The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-21
CONGRESS.

In the House of Representatives on Thurs
day, the 10Th instant, Mr. FILLMORE submitted
resolution, that the debate on the Navy APP
preparation bill shall cease on Monday next, al
one o'clock, and that the Committee shall then
proceed 10 vote on the amendments pending or
which may be offered. The yeas and nays
were ordered, and, on the question being taken,
It was decided in the affirmative-yeas 81, nays
76.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole, and took up the bill making appro-
pnatlon for the naval service for the year 1872
The question pending was on the amendment
OF Mr.. Meriwether, TO nserr 81, 1886, 900, instead
of 50, 1885, 432 %, for the pay of commissioned,
warrant, and petty officers, and seamen. After
some remarks by Mr.. MCKAY in favor of the
amendment, the question was taken, and it
was agreed to.
Mr.. TRIPLETT then submitted proviso, that
no part OF the sum hereby appropriated shall be
appl"d to the pay and emoluments of any Off
Ger who has been, or may hereafter be, sus-
pended from service during the term of such
suspension, or who shall have rendered no SER
vice for the period Of five years, unless such
absence from service shall have been caused by
sickness, or wounds received in the service OF
the United States. The Committee rose with
out coming to any resolution on the proviso, and
the House adjourned.
Mr. ALLEN in the Senate, arose for the pur pose
Of correcting error in a report of the debate on
the Rhode Island matter, contained in the Madiso-
Man of Wednesday morning He must say, however,
in Justice to the Reporters that he did not rise with
view of censuring them He had understood that
the position which they occupied, rendered it mpos
slble for them to hear distinctly what said on
the floor of the Senate, owing to the peculiar
structure of the Hall and, under these circum-
stances, it was not to be supposed that all that
was said could be reported with perfect accu-
racy. With regard to himself, he had not been
cusomed to correct any reports of his remarks,
except such to be published in pamphlet form.
He like other Senators, was liable, ordinarily, 10 ex-
perience injustice, simply in consequence of the in
convenience under which the Reporters labored. His
purpose this morning merely to correct that part
of the report published in newspaper published in
this city, entitled the Madisonian, which reported
him TO have said that, branch of the Govern
ment had acted in this matter, he thought that it
high time for another body to act" That was cor
rect. But the report continued: He (Mr. Allen)
willing to bear the consequences of civil war"
Now he had uttered such words but had said that
he was willing to bear all the consequences which his
course would incur. There another brief pas
sage in which the Senator from South Carolina Mr.
| PIeston) was made to say in his seat "You would
make civil war" addressing himself (Mr. Preston,
to him, Mr. Allen) of course. He was not aware
a. the time that the Senator had said any such thing
He had, it was true, heard indis,inct observa-
tion but had heard no such language as this. If he
had, it would have been impossible for him to have
passed it by unnolced He did not believe that the
Senator from South Carolina was correctly reported
in this because he could not believe that Senator
would attribute to fellow Senator any American
citizen, intention or desire to get up a civil war.
The Senator was in his seat, and he doubt would,
with great pleasure state precisely what he did say.
Mr.. PRES TON requested the Senator from Ohio
to send to him the paper. The request having been
complied with, he read as follows
"Mr, Allen remarked that, as one branch OF the
Government had acted in this matter he thought that
it was high time for another body to act. He was
willing to bear the consequences OF civil war.
| MIR. Preston. You would make civil war"
| MIR. P. said, whatever expression he might have
usedand he certainly did use some expresslon--it
was not addressed to the Senator from Ohio; and he
certainly had not supposed that would have attract
ed any attention. He believed that both sentences
had been unsupported, and that attributed to him was
| evidently predcated upon the expression attributed to
| the Senator from Ohio.+ He believed that the ex-
preston he had used to the effect that pur
sued by the Senator calculated to produce civil
| war. The honorable Senator did him no more than
justice in saying that he had no disposition to mpue
to any Senator improper motives or to exceed the rules
| of parliamentary Courtesy and decorum.
| Mr.. ALLEN replied, thai what the honorable Sen
ator had said was no more than he had right to
pect from him, and of course the explanation
tirely satisfactory. With respect to any thing he
had done in the Senate, or elsewhere, in relation to
the Rhode Island affair, and whether good i'll was
likely to result from it, matter OF which the
country would judge; and any expression OF opinion
with regard to it the part of any honorable Sena-
tor, of course strictly parliamentary
Mr. KING called the attention of the chairman Of
the Committee on the Judiciary 10 memorial which
was referred to that committee several months ago,
asking for arrangement of the Circuit Courts of the
United States. 1t was well known that there
great cause of complaint in the Southwestern States
in consequence of the present arrangement Judge
Mckinley was now at Jackson, Miss, where there
were upwards of eleven hundred upon the docket
The day fixed for the meeting of the Court In Aaba-
ma was the second Monday in March, and that for
Arkansas the fourth Monday, while the Supreme
Court did not adjourn its session In the city until the
10Th or 18th of that month, which demonstrated the
incapability of any man to give his attend
ance at all these places He would inquire of the
chairman of the committee whether any report upon
the subject might be expected.
Mr. BERRlEN said that the matter referred to had
been subject of anxious delberation in the commit
tee, convinced they of the great necessity for
Encouragement of the circuits, and OF the utter i'm
possibility for any to perform the dulles now as
signed to Judge Mckinley. The subject, however,
was SO full of difficulties that the committee could not
agree upon BILL but had been determined that
should be reported to the Senate, to the support of
which the committee would not pledge themselves,
but submit it for the action of the Senate. Such
bill would be reported in day or two.
The bills from the House to constitute the port OF
Sonington, Mystic river, and Pawcatuck river, col
lection district and the bill concerning tonnage du
tiss on Spanish vessels were read first and second
time, and appropriately referred
Mr.. MERRICK'S resolution relating to confden-
tia communications from the Executive Department,
taken up for con sideraOn and, after
Mr.. McROBERTS had submitted remarks
in favor Of conducting Executive business with open
DOORS the subject was passed over.
The bill to refund the fine with costs, imposed up