The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-18

THE RESOURCES or THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr. ALLEN submitted the following resolution,
which lies under The rule, viz
Resoired, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
directed to inform the Senate, practicable
whether, in his opinion, the Government can IN tie
present exgency of affairs, be carried on without
either recalling to its service the revenue derived from
the sales Of the public domain and which, by AN eX-
isling act is set apart for distribution To the States
or, without drawing from the people ~ addition 10
Their present taxes, an amount equal to that revenue
and IN consequence of It's distribution, by means Of u
creasing the taxes levied upon them, in the form
OF iarl duties or, by imposing new and direct tau
upon Them or by borrowngupon their credit ~ The
FORM oil direct loans, or Of Treasury notes to be pad
Eventually out Of their labor and property and If i
his opinion, the Government can be 80 carried OH,
without recalling the land revenue or increasing the
taxes, or The loans to an amount equal t. hat rev
enue and, In consequence of its distribution thcn
which of those alternatives WILL III his opinion be tic
most economical to the people the recall Of that rev
enue the taxes, the loans. Also that he be di-
recsd to lay before the Senate the estimates and the
reasons upon which his opinions may be founded,
| THE REPEAL OF THE OBSTRUCTION ACT
| The bill to repeal the dishut,e sections The act
entitled /" An act to appropriate rhe proceeds Of the
sales of the public lands and 10 grant pre-, enptlon
rights, approved the ih day OF September, loll and
ia lieu OF the distribution OF the and revenue herein
PROPOSED TO pledge the same to the common defence
Of the Union, coming nj for con Iteration
| Mr.. LINN said that he would prefer that this bE
should go over until 10 morrow but, II il would lose
It's place on the calendar by such proceeding, he
would rather go into dscussinn upon the subject at
the present He desiruus that the report Of
the Secretary OF the Treasury in reply TO the resou
| ton which he offered rome time ago, showing the Ell
feet of the Distribution Land act should be printed
before the subject came before the Senate that the
people might see what mere pance they would IN
dlvldually recelvebeng not more than eight or ten
cents 10 each individual in the country-and how
much they would lose, in the aggregate, nation.
i The PRESIDENT observed that, by general con
sent, the special order could be passed over
i MIR. CLAY said that the Senator had better move
to postpone the special order until tomorrow
| MIR. LINN informed the Senator that he Lad Al
ready made that suggestion
! Mr.. KING remarked that, by making the bill the
special order for Tomorrow, it would place it at the
foot of the list, there several other special
orders upon the calendar which would, IN that case
thaye'precedence.
i Mr.. CLAY inquired, what were the special orders
The PRESIDENT replied, the Joint resolutions
proposing amendments to the Constitution, viz to
prevent the appointment of members of Congress 10
Iciyil Offices during the term for which they were
elected restricting the exercise Of the veto and
yestng in Congress the appointment of the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Treasurer of the United
States; also, the resolution Of the Senator from Mis-
souri, Mr. Linn with reference to the termination
of the treaty between the United States and Great
Britain, for the joint occupation OF the Territory OF
Oregon
special orders; and as he now felt utterly unable,
and too much depressed, to speak upon the amend
ments which he had proposed to the Constitution he
would seek another day, and ask that the subject be
postponed until Monday next.
i The motion of MIR. Clay was agreed to; and then
al the instance of
II Mr.. KING, the resolution Of Mr.. Linn was IN
. formally passed over.
r MIR. GRAHAM, from the Committee on Claim,
reported bill for the relief of Hezekiah H. Fisk
u MIR. SMITH, Of Indiana from the Committee On
zcns of Illinois rights of pre-empon the land here
tofore appropriated to Polish eXics which were
yerally read first and second time.
3 On the motion of Mr.. STURGEON it was re-
solved that the Committee Public Lands be IN
sructed TO inquire into the eIpedicncy of extending
the time for the location of military land warrants ise
sued since the 10Th of August 1910.
t The act for the relief Of James H. Relic the bill
for the relief of William Depuyster and Henry NJ
Cruger; and the bill for the relief of Caleb Eddy
were severaly read third time and passed.
The bill increasing the pension Of John S. Phling
the bill for the relief Of Jacob Fenne and others Inc
owners ofthe brig Eliza Of Brunswick the bill for
the relief of the Plum Island Bridge and Turnpike
Company the bill regulating commercial intcfc ursc
with the port of Cayenne, in the Colony of French
Guiana and TO remit certain duties; the bill for the
relief of George d. Passeau, of Louisiana; the bils
for the reliefof Huldah Tucker and the I'LL ior the
relief of George w Pascal; were seyeraliy cngross-
: ed for third reading.
The bill To repeal the Bankrupt law coming UP l0
consideration, II was, on the motion Of Mi BEN
: TOM laid upon the table, in consideration of what
was taking place upon the subject in the House oG
/ Representatives
f And the Senate then adjourned