The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
REDUCTION or POSTAGE.
MIR. TiLLINGHAsT presented the resolutions
Of the Legislature Of Rhode Island instTueiing Their
Senators and requesting their Representatives TO use
their ercnons procure the passage of law Tor The
reduction Of the present rates of postage
CALIFORNIA
| MI GILMER submitted the following resolution
which was adopted, viz;
| Resoired, That the President OF the United States
be requested 10 comm unicate 10 the House II not IN
compatible with the public interests whether any IN
formation lie in POSSESSION Of the Government OF the
Unled States as 10 the negotiation Of treaty or Of
oyertures TO treat for the cession Of California by
Mexico 10 England
GOVERNMENT STOCK.
hundred Democratic cit zens of Bsrks county, Penn
syIsania, asking Congress to create two hundred
millions Of Government stock, TO be distributed
among the States and Territories according to their
respective populations; which referred 10 the
select committee on the subject.
TIE ExcHEauER
Mr.. CUSHING moved that the House resolve IL
the Union, for the purpose of taking up the EXche-
quer bill reported during the last session by the select
| conn hee but he motion did not prevail
BOUNTY LANDS
Mr.. UNDERWOOD, after brief explanation
that patents for bounty lands could be obtained
according TO the decision Of the Departments unless
the applicants could prove The Of all the heirs
children and grandchildren of the deceased soldiers,
who entitled to bounty lands, submitted the fol
lowing joint resolution for The purpose of avoiding
future expense, trouble and difficulty in relation to the
subject, viz:
Resolved by The Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
the United States Of .4neica IN Congress assembled
That in all cases where soldier Of the last or Reyo
lutionary was entitled to bounty land has died
without obtaining patent for the land, and where
application made by part of the heirs of the de-
ceased soldier for the bounty land it shall be the du
ty of the proper officers of the War and Treasury
Departments TO issue the warrant and patent in the
name of the heirs Of The deceased soldier, without
specifying each; and the patent issued in the
of the heirs generally shall nure to the benefit of
the whole, and such portions they are severay
entitled TO by the laws of descent in the State or
Territory where the soldier died.
The resolution was referred to the Committee on
the Public Lands.
The resolution insrucng the Committee on the
Judiciary TO bring in bill to refund the fine imposed
on General Jackson in 1915 was taken up, and
Mr. PAYNE addressed the House during the
morn ng hour. He said that the only question which
would be asked by the American people, is, Cen
eral Jackson right in proclaming martial law in New
Orleans and, if he was right, then they would de-
clare that the fine ought to be RENTED. If wrong
no individual under heaven would desire that II
should be done Although it was expressly declared
in the several constitutions of the States, and the
Constitution of the United States, that the military
shall be subordinate to the civil power, yet the pre-
servation Of army itself, and the country from an
invading force, may furnish circumstances which
would justify commander in declaring
tal law. The ground upon which Gene
raj Jackson stood exoneraied, was that of self
defence, which was paramount TO all constitutional
or written law. The justification, however depend
ed on the exigences of the The gentleman from
Massachusetts Mr.. Adams) had defended the inva-
sion of Florida by General Jackson in letter TO c.
w. Ewing, our then Minister to SPAIN and said that
"ihe President would neither infct punishment or
pass censure on the commander, ms motives were
founded IN the most enlarged patriotism and that he
Vas JUSTIFIED by tie laws of nations aud the laws of
seli-defence." But the gentleman, after lapse of
thirty years became almost his reviler on this floor
He (Nlr. P) would not say that this had lis origin in
the political contest of 1873. However the peop,
would not only think that this the fact, but the
would not be backward in making & asserti,n MIR,
PAYNE adverted TO historical facts, TO demonstrate
the necessity for The proclamation Of martial law in
New Orleans IN 1878; for, treason at the time existed
and was the only means of saving the city, and de-
Tending II against the incursions of powerful invad
ing army, as well as projecting "the beauty and |
booty from an ncestuous sodiery.
MIR. DAWSON obtained the floor and will address
the House when the consideration Of the subject is |
again resumed
TAE ARMY.
The SPEAKER laid before the House commu-
ncatlon from the War Department, in answer 10 a
resolution adopted on the Goth instant, with reference
to the general organization of the military divisions
or districts ofthe United States
Nr c. II. WILLIAMS submitted a resolution,
that the communication be referred to the Committee