James H. Gholson Mr. William F. Gordon Amos Lane Luke Lea Thomas M. T. McKennan Isaac McKim John McKinley Charles F. Mercer Samuel McDowell Moore Mr. John Reed Ferdinand S. Schenck Jonathan Sloane Mr. Sherman Page John G. Watmough And, after debate on the said bill, the previous question was moved by Mr. Clay, and being demanded by a majority of the members present, it was put, viz. Shall the main question be now put? And passed in the affirmative. The main question was then put, viz. Shall the said bill pass? And passed in the affirmative, { Keys, 106, 47. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Adams William S. Archer William H. Ashley Mr. Daniel L. Barringer James M. H. Beale Mr. Samuel Beardsley Martin Beaty Mr. Charles Bodle Ratliff Boon James W. Bouldin John Bull Jesse A. Bynum Churchill C. Cambreleng John Carr Clement C. Clay William K. Fuller James Graham Mr. William J. Grayson John K. Griffin Luke Lea George Loyall James J. McKay Thomas M. T. McKennan John McKinley Samuel McDowell Moore Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams Heman Allen William Allen George N. Briggs George Evans Edward Everett George Grennell, jr. Edward A. Hannegan Mr. Gideon Hard Henry Hubbard Mr. John Murphy Sherman Page John M. Patton Henry L. Pinckney James M. Wayne Mr. Franklin Pierce Ferdinand S. Schenck Jonathan Sloane Christopher Tompkins Frederick Whittlesey Ebenezer Young The title of said bill was then amended to read, "An act authorizing Edmund Brooke to remove to the District of Columbia two slaves owned by him prior to his removal from Virginia." Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. The bill from the Senate (No. 19) entitled "An act to revive the act entitled 'An act to grant pre-emption rights to settlers on the public lands,' approved May 29, 1830," was read the third time. And, after debate thereon, The House adjourned until to-morrow, 11 o'clock in the forenoon. FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1834. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copies of two reports from the Register and Receiver of the land office at St. Stephen's, of claims to land lying east of Pearl river, west of the Perdido, and below the 31st degree of latitude, presented under the act of March 2, 1829; which letter and reports were referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Chief Engineer, containing all the information now in the possession of the Department of War, relative to the improvement of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, required by the House on the 7th instant; which letter was ordered to lie on the table. The House resumed the consideration of the resolution moved by Mr. John Q. Adams on the 28th of March, as modified on the 7th of June instant. The question recurred on the amendment moved by Mr. Beaty to the amendment moved by Mr. Polk; when Mr. Beaty withdrew his amendment. And the question then recurred on the amendment moved by Mr. Polk. And, after further discussion, the hour expired, and the debate was suspended. The House resumed the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 129) entitled "An act to settle and establish the northern boundary line of the State of Ohio." The question recurred on the motion made by Mr. Allen, of Ohio, that the further consideration of the said bill be postponed until Thursday, the 19th instant. And the said question being put, It was decided in the negative. And it was then Ordered, That the said bill be referred to a select committee consisting of seven members; and Mr. Gilmer, Mr. Gholson, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Tompkins, Mr. Stoddert, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Hall, of Vermont, were appointed the said committee. The bill from the Senate (No. 94) entitled "An act for the relief of Hannah Stone," was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. The joint resolution from the Senate (No. 8) disapproving the removal of the deposites of the money of the United States from the Bank of the United States, was read the first time; when A motion was made by Mr. Polk that the said resolution do lie on the table. A call of the House was then moved by Mr. Crockett; which being agreed to, The roll was called twice, and 211 members answered to their names, viz. Mr. John Quincy Adams John Adams Heman Allen John J. Allen Chilton Allan William Allen Mr. Noyes Barber Daniel L. Barringer Mr. Abraham Bockee Zadok Casey John Chaney Samuel Clark William Clark Clement C. Clay John Cramer George R. Gilmer William F. Gordon Benjamin Gorham James Graham William J. Grayson George Grennell, jr. John K. Griffin Joseph Hall Hiland Hall Nicoll Halsey Thomas L. Hamer Gideon Hard Mr. Benjamin Hardin William Cost Johnson Thomas M. T. McKennan Isaac McKim John McKinley Charles F. Mercer Jesse Miller Robert Mitchell Henry A. Muhlenberg The doors were then closed, and excuses were Mr. John Murphy Gayton P. Osgood Henry L. Pinckney Abraham Rencher William Schley Dudley Selden Augustine H. Shepperd William N. Shinn William Slade Charles Slade Jonathan Sloane Aaron Ward Daniel Wardwell James M. Wayne Taylor Webster offered and received" for the absence of Isaac C. Bates, Nathaniel H. Claiborne, Joseph H. Crane. Amos Davis, Thomas H. Hall, Edward Lucas, and John Y. Mason. A motion was made by Mr. Anthony that further proceedings in the call be dispensed with. 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 Joseph B. Anthony Abraham Bockee Jesse A. Bynum Churchill C. Cambreleng Robert B. Campbell John Carr Zadok Casey John Chaney Samuel Fowler William K. Fuller Mr. Roger L. Gamble James H. Gholson Ransom H. Gillet Thomas L. Hamer Mr. Jonathan McCarty Franklin E. Plummer Ferdinand S. Schenck William Schley Dudley Selden William N. Shinn Charles Slade Francis O. J. Smith James Standifer Isaac B. Van Houten Mr. George W. Lay James J. McKay Thomas M. T. McKennan Charles F. Mercer John J. Milligan John Reed Abraham Rencher Augustine H. Shepperd Jonathan Sloane David Spangler |