The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-08
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THIRD SESSION
TUESDAY, February 7, ls43.
SENATE


Mr.. TALLMADGE presented memorial from
Erie county, New York, asking Congress 10 pass the
Bankrupt bill Also, memorial from Buffalo, ask
ing an appropriation for the harbor.
FRANKINo PRIVILEGE.
Mr. MERRlCK called for the consideration NJ ~.
joint resolution from the House extending the franz
ing privilege to the chief clerk of the State Depar.
ment.
The resolution was concurred in without obiec
ton
MIR. KERR moved the printing of one thousand
extra copies OF the annual report of the Commission
or oil falents. Objections were made but after
brief debate between Messrs. KERR, CALHOUN and
SIMMONS, the motion prevailed
large number of bills from the House including
the annual Pension BILL were read secoud time and
passed
MIR. WALKER presented bill, on leave, proyl-
ing for the preservation Of the curiostes brought in
TO the country by vessels employed in the Exploring
Expedition and derived from other sources.
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. DAYTON, consider.
ed and passed bill changing the place of holding
| the circuit court in New Jersey.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON asked for the consideration
of similar bill to change the time of holding the cir
cult court in Connecticut; which was also passed
OREGON TERRITORY.
| The hour of one having arrived, the Senate, &C.
cording to the general understanding, proceeded 10
the consideration Of the special order, which was
the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Ore
gon bill was passed in the Senate on Friday last.
| MIR. LINN called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and the question was decided in the
negative-yeas "a, nays "a, as follows
YEAS-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard
Berrien, Calhoun, Choae, Conrad Crafts, Crittendeu
Dayton, Evans, Graham, Huntington, Kerr, McDui
| he, Mangum, Miller, Porter, Rives, Simmons
Sprague, Tallmadge, Woodbridge-24.
NAYs.-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Buchan-
an, Clayton, Fulton, Henderson King, Linn, McRo
berts, Merrick, Morehead, Phelps, Sewer, Smith Of
| Connecticut, Smith Of Indiana, Sturgeon, Tappan
Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury., Wright
Young--24.
So the vote by which the bill was passed was not
| reconsldered.
| RIGHT OF SEARCH.
| Mr.. BENTON asked the Senate to take up his re-
solution, submitted some days since, calling upon the
President OF the United States, if not Incompatible
with the public interest TO transmit any and all
respondence file in the State Department, between
Lewis Cass, eX-Mniser to France, and any other
person, upon the subject Of the Quinuple treaty
| right Of search.
! Mr.. ARCHER desired that the resolution
might be passed by until tomorrow, and
| Mr.. BENTON interposed objection.
PRIVATE EXPRESSES
Mr.. MERRlCk called for the consideration of the
bill to prevent the transmission Of letters ard news
papers by means of private expresses. The bill was
debated upon its merits with great earnestness by
Messrs. MERkICK, PORTER, HUNTINGTON
WOODBURY., and CONRAD; and an amendment
was moved TO strike out the words call written and
printed matter and newspapers" division was
called, and upon the vote TO strike out newspaper
the following was the resut-yeas IL, nays 81
! The other branch of the amendment was also fc-
jected-yeas Is, nays "a.
Mr.. WOODBURY. moved to except bank notes
when unaccompanied by letter. and the amendment
was agreed to.
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE moved to except railroads
when owned by the States, from the penalties of the
bill. After brief debate, the amendment
jectcd.
! The bill was reported to the Senate, and the
amendments agreed TO In committee were concurred
in, and the bill ordered 10 be engrossed for third
reading.
! And the Senate adjourned.