The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-06
CONGRESS-.

In The Senate, on Thursday, MI Ev hNS, iio
the Committee Finance, reported bill to exteho
the time for collecting duties on certain railroad IRON
imported by the State of Michigan for her own use
which was ordered to a second reading
The Senate took up, as in COMMITTEES Of the hoie'
the bill entitled Gan act in addition TO an act 10 pro
mote the progress Of the useful arts and after being
amended In several PARTICULARS 1t was ordered W NC
engrossed for third reading.
The bill proposes 10 extend the provisions OF the
act of Mach, 1897 which authorizes the renewal OF
patents lost prior to the 18th December, lo36-wheh
the General Post Office building destroyed-so as
to allow renewal of those granted previously to thai
tme though they may have been subsequsnAylost ana
provides that any citizen citizens or any alien Q,
aliens who shall have resided one year In the uneo
States and declared his their intention to become
citizens who by HIS or her, their own industry
genius, effort and expense, may have invented OF
produced any new and original design, for manu-
facture, for the printing of woollen, silk cotton, or
other fabrics for bust, statue, bas-relie or any
new and useful pattern, or print OF PICTURE may MAKE
application in writing to the Commissioner OF Paten'S
expressing such desire, and the Commissioner, on
due proceedings had, may grant patent therefor as
in the case now, OF application for patent and ne
fee shall be half the paid by the respective appl-
cants and the duration of said patent shall be seven
years The patentees are TO be defended In their
rights by attaching penalty of 800 and costs for a
violation of such rights to be recovered on action IN
the United States district and circuit courts One-hal
to 60 to the patent fund, and the other half to the
person suing.
The bill granting pension to Esther Johnson gave
rise to debate and il was finally recommltted 10
the Committee on Pensions.
A message was received from the President Of the
United States, informing the Senate that he had
signed the bill providing for occupation OF the UNI
settled pars of East Florida.
The consideration of the bill to provide revenue
from imports, and to change and modify existing laws
imposing duties imports, and for other purposes,
was resumed
NJ ALLEN moved to insert ''salt" in the list Of
free articles; and on the question being taken, it was
decided in the negative-yeas 16, nays 26.
MIR. ALLEN then moved to reduce the duty on
salt to two cents per bushe of fftysix pounds, in
stead Of eight cents, as designed by the bill but the
motion did not prevai-yeas II, nays &C.
MIR. WALKER proposed to strike out in the
same item, the limit Of fifty-six pounds" to the
bushel.
The question was decided in the negative-yeas
II, nays "a.
Mr.. BENTON moved to insert " rock salt' among
the free articles; but the motion did not prevail
yeas 13, nays 81.
Mr.. Allen submitted an amendment, viz:
Strike out the following item from the ninth
section, via.
Philosophical apparatus, Instruments books,
MAPS and charts statues, statuary busts and casts
of marble, bronze, alabaster, or plaster of Paris,
paintings drawings, engravings echings, specimens
of sculpture, cabinets of COINS medals, gems, and all
other collections of antiquities, provided the same be
specially imported in good faith for the use of any
society Incorporated established for philosophical
or literary purposes for the encouragement of the
fine arts for the use and by the order Of any col
lege, academy, school, or seminary of learning, in
the United States"
The question was taken and decided in the mega
tive--yeas A. nays 49,
Mr.. BENTON, after few PREDATORY remarks, Of
fered an amendment, requiring bank notes to pay a
! stamp duty and laying tax on their circulation.
The question was taken and decided in the mega
tive Yoas T. nays 81, follows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Linn, Smith, of
Conn, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker.
NAYs-Messrs. Archer, Bagby, Barrow, Bates,
Bayard, Choate, Clayton, Conrad Crafts, Critten
Miller Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Preston, Rives,
Simmons, Smith, of Ind, Sprague, Tallmadge,
White, Woodbridge-27.
Mr., WALKER offered an amendment, viz that
from and after the passage OF this act there shall be
collected by the marshas Of the several DISTRICTS I'M
der such regulations shall be prescribed by the Sc
cretary of the Treasury, annual tax of twenty per
cent ad uaorem, on all gold and silver above the
value of fifty dollars and in all cases where the
marshal may not be able to collect such duty without
aid he may employ the services of coroners sherfs,
etc; and for such collections they shall be allowed a
compensation of one per cent on all taxes thus col
lected.
The question was taken after debate, and decided
in the negative-yeas T. nays 80, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Fulton, Linn, Smith, of
Conn, Tappan, Walker Wright.
NAYS-Messrs Archer Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate Clayton, Conrad Crafts Crittenden, Dayton,
Evans, Graham, Huntingdon Kerr, Mangum, Mer-
rick, Miller Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Preston,
Rives Sewer, Simmons, Smith, of Ind, Sprague,
Sturgeon, Tallmadge, White, Woodbridge-30.
The bill was reported to the Senate and ordered to
third reading, when
Mr.. EVANS expressed the hope that it would now
be read third time.
Mr.. CALHOUN desired to be heard upon its
passage; and on his motion the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. LINN, from the Committee on
Public Expenditures, presented report which was
referred to the Committee of the Whole and ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. CUSHING, on leave, introduced bill require
ing the foreign regulations of commerce should be
annually laid before Congress- Read twice and re-
ferred to the Committee of Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. TILLINGHAST moved that the House go
into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of taxi
ing up and acting on, at once bill in relation to the
exploring expedition.
Mr. G. J. INGERSOLL, from the Judiciary Com
mtee, reported bill for the relief W. H. Robert
son. and bill to establish district court at Wheel
ing. Both were read twice and referred to the Com
mitee of the Whole.
Mr. BURNEI.L introduced resolution instruct
ing the Committee Revolutionary Pensions to con-
slider the claim of T. d. Hopkins, of Wefeet, in
Massachusetts, for pension, and committing accom-
panying papers to that committee.
The orders of the day called up. The bust
of the morning hour was the report and resolu
tons from the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. CUSHING was entitled to the floor from
Tuesday, and concluded his Speech showing that the
Secretary of War had right to refuse obedience to
the call of the House. He examined the authorities
quoted by the committee proving that they did not
support the conclusions drawn from them He mem
toned precedens evincng that the present refusal of
the Secretary is no novelty in our Government He
showed the fallacy of the reasoning which discovers
an implied power in the Constitution for one object
and by analogy claims another. 1t is argued he said,
that implicitly under the Constitution the House pos
sesses the power to punish for contempt-thereore,