The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

thursday, Dec ~, lS]U
Henry M. BRAcKENRipoE elected from Penn
sylvania in the place of RICHARD BDDLE resigned
appeared, and in by the Speaker, and took
his seat
The journal of yesterday was read, when
Mr.. STANLY moved to reconsider the vote agree
ing to Mr.. Ahertons resolution of yesterday, which
directed 1900 copies of the Presidents Message
with the accompanying documents, to be printed and
5000 copies without the documents for the purpose of
moving order conforming to that Of the last ses-
sion, which directed the printing of 5000 copies with
documents, and 500 copies without documents
Mr. STANLY made some animated remarks on the
improperly of beginning the session with an increase
Of expenditures. He opposed to cnriching the
public printer at the cost of the people.
Mr.. ATHERTON explained that his resolution
conormed to the order of the House at the session be-
fore the last which, he believed was the usual order and
that the order of the last session was departure from
the usual order.
Mr.. .TILLINGHAST made few observations
expressing his opinion that the public would be as de-
sirous Of seeing the documents as the Message
Mr. CUSHING said the consideration of ex
pense, urged by the gentleman from North Carolina,
indeed gievous one; as it was impossible to as
But there a still important consideration
the House absolutely ignorant of the contents of
these documents What gentleman Ia seen them
Who was prepared to pronounce on their characterl
Who was ready vouch that they ought to be circu
lated among the peope2 He, for one, was opposed to
printing many copies for distribution before any
body knew any thing about their nature and contents.
He hoped the motion would be reconsidcred, SO that
the House might have an opportunity of rejecting it,
The question was then put, and the majority re-
fused to reconsider by the following vote:
YEAS-Messsrs Adams, Afford, J. w Allen,
Andrews, Baker, Bell Boardman, Bond Bolts,
Briggs, Brockway, Chapman CHM, ,Chittendcn
Clark, J. Cooper, Crabh, Craig, Crockett, Curtis,
Gushing, +. Davies G. Davis, Deberry Dellet Evans,
Everett, Fillmore, Fisher Gates, Giddings Gogrin
Graham, Granger, Green, Grinncll, Habcrsham Hall,
William 5. Hastings Henry, H of Virginia, Hon-
man, Hopkins, James Jenifcr, Charles johnson,
w. g. Johnson, Cave Johnson Kempshall Lane
Lincoln, McCarty Mcclellan, Mckay, Marvin,
Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, c. Morris, Morrow
Naylor, Nsbet, Osborne, Psen, Peck Profit, Ran
dali, Rariden, Rayncr, Reed Ridgway Russell Shop
herd, Simonton, Sade, Truman Smith Stanly, Stuart
Ialiaieno, John B. Thompson, Tillinghast, Toland,
IIumbull, ID d. Wagner P. J Wagner Warren,
Watterson, Lewis Williams G.. H. Wilams-Sg
NAYS-Mcssrs. J. Allen, Anterior Banks Beat
ty, Bcirne, Blackwell, Boyd Brewster, Burke Samp-
son ii Butler, VIM o. Butler, Carr, Carroll, Casey,
Clifford, Conner, Mark A. Cooper, William Il
Cooper, Cranston, Crary Cross Dana Davee John
Davis, John w. Davis Dickerson, Doan Dog
Dromgoole, Duncan Earl Eastman Fine, Fletcher,
Floyd, Fornance Galbraith, Gentry Gerry Griffin
Hammond, Hand, John Hastings Hawkins. Hill Of
North Carolina, Jackson, Jameson, Nathaniel Jones,
w Jones, Kcim, Kemble killc, Leet, Leonard
Lowell, Lucas. Mcclure, McCuiloch Mallory, Mar
chand, Medil Miller Montanya, Samuel w Nor
ris, Newhard, PARIS, Parrish, Paynter, Pctnkin
Pickens, Prcn,iss, Edward Rogers, RyaIl, Samuels
Shaw, A. Smith, J Smith, Thomas Smith, Stcenroj
Strong, Sumter, Swcaringcn, Philip r. Thomas, ia
cob Thompson, Turney, Vanderpoel, Vroom, Wei
Ter, Jared w Williams, Henry William $50
Mr. LINCOLN, Of Massachusetts moved the fol-
lowing
Resoired, That the several standing committees he
now appointed, according TO the standing rules and
orders of the House
The committees will be announced on Monday