The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-16
followed by Messrs. Jones, of Virginia, White,
of Indiana, Kennedy, &C., &c.
When the hour of two arrived the voting nv

/ followed by Messrs. Jones, of Virginia, White,
of Indiana, Kennedy, &C., &c.
When the hour of two arrived, the voting by
the committee commenced. Mr.. Gwin with
drew his amendment, and the question was
taken by telers, on that of Mr.. Roosevelt to
strike ont the proviso reported by Mr.. Fillmore.
On this question 1O3 voted in the affirmative,
and 113 in the negative. The motion Of
Mr. Gwin was renewed-and the vote
being taken, by tellers, 81 voted in the
affirmative and 107 in the negative. Mr.. Brown
moved an amendment for the whole bill, i'll the
form of another--67 voted in the affirmative
and l07 in the negative. Mr.. Graham proposed
| to strike out the words "until the first day of
| August and no longer" and insert ''until other
wise provided for by law" This amend
ment was negatived. An amendment offer
ed by Mr.. McKeon was negatiyed. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Fillmore, that if no
legislation shall take place by the first of Au-
gust, the revenue laws now in operation shall
continue in force.
| The committee then rose and reported the bill
as amended, and the House proceeded to vote
on the several amendments. The proviso in re-
lation to the Distribution was carried by a
vote of 113 to 107. So that the Distribution
act, it is decided, must remain in operation at all
events and under all circumstances.
In the Senate, MIR. BUCHANAN presented a me-
mortal from citizens of Philadelphia, interested in
the manufacture of soap and glass They desire that
soda ash shall continue to be admitted free of duty,
/ IN tha act Of the OF session
and state that unless it shall be permitted to in
free of Duty they cannot compete with the foreign
manufacturers of those articles aso two memo
rails from Delaware county, Pennsylvania, asking
for discriminating tariff of duties sufficient to pro-
tect the various manufacturing interests OF the Re-
public and memorial from Philadel phia of SINH
lar character
MIR. BENTON presented memorial from Thorn
as j. Stone asking indemnity for horses lost in the
service of the United States, in l8l4-15.
| Mr.. TALLMADGE presented memorial from
citizens of Reading Berks county, Pennsylvania, ad-
to repeal of that part of the Land Distribu-
ton law which provides that the distribution of the
proceeds of the sales of the public lands shall
if the duty imports shall exceed twenty per cent?
| and they ask for protection to domestic manufac-
lures; also memorial, signed by seven hundred and
sixteen citizens of Brooklyn, New York remonstrat-
ing against the proposed reduction of tho Navy by
the House.
Mr.. MERRICK presented memorial, signed by
several thousand citizens of Baltimore, remonstrat
ing against the proposed action of Congress for
duction of the Navy, and urging the Importance
and speedy adoption of judicious tariff; also
attributng the grievances of which the public COM
plain in consequence of the deranged state of the
currency etc. to the delayed action of Congress upon
these subjects.
Mr. A RCHEp r-osontoJ q n,or,or;ol f-on, pator.
burg, Va. asking for protecan to domestic manufac-
| lures.
| Mr.. EVANS, from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported, without amendment, the bill to provide for the
settlement of certain accounts for the support of the
Government in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for
| other purposes.
Mr.. EVANS remarked that the bill making appro-
priation for the Army and the West Point Academy
had been under the consideration of the Commit
| tee, and they were unable to act defnitively
the provisions of the bill it from the House
without previously obtaining the action of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs; to which the consdera-
ton of portion of that bill peculiarly belonged, and
to which it should have been referred. He had been
instructe ed to report resolution, which read,
follows
| Resolped That the Committee on Military Affairs
be instructed inquire into the expedency of reduce
ing the Army Of the United States to the scale pro-
posed in the provision of the first section of the bill of
the House making appropriation for the support ofthe
|
the expedency ofregulatng the pay ofthe general staff
in the manner therein proposed; and also the expe1i-
ency Of regulating the allowance of rations to the
commanding officers of the separa te posts provided
in No. of the first section and in the second section
of said act, and to report their opinion on the said
| several matters to the Senate.
| Mr.. MERRICK observed that, although the chair
man of the Committee on Military Affairs was not
present, he saw reason why the resolution should
| not be adopted.
| Mr.. KING inquired of the Senator from Maine
| (Mr. Evans) whether the Committee on Finance in
tended to delay actionl the bill until they could
get report upon the subject from the Committee
| Military Affairs
Mr.. EVANS replied that it was the wish of the Fl
nance Committee that the Military Committee should
first express their opinions upon the subject but, if
| the Military Committee should not soon make
port the Committee Finance would report the bill,
so that there might be delay in its consideration.
| The question was then taken on the resolution,
| and it adopted
| Mr.. MERRICK submitted resolution directing
the Secretary of the Senate to furnish the Postmaster
General for the use of his Department. with COM
plete sets of Senate and House documents from
the year 1914 to the present session of Congress,
so far the Secretary may have under his
control surplus copies of the He sta
ted that the resolution was predicated on a letter
which he had received from the Department, stating
that documents similar to those proposed to be supplied
were destroyed by fire.
The resolution was agreed to-
| Mr. CONRAD asked the Senate to take up the
following resolution submitted by him yesterday, viz
Resolped, That the President of the United States
be requested to communicate to the Senate, SO far as
he may deem it compatible with the public interests,
what measures if any, have been taken to obtain the
recognition by the Mexican Government of such
claims of American citizens as were laid before the
late Joint Commission but not acted on by it,
and the satisfaction of such claims admitted
by said Commisson also, whether any facts have
come to his knowledge calculated to induce belief
that any claims have been rejected in consequence of
the evidence thereof having been withheld by the
Mexican Government, its officers or agents,