The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1845-02-11
Twenty-Eighth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE
OCAN IA 1 L.
MONDAY- Fehruary 10 lSA5.

communication was received from the Treasury
Department, which was ordered to be printed.
A communication was received from the War De-
partment, in relation to distributing the Army Re-
gster.
Mr.. CHOATE presented petition from citizens
of the town of Webster in the State of Massachu-
setts, against the annexation of Texas.
Mr.. DIX presented two similar petitions from the
interior of the State of New York; also petition
from Madison county, New York, Tor the abolition
Of slavery.
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE presented petition from
citizens of Michigan, complaining that up and down
the Lakes the revenue laws have been transgressed
and praying that the subject be taken into considera
ton by Congress
Mr.. DICKINSON presented petition from Ose-
60, New York, for the anne alton of Canada
Mr.. PHELPS from the Committee on Patents
reported bill for the relief of William Cooper.
Mr.. HAYWOOD presented the joint resolutions
of the Legislature of Nsrth Carolina, instructing
him to use his influence to secure the just claims or
the Cherokee Indians.
He then introduced memorial for that purpose !;
which was referred To the Committee on Indian Al
fairs.
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported resolution concerning the
copper rock on Lake Superior.
Mr.. HUGER presented memorial from the
| Charleston Railroad Company, asking Congress TO
encourage the importation Of pipes for making expert
ments 10 propel riTsad cars by air pressure. He
mortal was referred to tie Committee on Finance.
Mr.. SIMMONS reported in favor of printing an
extra number of copies of the report of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations.
About seventeen House bills were then read third
time and passed.
ment, Paten. Office, and Foriications, were read a
third time.
Mr.. JARNAGIN called up Senate bill No. ll9,
PROVIDING for the purchase and dstrbu ion of the de-
csions of the Supreme Court of the United States
among The Sc ,era States and Territories.
| Mr.. MERRICK asked the Senator TO allow the
bill TO remain on the table until tomorrow, as he
| bad some remarks TO make 10 relation TO II, which
was agreed to.
| Mr.. TAPPAN called up the joint resolution, No.
] l. for distributing the work of the Exploring Expe-
dltIon After several amendments being made there
| 10, the bill thus amended reported to the Senate
in Committee of the Whole, read third time and is
as follows:
BE IL resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-
tires ofhe United STATES u America in Congress assem-
bied That each part OF the work now in course OF
publication on The Exploring Expedition shall be
completed, hfy-siI copies of the shall be de-
vered TO the Secretary of State, to be distributed as
follows, that is say: To each Of these United States
one copy To the Government of France, two copies
| Great Britain, two copies; and Russia two copies
and one copy each to Sweden, Denmark Prussia,
Austria Bavaria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portu-
gal, Spain, Sardinia, Tuscany, the Ecclesiastical
States, the Two Sicllies, Turkey, Greece, Mexico,
| New Grenada, Venezuela, Chill, Peru, the Argen-
| tine Republic, Brazil, and the Sandwich Islands and
one copy TO the naval squadron in Brooklyn, New
York
SEC. 2. find be further resolved, That one copy OF
said work be given Charles Wilkes, Esq, the COM
msnder of said expedition, one copy TO William l..
Hudson, Esq, and one copy to Cadwallader Ringold,
| Esq, commandsnts OF vessels in said expedition.
SEC. 3. .7id be further resolved That two copies
Of sad work be placed in the Library OF Congress,
and that the residue of said work shall be delivered
to the Librarian, to be by him preserved for future
distribution.
Senate bill No. being joint resolution to au-
horlze the Attorney General to contract for copies
Of proposed edition Of the laws and treaties OF the
United States came up for consideration. The reso.
i luton reported to the Senate and read third
time.
Senate bill No AZ, providing for the ascetanment
Of claims of American cIzens for spoliations prior
to The 3lst day Of July, 1901, was next taken up
| Mr.. CHOATE offered an amendment appropriat-
ING five millions Of dollars thereby striking out all
after the enaclng clause and substituting the above
provision therefor,
| from Nj Choate in its defence, wes ordered be
engrosed and read third time and passed
YEAS-Mcssrs. Ashley, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Berrien, Buchanan, Choate, Dayton, Evans Fair
! field, Francis, Huntington, Johnson, Merck Miller,
Niles Phelps, Porter Sewer, Simmons, Sturgeon Up
ham, White, Woodbridge, and Woodbury-26.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Atcbison, Atherton, Ben
| ton Breese, Coquitt, Dickinson, Dix, Hannegan,
Huger, Lewis McDufiie, Manguin, Tappan, and Walk
er-l5
Our reporter then left the Senate.