The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-23
JWrmtp=Seoenth Congress
THIRD SESSION
TnuRspAY, December %, 1872
SENATE


MIR. BUCHANAN presented petition of Mary
Reeside, executrix ofyames Reeside (mal contrac.
tor, J deceased praying payment OF Judgment foI
Ass 4e6, obtained by the said James Reside the
9th day of December, lS4l, against the United
States The widow states that for want of the mo-
new which was due to her husband and to obtain an
amount equal to which his property was mortgaged
the mortgages about to be sold, and will be,
less the Government accord justice.
The memorial was referred TO the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Memorials were presented by Messrs. IIENDER-
SON, WOODBURY., NlcRODERTS AND TALL
MADGE.
MIR. MERRICK, agreeably to previous notice, in
troduced bill repeating such portions OF the law OF
the last session establishes post office at the high
school near Alexandria, the provision having been
incorporated in the bill Of the last session by acci-
dent
The bill was considered, and ordered to be en-
crossed.
MIR. McROBERTS submitted resolution calling
for information relation to the distractions at the
hes Nfones Rapids in the Mississippi river.
Mr. BENTON, during the morning, presented the
credentials of his colleague (Mr LINN elected by
the Legislature Of Missouri to the Senate for SIX
wears commencing on the fourth Of March next.
AR WILTON presented the credentials Of his
colleague AMBROSE ii. SEWER, elected q Senator OF
Arkansas for six years from the 9TH oil March, 1910
1t had been stated in some OF the newspapers that
his colleague was elected from lo45, instead oil AZ ;
and this was an error which he wis ied TO have cor
rected. NJ
MIR. WOODBURY. submitted resolution calling
upon the Committee of Commerce to inquire INTO the
expediency Of reporting bill allowing drawbacks on
goods exported land, as well as by water, 10
foreipn countries He did not wish to interfere WIN
the special bi which had been reported, but desired
TO have the system made more general
On motion of Nr. WRIGHT, it was
Resolved, That the Committee on Retrenchment be
to inquire and report to the Senate the
Der of clerks of committees who have been appoint
ed and paid of the contingent und oil the Senate
during the last and present Congress the amount SO
paid to such clerks, and the rae OF compensation
and whether any, and what other mode, can, IN the
opinion of the committee, be adopted, by which a
more general and equal, and ctectual aid to all the
committees OF the Senate may be secured in more
reasonable form, and OH more economical terms.
THE OREGON TERRITORY.
The following resolution submitted by Mr.. Linn
Yesterday was called up for consideration viz
Resolred That The President be requested to
inform the Senate of the nature and extent
of the informal communication" which took
Mace between the American Secretary of State
and the British Special Minister during the late
negotiations at Washington City, upon the sub
iect of the claims Of the United States and Grea
Britain to the territory west of the Rocky Mountains
and also TO inform the Senate what the reasons
which prevented I" any agreement upon the subject
at present and which made 1t "inerpeden 10 include
his subject among the subjects oto'1na negotiation.
Mr.. ARCHER suggested that the resolution should
be laid upon the table for the present, for the
that the subject now in the course of negota-
ton.
The suggestion gave rise to debate between Messrs
ARCHER LINN MING and BENToN; and the resolu-
ton was amended so far TO include the words 10
report Sc 'f not inconsistent with the public in
tercst;" and finally adopted.
ASSUMPTION OF STATE DEBTS.
The following resolution OF MIR. BENTON vas read.
viz:
Resolped That the President Of the United States
be requested inf.rm the Senate whether tie late
Special Minister from Great Britain to the United
States made any proposition, informal or otherwise,
To the negotiation the part of the United States for
the assumption or guaranty Of the State debts by the
Government of the United States to the holders of
said deb.s.
Mr. ARCHER said that he could answer the inqui-
nv at once No such proposition had been made, and
there had been no illusions of any sort between the
parties referred to, upon this subject
MIR. BENTON observed that he pleased to
hear this declaration, but he wished it put upon the
archives of the Government, and he was, therefore,
in favor OF the resolution.
Mr. ARCHER remarked that lis answer was jus,
as authentic as any which the Senator could obtain,
and he should therefore, against the resolution
Mr. BENTON called for the yeas and nays and
the resolution adopted, by vote Of 26 to IL.
Mr. CRlTFENDEN submitted resolution, which
was adopted calling upon the Committee on Naval
Affairs to report as to the expediency of establishing
a navy yard somewhere on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers Also, to report with reference 10 the Of
American hemp in our navy.
GENERAL JAcKsoN's FINE.
The bill to refund the fine imposed upon General
Jackson, introduced some time since by Mr. LINN,
and made the special order of the day,) was called
up, and was the subject of an extended discussion
between Messrs. LINN, BAYARD, BUCHANAN,
CONRAD, ALLEN, CKIr1ENDEN, BERRIEN
PORTER, and WOODBRIDGE.
The further consideration OF the bill post poned
until Tuesday next
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The bill making appropriation for the civil and d.
llomatic expenses of the Government for the half
calendar year ending the Both June 1913 was re-
ceived from the House of Representatives, read
first and second time, and ON motion of Mr.
EVANS, was committed TO the Committee on FL
The Senate adjou ned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. KENNEDY, Of Maryland, asked the general
consent of the House take up the bill from the Sc
nate to authorize the issuing Of register to the
American ship Westchester, and to change her nam
that of the Atlantic. He remarked that this YES
sci was now lying at the port of New York at a vast
expense, and about to sail, but could not do So
until after the passage Of this bill.
The bill was then read a third time and passed
MIR. c. J. lNGERSOLL presented petition of
Mary Reeside, executrix of jams Reesie, deceased
praying payment of judgment for SISs i96 O6 oh: