The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-06

Higgins, and act to divide Kentucky INTO TWO Ju-
dcial districts read twice and referred 10 inc
| Committee of the Whole.
| Mr.. COOPER, of Pennsylvania, continued his re-
marks in reply to Mr.. Gushing and in vindicauon OF
the report of the Committee of Indian Affairs.
When he concluded, the question came up on
substitute for the resolutions offered by the commit
tee. This substitute merely pronounces the reasons
assigned by the Secretary, Tor sending the papers re-
| quired, to be unsatisfactory.
Mr.. ADAMS addressed the House arguing that,
under present circumstances 1t IS exPedeht W auoPt
! the substitute, though he contended the HOUSE iao
right to demand the papers
| The morning hour having expired, the Rouse, oii
motion of Mr.. COWAN, resolved itself into Comnii'-
tee of the Whole and took up the private caiehoaf'
Mr. Boardman, of Connecticut, in the char.
The following bills were acted on:
For the relief of the children of Apollos Cooper
| laid aside.
For the relief of the owners, &c. of the schooner
Martha-objected to.
For the relief Of the owners, &c. OF the schoonoi
Cod Hook-obected to.
| To refund TO Charles Holt fine imposed on MN
under the sedon law-aid over to be reported.
Granting seven years. half pay to Captain Daniei
| Mills-objected to.
For the relief of the legal representatives of David
For the relief of Caroline E. Ctherall, with an
unfavorable report from the Committee on Military
Affairs-laid aside.
For the relief of George Hammel-laid aside to
be reported.
Granting pension to AquilIa Goodwin-object-
ed to-
Granting pension to Isaac Phimsver-laid aside
to be reported.
The same disposition was made OF the bills Tor the
relief of Major Thomas HARRISON of John Javlns, OF
John Farnham granting bounty in land to such sol
diers of the old fourth regiment OF Infantry as serV
ed during any part OF the war with Great britain,
Objection was made to the bills for the relief OF
John Colgon; for the settlement OF the claim Oh the
| louo rtotu IF Maadp
of Samuel Hambleton and for the relief OF the heirs
of Anthony Pacheco for the relief of the owners,
&c., of the schooner Joanna for the relief of Henry
M. Shreve for the relief of James G. Watson
The following bills laid aside to be reported
For the relief of the vestry of the Episcopal
church of the parish of ST. Philip in Charleston ol
the relief of Levi Elridge of the children OF John
Champe, of VIM. Allen, of Lloyd j. Bryan, OF Nan
cy Tompkns of Benjamin Totten, of Mary Craw-
ford, of Mary Snow, of Joseph Parker
The act for the relief of certain companies OF Mis-,
souri, volunteers was amended and ordered to be re-
ported
As was the bill for the relief of Captain Allyn
The following bills on the calendar were then al
80 ordered to be reported:
For the relief of Nancy Byrd, Alice Usher, Eve
Vandinburg, Martha Cameron, Richard Marsh, Jo
seph Bonnell, Nancy Hambright, w. g. Sanders, the
owners of the schooner Martha, the owners OF the
Three Brothers, r. NJ. Iseu, Gorham A. Worth
William Gale, Robert T. Norris; as also bill pro-
vding in certain for the sale of the real estate
e of infants within the District of Columbia and pro
/: vidng for the pay of the Georgia militia claims
The bills for the relief of the inhabitants OF Yves
| Florida and of Hazard Knowles, were objected to.
J. The following were laid aside to be reported
To settle the title to certain tracts of land in the
State of Arkansas for the relief Of Ann Rentiss, o.
Isaac Champlin, of Joseph Holmes, and Of John
: Smith.
The bill for the relief of the legal representative:
r of Daniel Brent was laid aside.
f The act for the benefit Of the Howard Institution
was objected to.
The bills for the relief of John Jones and Nose:
, M Strong, ordered to be reported, with re-
: commentator that they be rejected
2 The following bills, the next on the calendar
were laid aside to be reported: For the relief o
the administrator of John Jackson for the relief of
r T. Spence, of Peter Leonberger, of John R. Delany
of Hezekiah Cunningham, OF Thomas Haskns ant
a Ralph Haskins of John G. Reynolds, of Jubal Han
cock, of Joseph w. Newcomb, of Valerian Allain o
Sylvia Underwood of James Mount of Susan Brown
7. of RynaIl Coats and Walter r. Johnson, of Eliza
beth Harris of Robert Layton's children of Mar,
: Elder, of the widow of Captain VIM Ryall, of Pru
l. dence Couch of Anna Jones, of Mariana Brooks, O
l. Asa Davis, of David Atkinson, of Samuel Nicely
n James Sweaman, Solomon Emerson Lyman N. Cook
6 Of John F. Wiley, of John Hicks and of Geoig
Wadde
Objection made to the bills for the relief 0
s Gideon Perry and of Jonathan p. Horton of Ma
than Pryor. of Richard Rush, also to the bill 70
. the relief of claimants indemntes received from
the British Government for the loss OF slaves from OF
; board the Comet and Encomum.
i The following bills ordered to be reported: TO
. the relief of Samuel Lord, of James Nj. Morgan, o
r John Drysdale of Garret Vleet, Of Elisha Moelan
u and others, of Samuel R. SIaymarker, of S. D. Ros
i and Others of Casper w. Weaver.
: The bill for the relief of Frances A. Harrison
ordered to be reported with recommendation that
do not pass.
: The Committee ordered The following bills to be lait
l. aside and reported to the House for the relief of Ba
: rent Slryker, John Wharry of Mary MCGEE ant
Susan Berry, of John Davlin of Daniel Kess, o
Samuel Billings of the owners, &C., of the armed
brig Warrior, of Robert Ramsay, of Benjamin Evans
: of Joshua Drew, of Thomas Copeland, of SaIaf
: Parker, of George P. Pollen and Robert Colgate o
Isaac and Thomas J. Winsow, of Alexander Ham
. met of Burr and Smith, of Frances Pecer.
I The disposition made of bill authoriz
ing the Secretary the Treasury to refund TO Davit
| w atkinson and company part of the duties I'm
posed on ain quantity of tin and iron.
Objection was made to the bill authorizing the set
q Element Of the accounts of Joseph Nourse.
f The printed calendar having been gone thorough
Mr. PARMENTER moved that the Committee
should rise but withdrew his motion, and the manus
crpt calendar gone through. The Committee Their
rose and the Chairman reported the general results
its proceedings.
The various bills reported by the Committee were
ordered TO be engrossed passed, and those To
which objection made in the Committee were
passed over.