The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-06

Mr.. DRoMGOOLE said, as the question Was one
OF Judicial character, he hoped The Committee would
fss aud f'pot 10 the House that was The proper
FACE 10 debate The question, az was one oil PIN
l.ge, and because the rules declare tina all questions
OF privilege shall be settled ia the House.
Mr. CAMPBELL said be hoped il would b. debated
ntle longer, befose the Committee reported 10 the
House.
Mr., SHE vCK spoke earnestly against the Cou-
mites rising.
DROMGOOLE, BARNARD, HOLMES, aud
KENNEDY ...l
Mr. HALE made few remarks, and Jclnande
| the previous question. t..r.
Mr., HOPKINS called for icllers ON a second TO
HE previous question, which ordered.
Messrs. BuaKE aud GRISNELL appointed tel
les, ho reported 10 in the affirmative and IS in the
negative.
So the previous question seconded
Ine question then REQUIRED Shall the main
question be Put 7"
Mr.. DROMGOOLE demanded the yeas and nays
Mr.. WISE asked II the report under consideration
was The one IN relation TO the disricted States
MIR. BEARDSLEY II is.
The CLERK then called the roll, and the following
| Is The results yeas LOT, nays ~.
before The announcement, Mr. CAMPBELL rose
to point of order, and said that according to the
rules no member could vote question in which
| he was interested
The CHAIR decided that there was nothing before
the House to which that rule will can apply.
MIR. SCHENCk appealed from the decision Of the
Chair.
MIR. BLACK, of Georgia, said that the gentleman
IRON South Carolina had right TO raise the ques
ton when the yeas and nays about o be an
nounced, and that the gentleman from South Carroll
ma was out OF order at the time he made the motion
The SPEAKER said that he had decided that the
motion of the gentleman FROM South Carolina was
out OF order, and the gentleman from Ohio had APP
| pealed from that decision.
| MIR. HARRISON asked the consent Of the House
to read the decision OF Mr. Adams in the contest Of
the New Jersey election, who decided that the mem
beers had right to vote until they were elected.
| A desultOry debate further took place between
hIcssrs Black, Dromgoole, and Davis, of Kentucky,
| which the Speaker decided was out Of order
| Mr.. HUNT demanded the yeas and nays on the
| appeal, which were ordered
| The Clerk proceeded in the CALL and when the
| name OF Edward J. Black was called
| MIR. BLACK rose and asked the Speaker if this
was not the second set OF yeas and nays
| The SPEAKER Yes
| MIR. BLACK: Then | vote "ayen under my prvi-
egc to vote.
| The following is the result Yeas ll6, nays 81.
| So the decision of the Chair was the Judgment OF
the House.
| Mr. ELMER then moved to postpone the subjec,
| Mr. CAMPBELL rose TO amend the motion
| when
| Mr. ELMER withdrew his motion.
| Mr. BELSER moved substitute the resolutions
of the minority for those of The majority, which was
| decided TO be out of order
| Mr. ELMER then addressed the House in favor OF
| the report of the majority.
Mr. CAMPBELL moved that the House adjourn
And the House adjourned
! Mr.. CALDWELL presented petition OF various
! citizens praying the establishment Of post route
| from Lancaster, by way Of Crabb Orchard and Elk
insvile, to Somerset in Pulaski county, Kentucky
Referred to the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads.
Mr. MES presented petition, signed by sixty -four
citizens of Petersburg, Adams county, Pennsylva
MIA, demonstrating against the passage Of any ac
whatsoever TO the admission Of Texas into the Anne
rican Union.