The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

TUESDAY, June Is, ls4l.
Mr.. LEWIS WILLIAMS asked leave TO intro
duce resolution, providing that the daily hour Of
meeting OF tho House be 10 o'clock, until otherwise
ordered.
Mr.. HOPKINS objected.
RULES AND ORDERS OF THE HOUSE.
The House resumed the consideration Of the ques-
tons arising out of the motion of Mr. Torrance the
9Th instant to reconsider the Of the 7h instant
adopting the resolution moved by MIR. WISE for the
appoint nent OF committee to report rules for the gov
eminent of the House, and adopting temporarily the
rules and orders of the last House Of Representatives
The House having yesterday decided to reconsider
the vote of the 9Th instant adopting the resolution the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Rayner the resolution
was read and, after conversation to whether
that amendment was in order not
Mr. RAYNER rose and said that he would with
draw his motion to amend for the present and addressed
the House on the main question, including the subject
of slavery and petition, and in review Of the opinions
Of Mr.. Adams on this subject
He would never vote for proposition that recog-
nized the reception for moment of abolition petitions
ton ofthe United States hindrance to public bust
ness, as productive Of good whatever but tending
directly to separation of the Union.
He gave way in the of his remarks for ex-
PLANTATION to Mr.. ADAMS; and, having spoken two
hours, concluded by moving the following substitute
Resolved, Tint the standing rules and orders of the
last House of Representatives be adopted the rules
and orders Of this House until otherwise ordered and
that the committee heretofore appointed on the rules
be ordered revise amend and report upon the said
rules and ORDERS and that they have leave report at
any time and that the election of officers heretofore
chosen bv this House, and the committees raised BY
its orders, be, and they are hereby, confirmed.
Which ways rejected by yeas sc, nays los.
The question again recurring on the original resolu
ton of Mr.. WISE, as amended by Mr.. ADAMS,
MIR. kAYNER moved To amend the same by strik-
Ing out all after the word resolved and inserting
the following;
That the Rules and Orders Of the last House Of
Representatives be adopted AZ the Rules and Orders
of this House, until otherwise ordered and that
committee Of nine members be appointed by the Speak
err under the said rules 10 revise amend and report
on the same"
This was rejected. Yeas lO4, nays i07.
The question was then taken on the original Yeso-
luton, which 10 as follows:
Resotped, That a committee of nine members be
appointed to revise, amend, and report rules for the
government Of this House, and that until such COM
mttco make report, and the same be finally acted
upon, the rules and orders Of the last House Of Re-
presentatves except the 2ls shall be considered
the rules and orders Of this House.
Which was rejected by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs Adams Allen Landau W. An
drews, Sherlock J. Andrews, Arnold, Aycrigg. Bah
cock Baker, Barnard, Barton Birdseye, Blair Board
man, Borden, Bolts, Briggs, Brockway, Bron on, Je
remiah Brown, BurneIl, Calhoun, Thomas J Camp
bell, Chlds, Chittendcn, John C. Clark, Staley N.
Clarke, Cooper, Cowen, Cranston, Cravens, Cush-
ing, John Edwards, Everett Ferris, Fcssenden, Fill
more, John G. Floyd, A. Lawrence Foster, Gates,
Gentry, Giddings, Patrick G. Goode Greg, Hall,
Mun ' jane. rsa William " ~" '! james. 'J John
Kennedy, Lane, Lawrence, Thomas F. Marshall,
Samson Mason, Matho., Mattocks, Maxwell, May
nard, Moore, Morgan Morris Morrow, Osborne,
Owslcy, Parmenter, Pendle,on, Pope, Powell Ram
sey Randall, Randolph Ridgway, Rodney, Russell,
Saltonstall, Sanford, Sergeant, Smonton, Slade,
Smith, Srigg, Sanly, Stokeey, Strat,on, Stuart, j.
B, Thompson, r. w. Thompson, Tillinghast, To-
land, Tomlinson, Trumbull, Underwood, Van Rcns-
selaer, Wallace, E D. White, J. l. White, T. w.
Williams C. ii. Williams, J. l. Williams, Winthrop,
Yorke, A. Young J. Young-l06.
NAYS-Messrs. Afford, Arlington, Anterior,
Banks, Beeson, Bidlack, Boyd, Aaron v. Brown,
Milton Brown, Charles Brown, Burke, Sampson II.
Butter, William Butler, William O. Butler Green
W. Caldwell, Patrick c. Caldwell, J. Campbel, w
B. Campbell, Carulhers Chapman, Clifford, Clinton,
Coles, Daniel Garrett Davis, Richard d. Davis, Will
liam c. Dawson, John B. Dawson, Dean Deberry,
Dimock Doig, Eastman, John c. Edwards, Egbert,
Torrance, Gamble, Gerry, Gilmer, Goggin, w. Q.
Goode, Gordan, Graham Cuisine, Habersham, Har-
Hunter, Ingersoll, Jack, w C. Johnson, Gave John
son. John w. Jones' Isaac D. Jones' Kcim, Andrew
Kennedy, Mallory, Marchand, A. Marshall, John t.
Mason, Mathews, Mediil, Meriwether, Miller, New
hard, Nsbet, Oliver Partridge, Payne Pckens, Plum
err Profit, Rayncr, Reding, Rencher, Rhett, Riggs,
Rogers, Roosevelt, Saunders, Shaw, Shcpperd, Sny-
der, Sellers, Steenrod, Summers. Sumter Taaierro
Triplett Turney Van Buren,, lard Warren w ash
ington, Wattcrson Weller, Westbrook, J. w. Will
liams l.. Williams, Wise-ll0.
Thus the House refusing to adopt the rules Of the
last session. either with without the 2lst have now
placed themselves in the state of disorder and
dsorga which existed at the first day Of tie
session.
n During the day innumerabe questions and discus
on points Of order took place, VIII oh omitted
The House adjourned at eight o'clock.
IN SENATE,