on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, it was again found that a quorum was not present; whereupon, A motion was made by Mr. Evans that the House do adjourn. And the question being put, It passed in the affirmative. And then the House did adjourn until to-morrow, 11 o'clock A. M. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1834. The journal of yesterday being read, A motion was made by Mr. John Quincy Adams to amend that part of the same which states that the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and proceeded in the consideration of the bill (No. 283) making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year 1834, by striking out these words, viz. "it was found that a quorum was not present; whereupon, The committee rose, and Mr. Hubbard, the chairman, reported the fact to the House," and, in lieu thereof, inserting the following, viz. "The Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Hubbard reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and finding itself without a quorum, had risen, and directed him to report that fact to the House." Also, by striking out these words, where they occur the first time, viz. "Mr. Hubbard resumed the chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union," and, in lieu thereof, inserting the following, viz. "The House again resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and proceeded in the consideration of the said bill; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker again. resumed the chair, and Mr. Hubbard reported that the committee, finding itself again without a quorum, had risen, and directed him to report that fact to the House." And, after debate, A motion was made by Mr. Boon that the motion made by Mr. John Quincy Adams do lie on the table. And the question being put, It passed in the affirmative, {eas, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Adams John J. Allen William Allen Samuel Bunch James M. Wayne ! Taylor Webster Campbell P. White Vendndol. Mr. Jonathan McCarty William McComasfot Thomas M. T. McKennan Charles F. Mercer AL John J. Milligan wo Samuel McDowell Moore John M. Patton be Dutee J. Pearce David Potts, jr. adol A motion was then made by Mr. John Quincy Adams to amend the said journal by inserting therein an entry in the words following, viz. "Mr. John Quincy Adams moved that there be a call of the House; the Speaker (the chair being temporarily occupied by Mr. Speight, of North Carolina) refused to put the question; upon which Mr. Adams appealed from the decision of the Speaker, who refused to entertain the motion, and left the chair, which was immediately resumed by Mr. Hubbard as chairman of the Committee of the Whole. A motion was made by Mr. Boon that it do lie on the table. It was decided in the negative, Yeas, Nays, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Adams John J. Allen Abraham Bockee Ratliff Boon Samuel Bunch Jesse A. Bynum Churchill C. Cambreleng John Carr Zadok Casey John Galbraith James H. Gholson Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams Heman Allen Chilton Allan William S. Archer William H. Ashley John Banks Noyes Barber Charles A. Barnitz Daniel L. Barringer Isaac C. Bates William Baylies Martin Beaty James M. Bell George N. Briggs George Burd Tristam Burges Robert B. Campbell Mr. George Evans Horace Everett Seaborn Jones George W. Lay Thomas M. T. McKennan Mr. John McKinley Ferdinand S. Schenck William Schley William N. Shinn Charles Slade Jesse Speight Aaron Vanderpoel Mr. John J. Milligan Samuel McDowell Moore Abraham Rencher The question then recurred on the motion to amend the journal, by inserting therein the said entry. And, after debate, A motion was made by Mr. Wilde that the House do adjourn; which motion was decided in the negative. And a motion was then made by Mr. Harper, of New Hampshire, that the motion to amend the journal, by inserting the said entry therein, do lie on the table. And the question being put, It passed in the affirmative, {Xeas, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Adams John J. Allen William Allen James M. H. Beale Benning M. Bean Abraham Bockee Ratliff Boon James W. Bouldin Jesse A. Bynum Churchill C. Cambreleng John Carr Mr. James Graham Thomas H. Hall Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams Heman Allen Chilton Allan John Banks Charles A. Barnitz William Baylies George Burd Mr. Tristam Burges Harry Cage William K. Clowney Thomas Davenport Mr. Jeremiah McLene Charles McVean Robert Mitchell Gayton P. Osgood Sherman Page Ferdinand S. Schenck. William Schley William N. Shinn Charles Slade Francis O J. Smith Jesse Speight Mr. John Dickson George Evans Edgar C. Wilson Johnson that the rules prescribing the order of business be suspended, to afford him an oppor tunity of moving the following resolution, viz. Resolved, That the several bills, viz. No. 283, making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year 1834; No. 221, making appropriations for continuing the Cumberland road in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and repairing said road east of the Ohio, and continuing certain territorial roads; No. 269, making additional appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors, and removing obstructions in the mouths of certain rivers; No. 109, making appropriations for the Indian Department; No. 182, making appropriations for Indian annuities, and other similar objects; No. 181, making appropriations for certain fortifications for the year 1834; be the standing order of the day for Thursday, the 24th instant, at 12 o'clock, and on each succeeding day, Saturdays excepted, at the same hour, until said bills shall be disposed of; and that till the hour of 12 o'clock, on each day, the business of the House shall proceed in the order prescribed by the rules of the House, provided that it shall be in order to present memorials and petitions on Mondays. Mr. Vinton then moved that the House do adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. And the question was put on the motion made by Mr. Richard M. Johnson that the rules be suspended for the purpose aforesaid. When there appeared, {Nays, 108, 83. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Adams William Allen James M. H. Beale Benning M. Bean Samuel Beardsley John Blair Abraham Bockee Charles Bodle Samuel Bunch Mr. Harry Cage John Carr Zadok Casey John Chaney Joseph W. Chinn Henry W. Connor Mr. Joseph Duncan |