The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-14
Tmemtp=SROenth Congress.
SECOND SESSION..
IN SENATE
"WEDNESDAY, April 10, 1912.

Mr. WOODBURY. presented the petition of
Caroline Berry with regard to naval pensions also
the memorial of P. S. Minor asking that mach of
the Patent Law relates to medicines may be re.
pealed
Mr.. KERR presented the memorial of John H.
Pennington, stating that he has discovered
TO navigate the air, which he conceives will be of
great usefulness the United States in the of
perfect safety. Being unable, from the want of pecu
mary means to construct the machine he respectful
Iy asks the aid of the Government
Mr.. WILLIAMS presented the resolutions of
the Legislature of the State Of Maine complaining of
the restrictions of Great Britain concerning the
colonial trade ALSO the resolutions of the same
pressing their opinion that the election ol the electors
of President and Vice President of the United States
ought to be held on the day in the several
States He desired say that he regarded this sub
iect worthy of the attention of Congress. There
was no law which desig mated the time when such
election should take place. An election for electors
may take place in State, for instance day, and in
another on different dayperhaps two weeks apart.
The consequence was that an opportunity was at
forded for persons to go from one Stale to another,
and there VOTE fer having exercised that privilege
in their own; but by the enactment of law in con-
forny with the opinions of the Legislature this evil
could be almost, il not enlilely averted. He hoped
that the Committee on the Judiciary would regard
this subject Of sufficient importance to induce them
Mr.. HUNTINGTON, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported the House BILL with amend
ment, for the relief of Ingoldsby w. Crawford and
Samuel Phillips.
Mr,BATES, from the Committee Pensions, re-
ported the bill for the relief of Amy Rabbit, and the
bill for the relief of William Harper
!. Mr.. EVANS, from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported bill regulating the value Of foreign gold and
silver coin, in the United States also, with amend
ment, the act regulating the compensation OF GUS
house officers.
M TappAN in pursrance If notice intro
duced bill to amend an act TO panish certain crimes
in the District of Columbia. He said that his OBJ
ject prevent children under ten years of age
from being the penenliary there to associate
with old and hardened felons and that as enormous
abuses of this kind were now in existence, he cons-
dercd it to be his duty 10 introduce the bill
Mr. MANGUM, in pursuance of notice. intro
duced bill to authorize the Secretary Of the Navy to
regulate, with reference to climate and service, the
raIions ofthe navy also, bill to regulate enstments
in the naval service.
Mr. BARROW, in pursuance of notice, intro
duccd bill to revive act entitled act to auho-
rze the inhabitants of the State Of Louisiana to
the back lands.
A message was received from the President of the
United States, informing The Senate that he had
signed the bill authorizing the construction Of iron
war steamer for harbor defence.
THE OREGON TERRITORY.
The resolution of Mr.. LINN to give to the British
Government the required notice fol the termination of
the treaty between the United States and that Gov
eminent, for the joint occupation OF the Oregon Ter
ritory, was taken up for consideration.
Mr. LINN addressed the Senate, and argued that
whatever title they had derived from Spain to the
Territory, could not be controverted ny the British
Government, and that whatever claim she might have
to it, wrung from the weakness OF the Spanish
Government at the Convention at Nootka Sound.
After all the investigation which he had made upon
subjecl, title it was, in his opinion, indispu-
table, the fact of our having acquired portion
of it from Spain, well from discoveries made by
agents sent there by this Government. Heretofore,
Mr.. GalIatin appointed commissioner on the part
of this Government settle with the British agents
The conflicting claims of the two Governments; but
the proposition OF Great Britain of such nature
that would had been acceded to- have deprived of
fertile fields deep waters, and safe harbors In 1927,
this Territory very unwistly permitted to become
matter of dispute like the Northeastern boun-
Diary, and they ought not TO have entered into
negotiations about ii; but they should have ia
ken the ground that the claim set up the other
side was an attempt TO plumber the United States
of the soil to which it was justly entitled They
should have insisted upon the ndisputabe possession
of it, both from the treaty Of 1885, and the immu-
table principles which England herself had laid
down.
The morning hour having expired, the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of
THE LOAN BILL.
The question pending on its passage
Mr. GRAHAM commended that it was indispensa-
bly, necessary pass the bill with little delay
possible to meet the necessit of the Government
Mr. BERRIEN answered many Of the objections
which had been urged against the bill, and argued
that taking into view the state of the money market
it was the best of the kind that could be de-
vised.
Mr. MANGUM said that he had been doubling
whether there were any circumstances which could
induce him to vote for the BILL but after the views
taken by the Senator from Georgia. he might add,
in addition, that he had long belonged to the Wing
party and had confidence in their integrity and is
dom and whenever his judgment had led him to act
with them he had never had occasion to regret it.
Therefore, he would be governed accordingly upon
this occasion.
Mr.. SEWER remarked that the President of the
United States had been assaied by the Senator from
North Carolina Mr. Mangum) on former occasion,
which attack, he supposed, grew out of the hostility
arising from the vetoes of the Bank bills at the last
session, and also in consequence of the Message re-
Gently sent to them recommending repeal Of the
Land bill. He had said heretofore what he would
now repeat, viz that SO far as the vetoes con-
cerned, the Presidents course had been honest,
consistent, and patriotic. Could those who as
sailed the Executive say as much for them
selves Could the great leader of the Wing party
say much for his consistency and what could
the Senator from North Carolina say upon the sub
ject2
Mr.. MANGUM observed that he voted against the
Bank in 1892 but not, however, on constitutional
grounds.
, Mr.. SEWER said that that was so much the
worse and many gentlemen who opposed to
the Bank in 1882, as being unconstitutional now
came forward and condemned the President for pur-
suing the same course.
Mr.. MANGUM reminded the Senator that the
Bank bills of the last session were of different cha
racter from that OF 1892
Mr.. SEWER said that in all the speeches made on
the other side, it asserted that they would
take these bills because they could get no better !;
and yet the Senator from North Carolina who
voted against the charter OF the old Bank, de-
nounced the President because he did not sign
the bills which the Senator voted for! En-
tertaining these opinions, those gentlemen who had
changed their should exercise towards the Pre-