
memorial complaining of the operation of the Com
promise act and asking for protection; also, me-
mortal from citizens Of Philadelphia, showing the
great Importance of fortifying some position along
the borders of the Gulf of Mexico; which, after
debate, was referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
Mr. CHOATE presented memorial, signed by
citizens of New York and Brooklyn praying for lib
eral appropriations for the naval service.
Mr.. TALLMADGE presented memorial from
New York, asking for the passage of the Exchequer
Plan also, remonstrance, from citizens of Albany,
against reduction of duties on imported gold and
silver ware.
The bill providing for the permanent employment
of certain clerks in the Post Office Department who
have been temporarily employed for several years,
was ordered to be engrossed for third reading
The Apportionment bill was then taken up, when
Mr. TALLMADGE moved to reconsider the vote
taken Yesterday ordering the amendments TO be en-
crossed and the bill read third time; whereupon
Mr. WALKER called for the yeas and nays, which
ordered.
MI KING inquired what the object of the
Senator in making the motion; for he desired to vote
understandingly. They had been for a long time
employed in the consideration of the BILL as to give
it an accountable shape and form; and now, Ter hav
ing labored at it for weeks, and hammered it out to
what it was, why should they again go into com
mittee on the bill, and consume they knew not how
much more time He wanted to know why they
were asked to retrace their steps.
Mr.. TALLMADGE replied that the for
making the motion was, that some of the features of
the bill were such that he could not approve of them
He had voted against them at the time they pro-
posed and he was now desirons to have them made
different from what they were
The yeas and nays were then taken and the vote
was re-consdered-yeas &C. nays lS, as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Evans, Graham,
Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Merrick,
Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter Preston Simmons,
Smith of Indiana, Sprague, Tallmadge, White,
Woodbridge-26
NAYS.oMessrs. Allen, Benton, Berrien, Cuth-
bert, Fulton King, Linn, McRoberts, Sewer, Smith
of Connecticut, Rives, Sturgeon, Walker, Wilcox,
Williams, Woodbury., Wright Young-lS.
Mr. WHITE then moved to reconsider the vote by
which the following amendment was concurred in,
viz
Provided, That each district shall contain as
as NAV be- an equal number Of inhabitants to be
presented.
Mr.. WRIGHT called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered
Messrs BENTON and TAPPAN spoke against
the reconsideration, and in favor Of the proviso
Mr.. TALLMADGE replied.
After debate of mole than five hours durauon
in which Messrs. BUCHANAN, TALLMADGE,
WALKER, ALLEN, SIMMONS, WOODBU-
RY. ARCHER, CONRAD, RlVES, BAGBY,
WHITE. WRIGHT, BAYARD, and SEWER,
M BUCHANAN said that he hoped that it would
not he considered dsrespectfu in him to ask the Sc
nate that tho vote on the bill be taken this afternoon.
ICries of "Agrced agreedwl He had received nu-
merous letters from Pennsylvania making many anx.
;ous INQUIRIES upon the subject If the bill should be
sent from the Senate to-day it would not probably be