The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-21

vote, VIZ:
YEAs-Mes..: Barrow, Bates. Bayard, Benisn,
Clayton Conrad, Cnttenden, Evans, Graham, Hem
derson ,b1angum, Merrick, Miller, Morehead Porter
Preston, Simmons, Sprague White and Woodbridge
20
NAYS--Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Benton,
Buchanan Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn
McRobers, Sewer, Smith of Connecticut, Smith Of
Indiana, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Viii
ams, Woodbury., Wright and Young-22-
The question then occurred on engrossing the bill
| for third reading, when
| Mr.. BAYARD after some remarks pointing out
the necessity which he conceived existed for dis
tnct denial the pant of Congress of any intention
to express opinion with regard to the Judicial pro-
ceedngs, the legal question growing out of the de-
claraton of martial law, moved the following
| amendment:
Strike out all after the enacting clause, and in
sert
| That there be RENTED and refunded to General
Andrew ia kson, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated the amount of fine and
costs imposed upon him by the District Court of the
United States for the District of Louisiana, for
alleged contempt of court, with interest," at the rate
of six per centum per annum Provided alcays, that
this act shall not be construed expression of the
opinion of Congress upon any judicial proceeding
legal question growing out of the declaration of
tial law by General Jackson during the defence of
New Orleans.
| On this question the yeas and nays ordered,
and being taken, resulted-yeas %, nays 22-as fol-
| lows
| YEAS.-Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Berrien,
Clayton, Conrad, Crittenden, Evans, Graham Hen
derson, Huntington, Mangum, Merrick, Miller,
Morehead, Porter, Rives, Simmons, Smith, of In
diana, Sprague, Tallmadge, White, and Wood
| brdge--23.
| NAYS.-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Benton,
Buchanan Calhoun, Crafts, Cuthbert, Fulton, King,
Linn, McRoberts, Sewer, Smith, of Connecticut,
Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox Williams,
Woodbury., Wright, and Young-22
| And so the amendment was adopted.
| The question was then taken on ordering the bill,
| as amended to be engrossed for third reading;
which
| Mr.. TALLMADGE called for the yeas and nays
which were ordered, and resulted as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Barrow, Bayard, Berrien, Clay
| ton, Conrad, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Mangum,
Merrick, Porter, Preston, Rves, Smith, of Indiana,
Sturgeon, Tallmadge, and Woodbrdge-l7.
| NAYS.-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Bates,
Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Crafts Cuthbert, Full
ton, King, Linn, McRoberts, Miller, Morehead, Sc
vier, Smith, of Connecticut, Tappan, Walker, White,
Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury., and Young-24
So the Senate refused to engross the bill for
| third reading
| The Senate then went into an Executive session,
and after some time spent therein, adjourned.
In the House of Representatives, on the
Goth instant, resolution Submitted by Mr. Pen
dleton) was adopted, directing the Secretary Of
the Navy to communicate to the House copy
of the letter from the Board of Navy Commits
sioners to the Hon. M. Fillmore, dated March
| Is, 1912, relative to the construction of the en-
CINE for the contemplated steamer on the lakes,
etc.
| The Speaker laid before the House letter
from Mr.. Poindexter, asking that Select Com
mitee be appointed TO compare the evidence re-
lative TO the New York custom house, with his
report thereon, for the purpose of ascertaining
whether The positions assumed in the report
are not borne out by the evidence. Mr. Poin-
dexter asks this as an act of justic to himself
owing to certain insinuatons which, he says,
have been thrown out in the public prints.
The letter was laid upon the table.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union,
and resumed the consideration of the Navy APP
preparation bill The question pending, was on
the amendment offered on Thursday by Mr..
Triplett, providing that no part of the appropria-
ton for the pay of warrant, commissioned, and
petty officers and seamen, shall be applied to the
payment of the pay or other emoluments of any
officer of the Navy who is now, or shall be here
after, suspended from the service by the judg-
ment Of court martial during the period of his
suspension, or has rendered no service for five
years or upwards, unless the failure to render
service has been caused by wounds received or
disease contracted in the service.
On the question being taken, the amendment
was rejected.
| Mr.. MCCLELLAN proposed to amend the clause
ed, no part of this or any future OR existing APP
preparation shall be applied to the payment of
the officers in the Navy heretofore appointed,
beyond the number in each grade on the first of
January, 1871; and the excess now in the ser
vice beyond that number shall be reduced az
fast as death, resignation, or promotion will per-
nit
Mr. EVERETT proposed TO amend the amend
ment, by striking out all after the word Provided,
and inserting that no part of this appropriation
shall be applied to the payment of any officer,
captain, commander, lieutenant, passed mid
shipman, or midshipman hereafter appointed, if
the number exceed that in service on the first
| of January, 1871.
After some remarks by Messrs. Everett, Fill
more, Mckay, Profit, and Gushing, the Com
mittee rose when the Speaker laid before the
House several Executive communications in
reply to resolutions heretofore adopted; and the
House then adjourned.
In the Senate, the bill authorizing the county
commissioners of Lake county, Illinois, to To-
cate quarter section of land for seat of
to benjamin. Franklin, were severaly read a