The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, June 80.
THE TEXAS QUESTION.

THE TEXAS QUESTION.
Mr.. ADAMS, who entitled to the floor, yielded
it to Mr. CUsHMAN who made effort to get report
considered from the Committee Commerce, but
without success.
Mr. POTTER wished to make statement connect
ed with the subject before the House Mr.. ADAMS con-
sentng he stated at from letters received from friends
OF his the PENNSYLVANIA Legislature he learned that
Joint resolution. offered in that body rsrnctng their
Senators and requesting their Representatives oppose
the anne xation Of Texas to the Union, agreed to
in the Senate by vote Of % to g. but IN the House
was indefinitely postponed, Al to 80; the Al being
/ friends Of the Administration.
Mr. ADAMS then proceeded; first noticed this state
ment Gas an evidence OF overwhelming majority OF
the people OF PENNSYLVANIA being against the annexation
and the expression Of their will only checked by strict
party vote and then resumed and concluded his remarks
on the right Of women to petition Congress
Before Mr., A. had concluded his argument, the morn
| ing hour expired ga s..# .st .".
! The SPEAKER proclaimed the orders Of the day
struggle, usual commenced as to getting different
subjects taken up. e..N NJ, #.4 s- l4a. ars" 4.
! SHORT SPEECHES.
/ Mr. MOVES asked leave to offer the following reso-
luton;
Resolped That to the end Of the present session. no
member shall he allowed 10 speak than fifteen
minutes at time, and not more than once to the
same question: without leave OF the House and shall
be the duty Of the Speaker Of the House and the chair
Of the committee to call the member to order who
violates this rule.
Objections being made, he moved suspension OF the
rules.
| On this motion, Mr. GARLAND, Of Louisiana, de-
manded the yeas and nays which were ordered. But.
before they called the resolution, motion Of
| Mr.. lELMORE, was laid on the table.
SMALL NOTE RESTRICTION
Mr.. KILGORE made an effort to have one hour of
this day assigned for the consideration Of his resolution
repeapg the section Of the law Of 1916, containing
restriction in reference TO banks issuing small notes.
He modified his resolution SO as TO limit its opera,onto
the lst Of March next and then demanded the yeas
and nays a motion to suspend the rules, They were
ordered and TAKEN and resulted as follows; Yeas l05,
nays So As it requires two-thirds Of the House to
suspend the rules, the rules were not suspended
Several bills from the Senate were read ard referred
On motion OF Mr.. Johnson, OF Louisiana, bill per-
hitting vessels turned away from the bockadcd ports oil
Mexico to land under certain restrictions their cargoes
in ports OF the United States free Of duty in case OF re-
expectation, received its third reading, and was passed
THE ARMY BILL.
The engrossed BILL !" TO increase the present military
establishment Of the United States, and for other pur-
poses /" was read third time when
Mr.. CARTER, of Tennessee, moved that It he cont
united with instructions to strike out all the cauaes OF
the bill proposing any in tile number Of officers,
or increase Of pay and also the section Tor the raising
OF an additional regiment OF infantry.
This motion gave rise to desuitory debate
Mr. NAYlOR rose and said that he had voted for
the engrossnent and third reading OF the BILL last night
with great reluctance. He then very much dissa-
tsfad with it, He had voted for many amendments
which had been rejected and when at last ne was
compelled to vote under the force OF the Previous Cues
ton before it could be amended as to be satisfacto
~ to him and the House, nothing hut the deepest con-
yicton that the situation Of the country required more
troops at present could have induced him to cast that
vote in its favor He moved TO reconsider the bill.
Pending the motion for reconsideration the hour OF
recess arrived and the House took the usual recess till
the afternoon.
TThe subject was not resumed in the afternoon, in
conseq uence Of the Intervention Of special ordersl
EVENING SESSION.
The House went into Committee of the Whole, in
pursuance Of the special order Mr. Ovens in the chair
and took up the Senate bills IFS, lat. 237, aud 23S,
and House bills s32 and S54, being bills RENTING du-
ties on iron imported for the construction OF steamboats,
by certain corporations and individuals.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole, on
the bill TO amend entitled "An act to authorize
the State Of Tennessee issue grants and perfect titles
10 certain lands therein described aud to settle the
claims to the vacant and unappropnated lands within
the same" passed the 18th April, 1906.
After some debate the bill was rejected, on It's third
reading, yeas 81, nays 81
Mr. MARTIN gave notice Of motion to reconsider.
The House adjourned.