The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-16

ton. from Mr. FEssENDEN, Va. taken up and

tons from Mr.. FEssENDEN was taken up and
passed.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Indiana, moved that the
Committee ofthe Whole should be discharged from the
further consideration of the bill TO regulate the sales Of
land in certain Cases.
After protracted debate, the second section, on
motion Of Mr. MORGAN, was struck out and the
bill hen passed
Mr.. OWSLEY submitted resolution which was
adopted calling for information in relation 10 the pos
sbIe reduction Of theI number of clerks in the Land
Office
Mr.. BARNARD called up bill amending the ju-
dical system of the United States and moved it be
put on its passage at once
Mr.. BLACK objected.
On motion of Mr. BARNARD, the rules were
suspended that the bill might be taken up; and was
then passed
Mr. REYNOLDS wished to take up bill extend
ing the dement, OF the pension laws to certain revou
tionary soldiers. Objection was made His motion
to suspend the rules was negatived.
The regular business of the morning hour cali
ed up. This was the report from the Committee on
Indian Affairs.
The previous question had been already demanded,
and be yeas and nays had been asked ordering the
main question.
Mr.. IRWIN moved to lay the whole subject on the
table. The yeas and nays were ordered on this mo-
ton The vote stood yeas 81, nays les
The main question was then ordered, So voting In
the affirmative and So in the negative
The amendment, inserting Heads of Departments
in the first resolution offered by the committee, was
carried without count
The question then the amendment proposed
by MIR. Everett which, in lieu of the three resolutions,
inserts only which declares the assigned
by the Secretary, for not furnishing the information
required, to be unsatisfactory to the House. On this
amendment the yeas and nays were ordered, and the
vote stood yeas g., nays l04.
The question required on the adoption of the reso-
utions offered by the committee.
Mr.. IRWIN called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered
Mr.. PROFIT called for division of the subject,
so that the vote might be taken each resolution Sc
parately.
MIR. WISE asked to be excused from voting. He
approved the abstract proposition in the first resolu-
ton, and would vote for if it stood alone but he
could not vote for it when put in connexon with the
others. He was excused.
The first resolution was adopted by vote of l42
to 10.
The second resolution was adopted by vote Of "a
to 81.
MIR. PROFIT asked if it would be in order to
amend the third resolution by striking out the word
request" and inserting command"
He was informed that amendments were not then
in order
The third resolution was adopted by vote of 30
to So.
Mr.. YORKE asked if the morning hour had not
expired,
Upon being informed that it had, he moved re-
consideration of the vote by which the bill providing
for lost horses was rejected The motion prevailed.
The question required on the passage of the bill.
The bill was passed after brief debate.
Mr.. ARNOLD moved that the House should go
into Committee of the Whole. He wished, he said,
to have his bill taken up. The motion negatved
Mr.. COWAN moved to take up the orders of the
day-the private calendar.
MIR. EDWARDS of Missouri, proposed the consi-
Iteration of the bill providing for the claims of
tain companies of Missouri volunteers called out by
Governor Miller
Vhp auhiac txuoo dohof h., A
STANLY, and BUTLER, of Kentucky.
Mr.. ARNOLD made some remarks on matters in
general and his own bill in particular, and succeeded
in provoking severe retort from Mr. Fessenden on
q matter of personal collision.
On taking the question, it was found there was no
quorum
And, motion of Mr.. LINN, the House adj
jOuried.