Mr. John Klingensmith, jr. Mr. William L. May Mr. William N. Shinn Francis 0. J. Smith Thomas M. T. McKennan David Spangler William Sprague, jr. James Standefer Bellamy Storer William Montgomery Joel B. Sutherland Henry A. Muhlenberg, John Taliaferro William Taylor Francis Thomas John Thomson Isaac Toucey George W. B. Towns Joel Turrill Aaron Vanderpoel Samuel F. Vinton David D. Wagener Aaron Ward Ferdinand S. Schenck Joseph Weeks Sherrod Willians Augustine H. Shepperd Ebenezer J. Shields James Parker Gorham Parks John M. Patton James A. Pearce Ebenezer Pettigrew Francis W. Pickens David Potts, jr. John Reed Eleazer W. Ripley John Robertson James Rogers David Russell William B. Shepard William Slade Waddy Thompson, jr. Joseph R. Underwood George C. Washington Taylor Webster John White Elisha Whittlesey Lewis Williams Henry A. Wise John J. Milligan The main question was then put: Will the House reconsider the vote of the 13th instant, referring to the Committee for the District of Columbia, the petition of inhabitants of Cummington, in the State of Massachusetts, praying for the immediate abolition of slavery, and the slave trade, within the District of Columbia ? Yeas, 148, And passed in the affirmative, Nays, 61. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Chambers John Chaney Reuben Chapman Graham H. Chapin Nath. H. Claiborne Churchill C. Cambreleng Jesse F. Cleveland John Coffee Walter Coles Mr. Henry W. Connor Mr. Joseph Johnson Mr. William Patterson John M. Patton Franklin Pierce James A. Pearce Ebenezer Pettigrew Lancelot Phelps Francis W. Pickens Henry L. Pinckney Abraham Rencher John Reynolds Joseph Keynolds Eleazer W. Ripley John Roane John Robertson James Rodgers Ferdinand S. Schenck William Seymour William B. Shepard Augustine H. Shepperd Ebenezer J. Shields William N. Shinn Francis 0. J. Smith David Spangler James Standeter John Taliaferro William Taylor Francis Thomas John Thompson Waddy Thompson, jr. Isaac Toucey George W. B. Towns Joel Turril Aaron Vanderpoel David D. Wagener Aaron Ward George C. Washington Edward B. Hubley William Montgomery Joseph Weeks Henry A. Muhlenberg John White Lewis Williams Sherrod Williams Henry A. Wise Mr. George W. Lay Levi Lincoln Thomas C. Love Sampson Mason Jonathan McCarly Thos. M. T. McKennan John J. Milligan Mathias Morris James Parker Dutee J. Pearce David Potts, jr. John Reed David Russell William Slade William Sprague, jr. Bellamy Storer Joseph R. Underwood Samuel F. Vinton Taylor Webster Elisha Whittlesey A motion was made by Mr. Owens, that the petition do lie on the table, together with all motions pending in relation thereto. And the question being put, It passed in the affirmative, Yeas, 144, Nays, 67. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. Ransom H. Gillet Mr. Sampson Mason William L. May James J. McCay John McKeon Isaac McKim Edward A. Hannegan Charles F. Mercer Jesse Miller William Montgomery Henry A. Muhlenberg George W. Owens Sherman Page James Parker Gorham Parks William Patlerson Franklin Pierce Lancelot Phelps Henry L. Pinckney Abraham Rencher John Reynolds Joseph Reynolds Eleazer W. Ripley John Roane Ferdinand S. Schenck William Seymour Augustine H. Shepperd Ebenezer J. Shields William N. Shinn Francis 0. J. Smith David Spangler James Standerer Bellamy Storer John Klingensmith, jr. Joel B. Sutherland John Taliaferro William Taylor Francis Thomas John Thompson Isaac Toucey Joel Turrill Joseph R. Underwood Aaron Vanderpoel Samuel F. Vinton David D. Wagener Aaron Ward George C. Washington Tavlor Webster Joseph Weeks Lewis Williams Sherrod Williams Mr. James Graham Francis Granger William J. Grayson George Grennell, jr. John K. Griffin Hiland Hall James H. Hammond Gideon Hard James Harper Abner Hazeltine Mr. Samuel Hoar Mr. John Reed John Robertson James Rogers Thomas M. T. McKennan David Russell William B. Shepard William Slade William Spragnie, jr. Waddy Thompson George W. B. Towns John White Elisha Whittlesey Henry A. Wise THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1835. On motion of Mr. Thomson, it was Resolved, That this day, at one o'clock, P. M. this House will proceed to the election of a chaplain. On motion of Mr. Mason, of Virginia, The House, by unanimous consent, dispensed with the presentation o petitions during the morning hour, and proceeded to the consideration of the message of the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the constitution and form of State Government adopted by a convention of the inhabitants of the Territory of Michigan. Mr. Hamer withdrew the motion made by him on the 10th instant, that the said message be referred to the select committee appointed on the message of the President, communicating documents in relation to the disputed boundary between the State of Ohio and the Territory of Michigan; and then moved that the said message be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The motions pending are the following: And the House proceeded, by ballot, to the execution of the order of this day, in the choice of a chaplain to Congress on their part; and upon an examination of the fifth ballot, it appeared that the Rev. Thomas H. Stockton, of the Methodist Protestant church, had received a majority of the whole number of votes given in, and was duly elected. The message received from the President of the United States, on the 220 instant, was read as follows: WASHINGTON, December 22, 1835. I transmit herewith, for the information of Congress, a report from the War Department on the condition of the Cumberland road, in the States of Illinois and Indiana. ANDREW JACKSON. Ordered, That said message be referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. The Speaker laid before the House a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, to which reference is made, in his annual report on the state of the finances, containing suggestions on the collection of the revenue, as connected with a report from the Treasury Department at the last session of Congress, on the number and compensation of custom-house officers; which report was referred to the Committee on Commerce. The Speaker presented sundry documents, in relation to the contested election of James Graham, of North Carolina. On motion of Mr. Vanderpoel, Ordered, That when the House shall adjourn to-day, it will adjourn to meet again on Monday next, the 28th inst. And then the House adjourned. MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1835. By leave of the House, Mr. Jarvis submitted the following resolution, viz: : Resolved, That a committee be appointed, whose duty it shall be to consider all matters touching the public buildings and public grounds within the city of Washington, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. The said resolution was read and agreed to by the House; and Mr. Jarvis, Mr. Ward, Mr. Lincoln, Mr. Haynes, Mr. Judson, Mr. Ash, and Mr. Pettigrew, were appointed a committee in pursuance thereof. By leave of the House, Mr. Loyall submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed on the part of this House, who, together with three persons to be appointed on the part of the Senate, shall direct the expenditure of the money appropriated for the Library of Congress. The said resolution was read and agreed to by the House; and Mr. Loyall, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Waddy Thompson, jr. were appointed of the committee on the part of this House. The House resumed the consideration of the unfinished business of the 24th instant, viz: The message of the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the constitution and form of State Government adopted by a convention of the inhabitants of the Territory of Michigan. The motions pending were the following: By Mr. Mason, of Virginia: To refer to a select committee. By Mr. Howard: To refer to the Committee on the Territories. By Mr. Hamer: To refer to the Committee on the Judiciary. These motions being severally stated to the House, by the Speaker, Mr. Mason and Mr. Howard withdrew those made by them, respectively. And on the question, that the House do agree to the motion made by Mr. Hamer, viz: That the said message, and the papers accompanying the same, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, | Yeas, 113, 77. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Carr William B. Carter Zadok Casey John Chaney Timothy Childs Nath. H. Claiborne William Clark |