The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-01

Protest Of the President IN It's appropriate place.
| MIR THOMPSON, Of Indiana, raised point oil
| order. -,
| The House by solemn resolution had already rc,
fused TO enter the Protest the Journal and II could
not its own act now by simple vote TO amend
| the Journal.
The SPEAKER ruled the proposition Of Mr.. WISE
to be out Of order.
Mr. WISE appealed from the decision.
Mr. McKENNAN moved to lay the appeal on
the table.
But, before many names had been called, Mr.. WISE
withdrew his appeal, remarking that he did so Tor
fear OF endangering the loss OF many bills the pas
sage of which all deemed important
After the loss of much time from the dlfhcui'y
of obtaining quorum, the joint resolution IN reta-
ton to claims &c. was called up by MIR. CowEN
The vote being taken, and thre was no quorum, a
call OF the House moved and the yeas and nays
ordered on the motion.
The vote standing, 100 in the affirmative and 10 in
the negative, further proceedings were suspended, as
1t appeared quorum was present.
MIR. COWEN was understood to withdraw his mo-
tion for taking up the joint resolution.
Mr.. STANLY moved to discharge the Committee
of the Whole from further consideration Of the bill
in relation TO the testing of steamboiIers.
After the adoption Of an amendment proposed by
Mr.. WISE, the bill was passed
Mr. FILLMORE moved to go into Committee of
the Whole, expressing the intention of calling up the
| Fertilization bill.
| The House accordingly resolved itself into Com
| mitlee OF the Whole and took up that bill.
That bill having been disposed of the bill for
rying out the treaty with the Wyandot Indians was
| next taken up.
On motion of Mr.. MALLORY, the bill establish
ing depot for charts sc. was taken up; and with
| out debate,
On motion of Mr.. NEHEMIAH, laid aside to be
reported
| MIR. KING called UP the bill fixing the grade and
| pay Of engineers in the navy.
After being amended, on motion of Mr. WISE, it
was laid aside to be reported.
The committee then and reported the bills,
and they were concurred in reported with the ex-
cepon of that for carrying out the treaty with the
| Wyandott Indians, which was amended.
MIR. BARNARD moved to take up the bills lying
on the table, for their third reading
They were accordingly taken up and severally dis
posed of, some being passed and some laid the
| table.
The most important was that extending the neutra-
lily law
| motion was made to lay it on the table.
| On this motion it found impossible to obtain quo
rum, though, as the last resort the yeas and nays
were demanded.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr. BoARpMAN in the Chair
MIR. WISE moved to take up the bill for establish
| ing school Of instruction in the Navy.
Other bills were proposed by MIR. McKENNAN
and others; and tellers were demanded in order to
ascertain whether there quorum. II was
| found that there was none.
| MIR. UNDERWOOD moved that the Committee
| should rise and eport the fact.
| Mr.. THOMPSON, of Indiana, moved to go into
Committee of the Whole and take up the bill for the
support of the penitentary in the District of Co
lumbia As it was found that quorum was wanting
various motions ensued. The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole, and took up the bill, Mr.
BoARpMAN in the Chair. After few moments the
| penitcntary bill was reported and passed.
| debate then arose on resolution submitted to
allow to Mr. Smith, of Virginia, pay from the time
L. -, he r.ckt Df v.,,n
| Banks to take his seat a member of Congress.
When the vote was taken the adoption of the re-
solution, it was found there was no quorum. call
of the House ordered, when l24 members were
! found to be present.
The resolution then adopted.
| Mr.. J. r. INGERSOLL after a fewprefatory re-
marks, again offered the resolution granting the same
allowance to the clerks, messengers, &C., of the
House granted at the long session of the last
Cong es. The previous question was ,dered on the
| resolution
| Mr.. BLACK moved to lay the resolution on the
| table.
| On this motion, a count being ordered, it was
| found that there quorum.
| On the adoption of the resolution again it
certained there was no quorum.
| Mr.. CUSHING submitted an explanation on the
| subject of the report made by Mr. Davis, of Ken
lucky in the Of the removal of the clerk Sy
tel, and presented to the House the following letter,
which, with the deposition of the Hon. Isaac G. Bates
ordered to be printed annexed the report of the
committee:
WAsHINGroN August g. 1912.
Mr.. HUBBARD and myself were sureties at the
Bank of the Metropolis for H. L. Kinney, person
from the West, better known to Mr.. Hubbard than
myself, on a note for $4,000
In this note had not particle of interest, any
more than Mr.. Hubbard, but it was my luck to be
first endorser.
Kinney went of, leaving the note unpaid. Mr..
Hubbard took it up at the bank, and called me, as
he had the right to do, to pay it to him. remember
that person by the of Sylvester brought me
an order for part of the money, which was paid.
Who he was, l did not know, but supposed him bro
ker, or man of business in the city. never COM
planned or had reason to complain, of his conduct in
the transaction, nor did treat him with dscourtesy.
He was an entire stranger to me- and called only on
matter of business nor, when he was removed from
his clerkship did know, had it ever occurred to
me that he was the Mr.. Sylvester who had come to
me on Mr. Hubbards business. | take upon myself
cheerfuy the responsibility of having said to Mr.
Spencer that person IN his Department by the name
of Sylvester had published and circulated in the city
gross calumnes against me, in regard to the appoint
ment of Alexander Powell, and that thought he
ought to be removed.
repeat that at this time had not the remotest
idea that this Mr.. Sylvester was the person who had
come to me for Mr.. Hubbard nor did ever hear Of
any thing being said to my disadvantage, in any way,
by that person, in regard to that transaction. My
conduct governed solely and entirely by Informal
ton respecting calumnies uttered by Mr.. Sylvester
the clerk, in regard to Powelrs appointment. That
information direct, authentic, from the most
credible source and believed it, and still believe IT.
to be strictly and entirely true.
1t is true that Mr.. Bates called on me, but have
no recollection Of declining to read any letters which