The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-23

tire paymasters of the Amy. With regard to re-
ducon in the pay of the general staff they propose
to pstpone until the next session. The force of the
Airy, paper, if the suggestion be- acquiesced in
by congress, will be 1884 enlisted men, instead
OF 1899, as proposed by the bill of the House, and
would give an effective force of about seven thou
san men and this less than the standing force
of B08, under Mr.. Jefferson's administration.
Tie report was ordered to be printed.
M. ALLEN moved that the resolutions heretofore
subnitted by him in relation to the affairs Of Rhode
lslad, together with the amendments, be made the
special order of the day for Wednesday week. He
mad this motion after conversation with the Sena-
tor rom New York, (Mr. Tallmadge,) who had sub
mlttd counter resolutions; and he called for the
yeaspnd nays, which were ordered.
MI. TALLMADGE said that he had merely eX-
pressed the hope that the resolutions be taken up,
that the Senate might fix day for their conside7
ration.
TIE question was taken, and decided in the affirm
atve--yeas Il, nays l5-as follows
YEAS.-Mes,rs. Allen, Archer Baeby, Benton,
Buchanan, Choate, Crafts, Fulton, King McRober's,
Merck, Preston Sewer, Sturgeon, Tamadge, Tap
pan, Walker, Wilcox, w oodbury, Virgin, Young.
-2I.
NAYS.-Messrs Bates, Berrlen, Clayton, Conr al,
Crtenden, Cuhber,, Evans, Henderson, Huntington,
Kerr, Mansum, Morehead Smith, of Ind, Wnle,
Woodbridgs-l5.
Mr. ALLEN now moved tina, the resolutions be
made the special order Of The day for w ednesday
week.
Mr.. MERRICK suggested to TIE Senator to name
Monday week; to which
Mr. ALLEN assented; and the motion was then
agreed to-
Mr.. WRIGHT moved to postpone all the previous
orders, fo the purpose of taking up the following re-
solution, gz:
ReSolpsd, That, until otherwise ordered the Sen
ate will take recess each day, from two to three
O'clock D. M and that after the reading OF the Jour
nal and the transaction ofthe ordinary morning uusl-
ness the orderot business for the morning sitting shall
be the ubc bills before the Senate for actonj and the
order of business for the afternoon sitting shall be the
private bills upon the calendar exclusively, until those
bills shall have been acted upon
And on the question being taken, it was decided in
the negative-ayes SIX, noes not counted.
The resolution Submitted few days since by MIR.
CONRAD, in relation to the claims of American cti-
zens on the Government of Mexico, being announced
as the next business in order
Mr. CONRAD remarked that it unnecessary
for him to say any thing in explanation of this reso-
luton, it sufficiently explained itself 1t would be
recoeced by the Senate that the period for the ter
nnatlon of the joint commission for settling the
claims Of American citizens on the Government OF
Mexico was lImited-the duration of the time which
it was to sit he believed, being eighteen months. AT
number of claims had not been acted on at all, and
with regard to small number eighteen or twenty,
involving a considerable amount OF money, there was
difference of opinion between the commissioners on
the part of the United States and those the part OF
the Government of Mexico; IN consequence OF
which these particular claims had been referred to an
umpire; but the umpire, concelvng tn his office had
also expired with the joint commission had Declined
10 act on these claims after the expiration OF the tne
for which the commission was appointed. lnese
claims, therefore, remained as If they had not been
submitted to tie comnisslon 1t won also be recol-
lected that, by the terms OF the convention between
the u nted States and Mexico, the Government OF
Mexico was TO give its Obligations TO pay the
awards that might be found due to the respective
claimants and that the Government of the United
States had taken the settlement of these claims into
It's own hands Since the termination of the conven-
iion the claimants had received from the Mexican
Government no evidence of the recognition of their
claims, and no evidence of any steps being taken,
or any time fixed, for the discharge, of the debts.
Now, the object of the resolution was to ascer-