The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-24
gWentp= SrOenth Congress.
THIRD SESSION.
MONDAY, January %, lS43.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. laid before the Senate
the following communications, viz:
|. From the Treasury Department, giving the
of customs for the first and fourth quarters OF
the past year.
?. From the State Department two communca-
tions, showing the number Of clerks employed, and
their compensation
3. From the Navy Department, with reference to
the ship timber growing upon the public domain
THE BANKRUPT LAW
Mr.. TALLMADGE presented two memorials,
one from Baltimore and the other from Cincinnati,
demonstrating against the repeal of the Bankrupt
law.
Mr.. KERR presented memorial from Baltimore
against the repeal, signed by shipping and commits
sion merchants.
THE EXcHEoUER.
Mr. BUCHANAN presented three memorials from
Philadelphia city and county, asking for the estab-
lshment Of the Board of Exchequer.
Mr. CALHOUN and MIR. BAYARD each present
ed a memorial upon the same subject from the same
quarter
GOVERNMENT STOCK.
Mr.. ARCHER presented memorial from Virgil
na, asking for the creation of a Government stock OF
two hundred millions of dollars for the relief Of the
States.
COMMERCIAL LAWS.
Mr.. KING presented a memorial from Newbury-
port, Massachusetts asking for a change the pre-
sent commercial laws, which alleged to be detri-
mental TO the interests Of the Of the
try.
Mr. CHOATE presented a memorial from Boston
asking for the maintenance of the const utional
rights of the citizens, which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
| A bill was reported from the Committee on Nava
Affairs, establishing hemp agencies in Kentucky and
Missouri.
Mr.. SEWER off red resolution ,,hina 70, ,bs 90
Enlistment Of Select Committee on Agriculture
Alter brief conversation between Messrs Sc.
WEEK, EVANS, and KING, the resolution was re
jected.
PETERSBURG RAIL ROAD.
The bill for the relief Of the Petersburg Railroad
Company, proposing the importation Of rail road iron
ior the use OF The company free Of duty was taken
up-the question being on its passage.
Mr.. LINN was opposed 10 the discussion of the
SUBJECT al TINS time, and called for the consideration
of the Oregon bill
The motion was lost-ayes Is, noes 49,
Mr.. ARCHER advocated the passage of the hin
ana replied to some remarks made on Friday last by
MIR. Buchanan
MIR. BUCHANAN rejoined in OF position to the
DILL arguing that It's effect would be a donation Of
nifty thousand dollars 10 the railroad corporation If
two thousand tons Of iron were to be used The
OIL, IN his opinion, all wrong; which he ear.
nestly endeavored TO show, for the reason
Una! mat The company had had already a release of
So3OO0, and this was only a second release and one
"mch would prove but an entering wedge TO innu-
merable bills Of sim lar character He called for
the cas- and nays, which were ordered.
MIR. HIVES continued the debate i'm replv 70 Mr.
Buchanan, and in favor of the bill and he was fol-
lowed by "
Mr. EVANS, upon the same side Of the question.
Mr. fHELPS briefly rejoined when the question
was TAX upon the passage Of the bill and il wa.
decided IN the affirmative-yeas 90 nays TO-
EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS.
The PRESIDENT pro ten. laid before the Ssnot.
additional documents from the State Department in
answer To resolutions IF the Senate one mon The
cupaUcy OF the Territory of Oreyon and ,bo tn.
transmitting unpublished correspondence in relation
TO the steamer Caroline.
OREGON
The bill providing for the OCCUPANCY Of IN, T.,r;,o
ry OF Oregon, came up at a late hour
Mr.. MOREHEAD addressed the Senate in f,vo, y,
It's passage and went INTO examination of The his
torical progress made by the Hudson's BAY Co ma.
ny, and which the Senator argued in violation IF
the charter OF the ,mpany and the treaty Of 1918
The possession OF The Territory according TO the bill
was no just cause Of offence To Great Britain and
was due to the honor Of the Government to take nos
session Of the Territory. ~
Mr. McROBERTS cited the debates in PuI,nen,
upon the treaty of Nootka Sound.
And the Senate adjourned.