The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-14

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The motion for call having prevailed, the Clerk
called the roll, when 50 members answered to their
names.
And the names Of the absentses having been called
40 members appeared to be present.
The SPEAKER then ordered the doors of the
Hall TO be closed
Mr. RICE GARLAND said he would like 10 have
read the names Of the gentlemen who voted yesterday
for the adoption Of the resolution fixing the hour OF
meeting al eleven o'clock, and who not present
when the roll was called this morning.
Mr. EVANS moved that all further proceedings on
The call be dispensed with which motion prevailed
So further proceedings suspended.
And the question then REQUIRED and was taken
The motion OF Mr. Davis that the rules be suspended
for the purpose of enabling him 70 offer resolution,
providing that hereafter, the House would take a
cess each day from half past two to four o'clock and
il was decided in the negative yeas 81 nays co. two
thirds not voting in the Affirmative.
So the rules were not suspended.
mo good has ever arisen from these divided SEES
sions. Many of the members come back to the House
after dinner, with feelings of heaviness and stupor-
some in rather too merry mood--and a few occa-
onay not little excited and inclined to be obstreper
Gus None of these likely to accelerate the pro-
gess of public business. In continuous sitting from
eleven to four or five o'clock, much more may be ac
compllshed than ny uividing the day.
INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS
By general consent, the SPEAKER laid before the
House a message from the President of the United
States enclosing report from the Secretary of State
in answer to resolution Of this House Of the 23d Of
March, calling for copies Of all correspondence be-
tween that Department and the diplomatic fnctiona
RES OF the United States, France, Sweden, Denmark
and Prussia, in relation to the surrender to the Go
yernment of the United States of persons charged
with piracy and murder on board the United States
schooner " Plattsburg," in the year 1917, &c.
On motion Of Mr.. ADAMS, the message and doc
uments laid on the table and ordered TO be print
Mr.. ADAMS moved the printing Of 5000 extra CO.
PIES He said that these documents Of great i'm
poance involving questions Of very great interest to
this country 1t was collection Of documents in re-
laton to demand for the delivery Of persons accused
of crime upon this Government, and by this Govern
ment upon others-containng the correspondence
which had taken place in relation to the subject hh
cto and the opinion of the Attorney General Of the
United States the subject Ii was a matter Of
great Importance to the States, and he had himself
received communication from the Governor of Vir-
ginia requesting copy of the documents when pub
lished
The SPEAKER said that, by the rule, the motion
print an extra number must lie over except by gen.
eral consent.
Mr. ANDREWS, of Kentucky, objected.
Mr. ADAMS moved a suspension of the rule, on
which motion there were: Ayes 80, noes 35; no quo
rum voting.
withdrew the motion.
Mr. M. A. COOPER called for the yeas and nays
on the motion to suspend the rule, which were or
dered; and, being taken were Yeas 81, nays 81.
so the rules not suspended.
The message and documents were then referred TO
the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
CASE OF THE AMIsrAp.
On motion of Mr.. CUSHING the documents
which had heretofore been transmitted to the House
in relation to the Of the Amstad and which had
been laid the table, were taken therefrom, and
ierrcd to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
The SPEAKER laid before the House communi-
cation from the War Department, in relation to the
Georgia claims for military services referred TO the
Committee on Claims, on motion Of Mr. DAWSON,
and ordered to be printed.
Also communication from the Secretary Of the
Navy in relation to dry dock Mt Pensacola referred
10 the Committee Naval Affairs, and ordered to be
printed
THE TOBACCO INTEREST
Mr.. JENIFER asked the House at this time to take
up and consider motion submitted by him yesterday
for the printing of 5000 extra copies of the memorial
and proceedngs Of the Convention Of Tobacco Plant
ers, recently held in this city
The SPEAKER said it could only be done by ge-
neral consent.
Mr. JENIFER would simply state, he said, that a
large number of the most respectable citizens Of the
United States had assembled recently in the City Of
Washington for the purpose Of memorializing Con-
gres the subject of the tobacco interest," and that
the result of their deliberations had been the presenta
ton of facts in their memorial which would furnish
all the members of this House information that would
astonish them. The proposition now was to print an
extra number Of that memorial.
And no objection being made, the motion TO print
was taken up, considered, and agreed to.
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Mr. CAMPBELL, of South Carolina asked leave
report resolution from the Committee of Elections
authorizing that committee to have all such testimony
printed in relation to the contested cases which had
been referred TO their consideration they might think
proper
Mr. CAMPBELL was understood to explain that
the only object Of the resolution to facilitate the
action of the committee.
Mr. STANLY objected.
Mr. FILLMORE explained. II was, he said, a
matter of economy that this course should be adopted
there was such vast mass of testimony before the
ttee but they desired to have only such portions Of
printed as might be necessary.
The resolution then received, and agreed TO.
The report of the Select Committee Public Print
ms was postponed to Thursday next.
COLLECTION OF DUTIES ON IMPORTS.
The House took up the BILL reported yesterday with
SGndry amendments from the Committee Of the Whole
on the state of the Union entitled A bill TO ensure
me more faithful execution of tho laws relating the
collection of duties imports" the question being
concunng with the Committee of the Whole in their
Various amendments.
desutory and heightened discussion followed in
reference to several of the amendments
MT. HOLMES then and addressed the House
! Tor upwards of hour in urgent opposition to the
principles and features of this bill
After which, Mr.. PETRIKIN moved the previous
question.
And after some conversation on a point of order
The question was taken, and there was a second.
And the main question (being on the motion of Mr.
Fillmore to strike out the section) ordered TO b,
taken
motion to adjourn made, and rejected.
Mr. FILLMORE asked the yeas and nays on the