The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-07

&, Which MIR. BAssAsD had proposed TO amend b,
instrueting the committee 10 rIort TO this House
wh all convenient despatch, the prime psl aud mate
rial facts IA relation 10 the fine imposed on Genera
Jackson al New Orleans by Judge Hail. and the OPT
nion OF said committee upon the material question
OF Law involved in the imposition OF such fine, sne
the acts leading thereto"
MIR. ADAMS, this morning, submitted the follow
ing amendment, VIZ:
| Strike out all after the word ResoIpsd,n and in
sert That The Committee on the Judiciary To whom
has been referred that part of the Message of the
President OF United States at the CONNIE u,ent OF
The session, which recommends the reimbursement OF
ihe nue. imposed on General Jackson by the district
court OF the United States at New Orleans ia March
1913, DC instructed 10 report, within - days, an
amendment, TO be proposed TO the bill No. SOB, now
IN Committee Of the Whole on the state of the Uni
on, which shall make the bill ooniormable TO the re-
commentator Of The President ioifhout designing
any objection on the judicial tribunal tohch in.
posed the fine" And that the said committee
do further report their opinion whether the de-
claration of martial law by General Jackson
at New Orleans, was within the competency of his
Official power by the laws of war, without violation
of the Constitution of the United States and if so,
whether his Imprisonment of Dominick A. Hall Judge
oil The district court OF the United States and his ar
rest and subsection Of Louis Loualier, a member of
the Legislature OF the State of louisiana to trial
Tor his lie by court martial appointed by General
Jackson himself were usti6abe acts of martial law
ana not abusive exercises of despotic and arbitrary
power And also their opinion whether, by the pas
sage OF tins act, according to the recommendation
IN the message OF the President the sanction of Con-
gress VIII be given 10 the principle that those acts of
General Jackson belong 10 that class of cases in
which punishment may well be restrained within
that limit which asserts and maintains the authority
OF The law, and the subsection of the military to the
civil power"
Mr.. ADAMS said he offered the amendment, so
mil min Ia in, rI-
anco with the paragraph in the Presidents annual
message, IN relation to the subject, and which
Embodied IN the resolution and without design to
reflect on the judicial tribunal which inflicted the
fine lie then addressed the House and was follow
ed by
Mr. C. }. INGERSOLL, who spoke for about ten
minutes, IN reply, and until the expiration OF the
morning hour
MIR. EVERETT called for the orders of the day
Mr. lNGERSOLL expressed desire TO conclude
his remarks.
The SPEAKER said that the gentleman could do
SO only by general consent
Mr. EVERETT objected.
Mr. lNGERSOLL moved suspension Of tue rule
prescribing the order of business
a The yeas and nays were taken and the result was
yeas 81 nays 70-not two birds.
50 the rules were not suspended.
This being day set apart for the consideration Of
the private calendar,
Mr.. EVERETT moved suspension of the rules,
for the purpose Of proceeding with the consideration
of the bill TO repeal the Bankrupt law hut the mo-
ton was negatlved-ycss ll3, nays 90-noi two
thirds.
On motion of Mr.. GlDDlNGS, the House resolved
itself into Committee ofthe Whole Mr. J. c. CLARK
in the char,) and took up the private calendar.
w hen the Committee lose various bills reported
to the House, and read third time and passed
among which wcre an act for the relief of the heirs
OF legal representatives of Major General De Kalb
deceased, add bill making an appropriation to pur-
H.. ID ~ L.. -.
vhPour bath in the United States hospitals.
And The House adjourned,