Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-01-22
From the Baltimore american.
TWENTY SEVENTH CONGRESS-.
WAsHtSeToN, Jan. Is, lS4l.
HO1rSE OF pEppESts NATIVES

Mr.. GUSHING oil Mass. gave notice nf his in
tenon to debate this question of instructions, but
was informed ,ha, the previous question had been
ordered
MIR. IRWIN raised the poin, oforder, whether the
mover of resolution could, without taking his seat,
move also the previous question.
The SPEAKER decided. and rcferrad to prece.
dents in support of his decision, that member ha-
wing the i,oor, and question of reception having
raised at the time Of the presentation of petition,
nigh, move the previous question.
Mr.. FEsSENDEN inquired if il dill no, require
s.uspcnsion Of the rules, by vote of two thirds,
to interrup, the orders OF the day-but was inform.
ed that these instructions part of the regular
business,
Mr.. WINTHROP moved ,ha, the whole matter
he laid on the table.
Nj. GUSHING appealed from the decision of the
Chair, tha, il was competent for the member,
before taking his srat, to make two motions, and
snid that under this decision the most ojious pei.
lions might he thrust upon the House. Tho
SPEAKEK'S decision was sustained wi,hou, d.
| vision,
Upon the motion 10 lay the whole suIjec, on the
table, the yeas and nays called, and were yeas
lO2, noes ll3; so the motion 10 lie on the table
rejected.
Tae previous question REQUIRED (upon the reso.
| n,on) and was seconded without division,
Upon ordering the main question, the yeas and
nays were called f,r-this calling being sustained.
Mr.. STANLEY rose, and pointing to The clock
(Which told the hour to a,) said ,ha, before the
yeas and nays could he called the resolution TO re-
| port at o'clock to,day would be an absurdity.
Mr.. BOYD then modified his resolution that the
! Report tc made inSianier.
Mr. GRANGER then asked-Is the resolution
modified!
The SPEAKER. Its.
! Mr.. GRANGER-I move to lay it on the table,
Mr. G, appe led to, to let the House come to
vote. bu, answered, 'So," ave have had The rules
ofl,g sation applied with strc,ness - US, take
them back again yourselves" The yeas and nays
we're ayes 81, noes | Is; so the motion was lost.
A motion frr adjournment here made; and
the yeas anI mass taken up it were, ayes GO noes
l6i.-So the House refused to album. The
que ton was-sha! the main question be now
put yeas and nays agiin-ayes ll3, noes SO.
So the House decided that the main question
I should be now put.
A motion made for adjournment, AMI the
yeas and nays were called for, and ayes 81
noes I45.-So the House refused to adjourn.
Mr. GRANGER rose to a question of order and
that wa wheher, the instruction having been mo-
fed (Iiecting the Com nittee on the Judlci ry
l. to report for,hwh) the resolution did not require
I vote of two thirds to pass it,
The SPEAKER apprehendcd not
Mr.. GRANGER (s keeping his place upon
the noJr) must bow then TO the decision of the
Chair.
j. Cues of"queston, "quCstion, ""order," order
. aud great commotiOn.
Mr.. GRANGER said when gentlemen were
. done, he would 90 on. He then asked for yeas
. and nays and they ayes ll6, noes 90 So
- the House decided to call for the Report.
Mr.. J. &. CLARKE moved to proceed with the
orders Of The day, which were petiti,ns.
The question of order raised whether the
House except by a vote Of two thirds, could sus-
pend the reception of petition. from the States.
About tu enty gentlemen rose, one after another
with various motions, some insisting upon the Re>
port from the Commi,tee-o,hers that ilstanter
- did not mean that the Committee should not have
lime to retire their room, and proceed with rea
p, sonaJh delay in this matter.
= Question of order now pied one upon ano-
;, iher and chaos eiGned supreme.
NJ ARNOLD Of Tenn. having obtiined the
door moved an al urnmcnt, the yeas and nays
were gone through with. and ayes 81 noe
of Il3 81 the House refused to adjourn.
of Mr.. BARNARD, Qhe Chairman Of the Com
i; mt,ee OF the judiciary rose and said that h
had held himself ready for some time, to make th
report which the House had just called for insta'l
all ter.-Cries of make il tthen-now-now.
IT. Mr.. b. continued, No, will not present th
nj Report until the Speaker decides that it is th
next business in order,
Mr. SAUNDERS Of n. c. Zone of the Commit
e. tee the Judiciary then sliL, that one Of h
", Committee who had been ordered to report, h
would DO sa. One OF The little boys took the p,
nd per f6om his hands and carried it to the table.
he Mr. BARNARD said, he awaited the Spe .ker
an decision. Great tumull.
se The SPEAKER sald in that in the preseT
he condition of the House, he was reluctant 10 sa
Fly what should or should m, I've DONE hu, be woul
NJ call the attention of gentlemen TO thing, an
est that was, that whatever might he his decision,
&C. could be appealed from, and then, as now the M
iOriilJ w,ull lsele the Uhals m ,tier. ,,nler A