The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-01
. CONGR ESS.
A DEMOCRAT.

In the Senate, on Saturday, Mr.. TALLMADGE
presented two memorials, w |. From citizens
of Cbarlestown, Massachusetts, requesting Con
grcss to repeal the law which allows premium or
b unity on the expectation OF rum dis,led from mo-
lasses and 2 From the officers of the cusom-house,
New York asking that the Senate will not consent
TO that part of the revenue bill from the House which
prohibits the payment of their salaries until after the
accounts connected with the revenue shall have been
audited at the Treasury Deparim, and the pro-
ceedings of a public meeting held at Westbrook, New
York IN substance praying for a protective tariff
Mr.. LINN presented the memorial of twenty five
citizens of ST. Louis, Missouri, suggesting the pro-
pretty of the Government purchasing Capt Shreeve's
.nagboat that it may become public property
Mr.. TAPPAN presented memorial tlom Mount
Pleasant Ohio praying Congress IL lay a tariff on
all such articles be manufactured in the United
States and sustain citizens instead OF foreigners
SO as TO make wholly independent of reign ma
lions and prevent the expectation of specie, which has
had paralyzing effect upon the interests OF The cuun-
try.
The resolution of Mr.. You've, requesting nforma-
ton relative to the acquisition, survey, and dlspo-
siton of the public lands since the commencement
of the Government to the present tlme was passed,
after being ed on the motion of MIR. Smith, of
Indiana so that an answer to the resolution may not
be expected from the Secretary of the Treasury be-
fore the CONNER of the next session and in
several other particulars.
| Mr.. TAPPAN gave notice that he would, at the
proper tlme move 10 amend ne arm OIL Dy lnc
| addlt of the following, which read and or
dere to be printed viz:
| And be il further enacted That whenever the Pre-
sdent of the IT, ). shall receive satisfactory eviden
that the corn -four, and sailed provisions, orted
from the United States In vessels owned by citizens
of United States, admitted free of duty into
the several ports of any European State or Kingdom,
he shall make proclamation thereof to the people OF
the United States and thereupon after the explra-
ton of three months after the date of such proclama
toD the duties imposed by this act upon all articles
| the growth or manufacture of such State or King
dom admitting such corn, -four sailed provisions
free of duty so far the exceeded twenty per
cent ad paorem shall be thenceforth chargeable with
duty Of twenty per cent ad raiorem, and no more.
| Mr. WALKER gave notice that on Monday next
he would ask leave to introduce bill t. r, duce the
time required for naturalization from to years as
was fixed by the first act on the subject by the frs
Congress, during the Administration of Genera
! Washington.
On motion of Mr. LINN, it was
Resored That the Secretary Of the Treasury b,
requested to communa,e to the Senate a statement
showing the annual amounts appropria ed by Congress
since 1885 to satisfy private claims.
The bill for the relief of the steamboat company
| Nantucket read third time and passed
The bill providing for the set cement of the unset
tied paris OF East Florida amended 10y The House
was taken up for consideration, when
Mr.. SMl I'll, of Indiana, said that when this bill
was OeiHt tnen on previous OCCASION, III nau a mill
taTy appearance and purpored to make pr vision fol
the armed occupation OF Florida. But 1t had com,
back from the House in new shape, stripped enel,
of its military chat acter and plumage; and the Com
mittec on Military fairs to whom the sabiect had
beeu referred, had recommended acquiescence il
the amendment of the other branch. And now thI
bill simply proposed to give away two hundred thou
sand of land, without any earthly consideration
whatever. Ii those individuals who settled il
Florida could for five years prevent themselves fron
being shot by the Indians, they would receive
portion of Ian without any return to the Govern
ment; and if Indians should shoot any of them, tn
lands would go to their children. lie was opposed t
the bill in its present form.
Mr. YOUNG would merely suggest whether Their
was any provision which prevented depredations o
the live oak timber in Florida. He had received In