The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-28
CONGRESS-.
K. JONES,
Adju,ant General.

ensued on a correction Of the Journal
After the disposition OF few private bills, MIR.
ADAMS moved to go INTO Committee OF tine
Whole on the bill relating to the Preach spolia-
tons prior to 1900.
The motion being lost, Mr.. FILLMORE moved
to 60 into Committee OF the Whole and take
up the temporary tariff bill returned from the
Senale with an amendment The motion was
negatived.
Mr. HALL, of Vermont, spoke in reply to the
various speeches made in favor of the Virginia
land claims.
A mid much noisy debate, MIR. FILLMORE
moved to take up the Tariff bill, as returned
from the Senate, and to decide on the following
substitute for the ploviso passed by the House:
'That the distribution Of the proceeds of the pub
lie lands authorized and directed by the act OF Con-
gress of the 4th September l04l, entitled An act to
appropriate the proceeds of the public lands and TO
grant presumption rights, shall be, and the same is
hereby suspended and postponed until the hrst day OF
August, 1872 and the said act OF the ah September,
lS4l shall be no otherwise affected or modified than
mere to postpone the Slid first Of August next the
distribution of said proceeds directed by ina! ACT 10 DC
made on the LIST July lSdN any thing In this act, or
tho said Of the 4h September l04i, to the con-
trary Notwithstanding
Mr.. YoRKE moved the previous question on
concurrng in the Senate amendment
Mr. WELLER moved to lay the bill on the ia
BILE, and called for the ayes and Eoes on his mo-
ton. The vote was 81 in the affirmative and
113 in the negative. The question on concur
ring in the amendment of the Senate was car
ried by vote Of 104 10 Sc.
reconsideration of a private bill passed
Friday was then proposed and heralded con-
sideraton of private bills.
A message was received from the President
of the United States, stating that he had signed
the bill providing for the apportionment of Re-
presentatives among the several States accord
ing to the sixth census but that he had, never
theess, deposited in the State Department sew
eral objections which he had taken to the bill.
Mr.. ADAMS Immediately arose, and, among 9TH
er remarks, asserted that such course was
without precedent, and that It's tendency was
to establish new mode of communication be-
tween the Executive and the Legislature. But
Mr.. WISE repealed the charge, by referring to
a similar course of proceeding by Mr.. Madison
last named gentleman is as follows:
MONDAY, May 3lst, 1880.
A message, in writing received from the Ere
sident of the United States, by Mr.. Donelson, his
Private Secretary which was read, and Is as follows
To the House Of Representatives.:
GENTLEMEN: | have approved and slgneJ the Dill
entitled can act making appropriations Tor examlna-
tons and surveys and ais, for certain works OF inter-
al improvements but the phraseology OF the sec
ton VIII CHI approprlates the sum OF eight Thousand
dollars for the road from Detroit to Chicago may be
construed to authorize the appca ion of the appropr-
alton for the continuance of the road beyond me limits
of the Territory of Michigan, desire to be UNDER
stood having approved this bill, with the under
standing that the road authorized Ivy this section not
to be extended beyond the limits of the SAID Terri
tory. o1roN
Ordered that the said Message do lie on the table
Journal of House of Representatives, LIST session OF
2lst Congress, 1929, -'3O-page $40.
I'm the Senate a message received IRON the
President of the United States enclosing letter and
other papers from the Secretary of State, in an
swer to resolution of the 10th of February last, in
relation to the examination etc. into the condition
of the public buildings of the city OF washington
also message transmitting the following translation
of letter addressed to the Hon. Daniel Webster, by
the French Minister together with his reply thereto
viz
WAsnNeroN, June 20, 1912.
Sin. The Government of His Majesty, the King
of the French with view Of facilitating commune
cations between France and the United States, and
of rendering It at the time rapid as possible
has projected the establishment of line OF steamers
between Havre and New York. His intention IS 10
provide for the organization of this line by means OF
steamers belonging to the Royal Navy, either by
temporarily detachiug on the service some vessels
belonging to the feet, OF by having new ones bult
He has, however, conceived that this line might be
nut in operation much sooner, and be organized in
manner more desirable and more conformabe with the
interests as well the dignity both countries, the
Government of the United States would take part in
the arrangement Two three steamers of four hun
dred and fifty horse power, employed by each Govern
ment in the communication between France and the
United States, might be sufficient for weekly line,