The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-18
gwentp= Ssoemth Congress.
THIRD SESSION
SENATE.


Mr. WOODBURY. presented the credentials of the
Hon. CuARLEs II. ArnERroS, elected to the Senate
for six years from the 4th Of March next. The
credentials were read aud filed
THE ExcHEoUER.
MIR. RIVES presented mortal from citizens oil
Philadelphia, asking for the passage of bill based
upon the Exchequer plan recommended by the Pres
dent of the United States.
WESTERN COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.
MIR. LINN presented memorial with fifteen hun
dred signatures, praying for the improvement of the
navigation of the Western waters
The memorial was the subject of debate between
a large number of Senators, and extended to late
hour and general review of the whole subject OF
internal Improvements by the General Government.
Mr. LINN commence, d the debate by brief state
ment Of the Importance of the subject.
Mr. SMITH, of Indiana, gave his testimony as TO
the necessity for the improvement of the navigation
of those waters and he minated that he might not
be present much longer to exert his influence in be-
haf of the object of the memoraIists
MIR. HUNTINGTON stated that the Committee
on Commerce had the subject under consideration
and would give il the attention which its importance
demanded.
MIR. ALLEN expressed his qualification at this in.
telligence and moved that the memorial be printed
Mr.. WILLIAMS had no objection to The printing
but, many memorials had been presented on the
subject, he would suggest that they should be
examined and whatever was important in them I'M
bodied in the form of report.
Mr. CALHOUN wished that the Committee on
Commerce, when they had this subject under cons-
Iteration, would inquire into matters connected with
Of ih. he m.
merce upon this river he considered OF great impor-
,ance and almost equal TO that Of the OHIO, and IN
the of ten years destined TO be much more SO
Mr. WALKER objected to this stress upon the inn
porance Of the Tennessee river. The lazoo and IT.
tributaries had a commerce two or three fold the i-
nortapce of that of the Tennessee river.
Mr. KING said that if the great rivers were to
be left TO the Committee on Commerce, Senators
would find that the Alabama RIVER had commerce
ten times eater than that OF the laZoo. lie, how
ever was opposed to doing more for the improve
ment of the rivers than merely to remove the OBJ
slructlons in them.
Mr.. CRITTENDE remarked that it must be OBJ
yous that if the attention of Senators TO be turn
ed to all the internal strea in their several States
the result would be, that nothing would be DONE
lie hoped, in view OF the number of lives which had
been lost and the vast amount OF valua e property
destroyed, that tDis great object would not be lost
sight of There were rivers In all the States OF the
West but it was apparent that all OF them could mo-
now be improved.
Mr.. BENTON against the consideration o
any subject beyond the presented IN the memorial
and he was in favor Of contning the mproyeme &c
the removal Of snags and sawyers from the river
The great object now was to remove distractions
from the mole important thoroughiares
Mr.. BARROW said that the whole subject
had been referred to him To report upon as one Of
the Committee on Commerce and that he would
be ready to report upon all the subjects referred
to the committee in few days.
Mr.. SEWER urged the importance Of an apPro
priation for the great rivers.
The memorial was then referred to the Comm te,
on Commerce.
A large number of memorials were presented
and among them three from New York, Brooklyn
and Philadelphia, asking for the adoption Of the
plan of Exchequcr
Several bills we're also reported, aud among then
one to augment the Marine Corps.
Also, bill t, modify the act TO reduce the Arm,
in relation to the second regiment Of Dragons.
On motion of Mr. HENDERSON, the hour being
late, the special order llhe Oregon blll was post
poned and the Senate went into Executive session
and subsequently adjourned