The Madisonian., 1840-01-07

Lace kens petition to contest the seat VI member.
N SO. suspension oi the rule was necessary The
obect OF the gentleman, Mr. b. presumed was 70
refer the matter To a committee.
Mr. GRANGER called for the reading OF the pc
liliua; which was read.
MIR. FILLMORE inquired OF the Chair whether
the petition came from the gentleman conteSting The
| seat from ciizrnsl
The SPEAKER said !, came from number of
| citizens.
MIR FILLMORE said, if il had come from the
| gentleman claiming The seat, he (Mr F. should
have regarded the question as one OF privileges 9th
4 erwise, not.
And The question on motion to suspend the rule
was then taken, and decided in the negative: Yeas
49, nays 61-(noi being two-thirds voting in the ai-
| hrmatye, as required by the rule.
50 the rule was not suspended
/ Previous 10 the announcement Of the vote, Mr..
| NAYLDR rose and said that he was within The bar
/ Of the House when his name was called and, as The
question affected him personally, he was anxious 10
vote upon il, and TO vote in the affirmative, but thai
he had paired off some time since with gentleman
from North Carolina, (now abseni,) and that he was
therefore under obligaian not to vote on any ques
ion until after The 5lh Of tins month. DE made this
statement in justice 10 himselfl
offered the following resolution, which was adopted
Res0lrea. That the memorials and petitions pre-
sened 10 The House OF Representatives al the last
/ Congress and upon which favorable reports were
j IN lde and on which the House did not finally act,
and such memorials and petitions as were presented
| Al the last CnngreSs and referred, upon which the
Committees did not make reports, be again referred
| to the committees TO which the said memorials and
| petitions were heretofore severally referred.
| The business first In order. was the mo ion sub
mitled yesterday by Mr. w. THOMPSON, TO recon-
slider the vote ordering the printing OF 5000 extra
copies OF the map Of the seat OF war in Florida, ac-
companyng the report Of the Secretary OF War.
deblle ensued In which MIR. WADDY THoMP
SON. Mr.. Cave JOHNSON, Mr.. BANKS, Mr.. WISE, Mr..
! GRAVES and others paTticipa
! Before taking his seat, Mr.. THOMPSON, would in
quire of The Clerk If the printing Of this map was
not given 10 an individual who was not ithosra-
pherl
The SPEAKER said tha, the answer Of the Clerk
TO the genIleman's inierrogaory was, that the print
ing was given 10 Mr.. S. I. Langree.
| Mr.. THOMPSON said Mr., Langtree was the
editor of the Democratic Review, and was literary
man of some merit, bui he was not photographer,
| and, moi doing the work himself, he must make
sub contract, with some profit Alithographer must
do The work This was fair illustration OF the whole
game.
After some conversation between Mr. GrDplNGs,
the SPEAKER, and Mr.. CoLes,
| Mr. PECK called for the reading of the contract
with Mr. Langtree; which having been read
Mr.. STANLY asked il, among the articles emu
meraed in The contract, he had not heard the word
"razorSn
The CLERK said The word was " erasers"
Mr.. STANLY said he thought he must have mis-.
understood the word. He knew it was matter of
course TO shave the Government, but he thought the
shaving oil the members might be len to them
1 selves.
Mr. GRAVES inquired of the Chairman of the
Committee on Military Affairs, (Mr. CAVE JOHN
SON J whether Mr., Langtree photographer
| Mr. JOHNSON replied in the negative
| And the question on the motion OF Mr.. w. THoMP-
SON was then taken, and decided in the affirmative,
| without d vision.
| So the vote was reconsdered
And the question then recurring on the adoption
Of the resolution 10 print 5000 extra copies OF The
said maps
! On motion OF Mr.. BANKS, the resolution was
laid on the table.
Mr. BROWN, of Tennessee, asked leave TO in
roducc al this time, with view TO have laid on the
table and printed, the following joint resoiution
Joint Resolution TO amend the Constitution OF the
United States, in relation 10 the election of Pre-
sdent
Resoiuedb bv The Senate and House of Representatives.
Of The Uaitsd States Of America IN Congress assem-
bled, tcoMirds Of bath Houses ooncurring, That the
/ following amendment TO the Constitution OF the
United States be proposed 10 the Legislatures of the
several States, shall be valid To all inlents and pur
poses, as part of the Constitution, 10 wit
No person who shall hereafter be elected, and
sh i'll serve the period of four years President Of
the United States, shall be again eligible 10 that Of
| fee"
Leave not granted.
/ Mr.. ia MESON then rose and said: Mr.. Speaker,
rise TO do what intended on yesterday TO have
done, but failed in obtaining the floor before the
House adjourned; that is TO announce TO this House
the death OF the Hon. ALBERT GALLArN HARRISON,
one Of The members elect from the State OF Missouri
to the Twenty-sxth Congress. He died at his resi-.
dence near Fulton Missouri, Of bilious fever in the
month OF Septemb n last In his DEATH not only the
bereaved widow and his children sustain deep and
abiding losS-the loss Of an amiabe, kind and affec-
tionae husband and parent-but Missouri lost one of
her favorite and abes sons Always true TO his
trust and faithful the interests OF Missouri la
mened predecessor had obtained for himself deep
seat in the affections OF her people. have known
the deceased since have known myself, and many
on this floor were also we'll acquainted with him
and they will bear witness the TACT that he pos
sessed all those noble qualities and virtues which of
themselves constitute the high road to honor and dis
nction.
He had filled, with credit to himself and TO the
entire satisfaction of the people, difficult offices
OF honor and profit, in the same length OF time, than
any man who has ever resided in Missouri He was
called BY Him, in whose hands lite and death are
held, from the theatre of action in the meridian OF
life; aid but few have passed from time more 10 be
lamented than ALBERT GALLATiN HARRISON. Few,
II any, can fill his place the agent representa-
tive OF Missouri: and void is left in that domestic
circle IN which he moved, and in the heart of his
amiable and intelligent bereaved widow that no
power on earth, no human being can fila void that
can only be filled by the constant presence aid and
protection OF the Spirit oil the Eternal God.
Mr.. HARRISON was native of Kentucky from
whose land SO many able and chivalric men have
emanated-the birthplace OF great many members
now on this floor from other States
Mr. J. then offered the following resolutions:
Resolccd, unanimously, That this House has recev-
ed with deep sensbiy the annnncation Of the death
the Hon ALBERT G. HARRISON. of the late Repre-
sentavss elect from the State Of Missouri for the Goth
Congress of the United States.
RESOLVED, unanimously, That the members of this
House tender the widow aud relatives Of the deceased
their sympathy on this mournful event, and will testify
their respect for his memory by wearing Grape on the
left arm for thirty days.
Resoued, That, further evidence OF their respect
for the memoy OF the decensed the House will adjourn
until Monday next at IL o'clock, M.