The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-18
CONGRESS-.

In the House, Thursday, the morning hour
was occupied by the consideration Of the reso-
luton offered some time since in relation TO
Virginia land warrants. Mr.. HALL, OF YER
| mont, in an exposition of the amendments
| which he offered, consumed the whole OF The
| morning hour.
| Mr.. FILLMORE moved the printing OF 5000
| extra copies of a tabular statement OF tariffs,
| from 1916, including the rates proposed by the
| different bills at the present session. VIM Cost
| JOHNSON moved as an amendment that copy
taken from the journals of both Houses-of
the yeas and nays on all tariff bills should be APP
pended to the table.
| A long, noisy, and confused debate ensued.
The reading of the tabular statement was de-
manded, and the clerks commenced the per-
| Torrance Of the duty. But, after short time
had elapsed, the motion for reading was with
| drawn.
| A motion to lay the whole subject on the ia
BILE, was negatived by a vote of SO to IA.
Mr.. Johnson's amendment was carried with
out division, and on the motion to print 5000
extra copies for the use of the House, 118 voted
in the affirmative, and Sc in the negative.
Mr.. COOPER of Georgia, moved reconside-
ration of the vote just taken, and delivered
speech of some length In explanation. His
motion was negatived.
The Apportionment bill was then taken up,
and the question of agreeing with the Senate
amendments discussed. Mr. ADAMS was in
favor of insisting on the House BILL Mr.. BRIGGs
| moved a committee of conference. On the
| subject long debate ensued, principally on the
question of the alleged undemocratic interfer-
ence of the Senate in the numerical ratio fixed
by the popular branch Of the Legislature.
In the Senate, Mr.. WOODBRIDGE presented a
memorial from citizens Of Adrien, in Michigan,
asking for an appropriation for the improvement
Of the harbor at Monroe, in that State.
| Mr. BUCHANAN presented three memorials
from Delaware, Northampton and Montgomery coun-
ties, PennsIvania-all nunerousy signed, asking for
the imposition of such duties on foreign manufactures
as will protect domestic industry also, the resolutions
of the Legislature of Pennsylvania instructing the
Senators and requesting the Representatives from that
State to their influence to procure the passage of
| the Apportionment bill at early day as possible.
| Also, memorial of the Board of Commissioners of
the Incorporated District of the Northern Liberties
requesting Congress to establish marine railway in
the port of Philadelphia. He desired to call the spe
|
| the memorial. The port Of Philadelphia was free
| from worms which were destructive in Southern
ports and vessels he believed could be built there on
cheaper terms than anywhere else in the country
| The skill of the Philadelphia ship-buders and the
excellence of the vessels constructed by them
known to every SENATOR and yet while these facts
could not be denied he regretted to say that the navy
| yard at Philadelphia for number of yeals past
had been very much neglected by the Gene
raj Government. He trusted that this would no
longer be the case and that his friend from Va (Mr.
Archery now at the head of the Committee on Naval
Affairs would take the subject under his special pro-
teclion and would recommend that the request of the
| memoralists should be granted
| The memorial referred to the Committee on
| Naval Affairs
/ Mr.. SMITH, of Indiana from the Committee on
the Public Lands reported the bill for the relief of
! Charles H. Anterior, with amendment, which
| which concurred in by the Senate also The
House bill allowing further time complete the issu
ing of warrants for military land bountes to the
commissioned officers and soldiers ofthe late with
Great Britain and making provision for satisfying the
| same with amendment striking out all after the
| enacting clause, and inserting the original bill
ported by the Senate, which concuIred in and
the amendments ordered to be engrossed and the
| bills to be read third time.
| Mr.. CONRAD, from the Committee Public
Lands reported bill entitled act explanatory of
an act for the relief of Clarke Woodrooff; which
| ordered to second reading
| The bill for the relief Of Francis q. McCauly was
| read third time and passed.
The following bill from the House to extend, for
limited PERIOD present laws for laying and collect
ing duties imports, was taken up and read, as fol-
| lows:
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tine of the United States Of 4neYica in Congress
bed That all laws in actual operation on the LIST of
June, 1872 regulating and fixing the amount
and rate of duties to be levied and collected goods
wares and merchandise imported into the Unied
States, and prescribing the mode of collecting the
dali, aotin che
nue. and be in force they existed that day until
the first day of August, eighteen hundred and forty
two; at which time, if there shall be no further le-
gislation the subject the laws shall be the as
if no action had been had anything in the act emit
tied An act to modify act of the fourteenth day
of July thousand eight hundred and thrty-two,
and all other acts imposing duties on imports" APP
proved March second eighteen hundred and thirty
three, to the contrary in anywise Notwithstanding
Provided That nothing herein contained shall suspend
the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands,
anything herein contained and anything contained in
the provso to the sixth section Of the act approved
fourth September, eighteen hundred and forty
entitled An act to appropriate the proceeds of the
sales of the public lands, and to grant presumption
rights to the contrary Notwithstanding
MIR. EVANS moved that the bill be read second
time with view to reference.
Mr. SEWER hoped not
Mr. EVANS called for the yeas and nays, which |
were ordered, when
Mr.. BUCHANAN observed that he would certain |
ly vote for referring the bill to the Committee on FL
! nance. If the question came up on the passage of
the bill with the proviso inserted he would vote
against it but he would give the Committee FL
nance and the Senate opportunity to strike out the
provso, and therefore he should not vote against the
reference.
Mr.. KING said that he would vote against giving
any countenance whatever to the bill. He viewed it
as an attempt to force the Senate to violate solemn
obligation made to the country and particularly to
those who were induced to vote for the Distri-
button bill on the direct pledge that the Com
promise act was not to be disturbed. He
holJ tbat tho distribution could h,vo been