The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-30

1 The act to regulate enlistments in Army, Navy,
and Mamie Corps was objected to.
The act to regulate the pay and appointment Of
engineers in the Navy was reported with an amend
ment, but objected to.
The act to reorganize the Navy Department was
objected to.
The act to establish school of instruction in the
| Navy objected to-
The act to regulate the Navy ratlons was lad aside
to be reported.
The act to surrender the stock owned by the Uni
ted States in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the
State of Maryland, was objected to-
The act for the augmentation of the Marine Corps
was objected to.
All the bills in the Committee of the Whole the
state ofthe Union having been disposed Of
| Mr.. FILLMORE moved that the Committee should
rise and report the bills laid aside to be reported
| The Committee accordingly rose, and reported.
| On motion of Mr.. FILLMORE, the House resolv-
ed itself into Committee of the Whole House to take
| up the bills referred TO that Committee.
The act aut horze the State Of Louisiana to sell
lands appropriated for the Of schools in that State
| was objected to.
The act to authorize the inhabitants of townships
north, range 80 west in the State OF Arkansus TO
enter section of land, &C., was laid aside.
The act to perfect the titles to lands south OF the
Arkansas held under New Madrid locations, and
presumption rights under the act of 1914, was OBJ
jectcd to.
The act for the relief of Benz. Murphy, was OBJ
jected to.
The act to authorize the payment of equitable
commissions to attorney of persons in whose favor
awards have been mace, under three treaties with
certain foreign powers, was laid aside.
The act for the benefit of the Howard Institution
was objected to-
The act for the relief of the legal representatives
of Nathaniel Pryor, was laid aside
| The act for the relief of Joseph Nourse, was OBJ
| jected to.
| An act for the relief Of Charles M. Keller, was
objected to.
The act to provide insane hospital for the Dis
trict of Columbia was laid aside.
The act to provide for the settlement of claims for
losses of property BY reason of its military occupation
in the Territory Of Florida was laid aside
The bill for the relief of Boyd Reilly was OBJ
jected to.
The bill for the relief of the legal representatives
of Therese Malette was laid aside. .
The act for the relief of John Compton was laid
aside
The act to confirm claims to lands between Rio
Hondo and the Sabine was laid aside.
The act authorizing the issue of patent to the le
| gal representatives Of J. Comeau laid aside.
The act for the relief of M. Forest was laid aside
The act authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
purchase the right to use Rabbits an-attrltion metal
was laid aside.
The act for the relief of Jacob Green was laid
aside
The bills in the Committee of the Whole House
having been disposed Of the committee rose and re-
ported.
The question coming up on the engrossment OF the
bills reported
Mr.. ADAMS moved call of the House which
was ordered--and Ito members answered to their
| names.
The names of,he absentees being called, 1913 mem
bers answered to their
| Mr. HOLMES moved an adjournment. Mega
lived
The doors were then closed, and the names of the
absentees again called, and excuses offered
| Further proceedings in the call were suspended on
motion of Mr. Fillmore.
| In ~ Al dra ghack uDOn
reign merchandise exported in the original packages
10 chihuahua and Santa Fee, reported with an amend
nscnt was first taken up.
AT the request of Mr.. KENNEDY, of Maryland,
the consideration of this bill was postponed.
The bill providing for the pay of certain civil ofii-
GERS in Wisconsin was passed.
| The act to revive and continue in force "an act
supplementary the entitled act in addition to
the act for the punishment of certain crimes against
the United States, &c, was objected to and post
| poned
The act for the relief of Isaac Hull was passed
The act providing for reports ofthe decisions of the
| Supreme Court was passed also the act for
| the relief of F. Pettrch.
The reports from the Committee Of the Whole on
the state of the Union having been concurred in by
the House-the bills reported from the Committee OF
| he Whole were pronounced to be next In order
After brief discussion on point of order raised
| by Mr. ARNOLD, the bill authorizing the payment
of equitable commissions to attorneys, under awards
made under certain treat es, was laid aside
The other bills reported from the Committee OF the
| Whole House were passed
Also the act for the relief of the legal representa-
tives of Henry Eckford was passed-the objection
having been withdrawn
MIR. TALIAFERRO, by leave, reported three
| bills from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.
| Mr. LINN moved reconsideration of the vote on
the bill relating to the securities Of Samuel Swart-
won't. The motion laid on the table.
| Mr. HOPKINS, from the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads, reported bill relating to the
collection Of the funds of the Post Ofce which was
| laid over.
| Mr. PEARCE, of Maryland, reported bill set
| Ting claims to lands in Detroit. The bill passed.
| Mr. WISE moved to go into Committee of the
| Whole. On this motion telers were ordered 70
voted in the affirmative, and 81 in the negative No
| quorum.
Mr.. ADAMS moved adjournment. On this
motion Mr.. WISE called for the yeas and nays which
were ordered. The result was-yeas rs, nays Y.