The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-28

| pied IN the presentation OF memorials and other
preliminary questions: and nothing Of any i'm
portance had transpired, up TO the time our pa.
per went to press.
In the House, after the reading of the jour
nal OF yesterday, the SPEAKER said the first bust
ness in order was 10 call the committees for ne.
ports, and large number Of bills were present
ed, and ordered TO be printed. Mr. LEONARD
made a report from the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, accompanied with re-
solution au horizins the Doorkeeper 10 make a
contract with Mr.. Grant for the Drummond
| light for the use of the House of Representa-
ives, which was referred TO a Committee of the
| Whole House
| Mr. BURKE, from the Joint Committee on the
Library, presented join, resolution for the fur
| nlshing OF the Journals and other public docu-
ments TO the Executives ofthe various States and
Territories, and all public institutions in the
country, which was appropriately disposed of
also joint resolution extending copy right TO
the authors of :" the Narrative of the Exploring
Expedition" which was ordered to be printed.
Mr. DEANE, from the Committee on Retrsnch-
ment reported bill regulating the pay of the
officers of the Navy, which was read the first
and second time and ordered 10 be printed Mr.
HUNoERoRD moved that $500 copi of the re-
port accompanying the bill regulating the pay of
the officers of The Navy be printed, because it
contained valuable information. The SPEAKER
said II was out OF order. He then gave notice
thai he would make that motion at the proper
time
Mr.. DRoMoooLE, from the Committee OK
Ways and Means, made report in relation 10
the late issue Of Treasury notes, bearing an in
terest upon their face, which report declares
thai they were issued in violation of law A
motion was made to print an extra number Of
copies, when Mr.. ADAMS objected, aud il was
laid over. Mr.. WELLER, from the same com
mlttee, made several reports, which were appro.
prately disposed of. Mr.. MCKAY offered re-
solution making the Tariff bill the special order
for Tuesday next, and to have precedence over
all other business pnt it was disposed of, aud
demanded the previous question. Mr.. CAVE
JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, called for tellers
TO see whether there was second who
reported II in the affirmative and GO in the ne
gatiye. So there was a second The question
then REQUIRED on the adoption of the resolution,
and Mr.. WHITE, of Ky, demanded the yeas
and nays, and the following is the result: yeas
"a, nays ~. Not being two-Ihirds, il was not
made the special order. Mr. Mckay then
gave notice, so as not 10 take the House by
surprise, that he should move on Tues
day next that the House resolve itself into
Committee Of the Whole aud lake up the Ia
riff bill, and should renew that motion from day
to day until the subject was disposed Of Mr.. ].
X. lNoERsoLL SAID he hoped the subject would
not be entertained until it was fairly discussed
and understood by the country. Here desul-
tory debate took place between Mr.. J. r. In
GERsoLL and Mr.. WELLER, in which Mr. Inger-
soil admitted that his mind was made up 10
which Mr.. Weller replied that bis mind was
made up and he believed the country was pre-
pared for it, The House then resolved Itself
into Committee Of the Whole on the state OF
the Union, and took up the bill making an ap-
preparation for the support Of the Army, and
Mr.. COLES, of Virginia, was addressing the
House in opposition TO the amendments pr3po-
sing 10 reduce the Army at the time our Re.
porter left the House.