The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-31

there was no quorum.
A call Of the House then ordered.
On the roll beng called, lao members answered TO
their names
On the motion to suspend further proceeding son
the CALL 60 voted in the Affirmative, and 40 IN the ne
gative.
Again no quorum voted, and tho doors closed.
The call was continued for the receipt oil eh-
cuses
On motion of Mr.. WISE, further proceedings on the
call were suspended
A message was received from the Senate stating
that that body had concued in the report of the Com
mitiee OF Conference IN relation TO the bill regulating
the taking of testimony in cases of contested cleo
lions.
message from the President then read pro-
testing against the report of the Select Committee ID
relation to his Veto, was read
Mr.. ADAMS briefly remarked that the report nav
ing been adopted by the House, the pro'es' was
against the action of The House. He had no PROPOSE
ton to offer indicate what should be the action oil
the House.
Mr. Bolts followed, and after few remarks OF
his own, he read extracts from Mr.. Websters speech
delivered in 1884 on the occasion of General Jack
sons Protest. la conclusion, he submitted four reso-
iuiions-three he sal he copied from those PASSED
Ia the Senate in 1884, and the fourth added by HIM
self This last authorizes the Clerk to return the Pro-
test and message To lis author
On the adoption of his resolution, Mr.. BOLTS
moved the previous question.
Mr. PROFIT raised point of order, which was
overrued.
On the second, to the previous question, the vote
being taken, it found that there was no quorum
MIR. HOLMES moved an adjournment
On this motion the yeas and nays were ordered.
The vote stood yeas AZ, nays 80.
So the House refused to ad ourn.
Mr. PROFIT moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
The motion was negatived.
Mr. HABERSHAM called for division Of the
question.
A similar call having been made also by others, the
vote was taken the resolutions separately.
On the adoption Of the first resolution, the vote
stood yeas 81, nays 46.
- On the second resolution, the vote was, yeas 50,
nays A.
On the adoption of the third resolution, the vote
stood, yeas 81, nays SO.
When the fourth resolution came up, Mr.. Bolts
said he had baen requested to hdraw it, and was
willing TO do So
Objection made to the Withdrawal
Mr.. ADAMS asked to be excused from voting.
He was induced TO make the motion on the score OF
personal delicacy. Laughter. He was not ex-
cused.
Mr. WISE also asked to be excused. He had, he
said, fear for himsef-but feeling great respect
for the Clerk, he did not wish him to fall into the
hands of MIR. James Wilkins. MIR. w. then with
drew his motion to be excused.
The question being taken the result Stood yeas 50,
nays &c. So the last resolution not carried. The
resolutions were as follows
Resolved That while this House is and ever will
be 7, ady to receive from the President all such
sages and Communications the Constitution and
laws and the usual course of public business author
ize him TO transmit TO 1t, yeti cannot recognise IN
him any right TO make a formal protest against votes
and proceedings of this House. declaring such votes
and proceedings 10 be illegal and uncons itutonal,
and requesting the House enter such protest on Its
journals.
I'D Resoired That the aforesaid protest is a breach
of privilege Of this House, and that it be not entered
the journal.
3D. Resoipsd, That the President of the United
States has light to send protest to this House
against any Of its proceedings.
4th. Resored, 1 hat the clerk Of this House be d.
recled the Message and Protest otis author
resolution authorizing the continuance of the
employ of clerks and messengers during the
cess, then disposed of.
The report from the Committee of Conference in
relation to the bill taking testimony in cases of
contested elections was made and considered. The
first division of the report was agreed to. motion
to adjourn was negatived. motion to lay the bill
on the table was also negatved The other divisions
of the report were agreed to.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD asked general consent to take
the bills fol- the Improvement of the Avenue and for
the support of the penitentiary from the Committee
of the Whole House, and refer them to the Commit
tee of the Whole the State of the Union.
Objection being made, MIR. Underwood moved a
suspension of the rules. Tellers being ordered the
House was found without quorum
Various motions were made, and finally the House
was compelled to adjourn account of the want of
quorum.