Excuses were offered and received for the absence of Isaac C. Bates, Nathaniel H. Claiborne, Amos Davis, Thomas H. Hall, John Y. Mason, John M. Patton, and Edward Lucas. A motion was then made by Mr. Mann, of New York, that further proceedings in the call be dispensed with. And the question being put, (Yeas, It passed in the affirmative, Nays, 130, 84. 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 Abraham Bockee Churchill C. Cambreleng Mr. Hiland Hall Thomas L. Hamer Mr. Jesse Miller Henry Mitchell Franklin E. Plummer Jonathan Sloane Aaron Vanderpoel Daniel Wardwell Mr. John Quincy Adams Those who voted in the negative, are, Heman Allen John J. Allen Chilton Allan William S. Archer John Banks Noyes Barber Charles A. Barnitz Daniel L. Barringer Robert B. Campbell Augustine S. Clayton William K. Clowney Thomas Corwin Richard Coulter Edinund Deberry Mr. Benjamin F. Deming Harmar Denny John Dickson George Grennell, jr. Henry C. Martindale Thomas A. Marshall William McComas Ebenezer Young The previous question then recurred; when A motion was made by Mr. Hardin that the House do now adjourn. And the question being put, Yeas, It was decided in the negative, {Nays, 56, 158. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. Zadok Casey Harmar Denny Hiland Hall Mr. Joseph Henderson Edward Howell Thomas Lee Humphrey H. Leavitt Thomas M. T. McKennan Jeremiah McLene Mr. James Parker Franklin E. Plummer Augustine H. Shepperd Francis O. J. Smith David Spangler Aaron Vanderpoel Aaron Ward Daniel Wardwell James M. Wayne Taylor Webster James P. Heath Gayton P. Osgood Sherman Page Gorham Parks The doors were then opened, and The previous question again recurred; when Mr. Marshall called for the reading of that portion of the report of the Committee of Elections which contains a statement of the votes. The Speaker decided that, under the 36th rule, which declares that " on a previous question there shall be no debate," the reading of the portion of the report called for would not be in order, as it was in the nature of an argument, which, at this stage of the proceeding, was forbidden. From this decision Mr. Marshall took an appeal to the House, on the ground that it was in order, at this stage of the proceeding, to call for the reading of any paper connected with the matter in hearing. And on the question, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? It passed in the affirmative. The previous question then again recurred, viz. Shall the main question be now put? And was decided in the negative, as, Yeas, 108, 112. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Mr. John Adams William Allen Joseph B. Anthony Abraham Bockee James W. Bouldin John W. Brown Robert Burns Jesse A. Bynum Churchill C. Cambreleng Zadok Casey Henry W. Connor John Galbraith Ransom H. Gillet Mr. Joseph Hall Thomas L. Hamer Benjamin Jones John McKinley Those who voted in the negative, are, r. John Quincy Adams Heman Adams John J. Allen Chilton Allan William S. Archer Horace Binney George N. Briggs George Burd Tristam Burges Robert B. Campbell Thomas Chilton Joseph W. Chinn Rufus Choate Augustine S. Clayton Mr. Richard Coulter James H. Gholson Mr. Charles McVean Jesse Miller Gorham Parks James Parker Franklin E. Plummer Patrick H. Pope Ferdinand S. Schenck William Schley William N. Shinn Charles Slade Francis O. J. Smith James Standifer Mr. Henry L. Pinckney Abraham Rencher Jonathan Sloane David Spangler The House having thus decided that the main question be not now put, the subject was thereby removed from the further consideration of the House for one day. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow, 11 o'clock in the fore noon. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1834. Mr. Elisha Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of Owen Rice and Jacob Rice, representatives of Jacob Egerly, accompanied by a bill (No. 523) for the relief of the said representatives; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Elisha Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made unfavorable reports on the cases of Daniel Staniford and Spencer Stafford; which reports were laid on the table. Mr. Gillet, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill (No. 524) to provide for the seizure and sale of property brought into the United States in violation of the revenue laws, in certain cases; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Muhlenberg, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made an unfavorable report on the case of the heirs of Captain Severn Tekle; which was read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Watmough, from the select committee on equalizing the pay of the officers of the army and navy, reported the following resolution: Resolved, That Friday and Saturday next, the 20th and 21st of June instant, be appropriated to the discussion of the bill in relation to the pay of the navy. The said resolution was read, and laid on the table. The joint resolution (No. 4) for the distribution of certain copies of the Fifth Census, was read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said resolution. Mr. Mitchell, of Ohio, presented documents relative to a claim of Adam Smith for work done on the Cumberland road west of Zanesville, in Ohio; which documents were referred to the Committee of Claims. On motion of Mr. Hannegan, by leave, Resolved, That the Committee on the Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of granting to the State of Indiana, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of a railroad from Indianapolis to Lafayette, in said State, one or more sections of the unappropriated land |