The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-16


of Indiana, Kennedy, &C., &c.
When the hour of two arrived, the voting by
the committee commenced. Mr., Gwin with
drew his amendment, and the question was
taken, by tellers, on that of Mr.. Roosevelt to
strike olt the proviso reported by Mr.. Fillmore.
On this question l03 voted in the affirmative,
and 113 in the negative. The, motion of
Mr. Gwin was renewed-and the vote
being taken, by tellers, 81 voted in the
affirmative and l07 in the negative Mr.. Brown
moved an amendment for the whole bill, in the
form of another-67 voted in the affirmative
and lO7 in the negative. Mr.. Graham proposed
to strike out the words 'until the first day of
August and no longer,n and insert ''untll other
wise provided for by law" This amend
ment was negatived. An amendment offer
ed by Mr.. McKeon was negatived. An
amendment offered by Mr. Fillmore, that if no
legislation shall take place by the first of Au-
gust, the revenue laws now in operation shall
continue in force.
The committee then rose and reported the bill
as amended, and the House proceeded to vote
lation to the Distribution was carried by a
vote Of l13 to l07 So that the Distribution
act, it is decided, must remain in operation al all
events and under all circumstances.
10 the Senate, Mr.. BUCHANAN presented me-
mortal from citizens of Philadelphia, interested in
the manufacture of soap and glass. They desire that
soda ash shall continue TO be admitted free Of duty
IN tLa If tha xtra
and state that unless it shall be permitted to come in
free Of duty, they cannot compete with the foreign
manufacturers of those articles; also, two memo
rails from Delaware county, Pennsylvania. asking
for discriminating tariff of duties sufficient to pro-
tect the various manufacturing interests OF the Re
public and memorial from Philadel phia of SINH
lar character.
Mr.. BENTON presented memorial from Thorn
as J. Stone asking indemnity for horses lost in the
service of the United States, in l6l4-l5.
Mr., TALLMADGE presented memorial from
citizens Of Reading, Berks county, Pennsylvania, ad.
verse to repeal of that part of the Land Distribu
ton law which provides that the distribution of the
proceeds Of the sales of the public lands shall
if the duty imports shall exceed twenty per cent.
and they ask for protection to domestic manufac
lures; also memorial signed by seven hundred and
sixteen citizens of Brooklyn, New York, remonstrat
ing against the proposed reduction of the Navy by
the House
Mr.. MERRlCK presented memorial, signed by
several thousand citizens OF Baltimore, remonstrat-
ing against the proposed action of Congress for
duction of the Navy, and urging the Importance
and speedy adoption of judicious tariff also
attrbuting the grievances of which the public com
plain in consequence of the deranged state of the
currency, etc. to the delayed action Of Congress upon
these subjects.
Mr. ARCHER presented memorial from Peters
burg, Va, asking for protecan to domestic manufac
lures. ,*
Mr.. EVANS, from the Committee on Finance re-
ported without amendment the bill to provide for the
settlement of certain accounts for the support OF the
Government in the Territory of Wisconsin, and fol
other purposes
Mr. EVANS remarked that the bill making appro-
priation for the Army and the West Point Academy
had been under the consideration Of the Commit
tee and they unable to act defnitivey
the provisions of the bill it from the House
without previously obtaining the action of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs to which the considea a
ton of portion of that bill peculiarly belonged and
to which it should have been referred. He had been
instruct ed to report resolution, which read, as
follows
Resolped, That the Committee on Military Affair.
be instructed inquire into the expediency Of educ
ing the Army Of the U nlted States to the scale pro-
posed in the provision of the first section Of the bill
the House making appropriation for the support ofth
Army and Military Academy for lS42; and also into
the expectancy ofregulatng the pay the general stat
in the manner therein proposed and also the expeti
ency of regulating the allowance of rations to The
commanding officers of the separa posts as provided
in No of the first section and in the second section
of said act and to report their opinion the said
several matters to the Senate. 5@
Mr.. MERRlCK observed that, although the chair
man of the Committee Military Affairs was no,
present. he saw no reason why the resolution should
not be adopted
Mr.. KING inquired of the Senator from Maine
Mr.. Esans) whether the Committee Finance in.
tended to delay actionl on the bill until they could
get report upon the subject from the Committee on
Military Affairs
Mr.. EVANS replied that it was the wish of the FL
nance Committee that the Military Committee should
first express their opinions upon the subject but il
the Military Committee should not soon make re-
port the Committee on Finance would report the bill
that there might be delay in its consideration
The question then taken on the resolution
and it was adopted.
Mr.. MERRlCk submitted resolution directing
the Secretary of the Senate to furnish the Postmaster
General, for the use of his Department, with COM
pete sets of Senate and House documents from
the year 1914 to the present session of Congress,
so far the Secretary may have under his
control surplus copies of the same, He sta
ted that the resolution predicated on q letter
which he had received from the Department, stating
that documents similar to those proposed to be supplied
destroyed by fire
The resolution was agreed to-
Mr.. CONRAD asked the Senate to take up the
following resolution, submitted by him yesterday, viz
Resoiped, That the President of the United States
be requested to communicate to the Senate, far as
he may deem it compatible with the public interests,
what measures if any, have been taken to obtain the
recognition by the Mexican Government of such
claims of American citizens laid before the
late joint Commission, but not acted on by it,
and the satisfaction of such claims admitted
by said Commission also, whether any facts have
come to his knowledge calculated to induce belief
that any claims have been rejected in consequence Of
the evidence thereof having been withheld by the
Mexican Government, its officers agents.
Mr. KING suggested to the Senator to permit the
resolution to lie until another day, and, in the
meantime they could look at the report received from
the President on Monday, relative to Mexican claims