The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-18
CONGRESS-.
Hon. w. c. MORGAN, of New York.

| In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr.. CALHOUN
| presented memorial from citizens of Washington
county, Florida, asking for the admission of that Ter
| ritory into the Union and for donations of land
which referred to the Committee the Judi
ciary.
Mr.. PHELPS, from the Committee on Revolution
airy Claims reported the bill for the relief of the heirs
and legal representatives of Baron De Kab deceased
The Senate took up the adverse report the claim
of Margaret Blennerhassett, asking indemnity &C
of the destruction, by the United States troops
of property the island the Ohio, in the POSSES
sion of her husband during the excitement growing
out of the alleged conspiracy of Aaron Burr and his
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE remarked that it was unne-
cessary to the time of the Senate in the
sideration ofthe report, Mrs Blennerhassett had
recently died and his motion it was laid upon the
table.
Mr.. WHITE reminded the Senate that, a few days
ago the Senator from South Carolina Mr.. Preston)
moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill to sup
ply deficiency in the MACPHERSON fund was ordered
to a third reading
The question then taken that motion, and
decided in the negative-yeas II, nays 10.
The question now required on the third reading of
the BILL when
Mr. WHITE, as he intended to oppose its passage
called for the yeas and nays; which were ordered.
Mr. WILLIAMS said that the bill appropriated
$50 900; and if Senators voted against it they would
effect deny to pensioners the amount which was ac-
tualIy due to them
Mr.. ARCHER observed that the rejection of the
bill would not only withhold the sum from those
whom it already due, but from all the rest who
were incontestibIy entitled to it.
The bill was passed by the following vote, viz
YEAS--Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Barrow,
Bayard, Buchanan, Clayton, Crafts, Crttenden,
Cuthbert, Evans, Fulton, Graham, King, Linn,
Mangum, Miller, Sewer, Smith, of Ia, Sturgeon,
Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Wright, Young
NAYS-Messrs Bates and White.
MI CRITTENDEN submitted a Joint resolution,
(Which lies over, authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury carry into effect and complete the provi
erect light house. situated the southwest pass
the Mississippi river
MIR. EVANS, from the Committee of Conference,
appointed to consider the dsagreeng votes of the two
Houses the amendments to the Senate bill entitled
can act respecting The organization of the Army OF
the United States, and for other purposes, reported
that they had met the Committee ap olnted on the
part of the House, and, after full and free confer
ence upon the subject, the Committees had agreed TO
recommend 10 their respective Houses as follows,
viz;
THAT the House recede from lis first amendment
to the first section of said bill, Outstanding the second
regiment of Dragons and agree to said first section,
amended by inserting after the word "pivates, in the
eighth line: "and the second regiment Of Dragons
now in the service shall be converted after the fourth
that the Senate agree to amend said frs, section
cordingly.
"That the Senate recede from its disagreement TO