Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-03-04

MR.. WIsE'S SPEECH
ON THE roRTirIcArIoN BILL-Conti

AIer tue yeas ana nays on the mOtlOn 10
adjourn, we received another message from
the Senate, by Mr. Lowrie
MIR Speaker: | am directed to inform The
House OF Representatives that theTSenale has
finished the legislative business before ii,
and is ready to adjourn
Now sir, no man will accuse me Of being
the advocate or the apologsi of the Senate
But give the ID his due" Let the truth
be told, acquit whom it may injure whom
il may. The message can be considered in
no other light than another respectful iuti-
nation 10 the House to act on the forti6ca-
ton bill So ! considered il at the time
The Senate could not with propriety, have
renewed the first message, without seeming
to arrogate the prerogalive Of debating to the
House, or without seeming TO be guilty Of
/ the insolence which was charged upon the
! first message by the gentleman fiom Massa.
chusetts (Mr Adams) They therefore said,
The Senate has finished the legislative bu-
sincss before it," And was this not the
/ fact Was the fortihcalion bill lhere2 No
sir 1t was here, in this House, and here
Enacted on Yes, sir, Notwithstanding this
bill was still Enacted on in the House, Mr.
/ +. O. J. Smith, (of Maine) one Of ''the faith
! iul,' offered resolution, that a committee
be appointed to wait on the President, and TO
notify him that unless he may have further
communication to make, the two Houses
/ Of Congress, having completed tie business
before them, are ready to close the present
session" Although this was admitting that
the session had not closed yet, was it true
I that both Houses had completed the business
before them Had the House of Represen-
laliyes acted on and completed the lohifca-
/ ton bill which was before il II had not
/ The Senate had completed its business the
/ House had not.
! The House again proceeded TO take up the
/ Le:cher resolution. There was no quorum
answering. though one present Mr. Smith
then moved a message to notify the Senate
that the House had completed The business
before it," whilst the fortiication bill was
still Enacted on, and after the two messages
/ from the Senate directing our attention to il
/ Pending this motion and call of the House
Mr. Mason moved to adjourn. because the
Senate had adjourned. and his motion passed
10 the affirmative, without even the usual in
Ierchange Of courtesy between the two Hou
scs and the other branch Of the Government
Such was the termination OF the last Con
GEES and do say, sir. il was one Of The
most dsgraceiul scenes ever Witnessed; i,
was unbecOming barbarans and savages
much more The representatives of civilized
nation Sleepy, tired. drua:-
Mr. Bynum. Is the gentleman in order
when speaking thus Of the last Congress
4 MIR Wise | do not pretend TO say, Nh
Speaker, that all Congress was drunk, OF
III. k,lf IL ,C ~.
members were drunk but know that somt
were drunk--lhai was not of the number
and so j, was, thar what with manGnver
ing. being tired, opposed TO some measures
sleepy, drowsy and drunk, noquornm could
be had unless i, had suited certain individuals
Mr. Lane said he should like to hear tn,
names of those who were drunk.
Mr. Wise The gentleman might feel un
happy, sir if were to mention names.
have now, sir, given YOU the facts upor
the Journal but there are other imporan
iacts-facls unwritten, ms well as facts writ
/, ten. Out with theml Come rise in you
high places all, here and elsewhere, and tel
the truth-the whole truth Sir it is sai'
that bill failed in the House. That is no
true, 1t failed before it got to the tlous
4 spent ball before it get here--it droppe,
near that door Sir, there are two statement
about the matter; they may be conJectural
| canno, vouc h for them. | mean to put in
terrogatories put it 10 the gentleman Nj
c. did no busy body whisper aught II
his ear as he was on his way to report L
the House2 Did no one tempt him as h
passed, to strangle the bantling under hi
care2 Was there no magician nearl n
+ d. and his imps' And, if this may be dc
MED, put it to the honorable chairman c
$ the committee of conference, (Mr CO. if n
member of the committee received a btUel
: dOuE after he resumed his seat? Did III
, honorable chairman, after he left the confer
ence room, not intend to make the report
, Did he not, after he returned TO the HouS
/ with it, inform gentleman from Tennessee
: Mr. Forrester) though it was then after L
o'clock at night, that he intended TO make
f reporll Did he not sit down by gentleman
from Ohio, (Mr Whulesey,) and give hir
to understand, with the report on the des
before him. that the report was to be made
Why did that intention fail2 What prevent
ed Sir there were spirits haunting tn
d. Capitol that awful night"--there wer
strange whisperngs- hatering efs--ghosl;
!. as am told, did not see them-bue devil
and imps Is it true, was there any dealing
with the "nlernals" that night2 Tell u.s.
pray, tell us, and let the curse fall on tn
. necromancers, not on the victims OF the hol
) rid spell
Mr. Cambreleng. can tell you.
/ Mr. Wise. Ay, You can tell u.s. can you
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