Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-28
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the Committee on Finance, reported bill from
the House to remit the duties on articles import
ed IN the brig -. without amendment; also.
bill from the House for the relief OF Nathaniel
Blake, and bill from the House for the relief OF
Alexander Brodie, both without amendment, but
indicating that they would be opposed when call.
ed up Mr.. Brown, from the Committee of
Claims. reported a bill from the House Tor The
relief of Lieut.. |. l.. Gordon, without amend
ment On motion Of Mr. Hayne, the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs were discharged from the
further consideration Of the petition Of Michael
Hogan, and The petitioner had leave to withdraw
his petition. Mr.. Benton presented the memo
rial of certain citizens Of Pittsburgh against the
re-chartering of the U. States Bank. Mr.. Smith
gave notice that he should to-day call up the bill
to authorize a subscription to the stock OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. MIR. Frelinghuy-
sen laid on the table resolution, referring it to
the Committee OH the Library, relative to the
purchase of Peae's original portrait OF Gen.
Washington, to be placed in the Senate Cham
ber.. The resolution offered by Mr.. Dickerson
on the previous day, relative to frauds in sugar,
in its introduction in the shape Of syrups. was
agreed to- The Senate agreed to the unfavor.
able report made Yesterday by Mr. IIayne, from
the Committee on Naval Affairs, in the case Of
Samuel Grice. The joint resolution offered by
Mr.. Poindextcr, relative to the construction Of
pedestrian statue of George Washington was
taken up for second reading, but in tonse-
uuence of the absence of Mr.. Poindexter. was
laid on the table. Mr.. Dallas, from the Com.
mlttee on Military Affairs. reported bill for the
relief of Gen. VIM. Mcpherson, which was read
and ordered to a second reading. Mr.. Dallas
also presented memorial on the subject OF the
Inuians. The apporionment bill was then ia
ken up for its Sd reading. The yeas and nays
being called for by Mr.. Tazeweil, there appear
cd. yeas 90, navs 1870 the bill was passed.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr.. Marcy, pro-
| ceeded 10 the consideration Uf Executive bust
ness.
In the House of Representatives,. on molten oil
Mr. Root. the Committee Of the Whole was dis
CHARGED from the further consideration of the re-
solutions proposing amendments OF the Constitu.
ton of the United States in relation to the cleo.
ton of President and Vice President OF the
United States. and they we're referred to Sc
lect Committee
After some other minor business
Mr.. Ashley, Of Missouri; submitted the fol-
lowing resolution for adoption:
civilian Stanbery. a Member of the House
from the State Of Ohio, having. on yesterday.
(when not giving evdence) declared to this House
that the most Of the testimony given by the Hon.
Alexander Buckner, Senator from Missouri, (who
had given testimony in the case OF the trial
against Samuel Houston was destitute of truth.
end infamous; which declaration of said Stanbe-
ry is indecorous, and disrespcctful to this House.
the witness, and the Senate, OF which he Is Il
member.
"Iherefore. ResolUed, That the Speaker OF
this House call upon the said Stanberry, IN his
place, to retract the indignty and dIsresPect
which he has offered, by apology to this House;
and that he be reprImauded by the Speaker"
In explaining the object of the resolution, Mr..
Ashley observed. that in offering this resolution
to the House o! Representatives, he did 1t in no
spirit of unkind feeling towards Mr.. Stanbery
His feeling towards the accused in this untortu-
nate trial. were the same. The object he had IN
view was to do justice not to the character OF the
Senator from Missouri merely, but also to tire
State The remarks of Mr.. Stanbery. as he aP-
pretended, in striking at the Senator struck at
the character Of the State Of Missouri
Mr.. Taylor, of New York. demanded the
question of consideration, which. on the motion
Of Mr.. Speight, was decided by Yeas and Nays;
and the House determined now to consider the
the same, by large majority-l47 to IL.
Mr.. J. .. Adams said, that he wished to ask
question OF the speaker reIathg 10 poiut OF
order. viz: Whether, according to parliamenta-
~ usage, words spoken by Member in Debate
can be made subjec, to the action of the House
after one day shall have elapsed since they were
spoken
The Speaker said that whatever might be the
precedent in the case, that was point Tor the
House to determines; and the House had jsst
voted that it would ,.oW consider the subject of
the resolution.
Mr.. Stanbery having obtained the floor, said,
that he uishcd to get the floor to say that no MEM
Der Of the House could possibly be more sensl-
BILE than lie himself was of the indecorum, in a
parliamentary view, of the expressions which he
bad Yesterday used in reference to Mr. Buckner.
And, even before he had consulted with his
friends on the subject, he had of himself deter
mined, on reflection, to apologize to the House
for that indecorum, committed under the iniu
ence of highly excited feelings. lie might BE- al
lowed, he presumed. to state some of the circum-
stances of Provocation which induced him to be-
leve that Mr.. Buckner entertained prejudiced
feeling against Kim. They were, that Mr.. Buck
ner was, as appeared BY his own evidence. pre-.
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