The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-02-19

~ s,,,a Of Arkansas the bill in relation 20 ~
tons of land TO certain persons In tue ,cs.on of
... tha bill to confirm the survey snu -; cast
claims for lands in the state OF .s-srs, Jsrree OF
rsaIl river and south of the thu'ynftsS' n.;,o p
o. Z latitude the bill for the relief OF Epn,a The
mort. the bin for the relief of Jesse CarPeh''i
Dixon relief of Clark Woodroof. 49,, ,s.J-
bill for the ',s bills were engrosseo i0i
The follow.
ing viz: ,fof CAPTAIN j. Throckmohon;
vb h;u g. ~ IL, ,s,tlenent with the State OF
~; ~, g. ~ P.os,uc :" ,utlc lands who were
49, -. '.e ne.soes " no. an under the act OF
deprived of the rights Of pre-emp,L H. ,ai f,r
he 10Th Of June, 1884 the bill 1, y" r ne
James Keyser and Barnard Foley nv az
the relief of Caroline Cliherili widow i'm
late George c. Clitherill, surgeon in the ar
the United States the bill for the relief of Ephra
Sprague the bill to perfect the titles lands south
Of the Arkansi river, held under New Madrid loca-
tons, and presumption rights under the act OF 1915
the bill further to amend the act to appropriate the
proceeds of the sales of the public lands and to grant
pre-emption rights, approved September A, lSil, 50
to authorize the Governors Of the States OF Illinois,
Arkansas, and Missouri to cause the selections OF the
grants of land made to the several States therein
mentioned for the purposes of internal Improvement,
without the necessity of convening the Legislatures
of Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri for that purpose
MIR. MANGUM gave notice that he would, to-mor-
row, ask leave to introduce bill to provide for the
construction of war steamer for harbor defence.
And the Senate then adjourned
Mr. POPE, of Kentucky, offered the following
solutions on Tuesday, which ordered to be
printed
RESOLVED, That, in the present condition of the
country, it is the duty of Congress to devise and
adopt the most efficient measures to restore conf
dence and credit secure the people against depre-
ciated paper money, give to the nation sound and
uniform currency, and plenty Of it as practicable,
having due regard to the constitutional standard of
value, gold and silver
Therefore, resolrsd, That select committee of -
members be appointed, with instructions TO inquire
into the expedency of authorizing the issue OF three
per cent stock to the amount of one hundred mil
lions of dollars irredeemable except by purchase,
until the expiration Of forty years, to be divided and
transferred to the several States proportion to their
federal population, to be applied by the States to IN
ternal improvements, and for the payment of debts
incurred for internal improvements, and for the pay
ment of the interest and principal of the stock the
proceeds of the public lands to be set apart and
pledged, instead of being distributed provided for
in toe Land BILL approved the 4th day of Sepem-
Der, l84l.
Resolped. That the SAID committee inquire into the
expectancy of authorizing an issue of like stock, not
applied the purchase, in perpetuy, of the of
such public roads, free from tolls, owned by States or
corporations, both may be necessary and proper
for the transportation of the public mails, stores arms,
and military purposes of the United States, and that
= per cent, of the proceeds of the Post Office De-
partment be apart and pledged for the payment of
the interest and principal of said stock
Rcsorcd, That the said committee inquire INTO the
expediency of proposing amendment to the Fede-
| raj Constitution, providing that no State shall, in
time of peace contract any debt or debts by loan or
otherwise, exceeding the sum of - dollars over
| and above the nual revenue of such State.
RESOLVED, That the said committee also inquire IN
to the expedency of creating national bank with
capital of not less than sixty more than eighty mil
lions of dollars, onefourh at least to be paid IN spe
ce and the balance in stock of the United States, to
be issued in conformity to the foregoing resolutions,
exclusive of what may be subscribed by the United
States one-ffth part of the capital stock of the bank
to be subscribed by the United States, and the resi-
due by the several States and American citizens, one
half at least to be reserved to the States the parent
bank board of control to be located at Washington
city, with branches in the States, with their assent,
until otherwise provided by law, each State, besides
its share in the general control of the institutions to
have the appointment of at least director OF each
bank placed within its limits the dividends OF said
bank above six per cent the capital stock to be
added to the funds pledged for the redemption OF the
stock authorized by the foregoing resolutions
| Resolved, That the said committee report on the
matters aforesaid by bill or otherwise