The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-21
House OF Reprcsent atives.

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| Framking-Ihe IsoeMty- First Rale, and the Great
| Wesfsrn Watrs-E rtravag ancr Of Mr.. Fan
Buren's administration.
| Quite an amusing scene occurred in the House
Today soon after it met. The saying of prayers
and reading Of the Journal, somehow other, did
not occupy over four minutes, when motion was
made by Mr.; --, Of Pennsylvania, TO suspend
The rules to allow hun to present resolution grant
| ing the use of the hall Of the iouse of Represen-
ratives for an adjourned meeting of the Colonization
Society tonight. The Speaker put the question on
suspending the rules, when only about IS members
were found voting
-AMrMBER.---I call for the ayes and noes, sir,
Daughter, and cries OF "No.')
The question was put, and the demand tor the
| ayes nd noes was not carried.
| SPEAKER Only IS gentlemen rising The ayes
and noes were not ordered.
MEMnER;-Was there any great dinner party
last night :? (Laughter)
GARRETT DAvIs.-I ask for tellers, sir, on the de-
| mand for the ayes and noes
SrEAKEn.-clt's too late, sir. The ayes and noes
have been refused.
Cries Of "Too late-give it up-no quorum-let's
go home-divide y
SrEAKER.-A division is called for on suspending
| the rules.
than one hundred members.
SPEAKER-No quorum voting, again Much
laughter,
G. DAvIs.-I now call for the ayes and noes, Sir,
| on suspending the rules
BLACK (of GA )-They've been refused, sir, and
| can't be called for again.
SPEAKER.-As the House has voted, and no quo
| rum, the Chair thinks they can.
| BLACKWELL, sir, then / move call OF the
| House. (Laughter)
SpEAKER.-Those in favor of call OF the House
will please to rise. About Is rose.) There Is evil
| IDENTIFY majority down.
| BLAcK.-There is not a quorum voting. | de-
mand count.
| count was made, amid much laughter.
| SpEAKER.-l4in the affirmative, and 80 in the ne
| gatlve No quorum voting.
| Here there was considerable laughter and amuse-
| ment.
| PETIT Mr.. Speaker, ,moye the House adj
quarter past II o'clock
Mr.. FRIcK.-Yes, sir and move the House ad-
ourn. Increased laughter.)
| SpEAKER-Does the gentleman insist on his mo-
| ton that the House do now adjOurn-(Laugbter.)
| FRlcK-Yes, indeed do; certainly ,Sir-( Laugh
terl
WEI1En-And call the yeas and nays on that,
| Sir. (They were ordered J.
SpEAKrn-Gentlemen, it is moved and seconded
| that this House do now adjourn, and on this ques-
ion the yeas and nays have been ordered: Gentle
men, as many ct you as are in favor of the House
,djourning, will, as your names called, answer
aye" those OF a contrary opinion will answer
no' The clerk will call The roll. Uaughter.)
| CLERK.-John Quincy ndams.
| ADAMS (emphatcally) No Increased laugh
After the roll was called, member from India
"a c lied out, 'Mr. Speaker, wish my vote re-
| corded.''
| SPEAKER Was the gentleman within the bar at
| the time his name was called
| MEMBER.-No, sir. Much laughter)
SrEAKER.-The gentleman cannot be allowed to
! vote, then.
MEMpER Il suppose I can, by the unanimous
consent Of the House. Uaughter)
| HUBS oN.-Or hadn'' you better move suspen-
| sion of the rules Uaughter)
| he yeas and nays were counted ayes, noes
l Ca q a Hnue aI,n
| SrEAKER.-The question now occurs on the sus-
ension of the rules, and on this the yeas and nays
| have been ordered.
STEWART Its hardly necessary, sir, to take the
| yeas and nays that!
SpEAKER-The Chair would remark to the gen.
teman, that the yeas and nays have been ordered,
and that the question is not debatabe.
The yeas and nays were again called; ayes 129;
| 1avs47.
| The rules were then suspended, and the resolu-
| ion to let the Colonization Society have the use
| of the Hall, was agreed. BY this time it wanted
| i've minutes. So nearly the first hour was spent
| N this way.
Mr. ADAMS called for the orders of the day.
| This the reconsideration OF the resolution
calling the postmaster for full Information about
ranking, drop letters, paid letters, &c. &C., which
| mentioned the other day.
Mr.. HorKINs Sir, have now copy of the cir
| cuIar sent by the Postmaster-Genera to the diff
erent post offces through the country, and think
that embraces all the Information that can br re-
lured
| The heads of the circular were read by the clerk.
| It calls for full return OF
Total number Of letters newspapers and magazines sent
by mail
| " " paid letters.
" " free letters iranked by postma.ter..
q" drop letters.
newspapers
| 4" Z" chargeable
Total nHmher Of magazines pamphlets and periodicals.
free nd r.
All for the month Of October last.
Mr.. HopKiNs said when these returns all came IN
rom the different postmasters, the House could
nave them printed
Information we want Sir. We wish to know how
much ranking is dope by 5000 deputy poslmas-
'er-, and by the Government and all tie different
sp,%e1s General sspsS d lis s s es
three months last year to find this out, and he can
'asily lay it before this House. Also the amount
# malliblc matter carried by private expresses.
NOW the Postmaster General has correspondent
Extensively on this subject, and he ought TO give
is the information. The whole system is wrong,
md requires reform; but let us not act wlthoutiul
Information.
The House then reconsidered the resolution; and
Mr. Patterson offered a substitute. This called on
he Postmaster General TO state to the House sy-
lopsis of all the returns made to him by the deputy
postmasters also the amount of ranking done by
Ill the Departments except the Post Oftce Depart
'nent; also the amount of ranking done by that
Depa tment, and by deputy posmasters, all over
he country, all for one year; also the amount OF
nailabe matter that went through other channels
And the amount Of postage received by every post
master for the last quarter in 1871 and 1912 This
resolution giving rise to debate, lays over.l
Tue TwevrY-FrRsT RULE.
SpEAKER.-The next question, on recommitng
the report on the rules.
Mr.. Conn., was saying sir, last Saturday, thai
hose petitioners would not, as many say be salts
led with mere reception Of their petitions. Ii
you rece We them, you must take another step; you
must hear them read. Then you must go Still a
~teo further and you must take action upon them
Il If not, the excitement will continue and another
viii never allay this excitement until those petit
ions take the same course that all other petitions
AXE. Now, we Of the South say that you must
stop this movement at the very threshold. Meet i
It once and therefore approve of my colleague
(Black) amendment to instruct the committee to