The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-10
CMRntp=&ROenth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATINEl

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Briggs calling for information to reduction OF e1-
| uendi,ures in the New York custom house, in the
cost offurniure, clerks salaries, &c, was passed.
! Mr. LEVY also asked the unanimous consent of
the House 10 introduce resolutions calling the Sc
cretary OF War for information relating to the
affairs Of Florida
Mr.. STANLY objected. Most of the information
asked already furnished in public documents now
before the House. The Secretary Of War had his
hands quite full Of business already
| Mr.. CUSHING reported, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations bill regulating commercial inter
course with French Guayana, and bill establishing
| tonnage duties Spanish vessels. Both bills were
read twice, and referred to the Committee on the
! Whole.
The SPEAKER announced the orders of the day
! TO be Mr.. Chlttendens motion to lay on the table the
petition presented yesterday by Mr. Garret Davis for
! The repeal Of the General Bankrupt law-Mr. era
vens having moved to refer it TO the Committee on The
Judiciary with instructions to report bill repeal ng
the law, and Mr.. Profit having moved the previous
question upon It,
| Mr. G. DAVIS moved a call OF the House Or
dered.
The roll being called, "a members answered to
their names and the absentees being called, 2O3 mem-
bers found to be then present
On motion of Mr. RANDOLPH further proceed
| ngs in the call were suspended.
i Mr. FILLMORE expressed his wish tl.t his col!
league (Mr. Chttenden) would Withdraw his motion
to lay on the table, and thus permit the question to be
taken directly on the instructions when would be
members in the House opposed to arepeal otthe Bank
rupt law who were also opposed 10 laying any petit
ton the table, SO that tins motion would not bring
on test vote.
Mr.. CHITTENDEN Withdrew his motion =
MI WARREN moved to lay the instructions
the table. He refused to withdraw his motion, though
reques ed by several gentlemen.
The question on laying the instructions on the Ia
bic was then taken by yeas and nays, and resulted
yeas 80, nays ia
4 Mr.. LANE asked his colleague to withdraw the
previous question for moment TO permit him to ex-
plain his vote Mr.. Profit withdrew it Mr. l..
was then proceeding to state his views when he was
4 interrupted by the Speaker who informed him that
if any debate SHOULD arise the petition must lie
| Mr. Lane then renewed The previous question.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi earnestly and
repeatedly requested the gentleman from Indiana to
Withdraw the previous questi TO permit him to say
a few words.
Several gentlemen said No" no. and al re-
| new it then"
MIR. BARNARD asked the yeas and nays on the
| previous question; which were ordered
The House then voted that the main question be
/ now put-Yeas 100, nays 81.
i The question then being on the instructions,
I Mr.. HOWARD moved to adjourn
4 On the question Of adjournment, the yeas and nays
being ordered,
MI HOWARD withdrew the motion
4 Mr. BARNARD renewed il.
\ On motion Of Mr.. STANLY, the yeas and nays
were ordered
The House refused to aljourn-Yeas 80, nays
1877.
The question then recurring on the Instructions
! Mr.. MILTON BROWN asked If il would be in
order at the pesent stage Of the question to
amendment to the instructions.
The SPEAKER answered in the negative. The
House had already ordered the previous question -
The main question must now be put.
The vote upon the question Of instructions being
then taken by yeas and nays resulted thusyeas 49,
nays "a.
So the House voted to instruct the Committee on
Liza T,J,, all tha( Can al
Mr. GAVE JOHNSON then moved 10 reconsider
} the vote just taken.
: Mr.. BROWN moved to adjourn, but Withdrew it
before the question was taken
The House then refused TO reconsider, Ivy very
large vote, without division
The presentation OF petitions being then renewed,
in the order of States where interrupted by the adj
juurnment yesterday,-
r Mr. MARSHALL of Kentucky presented two
numerousy signed, asking for repeal OF the &c ne
: raj Bankrupt Law. He moved that they be referred
the Committee on the Judiciary, with inst ructions
$ to report a bill repeating the Bankrupt Law, -FoRrH-
, WITH.
Mr. STANL.Y objected to the word forthwith.
|, was used the New Jersey in the last Con
eress lie had hoped it would never be used in a
/ Whig Congress.
Mr. MARSHALL But this is a Locoloco Con-
gress."
), MIR MARSHALL then said that, at the suggestion
e of some gentlemen near him, he would modify his
motion as 10 instruct tne 10 report
peal on Monday next He subsequently modified il
so as to order them to report Tuesday, that being
: the regular day of the meeting of the Committee on
the Judiciary
, Mr. MARSHALL having moved the previous ques-
q ton, there was a second.
! more effort rs IRWIN said he would make one
: He therefore moved call Of the House.
! The SPEAKER decided that it was too late The
House had already decided the previous question
The motion tor call was not in order!
Mr. IRWIN then moved 10 adjourn.
Z The House refu sed- Yeas 30, nays 1913
q Mr., TIL ulNGHASr raised a question of order
The rules provided that if any debate petit
= ton il must lie The object of the rules was to
. prevent any petition from blocking the presena-
= ton o. others. The effect Of the previous question,
- and the vote to lay the table, the same as de-
q bate. The rule Itself provided for the laying the
table in case of debate His point that the pre-
sent question out oil order
!, The SPEAKER ovcrruIcd the objection.
. On tho question OF referring the petitions to Tic
= Committee the judiciary, with instructions to re-
: port bill repeating the General Bankrupt law on
! Tuesday next, the House, on motion of Mr. FILL
i, MORE, ordered the yeas and nays.
The question on thus referring and instruclnr be-
ing then taken resuted--yeas Ii2, nays 81
So the House have instructed the COMMITTEE on the
Il Judiciary to report Tuesday next bill to repeal
II the present GENERAL BA>KRupr Law.
d Mr. GENTRY then moved reconsideration
and that moved the previous question The House
efused to reconsider.
II Mr. JHON Campbell then said this +" is a
IA Great National festival. Ills the eighth of Janu
: airy. therefore move that The House adjourn.
IS General cries of order,
e MIR. STANLY called for The yeas and NAYS
$ The House then voted 10 adjourn Yeas rs
e nays 80.
Adjourned at three o'clock