The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-17
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HOUSE on REPRESENTATIVES,.
SECOND SESSION.
SATURDAY, Jan. Is.

| HOCoE VI AIlt rs,
SATURDAY, Jan Is, 1912.
Mr.. STANLY asked leave TO Introduce re.ou-
| lion authorizing The COMMITTEE on Public Expendi-
lures 10 employ clerk.
! Mr. CAVE JOHNSON objected.
| Mr. LINN asked leave TO introduce resolution in
relation TO the investigation into the affairs Of the New
| York custom house.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON objected
/ Mr. GlLMER asked leave TO introduce resolu
ton IRON the COMMITTEE on Retrenchment.
| Nh. HOPKINS objected and said that be must oh
ec TO everything out OF the regular order Of business
He was happy, IN this instance, TO exhibit proof OF
his determination, lnasmuch as the resolution CAME
! from friendly quarter.
| Mr.. GlLMEk asked that the resolution might be
read Tor information.
| Mr.. HOPKINS Obi, cted TO that also.
| Mr. LEWIS WILLIAMS also objecled
! The SPEAKER then announced the order of the
day to be the previous question pending upon The
solution (of instructions to the Committee the JI-
dietary for the extension Of the Bankrupt Law TO
corporations issuing paper money! moved yesterday
by MIR. Briggs
! On the question shall the main question be now
pu'-the yeas and nays being ordered at the call Of
Mr. Atherton,-the vote stood Yeas ! IL, nays 49,
so the House ordered the main question TO be put
without debate
Mr.. ANDREWS, of Kentucky called for the yeas
and nays Ordered.
The Instructions then rejected--yeas SO, nays
| 1903.
INC VI ptiltiOHsW uleIl resumed AT
the point where interrupted yesterday.
Mr.. BOYD presented petition from Kentucky
for repeal of the Bankrupt law. He moved to refer
it to the Committee the Judiciary, with nstruc-
tons to report bill to repeal the Bankrupt law al
t,co O'Clock This day.
4 Mr.. WINTHROP moved TO lay on the table
Various points Of order were made by Messrs.
GRANGER, IRWIN, BARNARD, and L. WILL
| JAMS, all Of which were oyerruled be the Chair
/ Mr.. CUSHING also made an objection to the pro-
. repdinp ont of order which aft
Messrs. Gushing and Irwin, and from the Speaker,
was oyerruled by the Speaker
! Mr.. CUSHING appealed. scene Of great CON
fusion followed for ten or fifteen minutes and the
almost unanimously
The House refused to lay on the table-ycas 1903,
nays ll3
/ The previous question was then seconded and
on motion of Mr.. GRANGER, the yeas and nays
were ordered on the question: Shall the main ques-
ton be now put p
Mr.. S'EANLY suggested that if the yeas and nays
were now taken it would be ttco O'Clock before the
question decided.
Il Mr.. GRANGER said they 1.-THE friends of the Bank
rupt Law, had been brought to the seyeres rules OF
order, that this House could furnish to push this
question; and he would now avail himself Of them, to
put ii off,
At the suggestion of Mr.. WISE, MIR. BOYD modi-
fed his resolution 50 to direct the Committee to
report instanter.
Mr.. GRANGER then moved to lay the modified
resolution on the table.
The House refused to lay on the table-yeas 81
nays rs.
Mr.. CHITTENDE.N moved that the House do now
adjourn
Mr. PROFIT asked the yeas and nays on the mo.
ton of adjournment Ordered.
The House refused to adjourn-yeas GO, nays l64
The question then recurring on ordering the MAR
question to be now put, upon which the yeas ant
nays had been previously ordered the House ordered
| the question to be immediately taken-yeaS ll3
mays 49,
Mr. GRANGER moved that the House do now
adjourn--upon which motion the yeas and nays were
u ordered
Mr. GRANGER rose, and after some confusion
i'll the House, with loud cries of Order and sques
tion,n made a point of order; which the Speake
overruled He then asked the yeas and neys which
were then ordered
The main question was then put, on the passage O
the Instructions, and the vote stood thus Yeas ll6
nays SO.
So the House referred the petition to the Commit
tee on the Judciiry, with instructions TO report
peal of the Bankrupt law nstan en-
A scene of most unparalleled and indescribabl,
confusion then ensued, IN which the question wa
made by Mr. WISE, that the committee must nov
report while Mr.. JOHN C. CLARK insisted tina
the House must now proceed with the call Of peti
TONS under the order previously given BY two-thrds
which could not be suspended without a vote of two
thirds.
Mr. WlSE'S pos ton sustained by Messrs
Marshall Hopkins, Gentry, Profit, and others
Mr.NLARk was supported by Messrs. Granger
Fillmore, Winthrop, Cost Johnson, and Barnard.
Mr. BARNARD expressed his willingness 10 re
port under the order of the House He had been
ready to do under the previous order of the Hou e.
ever since last Tuesday, whenever reports should be
called for.
Mr. SAUNDERS interrupted Mr.. Barnard with a
point of order and took that opportunity thrust in
volunteer report the subject, which he sent to
the table by boy
The SPEAKER, however took no notice of it. MOI
did the House.
Mr.. BARNARD resumed
Mr.. ARNOLD, in the midst of a scene of renewed
confusion, noise, and violence, secured the floor and
moved to adjourn.
On this motion, the yeas and nays being ordered
the vote was-yeas 81, nays lis.
The SPEAKER gave his decision that the Chair
man of the committee must now report.
Mr.. CUSHING appealed.
Mr.. FILLMORE also appealed, and contended
that il must require vote of two-thirds to set aside
the established order, He referred to the odolls
New Jersey case, and to the recent decisions of the
! Speaker himself in support of the appeal
/ Mr. WELLER moved the previous question
Mr. BORDEN moved to ad Iourn The House re-
fused Yeas 81, nays l07.
The SPEAKER then gave his reasons
After many more inquiries and much confusion
the House sustained the decision of the Speaker
yeas l0l, nays 81
MIR. ANDREWS moved an ad ouInment.
| MIR. PROFIT asked the yeas and nays; ordered.
| The House voted to ad joum. Yeas, l0o, nays l02
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