Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-09-14
THE HOUSE.

The bill was read three times and pas.
Sed.
Mr.. Irwin Of Pennsylvania asked Mr.
Fillmore wbal he was going 10 do with
the bill referred 10 the Committee of
Ways andMeans in relation 10 the pur.
chase of sites for marine hospitals.
Mr.. Fillmore said no was not going
to do any thing with it during the present
session.
Committees were now called upon for
reports.
Mr.. Kennedy Of Maryland, from the
committee on commerce, reported res
olution authorizing committee Of eleven
20 sit during The recess Of Congress with
permission TO employ clerk for the
purpose Of procuring commercial stactcS
- enable the House to regulate the tariff
understandingly.
Mr.. Bovine of New York objected to
the resolution. He said similar resOIu-
ZION had been laid on the table at the pres.
ent session.
Mr.. Kennedy said it was not a similar
resOlutiOn-.thS first committee was
for nine members and this was for
eleven.
Mr. Bovine thought that was dislinc-
ton without difference.
Mr. Ingerso moved TO strike out the
clause authorizing the committee TO sit
during the recess, and also to employ a
clerk. He asked the yeas and Hays upon
the question.
MT. Dawson moved to lay the resolu.
luton and the amendment upon the table,
and demanded the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and
were yeas 81, navs 90.
Mr.. Wise asked of the Committee
on Rules were ready to report. No an.
sWer.
Mr. Underwood of Kentucky reported
q bill TO repair Pennsylvania Avenue read
twice, and on motion Of Mr.. Warren Of
Georgia, laid upon the table without
count.
Mr.. Mckay wished an answer from the
Committee on Rules, to Mr.. W,se's ques,
| lion.
Mr.. Calhoun the chairman ofth Com,
mtIee on Rules, said that the committee
could not report until they agreed upon
report, and when that would be, he could
not say.
Mr. J. G. Floyd called up his Mcleod
resolution and answered with clearness
the objections that he had raised against
his inquiry. lie said the matter was
serious one, and had called forth public
attention. lie was not responsible for the
turn taken by the debate. He was only
responsible tor stating an inquiry in reIa.
ton 10 subject Of vast imporlance-nO
less matter than a murder Of an Amer. |
lcOn citizen, by band of midnight as.
sassns. He alluded TO Mr.. Barnards
calling Durlee ga poSr depiI," term
unbefitting The lips of an American citi.
zen, and unbecoming the place where it
was uttered.
The murnng hour having expired, Mr..
Protf's resolution Ofyesterday came up,
the question being, "Shal the rules be
suspended to admit it,"
The yeas and nays were ordered,
aud were-yeas 81, nuys 60. Not car
ried.
Mr.. G. Davis of Kentucky now moved
to take up the JOINT resolution in re.
lauon to the price of printing. Not in
order.
Mr.. Davis moved TO suspend the rules
und upon taking the question bv yeas
and nays there were--.yeas l40 and
navs 3.
The resolution was then taken up,read
a third time and passed.
Mr., HlSted, from the commitre Ofelec.
tions, made and adverse report in the,
case of the Florida Delegate, D. Levy,
Esq.
Mr. Williams Of Maryland, from tho
Committee of Elections dissenred from
the report Of the case Of Mr. Levy.
Mr. Wise offered resolution to sep.
arI'e the public printing from the public
press.
MI. Warren Of Georgia objected.
Mr. Wiso moved suspension of
The rules, aud demanded the yeas aud
nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and
"eIe--yeas n, nays 76.
A bill from The Senate in relation to ,
jooctaW reservations, was referred TO the
Committee on PubIic Lands. n
A message was received from the
President. informing the EIonse that he
lad signed bill To pay Gen. Harrison's
nuer,l expenses.
Mr.. F'IlAore moved an adjournment,
Aad at ten MINUTES past u, the House
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