The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-09

the 4h Of March, lS4l 10 the pros ent time. Why,
then had this pressing emergency be delayed until
the last momentl Havpg expires sed his reasons
merely why hecoud not vote for the BILL he dee ned
It due to himself TO remain silent.
La the of the debate, of which the above is
but brief sketch
Mr.. BUCHANAN took occasion. to say that it
was s belief that twenty per cent. duties could be
collected under the law OF 1888. Twelve or IF
teen months ago, he entertained a contrary opinion
As 10 whether home valuation could or could not DO
determined by the Secretary OF the Treasury or the
President of the United States he did not wish to
express an opinion.
Mr. PHELPS remarked that if he had anticipated
that the day would have been wasted IN debate he
should have hesitated before he moved to take up the
motion Of leave to introduce the bills. IL appeared
that there question before the Senate. The
proposition as for leave 10 Introduce these bills
w ith regard 10 the constitutionahly of the bills
was question which every Senator could decide for
himself and discussion in relation to the ef-
feet OF the existing laws could result In no action and
in his Judgment would lead TO practical result al
all. With view, therefore, of putting an end to
the debate and obtaining the decision of the Senate,
he would renew the motion which he made the other
day, and move to lay the question Of leave to intro
duce the bills upon The table.
Mr. LINN called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and resued-yeas b. nays II, as fol-
lows
YEAS-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Berrien, Choate, Clayton Conrad, Crafts, Crltien-
den, Dayton Evans, Graham, Huntingdon, Mangum,
Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter Sim
mons, Smith, of Indiana, Sprague, White Wood
bndge--25
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton Bucha.
nan, Cuthber, Fulton, King Linn, Sewer, Smith, Of
Connecticut, Sturgeon, Talmadge, Tappan, w iicox,
Woodbury. Wright Young-T
SO the question of leave to INTRODUCE the bills was
laid upon the table.
The bill to incorporate the National Institute of
the District of Columbia was passed by the following
vote, viz:
YEAS-Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Berien,
Choale, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Criltendsn, Cuth-
Linn, Mangum, Merick, Miller Morehead, Porter,
Preston Simmons Smith of Indiana, Sprague, Tap
pan, Woodbridge and w oodbury-30.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton Buchan-
an, Calhoun, King, McRoberts, Sewer White,
Wilcox, Wright, and Young-l2,
The bill to extend further remedial justice in the
courts of the United States--or in other words, TO
provide Tor the removal of causes similar to that of
Mcleod, from the State to the Federal Courts,
ing up on its third reading
A debate ensued, in which Messrs BAGBY
BERRIEN, WRIGHT, CUTHBERT, and CAL
HOUN participated at the termination of which,
the bill was cad third time and passed-yeas 81,
nays IL as follows
YEAS-Messrs Archer, Barrow Bates, Bayard,
Berrien, Choate, Clayton Conrad, Crafts, Cutien-
den, Dayton, Evans, Graham, Huntington, Mangum.
Merrick Miller, Morchead, Phelps, Porter Preston,
Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Sprague, Talmadge,
W hiie, and w oodLridge-27
NAYS-Messrs Allen Bagby, Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Cuthber Fulton, King Linn, SEWER Smith,
of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Wilcox, Wood
bury, Wright, and Young-l7.
The Senate then into an Executive session,
and subsequently adjourned.