The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-19
gWentp= Aeoenth Congress.
IN SENATE,
SECOND SESSION.
FRIpAY, March Is, 1912


| FRIDAY, March Is, 1912.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the fol.
| lowing communications, viz:
| /. From the Secretary of War, in reply TO reso-
luton oil the 18th instant transmitting report from
John Flanagan, the superintendent of the Upper
Mississippi lead mines.
| 2. From the Postmaster General in reply to reso-
luton OF the 10th ultlmo, giving detailed statement
of the cost of the public buildings in The city of Wash
ington
| 5. From the Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin,
with reference To the boundary line between that Ter
ritoTy and the State of Michigan.
Mr. CHOATE presented the petition Of shipmas-
terra and others of Newburyport, Massachusetts, pray
ing that the Pilot Law may not be repealed
Mr.. CLAY presented memorial from glass cut
lers OF the city OF New York asking for protection.
On the motion of Mr.. WILLIAMS it was
Resolved That the Secretary Of the Navy be di-
rected TO communicate TO the Senate the names OF
all officers in the Navy Of the United States de-
noting the periods of their admission into the public
service and the date of their present commissions,
and the time of their respective service prior to
the first of January 1924 also the time OF service
of all such officers and present Passed Midshlpmen
since the first Of January, 1894 at sea and on other
duty.
The resolution of Mr. MERRlcK, proposing joint
rule for the two Houses inhibiting an amendment
from being made to any appropriation bill for OBJ
jects not designated by some preexisting law being
on its passage, and the yeas and nays having been
ordered
Mr.. HENDERSON expressed the hope that the
question would not now be taken, as many OF the
members of the Senate, who were opposed to the re
solution, were absent He therefore moved that the
resolution be laid upon the table, and the motion was
agreed to-
Mr. MERRICK tn, n gave notice that, tomorrow,
he would call up the olution and whether many
members of the Senate should be absent or not, he
trusted that the question would be taken definitely,
and decided affirmatively or negatively.
The following bills were read a third time and
passed
The bill to authorize Chapman Lewis to purchase a
prescription right certain quarer-sectlon of lane,
now occupied by him, al the minimum price per acre
the hill relative TO the act entitled act granting land
to certain exiles from Poland approved June 80,
1884 the bill for the relief of Hezekiah l.. Thistle
and the bill to and continue in force San
supplementary to act entitled A in addition
10 the act for the punishment Of certain crimes
against the U nited States and TO repeal the acts
therein MENTIONED approved 10Th March, 1898
The bill for the relief of Thomas NJ Isett, the bill
for the relief of Valerien Allen the bill for the rel
of Robert Is. Lewis, the bill to remove the office of
Surveyor General and to change the location Of the
land Office in the Greensburg district in the State of
Louisiana were severally engrossed for third read
ing
The Senate took up the bill declaring the assent Of
Congress to the State of Illinois to impose tax upon
all lands heretofore sold by the United States in that
State from and after the time of such sale.
Mr.. McROBERTS explained the object of the bill,
and said that the limitation of five years, at pre-
sent existing relieved from taxation large amount
Of the domain of Illinois, and the bill before Them If
it should become law, would enable that State to
increase the amount of taxable property with view
to diminish the taxes which were imposed upon her
citizens This bill applied only TO future sales-he
was under the impression that Congress could not
pass a law to tax the lands heretofore sod-and it
gave to Illinois the power to take action in the mat
ter, if the Legislature should deem il to be neces-
sary.
MIR. WHITE was opposed to partial legislation,
and he good reason for departing from the
course hitherto pursued by the Government with re-
gard to the States and as he did not view the
object contemplated by the bill local matter, he
moved that it be committed.
MIR. KING said that the bill did not ask TO violate
any arrangement heretofore made but Illinois merely
wished impose taxes equally upon all who held
lands within the State. Alabama was satisf, to let
things 90 they had most Of the public lands
that State had been disposed of but when Ilnoi,
came forward and asked to impose taxes for the pur
pose of relieving her people of their burdens why did
Senators oppose the request, unless it to favor
those who had been induced to buy lands, and who
hal imagined that they would rise in price by the time
the five years exemption from taxation, according to
the existing laws, shall have expired.
Mr.. CLAY said that as the hour ofone had arrived
he would to lay the bill upon the table for the
purpose taking up the special orders and the motion
prevailed.
THE TARIFF, AND RErRENCnMENT AND REFORM.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the
resolutions of Mr.. Clay, proposing an augmentation
of the Tariff and reduction of the expenditures of
the Government.
Mr., EVANS continued his remarks from yesterday
in favor of the resolutions and in reply to the obser
vatons of Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Woodbury.. In con
cuson, he eXhorted Senators to throw aside abstrac
TONS and resort to something that practical for
the public welfare for if there was time
for men to forget every thing but the
try, now was the time and they who would
pursue such course, instead of INDUCING in
ordinations and recriminatons and in perpetual
faut-fnding would act together like wise and pru-
dent men, in promoting the great interests which
were so depressed by the present condition of affairs
they would win, not the heeting popularity of the
day, but the abiding and enduring gratitude of the
country.
The Senate then adjourned until Monday next.