The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MONDAY, Dec. H. l8t3
The House was called to order at IL O'Clock, when
the Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Thursday
last, after which
Mr.. ADAMS rose and said from the reading of the
Journal that it appeared that the memorial of Mr..
Bolts, which he had presented was merely laid upon
the table, This not his motion-he moved that
it be printed and referred to the Committee of Eec-
tons, and moved an amendment of the Journal 10
that effect
Mr.. CHAPPELL announced that his colleague,
Mr. Stevens, Of Georgia, was in attendance, who
qualified and took his seat.
MIR. NEWTON rose and made motion similar to
that made by Mr. Adams.
MIR. BARNARD rose and objected, and said there
other business having precedence over all other
being the Protest Of the minority.
MIR. VINTON rose and begged to be excused from
serving the Committee of Elections in conse-
qnence of i'll health He was excused accordingly
Mr. JOSEPH R. INGERSOLL made NOTICE
referring subject to The Committee on Naval
Affairs, the purport Of which was not understood
Mr. BARNARD objected.
motion made to refer the unfinished business
of the last Congress to the appropriate Committees
Mr.. BARNARD objected.
Here a Message from the President of the United
States was received
The SPEAKER decided the motion to amend the
Journal to be in order.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Miss made some inquiry Of
the Chair which was inaudible, in relation TO the
true aspect Of the question before the House. and
went into explanation of what he conceived to be
the true question.
The SPEAKER decided that the true question be-
fore the House the motion of Mr. BaRxARp as
amended by Mr.. GnMER.
Mr.. BARNARD said he differed with the Chair
but he perfectly content to take his decision al
the question before the House
The SPEAKER here gave his opinion a, large AZ
to the true question before the House.
Mr. BARNARD called for the yeas and nays O,
the amendment of Mr.. GnMER, and the following i
the result-yeas 124, nays "a.
So the amendment was agreed TO-
The question recurring upon the resolution a
!, amended
A motion was made by Mr.. HAMBLIN to amep
!, the resolution by offering substitute.
Mr.. THOMPSON made an inquiry of the Chair
;, to what would be the effect of this amendment
Mr.. WINTHROP said this was a kind of expung
> ing process 10 anticipation he spoke at great engt
in opposition 10 such course, as being bad prece
dent, raught with DANGER and called for the yeas an
nays, which we're not ordered
. Mr.. GILMER said he believed the House was en-
gagged in useless business. He believed the pape
+, vas read rreguarly and placed upon the Journal
that manner, to which he did object But if the ger
, tleman from New York wished the record -
protest, that il might go down to pos,erity, "a
!, for him to pursue would lie to bring
in a direct manner and then he would vote Tor Id
: but to this indirect proceeding he did object
Mr.. HAMBLIN spoke against the motion of M,
> Barnard, as amended by MIR. Gilmer, and in favor
his amendment, denying the right Of the protest to
recorded on the Journal, because it was irregular an
the mere privata opinions Of gentlemen, to which b
. did object becoming part and parcel of the Journ:
of this House, which a record of its proceeding
and not OF the private opinions Of gentlemen whc
had not been received; here he offered his amend
y ment to bring the question TO direct test
Mr.. BARNARD said he would be glad
D crafty the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. CT
mer; but he could not He said the gent
y man was Of The opinion that the Protest four
its way upon the Journal in an irregular manner, b,
fJund Us way upon the record by slmotion, di-tin
IN its character, to amend the Journal
Mr.. GlLMER rose and made an ex planaton, ar
said he uld not have voted TENTATIVELY upon his pr
q position, because he believed there was no error ia
Journal from the fact that his Protest had not bee
'e received by the House, and suggested the cour
q which had pointed TO relieve the House fro
its embarrassed position, and bring tho subjec, dircc
d ly sf fore the House.
Mr.. BARNARD rcjoincd, and said hewshed d