The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-20
Tweutp= &goeMth Congress.
THIRD SESSION.
SATURDAY, February Is, ls43.
SENATE.


MIR. STURGEON presented memorial from
Pennsylvania, aging Congress to issue a Covert
ment stock Of two hundred millions of dollars which
wa. referred to the Committee on Finance.
Also, memorial asking Congress TO restore Amos
Kendall to personal liberty.
Mr.. McROBERTS presented memorial from
,xyfve citizens Of Illinois, asking Congress to settle
international difficulties by reference TO friendly
power.
MIR. YOUNG, of Illinois, presented the petition Of
Rose Howe, Oate Rose Bsily) of that State, praying
the REIMBURSEMENT of the revcrsionary interest of the
United States to two sections Of land reserved to the
daughters Of Monee, by her last husband Joseph
Baily, by the treaty with the Potawatame Indians
OF the Prairie and kankakee Bands made at Comp
Ttppscense the 10Th Of DC ODER, 1892 which was
referred to the Committee Public Lands
Mr.. EVANS reported bill from the Committee
Finance TO regulate the value Of German coin at
the several custom houses of the United States.
MIR. SMITH, Of Indiana, reported bill, on leave
which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Public Lands, proposing to appropriate large
portions Of the public domain for the purposes Of
educating the deaf and dumb and insane.
ASSUMPTION OF STATE DEBTS.
The Senate took up the resolutions the subject
of the assumption of State debts, and declaring the
opinion Of the Senate that Congress never assume
those debts in any form, without violation Of the
Constitution, and committing gross act Of Inc xpedi-
ency.
Mr.. BARROW moved to lay the resolutions upon
the table.
Mr.. WALKER called for the yeas and nays ;
which were ordered, and the following was the re-
suit ~, nays p, as follows
YEAS-NIessrs Barrow, Bates, Bayard Berrien,
Clayton, Crafts Crittenden, Dayton, Evans, Graham
Huntington, Merrick, Miller, Morebead, Phelps
Smith, Of Indiana, Sprague, Tallmadge, White
Woodbridge-20
NAYS--Messrs Allen, Archer, Bagby, Ben o.
Buchanan, Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, King Linn,
McRoberts, hlcDufie Riyes, Smith, of Connecticut
Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams
Woodbury., Wright Young-22.
SO The motion to lay the resolutions on the table
did not prevail.
Mr. BARROW rose to address the Senate upon
the principles involved in the resolutions and the
consideration of them at this time. There were, he
SAID, but twelve working days left Of the
son, and the calender was loaded down with
business of public and private nature. lie
con'dered the. resolutions Of no practical i'm
portance, and they would lead TO no good
result. lie was, therefore, opposed to them. lie
bad his mind made up on all these questions, and
was ready to vote if the resolutions TO be voted
upon. He believed that the public domain belonged
TO the States and he ready to vote TO them in
any form most conducive To- their interests.
The debate was continued by Messrs. RIvES,
ALLEN, BAYARD, BERRIEN, BAGBY, CRIT
TENDEN and CONRAD.
Mr.. BERRiEN proposed amendment to the
'cond resolution Of Mr. Rives in the form Of pro-
yiso.
Mr.. BAYARD submitted a substitute TO the sec
ond resolution expressing the opinion that the Gov
ernment was under no obligations TO assume the
debts Of the States, and thai IL would be inexpedient
TO do 50.
MIR. McDUFFIE proposed substitutes to the reso-
buttons OF Mr. Rives with a view to simplify them
The o. iginal resolution becoming more and more
complicated by the variety of questions,
Mr., ARCHER, though in favor Of expressing an
opinion adverse to The assumption OF the State debts
consented to get rid Of the subject in order to pro-
coed TO business Of more practical character.
Mr. CONRAD moved to postpone the consdera-
ton Of the resolutions until the first Monday Of De-
cember next
The motion preyailed-ayes 25, noes %, as fol-
lows
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Berriep, Choate, Clayton, Conra Crafts Crittenden
Dayton, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington
Maogum lMerrick, Miller, Morehead, Phelps Smith,
Of Ind, Sprogue, Tallmadge, White Woodbridge
-25
NAYS-Mcssrs Allen, Bagby, Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, McRobcrts
McD'he, R'ves, Sewer, Smith, Of Con, Sturgeon
TaPpan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury.,
Wright Young-22
TheS enatc then went into an Executive session,
and after some time ST ent therein, the doors were
opened, and the Senate adjourned.