Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams John Adams Heman Allen William Allen John W. Brown John Bull John Chaney Thomas Chilton Joseph W. Chinn Nathaniel H. Claiborne Henry W. Connor Thomas Davenport Charles G. Ferris Mr. John B. Forester Thomas F. Foster George R. Gilmer Thomas H. Hall Nicoll Halsey Thomas L. Hamer Edward A. Hannegan Joseph Henderson George L. Kinnard Mr. Aaron Ward Daniel Wardwell Reuben Whallon Richard H. Wilde Mr. Henry C. Martindale Henry Mitchell Robert Mitchell Samuel McDowell Moore John J. Morgan Henry A. Muhlenberg John Murphy Gayton P. Osgood Sherman Page Gorham Parks Abraham Rencher Ferdinand S. Schenck Augustine H. Shepperd William N. Shinn William Slade Jonathan Sloane Christopher Tompkins Mr. James Turner Isaac B. Van Houten Mr. David D. Wagener James M. Wayne Campbell P. White Mr. Frederick Whittlesey Henry A. Wise The question was then put on the motion made by Mr. Williams, The question was then put on so much of the motion made by Mr. Parker as proposes to strike out these words, viz. "consisting of one member from each State," And was decided in the negative. And the question was then also put on so much of the motion made by Mr. Parker as proposes to strike out these words, viz. " or whether it would not comport with the public interests to abolish said institution," And was decided in the negative. A motion was made by Mr. Mann, of New York, to amend the said resolution by adding thereto the following, viz. "And that said committee be also instructed to inquire into the expediency of abolishing the office of major general commanding in chief, and apportioning more equitably the pay, rations, and emoluments of the general officers of the army." And on the question to agree to this amendment, It was decided in the negative. The question was then put, Will the House agree to the resolution as moved by Mr. Hawes, And passed in the affirmative, {es, 181, 27. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams John Adams Heman Allen William Allen William S. Archer John Banks Noyes Barber Daniel L. Barringer James W. Bouldin Zadok Casey Mr. John Chaney Mr. Roger L. Gamble Rice Garland Henry F. Janes Mr. Cave Johnson George L. Kinnard James J. McKay Isaac McKim John McKinley Mr. Jeremiah McLene Samuel McDowell Moore Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. Chilton Allan Charles A. Barnitz Abraham Bockee Samuel Clark John Cramer John Dickson Edward Everett Charles G. Ferris Mr. Nicoll Halsey Benjamin Hardin Leonard Jarvis Richard M. Johnson James Love Richard J. Manning Mr. Ferdinand S. Schenck Augustine H. Shepperd William Slade Jonathan Sloane Isaac B. Van Houten Mr. James Parker Stephen C. Phillips Aaron Ward Daniel Wardwell Reuben Whallon Richard H. Wilde Mr. Hawes, of Kentucky, Mr. Smith, of Maine, Mr. Pierce, of New Hampshire, Mr. Briggs, of Massachusetts, Mr. Pearce, of Rhode Island, Mr. Young, of Connecticut, Mr. Hall, of Vermont, Mr. Mann, of New York, Mr. Dickerson, of New Jersey, Mr. Laporte, of Pennsylvania, Mr. Milligan, of Delaware, Mr. Carmichael, of Maryland, Mr. Gholson, of Virginia, Mr. Augustine H. Shepperd, of North Carolina, Mr. Campbell, of South Carolina, Mr. Gamble, of Georgia, Mr. Forester, of Tennessee, Mr. Allen, of Ohio, Mr. Garland, of Louisiana, Mr. Hannegan, of Indiana, Mr. Cage, of Mississippi, Mr. Casey, of Illinois, Mr. Lewis, of Alabama, and Mr. Ashley, of Missouri, were appointed a committee in pursuance of the said resolution. On motion of Mr. Wayne, Ordered, That the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, of a plan for a reorganization of the Treasury Department, be referred to a select committee, and that five thousand additional copies thereof be printed for the use of the members. Mr. Wayne, Mr. Mason, of Virginia, Mr. McKennan, Mr. Cambreleng, Mr. Rencher, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pope, Mr. Jarvis, and Mr. McKay, were appointed the said committee. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow, 12 o'clock meridian. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1834. Two other members, viz. from South Carolina, John M. Felder, and from Rhode Island, Tristam Burges, appeared, and took their seats. Ambrose H. Sevier, the Delegate from the Territory of Arkansas, also appeared, and took his seat. Mr. Lincoln presented a petition of Elias Carpenter, of the State of Massachusetts, praying to be allowed a pension in consequence of wounds received while in the military service of the United States during the late war. Mr. Burd presented a petition of James A. McDonald, of the State of New York, praying to be allowed a pension in consequence of a disability incurred by him while in the service of the United States. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. On motion of Mr. Ward, Ordered, That the petition of Daniel Dunham, heretofore presented on the 4th of February, 1833, be again presented, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. On motion of Mr. John Quincy Adams, Ordered, That the petition of Delia Tudor, widow of William Tudor, deceased, presented January 29, 1833, be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Mr. Muhlenberg presented a memorial of the heirs at law of Stephen Moylan, deceased, who was a brigadier general in the army of the revolution, praying to be paid the commutation of half pay for life to which the said General Moylan was entitled at the close of the revolu tionary war. Mr. Archer presented a petition of William Minter, legal representative of John Stephenson, deceased, praying to be paid the commutation. of half pay to which the said John Stephenson was entitled as a major in the Virginia line of the army of the revolution. Mr. Pope presented a petition of Henry B. Westby, and Martha, his wife, formerly Martha Townes, heirs at law of John Townes, deceased, a lieutenant in the Virginia line of the army of the revolution, praying to be paid the commutation of half pay for life to which the said John Townes was entitled. Mr. Pope presented a petition of Samuel Dickinson, administrator of Robert Elliott, deceased, who was a lieutenant in the Virginia line of the army of the revolution, praying to be paid the commutation of half pay for life to which the said Robert Elliott was entitled. Mr. Pope presented a petition of the heirs at law of Samuel Smith, deceased, who was a surgeon in the Virginia line of the army of the revolution, praying to be paid the commutation of half pay for life to which the said Samuel Smith was entitled. Mr. Chilton Allan presented a petition of John Woodford, of the county of Clarke, in the State of Kentucky, praying for a grant of the bounty in land to which he conceives himself entitled for the services of his father, who was a brigadier general in the army of the revolution, and who died in service. Mr. Blair presented documents in support of a claim of the heirs at law of Joseph Holt, deceased, to his commutation of half pay for life as a lieutenant in the Virginia line of the army of the revolution. Mr. Blair presented documents in support of a claim of the heirs at law of Captain John Cunningham, deceased, to his commutation of half pay for life as a lieutenant in the Virginia line of the army of the revolution. Mr. Crane presented a petition of Lewis Boyer, of the county of Miami, in the State of Ohio, praying to be paid the bounty of eighty dollars, to which he is entitled as a soldier of the army of the revolution, who served to the end of the war. Ordered, That the said petitions and documents be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, viz. By Mr. Clayton: The petition of Richard Paulett, presented January 6, 1834. By Mr. Dunlap: The petition of Robert Clarke, presented January 6, 1834. By Mr. Dunlap: The petition of Samuel P. Ash, presented January 13, 1834. By Mr. Claiborne: The petition of Hugh M. Pettus, presented December 24, 1833. By Mr. Claiborne: The petition of the heirs at law of Captain William Poythress, presented December 27, 1833. By Mr. Claiborne: The petition of Maria Duval, and the other heirs at law of Captain William Duval, presented January 16, 1832. Mr. Phillips presented a petition of inhabitants of the district of Ipswich, in the State of Massachusetts, praying that one or more lighthouses may be erected at suitable places in the harbor of Ipswich; which petition was referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Banks presented a petition of Hosea King, late a musician in the army of the United States, praying for a grant of military bounty land. Mr. Banks presented a petition of James Maxwell, of Butler county, in the State of Pennsylvania, a soldier in the army of the revolution, praying for a grant of military bounty land. Mr. Crane presented a petition of the heirs at law of Peter Dominick Robert, deceased, praying a confirmation of their claim to a large tract of land lying in the State of Illinois. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. On motion of Mr. Garland, The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims, were again referred to that committee, viz. The petition of Celestin Lavergne, presented December 16, 1833. The petition of John Thompson, Christopher Adams, and Samuel Spraggins, presented April 4, 1826. The petition of Cornelius Innis, presented May 6, 1834. The petition of the representatives of Francis Segura, deceased, presented February 27, 1832. The petition of the heirs and legal representatives of Francois Gonsoulin, presented February 10, 1834. The petition of the heirs of Theophilus Collins, presented February 15, 1830. |