The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-16
TMemtp= Seoenth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
in SENATE.
FRIDAY, April Is, 1912.

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The Hon. A, CUTHBERT appeared in his seat in
the Senate this morning.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a com
munication from the War Department in obedience
to resolution of the Oath ultmo stating in reply,
that in the present exposed condition of the country,
no Offices connected with that Department can be
abolished.
Mr.. SMITH, of Connecticut, presented the peti.
ton of Jonah Barteau, asking for pension, who was
wounded in the last war by the bursting of shell
thrown by the enemy, and who has been suffering
ever since, in consequence, almost beyond endur-
THE TARIFF
Mr. TALLMADGE presented the memorial of
owners and agents of packet ships between New
York and Liverpool, on the subject of the duty on
gold and silver watches, precious stones &C., repre-
sentng that the duty as fixed by the act Of the extra
session. is so high to induce smuggling, and that the
revenue erived from this is not high
der former duty, which he believed per cent.
The memoraliss expressed their opinion that the duty
on these articles should not be than per cent :,
and they state the reasons which have induced them
to arrive at this conclusion.
THE BOARD OF ExcHEoUER.
MrTALLMADGE presented memorial from Ro-
chester, New York, praying Congress to pass, at this
session, some system for regulating the currency and
exchanges of the country. The memorial SITS speak
OF the Board of Exchtquer which has been recon-
they state, as Their convicto on that the plan pro-
posed TO be modified in the report o! the select
mttee made to the Senate, will answer tue purpose
desired and they ask that this plan, with such altera
tons as Congress may think proper to make may be
enacted into law. Mr.. Tallmadge said that the me-
mortal was very numeIously signed, and be was told
by the representative from that district that all the bu
sness men of Rochester, without distinction Of party
had appended their names.
STEAM BOILERS.
Mr.. BAGBY submitted the following resolution
which was adopted, viz
Resolred, That the Secretary of the Navy be d.
rected to select suitable person persons, pos
sessed of the requisite scientific knowledge
peent for the duty, to examine into the merits OF the
recent invention OF Thomas S. Easton for preventing
the explosion of steam boilers.
THE FINE IMPOSED ON GEN. JACKSON.
Mr.. TAPPAN said that it was his intention to call
up, for consideration this morning, the resolution,
heretofore submitted by him. directing the Committee
the Judiciary to report bill forthwith to refund
to Gen Jackson the fine, with COSTS and interest
the con, which was imposed upon him by Judge
Hall in 1915; but the chairman of the commi tee
was absent from his seat, he would not call up the
resolution at this time He would, however, make
motion for that purpose on the first opportunity.
Mr.. WALKER said that as a member of the Ju-
dietary Committee, he hoped that the Senator from
Ohio would make the motion indicated, as he was
very des'rous of obtaining the early action of the
Senate upon this subject.
The bill for the relief of Captain Isaac Hull and
the bill for the relief Amanda M. James, were read
a third time and passed
MIR. YOUNG remarked that in the report of the
Secretary of War, transmitted to the Senate on the
18th utimo, it was stated that the President of the
United States had authority to dispose of any portion
of the Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, without fur
Their legislation and he moved that the report be re-
ferred to the Committee on the Public Lands, and
hoped that they would examine the subject and give
their views upon it..
The motion was agreed to
OREGON TERRITORY.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the fol-
lowing bill, introduced by Mr. LINN on the 10th of
December last viz
A BILL to authorize the adoption of measures for
the occupation and settlement of the Territory of
Oregon, for extending certain portions of the laws
OF the United States over the same, and for other
purposes.
Whereas, the title Of the United States to the Ter
rtory Of Oregon, is certain, and will not be aban-
doned therefore,
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
Tires Of the United States Of 4nerica in Congress assem-
bied That the President the United States IS here
by authorized and required to cause to be erected at
suitable places and distances, line of military posts
from some point on the Missouri river into the best
pass for entering the valley of the Oregon and also
at or near the mouth of the Columbia river
That six hundred and forty acres of land shall be
granted to every white male nhabtant of said Terri
tory, OF the age OF eighteen years and upward, who
shall cultivate and the same for FIVE consecutive
years, to his heir heirs-a-aw if such there be-
That the President is hereby authorized and requir
ed to appoint two additional Indian agents. with sa-
larry of fifteen hundred dollars each, whose duty it
shall be under his direction and contro) to super