The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-19


called or KNOWN who are not officers agents, OF COM
missioners by express provision of law, setting iorh
the date of their several appointments the service 10
which appointed, the particular Department TO when
such service appertains by whom they have several.
" been appointed, by what authority their several
appointments are assumed to be made, the salary,
pay, or expenses allowed 10 each, from what funds
paid and by what authority payment thereof IS d.
rected to be made.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE NAVY.
The following resolution, submitted yesterday BY
Mr. Henderson, was adopted, VIZ
Resolped That the Secretary oflhe Navy be direct
ed TO furnish TO the Senate, in tabular FORM under
such heads and divisions TO exhibit the information
in separate and distinct members and results, hs' OF
all the appointments made IN the Navy since the f
March last the several Offices or places 10 whicn ai-
pointed, and dates of appointment the nuhoer ol ap
cants file in the Department from each olale iol
the several places to which these appointments nave
been made the States Territories, or districts whee
the individuals appointed were born, were theh GU
OF, and from which appointed, and when al POM
ed large. What according the last census OF the
Federal apportionment would have been the proper
ton each State, Territory, and district would nave re-
celved if such appointments had been made on that
ratio and what the dispropoon to the several States
Territories and districts, on the same ratio whicn mas
resulted from the appointments actually made
w hat is the rule observed by the Department in ma
king appointments at large, and what the class OF APP
pcants TO which that rule is limited. And that he
also furnish the Senate with tabular statement IKE
the exhibit 6) annexed to his report OF the 9th inst
adding thereto the number Of officers and men attach
ed 10 the marine service at the commencement OF the
year 1912.
COMMITTEE ON RErRENcHMENT.
The following resolution submitted yesterday by
Mr.. MoREHEAD, was taken up viz
ResoIred, That Committee on Retrenchment be
tn he eli senate
whose duty it shall be to take into consideration the
pendures of the Government IN the several depart
ments thereof; and to inquire whether any, and, u
any, what retrencnment can be made without injury
to the public service and 10 report thereuponr to-
gether with such information relative thereto as to
them shall seem expedient,
The resolution was agreed to, and the committee
ordered to consist of five members to be appointed ly
the Chair.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The following bills which were yesterday engross
ed for third reading were read third time and pass
ed viz:
The bill for the relief of Captain j Throckmorton
the bill to provide for settlement with the Stale o
Maine for the services of her militia the bill for tn,
relief Of certain settlers ON the public lands who weI
deprived Of the rights Of presumption under the act oil
the 18th of June 1884 the bill for the relief of james
Keiser and Barnett Foley the bill for the relief Q
Caroline E. Clitherill, widow of the late George Z
| III,
the bill for the relef Of Ephram Sprague; the bill t
perfect the titles lands south OF the Arkansas river
| held under New Madrid locations, and preemptor
rights under the act of 1914 the bill further to amend
the act appropriate the proceeds of the sales OF TIT
public lands and to grant pTeempton rights, approved
September 4, S4 as to authorize tie Governors
| the States of Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, t
cause the selections of the grants OF land made U
them, and the several States therein mentioned, 70
the purpose of internal improvement, without the ne
cessty of conyenng the Legislatures of Illinois, AT
kansas and Missouri fol that purpose.
The bill authorizing the Secretary oil the lreasur
to audit and settle the accounts between the Unite
States and David Gelston, formerly collector OF tn
! Zort of New York, engrossed for third reading.
BILLS FROM THE HOUSE.
/ The following bills were severay read first an
second time, and appropriately referred, VIZ
A bill for the relief of Lieut.. John L. Cline; a bill
for the relief of Francis G. McCauley; bill for tn
relief of the Springfield Manufacturing Compa ny
bill for the relief John P. Campbell; bill for tn
reliefo Chauncey Calhoun; hill for the relief {
/ Joseph Perkins James Perkins, and John Perkins;
bill for the reefo Conrad House; bill for the n
lief of Sylvester Phelps and the heirs or representa-
lives Of Charles Landon, deceased bill for the re
lief of Obed P. Lacy a-bt directing beenty Ian
warrants to issue for the services of Gen Duporai
Gen Armand and Major De la Colombo bill lo
the relief of the legal representatives OF Jane Fertr
baugh, widow of Captain Hawkins Boon; bill fc
the relief of ohm Flood bill for the relief of Pete
Sky, an Onondaga Indian; bill for the relief {
! THOMPSON Hutchinson a bill for the relief Of job
England; bill for the relief Of James Deatey
bill for the relief of Elizabeth Jones and others
bill for the relief of Burnett Burdsall bill author
izing the payment of the seven years half pay due
account of the revolutionary services of Captain WIN
Kelly
The Senate adjourned until Monday next.