Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-08-17

blouse, whether they win further hear him 4"
"On the 18th of April, 1904, agreed for gen.
"eral rule ifany superfuaus motion or tedious
speech be offered in the House, the party is 10
'bc directed and ordered by Mr.. Speaker"
"On the 18th Of May, 1904, Sir William Paddy
entering into a long speech, rule agreed
"That Jnny man speak not TO the matter in ques-
''ton, the Speaker is 10 moderate. SO it is said,
"oa the Cd of May 1910, when a member pade
",chat seemed al impairment speech, and there was
much Kissing and spitung, "rhat it was con-
"ceived for a fule, thar Dlr. Speaker may stay
"impsrtinem speeches " Son the 10th OF Noyem-
"ber, 1910, it was declared. That when bu-
"slness is begun, and in debate, if any man rise
SO speak to new business, any Member may,
"but Mr. Speaker ought 10, interrupt him
."See Hatselrs preceden,s, Vol Cd Sd Edit.
have here coated these particular rules,
because some oc them are cited by Mr. Jetfer-
son; because all Of them are, in his opinion, a
part OF the Claw Of proceedings in the Senate;"
because during the last session of that body, all
Of them we're grossly violated by certain SEN
ator; and because alLof them distinctly attrib-
ute to the presiding officer the original right *
duty Of calling to order. UnwilIingto encum-
Der plain question with long retinIe Of an-
,aoritics, torbear TO transcilbe the numerous
Parliamentary vrAes which, though not, in
terms, requiring the Speaker;o call 70 order,
obligation MIR OIslow, who is tyed by Mr..
Jefferson, "the ,biest among the Speakers of
the House "ol Commons was, we are tod, es-
pecially viglanl and strenuous in enforcing
them, BY exercising his oyigina! right Of calling
TO order. But my adversary, having certainly
forgotten, if inbred ne ever knew, the practice
oflhis eminent officer, probably assumed his
name "euphonie gratla.
The fore going Illustrations show conclusive
", that MIR. JetIerSon's deliberate doctrines, on
the subject Of he Vice Presidents power in the
Senate, SO far from supporting, directly contra
dicl, Mr.. Cahoun's theory Not venturlng to
contend that Mr. Jeiftrson's practice was coE-
traricnt TO his principles, Onslow, with cha
racterislc dlsngeuuousness states, that this
great man, in his vaIedictory address to
the Senate, March ., 1901 expressly designqteS
"his power over the debates Of the Senate as the
umgirqge Of the Vice President" The passage
Containing this word is as follows, viz: II owe
"it to truth and Justice, at the same time to de-
"clalc, that the habits of order and decorum,
(which so strongly characterize the proceedings
"of the Senate, have rendered The umpirage OF
":her president all Office OF little difficulty, that
''in times and on questions which have severely
cried the scnsbilites Of the House, calm and
''tcmperate discussion has rarely beeh disturbed
sbv departure from order" II this ll!ustra-
ton proved any thing, II would prove too much;
for if Mr.. Jefferson here used the word "um-
prape'' in the narrow, technical sense which
is supposed he must have intended that the
power of the President Of the Senate, however
appointed is IN every case appellate only; where
as Mr.. Calhoun, after distinguishing between
the powers OF an &c oGcio and Of an elected,
President Of that Body, says, first, that the pow
er Of the former at least, 10 call to order "in
guestioas touci,rs he latitude or freedom o. de-
bate" is appellate only; and then, in the true
guerrilla spirit, shifts his ground, and says "the
"Doin, at issue is whether the Vice President
"has the right to call to order for Uords spoken
in dsbQte" / know not, what farther juggles he
nav mediate: But so far forth, he has never
distinctly announced the doctrine, however tits
inferabe from his arguments, that IN no case
The President of the Senate possesses the ORR
einal right Of calling TO order And yet this
preposlerous position is ascribed 10 Mr.. Jetier-
son. in defiance OF his authoritative publication,
and Of his illustrious fame II he used the
word .umpira ge," 10 indicate an appellate
power" he contradicted both the spirit and the
letter. of his "Manual" But Inconsistency Is
Mr. Calhoun's ''pscuIium," and Mr.. Jefferson is
the last man who would tresspass on his rights.
CATER ALL" the cavil about the word "umpl-
rage'' is lower than FIRE shman's logic. Tech
nical words, in our language, lose, when
Introduced into popular speech, their prl-
mi,ive peculiarly of meaning, and must be
Interpreted in reference to the subject which
they are applied to. On few words OF this sort
has custom superinduced more Specifications
than on "umpirage;" as reference to the best
authors will clearly demonstrate. That Mr.
Jefferson used i, in its ordinary acceptauon, as
synonymous with the office, authority, or act
Of determining, and not in its native technical
sense. mus, be evident 10 every reader OF the
0Manual" who is no: ready, in subscribing the
plots Of faction, TO accuse of gross sell-con-
tradiction, patriot and a philosopher. .
So much, sir, for the authority Of the sage oil
Monticello on the question Of the Parliamenta-
~ power of the Vice President. And yet he
has been cited in support Of Mr. Calhoun's
doctrines Who could be surprised then, II
Mr. Jefferson, his known opinions on that sub
iect Notwithstanding, were summoned to vouch
for this Gentleman's political character?
The rules Of the Senate, and MIR. Jetierson's
opnions, so far from containing any thing re-
puenant to their Presidents original, and ex-
cee, nv tho neonir ;ndtfeasible right TO call to