The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-02-19
Tmentg=Se Congress.
IN SENATE,
SECOND SESSION.
THURSDAY, February II, l842.


The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate COM
munication from the Treasury Department with
reference to the assay of gold and silver coin, their
value, etc.
Mr.. STURGEON presented the memorial of mer-
chants mechanics, and manufacturers, of Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania, praying for the passage of the Ex-
chequer bill.
Mr. GRAHAM, from the Committee on Claims,
made an adverse report the petition of the heirs of
Robert Fulton
Mr. PRESTON, from the Committee on Foreign
Relations reported, without amendment the bill for
the relief of Alexander Hamett, late Consul of the
United States at Naples.
Mr.. MOREHEAD, from the Committee on Manu-
factures reported bill to permit Charles M. Strader
to import free of duty, two iron steamboats, to be
employed upon the western waters.
MIR. WOODBRIDGE presented remonstrance
from Mount Clemens Michigan, demonstrating against
a repeal of the Bankrupt law, and suggesting that
banking corporations be included in its provisions.
MIR. PRESTON presented memorial from citi-
zens of New York, proposing specific amendments to
the Bankrupt law.
Mr. LINN presented memorial from the city of
New York, of similar character
On the motion of Mr. PIERCE, it was
Resolped, That the Committee Pensions inquire
into the expediency of granting pension to John
Stewart.
Mr.. HENDERSON submitted two resolutions
(Which lie over,) l. Requesting the President of the
United States to furnish to the Senate list of the
names and salaries of all persons employed by the
Government who were not appointed to Office in con-
formity with any existing law the time for which they
have been appointed, and from what fund and by
what authority they have been paid 3. That the
Secretary of the Navy furnish to the Senate tabular
statement of all the appointments made in the Navy
since the al of March last the number of applica-
tons file from the several States, from which the
appointments have been made and the number which
would have been appointed from these States had the
ratio of representation been observed.
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calling for the number of officers and men attached
the naval service at the commencement Of the year
1912.
Mr.. MOREHEAD submitted a resolution, (Which
lies over) that Committee on Retrenchment be adj
ded to the standing committees of the Senate to take
into consideration the expenditures Of the Govern
ment, and inquire if any, and what, retrenchment
be made without injury to the public service, and
report to the Senate what they may deem to
be expedient.
PosTPoNEMENT OF THE BANKRUPT LAW
MIR. SIMMONS submitted the following resolu-
ton, viz
Resolued, That the Committee on the Judiciary be
instructed to report bill to provide for the postpone
ment of the Bankrupt Law for one year.
He observed that, if it was not improper, he would
move that the of the Senate be taken upon the
subject, as the instruction made in conformity
with the resolutions of the Legislature of Rhode
Island
The CHAIR (Mr. EvANs) said that the Senate had
already rejected bill for postponemen of the Bank
rupt law, and that according to the rules, when
bill was once rejected one of similar import could
not be offered again at the same session.
Mr.. KING remarked that bill upon which the
Senate had acted to postpone the operation of the
law to day certain but this resolution contemplated
postponement to much longer period than the bill
which had been acted upon, and which limited the
pos pom ement to the first of July
Mr.. BERRlEN said that, if the motion SUBJ
mtted could be entertained the subject had not been
settled at ALL and any Senator could bring the SUBJ
ject before the body at any moment upon his indiv
dual motion to postpone. The motion of the Sena-
tor from Rhode Island was in his opinion, out of or
DER and to get rid of the subject he moved that the
resolution be indefinitely postponed.
The CHAIR thought that the motion could not be
entertained, the resolution not having been received
by the Senate and he repeated that the ground for
this decision was, that bill for the posponement of
the Bankrupt law had been acted upon the present
session, and that this being of similar import could
not be entertained. The Chair however, would SUBJ
nit the motion to the Senate for its decision.
The question was then taken the reception of
the resolution, and decided in the negative,
Mr.. LINN introduced the following bills, which
read first and second time and appropriately
referred, viz to aid the Territory of Iowa TO COM
pete the erection Of the peni,entary within her limits
to establish post routes in the Territory of Iowa; for
the relief of James Anderson Of Iowa; for serving
one township of land from sale which may be
erected an asylum for the deaf and dumb in the Ter
construction of road from Dubuque, in Iowa Ter
ctory, to the northern boundary of Missouri and
for other purposes for the construction Of certain
roads in the Territory of Iowa. granting to the
ty of Johnson in the Territory of Iowa. the right of
pre-emption to tract of land for seat of justice
extending the right of presumption to the settlers
upon a tract of land known the Dubuque claim"
in the Territory of Iowa; for grant of land to the
Territory Of Iowa for MacadamiZed road from the
city of Burlington, by Mount Pleasant and Fairfield
to the Raccoon fork of the Desmoines river to con-
tinue the improvement of the navigation of the Mis-
sissippi river at Desmome and Rock river rapids
and for other purposes; granting to the county, of
Linn, in the Territory of Iowa, pre-emption to
quarter section Of land upon which the seat
of justice of said county is now established
and bill to authorize the Legislative Assembly of
Iowa to increase the jurisdiction Of justices of the
ORDERS OF THE DAY
The Senate then proceeded to the orders of the day.
and the following bills read third time and
passed, viz:
The bill to provide for the payment Of the claim of
the State of Georgia, for money advanced by that
State account of expenses incurred by calling out
militia of emergency, TO aid in the repression
of Indian hostilities in Florida and Alabama and to
protect tho citizens Of Georgia from sudden incur
sons and ranges of the Creek and Seminole Indians
the bill for the relief of sundry citizens OF Arkansas
who lost their improvements in consequence of treaty
between the United States and the Choctaw Indians
the bill to settle the title to certain tracts Of land in