The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-23


comical.)
BARNARD-I withdraw the call for tellers
Mr. YoRKE-Ire renew the demand for tellers, then
sir, on that question
A VoIcE-Ayes and noes
AvoICE-No, no, no
Tellers were ordered, and resulted ayes 81; noes
So Mr.. LowELL's demand for the previous ques-
ton was seconded.
The SPEAKER-The question now recurs. "Shall
the main question be now put"
ONE OR TWO VOICES" Ayes and noes" (Roars
Of laughter)
OTHER MEMBERSHIP, no:
The SPEAKER, Qainty heard amid the din)--
Gentlemen all neutrality-suspicious.
About 80 VoTcEs-Ah-ah-ye!
SPEAKER ll-you-con'rary-No."
About 20 VOIcES-"NO-O-Oh.
SPEAKER-Ayes appear to have 't-ayes have it.
Cries of "divide-d ide-telers-no"-and great
laughter.
SrEAKER-The question now is on the adoption of
the resolution of the gentleman from Maine, Go
wEIL)
VoIoEs-Ayes and noes.-(Laughter.)
Other VoICKs-No no withdraw the call.
A VoIoK-Never, (and great laughter)
The ayes and noes were called and resulted thus:
ayes liz nays, II.
Thus the repeaers carried the day most trium-
phany, amid great laughter and much greeting and
shaking of hands between wing repealers and loco
focO repealers The Judiciary Committee having
thus received this gentle hint of liz to 81 that they
might retire. Mr. BARNARD very slowly proceeded TO
er members OF the committee. BY the by, Mr..
Barnard is one of the most gentlemanly men in the
House.
A LocoFoco-Look at Barnard. he looks like the
Knight OF the Rueful Countenance, gathering to-
gether the fragments of scattered troop.
The SPEAKER proceeded to call for resolutions,
when
Mr.. FEssENDEN, of Maine, rose and offered reso-
luton calling the Secretary of the Treasury for
all sorts of information about the removal of Jona
than Roberts -
Here is the resolution =
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be di
reced to inform this House whether any charges have
any time been preferred the department against Jona
than Roberts, late collector of the port Of Philadelphia
relative discharge of the duties said office;
have BEEN that he be directed 10 furnish copies the
same Also that he transmit to this House copies Of any
order instruction. request addressed to the said Jona
than Roberts TO remove appoint any subordinate off,
Ger Of the customs At the port Of phadeipha Also
of collector of said port and copies of all letters and pa
pers possession Of the department relating to the sub
jects embraced by this resolution,
SEVERAL VoIcEs.-Oh oh here's the story of
King Charles, the Martyr, again. Uaughter)
Mr.. PROFIT said the resolution must lay over;
as he objected, and should debate it,
A suspension of the rules was called for, by Mr.
Toland, and the ayes. and noes asked by Mr.. J.
r. Ingersoll, and again ordered for the 7th time.
Ayes lO3; noes rs. So the resolution lays over till
tomorrow
The SPEAKER had not announced the above re-
MIR. ROOSEVELT rose and said, Mr.. Speaker,
wish to vote.
Cries of &C No, no; too late"
Mr.. RoosEvELr-The House passed resolution
granting leave to the Judiciary Committee TO sit
during the session of the House: The Committee
was notified to meet; attended, and whilst alb
sent, my name was called
A MEMBER-Did you have quorum!
RoosEvELT-No, we had not aquorum. Laugh-
teE sSsx.xrn-1tbink the gentleman has . right to
vote.
RoosEvELT-So thought, sir
CLERK-James A. Roosevelt.
RoosEvELT-NO.
Some Others of the same Committee then re-
corded their vote, and the result was announced
above.
Mr.. BURKE, Of New Hampshire, offered some re-
solution from his Legislature, miserably low, that
many members cried out, What's the man talking
about %
Mr. HUDSON, of Massachusetts, offered resolu-
ton that the Committee of Ways and Means
quire into the expediency OF paying Massachusetts
the money she spent in the last war. daughter
Mr.. Cosr JoHNsoN-I should like to know what
war, sir?
AvorcE-The Revolutionary war. Uauqhter.)
CosT JoHNsoN-I shall move, sir, to include Ma.
ryland in the same category with Massachusetts.
Laughter)
MEMBkR-And all the States. Nspghter.)
The resolution amended by Cost Johnson, was 4
adopted.
Mr.. TlLLINeHAsr, of Rhode Island, then offered
resolution to instruct the Judiciary Committee TO
report proviso in the bill they had Just gone out to
report to the effect that the repeal should not affect
any who had commenced proceedings in bank
ruptcy prior to the passage OF the Repeal Bill.
Here is the resolution -
Resolved, That the Committee the Judiciary, who
has been instructed to bring in bill for the repeal of the
addition to and part Of said bill frovdsd however,
that this repeal shall not extend to- affect
which at the time this act into Effect shall be pending
before court to proceeding which shall have
been legally commenced, and which shall then be pro-
gres udei and by virtue of the act thereby repealed"
This motion created great excitement, and the
Il. H..
we started from this morning"
Mr.. CLIFFORD Sharply)-Th Mr.. Speaker,
move to lay that resolution on the table.
THLrNcnAsr- Looking rather iercey at At, Cliff
fork)-And call for the ayes and noes. This re-
suited thus Ayes, 60; nays, 1l2-7O lodged the
question. -+.-,..
SrRAxER-The resolution is not laid on the
table.
sGreat confusion and excitement here existed. It
was three o'clock.
SpEAKER-( Indistinctly .shall-main---
voIcEs-Yeas and nays. (Roars of laughter.)
Cries of "No no! Adjourn adjourn =!
SpEAKER-Many-favor -nays-rise-not-
VolcEs-Tellers! tellers! Adjourn. adjourn -
SpEAkER-G Gentleman many-favor-orde
-please-rise-nO t-sufficient-up. Increased
laushter)
VorcEs-Good-n enough-a djourn-dinner-
adjourn.
SpEAKER-Many-favor question-ayes.
MANY -"Ah-ah-ayew
SPEAKER-Contrary-no
Two VoIcEs-No! (Laughter.)
R-Mauy-favor-resolut passage.
NEARLY ALL THE HoUsE-"Ah-ah-sye!" (The
members standing and laughing and winking at the
ladies' in the gallery, of whom there were many
very lovey)
SpEAKER-Contrary-no.
ONE VoIcE.-No.
SEvERAL-Adjoum! adjourn!
SPEAKER-Gentlemen-m any-adiourn-aye
ALL Observation-Disclosures (Roars of
Laughter.)
SpEAKER- Ths-House-adjo
So, if this is not travelling round in a circle all
day. I do not know what is. The House was in ses-
sion three hours; the ayes and nays were called
eight times; this takes 70 minutes each time five
minutes for prayer and reading of the Journal leav
inp exactly IL minutes for all the ahoue au;na