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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875

House Journal --WEDNESDAY, August 31, 1842--[last day.]

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Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, 1841-1842
WEDNESDAY, August 31, 1842--[last day.]

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A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate concur in the amendments of this House to the bill (No. 280) entitled "An act to reorganize the Navy Department of the United States," and have passed a resolution in the words following:

"Resolved, The House of Representatives concurring, that the 17th joint rule be suspended so far as to permit the presentation of the following bill to the President of the United States, viz: S. No. 280. An act to reorganize

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the Navy Department of the United States;" in which resolution I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.

And the Secretary withdrew.

The said resolution was read and agreed to by the House, with an amendment adding thereto the following: "And also all such bills as shall have been passed by the two Houses by one o'clock, P. M., this day."

[The 17th joint rule is as follows: No bill or resolution that shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be presented to the President of the United States, for his approbation, on the last day of the session.]

Mr. Goode, of Ohio, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined enrolled bills of the following titles, viz:

The Speaker signed the said bills.

Amendments of the Senate to bills of the following titles, viz:

were read, and, on questions put thereon, severally agreed to by the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

A motion was made by Mr. John Quincy Adams, that the House do reconsider the vote concurring in the amendments of the Senate to the bill (No. 564) entitled "An act to establish certain post roads;" which motion to reconsider was disagreed to.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the resolution from the Senate proposing an amendment to the joint rules in relation to the presentation of petitions and memorials for the payment of claims against the Government.

The question was put, under the operation of the previous question, that the House do agree to the resolution;

Upon which question a quorum did not vote.

A motion was made, that there be a call of the House.

And the question being put,

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Those who voted in the negative, are,

The call was then dispensed with.

And the question recurred on the resolution from the Senate to amend the joint rules; when

The said resolution was laid aside for the present.

And a motion was made by Mr. Stanly, that the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, to which is committed the amendment of the Senate to the joint resolution (No. 19) authorizing experiments to be made for the purpose of the testing Samuel Colt's submarine battery, be discharged from the consideration thereof.

This motion was agreed to; and

The House proceeded to the consideration of the amendments of the Senate to the said resolution; when it was

Resolved, That the House do agree to the said amendments, with amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the amendment of this House to the concurrent resolution to suspend the operation of the 17th joint rule until one o'clock this day.

The Senate have passed bills of this House of the following titles, viz:

The Senate have been notified by the President of the United States that he did on the 30th instant approve and sign bills of the following titles:

The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Barnard reported that the committee had, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, particularly the amendments of the Senate to the bill (No. 80) entitled "An act making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States for the year 1842;" and bills from the Senate of the following titles:

And that he was directed by the committee to report its concurrence in the 1st and 2d and its non-concurrence in the 3d amendment of the Senate to the bill No. 80, and to report the bills from the Senate Nos. 315 and 285 without amendment, and the bill No. 263 with amendments.

The House then proceeded to consider the amendments of the Senate to the aforesaid bill (No. 80) entitled "An act making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States for the year 1842;"

When it was

Resolved, That this House concur in the 1st and 2d and disagree to the 3d of the amendments of the Senate to the said bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 315) entitled "An act making appropriations to carry into effect a treaty with the Wyandot Indians, and for other purposes."

And the said bill being amended at the Clerk's table, it was

Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed, and that the bill be read a third time to-day.

The amendments being engrossed, the bill was read the third time; and on the question, Shall it pass?

It passed in the affirmative.

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Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 285) entitled "An act to authorize the construction of a depot of charts and instruments of the navy of the United States;" when it was

Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time to-day.

The said bill was read the third time; and the question was put, Shall it pass?

And passed in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 262) entitled "An act to regulate the appointment and pay of engineers in the navy of the United States;" and the amendments reported from the Committee of the Whole House were read and concurred in.

Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed, and that the bill be read a third time to-day.

The amendments being engrossed, the bill was read the third time; and the question was put, Shall it pass?

And passed in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 44) entitled "An act to revive the act to enable claimants to land within the limits of Missouri and the Territory of Arkansas to institute proceedings to try the validity of their claims, approved 26th May, 1824, and an act amendatory of the same, and extending the provisions of said act to claimants to land within the States of Louisiana and Mississippi;" when it was

Ordered, That the said bill do lie on the table.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 291) entitled "An act concerning the professors of mathematics in the navy of the United States;" when it was

Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time to-day.

The said bill was read the third time accordingly; and the question was put, Shall it pass?

And passed in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 14) entitled "An act allowing a drawback upon foreign merchandise exported in the original packages to Chihuahua and Sante Fe, in Mexico."

A motion was made by Mr. Sprigg, that the bill do lie on the table; which was decided in the negative.

The amendment reported to said bill from the Committee on Commerce was read and agreed to, and was ordered to be engrossed and the bill read a third time to-day.

The said amendment being engrossed, the bill was read the third time; and on the question, Shall it pass?

It passed in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have concurred in the amendments of this House to the bill (No. 67) entitled "An act for the relief of certain companies of Missouri volunteers, commanded by Captains Stevenson, Pollard, Sconce, Atchison, and Crawford." And the Secretary withdrew.

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The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 123) entitled "An act to revive and continue in force an act supplementary to an act in addition to the act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States, and to repeal the acts therein mentioned, approved 10th March, 1838."

A motion was made by Mr. Wise, that the bill do lie on the table.

And the question being put,

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Those who voted in the negative, are,

A quorum did not vote on the question, and the bill was then laid aside for the present.

Mr. James Irvin, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined enrolled bills of the following titles:

The Speaker signed the said bills.

On motion of Mr. Irvin,

Ordered, That leave be given to withdraw the petition and papers of Joseph Brown.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate disagree to the amendment of this House to the bill (No. 14) entitled "An act allowing a drawback upon foreign merchandise exported in the original packages to Chihuahua and Sante Fe, in Mexico."

They have concurred in the amendment of this House to their amendment to the joint resolution (No. 19) "authorizing experiments to be made for the purpose of testing Samuel Colt's submarine battery."

The Senate have also concurred in amendments of this House to bills of the following titles, viz:

And the Senate recede from their third amendment to the bill of this House (No. 80) entitled "An act making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States for the year 1842."

And the Secretary withdrew.

Mr. James Irvin, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined a bill and joint resolution of the following titles:

The Speaker signed the said bill and resolution.

On motion of Mr. Wise,

Ordered, That the Committee of the Whole House, to which have been committed the bill from the Senate (No. 292) entitled "An act for repaying and repairing Pennsylvania avenue," and the bill of this House (No. 557) to provide for purchasing materials and for the support of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia, be discharged from the consideration thereof, and that the said bills be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Boardman reported that the committee, finding itself without a quorum, had risen.

A call of the House was then ordered; and the roll being called in part, the call was dispensed with.

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Mr. Patrick G. Goode, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined two enrolled bills, viz:

The Speaker signed the said bills.

The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Boardman reported that the committee had, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, particularly the bill (No. 557) to provide for purchasing materials and for the support of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia, which bill he was directed to report to the House without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time to-day.

The said bill, being brought in engrossed, was read the third time; and the question was put, Shall it pass?

And passed in the affirmative.

Resolved, (with the concurrence of the Senate,) That the 16th and 17th joint rules be suspended, so far as concerns the bill (No. 557) for the purchase of materials for the support of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia.

The House proceeded to the reconsideration of its amendment to the bill from the Senate (No. 14) entitled "An act allowing drawback upon foreign merchandise exported in the original packages to Chihuahua and Santa Fe, in Mexico," to which amendment the Senate have disagreed; when it was

Ordered, That the said bill do lie on the table.

Mr. Patrick G. Goode, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had presented to the President of the United States enrolled bills and resolutions of the following titles:

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the resolution suspending the operation of the 16th and 17th joint rules, so far as regards the bill (No. 557) entitled "An act to provide for purchasing materials and for the support of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia." And the Secretary withdrew.

A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Robert Tyler, notifying that the President did this day approve and sign a bill and a joint resolution of the following titles:

Mr. Patrick G. Goode, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined an enrolled bill (No. 262) entitled "An act to regulate the appointment and pay of engineers in the navy of the United States," and found the same to be truly enrolled; when

The Speaker signed the said bill.

A motion was made by Mr. William Smith, of Virginia, that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Clerk of this House pay, out of the contingent fund thereof, to William Smith, the usual mileage and pay of a member of Congress from the time of entering his caveat to the 4th of September last, the period during which he was engaged in contesting the seat of the Hon. Linn Banks, deceased.

A call of the House was ordered; and the roll being called, 124 members answered to their names; and a quorum being present, further proceedings in the call were dispensed with.

And the question was put, under the operation of the previous question, that the House do agree to the resolution,

And passed in the affirmative.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill of this House (No. 557) entitled "An act to provide for purchasing materials and for the support of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia."

And the Secretary withdrew.

Mr. James Irvin, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined said bill, (No. 557,) and found it truly enrolled; when

The Speaker signed the said bill.

Mr. Cushing sent to the Clerk's table a letter from Daniel Webster, Secretary

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of State, in relation to the subject-matter of the report of the Select Committee appointed to make certain inquiries touching the removal of Henry H. Sylvester from office as a clerk in the Pension Office. The letter was read, and ordered to be printed in connexion with the said report.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a joint resolution (No. 22) to provide for the payment of expenses incurred by the legation at Mexico, in which resolution I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. And the Secretary withdrew.

The said resolution was read the first and second time; and, under the operation of the previous question, the resolution was ordered to be read a third time.

The said resolution was read the third time;

And the question was put, Shall it pass?

And passed in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

On motion of Mr. Mallory, it was

Resolved, That the Select Committee on the Coast Survey have leave to report, by bill or otherwise, at the next session of Congress.

Mr. John C. Clark presented a communication from Joseph G. Totten, colonel and commander of the corps of engineers, complaining that injustice has been done to the officers of that corps by charges of bad conduct, contained in two reports of the Committee on Commerce, made at the present session--one in relation to the light-house on Flynn's Knoll, the other upon the subject of the light-house establishment; which communication was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. James Irvin, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined an enrolled joint resolution (No. 22) "to provide for the payment of expenses incurred by the legation at Mexico," and found the same truly enrolled.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a resolution for the appointment of a committee, to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of the House of Representatives, to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him that, unless he may have further communications to make to Congress, the two Houses, having completed the business before them, are ready to close the present session by an adjournment, and have appointed the committee on their part; in which resolution I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. And the Secretary withdrew.

A motion was made by Mr. Joseph R. Ingersoll, that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That there be paid, out of the contingent fund of the House, and under the direction of the committee to audit and control same, to each of the officers, clerks, messengers, pages, and laborers, in the service of the House, and clerks of standing committees, including the watch and police, the gate-keeper, lamp-lighter, and hostler, the same amount, respectively, that was allowed and paid under the order of the House at the close of the long session of the last Congress.

The said resolution was read; and

The previous question was moved; when

A motion was made by Mr. Black, that the resolution do lie on the table; which was decided in the negative.

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The previous question was then demanded by a majority of the members present;

And the question was put, Shall the main question be now put?

And passed in the affirmative.

The main question was put, viz: that the House do agree to the said resolution?

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Those who voted in the negative, are,

A quorum did not vote, and the resolution was laid aside for the present.

A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Robert Tyler, notifying that the President did this day approve and sign bills of the following titles, to wit:

Mr. James Irvin, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had presented to the President of the United States the joint resolution (No. 22) "to provide for the payment of expenses incurred by the legation at Mexico."

Mr. Patrick G. Goode, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had presented to the President of the United States the bill (No. 262) entitled "An act to regulate the appointment and pay of engineers in the navy of the United States."

The House proceeded to the consideration of the resolution from the Senate, proposing the appointment of a joint committee to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him that, unless he may have further communications to make to Congress, the two Houses, having completed the business before them, are ready to close the present session by an adjournment; and the said resolution, having been read, was concurred in by the House; and

Mr. Mason of Ohio, Mr. Cushing, and Mr. Ward, were appointed of the committee on the part of the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. John Tyler, jr., his private secretary, notifying that the President did this day approve and sign the bill (No. 557) entitled "An act to provide for purchasing materials and for the support of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia."

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have been notified by the President of the United States that he did this day approve and sign bills and resolutions of the following titles, to wit:

Mr. Cushing, from the joint committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States, and to notify him that, unless he may have further communications to make to Congress, the two Houses, having completed the business before them, are ready to close the present session by an adjournment, reported that the committee had waited on the President, and

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fulfilled the duties of its appointment, and that the committee was informed by the President that he had no further communications to make to Congress at the present session.

On motion of Mr. John Quincy Adams,

Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate, to notify that body that the House of Representatives, having completed the business before it, is now ready to close the present session of Congress by an adjournment, agreeably to the resolution of the two Houses; and that the Clerk do go with the said message.

The Clerk having delivered the said message, and having returned,

The House, at 2½ o'clock, P. M., adjourned until the first Monday in December, A. D. 1842, the day fixed by the Constitution of the United States for the annual meeting of Congress.

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