The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-26
Twenty-eighth Congress,
SECOND SESSION
SENATE.

THURSDAY, December &C. 1914
MIR. SIMMONS, of Rhode Island, and Mr. SES
WEIR. of Arkansas, appeared IN their seats
MIR. ARCHER presented memorial asking for
AN alteration in the naturalization laws
Mr.. STURGEON presented a petition, praying in
dsmnity for losses from French spoiiations prior to
the year 1900 also memorial from citizens OF Some'
80, county Pennsylvania, asking for the organization
of the Territory of Oregon, and petition praying of
the reduction of postage.
MIR. FOSTER, of New York, presented memo
,;,l from the Chambe, OF Commerce, of New York.
respecting tho establishment of a warehousing sys-
TEN.
The hill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
- comoromiss with the sureties Of Samuel Swart-
wont was read third time and passed.
The Senate was principally occupied with private
busioess during the session,
And adjourned to Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
CHILDREN BORN ABROAD.
MIR C. j. INGERSOLL, in pursuance of notice
bsretofore given asked and obtained leave to intro
duc. bill to the effect that hereafter, children who
mo hs horn out of the United States, of male citizens
;tilen,hp and allegiance TO the United States, shall
ma deemed 10 be native citizens OF the United States
II, sad that he did not desire hurry the BILL but
if there was no objection, he would move that II be
mt upon its passage. However, he did not insist,
IND The bill was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
NEGRO PENsIoNER.
Mr. HAMMETT asked leave to present memo
vol from an old negro of Mississippi, once slave
Int now free claiming pension for services render
ed during the Revolutionary war;
pv unanimous consent, the memorial was received,
od referred 10 the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions.
ABSENCE OF CLERK.
A debate took place the motion OF Mr.. HOUS-
TON to reconsider The resolution granting ieave oi
absence for six months to MIR. Lusk, clerk OF the
House. who has Just left the city for the South, with
view to the recovery of his health. On one side
il was argued that the employment OF substitute, IN
the place of the invalid, increased the contingent e1
penseA while on the other, II was seuily insisted
that members who were watchful OF The puDlc
funds should not, whenever they were called upon 10
do So adjourn over tor one OF TWO Gays, anu aAe PEI
diem tOr services never rendeIed
question was taken on motion to strike out the
latter clause of the resolution but no quorum having
yoted-ayes 35, noes 70
Mr.. HOLMES moved that the House ADJOURN
adjournment TO Monday next.
The yeas and nays were called for in various parts
of the House, and ordered; and, being taken, the
result was-yeas %, nays III:
So the amendment of MIR. REDNG not agreed
TO, and
Mr. HOLMES withdrew his motion that The
House now adjourn, la quorum being present.
The resolution again coming up, the amendment
was rejected.
And the resolution was again agreed to, in the pie
else words as on a former day.
Mr. CALDWELL presented the memorial OF
Mrs Ann J. Ross, of Virginia, praying Tor pen
sion account OF the services Of her deceased hus-
band which was referred 10 the Committee on Revo-
lutionary Pensions.
MIR. IIBBATTS gave notice of his intention to
ask leave TO nlI oduce bill further 10 amend an act,
entitled An to regulate arrests on mesne pro-
cess in the District OF Columbia approved August
first eighteen hundred and forty-two.
MIR. WRIGHT gave notice that on to morrow he
would ask leave to introduce a bill to amend an act
approprating certain lands to the State of Indiana
for the completion of the w abash and Erie Cana,
and for other purposes.
large number OF resolutions OF inquiry was
submitted.
A motion was made that the House resolve itself
into Committee of the Whole on the state Of the
Union; but it did not prevail-ayes 80, noes 80.
Mr.. FRENCH offered resolution, instructing the
Committee on Naval Affairs TO inquire into the ex-
pediency Of supplying the Navy with all articles OF
hemp necessary for the naval service OF the United
States the said hemp to be exclusively the growth
OF the United States.
Mr.. HOLMES objected to the reception of the re-
solution (which could be entertained only by the gen.
eral consent of the House,
Mr.. FRENCH moved suspension of the rules
prescribing the order Of business and called for the
nd fhoy NOT pria
And the House refusing to suspend the rules, the
resolution lies over.
motion was made, at half past one o'clock, that
the House dourn.
!. The yeas and nays were refused, and
The House then ad joumed.
A TELEeRAPH.-A correspondent of the Pbiladel-
phia Ledger states that for months teegrsp hc