The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-12
CONGRESS-FRipAY.

| In the Senate, alter the reading Of the jour
nal large number Of petitions and memorials
were presented. and disposed Of, which was all
the business done at the time our paper went
| TO press
! In the House, after the reading OF the Journa
OF yesterday, Mr. WELLER moved that the
| House resolve itself into a Committee of the
| Whole on the state of The Union, aud take up
The public business but withdrew the motion
TO allow MIR. CAUsIS TO introduce memorial in
relation TO The transfer Of stock in the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal; also, twob bills OF pub
lie character all Of which were appropriately
referred. Mr.. WELLER then renewed his mo-
ton. and the yeas and nays were demanded and
ordered and the following is the result yeas
81, nays 81. SO the House refused 10 suspend
the rules. The SPEAKER then called the stand.
ing committees for reports. Mr.. HUNGER
FORD, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims, made q large number Of adverse re-
ports on private claims which were laid on the
| table
Mr.. MoILvArNE, from the same Committee
| reported bill for the relief of Arseneth Orvis
which was appropriately referred. Mr.. Ba,,
KERHoFf, from the Committee on Invalid Pen
sions reported back 10 The House the bill for
the relief OF Jonathan DEAN which was appro
prately referred. Also a bill for the relief Of
Robert Munroe; which was appropriately re-
| iened. Mr.. CuLLoM, from the same Commit
tee, asked 10 be discharged from the further
consideration of several private bills, and made
adverse reports IN certain cases; which were
appropriately referred. Mr.. OWEN, from the
Committee on Roads and Canals, asked TO be
discharged from the further consideration of
large number of memorials which was agreed
to, and they were laid upon the table he also
reported bill, which was appropriately re.
ferred.
| MI. HARPER, from the same committee, made
report which was appropriately referred. Mr..
PRATT, from the Committee on the Public
Buildings and Grounds, reported bill for the
continuation of the Patent Office, which was
appropriately referred also, a resolution of in
curry, which was agreed 10; also, joint reso
luton approprating certain portion of The
public ground north of the Capitol, for the cree
ron OF National Monument, which was an
propriately deferred also, resolution auho-
rizing the Commissioner of Public Buildings to
contract for watering Pennsylvania avenue, and
that $500 be appropriated for that purpose Mr.
SUMMERS said 1t required an appropriation of
money, and it should be presented in the form
OF bill and in the presen. shape he was OPP
posed to it. Mr.. GEORGE w. JONES moved 10
lay the resolution on the table, and demanded
the yeas and yeas; and upon division, there
was a second.
The Clerk then called the roll and the follow
ing is the result: yeas 81, nays Sc. Mr. ADAMs
suggested modification, and il was accepted
by MIR. PRATT Mr.. BURKE demanded the pre-
vious question; and upon division no quorum
voted. On motion Of Mr. Hou,T il was
referred TO the Committee on Public Buildings
Mr.. Mes reported bill for the relief of Asa
Davis; also, bill for the relief OF Daniel "
Church; which were appropriately referred
Mr.. RoBERT SMITH made two adverse reports;
one in the case of John Howard, and The other
in the case of Capt. Churchill; which were
laid upon the table. The SPEAKER then called
upon the select committees for reports, and se-
veral were made aud appropriately referred
"h'Nh was All tue BUSINESS uOue, al ne time
our Reporter left the House.
Mr.. CHARLES M. REED presented the memo.
rial Of Lewis Martin and 1879 citizens of Richiand,
Huron, and Erie counties, in Ohio asking an sp ro-
Prisuon Tor repairing and continuing the work on TIE
harbor at Vermililon, on Lake Erie,
Also, two petitions, signed BY b Bartholomew
E'q. and las citizens Of Warren county Pennsylya.
MA praying Congress to establish mail route on the
road from Russslburgh to Sugar Grove, in said
county and to establish post Office at Beechwood
-Four Corners. ~
Also, the memorial Of A. c. Swami, and sixty-eys
citizens OF Erie county, Pennsylvania, without party
distinction, approving Of the tariff of IsI2 and re-
mons'rating sgains, Congress making any modi6cs.
ton.
Also, the memorial Of Joseph A. Rankin, and one
hundred citizens OF Clarion county, Pennsylvsnia,
oil the same import, and demonstrating against the
sage Of the bill reported by the Committee Of
Ways and Means = lI''i ''-~"',
Also, the remonstrancc Of John King and 80 citi.
zsns OF Mexican county Peunsyivsnis, sraina alr
alteration IN the tariff of 1892
Also the memorial OF Lyman Robinson and u
citizens Of W.ttsburgh Erie county, Pa remon.trs-
ung against any change in the present tariff.
Also, the memorial Of J. II Loomas and "a Cit.
gems Of Clarion county, asking reduction IN the
rates Of postage. and remonstrang agsins, the pre-.