The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-13
CONGRESS.

personalities announcing the passage OF sundry pr-
vate bills.
The bill from the House providing for the erection
of certain marine hospitals, therein mentioned, was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
The Senate passed the bills for the relief OF John
w. Skidmore, and the bill for the augmentation Oh
the marine corps, and for other purposes.
The bill making compensation to pension agents
and the bill for the adjustment of titles to lands I'D
the town of Detroit, in the State of Michigan, and
for other purposes ordered to be engrossed Tor
a third reading
Some other business, of private character, was
transacted in the course of the day.
And the Senate adjourned
In the House, Friday MIR. LANE of Indiana, was
announced to take the place of Mr. Irwin on the Be-
lect Committee of thirteen
Mr. IRWIN said he rose to privileged question
The Journal after stating that his appeal had been
laid the table motion of the gentleman rom
Virginia. omits state that he Afterwards allowed
to assign his for declining to serve on the com
| mittee. He, therefore, wished the Journal TO Dc
amended so as to the fact Of his having been per-
| mitted to assign his reasons.
| The SPEAKER replied that it was not customary
| to enter such matters on the Journal
| Sundry bills were reported and referred.
| Mr.. JOHNSON gave notice that he would, to-
morrow, move take up bill with the following u
| tie, and wished the notice entered on the Journal
| bill to meet all the current and contingent ab-
ties of the Government by raising revenue IRON I'M
ports, to benefit the grower OF gram ana TOBACCO, ny
counervang and reciprocal duties on articles sIec-
fed to prevent abuses in the collection and dsburse
ment of the revenues by requiring the gross amount
to be paid at into the treasury to be drawn out
| only by law to prevent defalcations by requiring
purchasers of public lands and importers of dutiable
goods to place the amount to be paid the Government
IN Government depositaries or in the Treasury, at
once the credit of the Government and to receive
receipt of payment from the Receivers upon presen
talon of the certificate of such dePoslte 10 oeneh
the States and increase the capital of the Nation, ny
authorizing the issue, upon the faith OF the Govern
ment of two hundred millions OF Government STOCK
of denominations of less than one hundred nor ex
ceedng one thousand dollars, to be divided among me
States the Territories and the District OF Columbia
| upon the basis of Federal numbers and to suspend
the operation of the distribution Of the proceeds OF the
sales of the public lands until the redemption OF the
| stock by the Government
| Mr.. McKENNON moved to take up the bills on
the table, which had been r.ported from the Commit
tee of the Whole
The first was the bill making appropriations 1or
purchasing sites of marine hospitals.
| Mr.. McKENNON moved its engrossment and
called for the previous question: but withdrew the call
at the instance of
Mr. STEENROD, who offered an amendment ap
propriatng Us, 600 for marine hospital at wheeling
The amendment rejected
On ordering the engrossment, the vote was taken
on motion OF Mr.. SMITH, of Virginia, by yeas and
nays the vote stood-yeas 80, nays 81.
MIR. WILLIAMS, of Tennessee, proposed to
amend the bill by striking out Napoleon and insert
| ing Memphis, as q site. After debate between him
and Mr.. McKENNON he moved reconsideration
of the vote by which the bill had been ordered to be
engrossed The motion prevailed. On the amend
ment offered by Mr. WILLIAMS the vote stood
yeas 70, nays 81 so the amendment was rejected:
The question REQUIRED on the engrossment, and 1t
was ordered by vote of lO4 to 49,
| MIR. PLUMMER moved to strike out cleveland
| and insert Erie the amendment was ruled out.
The bill was then read third time and passed.
| The bill to satisfy claims arising under the l4th
and 18th articles Of the treaty Of Dancing Rabbit
| Creek was engrossed and passed.
! The bill to provide for the payment of horses and
other property lost in the military service OF the UNI
ted States rejected.
| The bill for the liquidation Of the claims of Alaba-
ma for militia called out in the late Indian wars,
was debated by Messrs. Lewis, Mckay and Shields
motion by MIR. Stanly to lay 1t on the table was
negatived. The bill was then passed.
Mr.. INGERSOLL moved suspension of the rules
to enable him to introduce the tariff bill. The bill
was read for information and objection Being made
to its reception MIR. Ingersol moved a suspension OF
the rules. The motion was negatived
| Mr.. FILLMORE submitted resolution to the Ell
feet that the debate on the Fertilization bill in Com
mittee of the Whole should at the end OF one
hour after it should have been taken up. (Great
! laughter.)
Mr.. FILLMORE said that the merits of the bill
had been debated one day-and the public exgencies
required il should be acted on speedily.
Some one sad-make the time one minute.
Mr. IRWIN moved to lay the resolution on the
table. Negatived.
The resolution carried, 81 voting in the affr-
native and Ct in the negative.
The House then resolved itself into Committee OF
the Whole, Mr. HOPKINS in the chair.
Mr. IRWIN was entitled to the floor. He COM
mented on the remarks Of Mr. Fillmore made on
Thursday and expressed his surprise at the declara
ton that all hope of must be given up. In
coming this determination to pass revenue bill,
unless the distribution clause should be coupled
with it. because the President has, the Constitution
authorizes him to do refused his signature to the bill
lately returned, you make war on the Constitution.
Mr. Irwin said he was friend both to the distrbu-
ton and the tariff. He would get both if he could
if not he would take one-and the tariff in prefer.
ence to the distribution.
Mr. WISE said, we told in the begin
ming Of the session by the gentleman from
Kentucky that distribution as well as the
tariff were regarded as cardinal measures of his party
We now learn that they are to be so considered not
only individually but conformity The issue now APP
pears to be this made by the ultrats for Distribu
ton, that their favorlte measure must De adopted or
the manufacturers must be ruined the stone walls OF
our forts shattered, the naval supplies voted down,
and the Government be dishonored and dsgraced.
The Loco Focos had been called distructives-he
had so thought them and called them; but their
distructivesm nothing to that now threatened.
The Veto of the President does not undo your acts, it
but insists on your adherence your own act of Com
promise am said Mr. WISE, opposed to protec-
ton for protection sake but the amount of revenue
which, according to the Chairman of the Committee
of Ways and Means, must be raised, will af-
ford ample protection. Omit tie Distribution
clause, and | could in one hour frame bill
which would satisfy even the gentleman from the
Lowell district To discuss the question of protec-