The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-25
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la the Senate, during the morning hour,
nothing Of any importance uauspired; but
large number Of memorials and petitions were
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 it was agreed
TO- This was all the business done, up 10 the
time our paper went TO press.
In The House, after the reading of the Jour
nal OF Saturday, Mr.. BLACK, of South Carolina.
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 Rerenchment. Leave was granted. Mr.
BLACK then presented a bill reducing and regu-
lallng the pay of the officers of the Army, and
| for other purposes, which was referred 10 Com
miltee of the Whole on the state of the Union,
aud made the order of the day for tomorrow
Mr.. 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
| MIR. MCKAY then moved 10 suspend the rules,
| for the House to resolve itself into Committee
Of the Whole on the state of the Union, aud
upon division 1t was decided in the negative.
| Mr.. HUNGERFoRD moved that 5000 extra copies
Of the report OF Mr.. BLACK, of S. c., on relrench-
ment be printed which was agreed to. Mr..
HALE called for the orders of the day MIR
GIDDNGs offered resolution in relation to an
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 a
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
gressonal Temperance Society, and demanded
| the previous question; and, upon division, II
| was agreed to. Mr.. HARDIN offered resolution
| calling for information in relation to The reve-
| nue., which was objected TO. 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 SO. SO the rules
were not suspended. Mr.. McCLrRNAND offered
| a resolution instructing the Committee on The
! Public Lands 10 inquire into The expedency OF
ceding 10 the States in which they lie the pub
lie lands. Mr.CLINGMAN objected. Mr.. McCLER-
| NAND moved 10 suspend the rules to entertain it,
and demanded the yeas and nays, aud the fol-
lowing is the result Yeas 81, nays l3l. So
the rules were not suspended.
Mr.. HoUsToN offered a resolution discharping
the Judiciary Committee from the consideration
of the number of persons who had taken the
benefit Of the Bankrupt law, and the expense
incurred therein, and that the subject be refer
red TO the President of the United States, with
the request that he furnish the information de-
sired, and demanded the previous question:
Upon division, there was second. The
question then REQUIRED on the adoption Of the
first branch Of the resolution, and il was agreed
to. The question then REQUIRED on the second
branch Of the resolution, and it was agreed to.
Various resolutions of inquiry were presented
and adopted. MIR. HooE from the Committee
on Enrolled Bills, made a report and several
enrolled bills were read the first and second
time by their titles.
Mr.. HUGHEs offered resolution declaring our
title TO the Territory Of Oregon, and that it was
the duty Of the Government to take immediate
possession Of il, and demanded the previous
question. Mr.. BLACK, of Georgia, offered, as a
modification, that II also is the duty and inte-
rest OF the Government that Texas should be
re-annered TO the United States, so soon as the
necessary steps shall be taken to that effect
which was accepted as a modification, and the
previous question demanded. Mn J. II. Is
sERsoLL moved TO lay the resolutions on The ia
bic, and demanded the yeas and nays, and
the following is the result: Yeas l06 nays
Sc. SO the resolutions were laid upon the
table. This being resolution day. the House
was engaged in the reception of them up to the
lime our paper went to press