Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-22
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In the House of Representatives on Wednes-
day, Mr.. Howard stated that IN consequence OF
the information which had been made public, Of
the existence of contagious disease, in the Bri
fish Territory bordering on the United States,
he was instructed by the Committee on Com
merce to report joint resolution, for taking steps
to check the progress Of the disease, and which
he meant to ask the House, from its Importance
generally to the public, to have now passed thro'
all its stages. The resolution which be submit.
ted was as follows:
Resolued by the Se,aie and House Of Repre-
sentatiues, &c. That the sum Of $4,000 dollars
be, and the same is hereby appropriated. out OF
any money not otherwise appropriated, and placed
at the discretion Of the President of the United
States, to be expended under his authority in
endeavorins to preserve the peple of this country
from the prevalence of the disease known by the
name of the Asiatic Cholera, now raging in Ca
NADIA"
TIE Resolution was read, and there not being
a quorum present.
MIR. Adams moved call Of the House; which
was ordered-and the roll having been partly
gone through, number of members having in the
mean time come IN, sufficient to make quorum,
the further proceedings were suspended. and
r.
suspended in order to take up the joint resolution
reported By him, and that it tn en- might have It's
second reading.
The motion to suspend the rule was rejected
ayes SO, noes g. 1t required two-ihlrds
The resolution offered by MIR. Thomas Of Lou
isiana. for the admission of Ladies to the priv.
legged seats in the Hall, coming up for consdera.
| ton
MIR. Taylor Of New York, moved to lay the
resolution on the table. But the motion was ne
gati,ed: when Mr.. +. demanded the yeas and
nays, on the passage OF the resolution. They
were ordered.
| Mr.. Adams said he hoped the resolution
would pass: he thought it would be very i'll coin.
pIiment to paw the sex, to whom they were all
attached, to exclude them from seats within the
Hall. From the short experience the House had,
during the time in which they were admitted to
the privileged seats the effect had, in his opinion,
been decidedly favorable. All who had address
ed the House In the presence OF that portion OF
the human race, had done it, he believed. more
to the satisfaction Of themselves and others, than
they could have done in their absence. The
House. he observed, had had a resolution offer
ed to it. proposing to exclude one individual as
punishment for an offence committed against
the house. But what sort OF punishment would
that be, when the best portion Of the human race
were all equally excluded!
| Mr.. Taylor said he hoped that the gentleman
from Massachusetts would do him the justice to
believe that his opposition to the present resou.
ton did not arise from any want OF respect 10 the
persons embraced in livery far from it. But
he was convinced that its adoption would add TO
the already too great noise. confusion, and inter.
ruption of business. All those who, by this re-.
solution, would b. admitted to the privileged seats.
would, of course, receive those attentions due to
them in all places, whether in this House or out
Of it. The House had all witnessed The assidui-
ty with which such attentions were paid them
when admitted here before. If the ladies were
admitted, the gentlemen accompanying them must
be admitted also, or a very awkward and unp;ea.
SAINT separation must take place. The result Of
Mr. It's observation had, he said, been different
from that of the gentleman from Massachusetts,
/ On all occasions, when ladies' had been admitted,
the disorder in the House had appeared to him to
be greatly increased. This was the only posi-
Bile motive which he, or any other man could have
for oppusing the resolution. He did it from con-
siderations altogether Of public nature, and un.
der the conviction which he had exp: essed. he
must now repeat the motion to lay the resolution
on the table. On which motion he demanded
the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered BY the House,
and. being taken, stood as foIlo"s:-Yeas SO,
! Nays "a
! Mr.. Speight moved that the House proceed to
the consideration Of the resolution submitted by
Mr.. Boon few days ago. fixing the 25th instant
for the adjournment of Congress.
Mr.. Conner demanded the yeas and nays on
! that motion; which were ordered, and the vote
stood-yeas &c, nays sc.
The Speaker having given his casting vote in
the negative, the House refused now to consI.
der the resolution.
/ The House then, on motion Of Mr.. Adams,
went into Committee of the Whole on the state
of the Union; Mr.. Speight in the Chair. and re.
sumed the consideration Of the bill for the regua.
| ton OF
The Tarif-Mr Appleton proposed to insert,
in the Sd item, line SO, the words in whole or