The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
eErrIrrEp corr. OF rsrrns.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal Of yesterday was read and approved
CERTIFIED CORES OF PErERs.
Mr.. RATHBUN, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, ION leave given, and after brief expana.
toni introduced a bill making copies Of papers
certified by the secretary Of the Senate, clerk Of
the House OF Representatives legal evidence which
bill was read twice, and (haying been modified on
motion OF Mr.. CULYER,) was, by unanimous con
sent read third time and passed.
CHARTER OF WARRINGTON CITY.
On motion Of Mr.. PAYNE, submitted on leave,
the Committee OF the Whole on the state Of the
Union was discharged from the consideration Of the
bill 10 amend and continue in force the act TO ineOr
porale the inhabitants Of the city Of Washington.
The motion having been agreed TO, the bill was
read as follows
Be enacted BY hs Ssndis and HouSs of RsyrsIsnaBsI
Of a. Ust,d sssss Of 9asra in CSnE,u assmblsd That
every free white male citizen Of tho United States except
confined paupers In the amshouse lunstics
competent urisdicon Of felony other infamous crime
and who shall have attained the OF twenty years
and shall have resided in the city Of Warrington year
Immediately preceding the election shall be entitled TO
by ballot for members ofhe board Of aldermen
Of the board cf common couhc register collector and
surveyor ami for every other oeeT 10 be chosen
any popular election under the above reced all Of
whom shall hersasr be elected by the people qualified
herein provided
Sac D. find Be- 6rhsr ,nsei,d That the mayor board
OF aldermen and board Of common council Of the city Of
Washington, levy and hereby authorized TO levy
poLtax not to exceed in amount dollar per
each white male citizen who reside In the city Of
Washington, be collected and applied other
Sac .4Rd BE- Il JHrthsT rnaeisd That the act or
acts In force incorporating the city OF Washington in
the District Of Columbia, and prescribing the duties and
rights Of the shall continue and be In force with the
exception Of much thereof may be contrary
provisions Of this act
And the question being on the engrossment,
thereof,
Mr.. L. II. SIMS moved the previous question.
Mr.. HUNTER asked him to withdraw the de-
mand. to enable him (Mr. H. to offer amend
ment.
Mr.. SIMS declined.
And the question being taken on the demand for
the previous question, there was not second.
The question recurring on the engrossment Of the
bin,
Mr.. HUNTER moved to amend il by striking
out all after the enac,ng clause and inserting as an
amendmen', the charter reported by the convention
(Which is very long, and was published at the time
the convention was held
Mr.. II. explained, that the amendment was a
measure, as he understood, reported by a conven-
ton Of the people Of this city, in which all rep
resented, whether they paid tnxes OF not with the
exception Of a small quarter Of the city which failed
to choose representatives. And he asked that the
memorial OF that convention might be read.
Mr.. DE MOTT moved that the bill and amend
ment be laid on the table.
Mr.. BOYD asked the yeas and nays
Mr.. DE MOTT withdrew the motion.
Mr.. SEAMAN renewed it.
Mr.. GENTRY suggested reference to the Com
mtec on the District of Columbia.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the motion to
lay the bin on the table, and resulted a. follows
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott Ashmun. Barringer Blanchard
Milton Brown, Burlington, William w Campbell Carroll
John O. Chapman, Collamer, Culver, Cummins, Garrett
H. Ewing, Foot Gentry Graham, Order, GrinnelT Harper
billiard Elias B Holmes, John W. Houston Hudson
Washington Hunt Hunter Joseph r. Ingersoli, Daniel
P. King, Lewis McGaughey McHenry, McIIvaine, Marsh
Moseley, Ramsey, Julius Rockwell. John A. Rockwell
deaux Benjamin Thompson, Vance, Vinton, White Win
throp and Woodruf-53.
NAYs-Messrs Stephen Adams, Anderson, Atkinson
Bayly, Bell. Benton, Biggs James A. Black, Bowlin
Boyd, Brinkerhof Brockenbrough Brodhead Burt cath
cart Reuben Chapman, Chase, Chapman Clarke, Cobb,
gan, De Mott, Dillingham;, Dobbn, Douglass DromgooIe
Dunlap, Edsal Erdm.n, Faran. Fickln, Foster, Fries
manson Henley, Hoge, Hopkins George g. Houston Hun.
gsrord James b Hunt Charles Ingeno jenkins. Jane.
Jones Kennedy. Preston King, Leak, Leib, Lumpkin,
MeClelland, Mcclernand, Joseph J. Mcdowell Mckay
Payne, Perr Perry Pollock Price Rahhun Reid Relic
Ritter Roberts sswtelle Saw YER scammon seldom Alley
Smith, starkweather St John Strong Thomasson james
Thompson Jacob Thompson, Tibbatts Treadwsy Trumbo
wentworth, Wick. Williams Woodward, Yell, and Yost
So the bill was not laid on the table,
And the question recurring on the amendment of
Mr.. HUNTER,
motion was made (by whom the reporter could
not learn) that the bill be recommitted to the Com.
mlttee on the Territories.
Mr. HAMLlN said he was opposed to the re-
and he would briefly state the reasons
Of his opposition.
Several voices. Call the previous question:
Mr.. HAMLlN resumed. His friends around
him asked him TO call the previous question. He
would do so, if gentlemen desired it, in a few
moments But he wished to correct misapprehen-
non which ne believed existed in the minds of some
gentlemen. The bill, rather the principle of the
dill, and certainly the amendment were old acouan
anoes OF his. He knew them at the last Congress-
And he had then taken occasion to express his opn-
on that, as the legislative body for the District of
Columbia, Congress was bound to extend the right
81 suffrage to every citizen. He thought so then;
ne thought so now. II the bill should now be re.
committed, 1t would never at this late period of the
session, be dug up again from its grave If the
House was disposed to extend the right of suffrage
rs he thought they should do, the bill was now
within their control. He hoped they would keep il
here; that they would substantially extend the right
IF suffrage, and not, by postponing the bill, defeat il
he hoped that the amendment proposed by the gentle
nan from Virginia, Mr.. HUNTER would be voted
Town. He (Mr. H. knew that that gentleman
was the chairman Of the Committee on the District
d Columbia, but he was none the less one of the
legislators for the citizens who resided in this Dis
rict' When the memorial to which reference had
,een made, was presented there we're counter nett
ions from citizens and from public assemblages also
presented asking the extension Of the right of suf
rage There was also counter report from, the |
minority of the committee That counter report
vas adopted, and the bill substantially extending
he right Of suffrage was adopted in COMMITTEES Of
ne Whole, and was reported to the House. In the
House Il failed, because the previous question, not
laving been sustained, the bill, under the rule wns
brown over to the next day. s,ma.4s o..
This amendment, he understood, contained pro-
s'on that there should be an actual tax paid before
ecizen voted He was in favor of giving TO the cor
oration power to tax the CITIZEN but he never would
'ote that thepayment of a sum of money should be
bsolutely necessary to entte him to vote. The ef.
oct ofsuch law to divest the citizen himself oil
ne right to vote, and TO place il in property. For
hose reasons he was opposed to the recomnitmen,.
nd in favor Of the original hill because il extended
substantially the right Of sufrage-a right to which
y IN this community, matter Of strict and Impair
~ justice, were entitled. II they had no dollars
nd cents, they had rights which were infinitely
Dove then, and which entitled them to be heard in
ne direction Of these municipal affairs in which
ney were ell go deeply interested. 10 la.
~ n' hArHBoN demanded the previous ques-