The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

| cluded ms remarks IRON last week
| The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MONDAY, Feb. 10, Is44
| Prayer by the Rev. Mr. TmsLEY.
| The CLERK then read the Journal Of Saturday
| after which
The SPEAKER announced that the first business
In order, was 10 call the States for petitions.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Mr.. ADAMS presented several petitions Of pub
lie and private character, which were appropriately
disposed Of
Mr.. ADAMS presented also petition praying
Congress to acknowledge the law Of God. &c.
Mr.. BEI.SER raised the question Of reception.
Dir. CAVE JOHNSON moved to lay the motion OF
reception on the table.
Mar. ADAMS demanded the yeas and nays, which
were not ordered.
The question then REQUIRED upon laying the mo-
ii IN of reception the table, and it decided in
the affirmative.
Mr.. WINTHROP read the contents Of several
petitions, which came within the rules.
Messrs. KING, GRINNEL.L, and PARMENTER
severally, presented petitions, VIII oh were appropr-
aieiy referred.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. BURKE presented a memorial of the Demo-
cratic members Of the Legislature of Rhode Island,
in relation to their present State Constitution and
moved that il be referred to select COMMITTEES of
FIVE. Upon which he moved the previous question.
Mr.. CRANSTON called for the reading Of the Pc
tition
II was read BY the Clerk.
The question then required upon second to the
previous question, and
Mr.. BURKE called for tellers, which were or
dercd.
Messrs Winthrop and HARRISON were appointed tel
lers, who reported 76 in the Affirmative and g. in
the negative.
So there was a second.
The question then REQUIRED upon the main ques-
Mr. CRANsTON demanded the yeas and nay.,
MIR. BARNARD called for the reading OF the pa
per.
Mr.. WELLER objected, because the paper had
been once read.
MIR. BARNARD Insisted upon its being read.
The SPEAKER decided that, rs the paper had
been once read the motion could not be entertained
except by the unanimous consent Of the House.
Mr.. SAUNDERS moved to lay the paper on the
table.
MIR. WELLER demanded the yeas and nays;
which were ordered.
The CLERK called the roll, and the following is
the result-yeas s., nays l44.
SO II was not laid upon the table.
The question then REQUIRED upon the main ques-
ton, upon which the yeas and nays had been preyi-
ously ordered.
Mr.. BURKE moved to modify his motion,
| The SPEAKER decided the motion to be out OF
order.
Mr.. w. J. BROWN made report from the Com
miitee on Enrolled Bills
Mr. CAMPBELL said he differed with the Chair,
and referred him 10 the decisop Of Speaker Hunter
on the New Jersey question.
| The SPEAKER said the gentleman was mistaken,
and as the man question about being put,
the modification would change that question, and
the House would be called upon to vote different
question than the upon which the main question
| had been ordered.
The CLERK then called the roll, and the following
is the result-yeas 1903, nays GO.
| SO the main question put, and decided in the
| Mr. BURKE presented another petition, which
was appropriately disposed Of.
Mr.. SEVERANCE presented petition praying
| Congress not TO adm, any State in the Union
which tolersles slavery.
| Mr. BELSER raised the question Of reception, and
| The House refused to receive 1t.
Mr.. SEVERANCE presented several other peti.
tons, which were appropriately disposed of.
! Mr.. HAMLIN presented several petitions, which
were appropriately disposed OF.
| MIR HAMI.lN also made report from the Com
mitee on Elections, in relation TO holding the cleo
4 ton Of President all dav throughout the
country, which referred 10 a Committee of the
Who on the state Of the Union, and printed.
Petitions were presented by Messrs. Parmenter
and Winthrop.
Petitions we're ,evcrally presented by Messrs. Dill
lingham, Foot, and Collamer.
CONNECTICUT.
Petitions we're sevcrally presented by Messr,
Stewart and Simons
| Petitions were sevcrally presented by Messrs
Beardslcy, Fisk, Hungerford, Seymour, MoseIy, Ty
Ter, Barnard, Carroll, Patterson, Cary, and Hunt
which were appropriately disposed OF.
Mr RATHBUN withdrew from the files Of tn,
House the petition Of John Vaudeville.
Pennsylvania.
Petitions were sevcraly presented by Me.srs
Dickey, G.. NJ. Reid Foster, Brodhcad, Bidlack
Hays and G. J. Inger.ol which were appropriated,
disposed o.
Petitions were sevsraly presented by Messrs Hop
kins, Chiffon, Summer, Taylor, Steenrod and At
kinson, which were spprop lately disposed Of
NORTH CAROLINA.
Petitions were severally presented by Mess,s
Ci'ngmsn, Debery, Rsynu, and Mckay which wer.
Appropriately referred.
SOUTH CAROLINA
| Mr.. CAMPBELL presented a bill in relation II
convey ancing and dcv,siog property for places o.
worship IN the District Of Columbia, which was res,
the frs, and second time, and referred to the Commit
tee on the District OF Columbia.
Petitions severally presented by Mcssrs
WOODWARD and BURT, which were appr, pri
aely referred.
| GEORGIA.