The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-19

| occupation had been devised with probability OF
success. Ii was essential to offer every fair in
ducement to industrious settlers, the character
| OF the country not being inviting.
| After some remarks from Mr.. PoPE,
Mr. LEVY replied 10 Mr.. JOHNSON AT pre-
sent the lands under consideration are perfectly
valueless. Offer an inducement to settlers to
go to that country, and when twenty-five hum
dred families shall have fixed themselves in II,
the privileges offered by the bill can be arrested
as the bill itself directs. With that number of
families settled, protection is insured, and there
naming portion of the territory becomes of i'm
mense value by the present surrender of small
portion of it.
The object of giving quarter section to the
women who should accompany their husbands,
was obviously advantageous. The pioneer thus
induced to take his family with him was madea
permanent settler.
After further debate by Messrs. Johnson,
Sanly and Habersham, King, of Georgia, Un-
derwood, Granger, the objections made by
the two last named drew forth reply from Mr.
SToKELY in further explanation.
| After the proposition of sundry amendments,
which were-variously disposed of, and pro-
| tracted debate, the Committee rose and reported
the bill. A motion to adjourn was negatived,
as was also motion to lay the bill on the table.
On the question of engrossing the bill the yeas
and nays were ordered. The engrossment was
ordered by vote of 81 to so.
After motion for adjournment and some
confusion consequent, tellers were ordered on
the call for the yeas and nays on the passage Of
! the BILL The bill was passed and the House
adjourned.
In the Senate, Mr.. WRIGHT presented the memo
rial of Aaron Leggett fNew York, of the claim
ants under the treaty with Mexico stating that par
tial award has been made in his favor giving brief
history of the matter the condition of the certificates
| and their value, and asking Congress to take some
measures to cause the awards allowed by the joint
commission, to be paid; which was referred to the
Committee Foreign Relations. Also, the memo
rial of shipowners, merchants exporters ETC. of the
city of New York, on the subject of the tariff
Mr. RIVES presented memorial numerously
signed by number of citizens of the northern part
of New York, praying that Congress will pass law
to set apart the proceeds of the sales of the public
lands for the payment of the public debt.
| Mr.. PRESTON gave notice that he will, to-mor-
row, ask leave to introduce joint resolution, pro-
vdng that all moneys paid for the extnguishment of
titles to public lands shall be reimbursed out of the
Treasury from the proceeds Of the lands thus pur-
chased.
The act to provide revenue from imports and to
change and modify existing laws imposing duties
imports and for other purposes, received from
the House. Having been read a first and second
| time
| Mr. EVANS moved that it be referred to the Com
mittee on Finance, and the motion agreed to and
the bill ordered to be printed.
Mr. BENTON remarked that, heretofore, he gave
notice that he would ask leave to introduce bill to
repeal the Bankrupt act of l84l. He would make
the motion for that leave now. He proposed to
peal the bill the ground first, of its unconstitu
tionality, and secondly, as interfering with the
reserved rights Of the States Having eucidated
these points at some length.
Mr. BERRIEN said that leave to introduce the
bill could only be Obtained by vote of two-thrds,
and that such leave ought not to be granted except
der extraordinary circumstances, unless something
had occurred to render it proper to revise their for
mer in relation to the subject. He had listen
ed to the arguments of the Senator from Missouri
without being enabled to discover any propositions to
sustain the application for leave to introduce the bill
which was not fully discussed when the measure was
| formerly before the Senate He could see nothing in
them this late period of the session, to grant the
leave asked, especially when individual believed
that the bill could undergo deliberate discussion and
he, therefore, hoped that the Senate would concur
with him in the opinion that its time ought not
to be occupied with the consideration of This subject
The question was then taken, and decided in the
negative-yeas 81, nays 81 as follows:
YEAS-Mes Allen, Bagby, Benton, Buchan-
an Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, Graham, King, Linn,
McRobert, Rlves Sewer. Smith, of Conn, Sprague,
Surgeon Walker, Wilcox, Woodbury., Wright and
Young-2l.
NAYS-Messrs Barrow, Bates Berrien. Choate,
Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, CIttenden, Dayton Evans,
Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Merrick, Miller
Morehead, Porter, Simmons, Smith, of Ind, White
and w oodbridgc-2l.
So, two-thrds not voting in the affirmative, leave
to introduce the bill was not granted
The bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury
to make an arrangement compromise with any of
the sureties bonds given to the United States by
Samuel Swartwout late collector of the customs of
the port of New York, was read third and passed,
and
The bills which were engrossed for third reading
on Saturday were similarly disposed Of
The following bills and joint resolutions read
third time and passed, VIZ
The bill for the relief of William Harper;
The bill for the relief Of John E. Alexander;
The bill for the relief of Daniel Hobans
The bill for the relief of Isaac Fessenden;
The Joint resolution for the benefit of John Selma
bel and Robert Barber, jr.; and
An act making appropriation for the repair OF
the custom-house at Providence.
The following bills were ordered to be engrOssed
for a third reading, VIZ
The bill for the relief of Amey Rabbit;
An act for tho relief of Ingoldsby W. Crawford
The bill to provide for the publication of
edition of the laws and regulations of the Post Office
Department and perfect list of the Post Offices In
the United States;
The bill for the relief of Josiah Holmes;
The bill for the relief of the legal representatives OF
Male te wild of PhiOIe,