The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-23
MT. HKNUT'II TIIUV III
....,rvu al SIX o'clock.

In the Senate Mr.. BUCHANAN presented a memo
rial from Northampton county, Pennsylvania, asking
Congress to pass protective tariff bill
| Memorials also presented by Messrs. KING
and BERRIEN.
| MIR. BAGBY, on leave, introduced bill to autho-
rize the Solicitor of the Treasury to compromise and
settle with the securities of John H. Owen, late Re-
ceiver of Public Moneys at ST Stevens, Alabama
which was read first and second time, and refer
| red to the Committee on Finance.
| The bills for the relief of William Waller and
Mrs. Mary w. Thompson were read third time
and passed and large number Of bills were re-
ceived from the House, and appropriately referred to
Standing Committees.
The bill providing for the settlement of claims for
! property destroyed by reason of the military occupa-
| ton of Florida, was passed by vote of 20 to l6
| The bill in relation to lands in the Greensburg,
late ST Helena district, Louisiana, and authorizing
the re-survey of the lands in said district occasoned
a debate at the termination Of which the bill was
read a third time and passed
The Senate took up the bill to amend the laws re-
lating to the Penitcntary in the District of Columbia
so as TO require the appointment by the warden, of
subordinate officers of that institution, to be confirm
ed by the board of inspectors
Nh SMITH, of Indiana, opposed TO the div-
sion ofresponslby and he thought that the warden
should have the whole of It, Therefore, to test the
of the Senate he moved TO lay the Dll on the
| table.
Mr.. BAYARD replied and conended that the
INSPECTORS obliged to visit the IenIte nary week
w. and see that it kept in proper order, etc. they
ought to have share in the appointing power of the
subordinate officers.
! Mr.. MOREHEAD assumed an opposite ground.
Suppose escape took place. there was no responsible
lily thrown the inspectors, but on the warden
Whv then divide the responsibility so far as the APP
| pointing power was concerned.
Mr. KING supported the bill reported from the
! Committee on the District Of Columbia, and in
flavor of The concurrent action Of the warden and in
spectors with regard to appointments
| Mr. BAYARD replied to the Senator from Ken
lucky, (Mr. Morehead)
| Mi CLAYTON SAID that there were eight subor-
dinates and they ought to be under he command and
authority of the warden that he might compel them
to do their duty Ii this power should be taken from
him, the discipline of the pententiary would be de-
stroyed and if the escape OF convict should take
place no would be responsible. II was his
opinion that the inspectors wanted to get the power
OF appointment into their own hands, and some OF
them had been about the Senate lately 10 close con-
yersaon with Senators, no doubt for that purpose.
Mr. KING said that he did not know who they
were.
Mr.. CLAYTON replied that he did
Mr. KING observed that the Senator from Del
aware had looked towards him when he spoke OF the
inspectors as if they had been speaking to him IN re-
laton 10 the appointment of subordinate officers OF
The Penitentiary Now he did not even know their
names nor human being amongst them. The bill
had been brought to his notice in committee, and he
had snnpored because he thought it to be strictly
proper. x
The bill was then laid on the table-ayes 10
noes IL.
The bill to reduce and equaize the rates of pos
taae, to limit the and correct The abuse of th'
ranking privilege, and for other purposes, having
been read