The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-25

from the first of July, at which time it became due,
70 the hrst Of August If an act should be passed
before the first Of August fixing the duties at nifty
per cent, without saying word about distribution,
| the fund would be fixed and the States would de-
mand their right to receive it. He asked whether
| It was not remarkable, while the Government was
IN debt twenty millions, to Senators strug-
| Cling to give awaya part Of their revenue to the
States And was il ever heard Of before, nation
IN debt for obligations of the past and without means
70 meet the current expenses for the present. strug
giing TO give away hundred thousand dollars
Mr.. ARCHER protested against the vote which
he should give in favor Of the amendment being re-
garded as making any issue to the proprieiy oil
distributing the proceeds of the public lands and ne
held himself as much at liberty he ever was nc
would vote as he might think proper whenever Dis
trioution should again be presented as naked ques-
ton.
Mr. KERR remarked that he was bound by no
supposed compromise or agreement in relation 10 TINS
subject, and heortly approving of the amendment oil
the Senator from Maine he would give to it his sup
port
Mr. BUCHANAN again addressed the Senate, to
whom
Mr.. ARCHER replied
Nj. WALKER and Mi HUNTINGTON made
lew ervatlons, when
Mr. PRES TON asked for division Of the ques-
uon-hrst on striking out the proviso IN the phi
and then on the insertion in lie thereof ofthe amend
ment OF the Senator from Maine.
The CHAIR decided the motion to be out OF or
der, according TO the twelfth rule
MI. PRESTON said he was ready, then, to vote
on the question
The question was taken on striking out the follow
ing from the bill, viz:
"Propided, That nothing herein contained shall
suspend the distribution Of the proceeds Of the pubic
lands, any thing herein contained and any thing con-
tanned IN The provso to The sixth section OF the act
approved fourth September, eighteen hundred and
v-ln anI lfla,It FIafa
ceeds OF the sales of the public lands and to grant
prescription rights, TO the contrary Notwithstanding
And inserting in lieu thereof the following:
" That the distribution Of the proceeds Of the pub
nc lands authorized and directed by the act OF Con-
gress OF the 4h September, lS4l entitled An act TO
appropriate the proceeds of the public lands and to
grant presumption rights shall be, and the same IS
hereby suspended and postponed until the first day of
August 1912 and the said act Of the 4th September,
lo4l, shall be no otherwise affected or modified thah
mere to postpone to the said first Ut August next the
srbulon of said proceeds directed by that act to be
made The LIST July 1912, any thing in this act, or
the said act of the 4lh September 1871, to the con-
trary notwithstanding"
And it was decidee in the Acknowledgements %,
nays H. as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Gratis, Crttenden, Evans,
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum,
Miller Miller, MOrehead Porter smmons Smith, OF md
NAYS-Messrs Allen, Benton, Berrlen, Cuth-
bert, Futon King Linn, McRobeits, Preston,
Rives, Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon Tappan,
Walker, Wilcox, Woodbury. Wright 4oung-lo'
Mr.. WRIGHT moved to strike out in the proviso
all after the words August 1912" and, on the ques-
ton being taken it decided in The negative-yeas
10, nays % as follows
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Benton, Berren, Buchan-
an, Cuthbert, Fulton, Henderson, King, Linn, McRo-
berts Rives, Smith, of Connecticut Sturgeon, Tap
pan Walker, Wilcox, Woodbury., Wright and
Young-l9.
NAYS-Messrs Archer, Barrow Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Clayton, Conrad Crafts, Crttendcn, Evans,
Graham, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Miller, More
head, Porter, Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Tallmadg,
White, and Woodbridge-22.
MIR. KING moved TO strike out the entire proviso,
but the motion did not prevail-yeas 2l nays 81, as
follows;
YEAS-Mcssrs. Alien, Archer, Benton Berrien,
Buchanan, Cuthbell, Fulton. Henderson, NJ {,
Linn McRoberis Preston, Rivos, Smith, of Connec-
tcut Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker Wilcox, Woodbu-
ry, Wright, Young.
NAYS.-Mcssrs. Barrow Bayard, Choae, Clay
ton, Conrad, Gratis, Crlttend,n Graham, Hunt g.
ton, Kerr, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, fof-
ter, Simmons Smith, OF Indiana, Tallmadge, Waite,
Woodbrldge.-2i
Mr. WOODBURY. moved to amend the bill by in
setlng, that after the 30th of June, 1912, no duty
shall be assessed at higher rate Of duty than VIII
be equivalent to twenty ier cent" but the amendment
was uishBTtcu w.
The bill was ordered 10 third reading; and, onits
passage,
Mr.. WALKER called for the yeas and nays
which being taken, resulted Yeas "A, nays ~, as
follows:
YEAS-Messrs Archer Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choale, ayton, Conrad, Crafs, Crittendep, Evans,
Graham, Henderson, huntington Kerr Mangum,
Miller, Morehead, PHELPS, Porter, Simmons, Smith,
of Ind, Tallmadge, White Woodbridge-24
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Berren, Buehan-
an, Cuthbert, Futor, King, Linn, McRoberts, Pres
ton, Rives, Smith, of Co., Sturgeon Tappan Walker
Wilcox, Woodbury., Wright, Young-l9
So the bill was passed.
Mr.. PRESTON gave notice that he would, to-
morrow ask the Senate to take up the bill providing
for reduction of the army.
And then the Senate at half past five o'clock, T.
NJ, adjourned