The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-25
I CONGRESS.

| In the House, on Thursday, after the refe-
renee of some private bills, the House went i'm
mediately into Committee of the Whole and
took up the bill making appropriations for the
Navy as returned with amendments from the
Senate.
Mr.. BuRNELL was in favor of liberal appro-
priations for the Navy; he thought Navy.
sucl as proposed, necessary for the protec-
ton of our commerce, and being friend of
the establishment itself, and convinced of the
necessity Of keeping strong force in commits
sion, he would go for the amendment of the
Senate.
Mr.. INaER>oLL was in favor of reducing the
force to peace establishment. The exigencies
of the Government required retrenchment
which mightb be applied to the Navy as well as
to other branches Of the Government. He
thought the Navy, under proper SYSTEM might
be made as efficient with smaller force as it is
now but he opposed to the plan of hastily
legislating in the provisions of an appropriation
bill, on subject so complex as judicious re-
ducton and reorganization of the Navy.
He was followedby Messrs. MERIwETHRR and
SpRIGo, who advocated reduction in the Naval
expenditures, and thought the appropriation bill
the most direct and ready mode of attaining the
grand object of retrenchment.
Mr.. ADAMS Went into an examination Of the
it to be unworthy of the dignity of the House
Whatever might be thought, he was anxious
at all times TO support the character of the
House Of Representatives. He might occa-
sionally nvegh against its abuse himself, but,
according to natural principles, he would allow
no one else to do so.
In the Senate. Mr. CONRAD presented twenty-five
memorials from Louisiana, signed by large number
of and sugar planters and persons engaged in
almost every other pursuit without distinction ofparty
praying for augmentation of the duty on foreign
sugals.
Mr. TAPPAN presented memorial from Joshua
A. Leavitt, of Ohio praying that Congress will in
corporate in any tariff act, provision reducing the
duties in future any country that will admit Ameri
can grain, -four and sailed meat, duty free.
On mouon of Mr.. CRIT ZEN DEN, the memorial
of Jacob Gideon, Jr., asking Congress to purchase
of him certain books from the consideration of which
the Committee on the Judiciary formerly dis
charged,) was referred to the Committee on the Lii
brary
On motion of Mr. MERRICK, it was resolved
that the President of the United States be requested
to communicate to the Senate the number, income,
and rank of the officers Of the corps of engineers and
of the Ordnance Department, which, under the fifth
and sixth rules Of the regulation of the War Depart
ment of May %, l842 will be entitled to double
tons and the number to which each will be entitled,
designating the posts which they may be stationed,
the nature of their duties, and al>o the number OF
troops in their respective command.
MIR. ARCHER, from the Committee on Naval AT
fairs reported bill authorizing the construction of
depot for charts and instruments for the Navy of
the United States which ordered to second
reading
Mr. EVANS, on leave, introduced bill to define
and establish the fiscal year of the Treasury Of the
United States and he said that it might be proper to
move its reference to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. BUCHANAN thought that there was no ne
cessity for committing it, as they were all DESTROYS
that the change should be made.
Mr. EVANS asked that the bill be read through
and then if any gentleman wished, it could be re-
ferred.
The bill was accordingly read and it proposes that
the fiscal year shall the first Of July in
each year.
Mr. EVANS said he had no desire that the bill
should be committed, unless it was the wish OF
other Senators. The object of the bill was one
which had been for long time desirable, and it
recommended by the Senator from New Hampshire
(Mr. Woodbury. when he was at the head OF the
treasury Department. The bill was of great
Importance, and he hoped that it would become
law during the present session of Congress. :.
Mr. WOODBURY. regarded the change proposed
as desirable and he was pleased TO perceive that the
last section of the bill made the commercial year
correspond with the fiscal year
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for third
reading. =,
Mr.. WRIGHT asked the Senate to take up the
resolution submitted by him few days ago, as fol-
lows:
Resolred, That, until otherwise ordered, the SEN
ME will take recess each day, from two TO three
o'clock D. m; and that after the reading of the jour
nal and the transaction of the ordinary morning busi
ness the orderof business for the morning sitting shall
be the ubc bills before the Senate for action and the