The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-06

In the House, Friday, an act for the rellehPi H.
Higgins, and an act TO divide Kentucky into TWO Ju
diclal districts read twice and referred 10 the
Committee of the Whole.
MIR. COOPER, of Pennsy lvania, continued MS re-
marks in reply To Mr.. Cushing and in vindication OF
The report OF the Committee of Indian Affairs.
When he concluded, the question came up on
substitute Tor the resolutions offered by the commit
tee. This substitute merely pronounces the reasons
assigned by the Secretary for sending the papers re-
CURED, TO be unsatisfactory.
Mr.. ADAMS addressed the House arguing that,
under present circumstances il is expedient adopt
the substitute, though he contended the House had
right TO demand the papers.
The morning hour having expired, the House, on
motion OF MIR COWAN, resolved itself into Commit
tee OF the Whole and took up the private calendar,
MIR Boardman of Connecticut, in the chair.
The following bills were acted on:
For the relief of the children of Apollos Cooper
laid aside
For the relief of the owners sc, of the schooner
Martha-obeeted TO.
For the relief of the owners Sc OF the schooner
Cod Hook-objected to.
10 refund TO Charles Holt fine imposed on nm
under the sedton law-laid to be reported
Granting seven years half pay to Captain Dahlei
Mills-objected TO.
For the relief of the legal representatives of David
For the relief of Caroline L. Clitherall, with
uniavorable report from the Committee on Military
Ahalrs-lad aside
For the relief of George Hammel-lad aside to
be reported
Granting pension to Aquilla Goodwin--object-
ed to.
Granting pension to Isaac Phimsver-laid aside
to be reported.
The same disposition was made of the bills for the
relle oil MAJOR Thomas Harrison Of John Javins, OF
John Farnham, granting bounty in land TO such sol
ders OF the old fourth regiment OF Infantry serv-
ed during any part Of the with Great Britain.
Objection was made to the bills for the relief Of
John Colgon for the settlement of the claim OF the
legal representatives of r. w. Meade for the relief
OF Samuel Hambleon and for the relief OF the heirs
OF Anthony Pacheco for the relief of the owners,
&c, of the schooner Joanna for the relief of Henry
M. Shreve for the relief of James &. Watson
The following bills were LAID aside to be reported
For the relief of the vestry OF the Episcopal
church of the parish of ST. Philip in Charleston for
the relief Of Levi FL ridge; of the children of John
Champe, of VIM. Allen, OF Lloyd J. Bryan, of Nan
cy Tompkins, OF Ben amn Totten, Of Mary Craw-
ford, OF Mary Snow, of Joseph Parker
The act for the relief of certain companies of Mis-
sour volunteers was amended and ordered to be re-
ported
As was the bill for the relief of Captain Allyn
The following bills on the calendar were then al
so order d TO be reported
For the relief of Nancy Byrd, Alice Usher, Eve
Vandinburg, Martha Cameron, Richard Marsh, Jo-
seph Bonnell, Nancy Hambright w. q. Sanders, the
owners of the schooner Martha, the owners of the
Three Brothers, +. NJ. lsett, Gorham A. Worth,
.
vdng in certain for the sale of the real estate
OF infants within the District of Columbia, and pro-
vidng for the pay of the Georgia militia claims.
The bills for the relief of the inhabitants of West
Florida and of Hazard Knowles, were objected TO.
The following were laid aside to be reported:
To settle the title to certain tracts Of land in the
State Of Arkansas for the relief of Ann Rentiss OF
Isaac Champlin, Of Joseph Holmes, and Of John A.
Smith.
The bill for the relief Of the legal representatives
OF Daniel Brent was laid aside.
The act for the benefit Of the Howard Institution
was objected 10.
The bills for the relief of John Jones and Moses
M Strong, were ordered to be reported, with re-
| commentator that they be rejected.
The following bills, the next the calendar
| were laid aside to be reported For the relief Of
the administrator of John Jackson for the reliet Of r.
L. Spence, of Peter LeonbeIger OF John r, Deany,
| of Hezekiah Cunningham, of Thomas Hasklns and
| Ralph Haskins Of John G. Rey DIS, of ubal Han
cock, Of Joseph w Newcomb OF Vaerian Allan, of
Sylvia Underwood of James Mount, of Susan Brown,
| OF Rynall Goats and Walter r. Johnson, of Eliza
| beth Harris, of Robert Layon's children, of Mary
Elder, of the widow of Captain I'm. RyaIl, of Pru.
dence Couch, of Anna Jones, of Mariana Brooks, of
| Asa Davis, of David Atkinson, of Samuel Nicely,
| James Sweetman Solomon Emerson, Lyman N. Cook
of John F. Wiley of John Hchs, and of George
| Wadde
! Objection made to the bills for the relief OF
| Gideon Perry and of Jonathan p Horton, of Ma
|
the relief of claimants to ndemnities received from
the British Government for the loss of slaves from
| board the Comet and Encomium
The following bills ordered to he reported for
the relief of Samuel Lord, of James NJ. Morgan, OF
John Drysdae, of Garret Vleet, of Elisha Moreand
and Others of Samuel r. SIaymarker, of s. d. Rose
and others, of Casper w. Weaver.
The bill for the rel ef of Frances A. Harrison
ordered to be rel orted with recommendation that 1t
| do not pass.
The Committee ordered he following bills to be laid
aside and reported the House for the relief OF Ba
rent Sryker, John Wharry, OF Mary McGee and
! Susan Berry, of John DAWN, of Daniel KIess, Of
| Samuel Billings of the owners, &c, of the armed
brig Warrior, of Robert Ramsay, of Benjamin Evans,
of Joshua Drew, of Thomas Copeland, Of Sarah
Parker, OF George p. Pollen and Robert Colgate, OF
Isaac and Thomas j WnsIow, of Alexander Ham
met, of Burr and Smith, of Frances PeIlIcer
The same disposition was made of bill authoIiz
ing the Secretary ofhe Treasury to refund 10 David
Watklnson and company part of the duties i'm
posed on a ain quantity OF tin and ron
Objection was made to the bill authorizing the set
Element of the accounts of Joseph Nourse.
The printed calendar having been gone thorough,
Mr. PARMENIER moved that the Committee
should RISE but withdrew his motion, and the
Crypt calendar was gone through. The Committee then
rose and the Chairman reported the general results of
its proceedings.
The various bills reported by the Committee were
which objection made in the Committee were
passed over.