Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-28


and, bring taken, resulted as follows
| yeas 10, na,s SO. ..i
/ So the amendment was rejected.
\ And the question recurring on .h'
orig NAL resolution of The committee Civ
| ing authority to send for persons AM
H papers
i Mr. Hunt, Of New York, nsked th'
II yeas and nays f; which were ordered
Il Mr.. Adams held brief conversation
with the Speaker, scarcely heard b,
\ The Reporter, but which WINS nndersioo,
u have reference 10 iha point whelhe
II al opportunity Of addressing the House
on this subJec, was finally cu, of,
H When Mr. Kennedy, Of Maryland
rose aud appealed 10 tho courtesy I"
he House TO suspend The operation o
he previous question, in order that Tia.
venerable gentleman from Nlnssac hus"ii,
Mr. Addn'-) might have mn opportunity
"f submitting u few remarks. That
gentleman had been endeavoring two ni
three weeks ~ Shiain ,he floor, but had
n"i been successful. Aud he (Alr X
Ihou. 1T II would b. no more than an nrI %
rnnn"D generosity 10 u" AR him The
grn'lripan would no doubt pledge him
sell Ia renew The demand for the pre-
.ions question, lf required.
The Speaker said that the unanimous
consent ollhe House, would in this stage
Of The business, be requisite.
Mr.. Dromgoole said il could not be
done.
Several other objections we're made.
indicating The hopelrs~ncss Of "A general
c"nsrnl i"r any such purpose.
Here the conversation ended.
MIR Elmrr moved that the resolution
be laid "n the table.
The yeas and nays were asked and
ordered aud, being taken, resulted as
follows Yeas ~, nays "a.
80 The resolution was not laid on the
table.
Nr. Ramsay called for the realing
Of the resolution, which was again read
And the question iErn REQUIRED and
was taken "n Us adorilnn, and 'he v.ir
resulted as l"liows Yeas 10 nays II
)" the resolution io seud Tor persons
and papers WAS ddOpied.
Mr.. Ila,d'n moved reconsideration
Of the vote, and moved the previons
question on his motion to reconsider.
MIR, Burke desired 10 know what
would he The effect of u motion To lay on
the table ? Would il carry the orig .aaI
resolution with it ?
The Speaker (Mr. Boyd pro TEN.
said It would not.
Mr.. Burke submitted the motion.
Mr.. Adams again expressed his desire
,o speak
Mr.. Hardin offered To withdraw his
demand for The previous question, II the
gentleman from New Hampshire MIR.
Burk") would withdraw his motion TO
lay on the table.
Mr.. Burke declined to do SO.
Mr.. Cave Johnson asked the yeas and
nays on tho motion 10 lay on the table,
winch were ordered.
Mr.. Dickinson made another inefiec-
'nal attempt to procure a hearing Ion
Mr. Adams.
Mr.. Adams said, Very well I; he should,
he surpassed, get IN opportunity to speak
when the report OF the committee should
come in. His object in desiring the
ilnnr was TO endedvor to convince the
House that this power to send for per-
sons and papers ought not to be granted
To The committee.
MIR. Weller, remarking that the
House was thin, especially on The side
To which he belonged, moved that there
he call of The House, and asked the
yeas aud nays which were ordered I;
and, being taken, n,wcre yeas Sc, nays 81.
So The call of the House was ordered.
The roll was called, and l64 mem
befs answered TO their names.
A motion to suspend proceedings on
the call was rejected.
The names ol The absences were then
called, and III members appeared to be
present
A molion hv Mr.. Vance 10 suspend
proceedings on the call was again re
jecied
The doors of the Hall were then
closed, and excuses were offered, some
OF which were received and some re-.
jrcicd
Aud, finally, after several inc fTeciual
Efforts Ia lha, rud, further proceedings,
beyond The point stated, were suspended.
And The doors Of The Hall we've again
opened.
The question then REQUIRED and was
taken oH the motion oi Mr.. Eurse To lay
ON the table the inoiIon 10 rc.consldrr,
and the vote stood Yeas 80, nays II. !
So The motion Ia reconsider the vote
by which The resolution had been adopt
ed, m0s laid on he table.
NJ fHl>on moved that the House
rrs"lve ns-lf into "a Commltee of The
W hole on the state of the Union, with
u 'i"w in take up the bill, under consld
rrnii"n yesterday, io renount the second
regiment al dragnons
Mr.. Adams asked Mr.. lIaralson ioI
waive the motion 10 enable hun Mr.. A. u
10 inquire al the chairman oi the Select
Committee on The Rhode Island memo
Iial (Mr. Buikri when hc proposed Ia
the rcs"lull"n referred tn on
former day, {, e. n resolution calling on
the President ior information ,
Mr.. Bmkc vas understood ~ say, hr
would offer II on the first occasion on
which II Iuight b" ~ order
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