The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-24


The CLssx Their read the Journal oil friday.--
The SPEAKER announced the special orders Of
the day. being the
REPORT ON THE RULES.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE rose and Withdrew his mo-
iion 10 recomm the report with Instructions, ana
then Offered amendments to the report, and moVsd
that they be printed.
The reading Of the amendments was called for,
MIR. WINTHROP rose to gu, stion of order
MIR. CAMPBELL suggested modification.
MIR. DROMGNOLE said that, alter the amend
ments were printed IT would then be competent iof
the House to receive any modihca tons and he then
moved that the subject be postponed until Tuesday
| next
Mr.. ADAMS opposed warmly and zealously the
motion of Mr. Dromgoole, and hoped when the House
should come to vote that II would be taken on
each rule separately, aud moi in the lump as pro-
posed.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE said he had adopted the pre-
sent because it the most intellgible and
that he was moi disposed to evade any direct vote.
Mr.. SCIIENCK asked the Chair if the previous
question would not bring the House to direct vote
The SPEAKER said il would.
MIR. SCHENCK said that he anxious that
the venerable gentleman from Massachusetts should
give his views at large and he did not believe that
there was more favorable opportunity But as Inc
time Of the House had been occupied for some time
was anxious that it should be settled at once he there
fore moved the previous question: but before he sub
United II, he would make few remarks and said
that he opposed TO the 25th rule in every shape
and form.
The SPEAKER said the merits of the report
could not be debated, the question before the House
being postponem of the subject.
MIR. SCHENCk said that he debating the
question to postpone, and commended that the amend
ments Of the gentleman from Virginia do not change
"A, u, Of nnAn thAra W. m
difference betwixt "tweedledum and tweedledee )"
he was prepared to vote and that was the r, a
why he had called for the previous question, but
withdrew II to allow
Mr.. HOLMES to make few remarks, who said
that he favor Of the right OF petition but that
right ceases when it becomes crime; and he did
not whether the rule was rejected or adopted,
but he opposed TO its being postponed because he
was anxious to the Northern Democrats and the
Southern Wings brought to direct vote upon the
subject.
Mr.. STEENROD moved to lay thewhole subject
upon the table, and moved a call of the House.
Mir WINTHROP asked the Chair if the question
could be entertained after the morning hours
The SPEAKER said il could not.
MIR. STEENROD said he would then withraw his
motion.
Mr.. STEENROD then moved to suspend the rules
to entertain the subject
The yeas and nays demanded and ordered.
Thd CLERK called the roll, and the following is
the result-yeas l42, hays 26.
So the rules were suspended.
Mr.. WELLER moved call of the House which
was ordered.
The CLERK called the roll-l6S members answer
| ed to their names.
| TIE CLERK then called the abscntees, and II APP
peared that there were 100 members present
The CLERK then proceeded to call the names OF
those who we're absent.
! Here a message was received from the President
| of the United States
MIR. j. w. DAVIS moved that the further proceed
ings in the call be dispensed with; which was dcci
ded in the negative.
The CLERK proceeded in the call, and when
the name of THOMAS CHIFFON was called, Mr.
| SUMMERS stated that his colleague was absent at
home on business, and upon division he was ex-
| cused.
The CLERK proceeded in the call until he arrived
at the name OF Duncan L. Clinch, when MIR. STE
| PHEss moved that he be excused because he was a.
| tending To business in the Departments, and upon
division he was not excused.
The CLERK called the roll until he arrived at the
| name of JONI p. KENNEDY, and Mr.. WINTHROP
moved that he be excused, b cause he presumed he
ndisposed, from the fact that he LETT home unwe
to end in his place here, and that he might be
well in consequence of the weather. Up"n a dsi.
sion of the question: he was not excused After the
doors thrown open, Mr.. Kennedy appeared in
his seat
The CLERK pr ceeded in The call and Mosrs G.
LEONARD, Henry Ms E. J. MoRRIs and DAupW
DICKEssoN were not excused
Mr. BLACK moved that the call be dispensed
wub and it was decided in the affirmative.
The quc.ii N then REQUIRED upon the motion OF
Mr. S EENROD to lay the whole subjec, of the
rules the table.
The yeas and NAYS having been ordered.
The Clerk proceeded in the call of the roll, and
the following is the result; yeas -, nays II2.
SO the motion TO lay upon tho tab was d, cded in
the neg tive.
Mr. c. JOHNSON asked Mr. Schenck to with
draw the previous qu sion 10 allow him to offer an
amendment, which was read
Mr. sc HENCK declined
The question then REQUIRED upon the previous qu,s-
ton, and te lers were called FOR and ordered.
Messrs. Haraison and Grnnell appon ed TEL
lers, who reported So in the affirmative and 90 in
the negative.
So there not a second
The question then REQUIRED upon the COTTON of Mr.
DRoMcooLE TO postpone the subjec, until Tuesday
next.
MI HUNT demanded The yeas and nays, which
were ordered
Mr.. WHITE, Of Kentucky, rose to a question of
order, and asked the Chair il a majority could post
pone the subject after the rules had been suspended
to entertain ~ l
The SPEAKER said a majority could postpone
the subject.
Mr.. WHITE said there wa. no use TO appeal from
that decision, because the opinion would be sustain
ed, but referred the Speaker to several presidents
which were directly at variance with his decision
The SPEAKER said there were no such prece
dents
The CLERK called the roll, and the following is the
resut-yeas 1873, nays l02
SO the House refused to postpone the subject
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON then offered his amend /
ment, which was to adopt the rules Of the last Con
gress, except the 25th rule, and that all petitions in
relation to the abolition Of slavery in the District Of
Columbia and the Territories shall be received and
Land upon the table without debate
MIR. CAMPBELL said the amendment was no, in
order because the House already had adopted the
rules Of last Congress. Several voices, ony tenn
porary ~ " only temporarily ~
The reading Of the amendments were c,Iied TO-
and the Clerk read them
Mr.. DROMGOOLE moved that the anendu,en,.