The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-16
Tmemtp=&ebemttl Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE.
FRIDAY, April Is, l842.

FRIDAY, April Is, 1912.
The Hon. A. CUTHBERT appeared in his seat in
the Senate this morning.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a CON-
munication from the War Department, in obedience
to resolution of the Oath utmo, stating, in reply,
that in the present exposed condition of the country
no offices connected with that Department can be
abolished.
Mr.. SMITH, of Connecticut, presented the petit
ton of Jonah Barteau, asking for pension, who
wounded in the last war by the bursting of shell
thrown by the enemy, and who has been suffering
ever since, in consequence, almost beyond endur-
ance.
THE TARIFF
MIR. TALLMADGE presented the memorial of
owners and agents Of packet ships between New
York and Liverpool, the subject of the duty on
gold and silver Watches precious stones &c., repre-
senng that the duty as fixed by the act of the extra
session. so high as to induce smuggling and that the
der former duty which he believed was - per cent
The memoriasts expressed their opinion that the duty
these articles should not be than per cent,
and they state the which have induced them
to arrive at this conclusion.
THE BOARD OF ExCHEoUER.
Mr.TALLMADGEp presented memorial from Ro-
chester New York, praying Congress to pass, at this
session. system for regulating the currency and
exchanges of the country The memorial SITS speak
of the Board of Exchequer which has been recon-
mended by the President of the United States, and
they state, their conviction, that the plan pro-
posed to be modified in the report Of the select
mittee made to the Senate, will the purpose
desired; and they ask that this plan with such altera-
tions Congress may think proper to make may be
enacted into law Mr.. Tallmadge said that the me-
mortal was very numeIousy signed and be told
by the representative from that district that all the bu
siness of Rochester without distinction of party
had appended their names.
STEAM BOILERS.
Mr.. BAGBY submitted the following resolution,
which was adopted, viz:
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Navy be d-
rected to select some suitable person persons, pos
sessed of the requisite scientific knowledge or com
petent for the duty, to examine into the merits of the
recent invention of Thomas S. Eason, for preventing
the explosion of steam boilers.
THE FINE IMPOSED ON GEN. JACKSON.
Mr.. TAPPAN said that it was his intention to call
up, for consideration, this morning. the resolution
heretofore submitted by him, directing the Committee
on the Judiciary to report bill forthwith to refund
to Gen. Jackson the fine, with costs, and interest
the con, which imposed upon him by Judge
Hall in 1915; but as the chairman of the committee
was absent from his seat, he would not call up the
resolution at this time He would, however, make a
motion for that purpose on the first opportunity.
Mr., WALKER said that, member of the Ju-
dietary Committee, he hoped that the Senator from
Ohio would make the motion Indicated as he was
very DESTROYS of obtaining the early action of the
Senate upon this subject.
The bill for the relief of Captain Isaac Hull and
the bill for the relief Amanda NJ James, were read
third time and passed.
Mr.. YOUNG remarked that in the report of the
Secretary of War, transmitted to the Senate on the
18th utimo, it stated that the President of the
United States had authority to dispose of any portion
of the Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, without fur
Their legislation and he moved that the report be re-
| ferred to the Committee the Public Lands and
hoped that they would examine the subject and give
their views upon it.
The motion was agreed to
OREGON TERRITORY.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the fol-
lowing bill, introduced by Mr. LINN on the 10th of
December last, viz:
BILL to authorize the adoption of measures for
the occupation and settlement of the Territory of
Oregon, for extending certain portions of the laws
of the United States over the same and for other
purposes.
Whereas the title of the United States to the Ter
ritory of Oregon, is certain and will not be aban-
doned therefore,
BE it enacied by the Senate and House of Representa-
Tires Of the United States Of America in Congress
bied hat the President OF the United States Is here
by authorized and required to to be erected at
suitable places and distances, line of military posts
from some point Oh the Missouri river into the best
pass for entering the valley of the Oregon and also
at near the mouth of the Columbia river
That six hundred and forty of land shall be
granted to every white male nhabtant of said Terri
tory, OF the age of eighteen years and upward, who
shall cultivate and the same for five consecutive
years, or to his heir heirsat-aw if such there be-
That the President is hereby authorized and requr-
ed to appoint two additional Indian agents, with
larry OF fifteen hundred dollars, EACH whose duty it
oh his nd