The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-28
TWentp=SeOrnth Congress.
THIRD SESSION.
FmDAY, January 27, lSi3.

SENATE
The PRESIDENT of the Senate presented re-
port from the War Department with reference to the
Army Register.
BANKRUPT LAW, THE EXoHEauER, ETC.
MIR. PORTER presented two memorials from
Michigan, demonstrating against the repeal of the
Bankrupt law.
MIR. WRIGHT presented similar remonstrance
from Michigan also memorial from Troy, New
York, asking for the repeal of the Bankrupt law.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented a memorial from
Pennsy vania asking for the immediate and uncond-
tiona repeal Of the Bankrupt law.
Mr.. STURGEON presented memorial from Al.
leghany county, Pennsylvania, asking Congress to
adopt the Exchequer plan
Mr.. WOODBURY. presented memorial from
New Hampshire with reference to the Colonialtrade
and asking for the establishment of reciprocal com
mercial regulations
PEA PATCH ISLAND.
Mr.. CLAYTON presented the resolutions adopted
by the Legislature Of Delaware, asking Congress to
retrocede the right of the Government in the Pea
Patch Island, in order to settle the question of title
with view to reconveyance.
Mr.. CLAYTON remarked that neither he nor
his cole que would take any action up N these reso-
buttons, for the reason that bill had been reported
from the Judiciary which he thought woald
settle the question in controversy between the States
of Delaware and New Jersey.
Mr. BUCHANAN said that the people of Philadel-
phia would be delighted 10 hear of the probability Of
a settlement of the question of title. For the want
of a settlement, the city of Philadelphia had been
and was exposed He hoped that the two States in
terested would soon ad just this difficulty.
THE MAILS.
Several reports from the standing committees
having been read, the Senate took up the bill
from the Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads, TO authorize the making of Government
contracts for the transportation of the United States
mail upon railroads; but the bill was informally
passed over, and the Senate proceeded TO consider
bill from the same committee TO prevent the employ
ment of private expresses upon mail routes, and for
the prevention of frauds upon the revenues Of the
Post Office Department.
Mr.. MERRlCk defended he bill and Mr.. HEN
DEkSON opposed IT, upon the ground that some OF
ITS provisions we're unconstitutional.
The bill promising to give rise to extended discus
| sion, its further consideration postponed
Mr.. ARCHER moved that when the Senate adj
lourn, IT adjourn 10 meet again on Monday; and the
motion prevailed.
THE OREGON TERRITORY.
The discussion on the bill to provide for the occu-
patton and settlement Of the Oregon territory was
| resumed.
! Mr. BERRIEN addressed the Senate in opposition
to the BILL and IN 10 of the remarks which
| had been made in IFS defence lie argued that the
| bill in violation Of the treaty stipulatons
under the treaty of 1918 The act of Parliament OF
ls2l, which was complained Of as infringement OF
the treaty II argued, not as much Of an in.
/ irngemcnt O. had been contended for. Great Bri-
tain claimed civil and criminal jurisdiction there on
| ly over her own subjects. She had disclamed all
other jurisdiction, and, in 1927, when the bill was
| thus explained by the British Government, the ex
PLANTATION was acqulesced in, and, being acques ed
IN then, II was too late 10 make the formal com
| plant which was at this time preferred. The only
method proper for speedy ending Of tins question
was by giving the years notice provided for the
treaty. by aHy other means of proceeding, we
should do that which would lead to inextricablc diff.
] cultics.
/ Mr. ARCHER said that he was DESTROYS to say
something In relation TO the BILL and upon his mo-
ton, the further consideration of the subject was
! po poned until Monday.
! And the Senate then adjourned