The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-18
NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.

NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
MIR. WRIGHT presented memorial from the
Chamber Of Commerce of New York IN relation 10
the bill passed in the House Of Representatives, d.
mnishing the number and pay Of the officers oil The
custom house in that port. lie said that The Dill had
already been fayorably reported on from the Com
mittee on Commerce of the Senate when he was not
present lie expressed wish that the bill might DC
again referred to the COMMITTEES ON Commerce. ana
he had understood that such was the desire OF lhe
Committee lie was anxious that the statement
should 90 before the Committee for their Inspection
and he asked to have il printed, which, he appre-
hended, would occasion little or delay. Al the
same time, he begged to submit brief comparative
statement of the business of the city of the years
1927, 1928, and 1929, containing some important
facts, which would bear the question, which he
also asked to have printed
The motion was agreed TO-
(The memorial above referred TO says that the
number of persons now employed is not greater
than is demanded by the usual business of the port Of
New York and by proper attention to the convent
ence and facilities which ought 10 be extended to the
merchants from whom the revenue is coected.l
Mr.. BAYARD presented. memorial, signed ly
citizens Of Delaware, asking Congress to create and
issue Government stock Of two hundred millions Of
dollars The memorial was referred to the Commit
tee on Finance, in common with all the memorials
upon this subject; large number of which has
been presented during the session.
A large number Of adverse reports upon House
bills were presented by Messrs. PHELPS from the
Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, and by Mr..
SEWER, from the Committee on Pensions
REVENUE CUTTERS.
The report of the Committee on Commerce, against
the performance of the revenue cutter service ny ma
val vessels was adopted by the Senate.
Several private bills were also passed during the
morning hour.
Mr. RIVES, at one O'Clock, called for the conside-
ration of the resolution submitted by him yesterday
and proposed to be amended by MIR. ALLEN, Mr..
MERRlCK, and MI. MILLER.
Objections were made, when
MIR. ALLEN called for the yeas and nays, on the
motion of Mr.. Rves--whic ordered, and be-
ing TAKEN the question decided in the negative,
yeas %, nays ga tie--as follows:
YEAS-Nlessrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Benton,
Buchanan, Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, Hing, Linn,
McRoberts, Rives, Sewer Smith, Of Connecticut,
Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Wood
bury, Wright, and Young-22.
NAYS-Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Berrien,
Clayton, Conrad, Crafts Crittenden, Dayton Evans,
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Mangum, Merrick,
Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Smith, of Indiana,
Spraguc, Tallmadge, and Woodbridge-2
THE FINE IMPOSED UPON GEN. JACKSON.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate announced The
next special order Of the day. being the bill TO in
demnfy Major General Andrew Jackson for damages
sustained in the discharge of his official duty" This
bill was brought in on leave by Mr.. Linn, and the
Committee the Judiciary proposed to amend it by
generating Judge Hall from any rehections on the
part of Congress growing out Of the imposition OF
the fine. etTH
Mr.. LINN addressed the Senate at length in de-
fence of the bill and in support of General Jacksons
conduct at New Orleans H.rf
Mr.. MILLER replied, declaring that he
against the bill upon both OF the grounds which had
been taken in its defence by the friends of General
jackson He could not vote for the bill in conse
quence Of the eminent services Of General Jackson
or because his conduct was justihabe. He would
do precisely by General Jackson by any body else
lie did not believe his conduct was justihable, and
therefore he could not for the payment Of the
fine. lie closed his remarks with discussion OF the
principles Of martial law and the right of habeas
corpus. He regarded General Jackson's con-
duct at New Orleans, in the imprisonment Of
the Judge, extremely dangerous. The declaration of
marital law was unjust, unconstitutional and
hazardous to public liberty, and under circum
stances would he vote for the bill.
Mr.. McROBERTS replied and defended the bill,
and viewed in detail the whole conduct Of General
Jackson The debate upon the bill continued
through the day, Mr. LINN concluding the discus
sion in reply TO Mr.. MILLER.
The further consideration Of the bill was then
postponed until tomorrow.
The Senate adjourned.
THE bill from the House Of Representatives TO re-
duce the pay and mileage Of members Of Congress and
certain officers Of the General Government was
Yesterday re ferred 10 the Committee on Rctrencb-
ment