Of Luther Wright and Elizabeth Richardson and 149 males and females of Woburn, in the State of Massachusetts; Of John A. Warner and 24 inhabitants of Plymouth, in the State of Massachusetts; Of Eleazar Winslow and 31 inhabitants of Newton, in the State of Massachusetts; Of George and Betsey Peacock and 382 males and females of New York Mills, Oneida county, in the State of New York; Of David L. Ogden and 151 males and Sarah A. Ogden and 186 females of Whitestown, in the State of New York. Sundry memorials praying for the immediate prohibition of the slave trade among the several States were presented by Mr. John Quincy Adams, viz: Of David Larrabee and Louisa Hubbard and 191 males and females of Paris, in the State of New York; Of Abner Hitchcock and Sally Dodd and 86 males and females of Holland Patent, in the State of New York; Of John Wilson and 22 inhabitants of Logansport, in the State of Indiana; Of Eleazar R. Winslow and 31 inhabitants of Newton, in the State of Massachusetts; Of John A. Warner and 23 inhabitants of Plymouth, in the State of Connecticut; Of Edward Walcott and 64 inhabitants of Natick, in the State of Massachusetts; Of Amasa Sanderson and 142 inhabitants of Groton, in the State of Massachusetts; Of Lyndon King and 24 inhabitants, who are methodist preachers, in the State of New York; Of Willard Everett and Israel Balch and 111 inhabitants of Francistown, in the State of New Hampshire; Of T. G. Livingston and 82 inhabitants of Lewis county, in the State of New York; Of Lavius Hyde and 33 inhabitants of Wayland, in the State of Massachusetts; Of Luther Wright and 151 inhabitants of Woburn, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts. Mr. Hoffman presented a memorial of 3,355 inhabitants of the city of New York, engaged in the mercantile business, praying for the creation of a specie-paying national institution. The said memorials and petitions were severally laid on the table, under the order of the House of the 11th instant. Mr. Snyder submitted the following resolution; which was read, and laid on the table one day, under the rule, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be instructed to inform this House what amount of specie the Bank of the State of Missouri had in its vaults on the 5th of July and on the 16th of August, 1837. Mr. Sherrod Williams, by leave, submitted the following resolutions; which were read, and laid on the table, viz: 1. Resolved, That it is expedient immediately to establish a Bank of the United States, for the purpose of affording to the people of the United States a fixed, uniform, and certain currency; that it is important and highly expedient to have such an institution as a fiscal agent for the Government in the collection and disbursement of the revenue of the nation. 2. Resolved, That, in the creation of a Bank of the United States, the charter should be so constituted as to exclude foreigners from holding stock in the same, and to hold the stockholders responsible and liable, out of their private and individual property, according to the amount held by each, for the redemption of the notes issued, and debts and liabilities of said bank. 3. Resolved further, in the opinion of this House, That a Bank of the United States is the only safe, certain, and sure means by which a uniform, fixed, and permanent paper currency can be obtained. The House proceeded to the consideration of the report of the Committee of Elections on the election and return of John F. H. Claiborne and Samuel J. Gholson as members of this House from the State of Mississippi. The question recurred on the amendment moved by Mr. Maury, yesterday, to the resolution reported by the Committee of Elections; And, after debate, The House, on motion of Mr. Cambreleng, passed to the orders of the day. The House then resumed the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 1) entitled "An act to postpone the fourth instalment of deposite with the States." The question, Shall the bill be read a third time? recurred, and was again stated; And, after further debate, The rule was suspended for the purpose of receiving the same; when A resolution was moved by Mr. Phillips; which was amended, and agreed to by the House, as follows: Resolved, That the House will take a recess of one hour at this time; and on each succeeding day for the remainder of the session, from half past two o'clock to four o'clock P. M. And then the House took a recess for one hour, accordingly. HALF PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P. M. The House resumed its session; and, a quorum not being present, On motion, a call of the House was ordered, And the roll being called, all the members answered to their names except Mr. Hugh J. Anderson Andrew Beirne John Bell Richard Biddle Ratliff Boon James W. Bouldin John C. Brodhead Jonathan Cilley Mr. Thomas Corwin Robert Craig Caleb Cushing Franklin H. Elmore Mr. Isaac Fletcher Henry A. Foster Thomas Glascock James Graham Abraham P. Grant. Further proceedings in the call were then dispensed with, a quorum having appeared. The House resumed the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 1) entitled "An act to postpone the fourth instalment of deposite with the States." And, after further debate, The previous question was moved by Mr. Cushman; when A motion was made by Mr. Haynes that there be a call of the House; And on the question, Shall there be a call of the House? It passed in the affirmative, Keys, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Edwards George Evans Richard Fletcher Millard Fillmore Thomas Glascock Patrick G. Goode James Graham William Graham William J. Graves Hiram Gray John K. Griffin Elish Haley William Halsted Robert H. Hammond Thomas L. Hamer Albert G. Harrison William S. Hastings Richard Hawes Charles E. Haynes Thomas Henry Mr. William Herod Edward B. Hubley Samson Mason Joshua L. Martin Richard H. Menefee Henry A. Muhlenberg Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. James Alexander, jun. John W. Allen Andrew Beirne John Bell Bennet Bicknell George C. Dromgoole Jacob Fry, jun. Albert Gallup Samuel J. Gholson Mr. Seaton Grantland Abraham P. Grant William Cost Johnson James M. Mason Charles Naylor John Palmer Mr. George W. B. Towns Mr. William Patterson James A. Pearce R. Barnwell Rhett Thomas T. Whittlesey The roll was then called, and all the members answered to their names except Mr. Ratliff Boon James W. Bouldin Jesse A. Bynum Alexander Duncan Mr. Franklin H. Elmore Mr. Thomas M. T. McKennan James Garland Charles Shepard Further proceedings in the call were then dispensed with. And the House divided on the motion for the previous question, when it it was found that the previous question was demanded by a majority of the members present. The said previous question was then put, viz: Shall the main question be now put? And passed in the affirmative, {Nas, 123, 102. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. Hugh J. Anderson Samuel Birdsall Nathaniel B. Borden Mr. Thomas L. Hamer George W. Hopkins William Montgomery Ely Moore: William S. Morgan Samuel W. Morris Henry A. Muhlenberg John L. Murray William H. Noble George W. Owens Mr. John Palmer Amasa J. Parker John P. Richardson Isaac Toucy George W. B. Towns Abraham Vanderveer Joseph Weeks Thomas T. Whittlesey Sherrod Williams Thomas Jones Yorke. Mr. George Grennell, jr John K. Griffin William Herod Ogden Hoffman Robert M. T. Hunter Daniel Jenifer Henry Johnson Andrew W. Loomis |