The Madisonian., 1840-01-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THURSDAY, January y, la4U
By general consent, the House took up, on their
first and second reading certain Senate bills upon The
Speakers table.
The bill from the Senate making appropriations
for the removal Of the Red river raft coming up
its first and second reading
Motions were made to refer it to the following
committees: 10 the Committee on Commerce; tothe
Committee on Roads and Canals and to the Com
millee of Ways and Means.
Some debate, addressed to the question of appro-
pirate reference, followed in which Messrs. Curtis,
Vanderpoel, Mckay, Lewis Williams, Biddle, Rice
Garland, Pope, Cross, Jones, OF Virginia, H. Eve
reu and Mitchell participated,
When Mr.. PECK moved 10 lay the bill upon the
table.
The yeas and nays were demanded, but not or
dered.
And the question having been taken, the House
refused to lay the bill on the table.
And the question recurring on the reference
The debate was continued by Messrs Evans and
Mckay.
Mr. SERGEANT called the attention ofthe House
to the fact that there special order for this
day at one o'clock from the special committee
the rules, and moved TO lay the bill upon the table
But, on the suggestion Of Mr.. RICE GARLAND,
Mr. Sergeant so modified his motion To postpone
the further consideration of the subject until lo-mor-
row. Which motion was agreed TO-
And The further consideration Of the other Senate
bills on the Speakers table, coming up on their frst
and second reading, was also postponed until to-
INDIA TRADE.
MIR. ABBOT LAWRE rose and asked the
consent of the House to present this time paper
which, he said, he desirous TO have referred to
the Committee Foreign Affairs. Ii was me-
mortal from Merchants Of Canton, in China in re-
laon to their condition at the present moment
American merchants resident there. II was known
10 the House that there had been great Interruptions
,orade there, and that The lives and properly OF
American citizens
The SPEAKER here interposed, and intimated
thai ii was not in order to debate the motion.
Mr.. LAWRENCE said he was not about to enter
into any argument-he was merely stating the contents
o the memorial He was simply about to that the
lives and property Of American citizens were both ia
great jeopardy at this time, and he wished present
the memorial that it might be referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, and be printed.
The SPEAKER said that 1t not 10 order TO
pIesent the memoria-the business first in order being
the resolution OF the gentleman from South Carolina,
Mr. Campbell
Mr. LAWRENCE said he asked the unanimous
consent Of the House to present and refer the memo
rial
And the unanimous consent OF the House appearing
to have been ohtained-
Mr. LAWRENCE presented the memorial of r. b
Forbes and Others, American citizens and merchants in
Canton, China for naval force TO- protect their persons
and the property Of themselves and their coun,rymen
and also send agent who shall be authorized to
make a commercial treaty with that Empire
And the memorial referred The Committee on
Foreign Affairs, aud was ordered TO bo printed.
Mr., JONES. Of Virginia, asked leave, at this time,
TO make report from the Committee Of Ways and
Means; but objection was made
NEW JERSEY CONTESTED ELECTION.
This being the first business in order, Mr.. Bolts, Of
Virginia, who entitled to the floor, proceeding
to address the House; when
Nj HOFFMAN rose and said that it would be
eoec'ed that the report oil the Committee the Rules
nau oeen made the special order for this day at
ococS tie understood that the rules had only been
nom printed and that proposition about to be
u auu 70 extend tho time until tomorrow He gave
no'cc 'hat' al one o'clock he should move the special
oaef lie made this statement out OF courtesy 10 the
gentleman from Virginia in order that il there was an
INTENTION 70 move further extension OF the time, the
su"ussn hignt tase hts selection either to have the
motion disposed Of before he commenced his remarks
OF to proceed with them until the hour Of one had ar
nved The rules and orders would expire tomorrow
Mr BOTIS having indicated his wish now To pro
ceed addressed the House great length on the sub
lect ol the contested election generally
Al half pas, one Mr. HOFFMAN called IN III. sns-
Gal order above referred to and on motion Of NJ