The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, Dec. IS

The first business in order was the motion ,.,
yesterday BY Mr. WISE not 10 receive tLs ns,i - Ns
Plesenaeu ~ MI; REED IRON certain inhabitants o.,
Nantucket, praying Congress To open inIerna,;,,,o
relations with The Republic Of Heyu "'''"a'
Mr.. GRENNELL, who was enrG.d n rho a..
addressed the House al some length in SUMNER If 49,
right OF peiition-a right, he insisted. Which had
never been denied by the yeTiest despnt nn III ""'
He then expaliated the great ADVANTAGE ,Lo,
would accrue 10 this country, by opening cornmerc;
negotiations with, and acknowledging the indenend
ence Of Hayti, where we now labored under yrra,
disadvantages, owing to the inequality of duties b.
tween goods carried in American vessels and il
those OF other nations which had recognized The ma
tionaty Of that Republic. Mr.. c. admitted lhaI !,
did look 10 one sort of abolition and that alone VIZ
the abolition of national distinctions founded on c
bic objection.
Mr.. FILLMORE expressed hope that the ques
ton would be taken one way or the other, 50 as 10
allow other petitions 10 be presented.
Mr.. LOOMS then demanded the previous ques.
ton.
Mr.. WISE moved TO lay the subject on The table
which took precedence of the demand for the pre-
vious question. ......
Mr.. REED called for the yeas and nays, which
! Mr.. CUSHING inquired whether, if Mr.. Wis.,
motion prevailed, il would not be, in substance equ
valent 10 refusing To receive the petitions
| The CHAIR replied that the petition would re-
main in the hands of the gentleman offering IL PIE
sent IT, and the motion 10 receive would be Oh the
table, subject TO be taken up at any future time the
House might feel disposed 10 do SO.
| Mr.. CUSHING. Then. in point Of fact the M,
| tton will not have been received
The CHAIR. Ii will not
! The question being taken, was decided in the ne.
gative-yeas 65, nays l2l, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Banks, Boon, Bynum John Cal.
hoon, Cambreeng, VIM. b. Campbell J. Campbell
Garter, Chapman, Cheatham, Ceaveland, CIoWTe "'
Coles, Conner, Craig, Crockett Cushman Dawson
Dennis, Glascock, Jas. Graham, Grantland Graves
Griffin, Hamer, Harrison, Hawkins, Haynes, Jabel
Jackson, Jenifer, Henry Johnson, VIM. Cost John.
son, John w. Jones, Legare, Lewis Lyon, Mallory
James M Mason, Martin, Abraham Mcclellan
Miller, Montgomery, Pearce, Pope Pratt, Rencher
Rhett John Robertson, Augustine II. Sheprerd,
Charles Shepard, Shields, soulhgale, sanly, Stuart
Stone, Talaierro, John White, Lewis Williams,
Sherrod Williams, Joseph L. Williams, c. H. vii.
liams, WISE Word and Yell-65
| NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Andrews,
R R5Ss ASyergg Beatty seIne Bell Bckne
Buchanan, VIM. B. Calhoun, Casey, Chambers,
CLANCY, Childs, Coffin, Corwin, CranSton, Cu>h-
ing, Darlington, Davee, Davies, De Graf, Drom
goole, Duncan, Dunn, Evans, Everett Ewing, Far
Fillmore, Foster, Fry, James Garland, Giddngs,
VIM. Graham, Grant, Grennell, Haley, Hall, Ham
mond Harlan, Harper, Hastings, Henry fIerod,
Hopkins, Howard Hubey, Ingham, Thomas B.
Jackson, Joseph Johnson, Nathaniel Jones keim,
kembe, Kingensmlth, LeadbetteI, Lincoln, Looms,
Marvin, Samson Mason, May, Maxwell, Mckay,
MKennan, Menefee, Mercer, Morgan, Samuel VI.
Morris, Murray, Naylor, Moves, Ogle, Parmenter,
Paris, PayneT, Peck, Pe,riken, Phelps, Potts Put,
nam, Rariden, Randolph; Reed, Ridgway, Rtyes,
Edward Robinson, Russell, Salronstall, Shefer
Sheplor, Sibey, Slade, Snyder, Spencer, STRATUM,
Taylor, Thomas, Tillinghast, Toland Toucey, Tur-
ney, Underwood, Vail, vanderveer, Webster, Weeks,
| Albert S. White, Whittlesey, Jared w. Williams,
Worhngton, and Yorke-l2l
Sothe House refusing to lay the subject on the Ia
ble the question required on the demand for the pre-
vious question, which was seconded and the main
| question ordered.
The main question, being Shall this petition be
| received by the House 7" was then propounded.
MIR. CUSHMAN asked f.E fhc' yeas and nays
thereon, which being oraered, ~ere-yeas l57, nays
| YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Alexander John W Allen,
Andrews, Anterior, Aycrigg, Banks, Beatty Berne,
Bell, Bcknell Bidde, Blrdsal, Bond, Boon, Borden,
Bronson, Buchanan William B. Calhoun, CambreIeng,
William b, Campbell, Carter, Casey, Chambers, Cha
ney, Cheatham, Chlds Cleveland, Clowney, Coffin,
Connor Corwin, Craig, Crazy Cranston, Gushing,
Cushman, Darlington, Davee, Davies, De Graf, Drom-
goole Duncan Dunn, Edwards, Evans Everett, Ewing,
Darlington, Richard Fletcher Isaac Fletcher, Fillmore,
Foster, Fry, Jas. Garland, Gddings, Goode, William
| Graham, Grantand, Graves, Gray, Grennel, Haley,
Hall, Hammond, Hamer, Harlan, HARRISON, Harper,
Hastings, Henry, Herod, Holt, Hopkins Howard, Hub
ley, Ingham, T. B. Jackson j. Jackson H. Johnson, J.
Johnson N. Jones, ]. w. Jones, Kem, Kemble, Ken
nedy, kngensmith Leadbetter, Lincoln, Looms, Mar
| WIN, Nason Maxwell, HcNay, ~ MCIlelial, "a
Mcclellan, Mckennan, Menelee, Mercer, Milhgan,
MITCHELL Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Naylor Moves,
Oge, Parker, Parmener, Paris, Payner, Pearce, Peck
Pe,rlken, Phelps, Pumer Potts, Pratt, Putnam, Ran
den, Randolph, Reed, Rencher, Rdgway, Rves, T.
Robinson, Rumsey, Russell Salonsta, ShePlor, slo-
ley, Sade, Synder Southgate Spencer, Stuart, STRAIT
ton, Taylor, Thomas, Tlllinghast, Toland, Toncey,
Tumey, Underwood, Vail, Vanderveer, WAGNER WEB
ster Weeks, A. S. White, John White Nhltllesey, o
Williams, J. w. Williams, J. l. Williams, e. II. ""-
llams, Worthington ard Yorke-l57. al
| NAYS-Messrs John Calhoon, John Campoeh,
Coles Crockett, Dawson, Dennis, Glascock Jas Ora
ham, Griffin, Hawkins Haynes. Jenlfer, w. Cost John
son, Legare, Lewis, Lyon, Mallory Martin, Miller
Pope, Rhett, J. Robertson, A. II. Shepherd Charles
Shepard Shields, stany, Stone, Towns, l.. Williams
WISE Word and Yell-32.
So the petition was received.
Mr. REED then moved to refer it to the Committee
| on Foreign Affairs.
Mr., STEWART moved to lay the petition the
table.
Mr.. REED demanded the yeas and nays on that
motion, which, being ordered, were yeas 81, nays
los, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Atherton, Aycngg, Banks, Beatty,
Beirne, Bynum, John Calhoon, William B, Campbell,
John Campbell, Carter, Chambers. CLANCY, Chapman,
Cheatham, Cleveland, Clowney, Coles, Conner, Craig,
Crockett Dawson, Denus, Harrington, Gascock, James
Graham, Gran,and, Griffin, Hall, Hasted, Hammond,
Hamer, Harrison, Halves, Hawkins, Haynes, Hubley,
Jabcz Jackson, Henry Johnson, Joseph Johnson, VIM
Cost Johnson, Nathaniel Jones, John w. Jones, kem,
Legare, Lewis, Lyon, James NJ. Mason, Martin, Manry,
Rober, Mcclellan, Abraham Mcclellan, Menefec, Mil
Ter, Montgomery, Moore, Parker, PaynteI, Pcaree'
Petrken Pope, Pratt, Rencber. Rhctt, Rivcs, John
Robertson, Rumsey. Augustine II. Shepperd, Charles
Shepard, Shields Shcplor, Souihgale Stany, Stuart,
Stone Taafeno, Titus, Towns, Wagner, Lewis VIII
iams, Sherod Williams, Christopher II. Williams,
! Wise, Word Worthington, and Yel-s4
| NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, John " Allen,
Anderson Andrews, Bicknell, Bddle, Bond, Borden
Briggs, Bronson, Buchanan, William b. Calhoun
Casey, Clark, Coffin, Corwin Cranston, Cushing,