The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-10

~ ~ mat rnuay ana saturday were private bill
days ana that Monday was resolution day
The question was then taken and decided in n.
negalIye-yeas 50, nays Ill
SO the amendment was rejected
The question recurring on the adoption Of tn,
resolution, WV
Mr.. STEWART moved that il be laid on tbs B..
BILE; which motion rejected.
And the question again recurring on the adoD,io,
| Of the resolution,
| Mr.. GORDON asked the yeas and nsvS vhi.L
were ordered, and, being taken, yeas LOG, nav.
| &c.
So the resolution was adopted
And the House therefore decided that the debal,
should terminate at o'clock on Tuesday next.
REPORT OF rHE coaMIssIosER or PArEsrs.
| Mr. HENLEY asked leave to offer the follow.
| ing resolution, which was read for information:
Resolved That $4,000 extra copies Of the report of ill.,
Commissioner OF Patents without the list Of patents Ka,
ed or expired and the Lis, Of claims, and hOss.Ss
| at the disposal Of the Commissioner Of Patsnts,
Mr.. WENTWORTH inquired if the resolution
! was subject TO amendment r..
Before the SPEAKER had replied
| Mr.. STEWART rose and objected TO its rece,.
| ton.
| Mr.. WENTWORTH desired to move to suA
stitute one hundred thousand copies for the numbs
recommended in the resolution.
| Mr.. TIBBATrS moved that the House re.ol,.
itself into Committee Of the Whole on the state q
| the Union. ..
Mr.. g. s. HOUSTON said he should NOV, ,A,,
/ House adjourn, and 60 home.
| The SPEAKER was about to put the question
on the.motion Of Mr.. TnnArrs, which Is priv.
/ LEGGED motion.
Mr.. HENLEY said be desired To make one r..
mark. He hoped the House would dispose Of d,
resolution now; il delay took place in the public.
ton Of these extra copies their cost would be much
larger than il ordered now.
| The SPEAKER There il no debatable mouOn
before the House. The question is on going into
COMMITTEES Of the Whole on the state OF the Gnioa
i Mr.. HENLEY desired the Speaker to state whu
was the position Of the resolution
The SPEAKER. The gentleman asked IN,
unanimous consent Of the House to INTRODUCES II.
resolution, and il was read for information. Tn.
gentleman from Pennsylys Mr.. SrEwARrl ron
and objected and, pending the question Of lesu
the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Tisnlrr,i
moved that the House resolve itself into Commai,,
Of the Whole on the state Of the Union. That's,
privileged motion, and at any time in order
Mr.. HENLEY. desire to make a motion Ia
suspend the rules for the purpose Of introducing
this resolution.
The SPEAKER. It will not be in order, unl,.
the gentleman from Kentucky shall Withdrew hs
motion.
Mr. TIBBATTS. understood that the r,e,U.
ton Of the resolution had been objected to by 4,
gentleman from Pennsylvania, tMr. SrrwAArl and
then made my motion. But Withdraw il for d,
present, to enable the gentleman from Indiana mn
HEsLErl to submit his motion to suspend the rule,
Mr. STEWART said he renewed the motion
that the House resolve itself into Committee Of the
/ Whole on the state of the Union.
/ The SPEAKER said, the gentleman from Ind
ana, [Mr. HEsLEr,l was entitled to the floor
| Mr.. HENLEY then moved that the rules Of n,
House be suspended, to enable him to introduc.
Mr.. STEWART asked the yeas and nays, which
| were refused
And the question having been then taken, and
two-thrds voting in the affirmative, the rules wen
suspended.
| The resolution being thus before the House, and
the question being on its adoption,
| Mr. WENTWORTH moved to amend BY
striking out "35,00O," and inserting 10000
copies.
Mr.. B. MARTIN was understood to ipquir
whether 1t would be in order to move that he /
amendment be laid on the table His object in mg,
| costing such motion was economy.
| The SPEAKER said that such a motion, Ik
! prevailed, would carry the whole subject with it,
Mr.. MARTIN did not, therefore, make the mo-
| ton.
Mr.. STEWART moved to lay the whole subject
| on the table.
Mr. WENTWORTH now modified his amend
ment, SO to substitute $4,000" for "l00,oO0u
copies.
The question was taken on the motion of Mr.
STEWART, and decided in the negative.
So the whole subject was not laid on the table.
And the question recurring on tho modified amend
| ment of Mr.. WENTWORTH ...
Mr.. HENLEY desired he said, to state a fact for
| the in formation Of the House. He understood that
objection had been made to the publication Of this
document, because it was suspected that contained
some party PRINCIPLES, or something connected with
his friend from Pennsylvania, mr. STEWART ! wn
under that impression, though he mr. II. had not
| himself heard the gentleman say so. So far as he
had examined the report, he did not believe that
there was word contained in it that could be con.
strued into party politics, or into argument for
against the tariff. He would send to the clerki
table, with request that it might be read, a
letter from the Commissioner of Patents in relation
| to the contents Of the document
| The letter was here read by the clerk
| Mr.. HENLEY. One word more, Mr.. Speaker.
consider that this Office ought to be kept entirely
clear Of party politics; and fany incumbent Of i,
now or hereafter, would make up report contain.
ing anything of party character, would not vote
| to print a single copy.
| Mr.. HOGE demanded the previous question.
| Mr.. G. DAVIS desired Mr.. H. to Withdraw The
demand, to enable him, (Mr d. to offer aprovs0
| by way Of amendment.
Mr.. HOGE not Withdrawing,
Mr.. DAVIS asked that the proviso might be read
| for information
And it was read 1t provides that the profit on
paper, ink composition, and press.work should not
| exceed S3,UUU. /.
| Mr.. d. desired to state a fact, and made remark
(amidst some cries to order) which the reporter did
| not hear.
| The question was then taken on the demand fcr
the vious..question, and there was a second.
| And the main question was ordered to be nov
| taken. ..
Mr.. CULLoM asked the yeas and nays on the
amendment, which were ordered.
| Mr.. GEO. s. HOUSTON inquired Of the char
whether it was in order to take the question scpa
rately on the motion to strike out and insert
The SPEAKER said il would not he in orderitm
motion to strike out by the rules, being indivsbe
Tho question was then taken on the amendment
! of Mr. WENTWORTH, and the vote was as follow"
! YEAs--NIessrs. Arnold, Bcdinger Burlington. John
Campbell, Cranston, Dillingham;, Dixon, Dockery. fssn
! Fcklin, Garvn, GiddDgs, Elias b. Holmes Hopkins
Hough Samuel D. Hubbard, Jenkins, James II johnson
Leib Levin, Long, James Mcdowell, Marsh, Mouish
Parish Perrl, Perry, Ramsey, Root, sawtte. sehepet
| Robert Smith, orth, Wheaton, Winthrop %'
| Woodworth-38. -
| NAYs-Messrs, Abbott, John Quincy Adams, stephsn
Adams, Ashmnn, Atkinson Barringer, Bell, Benton Bgy
James Black James A. Black Blanchard, Bowhn, Boyu'
Brnkerhof, Brodhead, William q. Brown, Burt, WIN
| A