The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-09
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| In the Rouse, on friday aIler the reaulnS vi
the journal, Mr.. Howard offered resolution,
which was adopted. directing the Committee
on Commerce to inquire into the expediency Of
constructing harbor in Michigan.
Mr.. Wise suggested the expediency of pas
sing at once the bill reported on Thursday
from the Committee Of the Whole, authorizing
the construction OF war steamer on the plan
proposed by Mr.. Stevens. Mr.. Hudson called
for an explanation in respect to the bill, which
was given briefly by Mr.. Wise. Mr. Gwin
offered as an amendment that this vessel should
cost no more than the sum for which other per-
sons could be found to build it, Mr. Wisereplied
that Limitation to the cost was already made,
and that the boat proposed, being one OF pc
culiar model, known only to Mr. Stevens, who
stands in the first rank of ingenuity, science,
and enterprise could not be built by another
| After some further conversation, the bill was
| passed, by vote OF 1919 to 81.
| Mr.. Fillmore moved to go into Committee
! Of the Whole, but Mr. Milton Brown rose TO
privileged question. BY letter which he had
just received, he was informed that charge
made against him in speech on the floor was
employed by his enemies in his district to injure
him, and surprise was expressed that he had
not noticed it.
1t appears that, during the debate on retrench-
ment, Mr.. Charles Brown had stated in illusra-
ton of the manner in which economy was for
merly practised-that certain packages OF sta
tionery had been brought to his room few days
before the close of the extra session marked Mr.
Brown He had not ordered it-but the mYste-
ry was explained when the Messenger next day
called for it TO take the n to Mr. Milton Brown,
for whom they were intended
Mr.. Milton Brown commented in terms of
some severity on the charge and its propagation.
He presumed the speech containing it had been
printed under the supervision Of its author.
The charge was false in its terms. He had not
noticed il before, being absent from the House
through indispostion, and as nothing offensive
appeared in the reports of the proceedings con
tanned in the papers on the day subsequent to
the delivery of the speech But he was now
compelled 10 animadvert on it,
Two letters, one from the postmaster Of the
House, the other from the messenger, declared
that, according to the memory Of both, station
cry was taken to the room of Mr.. M Brown but
twice-once at the commencement of the extra
session, and again about three weeks before its
close and that there were, the last tine, but two
half reams Of different kinds Of paper, not three
reams, with the concomitants Of quilts, &c, as
mentioned by Mr.. Charles Brown.
The latter replied, he had no hand in the print
ing Of the speech, except adding to the notes
presented to him, by the reporter, the words
which disclaimed any imputation on the gentle
man from Tennessee. This disclaimer he had
made in the House also, at the request of that
gentleman.
OF the truth of the facts he had formerly
thing improper concerning any one. If the gen
tleman from Tennessee thought himself ag-
greived, The might move for committee OF inves-
tigaton
| Mr.. w. Brown would not dignity the subject
by having Committee.
Several Executive communications were or
dered to be presented, and the House went into
Committee Of the Whole. Mr.. Cooper, of Geor-
gia, moved to strike out the clause appropria-
ting 100000 for the coast survey. On this
proposition, protracted debate arose accompa-
MED by amendments. In the debate Messrs.
Gushing, Fillmore, Wise, McKeon, Gwin,
Kennedy, Holmes, and others participated:
The motion of Mr. Cooper was lost
Mr.. Fillmore ofered-an amendment appropria-
ting S66,000 to defray the expenses of continu
ing the survey of the Maine boundary line
This amendment also was debated, by Messrs.
Cave Johnson, Profit, Fillmore, and Fessenden.
The two former opposing the amendment, and
the two latter defending it. 1t was adopted.
To the clause making appropriations for the
law agent, &C., under private land claims in
Florida, objection was made. The objection
was finally waived.
To the clause appropriating $4,000 for the
support of seamen in foreign countries, Mr..
Fillmore moved to substitute 1871, 900; but with
drew the motion.
Instead of $4,000 for completing the custom
house in Boston, Mr. Winthrop proposed to sub
stitute $l50,000. After debate, in which
Messrs. Winthrop, Underwood and Parmenter
participated, on the motion Of Mr.. Smith, Of
Va, the Committee rose, and the House adj
journed.
The Loan bill was discussed in the Senate, !
and the question thereon will probably be taken
on Monday.
From the Savannah Georgian.