vote on the motion of Mr. Beardsley, that the House do proceed this day in the consideration of the said memorial, and of the motions pending relating thereto. And after debate, Mr. Hamer moved that the House do adjourn, which motion was disagreed to: And the question recurred on the motion to reconsider; when A motion was made by Mr. Howard, that the motion to reconsider do lie on the table. And on the question, shall the motion to reconsider lie on the table? It passed in the affirmative. And the question then recurred on the motion made by Mr. Beardsley, that the said memorial do lie on the table. And being put, It was decided in the negative, Yeas The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Mr. Chilton Allan, Joseph B. Anthony Robert Burns John Carr Samuel Cushman John W. Davis John Fairfield Mr. William K. Fuller Thomas L. Hamer Richard M. Johnson Gerrit Y. Lansing Thomas Lee Edward Lucas, jr. Mr. William Mason Ferdinand S. Schenck Joseph R. Underwood Mr. Edward Darlington Rice Garland Mr. Thomas Glascock James Graham John K. Griffin James H. Hammond Andrew T. Judson Mr. Joab Lawler Abbott Lawrence Tho. M. T. McKennan Mr. Stephen C. Phillips Francis W. Pickens Ebenezer J. Shields George W. B. Towns George C. Washington Elisha Whittlesey Henry A. Wise The question then recurred on the motion made by Mr. Hammond; when Resolved, That said petition be, and the same is hereby, rejected. A motion was made by Mr. Patton, that the vote of the House of this day, by which the petition presented by Mr. Briggs from inhabitants of Cummington, in the State of Massachusetts, was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia, be reconsidered; and it was, by unanimous consent, agreed that the consideration of this motion be postponed until the final disposition of the memorial presented by Mr. Jackson. And then the House adjourned until Monday next, the 21st instant. MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1835. The House being about to resume the consideration of the petition of inhabitants of Holliston, in the State of Massachusetts, praying Congress to provide for the immediate abolition of slavery and the slave trade within the District of Columbia; when A motion was made by Mr. Whittlesey, to suspend the rules relative to the presentation and disposition of petitions and memorials, for the purpose of receiving reports, which he was instructed by the Committee of Claims to make to the House. And the question being put, It passed in the affirmative. Mr. Whittlesey then, from the Committee of Claims, made reports in sundry cases, accompanied by bills, viz: No. 1. A bill for the relief of James Tilford. No. 2. A bill for the relief of John Pierce and Daniel Van Voorhis. No. 3. A bill for the relief of James Cooper. No. 4. A bill for the relief of Thomas F. Townley. No. 5. A bill for the relief of the heirs of Guiseppe Franzoni, and the heirs of Francis Jardella. No. 6. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of William Findley. No. 7. A bill for the relief of Marinus W. Gilbert. No. 8. A bill for the relief of Jesse Smith and others. No. 9. A bill to authorize the settlement of the accounts of Marinus W. Gilbert, late an army suttler. No. 11. A bill for the relief of David Bartlett. No. 14. A bill for the relief of Daniel Whitney. No. 17. A bill for the relief of Nathaniel P. Tatum. No. 18. A bill for the relief of Benjamin Franklin Stickney. No. 19. A bill for the relief of John McDonell. No. 20. A bill for the relief of Henry Knowles, sen. No. 21. A bill for the relief of John Pollock. No. 22. A bill for the relief of Daniel Homans. No. 23. A bill for the relief of Owen Rice and others, representatives of Jacob Egerly. No. 24. A bill for the relief of Lieutenant Washington Sewall. No. 25. A bill for the relief of Joseph Russ and Stephen J. Roach. No. 26. A bill for the relief of Jane Taylor and her children, the heirs. of the late James Plunkett. No. 28. A bill for the relief of Laurentius M. Eiler. No. 29. A bill for the relief of Moses Bliss. No. 30. A bill for the relief of David S. Campbell. No. 31. A bill for the relief of John Saunders and Perley Putnam. No. 36. A bill for the relief of Joel Sartain. No. 37. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Thomas Beacham. No. 38. A bill for the relief of Joshua Cullumber. Which several bills were read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Cambreleng, from the Committee of Ways and Means, proposed to report a bill, No. 41, for the relief of the sufferers by fire in the city of New York, accompanied by a report in writing. Which being objected to, Mr. Jarvis moved that the rules in relation to the reception and disposition of petitions and memorials, be suspended, for the purpose of receiving reports from committees, generally: Which motion being agreed to by the House, Mr. Cambreleng thereupon reported the said bill, No. 41, for the relief of the sufferers by fire in the city of New York: Which was read the first and second time, and committed to the Com mittee of the whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Grennell, from the Committee of Claims, made reports on sundry cases, accompanied by bills, viz: No. 10. A bill for the relief of Richard Hardesty. No. 12. A bill for the relief of William Baker, of the State of New York. No. 13. A bill for the relief of Doctor William Baker. No. 32. A bill for the relief of Benjamin W. Dudley, executor of Charles Wilkins, deceased. No. 33. A bill for the relief of Captain John Downes, of the United States Navy. No. 34. A bill for the relief of Stephen Crittenden. No. 39. A bill for the relief of Abner Stetson. No. 40. A bill for the relief of the Springfield Manufacturing Company. Which bills were severally read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Forester, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the case of Willie Blount, accompanied by a bill (No. 27) for the relief of the legal representatives of said Willie Blount, which 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, reported a bill (No. 42) for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of James Latham, deceased; 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, reported a bill (No. 43) for the relief of Archibald Small; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Pearce, of Rhode Island, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill (No. 44) for the relief of Reuben Colburn; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Pearce, of Rhode Island, from the Committee on Commerce, made a report on the petition of E. Faxon and others, accompanied by a bill (No. 45) for the relief of Isaac Champlin, owners, officers, and crew of the schooner Buffalo, of Stonington, in the State of Connecticut; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Jarvis, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported a bill (No. 46) to provide for the enlistment of boys in the Naval service; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Sutherland, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill (No. 47) to regulate the compensation of certain officers of revenue cutters; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Sutherland, from the Committee on Commerce, to which was referred, on the 16th instant, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Missouri, reported a bill (No. 48) to allow drawback of duties on merchandise exported by Missouri to the provinces of New Mexico; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Gillet, from the Committee on Commerce, made a report on the case of Henry Darling, accompanied by a bill (No. 49) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Ferester, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the case of Charles M. Frazier, accompanied by a bill (No. 50) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. 4 Mr. Chambers, of Kentucky, from the Committee of Claims, made an unfavorable report on the petition of William J. Posey; as also, on the petition of Joseph Perkins and others; which reports were ordered to lie on the table. A message, in writing, was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Donelson, his private secretary, which was read, and is as follows: To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: I transmit to Congress a report from the Secretary of State, accompanying copies of certain papers relating to a bequest to the United States, by Mr. James Smithson, of London, for the purpose of founding at Washington an establishment, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." The Executive having no authority to take any steps for accepting the trust, and obtaining the funds, the papers are communicated, with a view to such measures as Congress may deem necessary. WASHINGTON, December 17, 1835. ANDREW JACKSON. Ordered, That the said message be referred to a select committee, and Mr. John Quincy Adams, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Garland of Virginia, Mr. Pearce of Rhode Island, Mr. Speight, Mr. McKennan, Mr. Hannegan, Mr. Garland of Louisiana, and Mr. Chapin, were appointed said committee. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report, prepared in obedience to the 8th section of the act of Congress, of the 2d of March, 1831, entitled "An act for the relief of certain insolvent debtors of the United States," which letter and report were laid on the table. The House resumed the consideration of the petition of inhabitants of Holliston, in the State of Massachusetts, praying Congress to provide for the immediate abolition of slavery and the slave trade within the District of Columbia; and of the motions made thereon, viz: By Mr. Jackson: That the petition be referred to a select committee. By Mr. Hammond: That the petition be rejected. A motion was made by Mr. Owens, that the said petition and motions do lie on the table. A motion was then made by Mr. Pinckney to suspend the rules, so as to afford an opportunity for the presentation of petitions and memorials; which motion being decided in the negative, The question recurred on the motion made by Mr. Owens, that the petition of the inhabitants of Holliston, in the State of Massachusetts, and the motions pending in relation thereto, do lie on the table. And the said question being put, It passed in the affirmative, Nays, 140, 76. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. Chilton Allan Joseph B. Anthony Mr. Andrew Beaumont Abraham Bockee Ratliff Boon Lynn Boyd Mr. Robert Burns Churchill C. Cambrel eng John Carr William B. Carter Zadok Casey George Chambers John Chaney |