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Iified, the resolution was adopted.

other business before the House to-day, he would
adjournment.
fCries Of" Wait for the Bank BILL &c.I
so Mr.. w. did not persist in his notion
THE CASE OF MCLEOD.
The SPEAKER announced the unfinished bus-
ness OF the morning hour to be me following Icso'u
ton, heretofore offered by Mr.. J. q. Floyd, OF New
York
Resoired That the President OF the United States
be req uesed to inform this House, if not incompa.
Bile with the public interest, whether any officer OF the
Army or the Attorney General Of the U 81 has since
the 4h of March last been directed to visit the State
of New York for any purpose connected with the
Imprisonment trial Of Alexander Mcleod and, II
So to communicate to this House copies Of the in
sructions 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.
BoARDMAH, to lay the resolution on the table
Mr.. LINN moved call OF the House which was
ordered.
tanned be present. all further proceedings on the call
were dispensed with.
And the question recurring on laying the resou-
Mr.. BOARDMAN asked the yeas and nays
which ordered.
Mr. ADAMS asked his friend from Connecticut
(Mr. Boardman,) to withdraw The motion.
He (Mr. A. had not expected to address the House
had nothing else to do just now, if he could have an
opportunity, he would submit his views upon some OF
the topics which had been introduced into the discus
sion. He therefore asked his friend from Connecti-
cut to withdraw his motion.
Mr. BOARDMAN said he had yesterday made the
motion lay the resolution upon the table, because II
had occupied the morning hour from the commence
OF the session, and he was OF opinion that the
disc ussion had been continued as long was proha-
BILE 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 ha, opiuion, and he would with great plea
sure withdraw the motion, under the expectation,
however, that the honorable gentleman would upon
concluding his remarks, renew The motion to lay the
resolution on the table.
Mr. ADAMS was undo rstood to make condition
al promise do So if gentleman desired to reply
to remarks which he MIR. A might make.
The motion TO lay the resolution on the table was
at length withdrawn.
And Mr.. ADAMS addressed the House for an hour
in most and eloquent speech upon the gene
raj merits of the resolution and the objects at which
il aimed in reply to the remarks OF some other gem
,lemen who had preceded him and in mastery vim
dication of the of Mr. Webster with reference
to this point in our foreign negotiations
AT the close Of his remarks, Mr. A with great re-
luctance renewed the motion ~ lay the resolution on
the table.
And the question was taken and decided in the
affirmative, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Landau w. An.
drews, Sherlock J Andrews, Arnold, Aycrgg, 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
ruthels, Casey John G. Clark, Cowen Cranston
Cravens, Gushing, Garrett Davis, William c. Daw-
son, Deberry, John Edwards, Everett, Fillmore, Gam
bic, Gentry, Goggin, Patrick G. Goode, Graham,
Green, Greig Habersham Hall, HaIstead, William
S. Hastings, Henry, Howard, Hudson, Hunt James,
Irwin, W illiam w. Irwin, James, King, Lane Linn,
T. F Marshall, Samson Mason, Mathiot, Mut,ocks
Maxwell, Maynard, Moore, Morris Morrow, Os-
borne, Owsley, Pendleton, Pope, Powell Profit Ram
sey, Benjamin Randall, Alexander Randall Ran
doph, Rayner, Rencher, Rdgway Russell, Salton-
stall, Sergeant, shepprd, Simon,on, Slade, Smith,
Stanly, Stokey, Stratton, Alexander II. II. Stuart,
John T. Stuart, Taliaferro, John b. Thompson,
Richard w. Thompson, Tinghas,, Toand Trip
ward d. White, Thomas w. Williams, Lewis Will
lAms, Joseph L. Williams, Winthrop, Yorke Au-
NAYs-Messrs; Arlington, Ather.onn, Banks,
Charles Brown, Burke Chapman, Clinton, Coles,
Cross Daniel, Richard D. Dayir, Dean, Doan Doig,
Eastman John G. Edwards Ferris, John G, Floyd,
Charles A: Floyd, Torrance, Gerry, VIM. o. Goode,
Gordon, Harris, John Hastings, Hays, Holmes
Houck, Houston Hubbard, IngersolI, Jack, Cave
johnson, John w Jones, Kem, Abraham McClel-
Ian, Robert Mcclellan, Mckay, McKeon Marchand,
Alfred Marshall, John Thompson Mason, Mathews,
ridge, Payne, Pumer, Reynolds, Riggs, Shaw, sny-
der, Steenrod, Sweeney, Tomlinson, Turney, Van
Buren,, Ward, War,erson Westhrook James w
Williams Wise, Wood-70
So the resolution was laid on the table.
message was received from The Senate by the
hands of A. DIcKENs Esq Secretary, informing the
House that the President of the United States did
on the LIST Of September instant, approve and sign the
bill 10 provide for taking the sixth census or enume
ration OF inhabitants of the United States, &c
Also, the bill entitled An act in addit on 10 an
act entitled an act to carry into effect convention be-
tween the United States and the Mexican Republic
Also, the JOINT resolution to provide for the dist
button Of the printed returns OF the sixth census.
Also, that the Senate had passed the following
bills:
An act to provide for the better collection, safe
keeping, and disbursement Of the public revenue by
means of corporation to be styled the Fiscal Corpo-
poraiion 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 Greenoughs Statue
of Washington in the Roundo of the Capitol, and
for expenses therein mentioned
An act to provide for repairing the Potomac Bridge,
with endment.
Also, that tho Senate had agreed to the amendment
OF this House to the fourth amendment to the bill
NoS ., entitled IAN act making appropriations for
rous Notifications, for ordnance, and for preventing
and suppressing Indian bvstiliiiesn
Mr.. RANDOLPH from the Committee Enroll
ed Bills reported that the committee had examined The
act 80 provide for the better collection safe keeping
and disbursement of the public revenue by means of
corporation be styled The Fiscal Corporation of
the United States and had found the same correct
Whereupon the bill received the signature of the
Speaker.
A message received from the President OF the
United States by the hands of JoHN TYLER jr Esq,
his private Secretary, notifying the House that the
President had approved and signed the bill to appro
Pirate the proceeds OF tn. sales of the public lands and
to grant pIe-enption rights"
On motion OF Mr.. JOHN. c. CLARK, IT was
Resoired, That no purchase OF paper for the of
the House be made until the committee appointed
hat subject report to the House the
Mr. WISE (eave having been deued) moved that
the rules Of the House be suspended to enable him To
offer the following resolution;