The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-02

could proceed. from THIS decision an dppedi
was taken, but the appeal was laid on the table
ayes SO, noes So. The subject then gave rise
to debate but was laid over.
Mr. Fillmore, from the Committee of Ways
and Means, reported bill making appropria-
tons for the payment of navy pensions. Mr..
Underwood introduced bill TO divide the State
of Kentucky into two judicial districts, which
was referred TO the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
Mr.. Cowen moved reconsideration of the
vote by which the bill for the relief of Farrow
and Harrison was ordered TO be engrossed.-
After debate, in which Messrs Clifford, Cow
en-, Everett, Roosevelt, John w. Jones, Cor
don and Underwood participated, the motion
was agreed to. The vote on Mr.. Underwood's
amendment to the bill was then re-considered,
and rejected. The question recurring on the
passage Of the bill, Mr.. Medill opposed it at some
length, and the question being taken, the bill
was rejected-Yeas Al, nays SO.
Mr.. Andrews moved that the House adjourn,
but several communications from the President
of the United States having been received, a
disposition was manifested that they should be
presented to the House. and the motion TO ad-
journ was rejected.
motion was then made to reconsider the
vote by which the bill for the relief Of Farrow
and Harrison was rejected. Mr.. Cooper, OF
Pa, moved an adjournment, which was reject
ed Mr.. Stanly moved an adjournment, upon
which the yeas and nays were called amid cries
of Now we will see who wishes to suppress
the truth" and the motion was rejected-ayes
Al, nays 80.
Mr. Hopkins asked leave to offer resolution
that whenever the House finds itself without a
quorum it shall be the duty of the Clerk to pub
fish the names of the absentees in the city pa
pers The resolution was objected to- Mr..
was rejected
The Speaker observed to the House that
there were several Executive messages on the
table and they would be presented if there was
Speaker invite objection 2" The Speaker re-
piled in the negative, but as they were volumi-
nous, it would occupy considerable time
Cries of let us have them. Mr., Wise then
moved that the messages of the President be
presented to the House. Mr.. Andrews OBJ
jected. Cries Of Now who wishes TO sup
press Who are the suppressers y Mr..
Wise moved a suspension of the rules, as
he wished TO see who were for suppressing
information. Mr.. Andrews said if the docu-
| ments were presented he should insist that the
whole of them should be read through. Mr.
Russell moved an adjournment, which was re-
jected. The question was then taken on sus-
| pending the rules, and the vote was, ayes 70,
noes g.
| No quorum voting, Mr.. Arnold moved an adj
journment, which was rejected Mr.. Wise
moved call of the House, which was ordered
ayes IS, noes 46 The clerk then com
menced calling the roll, but had not proceeded
far, when Mr.. Fillmore moved that the call be
suspended, for the purpose OF laying the docu-
| ments before the House, but this being objected
to, the call proceeded and 10Y members an
| swered to their names. The absentees were
then called and 1879 members answered to their
names
| Upon Mr. Fillmore's suggestion, ali further
procee dings under the call were suspended, and
| Mr.. Andrews withdrew his objection TO the pre-
| sentation of the message The Speaker then
| submitted message from the President of the
United States in reply to resolution OF the
! 29th instant, accompanied by a report of Messrs
| Kelly and Stewart, and another Of Mr.. Pondex
ter, commissioners appointed to investigate the
affairs of the New York Custom House. The
message of the President having been read
Mr.. Wise moved that it be printed with all
the accompanying documents for the use
Of the House. In the course of some
remarks in support of this motion he
vindcated the President from the charges
and insinuations which had been thrown
out bv members, that he had designed
or desired suppression of any portion of the
testimony collected by the commission. He as
serted that the Presidents desire was that the
uhole truth should be elected; and that a
document which aspersed the character Of
men in high standing should not be per-
mitted to be published, unless the counter
report, with the testimony on which it was
based, was also placed before the public He
commented with much severity on the indi-
rect, if not, surreptitous manner in which the
report of Mr.. Poindexter was placed before the
House. which he said was unexampled in the
history of our legislation and in reference to
the extract from the Presidents letter, which
had excited so much comment, and been so
grossly misrepresented, said that he only de-
sired the publication of the letter of Mr.. Poin-
dexter, TO which 1t was reply. He demanded
the publication Of that letter. as an act of justice
TO the President After some further remarks
by Mr. Wise, he renewed his motion to print
the message and all the accompanying docu-
ments. Mr. Underwood then obtained the