The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-14
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Mr.. STANLY presented a memorial from Mr..
Poindexter in relation to charges made against
him in connection with the New York Custom
House investigation.
On the motion of Mr.. ADAMS resolution was
adopted requesting the President to commun-
cate TO the House, if in his opinion not incom-
patbe with the public interests, copies of the
Quintuple treaty relative to the suppression of
the slave trade, together with copies of the Pro-
test of Lewis Cass and of the correspondence
between him and this Government relating to
this subject.
Mr. PENDLEToN moved to amend the rules by
inserting a rule empowering the Committee OF
the Whole to take the vote on any question al
the will Of the majority.
call of the House was ordered, and the pro-
ceedings on it were suspended, and motion to
lay the resolution of Mr.. Pendleton on the table
was carried by vote of 102 to 81.
Mr.. CowAN moved to re-establish the one hd1lr
rule A motion of Mr.. McKeon, to lay the sub
ect on the table, was negatived. Mr.. Cowan's
resolution prevailed by vote of 10S to 81.
Mr. MEDlLL offered resolution instructing
the Judiciary Committee to report bill TO re-
fund to- General Jackson the fine imposed upon
him by the District Judge of the United States
in New Orleans. A motion to lay the resolu-
ton on the table was negatived, and the resolu
ton was laid over, as it threatened to produce
debate.
A motion to take up the Apportionment bill,
as amended by the Senate, was carried. The
questions to be discussed were the changes in
the number for each representative and the prin-
ciple allowing an additional member in every
case where the fraction exceeds one half of the
ratio Of representation.
Mr. EVERETT, on account of the urgent neces-
sity of disposing of the bill, moved the previous
question on the adoption of the Senate amend
ments, and refused, on the request oil Mr.. Adams,
to waive his motion.
The motion for the previous question was un-
successful, and Mr.. Adams, obtaining the floor,
insisted that the House should adhere to its
own rate of apportonment, though he agreed TO
the principle of representing the large fractions,
and he proposed amendments in consonance
with his views on both points.
His speech commenced the debate and he was
followed by Messrs. William Cost Johnson,
Pickens, &c.
In the Senate, Mr.. WOODBURY. presented the
credentials Of the Hon. Leonard Wilcox, elect
ed Senator by the Legislature of New Hamp-
shire, to fill the vacancy occasoned by the resig
alton Of the Hon. Franklin Pierce
Mr.. Wilcox was again qualified, having held
his seat heretofore under the appointment of the
Governor of New Hampshire
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented memorials from
printers and publishers residing in the city of
Philadelphia and It's vicinity, suggesting to Con
gress the proper mode of laying tariff on for
eign books, and expressing unanimously their
aversion to an international copyright law. Mr..
B. said that the memorial in his opinion, con-
tanned conclusive and very powerful argu-
ment upon the subject, in support of their
views; and he was happy to learn that the Ju-
dietary Committee had unanimously come to
the conclusion that it was inexpedent to pass
such law. On his motion, the part relating to
the tariff was referred to the Committee on Man
ufactures, and the other part to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary. Also, sixteen memo
rails, very numerously signed by practical
tailors of Philadelphia city and county, repre-
senting that, since the passage of the Compro-
mise act in 1888, and the act OF the LIST Of June,
1s4l, the competition of foreign workmen in
ready made clothing had injured their business
in great degree and they, therefore, ask Con-
gress to impose specific duty of fifty per cent.
on this manufacture as less than that amount of
duty will not protect them. Also, four memoir
ais, stating that there is not suficiency of spe