The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-25
CONGRESS

In the Senate the morning hour was occupied in
the reading Of the Journal Of yesterday, and the
transaction of other preliminary business which
all that was done at the time paper went to press
In the House, to-day, after ihe reading Of the
Journal of yesterday, Mr.. J. r. ISGERsoLL moved to
correct the Journal. He said that, on yesterday,
when the motion made to lay the memorial, pre-
sented by the gentleman from Louisiana, (hlr. La
branche,) in relation to the annexation Of Texas
the table, he voted aye " but he perceived that his
vote was not recorded. The correction was made
The further consideration of the motion to
reconsider the vote in relation to the printing
OF the evidence in relation TO the contested
election between Messrs. Jones and Bolts was
postponed on the motion of AIR. NEWTON, TO
Wednesday next. MIR. SLipELL offered resolution
stopping all debate at o'clock the bill for the
settlement of land claims in the States of louisiana
Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois; which was agreed
to. Mr.. PRATr offered joint resolution authorizing
the Commissioner Of the Public Buildings to enclose
and improve the public square for the erection of
national monument. 1t was objected to. He then
moved suspension of the rules and, upon dvi.
sion, they were suspended. The Clerk then read the
resolution the first and second time and il ref
red to Committee Of the Whole, and ordered TO be
printed. Here a message was received from the
Senate informing the House that that body had pass
ed several public and private bills, which read
by their titles, Mr.. PRATT offered resolution in
relation to the public buildings. twas objected to.
was decided in the negative
MIR. PR.TT otfereI a joint resolution Authorizing
the Commissioner of Public Buildings to remove the
building from over the statue of w Washington, &C, T.,
which was read the first and second time. Mr.. Hale
moved to amend The resolution, by striking on, the
words and that there be cree ed railing around IT,"
The Speaker said the motion was out of order Mr..
Bower then moved TO lay it on The table which WAS
decided in the negative The resolution was then
rea ! ; and Mr. HOLMES said he was in favor OF re-
moving the naval monument TO the Navy Yard
where il properly belonged, and I, place the statue OF
Washington in its place. Mr. J. r. lScERsoLL dis
sented from the views Of MIR. Holmes in play ful
manner and sa3 tina, the statue had become perfec,
locomotive, while the original was stationary in all
its original beauy. The resolution was farther de-
bated by Msssrs. HaLs, WINTHROP, PRArT, and C.
| ]. IsoERsoLL. Mr.. WINTHROP then moved TO refer
the subject to a select committee, with instruction.
to select a permanent location for the sta
tue, which, upon division, was agreed TO. Mr.
TsBArTs offered resolution stopping all debate, on
Monday next, at O'Clock, on the bill in relation TO
steamboats,; which was objected to. Mr.. TIsBArr'
moved suspension Of the rules, which was decided
in the negative. MIR. WrsTwoRrn presented a me-
mortal very unique in its character, from Joe Smith,
the W-xpon prophet, in relation to Oregon and Tex
as. 1t was read by the Clerk when Mr.. J. r. IsorR-
soil objected 10 its reception. MIR. WENTWORTH
then moved that the rules be suspended for the House
to resolve itself into COMM tee Of the Whole on
] the state of the Union. Mr.. KENNEDY, of Maryland
demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered
and the following IS the result Yeas 10, nays SO
So the motion was decided in the negative which
was all the business done at the time our Reporter
left the House.