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Resolved, That this house do recede from their disagreement to the amendment insisted upon by the senate, and that they do agree to the residue of the report of said conferees.

Dec. 26, 1814.

The house proceeded to consider the report of the conferees, on the disagreeing votes of the two houses, on the bill from the senate, to authorize the president to call upon the several states and territories thereof for their respective quotas of 80, 000 militia, &c. The said report was read, and the recommendations contained therein were as follows, viz.

1. That in lieu of the amendment proposed by the house of representatives, to strike out the words "two years," and insert "one year," and in the 4th line of the first section, the words "18 months" be inserted, and that the same modification be made where the words "two years" occur in other parts of the bill.

2. That the house of representatives recede from their amendment, proposed to be inserted at the end of the 4th line of the 1st section after the word "discharged."

3. That the senate recede from their disagreement to the amendment, which proposes to strike out the seventh section.

4. That the house of representatives agree to the modification, proposed by the senate, to their amendment in the 9th section.

The question was taken to concur with the committee of conference, on their first recommendation. Lost. Yeas 64, nays 72. On concurring in the second recommendation, yeas 69, nays 80.

The question was taken on the fourth recommen dation, and passed in the affirmative.

Resolved, That the house insist on their disagreement to the 1st and 2d recommendations of the committee of conference, and ask a further conference on the subject matter of said disagreement. Ordered, that Mr. Troup, Mr. Stockton, and Mr. Dexter be the managers at the said further conference. Ordered, that the secretary acquaint the senate therewith.

The senate postponed the further consideration of the aforesaid bill, till the 2d of March next.

January 22, 1815.

A message from the senate, by Mr. Cutts, their secretary—

Mr. Speaker: The senate have adopted the modification proposed by the committee of conference, on the disagreeing votes of the two houses, on the amendments depending to the bill "to authorize the president of the United States to accept the services of volunteers, who may associate and organize themselves, and offer their services to the government of the United States," with an amendment.

The said report of the committee of conference was then read, whereupon

Resolved, That this house do agree to the report of the committee of conference aforesaid, with the amendments made by the senate. Ordered that the clerk do acquaint the senate therewith.

RECEDING. January 2, 1834.

Mr. Franklin, the clerk of the house, informed the senate that the house had passed a bill making

appropriations in part for the support of government for the year 1834, and asked the concurrence of the senate in said bill.

Jan. 6. Referred to the committee on finance, and referred back to the senate by Mr. Webster, with amendments, which were read; and on motion of Mr. Webster, were considered as in committee of the whole, and the amendments being concurred in, the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. The amendments having been reported by the committee as correctly engrossed, the bill was read the third time as amended and passed, and the concurrence of the house of representatives asked in the amendments by the secretary of the senate.

Journal of the Senate, Jan. 20, 1834.

A message from the house of representatives, by Mr. Franklin, who informed the senate, that the house had agreed to the first and had disagreed to the second amendment to the bill making appropriations in part for the support of government for the year 1834.

On motion of Mr. Webster, the senate proceeded to consider the foregoing message from the house announcing the disagreement of the house to the second amendment to said bill; and on motion of Mr. Webster, the senate adhered to the second amendment-yeas 34, nays 13; and the secretary notified the house of the vote to adhere. Whereupon, Jan. 24, the house asked a conference.

The senate referred the request for a conference to the committee on finance, and Mr. Webster made the following report:

house-" No new proposition shall be admitted, under the colour of an amendment, as a substitute for the motion or proposition under debate," and on an appeal the opinion of the chair was sustained.

Jan. 18, 1810. The house proceeded to consider the amendment reported by the committee of the whole, to the bill respecting the commercial intercourse between the United States, Great Britain, and France, and for other purposes; and the same, together with the bill, being again read at the clerk's table, it was moved and seconded, to strike out the fifth section of the bill, which the speaker decided to be out of order, until after the consideration of the amendments reported by the committee of the whole house. From this deci sion, Mr. Livermore took an appeal, and on the question "Is the decision of the chair correct?" it was determined in the negative.

Feb. 27, 1810. Mr. Gardenier of N. Y. was addressing the chair and was called to order by Mr. Eppes, a member from the state of Virginia. The speaker decided, that the range of argument taken by Mr. G. was irrelevant to the question before the house, and not in order. Mr. Gardenier had sat down, and being about to speak, after another member had risen and addressed the chair, the speaker decided that the member from New York had lost his prior right to the floor; and on an appeal, the decision of the chair was sustained. Yeas 77, nays 43.

April 4, 1810. The yeas and nays having been called over, on a bill before the house, it was sug,

appropriations in part for the support of government for the year 1834, and asked the concurrence of the senate in said bill.

Jan. 6. Referred to the committee on finance, and referred back to the senate by Mr. Webster, with amendments, which were read; and on motion of Mr. Webster, were considered as in committee of the whole, and the amendments being concurred in, the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. The amendments having been reported by the committee as correctly engrossed, the bill was read the third time as amended and passed, and the concurrence of the house of representatives asked in the amendments by the secretary of the senate.

Journal of the Senate, Jan. 20, 1834.

A message from the house of representatives, by Mr. Franklin, who informed the senate, that the house had agreed to the first and had disagreed to the second amendment to the bill making appropriations in part for the support of government for the year 1834.

On motion of Mr. Webster, the senate proceeded to consider the foregoing message from the house announcing the disagreement of the house to the second amendment to said bill; and on motion of Mr. Webster, the senate adhered to the second amendment-yeas 34, nays 13; and the secretary notified the house of the vote to adhere. Whereupon, Jan. 24, the house asked a conference.

The senate referred the request for a conference to the committee on finance, and Mr. Webster made the following report:

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