The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-10

In SENATE,
TUESDAY. March 8,

TUESDAY, March 3, lo4I.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the fol-
lowing Communications, viz:
| i. From the War Department enclosing report
the survey Of the boundary bstween Michigan and
Wisconsin. ~
Q. From the Commissioner Of The General Land
Office in reply to resolution, adopted the Sd in
slant calling for statement ofthe names Of such early
settlers in the Illinois country were NOT confirmed
by the Governor Of the Territory in the full quantity
OF four hundred Of land ALSO in reply to
solution ofthe Sd instant in relation to the board Of
commissioners appointed in 1886 to investigate private
| land claims in Missouri.
8. From the Navy Department, in compliance with
Pensacola naval station, etc.
4. The resolutions of the Legislative Councils OF
Iowa relating the boundary line between that Ter
ritory and the State of Missouri.
Mr.. ARCHER presented the petition of the IRON
masters of Lexington Virginia, praying for protec-
Mr.. TALLMADGE presented the memorial Of mer-
chants manufacturers, mechanics and others Of the
county of Philadelphia, asking Congress to establish
the Echequer plan recommended by the President of
| the United States.
Mr.. BARROW presented the resolutions of the
Legislature of louisiana requesting appropriation
to complete the surveys Of the public lands in that
State.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented the petition of Will
liam B. McMurtrie, praying the reimbursement of
his expenses for his outfit member of the scien
tc corps attached to the South Sea Exploring Expe
dition. HH ~ pa
Mr.. BERRIEN, from the Committee on the Judi
cary, reported bill to provide for the further
tension of Justice in the courts Of the United States,
and bill further supplementary to an act to estab
sh the judicial courts of the United States approved
in 1889.
MISREPRESENTATION CORRECTED.
Mr.. CLAY said that when he came to the Senate
to-day he was not very well, but was filled with in
dgnation matter which brought TO his notice
by friend. The Senate would do him the justice to
testify that he did not pay any attention to newspa-
per paragraphs, but the one to which he would al
ludo was SO shocking SO arocious that he could not
in justice to his feelings remain SILENT especially as
injustice had been done, much to himself to
friend In the ofthe presentation Of TWO Pc
titions Yesterday he had occasion say that one of
them from number of ladies residing at Railway,
New Jersey and that the other emanaed from citizens
of Pennsylvania. He was repIoached by the Sena-
tor from that State for not having afforded him Mr.
Bucfanan) opportunity of saying something about
lrhe petition from The ladies. Now il would be recol
lected that he replied that he had not done so be-
cause it was not proper subject for his delbera
tion because he (Mr. BUcHANAN) after having lived
certain number of years, had never taken any lady
under his protection But newspaper reporter
had represented him having assigned to the Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania the extraordinary age OF fifty
five - He called upon every grave Senator and up
on every lady in the gallery who heard him, to testi
fy whether he made any such remark He believed
that he said thrty-six years and upwards Laugh
Mr.. BUCHANAN expressed his high qualification
with the unexpected apology which he had just re-
ceiyed from the Senator Mr. CLAY for most griev-
Gus insult The Senator and himself had had many
passages of on this floor but before had
he (Mr. BucHANAN) felt it imperiously necessary
to call him to the field of honor for any thing he had
said in the course of debate. The injury to him
might have been serious as the insult was outra-
geous The assertion from so high authority that
he (Mr. BUcHAHAN) was ffty-6ve and upwards, might
have destroyed all his future prospects in life. He
was happy, however, to acknowledge that the apollo
gy was prompt, manly and unequivocal, and left no
stain whatever upon his character. He hoped, there
fore, that the friendly relations which had heretofore
existed between them would be cordially restored.
As to the charge of the Senator that he Mr. was
thirty six and upwards, he would cheerfuly confess
the soft impeachment.
THE STEAMBOAT cARoLlNE-TRANsFER OF NATION
AL QUESTIONS FROM THE STATE COURTS TO THE
FEDERAL JUDICIARY.
A message was received from the President of the
United States urgently recommending action upon
this subject by Congress- and stating that subject of
Great Britain had recently been arrested in New
York. charged with being Of the party that burnt
be tried by the laws of the State unless the question
be transferred to the Federal Judiciary.
Mr. BERRIEN SAID that this subject had been
referred to the Committee ON the Judiciary, and he
had to-day reported bill in relation to it. he would
move the communication be laid upon the table and
printed and the motion was agreed to.
THE DISTRICT BANK BILL.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill
to suspend for limited time the operation of por
ton of the act entitled An act to revive and extend
the charters of certain banks in the District of Co
lumbia."
The question pending was the motion of Mr..
ALLEN to recommt the bill to the Committee on the
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report to the Senate whether the banks in the Dis
trict either of them, have violated their charters
directly or indirectly, or in any manner sought to
avoid any requirements conditions in the act to
revive and extend their charters, approved August
25, 184I tae
Mr. KERR addressed the Senate in support of the
bill 1875
Mr.. WRIGHT and Mr. BUCHANAN opposed it.
Mr.. BAYARD, for the purpose of obviating objec-
tons which had been urged against the bill, submit
ted amendment limiting the privilege OF the banks
to lend and pay out the notes Of suspended banks
until the banks of Virginia and Maryland shall
have resumed specie payments but
| The CHAIR decided that the amendment was not
in order, as motion was pending to recommit the
bill with Instructions.
| Mr.. WOODBURY. advocated immediate
sumption of specie payments by the banks.
| Mr.. CALHOUN opposed the BILL
| MIR. BENTON condemned the proceedings of the
banks and said that for the last eight days, they had
trampled upon the Senate and the House of Repre-
sentatives by violating their charters, and paying
their base trash instead gold and silver He spoke
of the looks of the people Of Maryland as having had
powerful effect on the banks, which to be seen
in the fact that the banks Of Baltimore had COM
menced partial redemption of their notes. The
banks of Pennsylvania and other States were
approaching this state of things; and yet the
Senate of the United States was called on to
throw itself in the BREACH in the face of the broken
banks, and sanction suspension of specie payments
for year
Mr. BAYARD replied and showed that it was i'm
possible in his opinion for these institutions to pay
out gold and silver while their debtors discharged
their obligations TO them in the notes of the banks of