The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1845-02-18

the Senate TO meet for the Transaction ofbusiness
hereafter at III O'clock when
Mr. BERRlEN said that, a member OF the Com
mtiee on the Judiciary, it would be impossible for
him TO attend 10 the dunes of ii he were compelled
10 meet than the hour of IL o'clock lie ihen
moved that the consideration OF The resolution De
postponed until Wednesday next.
Mr.. ALLEN said that there was greater
necessity for acting, at this late period of The SEES
sion there were now hut about fifteen days 10 pass
some of the most important measures and Il this reso
luton not adopted some ofthose measures would
have TO be neglected. lie hoped then that the reso-
luton would be adopted
Mr.. BAGBY said that his friend from Ohio was
mistaken in supposing there were fifteen days 10 trans
act the business of the Senatein; there were but
twelve days. and he felt the necessity of passing the
resolution.
Mr.. WALKER said that he did not see why the
committees of the Senate did not discharge their du
ties in short time us the committees OF the House Of
Representatives and he would suggest ii it would not
be better for he Senate 10 meet at early an hour a.
possible.
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE thought that they ought to
pay ali respect TO the bill that from that very
fortunate House It requires that we should take tme
look into the bill which they have sent to the Sc
nate, and he concurred with the gentleman from Mis-
sisipp in The necessity Of having lime TO consider that
subject.
MIR. CRITTENDEN presented the petition Of j.
F. Williams, Tor amount Of int sest due on GER
tain clanis Of his Referred 10 the COMMITTEE ON
Claims
Mr. ASHLEY asked and was granted leave to
introduce resolution authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury TO issue certain land patents for lands
in the State of Arkansas.
Mr. BREESE offered . resolution calling upon the
Pres dent Of the United States for information to
what kind of public lands are reserved in the State
of Illinois, and by what act of Congress such lands
reserved.
Mr. ARCHER moved the consideration of the bill
making compensation for French spoalions prior to
| the year 1903.
Mar. McDUFFlE said he would not let the bill
pass without giving it his opposition. He would
submit question to the Senate whether it
| should be considered now, when public expectation
was centered upon another subject. He therefore
should say little in reference to it himself AS to the
gentleman who had to address the Senate to-day, he
would like to if he would consent that question
being postponed
Mr. ARCHER said he was anxious to let this bill
be acted upon in order that it may 60 TO the other
House in time, but if it not agreeable to gentle
men he would let it lay over The consideration Of
1t was then postponed.
The question then coming up on the postponement
| of Mr. Bagbys resolution 10 at | o'clock, the
ayes and nays having been called on It's passage, re-
suited follows
fEAS.-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Berrien, Choate, Clayton, Crttenden, Dayton, Evans
Foster, Francis, Huntingdon Jarnagin, Johnson, Man
! gum, Miller, ;Morehead, Phelps Porter, Simmons,
| U ham, White and Woodbrldge-24
! NAYS-Nlessrs, Allen, Ashley, Atchlson, Ather
ton, Bagby, Breese, Buchanan Dickinson, DIX,
| Fairfield, Hannegap, Henderson, Lewis, McDuihe,
Merrick, Niles, Sempe, SEWER Sturgeon, Tappan,
Walker, and w oodbury-22.
| Mr.. RlVES, who was entitled 10 the floor this
morning on the Texas question, entered the Senate
about o'clock, and commenced his remarks in op-
position TO the principle Of admitting Texas into the
Union by JOINT resolution His argument, up TO the
time when our reporter left, consisted in citing
numerous authorities showing that such was not
| the mode OF admitting new States into the Con-
| ilderacy.