The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-06

MT WHITE, oil Indiana, presented memorial sign.
ed, II was stated, by 5000 Quakers in the State
Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio, who dscsimed being
Abolitoni'ts, stating that they had separated them.
selves from that party, in opposition TO The annexa
ZION OF Texas. Mr.. BERRIEN raised the gues,,o,
oil reception, upon which debate sprungu p. FL
naily the memorial was received and laid uoon IN.
table, which was all the business done at the time
our paper went TO press.
In the House, after the reading of the Journal Of
yesterday, MIR. HAMLN offered a resolution calm,
upon The Commissioner of Public Buildings TO state
IN what manner the $4,000 appropriated for the fur
h'shing oil The Presidents Chamber in 1910, ex.
pended. II was objected to- Mr. HAMLIs moved !
suspension oil the rules and demanded the yeas and
nays, which were ordered Mr. PRATT said he
won give the information if the gentleman would
withdraw the resolution Mr. HsmLn said he would
/. the gentleman would give the necessary inform,
ton Mr.. PRATT gave the information, and MIR
HAnLlN Withdrew his resolution The order.
of the day were called for and The Speaker (Nr
WELLER IN the CHAIN announced the first bu sine.
IN order Ia be the resolution awarding the seat in the
eon'ested election between Messrs. Bolts and Jones
TO the Hon. }. w. Joncs Mr.. NEwroN said. AS Mr.
Bolts was anx Gus 10 be heard the bar of the House
he moved the subject be informally passed over No
objection being made, the Speaker laid before the
House several Executive communications; which
were appropriately referred The bills on the Spcsk.
err table were then read the first and second time
and appropriately referred. Mr. SAU.DERs from tho
Committee on the judiciary, rerortedtwo bills which
were appropriately referred. Mr.. }. W. DAVIS called
up the lesoluon authorizing the Clerk 10 pay for
certain newspapers ordered by The members which
was agreed 10 almost Unanimously. The standing
Committees then called for reports and several
were presented and referred. Mr. HoPKrss called for
the orders Of the day.
Mr. MclLvaNr moved suspension of the rules, to
enable the committees 10 be called through for re-
ports. Mr.. IioLsEs to question of order, and
said after the call had been commenced it was out of
order TO stop until the committees were called
through. The Speaker Mr.. WaLLrRl decided
otherwise. The question then required on the
Suspension Of the rules, and it decided in the ne
gatiye The orders Of the day then taken up;
and the resolution awarding the scat to J. W. Jones
was read also the resolution pos,poning the consd-
GRAFTON OF the subject until to-day (mado by Mr.
Sobenck,) and granting leave to Mr. Bolts 10 appear
at the bar Of the House. Mr.. HopKM, moved that
The rules of the House in The present case be al
herod to. MIR. PRrsros KrSo asked If the one-Aour
rule would be in force
The Speaker decided in the affirmative MIR Gan.
6Err DAVIS appealed from the decision. "A desuL
tory debate upon this point of order arose, 10 which
Messrs Wmrnnop, Horsrss, Hale, GAHsrrr ia,
VS., H'nLIs ADAM, and J. X. IserRsoLL took part
Mr.. JAMESON then demanded the previous question
upon The appeal Mr. Coss moved to lay the sp.
peal on the table, and Mr. BARNARD demanded the
yeas and nays, which were ordered. hlr WIS.
rhHor called for the reading Of the original resolI
lon' which was read by the Clerk. The Clerk then
called The roll and the following is the result yea,
luz nays 10 So the appeal laid upon the toLIe
Mr. Pkrros, Of Tennessee, moved TO correct the re-.
port oil the lntegencer in justice TO his
whom the report represents as Federslist He
said he hoped the correction would be made il JUS
ice to that gentleman. lie also made a correetion
in relation to the application Of hi, remarks to Mr.
CAVE Johnson, when they were intended for BIZ
other colleague Mr. ASDsrw JOHNSON. Mr.. Az
DREW Johnson said the remark. Of his eolleagu,
were just as nappcable to him as to hi, other col
league and that his proposition was simply 10 amend
his remarks by substituting the name Of "ANpurv.
Tor CAVE" lie then asked his colleague IL the re-
marks applied 10 him as being "rntoR," was sp-
Pi'co III oeiisionf MI friros replied IN the negI-
tive in gentlemanly and satisfactory manner
MIR. PSrsTos kmo also made an explanation
Tie said, in the remarks Of the gentleman from Ten
nessee, It rs there stated that some one Of the New
York delegation ad sid that James X. Polk would
not receive the vote Of but one State, and that W..
South Carolina. This declaration was sveepfn,
one, and applied TO the whole Of that delegation and
he called upon him to name the individual, and cx.
pressed an opinion that the assertion was not war
rsnted by the facts. Mr. X said he had The mo,
unbounded confidence in the American Domocrscy
and that in November next the hill and valley. Of
this vast Republic would rorerbcrate with tho
shouts Of victory and acclsmston, OF the noble.
hearted, iror-ncryed Democracy OF the VIII lie ur.n
from the centre 10 the utmost oxtromities 0f us
countryside North, the South, the East. and ne
Wesl-in favor OF the prime pie. Of that party srd
the stsndsrd-boarer. selected to bear aof the nozzle
emblem Of the country, Inscribed thereon the prrr.
piles Of Liberty and DeIocracy The other preIIm..
nary propositions submitted IN the contested election
was then disposed Of and Mr.. Borr. arose end ,fyl.
Gated his claim to the seat which he had oon,cs.,
and he was speaking when our Reporter leG us
House.
NAv,L-Tho u s. frgate Potomac arrived
Pensacola on the 2Gtb ult. fro Gaveston-all well
on board.
The U. S. brig Lawrence, Commander Gardner
bound 10 the Yves Indies, dropped down from DE
Norfolk navy yard on Tuesday, and anchored 90
the Navy Hospital