The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-25
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THIRD SESSION.
rn,DAr, February ~, isa3.
SENATE

Mr.. McROBERTs presented tho joint resolution.
Of the Legislature of Illinois upon the subject OF The
DISTRACTIONS in tho Ohio river; which were ordered
to be printed aud laid upon the table.
Mr.. TALLMADGE presented memorial from
Alton, Illinois, against the admission II Texas into
the Uaion.
Also, memorial from Orleans county, New
York, asking for the Improvement Of the currency
Mr.. YOUNG presented sundry memorials from
Illinois, OF private and public character; among
them several for the reduction Of postage
for the settlement Of the Oregon question, and for the
admission OF salt free from duty.
MIR. EVANS said it must be obvious that the Sen
ate must begin its sessions earlier and not later il
designed to do any thing with the. public business.
lie therefore proposed that on and after Monda,
next tho daily sessions of the Senate shall commence
At ten O'Clock and that there be an evening session
commencing after recess, at five O'Clock.
Mr.. BENTON submitted the following resolution
which lies over, viz
Resolved, That the President be requested, if com
patble with his Of the public interest to com
municato to the Senate copy of the des atch recey
ed from Mr. Everett, dated the Sd of February in
slant also, copy of the despatch of Lord Aber-
deem, vi December, lS4l, to he American Secretary
Of Slate, and copy OF the answer, if any, which
was given by the American Secretary to that des
patch
ExPUNGlNG RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. BAYARD asked the Senate to take from the
table the resolutions offered by him at the commence
ment Of the session, under instructions from the
yislature OF Delaware. Ii the Senate would con-
sent to do so, would say but few words or moth
Ing, provided the Seuate would vote upon the reso-
lutions
The Senate refused to take up the resolutions.
Mr. EVANS, from the Committee on Finance. re-
ported the following bills from the House, viz:
For iortihcatons for the year, calendar and fiscal,
For naval appropriations, and
For fulfilling certain Iodian treaties.
From twelve to one O'Clock private bills alone
were considered.
BANKRUPT LAW
The CHAIR announced the special order Of the
day, which was the bill to repeal the Bankrupt law
as passed by the House. and the amendments propos-
ed BY the Senate.
The amendments to the Senate bill were read,
when
Mr. BERRlEN addressed the Senate in favor of
the continuance of the law proposed TO be amend
ed by the Judiciary Committee. Mr.. b. remarked
that the Senate presented strange spectacle in the
deliberations OF the day, in the proposition which had
been submitted to rescind law deliberately consid-
cred, and which had been but twelve months in
ioiCc' TcPcal OF the law was strongly opposed
by the Senator upon the ground of legislative vacil-
ation, and the actual benefits othe law itself in the
form In which 1t is proposed TO be modified by the
amendments of the committee II was held to be
Tao duty OF the Senate not to repeal the Bankrupt
law Numerous reasons were given, and lengthy
argument made upon all the points which might be
raised for and against the bill.
The further consideration of the bill was finally
postponed until tomorrow at twelve O'Clock.
ARMY pIfJ
Mr.. EVANS, from the Committee on Conference.
on the part of the Senate, reported that after fu
conference with the committee of the House, they
have agreed TO recommend TO their res ectve Houses
that the House recede from lis amendment and tina,
the Senate adhere to the Senate amendment
1.-The Senate had incorporated in the bill an amend.
mcn that ten Cadets may be appointed at large in ad-
dtion to the ction that one Cadet only shall be
allowed to each Congressional and Territorial dis
trict, and the District Of Columbia The House pro-
posed to strike it out but the result of the confer
encc was that the amendment is to be retained IN the
BILL
The Senate concurred in the report
Several bills from the House were read twice and
referred among which was the bill providing for the
taking OF testimony in Of contested elections
The CHAIR land before the Senate communica-
ton from the Register of the Treasury relative to
the commerce and navigation of the United States
and hfteen hundred extra copies were ordered to be
printed.
Also, message from the President of the United
States, in answer TO resolutions, enclosing papers
from the State Department in relation 10 the Quntu.
pie treaty, which was laid upon the table.
The Senate then adjourned.