Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-27

lay which had occurred in presenting to the House
question OF such great interest to the country There
Was no man on the Committee, he would say, justice
u The administration, who disposed To east ccnsu
On the Administration for its the subjec but,
on the contrary. they responded to the general tone Of
inc message As To the appointment Of Chairman of the
Committee, he had feeling on the subject but he was
perfectly willing that the House should nov, finally de-
eide what the rights of Committees on such questions;
and also whether the appointment made in this instance
was authorized and regular Having for
the removal OF the gentleman from Massachusetts, o
removal.
Mr. Cambrclcng said, the gentleman in repelng
an attack supposed TO be- made ON HIMSELF had
attack upon him and the committee. His opinion was
and 1t was also the opinion of the committees that if
mean to do nothing, the only honorable say
notiing When the proper time arrived he should
be wanting in his duty to the House and the country 1t
was the opinion of of the committee that this wss
not the proper time throw upon the House any ques-
oh ON the subject others he thought pro-
per ir inc COMMITTEES TO give an opinion i'll report to
tie House lie would say that his opinion was
that neither the interest the honor Of the committee
requrcd at this time, any declaratory resolution the
MIR. Patton said he had not intended to attack the
committee, nor any member of it, lie had too much
cf-respec we'll respect for tho House. express
any thing disrespecti1l TO any of the Committee
But the Committees of the House the agents of the
House. and under the control Of the House and in tho
House he had right TO say in what and how he diff
tered from the majority Of the Committee. He denied
mat the Committee had any right prevent attempt
to prevent the expression OF opinion BY the House ON
question which had been before Congress and the ma
ton for six weeks
MIR Boon To a point of order The question Of
our relations with France before the House
MIR Polk inquired whether the gentleman from Mas.
sachnses had right TO make the motion without sus.
pension of the rules of the House
The Chair decided that the assent of the House had
been given to the introduction of the motion; but lie
stared that the discussion must be restricted the sub
lect of the motion
Mr. Patton having concluded his remarks
MT Coulter OF Penn, On member of the Committee on
Foreign Afairs9 said that he considered the motion OF
the gentleman from Massachusetts, strictly pariamenta-
ry and as being called for owing omission on the
part of the committee Ii was not his intention 10 fol-
low some of the gentlemen who had objected TO il in
all the train of their remarks if he should be tempt.
ed TO do So he hoped the Speaker would interrot him
That officer had been placed in the Chair that he might
enforce the rules of order and Mr. c. did not feel him
self responsible for liberty TO speak any number OF
irresponsible members of the House He relied upon
hic Speaker to preserve the order of the body. He
now again affirmed that the motion which had been made
was strictly parliamentary 1t was indeed true
tat sos oi me old books parliamentary law laid il
dora, that, although the placed first in the apnoint
mes OF committee was, by courtesy, held TO be the
chairman OF the committee, yet that the committee had
power TO constitute its chairman He supposed that
this rule would be held by some gentlemen as governing
that House Mr.. c., however knew of no instance in
s country where scha course of proceeding had been
pursued Ihc lnvariable usage was that the first named
member on the list was considered not onlv nyo t,r
but substantially the chairman Of the committee: and IN
case of his esgnaton then the individual next in order
was to take his place When the names to Constitute
amy committee Of the House were announced il was
universally understood by the House and the country
that the nan first named appointed c chairman
dartak
toexercse the right OF dispacng any individual of their
number, while exercising, under such appointment the
functions of chairman it in that case their duty to
INFORM the ouse OF the fact because by the rule which
courtesy had established the individual first on the list
would still be applied all where it might
become necessary for hc House to make nouiric Of The
committee, lie being the known organ of the committees
| ac.Icn.
This notification was due TO tbs House and il onh,
Immediately to have followed the election of Chairman
could not, of course, be expected to be made v The
individual chosen because his dccacy would naturally
shrink from such task The information should he
communicated by of the members of the committee
Inc naDse OF the chairman would then 20 upo The
journal oil the cuse, and all would be in its due order
In the present case, however, this had been done
and the motion OF the gentleman from Massachusetts vns
strictly proper What he asked due TO the House
it was due 10 the individual displaced it was due 10 The
individual elected and he thought there ought to be no
objection to it,
Mr.. C. said that lie would farther state that after CON
siderable discussion IN the committee, it had been final
y agreed that the committee possessed the rrl OF elect,
ing new chairman, if they chose to exercise it, The
committee mad done So and the gentleman from n York
ONT Cambrcleng) had been lar as he knew rcolarv
elected Ills election duly announced to the Com
nttee and he had, thcreupon, taken the chair and the
business oi tne committee had proceeded usual
Mr. e. added that before he took his seat he must re-
sPond TO one sentiment which had been uttered by the
gentleman rom virginia IL matter to him far.
Their than as related to his personal feelings NIcre
Mr. Cs voice fell aud what he said in conclusion could
not be distinctly heard)
As to the question Of foreign relations when thst
question SHOULD come up in its proper shape he shond
Ne an opportunity OF presenting ms to the House
lar 90 "'''s ''''ci ifieg"'
MIR Archer now rose, and made some remarks which
at the reporter seat, wholly inaudiblc
MT jarvis followed, but the commencement of his r.
MARKS, Tor IKE reason cannot be given As soon az
Tue reporter heard him lac replying to the remarks
oil Mr. ration and referred TO that gentleman as having
said that lie had voted as he did because he od ,ve
considered violation of delicacy and proprey to have
voted otherwise.
MIR. Patton here nerposcd and denied hayng uaod
any such language What he had said was tLatfhe re-
mark Of the gentleman from New York (NIr Ca,nlr.
leng) imputed to MIN violation of propricty and nso
that he conld proprety and no necessity in vh,i
the Committee had done.
MrJarvls resumed. The gentleman from Va had rro.
nounced The net 81 The Committee "uncacd fer; uninst
and improper Those words the gentleman certainly had
used Now it certain, that majority of the COMMIT
tee had not thought tic measure uncsed for for the vote
nc believed, had been unanimous in Determining thaf
the COMMITTEE should elect That it was not nn;Ist or
improper, III the opinion OF the majority Of the Commit
tee might be- inferred, from the course they had pureue
MT y without speaking for others would frankly STATE
inc motives which had actuaed himself Ii yens inniu
the consideration that the chaircn Of the several con-
m'ieesm .hc House ought - be who were in con.
fdental relations Wh the Governments or NJ lensf ,cn
w.th whom uic Cove rnment might stand in tboso rcs
IONS 4 he chairman of an important standing corn.
miitcc Of the House ought not 10 be a man WHO nod
shoWn IRON first to last the most open and unrccntny
hosuhiy to the Administration, and who on evefv occa.
SION htG endeayort 10 tbwartis measures The pcute
man rom virginia with his delicate notions of prretv
might think right and Gt TO embarrass tho Aimnistrs
ton, by tic election Of chairman of The latter deeo
case occurred he should vote G,r such an one MI
was glad on one occasion. ct least know beforehand
how that gentleman would vote The rentleman had
declared That majority OF the Committee was in fsvfr