The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-07

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come on with their repeal" as soon as they plea.s
he would meet them H. and they would be ifoNtt.
down by the universal feelings Of an indana nj ra
| munity He moved 10 lay the subject on the tab,
Mr. CLAY, Of Alabama, hoped the Senator ws,l
Withdraw the motion for moment
| Mr.. CLAY. will not
! Mr. BENTON. Then ! shall move to taxi l,,
the moment j, is laid down.
| Mr. CLAY. Well, get majority 10 sustsln ,..
MIR BENTON. ! demand the yeas and ns,.
! The yeas and nays having been ordered the Il
stood Tor laying il on the table az foIlows
YEAS Messrs. Bates, Berren, Choae OH, n
Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans. Graham, Hint
| ingtoD Kerr, MaDgum, Merrick, Miller. Moreb,#
Phelps, Porter, Smith, Of Indiana, Southa!l Is.
msdge w hte, Woodbfidge-2l
| NAYS-Me Allen, Archer, Benton Burnr
an, Calhoun, Clay, Of Alabama, Cuthber, Fu...a
| King, Linn, McRoberts, Nicholson, Smith fC.t
Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Williams, Wooib.n
| Wright, Young-20.
| Mr.. BENTON. | now move 10 take Il ia n,
give notice to the Senate, that will move The ID
ston every morning during the session Ill il Is tbsf
up He was proceeding to speak Of the suaelt
when
Mr.. CLAY called the Senator TO order
| MIR, BENTON. Take dow the words
Mr. CLAY, will take down no word. Ins,
the point Of order The member has no ngh, il 9...
cuss the merits of the question,
Mr.. BENTON. can only say thai consllertl,,
attempt the most portentous
Mr.. CLAY call The Senator 10 order
Mr.. BENTON. Take down The words Take
down the words.
Mr. CLAY The point OF order is that on a pro.
position take up, lay The table ii is not in or
der to discuss the merits Of the subject
Mr. LINN would like 70 know the nature Of hi.
case The Senator from Missouri ( Mr. Benton, Ma
moved to prin, the paper The Senator from Ker
lucky Mr. Cisy) had moved TO lay the mater in tlt
table Now he considered this motion relating u lg
question then before them, mich the notion "
print This had been laid the table and TIL pt.
pers remained before them open 10 discussion III
appealed to the President, ifthat was Dot tie case
The PRESIDENT 30 understood IT, thai il y a. Tie
motion TO print which had heen laid the table AMI
this carried with il the paper also.
Mr.. CALHOUN said the question was still on tte
memorial; that not disposed OF, and the S,natur
had a right 10 speak at large on the subject
Mr.. WALKER said the Char had decided die
reny another occasion. / he motion 10 PRINT ~.
ing laid the table did not carry the paper With
The case OF Abolition petitions was precisely anaic.
gous.
The PRESIDENT drew marked distinction HI
the case of abolition petitions and that before them
The motion to receive in the was ordetpd VI
lie here the paper has been received and ent,fta nel
After some further discussion, in which exc' eltt
was manifested by Messrs. CALHOUN CLAY,
and BENTON,
Mr. CUTHBERT asked, granting the Sens.
tor from Missouri to be out OF order-( Mr. BEsTo>
do not allow that-should any thing stlhe discus
subject settled before the body and regretted
the ebutons of passion manifested by The Sena-
tor from Kentucky.
Mr.. CLAY (bowng good humoredly) With oil
due Difference TO the opinions Of the Senator, think
the ebuitions of passion manifested by the other
side.
Mr. KING gave his opinion that the motion d
print being laid on the table did not carry the docu-
with it, and that the Senator from Missouri had
a light 10 discuss the subject
Mr. BENTON would not take his seat until the
Char had decided.
The CHAIR had decided if that decision wa.
erroneous il remained for the Senate TO decide.
Mr. HELPS asked if the subject still d.
bateabe, after the Chair had decided, and appeal
was taken 2
Mr. BENTON appealed from the decision Of the
Chair.
After some remarks by MIR. TAPPAN,
Mr.. CLAY moved to lay the appeal on tile table
Mr. BENTON. The yeas and nays on that
ton.
Mr.. BUCHANAN asked the nature of the ques i.
ton.
Mr. CALHOUN made a point Of order-tha, an
appeal, being privileged question: could not be laid
on the table.
After further conversation by Messrs CALHOUN
CLAY Of Kentucky, and CUTHBERT II being
fifteen or twenty minutes after eleven
Mr.. TALLMADGE suggested 10 the Chair whe-
Their, under the rule, now IN order to take up
the unfinished business And accordingly this sub
ject then laid over
Finance, on leave reported the House bill relating
duties and drawbacks, with amendments; which were
ordered 10 be printed.
On motion Of Mr. KING, the bill to extend for ten
years the charter of the Mechanics Relief Society Of
Alexandria, was taken up, and passed.
DISTRICT BANKS.
On motion of Mr. MERRICK the bill to revive
and continue in force the charters of the Banks Of
the District of Columbia taken up, the motion
pending being 10 recomm the bill.
Mr.. MANGUA NJ withdrew the motion.
The question then being the third reading Of the
bill after few remarks by Mr. BENTON in OPPOSE
ton, and by Mr.. MERRICK in favor of ii, il was
carried by the following vote
YEAS-Messrs Archer, Barrow Bates, Berrien,
Choate, Clay, Of Alabama, Clay, OF Kentucky Clay
ton, Cuihbert, Dixon, Evans, Fulton, Graham, Hon
lngton, Kerr, Mangum, Merrick Miller Phelps
Porter, Prentlss, Rives, Sewer Smith of la South.
ard, isllmadqe, White, Woodbury., Young-29.
NA4S-Messsrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Cal
SI,SHh, of Connecticut, sturgeo" Tappan, Walker
Wllh~o,s Wrigh-l5.
Thus the pl was passed.
THE ronTlrIcATIoN BULL
was taken up, the question tong on its passage
After huet remarks by Messrs PRENTISS, PRES
TON, MANGUM, and PHELPS, the question was
decided IN the affirmative as follows
iEAS-Messrs Allen Archer, Barrow Bates,
Rayard, Benton Beruen, Buchanan, Choatc Clay,
OF Ala, Clay, of Ky, Clayton, Cuthbet, Dixon,
Evans Fulton, Graham Henderson, Huntington
Kerr, King, Linn, McRoberls Mangum, MeGck,
Miller, Mnrehead, Mouton, Phelps, Porter, Prentlss,
Preston, Rives Sewer, Simmons Smith, of Indiana
Southland, Sturgeon, Tallmajge, Walker, White,
Williams, Woodbridge, Wright, loung-i5
NAYS Messrs. Calhoun, Nicholson, Pierce,
Woodbury..
THE NAVY PENSION RlLL.
was then taken up, as in Committee Of the w hoe
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