The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-03-09

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who claimed the island ON which that fertilization
stood as his own properly. Messrs RENCFIER and
RANDOLPH opposing, and MIR. NAYLOR advo-
eating the appropriation. Il was agreed to: ayes 95
On motion Of Mr.. CAMBRELENG, the commit.
tee now rose and reported The Naval appropriation
bill and the Civil and Diplomatic appropriation
bill TO the House with the amendments Of the COM
mittce,
In NE Hoase, the amendments TO the Naval bill
were all coucurred In.
The Civil and Diplomatic bill then coming up
Mr.. BOND called for the yeas and nays on con-
curing with The amendment striking out the item
for doing the printing Of the Departments under
proposals.
Mr.. HARLAN and Mr.. SMITH opposed con-
currence.
Mr.. CAMBRELENG advocated IT, and the ques-
ton was decided by yeas and nays as follows: yeas
70, nays co.
So the amendment was not concurred in
Tbs House coneuIred in the committees disagree
nent 70 striking out the item for Clarke and Forces
Diplomatic History.
Mr., TILLINGAAsT proposed recess till 10
o'clock In the morning, but il was rejected.
THANKS TO the SPEAKER.
Mr.. ELMoRE now moved the following vote Of
appreciation of The course OF the Speaker:
kesossd That the thanks Of this House be presented
10 Tho Hon. Jas. X Polk, for the able. impartial and
dignihed manner in which he has presided its de-
hberstons. and performed the aIduous and important
duties Of the Chair.
u On Ibis resolution long and excited debate arose
in which Messrs. Elmore, Bell, McKennan, Curtis
Prentiss, Wise, and Gray took part, and which was
terminated by demand by Mr.. GRAY for the pre-
yious question; II was seconded by the House. and
carried By yeas and nays: yeas 90, nays 49,
The main question then recurring on the adoption
OF the resolution ii was decided BY yeas and nays
follows;
YEAS--Messrs. Anderson, Andrews, A,herton,
Banks, Beatty, Berne, Bicknell, Birdsall, Bonldin
nrs.xs n n ~
6releng. John Campbell, Casey CLANCY, Chapman,
Coles, Connor, Crary, Cushman, Dawson, Dsvce, FL
more, Farrington Fry, Gallup, James Garland Grant
Gray, Griffin, Haley, Hammond, Hamer, Harrison,
Hawkins, Howard. w. ii. Hunter, Ingham, T b. Jack
son, J johnson, n. Jones, J w. Jones, Keim Kemble
klingensmiih, Leadbetter Lewis Logan, Ioomis Lyon
J. M. Mason. Martin, Mckay, II. Mcclellan, Abraham
Mcclellan. Mcclure Miller Montgomery, Moore Nor
gan, s. w. Morris, Murray, Noble, Parker, Parmenter
Paris, Payner, Petriken, Pickens Pumer Pratt j. H.
Prentiss, Putnam, Rely, Rives Shelter, Spencer,
Swesrngen, TAYLOR, Thomas, Titus, Toucey, Towns,
Turney, Vail, Wagner, Webster, Whi,tlessy, Jared
W. Williams, Worhingon, Yell--94.
NAfS-Messrs Adams, j. w. Allen, Aycrgg,
Bell, Bond w. b. Calhoon, John Cahoon, w. b.
Campbell, Carter, Chambers, Chesthsm, Chlds, Clark,
Corwn, Crabb Cranston, Crockett, Curtis, Darlington,
Dunn, Evans, Ewing. Rice Garland, Goode, William
Graham, Graves, Grennell, Halsted, Herod, VIM. G.
Johnson, Kennedy, Samson Mason, Mckennan, Meme
fee, Mercer, Calvary Morris Naylor Ogle Peck Pope
s. S. Prentiss, Rariden, Randolph, Reed. Ridgwsy,
Robertson Russell, Sastonstall, A H. Shepperd, Sb-
ley, Stanly, Stratton, John White, Lewis Williams,
Q. II. Williams, Wise, Word--57
So the resolution was agreed to.
The Housethen went again into Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union (Mr Briggs in the
chaif,) and resumed the consideration Of the @
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The noise was great, the efforts Of the Chairman
10 preserve order ncessant, but in great degree in
effectua and 1t was difficult to tell what was and
what was not done by the committee. The Reporter
made out the following motions:
Mr.. MALLORY moved to concur in the appro-
priation for Fortress Monroe, (Old Point Comfort
and made speech in support OF The motion, but il
was negaived.
Mr.. YELL moved an appropriation for Fort
Smith, on the western frontier of Arkansas but II
pronounced out OF order, as inserting another
bill into an appropriation BILL contrary to the rule
which forbdS that 10 be done.
MIR. GALLUP moved similar appropriation
for some work in New York, which shared The like
fate
M. EWING moved to strike out the amendmen,
for the Notifications in Charleston harbor, and went
into speech of very great animation in support OF
the notion in which he took occasion to reort with
severity on MIR. ElmoTe, who had always opposed
the Cumberland road and who, he commended, was
bound, BY his own principles equally to oppose
the work in his own State. The amendment was
agreed to.
MIR. PETRIKEN moved to strike out the arpro-
priation for the pay Of the Visitors to West Point
Academy. Lost.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Tennessee, moved to strike
out The whole appropriation for the Military Acade-
my. Lost.
The committee then took up the section respect
ing the pay for lost horses Of the Louisiana volun
teers, which, ailer a desultory debate was con-
Cured in. ..> ~.
Thesecion providing for the payment of the New
Hampshire claims for militia services debated by
Messrs. Cushman, Atherton Reed, and Smith, in
favor, and by MesSrs. Thomas and Cambreeng
against the allowance; when it was rejected,
ayes 81.
The section respecting the Massachusetts claims
for militia services came next in order. Mr.. LIN
COLIN went at length into speech in support Of
concurrence; after which,
The committee, on motion Of Mr. LINCOLN,
rose and reported.
Ii being now half past three o'clock in the morn
ing a motion was made 10 adjourn, but negatived.
The Senate having insisted on its rejection of in
tereSt In the bill for the relief Of the Springfield
Manufacturing Company, Mr.. DROMGOOLE
moved that the House insist on retaining it in the
BILL Lost
On motion Of Mr.. CALHOUN, of Massachusetts,,
the bill was laid on he table.
The House concurrei in the amendments TO SIM
dry private bills and also in joint resolution of the
Senate to meet again 1t 10 o'clock
And then n little before o'clock on Sunday morn
ing, adjourned to meet again at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SUNDAY, March 3.