The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-09

the frs, Monday Of December next 10 proeere tesli
mony to prove his RICH. to the scat he occupies
| as Delegate from the said Territory
"The undersigned states 10 the House OF Represen
atives that he has well grounded pectaton Of be
ing able 10 maintain by sufficient proofs the right
Moses f. Levy TO the benefit Of the 9Th article OF til.
treaty between Spain and the United States, Of III,
22d February, 1872 inhabitant of Florida; ant
ofhs right ofthe undersigned through his father III.
said Moses Levy TO the enjoy men of the ..
Of citizenship ofthe United States He therefore de
sires postponement Of the consideration Of his case
a. proposed IN the resolution submitted this morning
beng well assured that the House cannot do justice
70 the question before in the present condition Of
testimony. r. III
ssseP,s%bsr 9, is4l; d. LEVY"
Mr.. POPE moved the previous question. $3.50
But the SPEAKER having decided that the pre-
vous question: il seconded would cut of the motion
70 postpone, and bring the House direct vote on
the report ofthe committee, Mr. p. withdrew the mo-
Mr.. SUMMERS "a member Of the Committee Of
Elections) addressed the House length the gene
raj facts and law ofthe case in favor of the report Of
the committee, and in explanation and vindication Of
its course of proceedings. et.e.s
After few remarks from Mr.. POPE
Mr.. WARD asked the yeas and NAYS ON the adop-
ton OF the resolution, which ordered; and being
taken, were follows:
YEAS--Messrs. A lams, Arnold, Arlington, Ath-
erton, Banks, Barton, Beeson, Bdlack, Black Briggs
Aaron Y; Brown, Charles Brown, Burke, William
IN. ID.
Campbell, Thomas J. Campbell, Carnthers, Casey,
Chapman, Clinton, Coles, Cross, Richard ID. Davis,
VIM. Q. Dawson, John b. Dawson, Deberry, Doan,
Eastman, J 9. Edwards, Egbert, Ferris, j q, Floyd,
=. a. Floyd, Torrance, Gerry, Goggin, w: Q. Goode,
Harris, J. Hastings, Hays, Henry, Holmes, Hop
kins Houck, Houston, Howard, Hubbard, Hunter,
lngersoll, James Irwin, William W. Irwin, Jack,
James, John w. Jones, Ksim, John p Kennedy,
Andrew Kennedy, Lane, Lawrence, Lewis Linn,
han ri MIX
McKeon, Marchand, Alfred Marshall, Thomas F.
Marshall, John +. Mason, Mathiot Mathews, Max
well, Msdiil Morrow, Newhard, Owsley, Partridge,
Payne, Pendeton, Plumer, Pope, Powell, Randolph,
sspd shs snsssn s sa Snyder s s sasw
Steenrod, Alexander H, HI. Stuart, John Il. Stuart,
sweeney, Tlinghast, Toand, Triplett, Turney, Van
Buren,, Ward, Warren, Watterson, Weller, West
brook, Thomas w. Williams, James w, Williams,
Joseph Z Williams, Winthrop wood-l23:
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Landau w. Andrews,
Sherlock ), Andrews, Aycrigg, Baker Brdseye,
Boardman, Borden, Calhoun, John C. Clark, Cow
en- Cranson, Garrett Davis, John Edwards, Everett,
Fillmore, A, l. Foster, Hall, Haisted, Hudson, King,
Samson Mason, Mattocks, Maynard, Moore, Nor
gan Osborne, Ramsay, Benjamin Randall, Ridgway,
RUSSELL Saitonsta Smith, Stanly Stokely, Stration,
Summers, Taliaferro, J. b. Thomson, R. w.
Thompson, Underwood, Edward D. White, Lewis
Williams, Augustus Young-44.
Previous to the vote being taken, Mr.. MORGAN
requested the Delegate from Florida Mr.. Levy) to re-
ply to the question of the gentleman from Virginia.
lMr. Summers) ifthe Delegate would state that he
believed he could by postponment Of his to the
next session. prove that he Is not a alien, but ma
turalized citizen, then he (Mr Nj would vote for
continuance until the next session.
Mr.. LEVY did not repy.l
So the resolution was adopted
POTOMAC BRIDGE.
On motion Of Mr.. UNDERWOOD, the House
took the bill TO provide for the repairing of the Po-
iomac Bridge which had been returned from the Sc
male with an amendment
This amendment provides that the work shall be
done by the Government without contract instead OF
being done by contract under the supervision of an
oicer OF the engineer corps as originally provided in
the bill. 1 v
After few remarks from Messrs. UNDERWOOD
Mi. ARLINGTON moved to lay the bill and
amendment on the table; which motion rejected.
The amendment of the Senate {under slight YER
bal modifca,ion) was then concurred in.
Mr.. IRWIN, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills,
reported that the committee had examined the bill
making appropriations for various Notifications for
ordnance and for preventing and suppressing Indian
hostilities and had found the same TO be correct
Whereupon the bill received the signature of the
On leave given, Mr.. PROFFIT offered the follow
ing resolution, which adopted: ~
Resolped, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
directed to inform this House what amount has been
house at New York since the 4th of March, lS4i I;
Also the items of furnitureS Also under what autho-
rity the purchases have been made and out of what
particular funds payment has been is contemplated
to be made. E
Mr.. DAWSON, from the COMMITTEES on Military
Affairs, to whom had been recommted the bill max
ing appropriations for the purchase of certain cites for
Qualifications, reported back bill making appro-
priaon for single item only, to wit, 1913 600 for
pairing the forts and batteries Staten Island New
York.
The bill having been read twice. referred, on
motion of Mr.. Dawson, of Georgia. to the Committee
Of the Whole on the state Of the Union.
And, on motion Of Mr.. D., the House resolved it
self into Committee of the Whole the Of the
Union, (Mr LINN, Of New York, in the chair,) and
took up the bill.
After some explanations between Massrs. DAW-
SON and FILLMORE
amendment:
That for the purchase Of sites and commencing
the erection Of Notifications on the Delaware and
New Jersey shores, opposite to the Pea Patch Island
in the Delaware river, the sum Of one hundred thou
Mr.. DAWSON rose to a point of order, the amend
ment being for works. .s..
Mr.. BROWN said he sorry to hear the chair
man of the Military Committee say the amendment
was out Of Order for he had waited patiently all the
session for opportunity to call the attention of the
House to the subject: but he supposed twas, and
would be always out OF order ask for obtain any
appropriation for the defence of the Delaware, while
il was and would be, it appeared always in order to
make appropriations to the defence of other places and
particularly to that of New York. for this the
third bill during this session that had been brought
in appropriating large sums in the defence of that
State. 4sa
The amendment was decided out Of order.
The committee then rose and reported the bill to the
House.
And having been ordered to third reading noir,
the bill was read third time and passed.
Mr.. FERRIS, from the Committee on Foreign At
fairs, to whom referred message from the Pre-
sident of the United States tting information
by tho House in relation TO tho American citi-
zens now British pri of State in Van Diemans
Land reported the following resolution for the con-
sideration Of the House: