The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-09
gmemtp=&soemth Congress.
SECOND SESSION
IN SENATE,


l. From the War Department, enclosing a report
on the survey of the boundary between Michigan and
Wisconsin.
2. From the Commissioner Of the General Land
Office, in reply To resolution, adopted on the Sd in
slant calling for statement of the OF such early
settlers in the Illinois country as were not confirmed
by the Governor Of the Territory in the full quantity
OF four hundred acres of land Also in reply TO re-
solution ofthe Sd instant in relation to the board OF
commissioners appointed in 1886 to investigate private
land claims in Missouri.
g. From the Navy Department. in compliance with
a resolution, showing the amount expended at the
Pensacola naval station, etc.
L. The resolutions of the Legislative Councils Of
Iowa relating to the boundary line between that Ter
ritory and the State, of Missouri
Z Mr.. ARCHER presented the petition of the IRON
masters of Lexington, Virginia, praying for protec-
ton.
Mr.. TALLMADGE presented the memorial ofmer-
chants, manufacturers, mechanics and others of the
county of Philadelphia asking Congress to establish
the Exchequer plan recommended by the President of
the United States.
Mr. BARROW presented the resolutions of the
Legislature of Louisiana requesting an appropriation
to complete the surveys of the public lands in that
State.
Mr. BUCHANAN presented the petition of Will
liam b. McMurtre, praying the reimbursement Of
his expenses for his outfit member Of the scien-
tifc corps attached to the South Sea Exploring Expe
dtion.
Nlr. BfRhlEN, from tne committee on the JUDI
ciary, reported bill to provide for the further
tension of justice in the courts Of the United States
and bill further supplementary to an act TO estab-
sh the judicial courts oil the United States approved
in 1889.
MISREPRESENTATION CORRECTED.
Mr.. CLAY said that when he came to the Senate
to-day he was not very WELL but was filled with in
dgnation at matter which brought TO his notice
by friend. The Senate would do him the justice to
ta.ttf.r hat a .liI ffnn tn
per paragraphs, but the TO which he would al
Jude shocking, atrocious that he could not,
in justice to his feelings, remain silent especially
injustice had been done not much to himself to
friend. Inthe course of the presentation of TWO pc
titions yesterday he had occasion TO say that one OF
them was from number Of ladies residing at Railway,
New Jersey and that the other cmanatei from citizens
of Pennsy lvania. He was reproached by the Sena-
tor from that State for not having afforded him Mr.
Buchanan) opportunity of saying something about
the petition from he ladies', Now would be recol
lected that he replied that he had not done SO BE-
cause it was not proper subject for his delibera-
ton, because he (Mr. BUcHANAN) after having lived
a certain number OF years, had never taken any lady
under his protection! But newspaper reporter
had represented him having assigned to the Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania the extraordinary age of fifty
five ~ He called upon every grave Senator and up
every lady in the gallery who heard him, to testi
fly whether he made any such remark. He believed
that he said thirty-six years and upwards Laugh
ter.
Mr.. BUCHANAN expressed his high qualification
with the unex pected apology which he had just
ceived from the Senator (Mr. CLAY) for most griev
Gus insult. The Senator and himself had had many
passages of arms on this floor but never before had
he Mr. BucHANAN) felt it so imperiously necessary
to call him the field of honor for any thing he had
said in the course of debate. The injury to him
might have been as serious the insult was outra-
geous. The assertion from SO high an authority that
he (Mr BucHANAN) was fifty-fve and upwards, might
baya dactr Aall hio I'm in lfa He
was happy, however, TO acknowledge that the apollo
gy was prompt, manly and unequivocal, and left no
stain whatever upon his character, He hoped, there
fore that the friendly relations which had heretofore
existed between them would be cordially restored
AS to the charge Of the Senator that he (Mr b. was
thirty six and upwards, he would cheerfully confess
the soft impeachment.
AL QUESTIONS FROM THE STATE COURTS TO THE
FEDERAL JUDICIARY.
A message was received from the President of the
United States urgently recommending action upon
this subject by Congress, and stating that subject Of
Great Britain had recently been arrested in New
York. charged with being one of the party that burnt
the steamer Caroline, and who in all probability will
be tried by the laws Of the State unless The question
be transferred to the Federal Judiciary.
Mr.. BERRlEN sand that this subject had been
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and as he
had day reported bill in relation to IT, he would
printed; and the motion was agreed to.
THE DISTRICT BANK BILL. &.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill
to suspend, for limited time the operation of por-
ton Of the act entitled An act to revive and extend
the charters of certain banks in the District of Co
umbia"
The question pending was on the motion OF Mr.
ALLEN to recomnit the bill to the Committee the
District of Columbia with instructions to inquire and
report to the Senate whether the banks in the Dis
trct either of Them have violated their charters
directly or indirectly, or in any manner sought to
avoid any requirements conditions in the act to
revive and extend their charters, approved August
25, lS4l.
Mr. KERR addressed the Senate in support of the
bill
Mr.. WRIGHT and Mr.. BUCHANAN opposed it.
Mr.. BAYARD, for the purpose of obyiating objec
tons which had been urged against the BILL submit
ted an amendment, limiting the privilege of the banks
to lend and pay out the notes OF suspended banks
until the banks of Virginia and Maryland shall
have resumed specie payments but
The CHAIR decided that the amendment was not
in order as motion was pending to recommit the
bill with instructions.
Mr.. WOODBURY. advocated an immediate re-
sumption Of specie payments by the banks
Mr., CALHOUN opposed the bill.
Mr.. BENTON condemned the proceedings of the
banks and said that for the last eight days. they had
trampled upon the Senate and the House of Repre-
sentaves by violating their charters, and paying
their base trash instead Of gold and silver. He spoke
of the looks of the people Of Maryland as having had
powerful effect on the banks, which was to be seen
in the fact that the banks of Baltimore had COM
menced partial redemption OF their notes The
banks of Pennsylvania and other States
approaching this state of things; and yet the
Senate of the United States called to
throw itself in the breach in the face of the broken
banks, and sanction suspension of specie payments
for a year
Mr. BAYARD replied, and showed that it was i'm
possible in his opinion for these institutions to pay
out gold and silver while their debtors discharged
their oblg atoms them in the notes OF the banks Of
the adjoining States.
The question was then taken on the motion Of Mr..
ALLEN to recommit the b Il, and ii was decided in
the negative-yeas lS, nays %, as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Bucha nan, Cal
houn, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts, Sewer, Smith,