The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-09

the 4lh of March, l84i, to the Or esent time. Why,
then, had this pressing emergency been delayed until
the last moment2 Having expressed his reasons
merely why be could not vote for the BILL he dee ned
it due to himself to remain silent.
In the course of the debate of which the above 10
but brief sketch
Mr. BUCHANAN took occasion TO say that it
was his belief that twenty per cent. duties could be
now collected under the law of 1883. Twelve or hf-
teen months ago, he entertained contrary opnion
As to whether home valuation could or could not oe
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury or the
President of the United States, he did not wish to
express opinion
Mr.. PHELPS remarked that if he had anticipated
That the day would have been wasted in debate no
should have hesi.aed before he moved to take up the
motion OF leave to introduce the bills. 1t appeared
that there was no question before the Senate The
proposition was for leave to introduce these bills
With regard 10 the constitutionaly Of the bills 1t
question which every Senator could decide for
HIMSELF and discussion in relation to the ef-
feet of the existing laws could result in action and
in his judgment would lead to practical result at
all. With view, therefore, of putting an end to
the debate and obtaining the decision of the Senate
he would renew the motion which he made the other
day, and move to lay the question of leave to intro
duce the bills upon The table.
Mr.. LINN called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and resued-yeas %, nays II, as fol-
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard
Berren, Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, CItten-
den, Dayton Evans, Graham, Huntington, Mangum,
Merrck, Miller, Morehead, Phelps Porter, Sim
mons, Smith, of Indiana, Sprague, White, Wood
brldge-25.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Bucha-
man, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, Sewer, Smith OF
Connecticut, SturgeoH, Tallmadge Tappan, Wilcox,
Woodbury., Wright Young-lT
So the question of leave to introduce the bills was
laid upon the table.
The bill to incorporate the National Institute of
the District of Columbia was passed by the following
VOTE viz:
YEAS-Messrs Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Berren,
Choate Clayton, Conrad, Crafts Critenden Cath-
bert, Dayton, Evans, Fulton, Graham, Huntington
Linn, Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Porter,
Preston, Simmons Smith Of Indiana, Sprague, Tap
pan, Woodbridge and Woodbury-3O
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Buchan-
an, Calhoun, King, McRoberts, Sewer, White,
Wilcox, Wright, and Young-l2.
The bill to extend further remedial justice in the
courts of the United States-or III other words, to
provide for the removal Of similar to that of
Mcleod, from the State to the Federal Courts,
ing up on its third reading
debate ensued, in which Messrs. BAGBY,
BERRlEN, WRIGHT, CUTHBERT, and CAL
HOUN, participated; at the termination of which,
the bill was cad third time and passed-yeas ~,
nays II, follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Berrien, Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Crt'en-
den, Dayton, Evans, Graham, Huntington, Mangum.
Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Sprague, Talmadge,
White, and w oodbridge-27.
NAYS-Messrs Allen ,Bagby Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Cuthber, Fulton, King Linn, Sewer, Smith,
of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Wilcox, Wood
bury, Wight, and Young-l7.
The Senate then went into an Executive session,
and subsequently adjourned.