petition of Joseph W. Green and others, accompanied by a bill (No. 62) for iheir relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the Whole House to-morrow, Mr. Phillips, from the Committee on Commerce, made a report on the petition of George Gott and others, accompanied by a bill (No. 63) for their relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Bell, Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of inhabitants of the county of Clay, in the State of Missouri, in relation to protection of the western frontier of the said State, and that said memorial be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Bell, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported a bill (No. 64) for the relief of Benjamin and Nancy Merrill; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House tomorrow. Mr. Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of Joseph Gresham, accompanied by a bill (No. 65) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Commit tee of the Whole House to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Jarvis, Ordered, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be discharged from the consideration of the petition of Lucy Alexander and others, heirs of Doctor Lawrence Brooke. Also, from the case of Janette Taylor, representative of Admiral John Paul Jones, and that they be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. On motion of Mr. Wardwell, Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Simeon Meachum, and that it be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of William Robertson, of Georgia; which was read, and the resolution therein submitted, was agreed to by the House, viz: Resolved. That the Committee of Claims be discharged from the consideration of the petition of William Robertson, and that the same, with the account accompanying it, be referred to the President of the United States. Mr. Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made unfavorable reports on the cases of Peter Dixey, Samuel Cazad, and James Cheek; which reports were ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Carr, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, made a report on the petition of William Bowman, accompanied by a bill (No. 66) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Carr, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, made a report on the memorial of citizens of the county of Monroe, in the State of Indiana, accompanied by a bill (No. 67) for the relief of the citizens of the reserved township in said county; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow, 12 o'clock meridian. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1835. A motion was made by Mr. Beardsley, That the rules prescribing the order of business, be suspended, and that the House do now proceed in the consideration of the letter of Isaac E. Crary, laid before the House on the 16th instant, enclosing "a certificate of of his election as Representative of the State of Michigan in the Congress of the United States.” And on the question that the House do agree to the motion to suspend the rules, and proceed to the consideration of the said letter, 133, It passed in the affirmative, two-thirds voting therefor. Yerus, 47. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams George Grennell, jr. Moses Mason, jr. Sampson Mason Abrain P. Maury James J. Mekav Tho. M. T. McKennan John McKeon Isaac Mchim Jesse Miller William Montgomery Elv Moore Mathias Morris Henry A. Muhlenberg George W. Owens Sherman Page James Parker Gorham Parks William Patterson Franklin Pierce Dutee J. Pearce Lancelot Phelps Stephen C. Phillips David Poits, jr. John Reed Joseph Reynolds John Roane James Rogers Ferdinand S. Schenck William Seymour William Slade Jonathan Sloane Francis 0. J. Smith William Sprague, jr. Bellamy Storer John Taliaferro Francis Thomas John Thomson Isaac Toucey James Turner Joel Turrill Aaron Vanderpoel David D. Wagener Daniel Wardwell Joseph Weeks Elisha Whittlesey Samuel Bunch John Carr William B. Carter Zadok Casey 2 John Chambers Francis W. Pickens Henry L. Pinckney John Reynolds David Russell William B. Shepard Augustine H. Shepperd Ebenezer J. Shields James Standeer Waddy Thompson, jr. Joseph R. Underwood Lewis Williams Sherrod Williams Edward A. Hannegan Ebenezer Pctiigrew The question then recurred on the motion made on the 16th'instant, by Mr. Beardsley, that the courtesy of the Ilouse be extended to Mr. Crary, and that the Speaker be directed to assign him a seat within the House, but not as a member thereof; when Mr. Beardsley modified his said motion to read as follows: Resolved, That Isaac E. Crary, who claims to have been duly elected a member of this House, be admitted as a spectator, within the hall, during the settings of the House. And on the question that the House do agree to the motion as modified, On motion of Mr. John Quincy Adams, Orderedl, That the memorial of Charles Blight and Julia Blight, on behalf of the heirs of Robert Fulton, deceased, December 17, 1834, be referred to the Committee of Claims. On motion of Mr. Chambers, of Pennsylvania, Ordered, That the petition of Robert Allison, presented December 10, 1931, be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. On motion of Mr. Garland, of Louisiana, Ordered, That the petition of Thomas M. Burland, presented January 14, 1833; the petition of Henry Stoker, presented March 5, 1834; and the petition of Remy Poissot, presented May 6, 1834, be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. On motion of Mr. Garland, of Louisiana, Ordered, That the petition of Henry Stoker, presented February 10, 1831, and the petition of Frances Durey, presented February 2, 1835, be referred to the Committee of Claims. On motion of Mr. Garland, of Louisiana, Ordered, That the petition of George Rowe, presented December 8, 1931: the petition of Jean Baptiste Granger, presented February 17, 1834; the petition of John Armstrong, presented December 12, 1834; the petition of Joseph Neibert, presented February 23, 1835; and the petition of the heirs of William Graham, presented December 16, 1833, be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Mr. Garland, of Louisiana, presented a petition of Ursin Hebert, of the State of Louisiana, praying that his title to a certain tract of land therein mentioned, may be confirmed to him, and that a sum of money erroneously paid by him for said land may be refunded. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. The House proceeded to the consideration of the several memorials presented yesterday from banks within the District of Columbia. The questions pending were, 1st. By Mr. William B. Shepard, that the said memorials be referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. 2d. By Mr. Thomas, that the said memorials be referred to a select committee, with the instructions set forth on the journal of yesterday. Mr. Thomas modified his said motion so as to read as follows: That the said memorials be referred to a select committee, to whom shall be referred all other memorials which may be presented to the present Congress, praying for an extension of the charters of the existing banks in said District of Columbia, or for the establishment of any other bank or banks, in their stead; and that said committee be authorized to act in conjunction with any similar committee that may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to examine into the condition of the currency of said District; to inspect the books, and examine into the proceedings of said banks; to ascertain whether their charters have been violated or not, and whether any abuses or malpractices have existed in their management; to send for persons and papers; to examine witnesses on oath; and to appoint a clerk to record their proceedings. Mr. Bouldin moved to amend the motion made by Mr. Shepard, to refer the said memorials to the Committee for the District of Columbia, by adding thereto the following, viz: With instructions to examine into the condition of the currency of said District ; to inspect the books; and to examine into the proceedings of said banks; to ascertain whether their charters have been violated or not; and whether any abuses or malpractices have existed in their management; to send for persons and papers; to examine witnesses on oath, and to appoint a clerk to record their proceedings. Mr. Shepard accepted the amendment moved by Mr. Bouldin, and modified his motion accordingly. And the question was then put that the said memorials be referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia, with the instructions moved by Mr. Bouldin, and accepted by Mr. Shepard. Yeas 88 It was decided in the negative, ) Nays 113 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Mr. John Quincy Adams Edward Darlington William Hiester Samuel Hoar Elias Howell William Jackson Henry F. Janes Richard M. Johnson Amos Lane John Laporte Joab Lawler Abbott Lawrence Luke Lea Levi Lincoln Thomas C. Love Francis S. Lyon, jr. Sampson Mason Abram P. Maury Thos. M. T. McKennan Charles F. Mercer Mathias Morris James Parker James A. Pearce Ebenezer Pettigrew Ferdinand S. Schenck John Taliaferro Joseph R. Underwood Augustine H. Shepperd Samuel F. Vinton George C. Washington Elisha Whittlesey Lewis Williams Sherrod Williams Henry A. Wise Elisha Haley Jonathan McCarty James J. McKay John McKeon Isaac McKim Jeremiah McLene Jesse Miller William Montgomery William S. Morgan Henry A. Muhlenberg George W. Owens Sherman Page Gorham Parks William Patterson Franklin Pierce Dutee J. Pearce Lancelot Phelps John Reynolds Joseph Reynolds Eleazer W. Ripley John Roane William Seymour Ebenezer J. Shields Francis 0. J. Sinith William Sirague, jr. William Taylor John Klingensmith, jr. Francis Thomas John Thompson Isaac Toucey George W. B. Towns James Turner Joel Turrill Aaron Vanderpoel David D. Wagener Aaron Ward Daniel Wardwell Taylor Webster Joseph Weeks William L. May The question then recurred on the motion made by Mr. Thomas, that the said memorials be referred to a select committee, with the instructions herein set forth; when Mr. Adams moved to amend the said motion, by striking out these words, viz: 6. And that said committee be authorized to act in conjunction with any similar committee that may be appointed on the part of the Senate.” Mr. Thomas accepted Mr. Adams's amendment, and modified his motion accordingly. Mr. Bouldin then moved to amend the motion made by Mr. Thomas, by striking out these words, viz: * To whom shall be referred all other memorials which may be presented to the present Congress, praying for an extension of the charters of the existing banks in said District of Columbia, or for the establishment of any other bank or banks in their stead.” |