Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-12-06

Garvn, Gentry Gddngs Goodyear, Graham Grider Grin
a,e easre
Edmund W. Hubbard. Samuel d. Hubbard, Hungerford, w.
Johpson Andrew Johnson seaborn JONES' Kennedy Daniel
p. King, Preston King, Thomas Butler King. Lawrence,
ce"n Lse Msksg Me
Martin, Morris, Morse, MouIton, Oven Parish, Perrl,
Perry, Petit, Pollock Ramsey, Rathbun Reid. Ritter Julius
Rockwell j. A. Rockwell Runk, Russell, Sawtele Sawyer,
seammon, Seaman, Severance ID Sims, Simpson, + Smith,
Albert Smith, Thomas Smith, Stanton, Sarkwssher Ste
Ihomasson, Benjamin Thompson, James Thompson Jacob
Thompson Tibbatts Tilden Ireadway rumbo Wentworth
ruff Woodward, Woodwork, Wright YELL Young, Yos-l4s
So the House rejected the amendment and refused to drop
the hour rule
Mr.. CHAPMAN, Of Alabama, moved to amend Mr.. Nc
DowELLs resolution make adopt the rules enacted
at the of the session instead Of those
acted at the latter part of it.
Mr.. MCDOWELL inquired Of the Chair what rule pre-
vailed during the former part the last session which did not
prevail during the latter part Of it
The CHAIR directed the Clerk TO read the cst rule proh
biting the reception Of abolition petitions, follows
"2l No petition, memorial, resolution, or other paper
praying the abolition of slavery the District Of Columbia
any State Territory the save-rade between the States
Territories of the United States in which exists,
shall be received by this House, entertained in any way
whatever"
Mr.. TILDEN and Mr.. HUNT, of New York, demanded
the yeas and nays which ordered and, being taken
resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Stephen Adams, Atkinson, Barringer,
brown, William G. Brown, Burt, Cabel John G. Chap
Augustus A. Chapman Reuben Chapman, Chase Chip
reu Davis, Dobbn, Doekey, Douglass, Gromgooe faraa
Fckn, Giles Graham HARRISON, Harmanson, billiard,
ogs Isaac Holmes Hopkins Gsnss h0ns0. F. "
King, LeaIe Lyon Long Ianpiia Mclean, Mscisnasd
Martini Norris Payne Pendeton Perry, Price, Reid Relic,
Rhett Seldom A. b. Sims. L IL simms Simpson, Robert
oombs, Tread~ay, Trumbo Wilmot, Woodward, Ysncey,
Yell-S4
NAYs-Messrs. Abbott, John @. Adams, Anderson, Ar
nod Ashmun Baker, Benton, Black, Blanchard Brin
kerhof Brodhead, Burlington W. W. Campbell. J. H Camp
bell G.hsa Colin M GTor GDis
Garvin Gentry Giadngs Goodyear Gordon, Grider Grin
Elias b Holmes Hough John w Houston, samuel d Hub
bard Hudson, Hungerord Washington Hunt Jas Hunt,
Daniel p King, Preston King Lawrence Lewis Levin Mac
lay, McClelland, McCra.e, Mcdowell, McGaughey, Nell
owen Parish, Perrh Pollock Ramsey Rathbun, Ritter,
julius Rockwell, John A. Rockwell, Root Runk, Russell
Truman Smith, Albert Smith, Thos smith, Caleb B. Smith,
Stewart ST. John, Stohm, Sykes, Thbodeaux
vaoee. Vinoa, Wentxoth, Wheaton, White Wick viii
liams, Winthrop, Wood Woodruff, Woodwork, Wright
Young Yost.-i2i.
So the House refused adopt Mr. CHArnASs amendment
tested 2lst rule
Mr. HOLMES, of s. c., saidthat, with view harmonic
the once, and get rid Of all difficulty, he would
move amend the resolution Of Mr.. MCDOWELL by striking
out all after the word !" Resolved, and inserting
Tbat the rules of the House of Representatives they
the close of the last session of Congress- be for the
present adopted the rules of this House and that
mee appointed revise the rules and report this
House such alterations and amendments may be deemed
advisable"
The amendment agreed to.
And the resolution of Mr.. MCDOWELL, amended,
agreed to and Mr. Holmes, of 8. c. Mr. Hamin Mr. Bow
lin, Mr.. Hunter, Mr. Vinon, Mr. Reid, Mr. J. @. Adams
Mr. Reuben Chapman, and Mr. Caleb B. Smith, APP
pointed committee to revise the rules.
Mr. COBB moved the following
Rcoiped That the Clerk Of this House, Immediately after
the passage of this resolution place in box the Of each
member of the House Of Representatives. upon separate piece
paper that he then proceed the presence Of the House,
draw from said box time, the said pieces of paper
and each drawn he shall the Of the
Der upon who shall then choose his seat for the present
session.
He Observed support Of this resolution, that the present
mode of choosing the Hall waspoductve Of un-
fairness and not little confusion. 1t frequently happened
that there conflicting claims to the seat which
there was no ready mode of determining The adoption Of
this resolution would settle the mode easy and equitable
manner and would avoid all difficulty for the future. All
that could be required any that he should be
his post when the session commenced and he there
ready attend 10 his public duty his chance for good seat
ought be superseded because other gentlemen chose to
come to Government before Congress and put
their names upon the best Let all who in their
places on the first day the have equal chance Of
obtaining eligible situation in the Hail.
Before any question was taken on Mr.. CoBB's motion
The House, on motion of Mr.. PAYNE, twenty minutes
past o'clock p NJ, adjourned until tomorrow at III