The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-22
CONGRESS-FRlpAy.

CONbREoS-FRlDAY
In the Senate, after the reading of the Jour
nal, and the transaction of some business of mi
nor importance, the bill making an appropriation
for the Navy Pension List was taken up, and
Mr.. PHELPS spoke al great length in favor Of the
bill up to the time our paper went 10 press
In the House. after the reading of the Journal
of yesterday, Mr. BRoDHEAD presented resou,
tons Of the Legislature Of Pennsylvania in re-
lation to the Tariff, which was disposed
of. Mr.. MoCLELLAND presented resou ions Of
the Legislature Of Michigan, against the reduc-
ton Of duty on railroad iron, which was appro
priately disposed Of After desultory debate
on the first business in order, TO save the time
Of the House, Mr. HAMLIN withdrew his reso-
luton offered yesterday; and the House then
| took up the resolution offered by Mr.. WELLER,
10 print $4,000 extra copies of the report Of the
Committee Of Ways and Means in relation to
the Independent Treasury and the previous
question was demanded, and, upon a count, no
quorum voted.
Mr.. DRoMoooLE moved call Of the House.
and tellers were called for to see whether there
call of The House, and it was decided in The
negative. The resolution Of Mr.. WELLER was
then adopted by the following vote: yeas los,
nays 81. Mr. GARRETT DAVIS moved suspen-
sion of the rules 10 offer resolution amend
ing the rules of the House, making it the
duty Of the Clerk 10 call the roll OF the members
every morning, and 10 place the name Of The
absences upon the Journal The yeas and
nays were demanded and ordered, and the fol-
lowing is the result: yeas S5, nays Sc. SO the
rules were not suspended. Mr.. WENTWORTH
offered resolution to print 10 900 copies of the
report oithe Committee on Foreign Affairs in
relation TO Oregon, which was agreed TO. The
House then took up the resolution of the Com
mlttee OF Accounts in relation TO regulating the
furnaces in the Capitol and it was agreed TO
Mr.. M. BRows offered resolution, calling
upon the Secretary of the Treasury for infor-
nation in relation to the amount Of public mo.
ney lost to the Government by the State
banks, and the amount lost by the United State,
Bank, and moved a suspension of the rules to
entertain II, and demanded the yeas and nays
which were as follows: yeas "a, nays "a. So
the rules were not suspended. The SPEAKER
then announced the first business in order to BE-
to call for reports from select committees Mr.
DRoMoooLE then presented report, accompa-
MED with resolutions, condemnatory of the re-
solutions Of the Legislature of Massachusetts,
in relation to Federal representation, affirming
that sound policy and patriotism dictate that the
compromises of the Constitution should be
faithfully adhered TO.
MIR. ADAMS moved a call Of the House. and
IT was decided in the negative. Mr.. ABBorrose
aud SAID he did not know how the report had
been made, because he had not been notified to
attend the committee. Mr. DRoMoooLE rose,
and read the notification, which he as Chair
man OF the select committee, had sent to the
different members, all Of whom had been mott
he'd except Mr.. Amor, who was sick, and
Messrs. BREseLE and STRONG. who were alb
sent at the time from Washington and that
the report was unanimously adopted by the
committee present The question then recur-
red upon ordering the main question, and the
following IL the result yeas us, nays5l.
The question then recurring on the adoption Of
Ihe resolution. Mr.. PARMrNTrR moved roay the
subject on the table, and demanded the years
and nays, and the following is the result:
Yeas AZ, nays 1873. Mr. DRoMGooLr then
moved TO suspend the rules until the sul ject
was disposed Of, which was agreed to. The
question then REQUIRED on the adoption of the
first resolution and the result was yeas l5s,
nays IS. The question then REQUIRED on The
adoption Of the second resolution, which was a.
follows yeas l27, nays al. SO both Of The
resolutions were adopted. Mr. HoPKlSs then
moved reconsideration, and it was decided IN
the negative. The House then proceeded to the
orders of the day
~ Sound the tocsin !! JoHN WHITE, JOINS
p. KENNEDY and THOMAS L. CLNGMAN, all
Southern Wings voted against the last resolu.
ton, which sfirms that it is sound policy to adj
here a tho n 10