The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-16
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on Monday, Mr.. CALHOUN pre-
scented petition from citizens of Jackson county,
Florida, praying for donations of public lands and for
the admission of that Territory into the Union
Mr.. ARCHER presented memorial from Amelia
county, Virginia. protesting against the surrender of
the control of the General Government over the pub
lie lands.
Mr.. WALKER from the Committee on the Judi
cary reported bill entitled An act to confirm the
sales of public lands in certain cases. with amend
ments; which were ordered to be printed, and the
bill was made the order of the day for tomorrow.
Mr. RIVES asked the Senate to go into an Execu-
tive session for few minutes If they should do So
he would then state the reasons which had induced
him to make the motion. 1t would be but momen-
tary interruption and he hoped that in this he would
be indulged.
MIR. SMITH, of Indiana, suggested to the Senator
to withdraw his motion for ten or fifteen minutes,
that several bills now before them might be dis
posed of.
Mr.. BUCHANAN remarked to the Senator from
Indiana that the Executive business alluded to by the
Senator from Virginia, would not occupy five mi
Autes.
Mr.. SMITH would not object.
And the Senate went into Executive session.
[The matter in question, it is understood, had re-
ference to the recent treaties.
When the doors were opened
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the
bill to provide for ascertaining and dsposng of the
lead mineral lands in the States Of Illinois and Ar
Kansas and the Territories Of Wisconsin and Iowa.
Mr. LINN stated his objections to the bill.
Mr.. SMITH, of Indiana, replied.
And the bill, after being amended was read third
time and passed
The bill to authorize the adjustment of The claim of
municipality No. l. of the city of New Orleans, to
certain lands within said municipality, and now in
the occupation of tho United States, was taken up,
when
Mr.. CONRAD delivered his remarks in support
of the bill.
Mr.. WRIGHT also submitted a few observations
upon the subject.
Mr. BUCHANAN moved to postpone the further
consideration of the bill until the session OF Con-
gress; and called for the yeas and NAYS which were
ordered and the question decided in the aflrma-
tive-yeas 26, nays Is.
The bill for the payment of Florida militia, and the
bill entitled Gan act to amend the acts of 1886 and
1888 allowing pensions to certain widows, we've seve-
rally read third time and passed
The bill for the relief of Casper w. Weaver was
Mr. YOUNG moved to take upthe joint resolution
from the House designa ing Monday, the 22d instant,
as the day for the adjournment, sine die, of the TWO
Houses of Congress
The CHAIR announced that the resolution, hav-
ing been made the special order of the day. was now
before the Senate.
Mr.. PRESTON moved to lay the resolution on the
table until Thursday next The Senate could call 1t
no in the meantime, if they should think proper to
do
&c l,J,, ,p,l-
cate the time when they could leave the city for their
homes they had now been in session for more than
eight months.
Mr. PRESTON hoped that they would be able to
consider the resolution Thursday, but he desired
that should lie upon the table with the undesl and
ing however that they would take it up early as
possible.
Mr. WRIGHT called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered.
MI BUCHANAN would say, distinctly, til at he
would not vote for fixing day of adjournment until
they had given the House of Representatives full time
to act a revenue bill.
TCries of Question questionWl
And it was then taken, and decided in the affirma-
tive--yeas %, nays 70, follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Bates, Bayard Benton,
Berrien Buchanan, Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts,
Crtenden Dayton, Evans, Huntington, Kerr, Mil
er Morehead, Porter Preston, Rives, Smith, of Ia.
Sprague Woodbridge-23
NAYS-Messrs. Bagby, Calhoun, Fulton, Hen
derson, McRoberts Mangum Sewer, Walker, White,
Woodbury., Wright, Young--l2.
So the resolution laid on the table.
The bill to allow John Underwood extra compen-
saton for extra services as clerk of customs in the
Treasury Department was after debate, read third
time and passed.
Mr., ALLEN moved that the Senate take up the
resolution heretofore submitted by the Senator from
South Carolina, (Mr. Preston,) providing for the
endorsement to the Treasury of moneys paid under
Indian treaties.
Cries of mo no."
The question taken, and decided in the mega
tive-yeas -, nays lS.
MIR. ALLEN gave notice that, on the opening of
the Senate tomorrow morning, he would ask for the
consideration of the resolution, and that motion,
call for the yeas and nays.