The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-05

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Nj Pc frIT nss and spoke sgainsi its sbrogs.
ton OF the 10Th article Of the treaty becauss be
ceived !, the only whoiesoDe article ia the Treaty
Washington, and he saw no uFe Ia printing the mes.
sage, running The Government 10 an unnecessary eI-
pense He was eulogist Of the BT ish GO,eiH-
ment but he saw evidence which MAS prese nted Ga
that Government bat would have Justified her In CIV,
| ing up The individuals claimed
| Mr. ADAMS advocating the printing OF the mes
sage becsu,e il was an important document, and sad
there was no violation Of the l0th article ofthe Treaty
| by the aoihorities Of the British Government
/ Mr. REDING demanded the previous question
and upon division there was a second.
| The question then REQUIRED upon pruning, and 10
was decided Ia the Affirmative.
| SO the message was ordered to be printed.
The SPEAKER then presented several other TX
ecutve communications, which were appropriately
referred.
Mr.. MCKAY moved that the pension bill be taken
up, upon which the previous question had been de,
handed which is as follows;
A BILL making appropriations for he payment Of
\ revolutionary and other pensioners of the United
States for the fiscal year ending on the threlh VI
| June one thousand eight hundred ard forty i've
he Il enacted By lts Ssaae and House Of Rsprsssmaitr,
Of the United States Of .4meea IN Congress assembled
That the following sums be- and the same are hereby
appropriated out Of any money IN .hs treasury NJ"
United States for the f,cal year commencing the
first day Of July ihousand eight hundred and
forty four, and endne on the thirtie'h day Of June
one thousand eight hundred and forty-f
For invalid pensions, one hundred and eighty four
thousand and eight hundred dollars
! For pensions under the act Of eighteenth March
eighteen hundred and eighteen, one hundred and
ninety six thousand dollars
| For pensions under the act Of July seventh, eigh
teen hundred and thirty eight, and the act supp
mentsry thereto, assed the twenty-lhird of Ausus
eighteen hundred and foriyrwo, four hundred thou
sand dollars
| For pensions under the Of July the fourth
eighteen hundred and thnty-siI one hundred anu
thirty -four thousand Two hundred and fhy dollars
For half.pay pensions TO " idows and orphans pay
able through The Second and Third Auditors office,
| one thous and dollars;
For arrearages Of pensions prior 10 July eighteen
hundred and fifteen, payable through Third Audi
tors Office two thousand dollars: Proridtd That no
pension shall be hereafter granted 10 a widow or the
same time that her husband received one fndp rOridsd
further That no tension shall hereafter commence
before the day which the apple alton Of the per
claiming it shall have been filed with the Com
missioner.
Mr. HAMfIN said that he moved the previous
question, and he was fully convinced that the bill
ought 10 be amended, ard withdrew the previous
question He then offered amendment.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE rose and d, manded the pre-
vIous question, and called for tellers; which were
ordered.
Messrs jerks and TUCKER were appointed
elIers who reported 10 in the affirmative, and 40 in
the negative
So there a second.
The question then REQUIRED the main question
being the amendment which was agreed TO.
The question then required on the engrossment o.
the bill, when
Mr. WRIGHT moved to strike out the three
last lines Of the bill, which provides "that
no pension shall hereafter commence before the
day which the application of the person claiming
it Shall have been fled with the Commissioner and
demanded the previous question.
Mr.. yINTON moved that the House adjourn
Mr.. HALE demanded the yeas and nays which
were ordered
The CLERK then called the roll, and the following
is the result Yeas IS, yeas 50.
So the House refused to adjourn.
The question then required upon second for the
previous question: and tellers we're ordered.
Messrs. WINTHROP and TucEER were appointed
tcllers, who reported 81 in the affirmative, and So
the negative.
So there second.
The question then required on the passage Of the
bill, and
were not ordered.
The question again recurre6 and the bill wa, read
the third time and PASSED.
Mr.. JAMESON offered resolution authorizing
the employment of additional force in the folding
room as IT was impossible for the present force TO
get through with the labor.
Mr.. c. JOHNSON offered modification, which
was accepted
II was objected 10.
Mr.. JAMESON then moved suspension Of tho
rules, so as 10 entertain II, which was agreed T..
Mr.. WELLER demanded the previous question,
and, upon division, ii appeared that no quorum had
voted.
Mr. DICKEY moved that the House adjourn.
Mr.. BLACK, of Georgia, demanded the yeas and
nays, which were not ordered.
The question then REQUIRED on an adjournment,
And the House adjourned.
Mr.. HUGHES presented the petition OF sundry
citizens of Davies and Clinton counties, Missouri,
asking Congress TO allow Levi Baldock additional
compensation for carrying the mail from Gallatin
Davies county, TO Sandvile in Clinton county, Mo.
MIR. c. NJ. READ presented the memorial Of John
l.. Kimberly and 70 other ship owners and shipping
merchants, Of the city of Buffalo, praying that the
commerce, shipping ard navigation OF the Lakes
iIom Lake Ontario TO Cake Michigan, be placed I'M
der and regulated by the maritime laws Of the Uni
ted States.
Also, the petition Of Thomas Vanborne, and 7s
citizens, of Meadyille asking Congress TO extend the
National Road from some point at the base of Lau-
rel Hill to the city Of Pittsburgh, and from thence,
by Meadville, to the Harbor at Erie.