The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-13

An Act making further appropriation for the
completion Of the harbor, and rebuilding the light
house at Chicago, in the State Of Illinois.
Mr. tAPPAN presented a resolution proposing an
amendment Of the Constitution, whereby a iimita-
may be placed upon the terms Of service Of the
Judges in the United States Courts.
1t laid upon the table and ordered to be
printed.
THE AFRICAN SQUADRON.
Mr. BENTON presented the following resolution,
which lies over for future consideration
Resolved That the President of the United States
be requested to inform the Senate as follows
LIST. The estimated value Of the vessels that will be
required for the African squadron under the late Bri
fish treaty
I'd The probable annual cost Of repairing said
vessels.
3d. The number of men and officers which the
equipment Of the squadron will require
4th. The probable annual loss Of men from deaths,
desertons, and other casualties.
5th. The probable annual expenditure of said
squadron under all the heads Of expenditure incident
to the service.
9th Whether it is intended to make the squadron
consist of more than eighty guns and the calbre OF
the guns to be used.
7th The whole number of guns which il is expected
to have ahoat in the U. States Navy during the year
ls43 and the estimated expenses of the naval estab-
shmen. for the year, including all the expense incl
dent to making up Navy.
MIR. BENTON gave notice that when the resoIu-
ton ofthe Senator from Delaware (Mr Bayard) pro-
posing tie resembling Of the expungng resolution
came up, he would offer the following amend
ment:
Strike out after the word resolution and insert as
follows
"That the resolutions expunging from the Senate
journal the sentence of condemnation against Pres-
dent Jackson for removing the public deposites from
the Bank Of the United States, commonly called the
expunging resolution was act done by the SEN
ate in conformity to the will Of the People authen
cay expressed in the popular elections, aud in the
instructions from the General Assemblies of The
States, after full and fair submission of the question
TO the People and the States for their consideration
and decision. And the said "expunging re-
solutions" having been thus adopted in ac-
cordance with much expressed will and in
structons, it is incompatible with the prin-
ciples Of representative government, and in
ssten with the respect done to the People and the
States, and unbecomng the Senate, to act upon any
proposition Of resembling the said expungng reso-
luton" until the said instructions of the States, and
the said expressed will of the People reman unre-
voked and unaltercd by any subsequent instruction
or expression Of the public will.
Resolved That the thanks of the country are due
to General Jackson. ex-President of the United
States for having, by his courage, patriotism and
gacty, in ,emoping the public deposites from The Bank
Of The United States in 1889, and placing his upon
the renewed charter of that Bank in 1892 and there
by saving the Government and the People Of the
United States from the pecunary oss the political
corruption, and the moral pollution, which longer
connection with that institution must have brought
upon them"
On motion of Mr.. LINN, the Senate at an early
hour adjourned.