The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-01

In the House, on Saturday, the following bills,
turned from the Senate with amendments, were Ia
Ken up and the amendments concurred in
An act 10 constitute the ports OF Stonington, Mys-
tic river and Pawcatuck river a collection district
also an act TO authorize the Shenandoah Bridge Com
Pany to erect bridge on property belonging to the
United States.
An act to regulate appeals and writs of error in
the District Court of North Alabama was passed.
The following Senate bills were read twice and re-
ferred
An act to protect the revenues and diminish charg-
es on the general Treasury of the Post Office De-
partmeDt.
An act to amend the act supplementary to the act
to amend the Judicial system OF the United States
An act explanatory of act for the relief of
Clark Woodroof
An act for the relief of Hugo Krebs.
An act TO authorize the Socitor of the Treasury TO
ADJUST and compromise claim OF The United States
against Henry Daniel and Thomas Triplett.
An act for the relief of w. IL Robertson and
others.
An act relating to land, in Greensburgh land dis
trict, in louisiana.
An act to satisfy claims arising under the four
teenth and nineteenth sections of the treaty made at
Dancing Rabbit Creek.
Reports from committees were called for.
he report and resolutions from the Committee on
Indian Ahdirs were the first IN order.
Mr. COOPER, with the consent of the House,
Mr. uWlN, who wished 10 address the House on
The subject moved TO postpone the consideration OF
1t TIL next Tuesday. The motion carried.
A report was made, from the Committee Of Fo-
reign Affairs, IN relation to the Texan boundary
linc-decding against the immediate necessity of con
tnuing ii
Mr. DAVIS, from the Committee on Territories
reported bill authorizing the grant of two lots to
the town OF st Augustine for church The bill
passed
From the Select Committee, Mr.. ARNOLD report
ed the bill for reducing the pay of members of Con-
gress and the officers Of the Government with sundry
amendments.
From the committee Mr.. GWIN made mi
nority re- ort II stated that sufficient time had not
been allowed for investigating the subject and that In
the opinion OF the old members OF Congress, eight
dollars are not too high per diem. The minority,
therefore, offers, amendment to the BILL Sec
ton allowing eight dollars day to the members of
Congress- provided the session does not last longer
than four months-and after four months cutting
down the pay to four dollars day
Mr.. BOVINE complained that the haste manifest
ed in the II 1use the other day had been also exhibit
ed IN the decisions OF the committee, and moved TO
refer the BILL amended, to the Committee of the
Whole.
MIR. ARNOLD Piled, aud indicated the Com
mlttee from the charge OF hasy decision, and argued
against the reference to the Committee Of the Whole
MIR. PROFIT contended that the object desired
by the gentleman from Tennessee, early action and
early decision, would be better attained by refer
ring the bill to the Committee ofthe Whole than by
debating it in the House
After further discussion the motion to print
carried and Mr. ARNOLD agreed that IT should
be referred to the Committee Of the Whole.
The bills on the private calendar acted
on IN committee Friday after debate the
"bill for the relief of the representatives of
VIM. ID. Cheever," was amended and passed,
as was also the bil to restore certain invalid and
other pensioners the amount of pension by them re-
| she'd he for he lief nf I'm
Scott, Of Beaver county, Pennsylvania, was, after
brief discussion laid the table. The bill for the
relief of the widow and children of Benz. w. Hop
kns produced long debate The recommendation
OF the Committee that the bill be rejected was con-
CURED in.
The bill for the relief of Isaac Justice de-
baed at length principally by Messrs. MALLORY
and ARNOLD. The motion to lay the bill on the
table was neg tived-66 voting in the affirmative,
and &c in the negative the Chair hast his vote in the
negative On the engrossment of the bill, the yeas
and nays were ordered the vote stood-yeas 81,
nays 66 so the bill was rejected.
message was received from the Senate announc-
ing the passage of several bills by that body and
Conference.
The bill for the relief of Joseph Nlmbet, reported
from the Committee Of the Whole, with the recon-
mendation that it be rejected, was taken up Al
'er debate, the recommendation Of the committee
was concurred in by a vote of 81 10 Al.
The report of the Committee of Conference was
read
Mr.. WISE proposed to decide at once the question
of concurring not concurring with the report
Obccti n was made, and Mr.. Wise moved a suspen-
sion of the rule.
Mr.. SPRIGG moved an adjournment. This mo-
ton negatved.
The motion of Mr. Wise prevailed and the bill, as
reported from he Committee Of Conference, was
agreed to-
On motion of MIR. sTANLY, the Contingency bill,
which reported by the Committee of the Whole,
on Thursday, was taken up, and Mr. Gentry, who
was entitled to the floor the question of the pas
sage Of the BILL proceeded 10 give at length his views
on the merits of the DILL. Before he had concluded
a motion to ad journ successful.