The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-27
CONGRESS-.

ADAMS moved 10 go into Committee Of the
Whole on the bill relating to the French spolla-
tons prior TO 1900.
The motion being lost, Mr.. FILLMORE moved
to go into Committee of the Whole and take
up the temporary tariff bill returned from the
Sena'e with an amendment The motion was
negatived
Mr.. HALL, Of Vermont, spoke in reply TO the
various speeches made in favor Of the Virginia
land claims.
aid much noisy debate, Mr., FILLMORE
moved TO take up the Tariff bill, as returned
from the Senate, and TO decide on the following
substitute for the plovlso passed by the House
"That the distribution of the proceeds of the pub
lie lands authorized and directed by the act OF Con-
gress of the 4h September, lS4l entitled An act to
appropriate the proceeds of the public lands and TO
grant pre-empon rights, shall be, and the same Is
hereby suspended and postponed until the first day OF
August lS42; and the said act OF the attn September,
1871 shall be no otherwise affected or modified than
TO postpone TO the said first of August next the
distribution OF said proceeds directed by that act To be
made The LIST July, 1912, any thing In this act or
the said act of The 9TH September lo4l, to the con-
trary notwithstanding
Mr. York; moved the previous question on
concurring in the Senate amendment.
Mr. WELLER moved TO lay the bill on the Ia
bic, and called for the ayes and roes on his mo
lion. The vote was "a in the affirmative and
rs in the negative. The question on concur
ring in tie amendment of the Senate was car
ried by vote of l04 10 So.
A reconsideration Of private bill passed
Friday was then proposed, and heraded con-
sderaton Of private bills
message was received from the President
OF the United States, stating that he had signed
the bill providing for the apportionment Of Re-
personalities among the several States accord
ing to the sixth census, but that he had, never
theess, deposIe, in the State Department sew
eral objections which he had taken to the bill
Mr. ADAMS Immediately arose, and, among 9TH
er remarks, asserted that such a course was
without precedent, and that its tendency was
to establish a new mode of communication be
tween the Executive and the Legislature. But
Mr. WISE repealed the charge, by referring TO
similar course of proceeding by Mr.. Madison
and by General Jackson. The message Of the
last named gentleman is as follows
MONDAY, May 3lst, 1880
A message in writing was received from the Pc
sidenl Of the United States, by Mr.. Donelson, Is
Private Secretary, VIII ch read and is as follows
10 The House Of Representatives.;
GENTLEMES: | have approx, d and signe the bill
EMIT ed "A act making appropriations Tor exanina-
tons and surveys and also Tor certain works otine-
nal improvements; but as the phraseoogy OF the sec
ton VIII CHI appropnaes the sum OF eight thousand
dollars tor the road from Detroit to Chicago nay be
construed authorize the appllca ion OF tue appropri-
aton Tor the cont nuanceof the road Beyond lhehmis
Of the Territory of Michigan, | desire to be under
stoJd having approved this bill, with the under
standing that the rood authorized Ivy this section is not
10 be extended beyond the limits uf the said Terri
toiy. X
MAY 3lst, 1880
Ordelyd that the said Mes age do lie on the table
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| In the Senate, a message was received from the
President Of the United States, enclosing letter and
other papers from the Secretary of State, in an
swer to a resolution of the 10th of February last in
relation to the examination, etc, into the condition
of the public buildings of the city of Washington ;
also message transmitting the following translation
OF letter addressed to the Hon. Daniel Webster, by
the French Minister, together with his reply thereto,
! viz
4 WASHINGTON, June 20, 1912.
SIR: The Government of His Majesty, the King
of the French, with view of facilitating commune
cations between France and the United States, and
of rendering it at the same time rapid as possible
has projected the establishment OF line of steamers
between Havre and New York. His intention is to
provide for the organization of this line by of
steamers bilongng to the Royal Navy, either by
temporarily detaching on the service some vessels
belonging to the fleet, by having new ones built
/ He has however, conceived that this line might be
put in operation much sooner, and be organized In
manner more desirable and more conformabe with the
interests as well the dignity of both countries il the
Government of the United States woald take part in
The arrang cement. Two or three steamers OF fur hun
dTed and fifty horse power employed by each Govern
tnent in the communication between France and the
United States, might be sufficient for weekly line;
tho question of letter carriage might be arranged in
! common according to btral system; the rates of
postage might be fixed as to tocillia travellin2
the carriage Of good, might be left to the mercau,ie
marine Or regulated by common Consent, within the
limits proper reconcile Tie interests OF commerce
| with those of private shippers
have the honor, sir, TO make TO you this commun
cation of the OF The Government of Ills Ma es
| IT, the King of the French, this subject, and to
request you to make them known 10 HIS ExcelIency,
the President of the United STATES, who will perhaps
think proper to communicate them to Congress
embrace this opporuni y, sir, to assure you ofmy
/ high consideration.
AID. DE BACOURT.
To the Hon ID. WEBSTER.
Under date of the ODD Of June, Mr.. Webster &C :
knowledges the receipt of the letter, and remarks
that "the Government of the United States has not
been insensibe of these Important objects and the free
intercourse which has alieady been produced by the
use Of steam the ocean, 10 Others which seem
to be progress. 1t iervcnt chershes the hope that
those hig approved modes decentralization may have
the effect Of consolidating the power and increasing the
prosperity Of commercial States IL has, however, hi
theto limited It's of steamboats, TO such
as are destined fol military purposes but he says that
he has been directed by the President OF the United
S aes to say that the communlcat will be respect
fully submitted Congress for considerations and
for such proceedings as they my see fit TO adopt