The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-06
TWemtp=SeOemth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
In SENATE.


TUESDAY, April 5, 1912
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate state
men of the contracts made by direction of the Trea
sury Department during the year lS4i and he pre-
scented four memorials from the Legislature Of Iowa.
praying for the establishment of certain land offices
in that Territory.
Mr.. YOUNG presented petition from citizens Of
Grundy county, Illinois, asking for additional
grant of land for the completion of the Illinois and
Michigan Canal.
Legislature of Kentucky, instrucng their Senators
and requesting their representatives to use their
tons TO have an agency established in that State for
the Inspection and manufacture of waterroed hemp
for the of the navy.
Mr.. CHOATE, from the Committee on the Lii
brary, made adverse report the petition of Sally
Ann Niles, the widow Of Hezekiah Niles, asking
Congress 'opurchase number OF volumes of Niles
Register.
Mr. MOREHEAD from the Committee on Indian
Aifairs, reported the bill to provide for the satstae
ton of the claims arising under the l1th and 18th
uces of the treaty concluded at Dancing Rabbit Creek
between the Choctaw Indians and the United States,
IN September, 1880.
On the motion of Mr.. MORElIEAD the bill was
made the order of the day for Monday next.
Mr.. GRAHAM submitted the following resolu-
ton, viz
Resoired, by he Senate the House Of Representa-
tires concurrng That the following be added 10 the
jolnt rules Of the two Houses Whenever claim
been, or shall be- presented either House, and re-
ferred to committee and such committee shall have
made report IN writing against the allowance OF the
claim and the same shall have been concurred
in by such House, 1t shall not be IN orler to revive
the consideration OF such claim IN that House at the
same or any future session of Congress, either by
bill, resolution, petition otherwise except upon
memorial Of the claimant; first, setting forth upon
affidavit that he has discovered new evidence in sup
port of his claim since the decision against it, and
aint nc f,a rhstl IF pyi
cond assigning specific errors in the report of the
committee adverse to it, and certificate OF mem
Der of that House that he believes that the former
decision erroneous, rs charged IN said memo
rial provided that order discharglng committee
from the further consideration of claim shall in no
wise require a compliance with this rule.
MIR. MANGUM from the Committee on Naval
Affairs reported bill authorizing The Secretary of
the Navy 10 contract for the building OF certain war
steamers.
Mr. PRES ron from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported bill to raise two new regiments and
organize corps of horse artillery also bill to abb
llsh the office of Commissary General of Purchases
Mr. PRENTISS from the Committee Patents
and the Patent Office, introduced bill for printing
and distributing The Digest OF Patents, and for other
purposes. ..
THE RESOURCES OF THE GOVERNMENT
On the motion of Mr. ALLEN the Senate took up
the resolution heretofore submitted by him. directing
whether the Government can, in the present exigcn-
of affairs be carried without recalling to It's
vice the revenue derived from the sales of the public
domain, and which by existing act is set apart for
distribution to the States; or without drawing from
the people, in addition to their present taxes, an
amount equal to that revenue, and in consequence OF
its distribution by means OF increasing the taxes now
levied upon them, in the form Of tariff duties or, by
imposing new and direct tax up IN them or, by boz
rowing upon their credit the form of direct loans
pro of of
their labor and property and asking it, in his opinion
the Government can be so carried on, without recall
ing the land revenue or increasing Che taxes, the
loans to amount equal to that revenue, and,
sequence of its distribution; then, which of those al
ernatives will, in his opinion, be the most economical
TO the people the recall of that revenue the taxes or
the loans Also that he be directed to lay before the
Senate he estimates and the upon which his
opinions may be founded.
Mr.. RWEs, at the time the resolution was submit
ted, moved to amend it by striking out all after the
word ResolDcd,n and inserting, that the Secretary
of the Treasury be rected to report to the Senate
by what means adequate provision can best be made
for meeting the necessary expenditures of this Go
yernment, in the present condition of the country,
submitting his plans therefor in detail with estimates
of the probable product of each source of supply |
and also to what extent retrenchment in
the various branches of the probable expenditures
are likely to arise from the cessation dimnution
of charges the Treasury now existing, or may be
farther effected by wise economy, adapted alike to
the wants and resources of the Government"
The question being on agreeing to the amend |
ment,
Mr. ALLEN called for the yeas and nays which |
were ordered, and being taken, they were--yeas 25 |
nays lSas follows
YEAS = Messrs, Archer, Barrow Bates, Bayard |
Bcrren, Choate Clayton, Cuthbert, Evans, Graham,
huntingdon, Mangum, Mcrrick, Miller, Morchead
Phelps, Porter, Prentiss, Preston Riyes Simmons
smith, of Indiana, Southland, Tallmadge, White
25.
NAYS.-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Buchanan Cal.
houn Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts, Sewer Smith
Of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox,
Woodbury., Wright, Young.-ls,
So the amendment was agreed to and the resou- |
lion, amended then adopted.
The Joint resolution authorizing the Postmaster
General to renew the contract for carrying the mail
between Mobile and New Orleans, was ordered to be-
engrossed for third reading.
Tue LOAN BILL.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the
Loan bill.
Mr. EVANS explained, briefly the provisions of
the BILL and the necessity which al present existed
not only for its adoption but for its speedy adoption
and he expressed the hope that the Senate would act
on it with little delay as possible Its prominent
provisions were not more than two three, which |
might be regarded of Importance. The first, au-
thorized the borrowing of five millions more than
was authorized by the act of the last session. which
authorized the President of the United States when
ever the emergencies of the Treasury rendered it
cessary to borrow to the amount Of twelve millions
This bill authorized the extension of that act to |
the amount of five millions, and proposed to !