A division of the question on the motion was moved by Mr. Elisha Whittlesey. A motion was then made by Mr. John Quincy Adams to amend the said motion by striking out two o'clock and inserting five o'clock; which motion was disagreed to by the House. And the question was then put on the first member of the motion made by Mr. Polk, viz. "That the rule setting apart this day for the reception and disposition of petitions and memorials, be suspended from and after two o'clock P. M." And passed in the affirmative, (two-thirds of the members present voting therefor,) Yeas, 127; Nays, 61. 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 Robert Burns Jesse A. Bynum Churchill C. Cambreleng John Carr Zadok Casey John Chaney William F. Gordon Mr. James Graham Edward A. Hannegan Edward Howell Henry Hubbard Benjamin Jones Gerrit Y. Lansing Mr. Samuel McDowell Moore Henry A. Muhlenberg Henry L. Pinckney Ferdinand S. Schenck Dudley Selden Augustine H. Shepperd William N. Shinn Charles Slade Francis O. J. Smith Jesse Speight Mr. Tristam Burges George Chambers William W. Ellsworth George Evans John Ewing Philo C. Fuller Levi Lincoln James Love Thomas A. Marshall James Turner Samuel F. Vinton And on the question that the House do agree to the second member of the said motion, viz. "And that the House do at that hour ( 2 o'clock P.M.) proceed to the consideration of the bill (No. 443) to regulate the deposite of the public money in the local banks," There appeared, { Xeas, Nays, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. Roger L. Gamble Rice Garland James H. Gholson Henry Hubbard Mr. Jeremiah McLene Jesse Miller Robert Mitchell Samuel McDowell Moore Gorham Parks James Parker Abraham Rencher Ferdinand S. Schenck William Schley William N. Shinn Francis O. J. Smith Joel Turrill Aaron Vanderpoel Henry A. Wise Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams Heman Allen William H. Ashley Isaac C. Bates John Dickson William W. Ellsworth George Evans Mr. Edward Everett Horace Everett James Love Henry C. Martindale Thomas A. Marshall Mr. Jonathan McCarty Charles F. Mercer Ebenezer Young Two-thirds not voting in the affirmative, the question was lost; and the first part only of Mr. Polk's motion was agreed to, viz. "That the rule setting apart this day for the reception and distribution of petitions and memorials, be suspended from and after two o'clock P. M." A message from the Senate, by Mr. Lowrie, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the amendments of this House to the bill (No. 76) entitled "An act to create two additional land districts in the State of Illinois, and two new land districts north of said State, in the territory now attached to Michigan, which lies between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi river." The Senate recede from their amendment to the bill (No. 15) entitled "An act for the relief of Peregrine Gardner." The Senate have passed the bill of this House (No. 364) entitled "An act to change the boundary between the southeastern and western land districts in the Territory of Michigan, and for other purposes;" and the joint resolution of this House (No. 3) giving the right of way through the property of the United States, at Harper's Ferry, to the Winchester Railroad Company. The Senate have, also, passed bills of the following titles, viz. No. 184. An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Philip Moore, deceased; No. 204. An act to establish a port of entry at Natchez, in Mississippi ; in which bills I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The House resumed the consideration of the resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, on the subject of the removal of the deposite of the public money from the Bank of the United States, and the establishment of a National Bank, presented by Mr. Burges on the 26th of May ultimo; and, after debate, Mr. Burges moved that the said resolutions be referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, with instructions to report a resolution to this House that the reasons laid before Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury for removing the public money from the Bank of the United States were, and are, insufficient for ordering and directing said removal. And, pending the question on said motion, Mr. Denny moved that said resolutions do lie on the table; which motion was agreed to by the House. The House then proceeded to the consideration of the memorial of inhabitants of the county of Windham, in the State of Connecticut; the memorial of inhabitants of the town of Windham, in the said State; and the proceedings of a meeting of inhabitants of said town, held in the borough of Willimantic, presented by Mr. Young on the 26th of May ultimo; and, after debate, the said memorials and proceedings were laid on the table. The hour of two o'clock having arrived, The House resumed the consideration of the bill (No. 269) making additional appropriations for certain harbors, and removing obstructions in the mouths of certain rivers, for the year 1834.✔ The question recurred on the amendment moved by Mr. Mercer to the last amendment reported from the Committee of the Whole House; which amendment, as moved by Mr. Mercer, is as follows: "And for defraying the expense of surveys pursuant to the act of 30th April, 1824, including arrearages for 1833, $29,000." Mr. Wise moved that the bill do lie on the table. Mr. Wise moved a call of the House; which being agreed to, the roll was called, and 174 members answered to their names, viz. Mr. John Quincy Adams John Adams Heman Allen John J. Allen Joseph B. Anthony Daniel L. Barringer Robert Burns Jesse A. Bynum Churchill C. Cambreleng John Carr Mr. George Chambers John Chaney Thomas Chilton William Clark Henry W. Connor John H. Fulton Mr. John Galbraith Roger L. Gamble Edward A. Hannegan Mr. William Jackson Leonard Jarvis Thomas Lee Levi Lincoln James Love Isaac McKim Jeremiah McLene Charles F. Mercer Jesse Miller Mr. John J. Milligan Robert Mitchell Samuel McDowell Moore Gayton P. Osgood Ferdinand S. Schenck William B. Shepard Jonathan Sloane Francis O. J. Smith, Jesse Speight James Standifer Mr. John N. Steele Andrew Stewart John T. Stoddert Isaac B. Van Houten David D. Wagener Henry A. Wise Ebenezer Young, Further proceedings in the call were then dispensed with; and Mr. Wise withdrew the motion that the motion do lie on the table. And on the question that the House do agree to the amendment moved by Mr. Mercer, It passed in the affirmative, {eas, 103, 89. 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 Joseph B. Anthony William H. Ashley Noyes Barber Charles A. Barnitz William Baylies Samuel Beardsley Martin Beaty Horace Binney John Blair Charles Bodle Tristam Burges Mr. John Dickson Philemon Dickerson William W. Ellsworth George Evans Edward Everett Millard Fillmore Edward A. Hannegan Mr. Amos Lane Humphrey H. Leavitt Samuel McDowell Moore David Spangler |