The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-22
ymemtp=Senenth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE.
THURSDAY, April 81, 1912,

Nh WOODBRIDGE re,ente1 the petition Of
Aaron Weeks, praying compensation for damages
sustained consequence OF the violent and torcble
interruption by United States troops Of his work in
the prosecution of his contract with the State Of
Michigan for the construction of ship canal TO CON
meet Lake Huron with Lake Superior also me-
mortal praying for an appropriation for the enlarge
and improvement OF the harbor at the mouth OF
the Kalamazoo river in the State OF Michigan, an ]
two petitions, making similar request for the COM
pe,ion of the harbor already begun, at the mouth of
the ST. Joseph's river.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented the petition of,hirty
taors of the city of Philadelphia, stating that their
business has been materially injured by the reduction
of duty on foreign ready made clothing; and he re-
marked that these gentlemen We're those whom his
friends from the South would he he most prompt TO
serve Also, two memorials from Dauphln county,
Pennsylvania complaining OF the operations OF the
Compromise Act, and asking protection for American
| manufactures and labor; memorial from society
the existence of which he never knew heretofore,
| called the American Free Produce Association the
members of which say that their consciences affect,
ed by wearing articles the raw material 10 the manuioc-
ture of which produced by slave labor they desire
that the duty may be removed from foreign cotton, if
not generally far, at least as to have cotton cloth
ing made free of duty; and they ask that the same
privileges which they ask for themselves may be ex-
tended TO Others who hold views similar to their
ALSO memorial asking that the law relating to tn
restoration of tugtiyes from justice may be extended
only to such States as haveobserNed the original com
pact
Mr. STURGEON presented eleven memorials, sc.
nv numerously signed from the city and county OF
Philadelphia asking for the protection Of domestic in
dustry but more especially the iron interest
Mr. KERR presented three letters from disn
gushed farmers of the State of Maryland, relating L
| certain improvements which they have made in ngr
! culture.
! Mr. SIMMONS presented statement fiom Amer
can merchants who reside in Paris, with reference to
! frauds against the revenue laws.
MIR. TALLMADGE presented memorial from
farmers of Ontario county, New York, in favor of q
| cash duty of thirty per cent. and home valuation
and demonstrating against repeal OF the Land DIS
tribution law petition from otsego county, praying
for such revision the tariff as will afford adequate
nrotcction to domestic industry; and memoria
from the New York and Albany Railroad Company
accompanied by letter from the chief engineer, "
relation to the conveyance of the mails railroads
and the use of them by the General Government fol
the transportation of troops and munitions IF war
i Mr. PRESTON, from the Committee on Militar,
Affairs to which the resolution in rel ton to the loss
sustained BY the Missouri volunteers in Florida wa:
referred reported that sufficient provision had already
bcen made by law, and therefore the object contem-
Mated by the Senator from Missouri Mr.. LINN il
introducing the resolution, had been anticipated.
Mr. SMITH, of Indiana, from the Committee on
Public Lands, to which was referred the bill to au
horze the State of Louisiana to enter the back lands
rcported the same with amendments; he also report
ed bill in accordance with the resolutions of thu
ship in Gibson county, in that State to enter section
: of land for the use of schools.
message was. received from the House o
Representatives, stating that they had passed bill
to Grange the time of holding the circuit and dis
trct courts of the United States in the State Of Ohio
and the bill making appropriation for the civil an'
, diplomatic expenses of the Government for the yea
1872 and after having been seyeraly read twice, tn
first was referred to the Committee the Judiciar
and the other to the Committee Finance, and OF
dered to be printed.
The bill to incorporate the Washington Manua
Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum of the Dis
trct of Columbia, was read third time and passe
: by the following vote, viz:
YEAS--Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Buchar
an, Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crttenden, Cuthber
Evans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Kim
: Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Prestol
Riyes, Simmons Smith, of Indiana, Southar
Sprague Sturgeon, Tallmadge, Wilcox, Woodbrdg
: Young--3l.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen Benton, Fulton, Linn, S
: ver Smith, of Connecticut, Tappan, Wright-S
he Senate then proceeded to the CONSIDER alton
the bill to provide for tho satisfaction Of claims arIsir
y under the 18th and 10Th articles Of the treaty
e Dancing Rabbit creek, concluded n September 1873
A. After some remarks by Messrs. MOREHEA
= and HENDERSON, the bill was passed over info
mally
The Senate then went into Executive sesslo
at and after some time spent therein, the doors we
opened, and it adjourned