House or Representative.
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Mr. Mckay introduced bill making appropriation for
the purpose o completing fortfcations for the fs-
cal year, which was read twice and referred.


Mr. SLiDELL, Of La offered resolution that the Seere.
tary of the Treasury be directed to furnish the House.
information respecting the amount of duties on imports
for the year from July ie44 to 845 and whether the
weighers inspectors and others employed at New York
and New Orleans were sufncisnt. Adopted.
Mr Com, OF Ga moved for suspension OF the rules
to enable him to offer resolution that the meetings Of
the House for the future, commence at ii A. M instead
nays which were ordered and resulted in l42 yeas "a
nays-so the rules were suspended.
The motion was then about being put when Mr. KEW.
rEDy Of Md moved to amend that motion to ad-
unless sustained by vote Of two thirds Of the members
present


This objected to as out OF order because the rules
OF the House provided that motion to adjourn should al
ways be in order.


The SPEAKER decided the amendment to be in order.


MrEoBB moved the previous question: and ellers were
ordered and there voted in the affirmative in the
negative A. So the previous question sustain ed and


The amendment then put and lost and the orgnal
resolution was adopted.


Mr. LEVY wished TO offer a resolution


The SPEAKER decided It was out of order


Mr. ScHErcK moved to suspend the rules TO enable him
to offer O resolution.


Mr.. Levy objected.


The SPEAKER said the member had no right to object
MEMBER thought Mr. Levy was in possession Of the


The Cham said, he had been decided ont OF order he
had cA.sed to have possession ofthe floor.


Mr.. ScHEvCK's resolution then read II provided
that all the rules Of the House should be abolished and
parliamentary usage adopted instead thereof daughter
from all parts Of the House He demanded the yeas and
nays this resolution but only two members besides
himself seconded the motion and they were not ordered
He then asked for telers which were not ordered and IN
voices in their favor.


During the psndsncy Of this resolution, there was