The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

MONDAY, Feb y. \
Mr.. MALLORY asked leave to offer the follow
ing resolution: .... .-H
RESOLVED, That for the more effectual execution Of
the ministerial duties of The Navy Department. the Sc
cretay Of the Navy be directed report this House,
at the commencement Of the next Congress plan for
adopting as the basis Of his plan the division of those
duties performed by the Board Of Commissioners,
and their assignment to separate bureaus.
Objection being made, ~
| Mr. MALLORY moved a suspension Of the rule;
which motion, BY vote Of ayes log, noes 26, was
| agreed 10. ..
| Mr. M asked the House to consider the resolu-
ton AT this time; but consented on the motion of
MIR. EVANS, to lei the resolution lie over until to-
| morrow morning.
Some conversation took place on a motion of Mr.
CAMBRELENG, (he form of which was not at first
precisely understood by the Reporter but the OBJ
jec Of which was to save time in the presentation Of
| petitions.
The motion at last appeared in the following
| form: ..-.. ..
That, instead of calling the States and Terrific
ries Tor petitions, each member be permitted TO ha nd
their petitions TO the Clerks table and that they be
entered on the Journal as iflormally presented.
Objection was made, and the motion was debated
in a desuOry manner by MeSsrs. Adams, PickenS
Tilnghast, Lincoln, and Robertson.
When Mr.. G. h. WILLIAMS moved suspen-
sion OF the rule, for the purpose Of submitting mo-
tion of the pufpor indicated by Mr.. Cambreleng.
! Mr.. CALHOUN of Massachusetts, moved to lay
the motion TO suspend the rule on the table; which
motion was rejected ~ ...
Mr.. ADAMS asked the yeas and nays on the mo-
tion to suspend the rule which we're refused
And the question was taken and decided in the
Affirmative Ayes 10S noes 40.
So the rule suspended, and the order executed
accordingly
On leave, Mr. INGHAM from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported the Senate bill to regulate
The pay OF masters in the Navy. Read twice and
committed.
The House then resumed the consideration of the
unfinished business of the morning hour being the
report OF the Select Committee on the Public Lands
Mr.. HARRISON continued and concluded his
remarks
Mr.. PARKER of New York, obtained the floor,
but there being only fifteen minutes of the morning
hour remaining, the House, by general consent,
passed 10 the orders of the day.
Mr.. EVERETT, leave having been denied,
made an Intellectual motion to suspend the rule, for
the purpose of enabling him to submit a resolution
heretofore brought by him the notice of the House
in relation to the Winnebago Indians
Mr.. ROBERTSON Qeave having been dened)
moved suspension Of the rule to enable him to submit
motion that the report Of the select committee on the
public lands, and the whole subject relating thereto be
referred to the Committee Of the Whole the OF
the Union and BIO made the special order of the day
(ater half past ocock) for tomorrow and the next
day.
Mr.. r. expressed the hope that this would be consi-
dered test vote, and asked the yeas and nays the
motion to suspend, which ordered, and, being Ia
ken, were yeas 60, nays l06 ILL.,
so the rule not suspended @...
number Of bills and joint resolutions from the Sc
nate were taken up their first and second reading
and appropriately referred.
On leave given, Mr.. RICE GARLAND presented
certain joint resolutions from the Legislature Of Louis
iana on the subject Of the public revenue, the Sub
Treasury, national bank, &c, and in favor of the
latter.
Mr. G. asked that the House would allow him the
privilege Of addressing for five minutes.
Objection having been made, Mr. G. moved suspen-
sion Of the rule, which motion (Ayes So noes 3d. not
two-thirds) was rejected.
Mr.. TURNEY Qeave having been dened) moved
suspension Of The rule to enable him submit motion
that the House 90 into committee the bill to
former act for the payment Of certain horses lost in the
FLORIDA war; which motion rejected.
Mr.. CAMB2ELENG asked the House at this time
to take up the bill to amend the act entitled An act TO
authorize the issue Of Treasury notes"
Mr.. STANLY having objected (for reason which
the reporter did not hear)
Mr.. CAMBRELENG moved a SUSPENSION of tho
rule, which motion was agreed TO-
The bill having been then read and the question be-
ing on its final passage,
A very long debate arose, in which Messrs. Rice