The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-19
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In the Senate, on Thursday Mr.. WRIGHT pre-
scented the memorial of the New York and Albany
Railroad Company, praying for the importation of
railroad iron free Of duty.
Mr.. ARCHER, from the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs reported a. joe rs iutinn of the House
trusting ihe maps charts, philosophical instruments,
and journals of the Exploring Expedition to the care
of Lieut.. Wilkes, until otherwise ordered by Con-
gress with recommendation that it be indefinitely
postponed
| The CHAIR inquired whether the Senator desired
that the gu stion should be taken at his time
Mr. ARC HER replied in the negative.
| Mr. WOODBRIDGE, from the Committee on
Conmerce, to which had been referred the bill max
ing appropriations for repairing the seawa at ST Au-
eustne, Florida made adverse report thereon
and on his notion it was laid the table and ordered
| to be printed
| Mr. CRITTENDEN, from the Committee the
Judiciary reported the bill to regulate the manner OF
taking testimony in of contested elections and
for other purposes, without amendment with recon-
mendation that it do pass.
Mr. CONRAD submitted a resolution, requesting
the Solicitor of the Treasury TO examine the claim
| of Municipality NJ. | to the square of ground on
which the custom house at New Orleans is situated
and to report to the Senate at the next session. all
mai eral facts connected with the said claim, and his
| opinion as to the legality thereof. lie asked tor the
con- iJeration of the Iesolu ion with view to It's
! passage.
Mr. HUNTINGTON preferred that the resolu-
ton should lie for the present as he was not now
prepared to say whether the Solicitor of the Treasury
the proper person to make the proposed nvessa-
ton.
| Mr. LINN asked whether it would not be az well
to embrace in the resolution another case-hat of the
| branch mint at New Orleans
| Mr. CONRAD won d have no objection to the re-
| solution living over until 10 morrow.
| Mr. WOODBURY. moved that II be printed, as 1t
would be very dangerous TO act upon measure which
| involved 40 important principle without first giving
to il due examination
| Mr. CONRAD said that there would be no danger
in asking law officer OF the Government to exam ne
| into the matter and to give HIS opinion. 1t in
/ consequences of the suggestion of the Senator from
Pennsylysni, Mr.. Buchanan,) who had expressed
the opnlon that there not sufficient time TO exa-
mine into the facts The present session, that he had
,,,d FIR thp information TO be furnished at the next
| AMI ne wouh ak what danger could result from II .
! Mr. WALKER did not object TO the resolution
but he was not inclined to consider 1t now, as woud
occupy the time prr9 sod 10 be devoted to oher husi-
ness
ma was right 10 pressing this question. They knew
tina, the Peapatch had occasoned the expenditure OF
| more money and time than II was worth, and they
| Lnev that the title was not yet settled.
IA, WOODBURY. said that he had expressed
an pinion against the adoption of the resolution, but
had merely spoken to the propucty of having It
Mr. CONRAD believed that it was not customary
IN prin( reso utions which called for information.
Mr. HUNTINGTON observed that he had not in
tended to say word to the propriey OF passing the
resolution or not but he wished the resolution to lie
over that II might be modified as TO request some
other officer instead Of the Solicitor of the Treasury,
10 furnish the information desired.
The resolution was ordered to he printed, and TO
lie on the table until Tomorrow.
The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. Crit
tenden-auhorzing the Secretary of the Treasury to
carry into effect and complete the provisions of con-
tract for ract Of land, which If erected light
house at the southwest pass Of the Mississippi river,
and near its mouth-was referred to the Committee on
| Finance.
On motion of Mr. RIVES, (after being in open
session about thirty minues) the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of Executive business.
In the House, Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Connecticut
| from the Commiitee Of Commerce, reported sundry
bills which read twice and referred 10 the Com
mitiee of the Whole.
| Mr. J. r. INGERSOLL moved that the Commit
tee of the Whole should be discharged from further
consideration of the Senate bill to define and estab'