The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-09

posts school for instruction in such things as APP
pertain to the naval service under the direction OF
the Secretary of the Navy, who shall assign to the
sand schools officers, professors of mathematics, and
other persons belonging to the naval service as may
be proper for conducting the same and shall be a-
thorzed to appoint and employ in each OF the schools,
one or more teachers of foreign languages The
schools to be devoted to the instruction OF acting
midshipmen, and midshipmen preparing for exami-
nation, etc.
MIR. WILLIAMS preferred that the object designed
by the bill should be confined to single school.
Mr. ARCH was of the opinion that the suggestion
of the Senator would not give much satisfaction as
the plan proposed. 1t the intention of the Secre
tary of the Navy to establish these schools at Ports
mouth, Newport, New York, Gosport, and one at
some suitable place in the Western country.
Mr.. BAYARD said that midshipmen received in
strucons board of the receiving ships at Norfolk
and the design was simply to employ the teachers,
now paid by the Government, at points where their
services could be usefuy directed.
After remarks by Messrs. CALHOUN
KING, ARC HER, ALLEN, CHOATE, SMITH,
of Connecticut, SEWER and BUCHANAN,
Mr. SIMMONS said thai, there was objection
to the number of schools he would suggest that three
schools be established instead of five, proposed by
the bill
Mr. CALHOUN would prefer that school on
y be established, he supposed that there would ne
be more than fifty midshipm there at one time.
Some central situation might be seeced-say at the
Rip Raps, where ample accommodation could be at
forded.
Mr. ARCHER was about to propose several amend
ments, when
Mr. KING suggested that they had better adjourn;
to which
Mr. ARCHER assented, and the Senate then ad-
journed
In the House, Mr. MASON, of Ohio, submitted
the following resolution, and moved the previous
question on II.
ResolDed, by the House of Representatives., Ohe
Senate concurrng therein) that the President of the
Senate and the Speaker oftheHouse of Representatives
be directed 10 close the present session OF Congress
by an adjournment of the respective Houses on Mon
day, the 22d day of August inst, at o'clock r. M
of that day.
Mr.. MASON also offered resolution directing
the clerk of the House to distribute to such members
as have not received them such books as were disrl-
buted to The members of the last Congress Provided,
the resolution should not be so construed to author
ize the reprintng of the books.
Noise and confusion SO great prevailed in the
House, that remarks made by Messrs. SMITH, of
Virginia, MCKAY and JOHNSON of Tennessee,
could not be understood.
1t was ascertained, however in the course of the
that Mr.. SMITH offered modification
Of the proviso prohibiting the further printing of
books.
The modification was ruled out, and, on the
luton at the call of Mr. SMITH, the yeas and nays
to74.
On motion of Mr. HALSTED, the House went
into Committee of the Whole, and took up the bill
regulating the taking of testimony in cases of contest
ed elections.
The first section, which directs the proper officer
in each State to transmit lists of the members elect
and the clerk to prepare his list from them pass
ed without further debate
The second, which makes provision, in case Of ne
glect of the State officer, was struck out, and
e NJ. Al L.
sttute adopted:
And be it fin Their enacted That if such officer or
board shall neglect to perform the duty required of
them by the preceding section, it shall be the duty of
such clerk to receive, in lieu thereof such determine
ton, CO omission or proclamation, or duly authent-
Gated copy of the same, from the member elect, and
to pref are his list accordingly but no other evidence
of return shall be received by said clerk autho
member to take part in the organization of the
House.
The bill was read through till the 18th section was
reached, which provides the punishment of conuma-
cious witnesses at the discretion of officers named in
the bill with the restriction that the penalty shall not
exceed fifty dollars fine or thirty days Imprisonment
or both.
Various amendments were proposed by Messrs.
HABERSHAM and BOLTS, and prolonged dis
cusson ensued.
The section was passed by and the reading of the
bill continued to the twentieth section, which
amended, after debate, by striking out the follow
ing words at the commencement: When an cleo
ton is by general ticket in any State the whole State
shall be deemed Congressional district within the
meaning of this act" The last section was amend
ed by inserting after the words in case the sitting
member shall be removed from his seat such
test, the following Sand the same shall notbe award
ed to any other" The section continues :" then he
only shall be paid his per diem and mileage" sc.
Mr. UNDERWOOD submitted the following
amendment, which was rejected, to the second Sec
ton:
Provided however, that before said list shall be
called over by the Clerk he shall, from the members
returned, appoint chairman, who shall take the
Speakers chair and preside over the body until
Speaker shall be elected Upon the chairman taking
the chair the Clerk shall proceed to call the roll and
those who answer to their names and against
whom no objection is made, shall be regarded
as members for the organization OF the
House. If calling the roll any be objected to-
his name shall be omitted until the roll Is called
through. If when the roll is called through, here
be quorum against whom objection has been
made then the clerk shall recur to the names objected
to and in the order which they were called those OF
the quorum against whom objection has been made
shall decide whether the person objected to shall act
as a member in the organization of the House
On motion of Mr.. HALSTED, the two following
amendments were adopted;
After the word Representatives, in the 10th line
of the first section, insert Which determinations
commission or proclamation, shall (if the State be
entitled to more than one representative designate
the particular district for which said representative
is elected
At the end of the first section, add Provided he"
1.-THE Clerk of the House, :" shall place the name of
no person said list who does not appear to have
been elected representative for sole single district
in pursuance of the act entitled an an act for the APP
portionment of representatives among the several
States according to the sixth census, approved June
25, 1912"
The committee then rose and the amendments
were concurred in. On the passage of the bill the yeas
and nays were ordered. The vote stood yeas 49,
nays 80. So the bill was passed
The report from the Committee OF Conference, on
the Army organization BILL read, and after an
explanation from Mr. STANLY and on motion OF Mr.
CALHOUN, to go into Committee of the Whole to