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

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be $4,000.
/ The bill was read third third time and passed.
| Mr. BENTON observed that an ingenious French
| philosopher had said that machine, and
| the remark was correct. He had never thought so
| until to-day. When it wound up, ii Will run
down Now, they had been wound up all this week,
| and had exhausted all their faculties, and he be-
lieved that the whole Senate was run down There
FORE he thought II would be better for them To ad
journ daughter
| MI WALKER asked the Senator to give way for
a moment that he mig ht offer resolution.
Mr. BENTON did So, although, he observed
| he was run down.
Mr. WALKER then submitted resolution, call
ing upon the President to inform the Senate. SO far
as it can be done compatbly with the public interest
what measures have been taken for the performance
OF the treaty stipulations with Mexico in relation to
the awards of the commission under the convention ;
and the solution was adopted
| On motion OF MIR. ARCHER, several Navy bills
were made the order of The day for Monday next
And the Senate adjourned
In the House, on Saturday, Mr.. MOORE, from
| the Committee Prlvale Land Claims, reported the
following bills, which were referred to he Committee
| OF the Whole:
An act confirming titles TO lands in the district be-
| tween Rio Hondo and the Sabine
An act to authorize the issuing of a patent TO the
heirs or legal representatives of Francis Rivard
Acts for the relief OF J. b. Comeau, of John Corp
ton assignee and representative of G. Flauac and Of
the legal representatives Of Theese Malec, widow of
G. Phioe.
Mr. }. YOUNG, from the same Committee, re-
ported back the b for the relief OF Jean Belgar with
an adverse report and, On his motion, the report
ordered TO be printed.
On motion of Mr. KcKEON, the following reso-
luton was adopted;
ReSoiced That the Secretary of w ar repor to this
House the number of public armofes and arsenals,
under the direction of the Department OF War where
the same situated, the time when established the
quantity of land occupied by each, and the OF the
same, the number and description of Tie buildings and
the whole cost of the buildings and Improvements at
each, together with the value of the stores deposited
thereat belonging TO the United Safes designating
such as have been abandoned or not now occupied
! as arscnals or depots.
Mr.. TlLLINGHAST from the Library Commit
tee, offered joint resolution, which read twice,
and then, by general consent read third time and
passed. Il directs the Librarian of Congress to give
each member of c ngress and Delegate copy of the
catalogue of the library. This distribution is to be
| made from the surplus copies, which nearly five
| hundred in number.
Mr. ROOSEVELT offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved III at the Secretary ofthe Treasury be i;
rected to furnish this House with copies of the quar-
ter-yeary accounts of the collector naval officer,
| and surveyor of the port of New York, required by
| the act of March Sd, lS4l of moneys received by
them respectively for orfeitures rents, compromises,
Sc; and also to inform this House whether all the
storehouses hired by those officers for the storage of
goods at that port have been rented on public &C
count and whether any Inspector of customs or other
officer is now, has been, employed to superntend
the reception delivery of goods in any storehouse
not rented on account of the United States and also
list of the storehouses with the amount of the rent
of each hired by either of said officers and the
of the persons respectively from whom the same
have been hired.
Mr. HALSTED submitted the following resolu-
| ton which was adopted
Resolved That the Register of the Treasury report
to this House, as nearly can be ascertained from
the books of his office, the amount for which the
| Treasury was liable on the 4th of March, lS4l, on
account of appropriations of all kinds undrawn on
that day, designating the amount of specific appro-
priations undrawn, and adding the amount of mdef-
| mite appropriations drawn between the 4th of March
and the 3lst December, lS4l and OF Treasury notes
then outstanding after deducting the balance of cash
in the Treasury on the said 4th March, exclusive of
deposites with the States and the unavailable funds
due by deiautng banks.
| Mr. HALSTED offered also resolution to stop
debate on the contested election BILL on Monday, at
| IL O'Clock.
Mr. WELLER moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
| The motion was negatived, and then the resolution
| was adopted
Mr. CUSHING, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs reported back bill requiring that the foreign
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| fore Congress.
| Mr. ADAMS rose to continue his remarks on the
| report and resolutions of the Committee on Indian
Affairs But, as preliminary, he expressed wish,
on account OF certain contingency, 10 defer his re-
marks until Monday, and for that purpose moved
that the House should so INTO Committee OF the
Whole.
His motion was ncgatved and he read portion
| of the remarks made in Committee of the Whole
the Army bill, by Mr.. Cushing-as these remarks he
said, were the text on when MS comments were TO
! be made.
MIR. BOVINE rose to point of order In the first
Mace he said the observations of Mr.. Adams
not pertinent 10 the subject of debate and secondly,
| it is not in order to answer in the House speech
| made in Committee of the Whole.
Mr. CUSHING expressed hope, that his col
league would be allowed to proceed under the expec-
tation that he would be allowed to reply.
Mr. ADAMS, by general consent, was allowed to
proceed and he delivered series of severe com
mens on the course OF the President and the argu-
ments of Mr.. Cushing
| Mr. PROFIT said that the conduct and argu-
ments of the gentleman from Massachusetts were
exceedingly at variance When 1t was frs alleged
that these frauds had been committed, he Mr. Prof
fit offered a resolution calling Mr.. Bell for the
information and evidence in his possession IN relation
TO them. His resolution voted down on the
ground as said by those who assigned the reason for
their vote that the evidence the subject received
at the Department was yet incomplete. AT the head
of the list of votes in the negative stands the name OF
| the gentleman from Massachusetts
| MIR ADAMS said, " very likely"
| Mr. PROFIT continued. II is very likely that
the gentleman has changed his opinion on this sub
iect since the extra session The Secretary Of War
has been asked for the papers in relation to these
frauds-he has refused TO transmit them for the
son that most of the evidence his possession ex
parte and not taken oath-and that the testimony
collected is by no means complete To avoid doing
INJUSTICE he refuses to transmit the papers. Induced
by similar reasons, alleged, the majority IN
the House voted down the resolution offered by
and yet the Secretary is condemned for squarng his
conduct in conformity with this principle of justice
avowed by the House II is very likely that some
gentleman may consider these principles erroneous