The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-25

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The question was taken, and the resolution was
| laid on The table.
Mr.. YOUNG renewed his motion, which prevail
ed and the resolution having been read
MIR. TALLMADGE said that he did not feel him
self prepared 10 vote for IT, They had but three days
remaining OF the present week and the revenue bill
and variety OF other matters yet to be acted
on He thought, therefore, that the Senate were not
at present prepared TO concur in the resolution Every
one saw that there great necessity for passing re-
venue measure The Senate mig occupy three four
days In It's consideration, and II amendments made
thy would OF course be sent to the House for its
| ton Let them first act upon the bill and then they
Gould Tx the day of All journment Under these cir
cumstances, he moved TO lay the resolution the
| table.
| Mr. SEWER said that if they were to have no re-
venue bill he would be willing TO journ tomorrow;
put as there was some prospect Of getting one, he
| would vote To lay the resolution on the table
| "A voice 80 Wen pass the bill tomorrow
! MI KALAMAZOO said that the bill reported
to the Senate yesterday by the Committee Finance
and that it would probably be taken up tomorrow in
| good faith. He did despair
The question was then taken and the resolution
| was laid upon the tabe-yeas "a, nays IT. tol-
| lows
| fEAS-Messrs Archer, Bates, Bayard, Benton,
| berrien, Buchanan Choate Clayton, Conrad Crafts,
Crittenden Dayton Evans Huntington Miller
Niorehead, Porter, Preston, Rves, Sewer, Simmons
smith, OF Indiana, Sprague and Tamadge-24
| NAfS-Messrs Allen, Bagby, Calhoun, Fulton
Graham, Henderson, King, Linn, Mangum Merrick
| walker, White, Williams, Woodbridge, Woodbury.
! Wright, and Young--l7
| SO the motion was Land upon the table
| MIR. WALKER observed that he regarded the vote
just taken indicative of decided determination to
act upon the Revenue bill therefore he concurred in
| the resolution offered few minutes ago by the Sena-
tor from Louisiana, Mr. Conrad, and hoped that il
would be adopted, that those who were opposed to
the BILL or portions of it, might be enabled to propose
amendments.
The resolution was taken up and adopted, and
The Senate went into an Executive session.
In the House, on Wednesday, Mr.. GWIN pro-
posed to go into Committee of the Whole to take up
! the bill for the relief of General Jackson.
| Mr. COWEN expressed wish that the motion
might be withdrawn for the present and the business
OF the morning hour might go He wished reso-
luton from the Committee Claims to be acted on
The Committee asks leave to employ clerk during
the recess short explanation would show how
| indispensable are the services of the clerk
MIR. GWlN refused to withdraw his motion-but
| it was negatived.
MIR. BOLTS submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee of WAYS and Means
be instructed to report bill limiting the rate of dis
count, at which the loan shall be taken authorized
by the act of 18th April last and explanatory pro-
vision denying the construction put on the loan BILL
al The Treasury Department. relative to the issue of
stock to perform the function Of Treasury notes
Also, that they be instructed to bring in bill re-
pealng the provso to the 9th section of the Dstrbu-
ton bill passed on the day of September last.
MIR. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, objected to its re-
| ception
Mr.. BOLTS moved suspension of the rules, and
called Tor IT, yeas and nays. They ordered,
and the vote stood yeas 81, nays g. So the motion
to suspend negatived.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, submitted the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved That it shall be the duty of the Secretary
of the Navy to report to Congress the first week in
January OF each year, early thereafter as prac-
Icable the expenditures If each vessel for the pre-
ceding year. including all expenses in repair thereof
and for the armament or equipment thereof and all
expenses in keeping her afoat, if ahoat-or in dock
If lying up-aso the number of days during the year.
that each ship was actually at sea, and that similar
report of each ship hereafter built purchased be
made SO as to exhibit an annual and aggregate &C
count of the cost and expenses of each Ship and the
service rendered by it to the country-and Also spe-
cfying the amount for materials as well as the
| amount for labor in the building or repairing of
each ship.
Mr. MALLORY objected. 1t would be impossi-
bic to furnish the information required as the De-
Partnent Is now organized without increasing the
clerical force.
Mr.. JOHNSON moved a suspension of the rules
The votes counted were 10 in the affirmative and 32
in the negative. No quorum. Teers then or
d,red. They reported 80 in the affirmative, and SO
in the negative. So the motion to Suspend was car
RED.
Mr. JOHNSON moved the previous question on
the adoption of the resolution.
Mr.. KING requested that the motion should be
Withdrawn a moment that he might propose modf-
cation of the resolution. Tie said he thought it ex-
pedent that the information should be had but it
could be furnished by the present force in the De-
partment In all probability the reorganization bill
would not be passed He, therefore, proposed to ap-
pend to the resolution that the Secretary of the Navy
sloud be authorized to employ an additional number
Of clerks sufficient to do this work.
Mr.. JOHNSON did not accept the modification.
Mr.. BROWN of Pennsylvania, proposed an ad
dtiona clause requiring information in regard to the
number of officers time of promotion, period Of
tual service &c. This modification no,
ccved.
Mr. PROFIT moved to lay the resolution on the
table Negatived.
Mr. CUSHING remarked that the House. by a
simple resolution of its own, had right to establish
a permanent iule for annual information
The resolution was then adopted without count
Mr. PROFIT moved a re-consldeIa alton of the
vote just taken. He said he anxious as any one
to Oh all the information he could that he might be
enabled to discharge his duties but he felt himself
compelled to object the resolution. In the first
place, he did think the House had the power to
pass such resolution Again. the clerks both in the
War and Navy Departments now fully employed |
in answering legitimate calls All the clerks the |
Navy Department must be employed six months in |
each year furnish the information required by this
one resolution. More would he expended clerk |
hire and printing than It's author could by all
his efforts at retrenchmen The result would be
large expenditure and an initiation OF the size of the
public documents without equivalent 1t would
be impossible to furnish all the details required
A er rema ks by Messrs. Calhoun, Charles
Brown, Holmes and SpIigg,
Mr. FESSENDEN said that some gentlemen had
given a construction TO the resolution most
probably not intended. Some seemed to think that |
a minute statement of all the details OF expenditure
was required to be made every year Now this was
obviously impossible. To remove all misappehen |
sion he proposed to amend the resolution by requiring
that the amount of expenditure should be furnished |
At the suggestion, he said, OF friends around |
hun, he moved the previous question.
The modification accepted.
Mr.. ADAMS asked that the call for the previous |