Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-07
CONG r E S S.


der the bill to modify and continue the act to IN
corporate the subscribers to the Bank OF the Uni
ted States. The question being on the motion
to reduce the rate Of interest to flve per cent,
considerable discussion took place, which conti'
nued to the hour of adjournment.
In the House Of Representatives, the deiec'ise
attendance Of the members at the hour OF meet
ing, no o'clock, induced Mr.. Speight to move
call Of the House, which was ordered. But oy
the time the roll was gone through, a quorum
having come into the Hall, further proceedings,
on motion of Mr. Clay, were suspended.
Mr.. Ellsworth reported resolution, from the
Committee on the Judiciary, Tor regulating Inc
payment to be given to witnesses called IN 10 al
tend before this House OF any OF Its Committees.
The resolution proposes to allow to each witness
two dollars per diem, and ten cents per mile tor
the expenses of going and returning, but no re-
turn mileage to be allowed to witnesses subpoena
ed at the place of their attendance; and the resO'
luton was agreed to.
MIR. Stan6ery said. the Select Committee, to
which had been referred the investigation OF the
alleged attempted frauds committed by the late
Secretary of War and Samuel Houston, had IN
structed him to ask leave of the House to sit
thereon during the sitting of the House; and he
submitted motion to that effect.
Mr.. Drayton objected, and remarked that, it
the business Of the Select Committee was Impor.
tant the business Of the House was much more
so, and. particularly, when there was such
subject az the Tariff to be discussed, which i'm
periousy demanded the attention Of every mem
Der, who desired that the question should be ad-
iusted, with view to calm the fever then exist
ing in the public mind. He considered the duty
of the Select Committee to be OF infinitely less
importance than the discussion and decision Of
the Tariff question. But, if the House thought
otherwise, he must request to be excused from
serving on that Committee.
MIR. Stanbery said he had made the motion by
the unanimous desire of such OF the Committee
as had attended to the business Of the investisa-
ton. The resolution recently adopted by the
House to meet at 10 O'Clock, rendered II impossl-
BILE for the Committee to devote the time they had
hitherto done to the investigation; and IT the mo-
ton did not prevail, they could not prosecute 1t.
With respect to the Tariff, or any other impor-
tant business coming up, it would be in the pow
er of any honorable member to occasionally ab.
sent himself from the Committee, as he might feel
it his duty so to do.
The motion of Mr.. S. prevailed-Ayes II,
Noes 81.
On. motion Of Mr.. r. M. Johnson. the House
suspended the rule, SO as to proceed to the con-
sideration of the bills lying on the Speakers ia.
BILE, several Of which were read first and second
time and referred.
On the bill for the liquidation of certain claims
of Virginia coming up for third reading, Mr.. J.:
S. Barbour remarked, that he had not expected
to witness the hostility with which this bill had
been met: but he was at this moment unwilling
to occupy the time of the House in debating it at
length TO the prejudice of the more Important
subject of the Tariff, and he therefore NOV ed that
its further consideration should BE- postponed I'M
til Thursday week; which was agreed to.
The bill to incorporate the st. Francis Road
Co. coming I'D for third reading, Mr. Clay NOV
ed that it be postponed until Thursday week. in
order to take up the Tariff bill. MIR. Sewer com
planned that any delay should be gwen to this
bill. which, he said, was of more Importance 10
Arkansas than fifty Tariff bills. There was yet
very little time allowed for any hope to have it
passed through the Senate, after passing this
House. If il was longer DELAYED, and until the
discussion on the Tariff closed, in all likelihood
they would have Black Hawk making his inroads
into the Territory, unresisted The citizens Of
Arkansas wanted good road to enable them to
assemble on the frontiers for their defence against
these incursions Of the Indians. &c. Mr.. Clay
said he would give up the whole Territory OF Ar
kansas. at any time, to have final disposition
made of the Tariff
The question on postponng the bill until Thurs
day week was then carried: Ayes 80, Noes o4:
The bill for the improvement of hatbors and
of the navigation of certain rivers coming up tor
its third reading
Mr.. Adams expressed mis- hope that bill In
volsing interests so important, would not snare
the fate of the previous bills, in being postponed
MIR. Clay moved the postPonement Of this BILL
as Of the preceding AZ
Mr.. Huntington demanded the Yeas and Nays
thereon, which were ordered, and the motion for
postponement prevailed-Yeas st, Nays 49, =,
Mr.. Adams remarked if there had been full
attendance this postponement would not have &C.
Cured. -,
Mr.. Sutherland desired to have such bills as
were lying on the Speakers table for third read
Ing, and which would not occasion any debate
taken up, but
Mr. Clay objected thereto. and moved the sus-
pension of the rule, with view to go ,hto the
consideration of the bill in relation to the Ia
riff. The motion prevailed-Aycs lS4-Noes