The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-05
CONGRESS-FRIDAY,

CONGRESS-FRDAY.
In the Senate, after the reading Of the Jour
nal, the morning hour was occupied in The pre-
seniation of petitions upon various subjects,
which were appropriately referred. This was
all the business transacted at The time our paper
went to press.
In the House, after the reading of The Journal.
the SPEAKER said the first business in order was
motion to suspend the rules, made Yesterday,
pending which the House adjourned Mr..
DoDGE, Of Wisconsin, asked the leave of the
House TO withdraw certain papers from the
files of The Clerk, and that they be referred to
the Committee on The Judiciary, which was
agreed to. The question then required on the
suspension of the rules, made yesterday by Mr.
WHITE, Of Kentucky, so as to make motion 10
print an extra number of copies of the report
Of the minority on the Tariff and the yeas
and nays were demanded and ordered, and the
following is the result: yeas "a, NAYS Al.
So the rules were suspended. Mr. WHITE
then moved a mobilization which was accented
by MIR. j. X. lNGERsoLL, that 10000 copies Of
the report be printed. Mr. w. stated that at
the last Congress equal number of both re-
ports were printed, but now he only asked for
half that number. Mr. THOMPSON, Of Missis-
sppi, SAID he was one Of those who voted
against the suspension of the rules, because the
minority report was not presented at the time the
majority report was made butnow il had been
presented three weeks after the majority repor,
had been made, and he presumed it was only
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gentlemen who composed the minority, made
after The report of the maj orily had been print
ed for more than three weeks. Mr.. J. II. IN
GERsoLL said the gentleman was mistaken in
his suppositions; but the report Of the mino-
riiy did express their individual opinions.
and he alluded to the report made several wears
since by Mr. McDuffie some time after the ma
jority report had been presented, and claimed
an equal privilege. Mr.. WELLER said, when
the proposition was made TO suspend the rules
to print an extra number of the majority report.
the gentleman from Kentucky, (Mr. WHrrrD
and his political friends, at that time, voted
against the suspension of the rules TO entertain
the proposition, and this was the reason WHY ne
had voted against the suspension of the rules
now; aud he did not think the gentleman from
Kentucky had any reason now to complain. af-
ter waiting three weeks to make an argument
in reply TO the report Of the majority. The
question was further debated by Messrs. ham
LIN, WBITE, and HopKNs Mr.. H.uIy then
demanded the previous question and upon a
division, there was second.
Mr.. HAMLrN then Withdrew the previous
question, and Mr.. REED, Of North Carolina,
renewed u, and 1t was seconded. The cues
tion then REQUIRED upon the motion 10 print
10000 extra copies Of the minority report, and
II was decided in the affirmative. Mr.. Han
then moved to reconsider the vote by which
the re. olutsn in relation TO the Drummond l,obt
then moved to postpone the subject until Mon
day next, and it was agreed to. Mr.. TiBp.rrs
then moved suspension Of the rules for The
House to resolve itself into a Committee of The
Whole on the state OF the Union; VIII ch was
decided in the affirmative, and the House re-
solved ltsell into Committee of the Whole on
the state Of the Union, Mr.. Boyp 10 the Char
and took up the bill making appropriations for
certain harbors and rivers
Mr. TrBBATrs moved 10 amend the bill by
striking out $4,000 and inserting 100000 for
the Improvement around the falls Of the Ohio.
and said the sum Of $50 600 was INADEQUATE 10
carry on the work Mr.. JAMESON said he hoped
his friend from Kentucky would Withdraw
his amendment, because il would be The
means Of defeating the bill. Mr.. VlNToN adyo-
Gated the amendment, and said The amount Of
$4,000 was entirely too small for the accom-
plishment of the improvement proposed. This
was all the business done at the time our Re
porter left the House.