The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-07
Ewrntp- &gOenth Gongrtss.
THIRD SESSION
MOso,r, February 6, lSas.
SENATE.

SENATE
The PRESIDENT pro ten. laid before the senate
q statement Of the annual expenditures oil The war
Department for 1912.
Mr. STURGEON presented memorial from
Philadelphia city and county, asking Congress 10
adopt the Exchequer plan.
MIR. BUCHANAN presented memorial from the
Chamber Of Commerce OF Philadelphia, asking LOT
tho improvement of the Delaware river at Fem ro''
and Reedy Island Also memorial from c1'iAe''s u
Schuylkill county, asking for the repeal oil The BANK
rupt law.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented the joint resolutions oil
the Legislaiue Of Maine, instructing their senators
and requesting their Representatives TO use Their ex-
ertions 10 procure he immediate aud unconditional
repeal Of the Bankrupt law.
Mr. STURGEON presented memorial from
Pennsylvania, asking for the adoption OF the En-
chequer scheme.
Mr.. CLAYTON presented a memorial from Della
ware in favor Of the issue Of Government STOCK 10
the amount Of two hundred millions OF dollars
MIR. BUCHANAN presented similar memorial
from the interior Of Pen sylyania.
Mr. CHOATE invited the attention OF the Senate
to an editorial article IN the Globe, in which he was
accused Of Introducing Mi,cheil's map, Of date an-
terror to the peace of 49, with view Of deceiving
the Senate TO the boundary line, and that he was
detected and exposed by honorable S,nator MIR.
Benton) Mr.. G. stated that the accusation en-.
tirely without foundation, and he would appeal to
Senators around him to sustain the correctness Of his
stat ment After repe,tng correctly the occurrences
of Friday when the debate upon the Oregon closed,
and the map had been introduced, Messrs. Woop.
BRIDGE, Waller, and SIMMONS, seyeraly rose and
stained the position Of Mr. CHoArE, and of course
gave testimony to the inaccuracy Of the statement in
the Globe, of which Mr. CHoATE complained.
OREGON TERRITORY.
Mr. ARCHER moved the reconsideration Of the
vote by which the Oregon bill was passed on Friday
last.
Mr.. LINN objected to the motion as irregular, and
spoke also Of the abuses 10 which such motion would
lead and submitted, this had been, by the Sena
from Virginia. Without charging hi, friend with
any designed unfairness, he felt that the motion thus
submitted IA parliamentary manGuvre 1t was,
he believed, also without precedent that such mo-
ton had ever been submitted in such way as this
had en-
Mr. ARCHER contended that his course had been
a regular that il had been fair and open, and
that he had pursued the regular course which he
could. tie had voted for the bill upon its final pas
sage, with view 10 move a reconsideration, and he
had notified the Secretary OF tie Senate OF his intcn-
ton.
Mr.. KING thought that the of the Senator
from Virginia the one usually observed
Alter br remarks between Messrs. Sc
WEIR, CALHOUN, and LINN, the motion to recon-
slider postponed until Tomorrow, with view TO
procure a full Senate and with the understanding
that the vote should be taken tomorrow at one
o'clock.
TIE EXcHEouER
Mr. TALLMADGE moved to take up the BILL in
troduced some tine since, "to amend the several
acts establishing the Treasury of the United States"
The motion prevailed, and he proceeded 10 explain
and defend the till introduced by himself at the pre-
sent session, and understood TO be the same bill
ported from select committee al the last session.
lie Iessed the OF the bill upoA the at
tenon of the Senate, and found abundant reason in
the condition Of the times 20 do something He
GREETED that the two Bank bills passed by the present
Congress bad been vetoed by the President, IN what
he believed to be he discharge Of his duty. But he
held il to be the duty Of Congress, now that Bank
Of the United States out Of the question, TO re-
sort to some other measure. lie believed that the
bill he had introduced would accomplish much aud
he closed his remarks with earnest and eloquent
appeal to the Senate TO do something upon the sub
loct of the currency pointing out AT the same, the
III effect Of no action whatever
The further co sderation of the bill was post
poned until tomorrow.
The Senate then took up the bill to repair Penn
sylvana avenue, and, it having been ordered TO an
engrossment, the Senate proceeded to the consdera
ton of the bill TO prevent the carrying Of mailabe
matter by private expresses 1t was debated al
length by Messrs. PORTER, CONRAD, MER-
RICK, CHOATE, MILLER, WALKER, and SIM
MONS and, without coming TO any definite conclu-
sion thereon,
The Senate adjourned.