The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-11
ooNrpsrrp ELECTION FROM FLORIDA.

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Elections, reported from that committee the following
i resolution:
Re,olred That the case of David Levy, claiming a
seat in this House as Delegate from Florida be post
poned until Monday next at 10 o'clock; and that he
be heard the bar of this House upon his case If he
| shall SO desire. gt
Mr. H. said that the report and papers in this case
had been printed and laid upon the tables of the mem
bers but as he did hold the doctrine that judges
were called upon to decide case before reading the
evidence; nor that the rights Of individuals to
be passed upon without giving them opportunity OF
being heard and as he dissented from decision to
that effect made in certain case which should be
nameless, he had offered this resolution, which he
! hoped would be adopted.
| Mr.. BRIGGS suggested 10 Mr.. H. so to modify the
resolution provide that Mr. Levy should be heard
lin person or by counsel" This was the usual
| mode. ri nts &rs ,e aMa W.
| accordingly. ri #4 &r.af aa.5a r# sfs .asaf
And, as modified, the resolution was adopted.
MIR. GAVE JOHNSON rose and expressed the
hope that some specific day would be designated for
the ss sdjoarHme mt Of Congress.
! Mr.. LEWIS WILLIAMS said, if there was no
other business before the House to-day, he would
move an adjournment. .,-..
i [Cries Of " Wait for the Bank bill" &c1
| So Mr.. w. did not persist in his motion.
| THE CASE OF MCLEOD. a. H9
The SPEAKER announced the unfinished bust
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ton, heretofore offered by Mr.. J. G. Floyd, of New
York: - A.N
1 Resolped That the President of the United States
be requested to inform this House. if not incompati
BILE with the public interest," whether any officer of the
Army or the Attorney General of the U. S., has since
the 4th Of March last been directed to visit the State
of New York for any purpose connected with the
imprisonment trial of Alexander Mcleod; and, il
So to communicate to this House copies of the in
structions to- and report Of such officer; and whether
by any Executive measures of correspondence, the
British Government has been given to understand that
| Mr.. Mcleod will be released or surrendered
| The Immediately pending motion being that Of Mr..
BoARDMAN, to lay the resolution on the table . \
| Mr.. LINN moved call of the House which was
ordered. 1"' '".' =
The roll was called and l65 members being ascer-
tanned to be present all further proceedings on the call
| were dispensed with. 't .."' t 'aL ..'.3"h =.
And the question recurring on laying the resolu-
Mr.. BOARDMAN asked the yeas and nays
which were ordered. aa. r&: 7.E< 1tt f." f'
Mr. ADAMS asked his friend from Connecticut,
(Mr, Boardman,) to withdraw the motion. at, --
He (Mr. Az had not expected to address the House
had nothing else to do just now if he could have
4 opportunity, he would submit his views upon some
the topics which had been introduced into the discus
sion He therefore asked his friend from Connect
1 cut to withdraw his motion. 'aa #@t56H hf.as%E
| Mr.. BOARDMAN said he had yesterday made the
motion to lay the resolution upon the table, because
| had occupied the morning hour from the commence
ment of the session, and he Of opinion that the
discussion had been continued as long was profta-
bic for the House the country But since he found
that the honorable gentleman from Massachusetts,
| (Mr Adams desired to address the House, he had
changed that opiuion and he would with great plea
sure withdraw the motion, under the expectation,
however, that the honorable gentleman would, upoT
concluding his remarks renew the motion to lay th,
resolution on the table. an
Mr.. ADAMS was understood to make condition
Al promise TO DO # no gentleman desired reply
i p remarks which be MI. "a. might make.
The motion y ~ The rssolusion On he tableIwa
And Ana MI ADx Ms addressed the House for Il, hou
in most earnest and eloquent speech upon the gene
raj merits of the resolution and the objects at which
aimed in reply to the remarks Of some other gen.
tlemen who had preceded him and in mastery vim
dcaton Of the course of Mr.. Webster with reference
i to this point in cur foreign negotiations. r." e"
F. AT the close of his remarks, Mr.. A with great re-
uctance renewed the motion to lay the resolution on
| the table. @ .7r'' T." 3D.. "">-.
And the question was TAKEN and decided in the
| affirmative, as follows "
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Landau W. An
drews Sherlock J. Andrews, Arnold, Aycrigg, Baker,
Barnard, Barton, Birdseye, Black Blair, Boardman,
Borden, Briggs, Brockway, Bronson, Milton Brown,
Jeremiah Brown, Burnell, William Butler, Calhoun,
William B. Campbell; Thomas J. Campbell, Ca
Cravens, Gushing, Garrett Davis, William c. Daw-
son, Deberry, John Edwards Everett, Fillmore Gam
BILE, Gentry, Goggn Patrick G. Goode, Graham,
Green, Greig, Habersham, Hall, Halstead, William
Irwin, W liam W. Irwin, James, King, Lane, Linn,
T.. F. Marshall, Samson Mason. Mathiot, Mattocks,
Maxwell, Maynard, Moore, Morris Morrow, Os-
borne, Owsley, Pendeton, Pope, Powell Profit, Ram
sey, Benjamin Randall, Alexander Randall, Ran
dolph, Rayner RRencher,, Ridgway, Russell salton-
stall, Sergeant, Sheppard, Smonton, Slade Smith,
Stanly, Stokely, Stratton, Alexander H. H. Stuart,
John T. Stuart, Taliaferro John B. Thompson,
Richard w. Thompson, TilInghast, Toland, Trip
lett TrumbuIl, Underwood Wallace, Warren Ed
ward D. White Thomas w. Williams, Lewis Will
liams, Joseph L. Williams, Winthrop, Yorke, .Au-
gustus Young-109
NAYs-Messrs; Arlington, Anterior, Banks,
gses9n Bidaek Bow BOVINE Boyd Aaron es " Brown
Cross, Daniel Richard D, Davis, Dean, Doan, Doig,
Eastman, John G. Edwards, Ferris, John G. Floyd,
Charles A. Floyd, Torrance, Gerry, VIM. Q. Goode,
Gordon, Harris, John Hastings, Hays, Holiness
Houck, Houston, Hubbard, Ingersoll Jack, Cave
Johnson, John w. Jones, Keim, Abraham MGCle-
Ian, Robert Mcclellan, Mckay, McKeon, Mar Ia,
Alfred Marshall, John Thompson Mason, Mathews
Medill, Miller, Morgan, Newhard, Parmenter, Part
der, Steenrod, sweeney, Tomhnson, Turney, Van
Buren,, Ward, Watterson, Westbrook, James W.
Williams, Wise, Wood-70
So the resolution was laid on the table.
A message received from the Senate by the
hands of A. Dickens, Esq, Secretary, informing the
the LIST of September instant approve and sign the
bill TO provide for taking the sixth census
ration of inhabitants Of the United States, &c.
Also the bill entitled An act in addition to an
act entitled act to carry into effect convention be-
tween the United States and the Mexican Republic.
Alsoyahe joint resolution to provide for the dstri-
button Of the printed returns of the sixth census.
Also, that the Senate had passed the following
bills: : 49,.
An act to provide for the better collection safe
keeping, and disbursement Of the public revenue by
Of corporation to be styled the Fiscal Corpo-
poration of the United States,
An act authorizing the transmission of letters and
packets to and from Mrs. Harrison free of postage.
An act to provide for placing Greenough's Statue
Of Washington in the Rotundo of the Capitol and
for expenses therein mentioned.
An act to provide for repairing the Potomac Bridge,
with an amendment. ,.L-.'
lao hiatt ha Sanat Ito had No he