The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-13

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They could not proceed to construct the boats with
out coming in conflict with the patent The boats
which they had built this plan worn out,
and of at all The patent right could be OF no
service to Capt because he had not pecunlary
means to build boats and if he did, they would be
of no use to him. He had lost his Office he had
been removed by the Administration, and had been
turned out of Office. 1t was now proposed to build
boats for the purposes of the Government, and it
right and proper to pay him for his invention He,
Mr. Sevier) thought that twenty thousand dollars
would be enough.
The bill was then laid upon the table,
On motion of MIR. RIVES, the Committee Fo-
regniR discharged from the further con-
sheraton of the memorials which had been referred
to them on the subject OF the claims OF citizens OF
the United States on the Republic of Mexico, on the
ground assumed in the report that the subject should
be properly left to the action of the Executive
Department of the Government.
variety of bills of private nature were dispOs-
ed of during the day and the act for the relief of
the president, directors, and company of the Agri
cultural Bank of Mississippi and the bill to regulate
the pay of pursers and other officers in the ma
Wy OF the United States were severay read THIRD
time and passed.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill
providing for the augmentation of the marine corps
Mr. ARCHER submitted few remarks in ex
PLANTATION when
A message was received from the President of the
United States informing the Senate that he had this
day approved and signed certain private bills, and
also communicating message in writing
The treaty." the treaty." was whispered In
every direction.
Mr.. RIvES arose and said that the paper was one
of confidential nature; and he moved that the bill
under consideration be laid aside with view to 60
into an Executive session.
| The motion prevailed unanimously, and the gale
res ordered to be cleared and the doors closed;
which was performed with the greatest possible ex-
| petition.
! In the House, Thursday, the Journal announced
that the Select Committee on the Veto Message con-
sists Of the following gentlemen, Messrs Adams,
Morrow, Granger Truman Smith, Bolts, Pearce,
Rayner ]. Cooper T. J. Campbell, Gilmer, w. w.
Irwin, Roosevelt, and c. J. Ingersoll.
| Mr. ADAMS moved correction of the Journal,
which represented him moving the reference Of the
objections Of the President to Select Committee.
He had said Message not objections. The Journal was
amended accordingly.
! Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, submitted reso-
luton, which, as amended on the proposition of
Messrs. Roosevelt and Stanly, is as follows:
Resolved That the Secretary Of War report to this
| House, at the next session. the number of resgna-
tons in the Army since the LIST of January 1884, and
the causes of resignation as far as known; how many
of the officers who resigned were educated at West
Point; and whether any of them have been restored
to the Army and to what stations giving the names
of the officers, the dates of the resignation, and the
amount of money paid to each for any time or any
after the resignation and before their restora
ton; and which of said officers were educated at
West Point.
| Objection was made; but the motion to suspend
| the rules was successful, and the resolution was
adopted.
| Mr.. BARNARD asked the House to take up the
bill fixing the circuits of the courts of the United
States. Il was accordingly taken up
Mr.. JONES proposed ea -o,scndmcnt giving ano
Their arrangement to the circuits, and advocated his
| proposition at some length.
Mr.. BARNARD replied and moved the previous
question on the passage of the bill On the passage
the yeas and nays were ordered. The vote Stood
| yeas lis, nays So.
| Mr.. PROFIT moved to take up the Tariff bill.
The People anxiously awaiting he said, the es-
Enlistment of fair and permanent Tariff To get
at new bill soon possible, we had better dis
| pose Of the old one at once.
! On this motion the yeas and nays ordered,
and resulted as follows Yeas 80, nays ia.
| Mr.. ADAMS moved to take up the report and re-
solution from the Select Committee on the Appor-
| tionment bill
| MI. CUSHING objected.
| Mr.. ADAMS moved suspension of the rules and
| called for the yeas and nays.
The vote stood-yeas IS, nays SO. So the rules
were not suspended.
| MIR. FILLMORE said that but one appropriation
bill remained to be acted on, and it was desirable 1t
should be disposed of speedily.
| On his motion, therefore, the House went into
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Hopkins in the
Chair, and he moved to take up the bill making APP
| preparations for fortifcatons
| Mr.. CAMPBELL, Of South Carolina moved to
strike out 1888 600 for Fort Warren, Boston Harbor
In the present state of the Treasury he thought no.
thing should be appropriated for new works, or be-
yond what is absolutely necessary tor the preservation
| of the works already begun
After an explanation from Mr. FILLMORE, he
| withdrew his motion.
Mr.. WASHINGTON moved to strike out the
thousand dollars for preservation of the site Of
| Fort Macon, and insert fourteen thousand dollars
| hriof fhOo Inns WAC
Mr.. BLACK moved to insert fifty thousand dol
lars for forfying the mouth of Savannah river.
| This amendment ruled to be out of order.
Mr.. WHITE, of Louisiana, moved to strike out
ten thousand dollars for Fort Livingston, and insert
fifty thousand He argued that the appropriation, to
be useful, must be liberal. Ten thousand dollars
would be fruitlessly expended
Mr.. SPRIGG moved 10 amend the bill, by adding
section requiring the Secretary of war to furnish
a statement shelving the amount expended each
fort since 1917, dsting gushing between what was ex-
pended for construction and what for repairs.
Mr. MCKAY suggested that the information re-
quired, with one exception, could be found IN two
documents already printed.
After explanations of similar character from
Messrs. MALLORY and UNDERWOOD, the
amendment withdrawn.
MIR. GRAHAM moved that the committee rise
and report the bill, with recommendation that 1t
should be rejected.
A protracted debate ensued participated in by
Messrs. MALLORY HABERSHAM, and COOP
Err, of Georgia.
MIR. CUSHING followed and said He was in
favor of the bill Gentlemen argued as if the world
was to come to end to-day to morrow, or that |
Congress would adjourn without making provision
to carry the Government. Mr. c. did not believe |
this He intended to vote accordingly. Besides, if
it was true his colleague said yesterday, that
were in the midst of civil war, that civil war was
now declared and that, in given contingency, the
appeal was to the God of battles, somebody would
need the large guns either the corporas guard and
the general of the parliamentary army, his colleague,
(Mr. Adams,) for if there Charles | there must
be Cromwell He begged pardon for testing on such
a alihiect hut he the |