The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-06

I In the House after The reading Of the Journal o
Saturday, Mr. ADAMS rose to make correction o
the Journal He said that the letter of the Secreta
ry OF State, in answer to call the House, densC
that there were errors in the returns of the Sxti
Census; and moved TO amend the Journal by striking
Out the words shat no gross errors" had been de-
teeted lie said this was the most extrsordinar,
communication that had ever emanated from tina,
Department, and that there were gross errors in the
returns of the Sixth Census, and that the communi.
cation contained gross misrepre. sensations. lie said
'ha' Tue country would become a laughing stock Ia
the world from the misrepresentation Of the Score
'ary Of State, who is now plotting war with Eng
land and Mexico. The SPEAKER informed Mr.
ADAMS that the communication, on its merits,
could not be debated. Mr.. c. J. IseEssoLL re-
Piled TO MIR ADAMS in yindcation of the Secre-
tary OF State, and said that the proposed
amendment Of the Journal should not be made Mr..
HoLnEs said that the House had called upon the Sc
cretsry Of State for information in relation to the
Sixth Census, and he had replied to that CALL stating
that no "gross errors" had been discovered in the
returns, and he hoped the House would not make the
proposed amendment Of the Journal upon the mere
pse DIRT Of the gentleman from Massachusetts,, (Mr
Adams) Mr.. II. said, if the statements were true,
land in his mind there was not doubt) in relation
to the comparison between the number of idiots in
the negro population of the free States and those Of
the slave States, enough TO cause the gentle
man, with all his humanity, to blush. The SyEAKxR
sdmonished Mr. Holmes that the question was not
debatable.
Mr.. WELLER then arose, and demanded the previ-
Gus question, and there was a second Mr. ADAxs
demonded the yeas and nays, which were order.
ed The Clerk then called the roll, and the follow
ing is the result; yeas a. nays 1876. So the motion
was decided in the negative. Mr.. Mckay moved a
suspension of the rules for the House to resolve it.
self into Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union. Mr.. ScHEscK moved to amend the Jour.
nal by inserting the whole communication of the Sc
cretary of State on the Journal, which was decided
in the negative. Mr.. SAUNDERS, from the select
committee, made lengthy report in the of the
late disturbance in the House. between the Hon. John
White, of Kentucky, and the Hon. MIR. Rathbun, Of
New York, accompanied with resolution, turning
over TO the civil au hority William s. Moore, who
shot of the police of the Capitol; and demanded
report be laid upon the table and printed.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON called for the re ding Of the
report, VIII oh was read by the Clerk Mr.. WHIrE,
of Kentucky, asked the Speaker if he entertained the
previous question in a which involved the priv
lege of two members' The SrEAKER replied in the
affirmative Mr. WHITE requested Mr. SAUNDERS
to withdraw the previous question, to al ow him to
correct an error in the report which he believed was
intentional Mr.. SAUNDERS withdrew the previ-
Gus question, and Mr.. WmTE took exception TO that
part of the report which says he used the language
attributed to him in low tone OF voice. MIR. SAuN
DERs replied and said the evidence justified that
clusion. MIR. WHITE protested sgains that conclu
son, and renewed the previous question upon the
solution, which was econded Mr. CAVE JOHNSON
demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered,
and. the Clerk was calling the roll when our Reporter
left the House.