The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-02


amendments of the Committee on Finance, (some of
which gave to debae,) and they were decided in
the negative, viz
In the proviso extending the indulgence of existing
laws to railroad companies for iron imported for rail-
roads, instead of l843, TO insert l845, on proof
That said iron is actually land permanently laid
down flor use on any railway inclined plane
/ [Strke out TO the middle of the eighteenth line,
and insert "withn three years from the time of i'm
portation Prouded, That no iron shall be considered
as railroad iron, but such as is prepared to be laid
permanently on railroads inclined planes, without
further manufacture; and spikes, pins, and chains
shall not be considered as railroad iron."
On iron in pigs, instead of $40 per ton, to insert 80
| per ton
To strike out son pla es or sheets of which cop
| per is the material of chief value, and patent
sheathing metal composed in part of copper, two
cents per pound.
Instead of 20 per cent. ad valoren on watches and
watch materials, to insert u per cent ad valorem.
To change l2s per cent. on diamonds to per cent.
10 change ~ per gems, pearls, precious
stones, to Upper cent
! To include among sugars, brown clayed sugars.
| Among articles exempted from duty TO include
| faxseed.
Also to include plates or sheets of copper suited
and designed for sheathng vessels and patent metal
| sheets used for the purpose
| Making the drawback on foreign sugar refined In
the United States, equal in amount the duty paid
on the foreign sugar from which it shall be manuac-
]
gulatons shall be prescribed by the Secretary of
| the Treasury"
To include in the ad valorem duty authorized by
the act charge of commissions at the usual rates"
as the home value at the port where the same may
| be entered'
| Mr.. BENTON moved to strike out the twenty
seventh section, as follows:
Sec. o. .andbe it further enacted, That the proviso
to the sixth section of the act entitled Gan act to APP
propriate the proceeds of the sales of The public
| land ondf IN r,Oh 70 OVoA
September fourth, 104l, (which provides that the
distribution of the proceeds of the lands shall cease
the duty imports be increased beyond twenty per
cent be- and the sameis hereby, repealed.
MIR. b. said that he desired to say few words on
this proviso. AS it would give rise to debate,
and as the fate ofthe bill depended on mainly, they
might as well now adjourn.
Cries of agreed, agreed"
And the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on Saturday, the following bills,
turned from the Senate with amendments, were la
| ken up and the amendments concurred in
An act TO constitute the ports of Stoningon, Mys-
tic river, and Pawcatuck river, collection districts
also act to authorize the Shenandoah Bridge Com
pany to erect bridge property belonging to the
United States.
| An act to regulate appeals and writs of error in
the District Court of North Alabama was passed.
The following Senate bills were read twice and re-
| ferred
An act to protect the revenues and diminish charg-
es the general Treasury of the Post Office De-
partment.
An act to amend the act supplementary to the act
to amend the judicial system Of the United States.
An act explanatory of an act for the relief OF
| Clark Woodroof.
An act for the relief Of Hugo Krebs.
An act to authorize the Sotcor Of the Treasury to
adjust and compromise claim of the United States
against Henry Daniel and Thomas Triplett.
| An act for the relief of w. H. Robertson and
others.
An act relating to land, in Greensburgh land dis
| trict in Louisiana.
! An act to satisfy claims arising under the four
teenth and nineteenth sections of the treaty made at
Dancing Rabbit Creek.
! Reports from committees were called for.
The report and resolutions from the Committee on
Indian Affairs were the first in order.
| MIR. COOPER, with the consent OF the House,
withdrew his demand for the previous question and
Mr.. GWIN, who wished to address the House on
the subject, moved to postpone the consideration Of
it till next Tuesday. The motion carried
A report made, from the Committee of Fo-
reign Affairs, in relation to the Texan boundary
linedecding against the immediate necessity of con-
tinung it.
Mr. DAVIS from the Committee on Territories,
reported bill authorizing the grant of two lots to
the town of st. Augustine for church. The bill
was passed.
From the Select Committee, MrARNOLD report
ed the bill for reducing the pay Of members of Con-
gress and the officers of the Government with sundry
amendments
From the same committee Mr.. GWIN made mi
norty ort. 1t stated that sufficient time had not
been allowed for investigating the subject and that in
the opinion OF the old members OF Congress, eight
dollars are not too high per diem. The minority,
therefore, offers as an amendment to the BILL sec
ton allowing eight dollars day to the members OF
Congress- provided the session does not last longer
than four months-and aite four months cutting
down the pay to four dollars day
MIR. BOVINE complained that the haste manifest
ed in the II ouse the other day had been also exhibit
ed in the decisions the committee, and moved 10
refer the bill, as amended to the Committee of the
Whole.
| MIR. ARNOLD replied, aud indicated the Com
mttee from the charge of hasty decision, and argued
against the reference to the Committee of the Whole
Mr.. PROFIT contended that the object desired
by the gentleman from Tennessee, early action and
early decision, would be better attained by refer
ring the bill to the Committee ofthe Whole than by
debating it in the House
After further discussion the motion to print was
carried, and Mr.. ARNOLD agreed that it should
be referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The bills on the private calendar acted
on in committee Friday: after debate the
chill for the relief of the representatives of
VIM. ID. Checver," was amended and passed,
as also the 'bl to restore certain invalid and
other pensioners the amount of pension by them re-
linguished." The bill for the relief of William
Scott of Beaver county, Pennsylvania, was, after
brief discussion laid the table The bill for the
relief of the widow and children of Benz. w. Hop
kins, produced long debate. The recommendation
of the Committee that the bill be rejected was con-
| Cured in.
The bill for the relief of Isaac Justice was de-
bated at length principally by Messrs. MALLORY
and ARNOLD The motion to lay the bill on the
table was negatved-66 voting in the affirmative,
and &c in the negative the Chair hast his vote in the
negative. On the engrossment of the bill, the yeas
and nays were ordered the vote stood-yeas 81,
nays &c so the bill rejected.
A message was received from the Senate announc-
ing the passage of several bills by that body, and
their concurrence in the report Of the Committee of
| Conference.
The bill for the relief of Joseph Nimbet reported
from the Committee of the Whole with the recon-