The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-26

merely discrepance of opinion between u.s.
The bill was then read twice by its title, and
then, for information, it was read at length. A
motion was made to commit the bill 10 the
Committee of the whole House, and be printed.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, moved that the
bill be engrossed at once.
The SPEAKER observed, that as the bill was
on the state of the Union. Ii was then re-
ferred
On the question of printing the report, ex-
planatious were made by Messrs. Saunders,
Barnard, Maxwell and Roosevelt, of their OPT
mons regarding the will of the Committee re-
specting the report.
On the question of.printing, the ayes and noes
were demanded, and the result was as follows
Ayes SO, nays GA.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole (Mr Summers in the Chair and took
up bill for the compensation of certain clerks
in the Post Office Department. After brief
discussion, the bill was laid aside to be re-
ported
The bill making appropriations for the Army,
as amended by the Senate, was then taken up.
The Senate amendment strikes out all the pro-
visions inserted by the House in the first clause
OF the bill reducing the Army to the standard
of 1921, disbanding the regiment of dragons,
and reducing the salary of the staff.
Mr.. GwN, of Mississippi, said he would OPP
pose the reduction of the Army, if the difficult
ties in adjusting the pending negotiations should
render war probable.
Mr.. GILMER said he had voted for all the mo-
tons to reduce the Army but the question hav-
ing been fully discussed already, both in the
House and the Senate, he did not purpose to de-
bate it any farther; he rose merely to enter his
protest against the intrusion of the Maine
boundary question into the discussion. That
question was not yet settled, as the terms of the
treaty had not been even submitted to the Sc
nate
The merits of this amendment was further
discussed briefly by Messrs. FEssENDEN and
MERIwETHER. Mr.. FILLMORE begged gentle
men to act and not to speak. The question
had already been sufficiently discussed
Mr.. ANDREWS, of Kentucky, moved that the
committee rise, with the professed intent OF
moving, when in House, to stop all debate IN
committee He withdrew his motion, giving
way to
MI BLACK, of Georgia, who made bril-
comment on the speech of Mr.. Gimer, and re-
newed it when that gentleman had concluded
his remarks.
On the motion, 38 voted in the affirmative
and al in the negative. No quorum voting, the
committee rose and reported the fact
Mr.. KENNEDY, of Maryland, moved an ad-
count.
In the Senate, MIR. WRIGHT presented three me-
MORALS:
l. From manufacturers of salt, residing in the
State Of New York, praying Congress to impose a
duty of ten cents bushel, of ftysix pounds, TO-
reign salt 2. From merchants of New York, stating
that if the duties on cotton goods shall be retained
the bill from the House would be prohibition in
stead of revenue bill; g. From large number of
persons of the city, demonstrating against the
imposition of duty sheathing copper, and repre-
senting that it would almost destroy the business Of
Mr.. CRAFTS presented memorial from Calledo
MIA county, Vermont praying for such duty wool
as will enable the American wool-growers to COM
pete with the foreign.
Mr.. LINN presented memorial from citizens Of
New York. stating that, prior to l84l, leeches
imported free of duty, and insisting that they shall
now in among the untaxed articles. The me-
moiialists inform Congress that there is scarcity
of leeches in this country and that if duty should
be imposed upon them, the price will be so high that
none but the rich could afford to be leeched
MIR. STURGEON presented a memorial from
Delaware county, Pennsylvania, asking that, in the
re-adjustment OF the tariff, full and ample protection
may be afforded to domestic manufactures.
The memorials were ordered to lie on the table.
Several private reports were made from standing
committees aid
The Bill to permit the Solicitor of the Treasury to
adjust and compromise the claims of the United
States against Henry Daniel and Thomas Triplett,
jr. late or now of the State of Kentucky, was read
third time and passed.
Mr.. WALKER moved that the Senate take up the
bill providing for the satisfa ton of claims arising
under the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek but the
motion did not prevail-Yeas 10, nays 81.
On motion of Mr. CRTTTENDEN, the previous
orders postponed, and the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the bill entitled can act supple
mentary to the act EMIT ed act to amend the judi
cia system of the United States"
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for third
reading, after being amended to read as follows:
Be ii enacied by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tipes of the United Stats Of fine ,ca in Congress assem-
bled That the fourth circuit shall be composed of the
districts OF Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
The fifth circuit shall be composed Of the district
of Alabama and Louisiana.
The sixth circuit shall be composed of the districts
Of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
The circuit courts the district Of Virginia shall
be holden at Rich nond, on the first Monday in May
and on the fourth Monday in November
The circuit courts in the district of North Carolina
shall be holden on the fourth Monday of May and
second Monday in December