Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-24
tn. House more than once; some Of them fou, 4.

MIR. Jewett proposed to amend the rule u,,
to %confine its operation TO those thirty five men
bers: he believed If those gentlemen should !.
kent silent, there would be little need Of pspv;0s
the rest of the House.
After some conversation, Mr.. ]. consented "a
withdraw bis amendment.
Mr.. Craig opposed Mr.. CIay's motion, ash.
inp without any warrant in the Constitution. and
against the genius of our Government Tn. Or.
" gag lie would ever cheeriully wear, was Ina,
imposed by his own discretion.
: Mr.. Coke admitted and depIored the evil If
much speaking. but thought that, great as it va.
a less evil than the remedy proposed by bis col.
league.
Nc. Clay defended the consti.utionality Of III,
resolution, inasmuch as each House had rich,
under that instrument, to lay down rules for i,
own proceeding. He was convinced the resolu.
ton would have a saIutary effect.
Mr.. Jewett demanded theYeas and Nays; and
they were ordered.
Mr.. Mckennan supported the resolution
The House had already adopted several rule.
restraining, in some cases, the liberty Of mem.
bers in addressing the House. The rules adOp.
ed BY the House for this very trial were liable "a
the same objection; in which, however, he saw
very little lurce.
Mr.. Bates, Of Maine, took the SAINT view
The experience Of yesterday had sl,ewn thatl
was only necessary for the Counsel Of the Re.
spOndent to throw some bone Of contention into
the House. and whsle day would be lost in De.
bate. At this rate they were likely to sit ill nd.
summer.
Mr.. Wickiife moved to lay the resolution on
the table.
On that question McKennan demanded III,
Yeas and Nays, but The House refused to order
them: and the motion was then carried-Ayes
80, Noes 80. So the resolution was laid on he
table.
Rhode &iand.-We notice BY the Providence
Journal, that the freemen of this little State
made an Intellectual effort to elect Governor OF
Wednesday last. There were three candidates
in nomination, viz: Arnold, present Governor,
National Republican; Fenuer, late Governor,
Jackson; and Sprague, Anti Masonic. Returns
have been received from s5 Of the Mintym
towns of the State, which give Mr.. A. sST
votes. Mr.. F. 1892, and Mr.. S. $50. The towns
not heard from gave, last year, to Mr.. Arnold
4O4 votes, and to Mr. Fenner GO. We ar,
concerned to state that the ''%incIemency Of the
weather prevented the attendance Of many O&
freemen." The Journal adds, I" the failure q
the election Of Governor and Senate may be in'
puted TO the Anti Masonic ticket; to erroneous
impressions made upon son Of the wOrkingmsri
- -zki. .I:n.n.o ~, a.. n.rt If ,s |
citizens of Providence"
Public SenfimcnG-We are informed That
" numerous and highly respectable Jaek%
meeting" composed Of about TWELVE indul
duaIs, was held at King George Court House, lat
week. We expect to see the proceedings Of tbs
Meeting in the Globe and Enquirer, paraded forth
as anothere Exhibition of PUBLIC SENTIMENT!
We referred lately to the debates in the Senate
on the Appropriation Bill. and the exP0sure't'
had been made 10 consequence. The subjane
is a specimen.
Mr.. Smith offered an amendment, which, he
said. he was instructed to propose by the COn'
mittee on Finance. appropriating $4,000 Sh'
able the Secretaries Of the State, Treasury H
and Navy Departments, to employ addition
clerks to arrange and index the papers III no
respective ofices-S2, 500 each.
Mr.. Marcy explained, and advocated the Oh
iects OF the amendment. He said, that tsF
were such a vast number Of papers in the amer
ent departments, which had been %aecumuI'o's
ever since their organization that II was ffequel.
y with difficulty that important papers so0.;
for could be found; and it frequently haPe'c
that papers that were wanted were passed 0r'
in the Senate, when they were IN the ONCE W.
ing to the number. and want of arrangement U
the documents on file.
Mr.. Clay said, he really could not vote Tor %
appropriation without hearing some better fea"~
for it than had been given BY the gentleman wv
New York. He could readily believe h'I '.
heads OF the departments could not transaetpa
official business with that ease and eoHeep"
necessary for the public service. without p%r
and systematic arrangement OF their paPes"r
he asked, how were the clerks in the dePa'%TII'
Employed? The number had been lncreayuy
ring the present administration. ard he ee.Ss 81.
thought there were enough Of them 0Pn' w.
papers in proper order: ,.,r
Mr.. Smith said, he did not intend TO ene%
any debate on the subject. lie would pre-