The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-30
gweutp=Ssoenth Congress.
THIRD SESSION
SENATE.
THURSDAY, December %, 1912.

SENATE
THURSDAY, December %, 1912
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
Mr. TALLMADGE presented some memorials
from New York, (three from the city and one from
Rochester, demonstrating against repeal Of the
Bankrupt law, but proposing several notifications
MIR. BUCHANAN presented memorial from
Pennsylvania asking for the repeal Of the law.
MIR. PORTER presented a memorial from New
York, asking Congress not to repeal the law.
Messrs. WOODBRIDGE, BERRIEN and WHITE,
also presented remonstrances from New York against
repeal.
All these memorials were referred TO the Commit
tee the Judiciary.
Mr.. PHELPS presented memorial from Wiskon-
sam asking Congress to make an appropriation for
Me completion Of harbor at Milwaukee.
Also, memorial asking for AN appropriation of
money to enable the Territorial Legislature Of Wis
konsan to hold its session
CATALOGUES OF THE LIBRARY.
A joint resolution from the House Of Representa-
tives distribute Of the surplus catalogues Of
the books in the Congressional Library, taken
up and ON the motion of Mr.. KING, to postpone its
",
its of the resolution, in which Messrs. KING, TArrAs,
SEWER, WALKER, WooDsRIpGK and LINN partici-
pated
The motion to pos pone withdrawn, and the
resolution amended to authorize the distribution
Of the catalogues to colleges and libraries Of the uni
versties which have not received them and also to
persons having the of the library.
MIR. KING proposed to amend this branch of the
resolution, by excepting members of the two Houses
of Congress. The resolution to amend, however,
hat mt rtnlax
involved in the resolution, and he should therefore,
| call for the yeas and nays.
They were ordered, and the resolution was adopt.
ed by vote of 20 to Is.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. BENTON then offered the following resolu-
ton, which, under the rule, lies over:
ResoIped Tha, in addition to copies of all the
respondence with and from the ministers abroad in
relation to the Quntuple treaty, the President be
quested to communicate TO the Senate $50 far it
may be compatible with the public INTEREST," copies
of all such correspondence in relation to the late
treaties with Great Britain.
Mr.. CONRAD offered the following resolution,
which was adopted, viz
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed 10 report to the Senate what proper
ton of the public lands in the State of Loui
slana has been returned not worth the cost
Of money, and also, if pranticable, to to be
prepared and Il ansmitted to the Senate plan di
agram Of such lands showing the situation and char
acter thereof.
The bills yesterday ordered to engrossment
passed and sent to the House Of Representa-
tiyes.
PENSION AGENTS.
~vaeaSo fO,,ofor. u.,~urs
reported from the Committee on Pensions, was for
some time under consideration.
MIR. BENTON opposed the passage of the bill, upon
the ground that il took from the Treasury money for
services which could be performed gratuitously
by others.
MIR. BATES stated that the bill had before passed
the Senate that the money would not be distributed
to pensioners without compensation; and that the
bill had been drawn up with and elaboration.
1t proposed, as general principe that the compen-
salon should not exceed two per cent that pen.
sion agent should receive more than 81 900 per an
mum; and that they should be under the control and
direction of the Secretary of War. The pensioners
were few, and the money distributed small in amount
and it was proposed to allow them something more
than two per cent but in such cases not more than
500 per annum.
The bill was also defended by Messrs KING, Sc.
WEIR and PHELPS, and then ordered to a third
reading.
A bill to continue the office of Commissioner of
Pensions taken up
Mr.. ARCHER wished to increase the pay of the
Commissioner from - 500 to So, 900 for the reason
that the $500 had been taken from the former sa-
larry.
The motion to amend was lost-ayes o. noes not
counted.
A bill for the relief Of the steamboat company of
Nantucket was then passed. and the Senate ad.
journed