The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-13
CONGRESS.

on private claims were taken up, debated, and con
CURED in.
message was received from the House OF Re
representatives., announcing the passage of sundry pm
vate bills
The bill from the House providing for the erection
of certain marine hospitals therein mentioned, was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
The Senate passed the bills for the relief OF John
w. Skidmore, and the bill for the augmentation OF
the marine corps, and for other purposes.
The bill making compensation to pension agents,
and the bill for the adjustment OF titles to lands III
the town of Detroit in the State Of Michigan, and
for other purposes ordered TO be engrossed Tor
third reading.
Some other business, of private character was
transacted in the course of the day.
And the Senate adjourned.
la the House, Friday, Mr.. LANE, of Indiana, was
announced to take the place of Mr. Irwin on the Sc
lect Committee of thirteen.
Mr.. IRWIN said he rose to privileged question
The Journal after stating that his appeal had been
laid the table motion of the gentleman from
Virginia omits that he afterwards allowed
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mittee. He, therefore, wished the Journal to be
amended 50 the fact of his having been PEI
| mit,ed TO assign his reasons.
| The SPEAKER replied that il not customary
| to enter such matters on the Journal.
Sundry bills were reported and referred.
| Mr. JOHNSON gave notice that he would, To-
morrow To take up bill with the following u
| tie, and wished the notice entered ON the journal
A bill to meet all the current and contingent liab'lI-
ties of he Government by raising revenue from ini-
ports to benefit the grower OF grain and tobacco by
countevang and reciprocal duties on articles sIeci-
fed, prevent abuses in the collection aud dispurse-
ment of the revenues, by requiring the gross amount
be paid into the Treasury TO be drawn out
only by law to prevent defalcations, by requiring
purchasers of public lands, and rters OF duIIabe
goods to place the amount to be paid the Government
IN Government depositarles or IN the Treasury, at
once the credit of the Government and to receive
receipt of pay ment from the Receivers upon pesen-
tation of the certificate OF such deposte TO oeheht
the States and increase the capital OF The Nation by
authorizing the issue upon the faith OF the OoVeih-
ment of two hundred millions of Government stock
of denominations of not less than one hundred nor ex
ceedng one thousand dollars be divided among the
States the Territories and the District OF Columbia
upon the basis of Federal numbers; and to suspend
the operation of the distribution of the proceeds OF the
sales of the public lands until the redemption OF Inc
| stock by the Government.
Mr.. McKENNON moved to take up the bills on
the table which had been ported from the Commit
| tee of the w hole
The first was the bill making appropriations Tor
purchasing sites OF marine hospitals.
Mr.. MckENNON moved It's engrossInenl, ana
called for the previous question, but withdrew the cal
at the instance OF
Mr. STEENROD, who offered an amendment APP
proprating IS 900 for marine hospital at w heellng
The amendment was rejected.
On ordering the engrossment, the vote was taken
on motion of Mr.. SMITH, of Virginia, by yeas and
| nays the vote sood-yeas 80, nays d.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, OF Tennessee, proposed &c
amend the bill by striking out Napoleon and insert
ing Memphis, as site. After debate between him
and Mr.. MckENNON, he moved reconsideration
of the vote by which the bill had been ordered to be
engrossed. The motion prevailed. On the amend
ment offered by Mr., WILLIAMS the vote stood
yeas 70, nays 81 so the amendment was rejected.
| The question required on the engrossment, ana II
was ordered by vote of l04 to 70.
Mr.. PLUMNlER moved to strike out Ceaveland
and insert Erie the amendment was ruled out
The bill was then read third time and passed
The bill to satisfy claims arising under the l4tf
and 18th articles of the treaty OF Dancing RaDpi'
Gre engrossed and passed.
The bill to provide for the payment OF horses and
other property lost in the military service OF the Uni
ted States rejected
The bill for the liquidation Of the claims of Alaba
ma for militia called out in the late Indian wars
was debated by Messrs. Lewis, Mckay and Shields
A motion by Mr.. Stanly to lay'it on the table was
negatived. The bill was then passed.
MIR. lNGERSOLL moved suspension OF the rules
to enable him to introduce the tarl bill The bill
was read for information, and objection beng maze
to reception, Mr. Ingersoll moved suspension OF
the rules The motion was negatiyed.
Mr.. FILLMORE submitted resolution to the Ell
feet that the debate the Fertilization bill IN Com
mittee of the Whole should cease at the end OF one
hour after it should have been taken up Great
laughter.)
Mr.. FILLMORE said that the merits of the bill
had been debated one day--and the public exigencies
required it should be acted on speedily
Some sad-make the time one minute.
| Mr.. IRWIN moved to lay the resolution on the
table. Negatived.
The resolution was carried, 81 voting in the aflr-
native and g. in the negative.
The House then resolved itself into Committee OF
the Whole, Mr. HOPKINS IN the chair.
| MIR IRWIN was entitled to the floor. He com
mented on the remarks of Mr. Fillmore made on
THURSDAY and expressed his surprise at the declara-
ton that all hope of revenue must be gwen up In
coming this determination to pass no revenue bill,
unless the distribution clause should be coupled
with it. because the President has, the Constitution
authorizes him do refused his signature TO the bill
lately returned, you make war on the Constitution.
Mr. Irwin said he was friend both to the distribu-
ton and the tariff He would get both if he could ];
! if not he would take one-and the tariff IN prefer
ence to the distribution
| Mr. WISE said we were told in the begin
! ming of the session by the gentleman from
! Kentucky that distribution as well as The
tariff regarded as cardinal measures OF his party
We now learn that they are to be SO considered not
only individually but conformity The issue now APP
pears to be this made by the ultrais for Dstribu
ton that their favorite measure must be adopted, or
the manufacturers must be ruined the stone walls of
our forts shattered, the naval supplies voted down,
and the Government be dishonored and dsgraced
The Loco Focos had been called dlstructives-he
had so thought them and called them but their
distructiveism nothing to that now threatened.
The Veto of the President does not undo your acts,
but insists on your adherence to your own act of Com
promise | am said Mr.. WISE, opposed to pfotec-
ton for protection sake but the amount OF revenue
which according to the Chairman of the Committee
of WAYS and Means must be raised will af-
| ford ample protection. Omit the Distribution
clause and | could in one hour frame a bill