The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-20
TWentp= %eoenth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, Jan. Is, ls4l.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, Jan. Is, l54l.
MIR. JOSEPH X, INGERSOLL asked the consent
OF the House to submit resolution, instructing the
Committee onthe Judiciary to bring in bill to re-
medy the imperfections of the Bankrupt law OBJ
Jected TO by several, and not received.
Mr.. INGERSOLL then moved to suspend the
rules but the Speaker informed him that the rules
were now suspended for the reception of petitions.
MIR. STANLY asked leave to offer resolution
granting leave 10 the Committee on Public Expend-
lures TO employ clerk. Objected TO by several Mr.
kem stating that if the resolution was received he
would offer an amendment, authorizing the Commit
tee on the Militia to employa clerk The resolution
was therefore not received.
MIR. LINN offered resolution, calling on the Sc
cretary OF the Treasury to communicate TO the House
the report of the commissioners appointed to inves-
gate into the management of the New York Custom
House. Objected to, and not received
Mr.. LOWELL presented the dispositions of Aaron
l.. Raymond, Richard Tinker, Charles Hutchings
and thirty-two Others to be used in support of his
right to seat the Representative Of the district of
Hancock and Washington, Maine Also certified
copies Of sundry papers and records in the office of
the Secretary of State at Augusta Maine, for the
same object which were referred to the Committee
of Elections.
Mr.. BARNARD rose to ask the unanimous CON
sent of the House to make report from the Com
mittee on the Judiciary: objected to by several
The SPEAKER resumed the call of the States for
petitions, and they were presented as follows;
From Kentucky by Messrs. Underwood Tripett
Pope, and Sprigg
From Tennessee BY Messrs. Arnold, Turney, Wat
terson, Cave Johnson, c. H. Williams, Caruthers,
Mcclellan, Joseph L. Williams, William b. Camp
bell, and Brown
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON presented the petition of
Hugh Johnson, asking pension as an invalid for
wounds received in the last war. Also of Edwin
Hickman administrator of John p. Hickman asking
the settlement of his accounts as quartermaster in
the campaign against the Florida Indians. Also re-
solutions passed by meeting Of the citizens of Mem
phs, asking the establishment of an armory at Mem
phs which were referred to the appropriate COM
mittees
From Georgia BY NIessrs Warren, Habersham,
Gamble, and MeIwether.
From, South Carolina By Messrs Pickens, ], Camp
bell and also by the latter for Mr.. Holmes who was
absent from indsposton.
From North Carolina BY Messrs. Deberry, Lewis
Williams Mckay, Stanly, Washington, and Ora
ham.
From Virginia By Messrs Goggin, Hopkins, Bar
ton, Summers Mallory Harris, Smart Hubbard, Ia
liaferro, and VIM. Smith.
Mr.. HOPKINS presented the petition of John Car
roll and 1875 other citizens of Grayson county Virginia
praying for the establishment of post route from
Chrstiansburg to Hilsye, in the State of Virginia
which, upon his motion, was referred to the Commit
tee on the Post Office and Post Roads,
MIR. FL. also presented the petition of sundry citi-
zens of North Carolina and Virginia, praying the es-
Enlistment Of post route from Jefferson in the for
mer, to Marion, in the latter State which, upon his
motion, was referred to the appropriate committee.
MIR. II also presented the petition of Sally McCraw
of Grayson county, Virginia, praying the passage of
law to place her name on the pension roll in consi-
Iteration of the of her deceased husband in
the war of the Revolution which, upon his notion
referred TO the Committee on Revolutionary Pen
SONS.
Mr.. HARRIS presented the petition Of John Mon
roe, of Warren county, Virginia, asking compensa.
ton for wagon and team which were destroyed by
the Indians in Florida, in 1899, the said wagon and
team, at the time they were destroyed, being in the
service of the United States army
From Maryland By Messrs. Sellers Mason, Ken
needy, James Williams and William Cost Johnson
From Deiaipore BY MIR Rodney.
From Pennsylvania BY Messrs. Toland Plumer,
Henry, Marchand, w, w. Irwin Bidack, James,
Beeson, Z. }. lngersoll, j. irwin Lawrence, Charles
Brown Fomance and Joseph h. Ingersoll.
Among the above petitions one by Mr.. j. r.
lngcrso praying for the amendment or repeal of the
Bankrupt law, which Mr. l. moved to refer to the
Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to in
quire into the expedency Of reporting bill to estab-
fish uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States, in which the imperfecons of the act
of 18th July, 1s4l shall be corrected and sufficiently
supplied
On this motion Mr. |. moved the previous question,
which having been seconded and the main question
ordered, the latter question taken by teers, and
carried, ayes SO, noes IS.
Petitions of abolition character were presented
by Messrs Henry, James and Toand, on which the
question Of reception was raised by Messrs Hopkins
and Wise, and that question was in each case, laid
the table
Mr.. PLU MER presented Joint memorial from the
Town Council and citizens OF Ere, PENNSYLVANIA
expressed in general meeting December 3, lS4l, to
Congress, representing the necessity of an appropria
ton for the Improvement and immediate repair of
Pressure Isle llarbor, at Erie, Pennsylvania
Also, Three petitions numerously signed by citizens
of Northwest Pennsylvania, asking an appropriation
to repair and complete the harbor of Pressure Isle at
Erie, Pennsylvania.
From Neto Jersey: By Messrs. Aycriac, Maxwell,
and Yorke, who presented, among Others, Abolition
petitions which the question of reception was
raised and that question was laid on the table.
From Nelo York BY Messrs Childs, Linn, Nor
gan Granger Fillmore, and Barnard, among which
were petitions of an Abolition tendency on which the
question of reception raised and laid on the la
BILE also Abolition petitions presented by Messrs
Morgan and Granger; which, coming under the 2lst
rule, Were not received.
Mr.. FILLMORE submitted a resolution calling
upon the Secretary of the Treasury TO report TO the
House tabular statement exhibiting a comparative
estimate of The tariffs Of other nations and that of the
United States
On motion of MI MALLORY,
The House adjourned
IN SENATE,
WEDNESDAY, January 10, 1872
Al message was received from the House of Repre- !