The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


TUESDAY Jan, 3, lS4l.
Mr. STEENROD asked to be excused from further
Nv Pens;cs N ~ N haa,., $4,000.
Of his eyes. His request was granted and another
member will be substituted In his place on that
mittee- 49, ..s
The SPEAKER laid before the House sundry
communication, VIZ
4. letter from the Governor OF the State Of Mis-
souri, transmitting the copy Of an act Of the General
Assembly Of that State, entitled An act for ascer-
.alning ana seI.nng the Nortnsrn boundary line Of
ue 3sa.e 7. neierreu y the Nommhsee on
the AerIHones.
/ ~ n iel.eL irom snS FostmAsIfr GeneralS transmit
wy =. a Z. se lo1 conungen
We cannot ~ - sh s,,ns Z % - w. y
Il $3.50 " ~ 3 e-r.5 y. ~ ~ ;..as " r.
d;t,,res ~ w poSt r =
q Another Letter fIo,n he pnsfaastsy C.ne,sl ~.
companied with copy Of the abstract Of the offers for
carrying the mails made within the year preceding the
| LIST of July 1910. Laid on the table
Mr.. CALVARY MORRIS asked leave to intro
duce resolution proposing the appointment Of select
committee to inquire into the condition SC Of nnatcs
confined in the District Of Columbia.
/ Mr.. w. COST JOHNSON said the Committee
for the District of Columbia had already reported
bill upon the subject, which now pending before
the House, and he contemplated calling it up at an
early day, and hoped to be able to obtain the favorable
action OF Congress upon it.
Some observations were made by Mr.. Morris and
Mr. Hubbard, when Mr.. Morris withdrew his resolu-
ton.
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oo' 70 ~ AlAo iio De "hhN Hii'' NAY Loh AND
Mr.. INGERsoLL, OF PA.
The SPEAKER announced the speciaI order sat
for this day on the report Of the COMMITTEES Of Flee
tons made at the last session on the Of Chas
J. Ingersoll contestinp the right of Charles NayIor
to seat in the House as the representative from the
Third District of the State Of Pennsylvania when
Mr. MEDILL moved the following resolution:
o,ooln.J TIA, ,bo no,;,;onar C,b.,lo. 7 I....-.,I
b oy,;,ted - oroars 3, ,ba Isar I'D a., ~ $500;
oe a. e;ttno N have leave 10 sddycss th H,s
IN the snbect of the Confessed EIet;o or th 1rb;rS
Congresa;SSn.l District of pennsvIyan;a -i'
$3.50 -, -. ''i'
anu tns ques'ion having Deen taken, the resolution
"S ns ee s1. -, w ,y us Ls DuL
WI; II " - WlLLlh ANS, rose ana moved re-
oonSiuera'ioh u tiie No'e mus 'aAen
In assigning his reasons for this motion, Mr.. w.
said he did not understand that Mr. Inperso claimed
seat; he did not understand that that gentleman
here for the purpose of indicating his own right
or the right of those whom he professed to represent
The case therefore, il seemed to him, Mr. W. couId
not be properly advocated by Mr. Inpersol himself:
neither had any other individual within that Congress
sional district such right The course proposed by
the resolution was therefore Irregular unusual and
improper He, Mr. W., had no objection that Mr..
Ingerso should come here and sustain his own right
to seat but SO far as he Mr. w, knew. that oen-
eman did not himself claim to occupy the seat of Mr.
Naylor
Mr. MEDILL did not know he said, how the gen
teman from North Carolina (Mr WiIlamsN came tn
the conclusion that Mr. Ingersoll did not come here
for the purpose of indicating his own right TO seat
By reference to the files of the House il would be
seen not only that memorial had been presented by
large proportion of citizens of the third Compression