The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-14
gwentp=Seoenth Congress.
SECOND SESSION
IN SENATE.
"WEDNESDAY, April -, 1912.

| Mr.. MILLER presented the petition of citizens OF
Salem, New Jersey, asking additional duty on i'm
ported undressed furs.
Mr. WOODBURY. presented the petition Of
Caroline Berry with regard TO naval pensions; also
the memorial Of p. S. Minor asking that so mach OF
the Patent Law relates to medicines may be re-
| pealed
| MIR. KERR presented the memorial of John II.
Pennington, stating that he has discovered means
| to navigale the air, which he conceiyes will be OF
great usefulness the United States in the event Of
a war as thereby the enemy be reconnoitred with
perfect safety. Being unable from the want Of pecu-
mary means to construct the machine he respectful
w asks the aid of the Government.
Mr.. WILLIAMS presented the resolutions OF
the Legislature of the State of Maine complaining of
the restrictions of Great Britain concerning the
colonial trade also the resolutions OF the same, ex-
pressing their opinion that the election fol- the electors
of President and Vice President of the United States
ought 20 be held on the day in the several
States He desired say that he regarded this sub
lect as worthy of the attention of Congress. There
was no law which designated the time when such an
election should take place An election for ell, ctors
may take place in State for instance, to day and IN
| another on different day-perhaps two weeks apart
The consequence was, that an opportunity was al
forded for persons to go from one Stale to another
and there vote after having exercised that privilege
in their own; but by the enactment of law in con-
formity with the opinions OF the Legislature TINS eV
could be almost ii not entirely, averted. be hoped
that the Committee the Judiciary would regard
this subject Of sufficient Importance to induce them
to Introduce a bill.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON, from the Committee on
Commerce reported the House bill, with an amend
ment, for the relief Of Ingoldsby w. Crawford and
Samuel Phillips.
MrlBATES, from the Committee on Pensions, re-
ported the bill for the relief of Amy Babblt, and the
bill for the relief Of William Harper.
MIR EVANS, from the Committee on Finance re-
ported bill regulating the value of foreign gold and
silver CON- in the United States also, With amend
ment, the act regulating the compensation of Gus
tom house officers.
Mr.. TAPPAN, in pursuance of notice, intro
duced bill TO amend act to punish cetain crimes
in the District of Columbia, he said that his OBJ
iect was 10 prevent children under ten years of age
from being sent to The peniteuary, there 10 assoca
with old and hardened teons; and that as enormous
abuses of his kind were now in exstence he cons-
dered it to be his duty 10 Introduce the bill
Mr.. MANGUM, in pursuance Of nece, intro
duced bill TO authorize the Secretary OF The Navy to
regulate, with reference 10 climate and service, the
ralons ofthe navy also bill to regulate enstments
in the avail service.
Mr.. BARROW, in pursuance of notice, intro
ducod bill to revive act entitled an act to autho-
rize the inhabitants of the State Of Louisiana to
the back lands
A message was received from the President of the
United States, informing the Senate that he had
signed the bill authorizing the construction Of iron
war steamer for harblr defence.
THE OREGON TERRITORY
The resolution of Mr.. LINN to give to the British
Government the required notice fol the termination of
the treaty between the United States and that Gov
ernmen Tor the joint occupation of the Oregon Ter
ritory, was taken up for consideration.
Mr.. LINN addressed the Senate, and argued that
whatever title they had derived from Spain to the
Territory, could not be controverted Ivy the BRUSH
Government, and that whatever claim she might have
to il, wrung from the weakness of the Spanish
Government at the Convention at Nooka Sound
After all the investigation which he had made upon
the subject, title to it was, in his opinion, lndspu
table from the fact of having acquired portion
Of it from Spain, well as from discoveries made by
agents sent there by this Government. Heretofore,
Mr. Gallatin was appointed commissioner on the part
of this Government to settle with the British agents
the conflicting claims of the two Governments; but
the proposition OF Great Britain of such nature
that would had been acceded to, have deprived of
fertile fields, deep waters and safe harbors In 1927
this Territory was very unwistly permitted to become
matter OF dispute, like the Northeastern boun-
dairy and they ought not TO have entered into
negotiations about il but they should have Ia
ken the ground that the claim set up on the other
side was attempt 10 plumber the United States
Of the soil to which it was justly entitled They
should have insisted upon the ndisputabe possession
of it, both from the treaty of l7S5, and the immu
table principles which England herself had laid
down.
The morning hour having expired, the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of
THE LOAN BILL.
The question pending on its passage
Mr.. GRAHAM contended that it indispensa
bly, necessary to pass the bill with as little delay as
possible to meet the nccessit es of the Government
MIR. BERRlEN answered many of the objections
which had been urged against the bill, and argued
that taking into view the state Of the money market
was the best measure of the kind that could be de-
vised
Mr.. MANGUM said that he had been doubling
whether there were any circumstances which could
induce him to vote for the bill; but, after the views
taken by the Senator from Georgia, he might add
in addition, that he had long belonged to the Wing
party and had confidence in their integrity and is
dom and whenever his judgment had led him to act
with them he had never had occasion to regret it
Therefore, he would be governed accordingly, upon
this occasion.
Mr.. SEWER remarked that the President of the
United States had been assailed by the Senator from
North Carolina (Mr. Mangum) ON former OCCASION
which attack, he supposed, grew out of the hostility
arising from the vetoes of the Bank bills at the last
session, and also in consequence of the Message re-
Gently sent to them recommending repeal of the
Land bill, He had said heretofore what he would
repeat viz that, so far as the vetoes CON
cerned, the Presidents had been honest
consistent, and patriotic. Could those who as
sailed the Executive say much for them
selves Could the great leader Of the Wing party
say much for his own consistency and what could
the Senator from North Carolina say upon the sub
ject2
Mr. MANGUM observed that he voted against the
Bank in 1882; but not however, on constitutional
grounds.
Mr. SEWER said that that was so much the
worse; and many gentemen who were opposed to
the Bank in 1882, as being Unconstitutional now
came forward and condemned the President for pur
suing the same course
Mr. MANGUM reminded the Senator that the
Bank bills of the last session were of different cha
racter from that of 1882.
Mr. SEWER said that in all the speeches made on
the other side, 1t was asserted that they would
take these bills because they could get no better
and yet the Senator from North Carolina who
voted against the charter OF the old Bank, de-
nounced the PRECEDENT becau.e he did not sign