The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
.@a .s. TUESDAY, May %

! On motion OF Mr. STONE, it was
| Reseired, That the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads be instructed inquire into the expe-
diency Of establishing a mail route from Kelleysyie
IN Marion county, Tennessee, crossing the Tennessee
river at Lowre's old ferry, passing by Nckerack
Ga.denhves, thence up Running creek, crossing
the Raccoon mountain, into Lookout valley, to some
point at or near Sqnireltown, in Dade county, in
Georgia. "r@
Mr.. COMMON asked leave to offer resolution FIX
ing the hour Of meeting during the residue Of the
I sion, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
| Objection being made, he moved for a suspension of
| the rules and demanded the yeas and nays which
were taken and resulted as follows Yeas 1877 NAYS ~
So the rules were suspended
/ Mr.. BOON moved to amend The resolution by adding
provision for daily from half past two four
| o'clock. s&#
! Mr., REED advocated The amendment, on the ground
that there would, in fact be recess and it was better
| TO have it all at once and under rule
/ Mr. McKENNAN opposed it, hoping the members
would agree to sit till o'clock, which, in ordinary cases.
| he deemed late enough.
The amendment further advocated by Mr. Boon,
when
Mr. MONTGOMERY, to cut off debate moved the
previous question The demand was sustained by the
House. The previous question carried and the 70.
solution adopted So the hour for meeting is changed
from IL to 10 o'clock. r..
Resembling OF SPECIE CIRCULAR
Mr.. STIERROD WILLIAMS asked leave TO
make an explanation. Leave being granted.
Mr.. w. stated that there was an erroneous state
ment in several OF the public papers, conveying the
idea that he had consented to accept modification
Of his resolution rescnding the effect of the Specie
Circular) as proposed by the gentleman from India
ma, Mr.. BooN) He had never said So He had
said to that gentleman, at one time, that he would
accept as modification the printed resolution from
the Senate on that subject, but after further examin-
ing that resolution, he had informed the gentleman
that he conldnot do SO. 1t applied only to one officer
OF the government, whereas his own resolution ap-
piled to all Mr.. w then stated that he had modified
his resolution so as to make it Joint resolution of
both Houses; and il the House would now agree to
consider it. he willing 10 modify sul farther
ifany gentleman should desire it. He explained
why he had not earlier made an effort to get up the
consideration of the resolution.
He then asked leave TO move the resolution in the
form which he preferred.
Objection being made by Mr.. CAMBRELENG,
He moved to suspend the rules and demanded The
yeas and nays which were ordered
Mr. BOON now wished also to explain
MIR. HOPKINS objected, as the gentleman from
Kentucky, (Mr Williams,) had gone into nothing
personal and il would only consume time. The
a former day
The question being taken on suspending the rules,
the yeas and nays were as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Adams, Alexander, IT. Allen. J. w.
Allen, Aycrigg, Bell, Bond, Boon, Borden Briggs W.
u Calhoun, J. Calhoon, Casey, Cheatham, Chds,
Corwin, Cranston, Crockett Curtis Cushing Darling
ton, Davies, Debcrry, Dennis Dunn, Evans, Everett
K. Fletcher, Fillmore, r. Garland, Goode J. Graham,
VIM, Graham, Grantland, Gray Grenne Haley, Hail.
llalsted, Harlan, Harper, Hastings, Hawes Henry,
Herod, Hoffman, J, Jackson, H. johnson, w c. John
son, Kennedy, Klgorc, Legare, Lincoln, Marvin, S.
Mason, Marry, May, Maxwell, McKennan. Menefee
Mercer Milligan, Mitchell, Morgan C. Morris, Naylor,
Noyes Parmenter Peck Polk Potts, Rarldcb Randolph
Reed, Renchor, Ridgwny, Robertson, Robinson. Rum.
sey, Russell Sergeant, II. H Shepperd, Shields, Sib-
Icy, Slade Snyder, Soubgate, Stuart Stone Suatton,
laliaferro Thompson, Tllliughast, Toland, Albert S
Williams, $. Williams, j. L. Williams, Wise, Yen
Yorke-l0i.
NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Andrews, Atherton,
Banks Beatty, Berne, Bicknell, Bouldin Buchanan,
Bynum, Csmbreleng, Chapman, cleveland Clowney,
Coles Conner. Craig, Cushman, Dawson Davee, Drom-
guole, Duncan, Edwards, Elmore harrington. Fair.
field, Isaac Fletcher Fry Glascock, Grant Harrison,