The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-23
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| Among various reports and resolutions from
the different Committees, Mr.. Cooper, OF Penn
syvania made report from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, relating, it was understood 10
the answer from the Secretary of War declin-
ing giving at the present time, all the inlorma-
ton called for by a resolution of the House, &c.
MrlWisE called for the reading of the report.
He wiahed to ascertain its character. Ii IT were
debateablg, it could not now be received
Mr. FILLMORE said he had first moved to re-
ceive su,h reports as should not be debateable,
but had afterwards enlarged his motion so to
take aw,y the limitation
Mr. Wise said: waived my objection to the
proposition of receiving reports expressly on the
condition that the reports and resolutions should
; not be debsteablc.
Mr.. COOPER moved the previous question on
the reception of his report.
Mr. WISE said that as reports not debateabe
were received by unanimous consent, the com
pact must not Weld to motion for the previous
question.
The Journal was referred to, and 1t was de-
cided en- its authority by the Speaker, that no
reports or resolutions coudbe received to which
objections should be made. The report was
! withdrawn.
| Mr. INGERsoLL, from theCommlttee OF Ways
and Means, reported bill providing for the pay
of certain officers not appointed under and Tor
| defrayng the contingent expenses, OF the De
partmenls.
MIR. MASON, of Ohio, from the Committee Of
| Ways and Means, reported bill fixing the
value of the pound sterling al four dollars and
eighty-fou cents; also bill altering the time
of the meeting of Congress to the first OF No
vember and regulating the compensation OF
members
Mr. WISE objected because the Committee
of WAYS and Means had no right to report on
the question of fixing the day of the meeting OF
! Congress.
| After various other reports, Mr.. BARNARD,
| from the Committee on the Judiciary, offered
report, accompanied by a letter from the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and opinions of the Attor-
ney General, in relation to the duties on imports.
Objection was made.
| w men all lne Committees ndu USeu OdiVo)
Mr.. FILLMORE called up resolution, which he
had sent to the Clerks table. This resolution
provides that all debate on the Navy Appropria-
ton bill shall cease on Friday, at II O'Clock.
| Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, moved to lay the
resolution on the table. The motion was mega
lived, and the resolution was carried
The House went into Committee of the
! Whois, MR. SAUNDERS in the chair, and took
up the Navy Appropriation bill, which was LAID
side on former occasion to give way TO the
Revenue bill
Mr.. WISE was entitled to the floor, in contin-
uation of his speech. In rely to Mr.. Adams,
who had condemned the present and recent Ad-
mlnlsralions for giving a disproportlonate num-
Der of appointments to Virginia and Maryland,
Mr. Wise showed that the evil, If one, had been
carried to the greatest extent by the gentleman
from Massach Isetts, who, during his Admins
tratlon had appointed III minshpmen from the
District of Colu nbia, Maryland and Virginia,
out of 1927 in all !; and SO with spect TO other
naval appointments, the purserships especially
| In reply to Mr. Meriwether he showed that
none of the errors attributed had been made by
the Secretary of the Navy, and that all the al
legged bunders had arisen from Mr.. MerlWeth-
er's misapprehensions of the report from the
Navy Department.
Mr. BuRNELL obtained the floor but 1t was
shown by the record, that he and MIR. Adams
having already spoken on the subject lmmedl-
ately under discussion, they were dlsquallhed by
the rule from speaking again on IT,
The debate on the first Senate amendment
was then continued by Mr. Johnson, of Tennes-
see, &c.
In the Senate the PRESIDENT pro tenn laid be-
fore the body communication from the Treasury De-
prtment, covering a statement showing the foreign
| commerce of the United States for the year lS4l.
| Pet ions were presented by the CHAIR and by
| Mr.. KERR.
| Mr.. CALHOUN presented four memorials from
Florida praying for the admission of that Territory
into the Union, and for donations OF pubic lands
Also, the memorial of Citizens of Mddlesex county,
| Virginia in favor of free trade.
Mr. c.. said that the reason why he had not before
presented the memorial was, that 1t frst reached
Washington during his recent absence; had followed
him to his residence in the South and had again
found its way to the city. lie would call the aten-
ton of the Senateto the letter of General HARRISON,
written in 1886, dated GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and which
W as appended to the memorial.
| The letter having been read by the SECRETARY
Mr.. CALHOUN said that it contained the most
explicit and solemn declaration from General Harr-
son that he would agree to repeal or change the
Compromise act. No matter what might have been
| the course General Harrison would have pursued
with regard to a Bank of the United States, there
could be no doubt to his opinions on the Compro-
mise act. Had he lived the act could not have been
repealed; and so far as the Tariff BILL which had re-
Gently from the House was Invoyet, the death OF
Gen. II. had presented no impeachment IN the way
of the party now in power AS President Tyler had act
ed in relation this matter General Harrison must
have acted. He would add one additional reflection
General Harrison elected on the solemn decara-
ton that tho act should be repealed