The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-18

In the Senate on Wednesday, Mr. CALHOUN
presented a memorial from citizens of Washington
county Florida asking for the admission OF that Ter
| rtory into the Union, and for donations of land
which was referred the Committee on the Judi
cIary.
MIR. PHELPS, from the Committee on Revolution
airy Claims reported the bill for the relief of the heirs
and LEGAL representatives of Baron De kab deceased
The Senate took up the adverse report the claim
of Margaret Blennerhassett, asking indemnity on ac
count of the destruction, by the United States troops
of property on the island on the Ohio, In the iosses
sion of her husband during the excitement growing
out of the alleged conspiracy of Aaron Burr and his
confederaes
Mr. WOODBRIDGE remarked that it was unne-
cessary to consume the tine of the Senate in the
sideration ofthe report, as Mrs Blennerhassett had
recently died. and on his motion II was laid upon the
table.
Mr. WHITE reminded the Senate that, few days
AGO the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Preson)
moved to RECONSIDER the vote by which the bill to sup
ply deficiency in the MACPHERSON fund was ordered
to third reading.
The question was then taken on that motion, and
decided IN the neratve-yeas II, nays 10.
The question now REQUIRED on the third reading Of
the bill, when
Mr. WHITE as he intended to oppose It's passage,
called for the yeas and nays which were ordered.
Mr. WILLIAMS said that the bill appropriated
$50 900; and if Senators voted against 1t they would
in effect deny pensioners the amount which was &C
tually due 10 them
MIR ARCHER observed that the rejection al the
bill would not only withhold the sum from those to
whom il was already due, but from all the rest who
were incontestbly entitled to 1t.
The bill was passed by the following vote, viz
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Barrow,
Bayard, Buchanan, Clayton, Crafts, Crittenden,
Cuthbert Evans Fulton, Graham, King, Linn,
Manqum Miller Sewer, Smith, of Ia, Sturgeon,
TaPspan Walker Wilcox Williams Wright Young
NAYS-Messrs. Bates and White.
Mr. CRETTENDEN submitted joint resolution,
(Which lies over,) authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to carry into effect and complete the provi-
erect a light house. situated at the southwest pass on
the Mississippi river
Mr. EVANS from the Committee of Con ference,
appointed consider the dsag eeng votes of the two
Houses on the amendments TO the Senate bill entitled
"An act respecting he organization of the Army OF
the United States, and for other purposes, reported
that they had met the Committee APP olnted on the
tar of the House. and, after full and free confer
ence upon the subject, the Committees had agreed to
recommend to their respective Houses, as follows,
viz:
That the House recede from lis first amendment
TO the first section of said bill Outstanding the second
regiment of dragons, and agree to said first section,
amended 10y inserting after the word "privates, in he
now in the service shall be converted after the fourth
DAY of March next, into regiment OF rhemen !" and
that the Senate agree TO amend SAID first section ac-
cordlngly.
THAT the Senate recede from its disagreement TO