The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-26
CONGRESS-.

In the House on Thursday, Mr. Everett pro-
posed an amendment to the Journal so as to IN
cude the statement, that he wished on the pre-
vious day to make an explanation OF his remarks
on Monday in relation to the resolutions OF Mr.
Giddings but that permission had been refused
After objections from Mr. Bolts and an explana-
ton from Mr.. Hopkins, the previous question was
called by Mr.. Morgan and the amendment was
rejected.
A conversation followed between Messrs.
Goode, Calhoun and Weller, concerning the
Journal, which was finally pronounced out OF
order, when Mr.. Bolts moved suspension OF
the rules to consider the following resolution Of
fered by him on the previous day:
Resolved, That the Committee on Public Expendi-
be instructed into the nature Oft claim
formerly presented to Congress by Charles j. Catett
of Virginia, which by law passed on the "a July,
1885, the proper accounting officers Of the Treasu-
ry Department were authorized and directed to settle
upon the principles of the of Congress of the 9th
Of Ap ill., 1916, and Sd of March, 1917; whether said
claim has been settled, and what amount paid whe-
ther the accounting officers of the Treasury Depart
ment allowed said claim principles established by
the laws above referred to, neither it was done up
the authority order of the acting President of the
u States and settled upon the principles authorized
by law, why such settlement was not made at an ear
ler period and If upon such order of the acting Pre-
sident, under what law or by what authority he d.
Tected the payment of such claim and whether such
claim was first refused be paid such order and
by what authority and under what circumstances the
said accounting officers ultimately allowed it, and to
what fund such payment was charged and to report
any and all the circumstances deemed pertinent
nected with the settlement of said claim.
Mr.. Bolts called for the ayes and noes, which
were ordered-77 voted in the affirmative and
II in the negative-so the rules were not sus-
pended.
Mr. Adams offered an amendment to the rules
to the effect that neither the previous question
nor any rule shall prevent member, who has
been censured from defending himself
He moved suspension of the rules in order
that his resolution might be received, but they
were not suspended-9e voting in the atfrma-
tive and II in the negative.
The unfinished business of the previous day
was called up, and after it was disposed Of, the
House went into Committee of the Whole, MIR.
Ward in the Chair, and took up the loan bill.
Mr.. Wise, who was entitled to the floor, pro-
ceeded to show that his amendment to repeal
certain section of the Distribution bill was
in order He was followed by Mr.. Caruthers,
and by Mr. Johnson in reply. Mr.. Colquitt,
amid frequent interruptions, advocated the rele-
vancy and propriety of the amendment. Mr..
Holmes, and Mr.. Cooper, Of Georgia, followed
on the same side.
The Chair had decided that the amendment
of Mr.. Wise was in order, but when Mr. Cooper
had closed his remarks, the question being
taken, the decision of the Chair was reversed
by vote of II to IA.
Mr.. Wise then offered another amendment to
that proposed by Mr.. Fillmore. 1t was in the
form of proviso, and provided that whenever
the stock should fall below par, the Secretary of
the Treasury should redeem it.
In the Senate yesterday MIR. Rives submitted
several resolutions in the place of the second,
third, fourth, and fifth resolutions of Mr.. Clay,
which will be found in another column, and pre-
faced the presentation of them with some suta-
BILE remarks full report of which will be fur
nished to our readers on SATURDAY. morning