The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-21
being taken, resulted as follows Yeas 65

\ ne question now recurring on Mr. Campbelis
motion 10 print the majority report
Mr. DAVIS, OF Kentucky, moved to be excused
from voting, aud was assigning his reasons. when,
having remarked thai, by the manouue of Mr. Camp
bell IN modifying his motion, the House had been
cheated out Of the yeas and nays
Mr. CAMPBELL, with warmth, replied that,
he would not suffer such language TO be applied 10 hun
out OF the House, he could not submit 10 Il IN the
House.
The CHAIR called Mr. Davis to order Mr. y
insisted that he in order. Much confusion en-
sued when Mr. ID. said il he was not allowed 10
give his reasons he would withdraw his request
Inc CHAIR said he might state his reasons, but
IN doing 50 must keep within the rules of ordef.
~. - Question was now put on printing the report o.
me majority and decided by yeas liz, nay J, Mr..
clark, OF New York, voting in the nrgatiye)
30 the report was ordered TO be printed
when Mr. Monrocs name called, he said he
wished TO be excused from voting in the House, hui
would not now detain the House by stating his rea
sons because he intended TO give his opinon
fully ON this whole proceeding when out Of The House
Mr.. NTH, Of Con. moved TO print the report Of
the min rity of the committee
The CHAIR decided this motion 10 he not vet Ia
order AZ the motion of Mr. Campbell, which the
previous question had been demanded included the
printing Of The journal Of the committee, and the
question must therefore first be put on printing the
journal
A dispute here arose whether this was the fact, or
whether Mr. G. had moved only print the report Of
majority without the journal Mr.. Adams, Mr.. An
drews and Mr. James Garland testified that they had
heard the motion, and that 1t included the journal
Mr. Bolts had been under different impression, and
the entry had been made, II finally agreed,
however that the printing Of the journal had been in
cluded and the entry was aItercdl
lhe question then recurring on ordering the jour
nal Of the Committee Of Elections to be printed
Mr. DROMGOOLE demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered and taken, and resulted as fol
lows Yeas I55 nays ~
80 The Journal Of the Committee Of Elections
Mr. FILLMORE moved 10 print The report Of the
minority of the committee
Mr. RAMSEY demanded the previous question,
which Was seconded, put, and carried and the main
question being on ordering the printing,
ltwas decided as follows Yeas i02 nays GS
Sothc House ordered the report of the minority 10
be printed
Mr. JAMESON Of Missouri moved that the re-
porf ~ ne mojorhy III Committee Of Elections be
NOR ADOPTED, and on hat motion he demanded The
yeas ndys
Mr. FILLMORE demanded Of the Chair whether
this motion II carried would not deprive The parties
concerned from being heard in their cause at the
bar OF the House, was the invariabe usage of The
House IN all cases Of disputed election
The CHAIR replied in the affirmative II would
agreed TO- bring the House 10 direct vote on ado,
ing the report.
Mr. TRIPLETT inquired whether a majority
could compel the House TO vote on the report before
they had heard either the parties or the eridencc2
The CHAIR replied that 10 the power, of that the
gentleman must Judge but should the previous ques
ton be- ordered, il would bring the House at once TO
direct vote on the resolution in the report
Mr. TRIPLET1 demanded that the testimony be
read surely, II was oppressiont the very height
of tyranny 10 insist his voting before he had heard
the testimony in the case he was TO Judge How
could he know what he was voting about
The confusion Of the House was preat--many
members on their feet demonstrating and dsputing
with ench other.
Mr.. BRIGGS moved cali of the House, and made
some remarks which could not be heard they were
partly, as the Reporter believed statement Of what
would be the effect of the vote, and demand that
before such an act was done, the whole House should
have time to be present and vote on great ques
lion.
Mr. TURNEY loudly called Mr.. Briggs 10 order
for debating
Mr. BRIGGS denied that he was debating the
question.
Mr.. II GARLAND demanded the yeas and nays
Mr.. MONROE asked Of Mr. jameson whether il
was his intention 10 force through the House vote
on that report To night fit wns-
Mr. VANDERPOEL here called Mr. Monroe 10
order.
The CHAIR said Mr.. NJ was not IN order
Mr., MONROE said then he would turn away from
and te w0lfid fdfh 70 the Jnair, aha asK 81 tfr
Speaker whether his friend from South Carolina Mr.
Campbell )-hc behaved he might rail- him his friend
he would call him his friend for he believed after all
hat that gentleman did to act correctlyhad
originally moved the printing Of the reports and pa
with view 9f their being taken up and consider
d 10 morron1 Yet the House was called 10
iotc at once, under the previous question What was
he meaning of this gag law He would not vote in
hat House under such coercion.
The yeas and nays ordered on Mr. BRGGss
notion ior call Of the House
Mr.. CAMPBELL asked Mr. JAMESON TO with
lraw his motion,
Here the noise great 10 drown the voice
# any individual member and the reply OF Mr. JANE.
oY could moi b. heard he was understood however
IS refusing
H. r.. raj.
House and decided by yeas and nays follows
cas- g. nays -
so the House refused 10 order a call
Mr. Bolts inquired whether the parties claiming
cats from New Jersey could not now be heard at the
,ar Of the House
The CHAIR replied IN the negative it would mol
'e IN order after the previous queition hal been de-
handed on the report
Mr. UNDERWOOD, who bad jus, returned with
n the bar of the House, and asked the Speaker
What the main question would he II the previous qucs
ION ordered
The oEAKER answered that the main question
would b upon the adoption of the resolution reported
" thee mmittee
Mr. UNDERWOOD said, What take the qucs-
ion before the reports printed
[" Yes, yes, was replied by several gentlemen
Mr.. UNDERWOOD SAID surely Il was Imposs-
Die and if that question was forced, he would not
md could not conscicntiDusy vote
The previous question was now put, VIZ Shall
he main question be now put 7 And Il was de-
'idcd in the affirmative, by yeas and nays follows
Yeas I0l nays IS.
So the House decided that the main question
adopting the report of the committee should now h.
put
Mr.. ANDREWS Of Ky, asked 10 be excused by
the House from voting upon the resolution of the ma
lorty Of the Committee Of Elections because he said
that resolution based upon the report of the
joriy and state of evidence Of which u was mpos
ibe for him any member Of the House no, Of the
to know any thing. His vote upon this
occasion would be Judge Juror snd
il had been (as every member Of tins HOUSE must
know impossible for him TO know the extent Of ies-
timony and the weight that should hc gwen To ,he