The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-03-26

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In the Senate. dpripg The morning hour.
aothing Of any Importance uapspired; hps .
large number Of memorials and petitions we've
presented, and appropriately referred. The
Senate then took up the joint resolution appoint-
ing the 9th Of May for the day of adjournment
Of both Houses of Congress, and il was agreed
10. This was all the business done, up 10 tho
time our paper went TO press. l's
In the House, after the reading of the Jour
nal Of Saturday, Mr.. BLACK, ofSouth Caxolua,
rose and said he had been confined to his room
for some time from sickness, and asked leave of
the House to make report from the Committee
Of Retrenchment. Leave was granted. Mr..
BLACK then presented bill reducing and regu-
latiHg the pay Of the officers of the Army, and
for other purposes, which was referred to Com
miltee of the Whole on the state of the Union,
aud made the order of the day for Tomorrow
MIR. HAMLIN then presented joint resolution Of
the Legislature Of Maine, in relation TO making
a uniform day throughout the country for the
election of President and Vice President, which
was ordered to be printed. 81 ga
Mr.. MCKAY then moved 10 suspend the rules,
for the House to resolve itself into Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union, and
upon division it was decided in the negative.
Mr.. HUNcERFoRD moved that 5000 extra copies
Of the report oil Mr. BLACK, of s. c., on retrench-
ment be printed, which was agreed to- Mr..
HALE called for the orders of the day. Mr.
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amendment Of the Constitution upon the subject
Of federal representation and, on motion of
Mr.. WELLER, it was laid upon the table. The
States were then called for resolutions, and
large number were presented and appropriately
disposed of. Those upon which debate arose
were laid over under the rules.
Mr. PETIT, of Indiana, presented resolu-
ton, allowing the use of the Hall to the Con-
gressional Temperance Society, and demanded
the previous question and, upon a division, it
was agreed to. Mr.. HARDIN offered resolution
calling for information in relation to the reve-
nue., which was objectedto. He then moved
suspension of the rules to entertain it, and de-
manded the yeas and nays, and the following is
the result: Yeas "a, nays 50. So the rules
wess not suspended. Mr.. McCLERNAND offered
resolution instructng the Committee on the
Public Lands TO inquire into the expedency Of
ceding to the States in which they lie the pub
lie lands. Mr.CLIN0MAN objected. Mr.. McCLER-
NAND moved TO suspend the rules to entertain it,
and demanded the yeas and nays, and the fol-
lowing is the result: Yeas 80, nays l3l. So
the rules were not suspended.
Mr.. HousroN offered resolution discharging
the Judiciary Committee from the consideration
of the number of persons who had taken the
incurred therein: and that the subject be refer
red to the President Of the United Ssates, with
the request that he furnish the information d.
sired, aud demanded the previous question:
Upon a division, there was . second. The
question then recurred on the adoption OF the
6rss branch Of the resolution, and il was agreed
10. The question then REQUIRED on the second
branch OF the resolution, and it was agreed to.
Various resolutions of inquiry were presented
and adopted Mr.. HocE, from the Committee
on Enrolled Bills, made report and several
enrolled bills were read the first and second
time by their titles.
Mr.. HuoHEs offered resolution declaring our
title to the Territory Of Oregon, and that it was
the duty OF the Government 10 take immediate
possession OF il, and demanded the previous
question. MIR. BLACK, of Georgia, offered, as
modification, that :" it also is the duty and inle-
rest Of the Government that Texas should be
re-anpexed to the United States, so soon as the
necessary steps shall be taken to that effect"
which was accepted as modification, and the
previous question demanded. Mr. j. r. In
sERsoLL moved 10 lay the resolutions on the ia
Bile, and demanded the yeas and nays, and
the following is the result Yeas LOG, nays
&C. So the resolutions were laid upon the
table. This being resolution day, the House
was engaged in the reception of them up TO the
time our paper went 10 press.