The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

TUESDAY, March ~ 1874
Prayer by the Rev. MIR. TusroS.
The CLERK then read the Journal of yesterday
during which
Mr.. HOPKINS moved that the farther reading Of
the Journal be dispened WITH which was agreed to-
Mr.. LEONARD with the consent of tue House,
offered resolution of inquiry which was adopted
Mr. HAMLlN rose 10 a privileged question de
said in a letter of the Boston Courier, signed Pc
oroD" lac that II made TO appear that he as
IN favor of reducing the Iay of pages, &c. Now, he
Mr. ii did not open his mouth on that subject and
tue stat elnent made by that correspondent false
in every particular.
MIR. HUDSON off, red resolution asking the use
of the Hal for the Congressional Temperance So
ciety.
Ii was objected TO.
MI. HARDIN moved TO suspend the rules to AXE
up a resolution offered by him few days 40.
The question re urred on suspension of the
rules and It tecided in the negative.
The orders of the day called for by several
gentlemen.
The SPEAKER then announced that the first bu-
sness In order the resolution of the Select Com
mI,tee sending for persons and papers investigate
the facts contained IN the
MEMORIAL or TUE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS or THE
LEGISLATURE OF RHODE ISLAND
Mr. POTTER then took the floor and went into
a long hstor cal account of the Rhode Island con
lroversy and replied TO the remarks of MIR. Rathbun
aad spoke until the morning hour Expired.
Mr. KENNEDY, Of Indiana, next obtained the
Aoor, but the morning hour having expired, the re-
,soluton went over.
The SPEAKER laid before the House several Ex-
ecutive communications, which appropriately
disposed OF.
Mr. MCKAY called for the orders of the day, and
moved that the House resolve itself into q Commit
tee Of the Whole the state of the Union and take
up the bill making an appropriation for the support
OF the Military Academy.
MIR. HARPER moved to reconsider the vote 10 re-
ation TO the printing of the report of the Comni.-
sioner Of Patents
Mr.. HOPKINS asked il il was in order for one
gentleman TO call up motion to reconsider and
take IT out Of the hands of the gentleman who re-
ported it, he being abseat
The SPEAKER said the motion was in order.
MIR. HARDIN moved to la, the motion to recon-
slider on the table
MIR. STEWART, Of Connecticut hoped the gen
ueman from LIMOS would withdraw his notion until
the gentleman who moved the reconsideration of tie
vote should be present to explain his reasons
Mr.. HARDIN asked the Speaker if the motion to
lay the table should prevail, would not the docu
ment still be printed
The STEAMER said IT would not
Mr.. HARDIN then withdrew his motion to lay on
the table.
MIR. SEVERANCE advocated the printing Of the
document because 1t was of great importance to the
country.
MIR HALE asked the Speaker if the motion 10 Law
on the table prevailed would it not carry the whole
subject with ~
The SPEAKER said it would
Mr. HALE then demanded the previous question.
but ithdrew II To allow
Mr.. WELLER to state the reasons WHY he had
moved the reconsideration Of that vote lie said he
had examined the Report and found q at there was
great deal of matter in that report and that II wa
similar to the information furnished the House
by the Secretary of the Treasury, and il would he
usel a prf - nf
House had already IN its possession, and renewed the
previous question.
IAN irregular debate was continued between
Messrs. BARNARD, HENLEY, SEVERANCE
WINTHROP, and HARPER, which the Speaker
decided TO be out OF order
Tellers were demanded and ordered and Nessrs
HARRISON and GRINNEI.L were appointed tel.
lers, who reported 81 the affirmative the noes gave
itup.
SO there was a second, and the main question was
ordered.
MIR. BLACK asked if it was in order to move the
reading Of the resolutions of the last Congress- which
made the duty Of the Commissioner of P.tepts TO
report on the agricultural products of foreign coun-
tries, SC.
The SPEAKER said it was not in order.
Mr.. HENLEY asked II it was in order TO move to
rccommit the subject
The SPEAKER said il was not in order at resent
as the previous question had been demanded.
The question then REQUIRED upon reconsideration
The yeas and nays were demanded and ordered.
The Clerk called the roll and the following is the
result Yeas n, nays 90,
So the motion TO reconsider was decided in the
negative.
MIR GlDDlNGS rose TO privileged question -
lie said he moved to reconsider the vote by which
the House had ordered IS 900 extra copies Of the re-
port OF the Committee Of Ways and Means.
Mr. MCKAY inquired what had become Of his mo-
| ton TO 20 into committed
The SPEAKER said the gentleman from Ohio
rose TO privileged question.
Mr. DROMGOOLE rose and demanded the pre.
yious question.