The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-15

"a be snre, annlher quessse \, whether thif
House viii consider Itself the proper &c
rum 10 which these. hroe gentlemen sIlsiad
settle their differences. But, so Gar rs this
house should think ifsslf concerned, ]. for
orr, mill, Oh this, as would on esery olher
occasion, aud, when any member shall rise
IN his place, and asii an inquiry ime his
conduct, | shall give il TO him and shall
vote fof this inquiry. Az "biectiun has
been made To the manner in which tbr 10
q Try has been asked. The Speaker chose
10 make il by way of address, and mol IA
writing. The other member directly con
cerned In the mattei, accepted Il ~ that
way. The matter ~, then, ~ substantially
before is. IN if Il had been IN writing. when
II shall be put ON the journal. II we have
the substance, We nesd not So much regard
the form, rs To give the subject different
direction.
w. Cook, ef Iiiinois said he took il for
granted, that the Speaker had presented to
the House, Us specifically al ne could, the
nature of thu charges which he had asked
the House 10 investigate. II wasnDt The ad
dress of the Speaker, hut the letter which
contained the charges against him, that WIS
10 b. the subject of lnyestig aliOn. The IN
curry which MAS ASKED by the Speaker
was proper, ia relation IT, the character oi
this Dons. aud the interests If the country.
The letter referred 10 in the Speaker's al
dress, did not operate in It's aeruSatofy pro
perry. on the Speaker alone, bar on por-
ton af the other members of Ibis House.
Let gentlemen turn 10 that letter, and they
would fnd thai il contsined charges
as pernlclous TO the character oftins House,
aud Of the nation generally, AZ TO the Spea
kcr.
Mr.. Webster here interposed, he said
with great rpitctauce, To call his friend
from Illinois To order. lie submitted To
btu whether, on a motion To refer The let
ter, &c. il was proper to enter into an inVes
tigation Of the nature Of the charge coutain
ed in it, ac.
Mr.. Cook dsclaimed ny design TO vi
olate order IN his obserya ions, and desist
ed.
The question was. BADLY called for, and
was taken on ordering the address of the
Speaker To he entered on the journal, and
decided in the affirmative.
MIR. Coudct of New Jersey then moved
10 postpone the further consideration OF
the remaining proposition Qor the ap
pointment of a committee, &c until to
morrow.
Which motion was agreed to and the
subject postponed until to morrow.
The engrossed Bill from the Senate, ma
king compensation to persons appointed by
the Electors to deliver the votes for Prrsi
dent aud Vice President, gas read third
time, passed, and returned 10 the Senate.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
On motion Of Mr.. Wright, the House
went into committee Of HE whole on the
'iatc of the Union and again took up the
epo.t of the committee appointed to pre-
pare rules TO be observed, by the House. in
the election of n President of the United
States. The question recurring, from yes
terday, on the motion Of Mr.. ingham, to
strike ont the last clause Of the third rule,
which directs that the galleries shall be
cleared on the demand of the delegation of
any one state
Mr.. McDntiie rose, and addressed In.
House at considerable length. he was
followed by Mr.. Mangam.
The committee then rose.
After receiving one or two communica
tons from Executive Departments---
The House adjourned.