The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-11
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vote by which the 4" bill to supply deficiency in the
navy pension fund" was passed yesterday. He was
anxious that the question should be put in full
Senate. This, however, not the fact at this
time; but, If the Senate should now desire to take
up the bill, he would have objection. 1t had been
suggested that IN the vote TO which he had alluded,
several Senators were absent who wished TO have
their names placed upon the record as il was a mat
er OF Importance and deeply affected the interest of
many worthy individuals. He would not insist on
his motion now but would press it when there shall
| be a full Senate
| The CHAIR said that the motion would lie upon
| the table for the present
| On motion of MIR. WOODBURY., the Senate took
up the bill to equalize the pay of officers in the reye
nue. cutter service while cooperating with the navy
| but, on the suggestion of
| MIR HUNTINGTON (the chairman Of the Com
| mitee Commerce,)
Mr.. WOODBURY. moved that the bill lie over UNI
| I'll tomorrow and the motion agreed TO.
On motion of MIR. SEWER, the vote by which the
bill to establish police for the protection OF public
| and private property in the City of Washington was
| laid upon the table, re-considered.
| MIR. SEWER said that he would not press its
sideration now; and IT was postponed until to-mor-
row.
Mr. LINN gave notice that he will, tomorrow,
ask leave To introduce bill to define the boundary
! line between Missouri and Iowa
The bill entitled g An act to grant pre-emption
| rights to settlers on the Dubuque claim called in
the Territory of Iowa. gave rise to long discussion;
| at the termination OF which the bill was read a third
| time and passed
| Mr. CALHOUN presented memorial from citi-
of Florida asking for the admission of that Ter
| ritory into the Union, and for donations Of land
! The act to extend the time within which the duties
on certain railroad iron imported by the State Of Mi
chgan, and laid down Tor permanent use may be re-
mitted, and the bill to extend and regulate he navy
ration, seyerally read third time and passed.
Mr.. RIVES said that, several months ago, the
MORALS of citizens the subject of claims against
| Mexico together with numerous documents, had
been referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations,
and he was instructed to make report thereon.
He said that when the report up tomorrow, he
would ask that the committee be discharged from the
further consideration of the memorials, for
| assigned in the report and, on his notion il was
dered to be printed.
The bill to regulate the pay and emoluments Of
pursers and warrant officers in the Navy dis
| cussed, and ordered to third reading.
| The bill providing for augmentation of the Ma
| rine corps was, after being amended and debated,
laid over informally until tomorrow.
| The bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to
| contract for the building of eight steam vessels for
the use of the navy, and appropriating million of
dollars for the purpose, was laid upon the table
The Senate went into an Executive session, and
| subsequently adjourned.
In the House, on Wednesday, Mr. FILLMORE
moved to take up the business of the morning hour,
but at the request of MIR. Mallory withdrew his
ton that the latter might report two bills from the
Committee Naval Affairs. The bills were re-
ferred.
Mr.. CLARKE, of New York, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported two Senate bills, with an
| amendment and one without--also, bill authorizing
the examination and survey of the harbor of Mem
phis, in Tennessee.
Mr.. BARNARD, from the Committee on the Ju-
| dietary, reported bill for the relief Of John p.
Skinner and the legal representatives Of Isaac
| Green.
Mr.. FILLMORE insisted on his motion to take up
the regular business of the morning hour
Mr.. CARUTHERS, who entitled to the floor,
spoke till near the conclusion of the morning hour
the right of the House to demand the papers called
for fromyhe Secretary of War When he finished, he
moved the previous quest ion in conformity with the
pledge he had given to Mr. Fillmore. There was a
second--but the morning hour expired
The regular business of the day was announced to
be the consideration of the message.
| Mr.. ADAMS obtained the floor. He said the con-
tngency to which he had referred on Friday had
CURED. The dissension---as it was calIed-between
the legislative branches and the Executive has be-
come, apparently, irreconcilabe. bill has been
passed by the legislature necessary for the
ton Of the honor and credit of the country Had
this bill been signed by the Executive all the causes
of past dissenson would have been forgotten and a
reconcilement would have taken place, which would
have been hailed with JOY by the whole country
But war was now openly declared. The Executive,
said Mr. Adams, cannot now, acknowledge recede
without disgrace from the position he has taken nor
can the House. The issue is now complete. 1t has
been said that will have to battle, to shove the re-
sponsibility from our shoulders. We will have to
battle, and perhaps will be obliged TO appeal to
the God of battles AT all events the People must
decide on whom the responsibility must rest for the
prostration to which the country is reduced On
whom ought to rest is subject for nquirywhether
on Congress or on the Executive. For Congress
one thing might be said that party feeling and party
| rancor had exercised but little sway its acts
The inquiry however, must be necessarily abbrev
ed and the whole history of Congress and the present
Executive Administration cannot be gone through
But what had been devised to prevent the present
prostration complained Off First in order the Bank
rupt was passed measure of relief. 1t passed
after a severe struggle and would not have passed but
for the aid of some who call themselves the Demo-
Gratis. No dssension was caused by this bill between
the Legislature and the Executive The responsible
ty of that act whether productive of good evil must
be shared by the Executive.
The next question on which the Whig party
into power was the establishment of Na,io nal Bank
Congress passed bill chareIing Bank and what
was the result IA Veto. Another bill passed,
with pledge that it would be approved. What was
the act of the Executive i-another Veto. Veto and
ditto The Government should act for the good of
the people Majortes IN both Houses had the con-
scienous conviction that Bank is necessary to the
general welfare With this conviction they had pass
ed bills cbartering Bank These bills had been
vetoed bv the Executive. Wretchedness pervade
the country Who is responsible The first Bank
bill did no, receive my sanction, said Mr. Adams
Too much was conceded in it to the preudices and
| p,ss;ons of the Executive. That bill, however was
an honest one in the respect that il bore boldly the
name of a Bank bill Such measure have no
doubt, in the opinion of many, was not calculated TO
produce good What shall we say of the Veto
| that hill That act merely negative, and pre-
| vented the repetition Of an experiment which had
twice proved successful The Veto, at best, did
good, and has left all the evil And mus, the coun-
try be grateful for it must Congress be responsible
for the prostration which the country is reduced
No The responsibility rests on the Execuve-