The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-18
gmentp- seoemth Congress.
IN SENATE.
SECOND SESSION.
THURSDAY, February II, 1912.

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.
MIR. STURGEON presented the memorial of mer-
chants, mechanics, and manufacturers, Of Pttsburg,
Pennsylvania, praying for the passage Of the EA-
chequer bill.
MIR. GRAHAM, from the Committee on Claims,
made adverse report on 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 Manll-
features, reported bill to permit Charles M Strader
to import free of duty, two iron steamboats,, to be
employed upon the western waters.
Mr.. 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.
Mr.. PRESTON presented memorial from clti-
zens OF New York, proposing specific amendments to
the Bankrupt law.
Mr. LINN presented memorial from the city Of
New York, of a similar character.
On the motion of Mr. PIERCE, it
ReSolred, That the Committee on Pensions inquire
INTO the expectancy of-granllng pension to John
Stewart
Mr.. HENDERSON submitted two resolutions,
(whchlie over) J. Requesting the President of The
United States 10 furnish to the Senate a list Of the
names and salaries Of all persons employed Ivy the
Government, who were not appointed to Office in con
fomity with any existing law, the time for which they
have been appointed and from what fund and by
what authority they have been paid 2 That the
Secretary Of the Navy furnish to the Senate abu
statement OF all the appointments made in the Navy
since the A h Of March last the number of appca-
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 heen observed
Mr.. WOODBURY. submitted an amendment,
calling for the number Of officers and attached 10
the naval service at the commencement of the year
1912
Mr.. MOREHEAD submitted resolutions, (Which
lies oyer,) 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, rctrcnchment
can be made without injury to the public service, and
report to the Senate what they may deem to
be expedIent.
PosrpoNEMENr or THE BANKRUPT LAW.
Mr.. SIMMONS submitted the following rcsolu.
ton, viz:
Resotred, 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 il was not Improper, he would
move that the Of the Senate be taken upon the
subject as the instruction was made in conformity
with the resolutions Of the Legislature Of Rhode
| Island,
| The CHAIR Mr.. EyANs) said that the Senate had
already rejected bill for postponencnt of the Bank
rupt law and that, according to The rules, when a
bill once rejected, one of similar import could
not be offered again al the same session
| Mr. KING remarked that a bill upon which the
Senate had acted was to postpone the operation of the
! law day certain; but this resolution contemplated
post ponement to much longer period than the bill
which had been acted upon, and which limited thE
| post onemcnt to the first of July
! Mr. BERRlEN said that, if the motion now sub
mitted could be entertained the subject had not beer
settled at all, and any Senator could bring the sub
ect before the body at any moment upon his indiy
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
ente rtained, the resolution not having been received
by the Senate and he repeated that the ground fol
this decision was, that bill for the post ponement o.
the Bankrupt law had been acted upon at the present
session. and that this being of similar import could
! not be entertained. The Chair however, would sub
init the motion to the Senate for its decision
The question was then taken the reception o
| the resolution and it was decided in the negative
MIR LINN introduced the following bills, which
were read first and second time and appropriately
referred, viz to aid the Territory of Iowa to com
plee the erection Of The penitentary within her limits
to establish post routes in the Territory of Iowa. fol
the relief OF James Anderson of Iowa. for serving
one township Of land from sale which may be
ere eted an asylum for the deaf and dumb in the Ter
ritory Of Iowa addition to the act to authorize the
construction OF u road from Dubuque, IN Iowa Ter
| cfury, to the northern boundary of Missouri, and
| for other purposes for the construction of certaD
roads in the Territory Of Iowa granting 20 the cou-
" of Johnson in the Territory of Iowa, the right OF
pre-emption to tract OF land for a seat OF justice
extending the right of presumption to the settlers
1 upon tract of land known as the Dubuque claim y
in the Territory of Iowa for grant OF land to the
Territory of Iowa for a Macadamized road from the
city of Burlington, By Mount Pleasant and Fairfield
to the Raccoon fork of the Dcsmoines rivers to con-
1 The. Of tIp pf
! sissppi river at Desmone and Rock river rapids
and for other purposes granting to the county OF
| Linn, in the Territory of Iowa, presumption tc
a quarter section of land upon which the seat
l Of Justice of said county is now established
4 and bill to authorize the Legislative Assembly o
Iowa to increase the jurisdiction of justices of the
| peace TO all sums under hundred dollars.
ORDERS or THE DAY.
The Senate thu proceeded to the orders of the day
and the following bills were read third time anC
passed, viz
The bill to provide for the payment of the claim
the State of Georgia, for money advanced by that
State on account of expenses incurred by calling out
militia in of emergency to aid in the repression
| of Indian hosities in Florida and Alabama and tc
protect the citizens of Georgia from sudden incur
ions 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
the State Of Arkansas the bill in relation TO dona-
tons of land to certain persons in the State OF Akon-
sas; the bill TO confirm The survey and location OF
claims for lands in the State of Mississippi east
OF Pcal river and south Of the thirty first degree OF
north latudc the bill for the reiefot Ephram p.
Dixon the bill for the relief of Jesse Carpenter the
bill the relief of Clark Woodroof
The following bills engrossed for third read
ing, viz
The bill for the reliefof Captain J. Throckmoroni
The bill to provide for a settlement with the State Of
Maine for the services Of her mil tia thc blll for the
relief OF certain settlers the public lands who were
deprived OF the rights OF prcempon under the act ut
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