Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-30
Twcnty-fourth Congrcss--fst sess
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

tce attack made on me in one of the morniny
OF this city, to-day.
The Chair said it could only be done bv the mani;
nous consent of the House.
No objection inade and
MIR. Canbfeeng proceeded. MIR. Speaker the attack
would not notice, il not, sir, that it an attack
also upon this House. and involves the question now be-
fore the Senate Of the United States That attack is
that the remarks made upon the three million appro
Priation bill ut the last session. net until
after the adjournment of Congress- following il up with
the nsnuaton that these remarks never were made IL
Is not my purpose sir, question like this, when
nave SO much higher game, to run tilt with the Editor
of the United States Telegraph l merely notice it to
and 10 state that when the opportunity arrive To dis
cuss this question: there would only be found 5Kc
put more than one member Of this House, only ON
one sdc but on both sides Of the House. who will vndi
cate the proceedings of this House relation 10 that BILL
iron, the attacks Of the other body
The Speaker said il in order TO allude 10 the
other body.
Mr. Adams asked the consent of the House to submit
resolution in come xon with the subject
, nc resolution was read for the information Of the
House, follows:
Resoeed, That much of the message of the Presi.
dent OF the United States TO Congress the CONNIE
ment OF the present session relates to the failure AT
the last session of Congress of the bill containing the
ordinary appropriation for Notifications be referred 10
select comittee with inquire into and
report TO The House the causes and the
Objection being made Mr. Miller moved to suspend
the rule OF the House to enable tho gentleman from
Massachusetts to offer his resolution.
Mr.. Vanderpoel asked for the yeas and NAYS ON the
motion to suspend the rules, which were ordered and
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Yeas--Messrs. J. @. Adams, H. Allen. Anthony Ash
Darton Beam beardsley, Beaumont, Bockee, Boon Bor
don, Boyee, Boyd, Briggs, Brown, Cambreleng, Camp
bell, Carr, Casey CLANCY, Chapman, Chaplin Chds,
mer, Gushnan, Debery, Denny, DcAerson, Dickson,
lDrongooie Either, Evans, Fairfield Farlin, French,
fIy, JrsP @ Fuller Garland, r. Garland, GiIlet,
1iascock, Granger, Grantland, Haley Hamer Hannc,
gan, Harper, s. Harrison, A. G. HARRISON Halves,
Hawkins Haynes, Henderson, Hester, Holsey, Hop
Kihs' ,teoiey Huntsman, lngham, Jackson, j. John
son, r. NJ. Johnson, g. Johnson, j. w Jones. Judson
hilgore, Lane, Lansing, LaPorte Lawler, Lay, G. Lee
n ne0na M,, Lincoln Lsyal Lucas A. Mann, Man
Mckay, McKeon, McKim McLene Miller Montgome
~, Morgan Morris, Muhlenberg, Owens Page, Parker,
Reynolds, JOS. Reynolds, Robertson Rogers Schenck
Seymour, Shields, Shinn, Sloane, Smith, Spanpler
SPrag1e, Slorer, j. Thomson, Toucey Towns, Tufner,
iurrni, VanderPoel, Wagner, Wardwell, Webster
Weeks, and L.. WiIliams-I29 .
Nays-Messrs. c. Allen, Banks, Bell, Bond, Boudin.
Bunch, J. Calhoon, w. b. Calhoun, G. Chambers. j.
Chambers, Corwin, Crane, Cushing, Darlington Davis
Everett, Forester Grayson, Grennell IT, Griffin, Ham
~ ond Hard, Hardin, Harlan, Huzeltine, Hoar Howard
Howell ingersoll, JAMES, Jarvis, Lawrence, L. Lea S.
Mason, Maury, McComas, McKennan, Milligan Parks
y a. reaIce Pettgrew Peyton Pinckney Reed, Roane
defer, 1alaferro, Thomas, w. Thompson, Underwood
sa VA On " ashhngton White, whiiuesey, s. Williams
MIR. Adams then submitted The foreooing reso,u,;on
Mr. Williams of N. Carolina, moved to amend The re-
solution by giving the select committee power to send
MIR J. q Adams said, that the portion of the presi
dent message which referred this subject was in
these words "
Much loss and incon We niencc ha We been exe;enood
in consequence OF the failure of the bill containing the
ordinary appropriations for fofcaions which passed
one branch oil The National Legislature the last ses
sion, but lost in the other. This failure wns The
more regretted not only because it NECESSARILY inter
uP.eu ana delayed tue progress of system of
defence, projected Immediately after the last war and
since steadily pursued, but also because it contained
contingent appropriation inserted in accordance with the
views OF the Executive in aid of his important object
and other branches of the national defence some nor
ons oil which might have been most usefulIy applied
during the past invite your early -,
mat part OF the report of the Secretary Of War which re-
ates to this subject and recommend an appropriaton
suhcentiy liberal to accelerate the of the for
uhcations, agreeably TO the proposition submitted by
him, and to place whole Atlantic seaboard in com,
Pete state of defence. just regard TO the permanent
interests OF The country evidently requires this measures
on mere are also other reasons, which, the present
Juncture give peculiar force, and make il my duty Ia
call to The subject your special considerable n
lie thought that all that related to the subject
ana lie offered the resolution for the appointment of
committee with instructions enquire and renor 40 IN
us iacis relating TO the loss Of the three million anoro
priaon bill, principally in consequence of what had
Ell place in another quarter upon this subject
The Chair reminded the gentleman from Massaclu.
sells that 1t was not in order to allude the Senate
Mr. A. said he was perfectly well disposed TO observe
the rules established, and 90 no further in refer
ence to what had taken place the Senate than the
rules would authorize. He said thai he had , d.
resolution IN consequence Of what had occurred in ano
Their place lie had not said that that place was the M
nate OF the United States. That was matter which any
where the place He said this because although pcr
iecty aware that in point FORM there is rule never
observed, that no nuson shall be in debate In e.
ther House, TO what is passing in the other vet unless
ausion 10 what was going forward in the other branch
OF e legislature should be permitted would take from
hn the possibility of stating the real grouuds an y;cI
he asked committee Of the House He did not refer no
mInay TO any thing that had taken place in the senate
OUT lie CID refer to what had taken place else and
lac should proceed and have reference TO wbat had oc
CURED ~ another place. as long should be the plea.
sure OF the Speaker or the House TO permit him
The Speaker here read the rule which anulied IN The
case; and Mr.. Adams about procee ding when
Mr.. Mercer called him to order Tie gentleman
RON Massachusetts had not aoDnag alluded TO t,c Sc.
nate, but be had intentionally and was therefore out of
order. - -
The Speaker said, that according 10 norl;sme,,o,,
usage, the Objectionable words must he reduced 70 ,
ting
Mr.. Mercer declined reducing the words to writing.
and Withdrew the call to order s'
Dir. Adams Tesumed.-IIe would eDdeavor ne far az
was ~ his ability, 10 avoid any collision not only with
the letter. but with the spirit OF the rules to which the
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Mercer) had appealed
aud would therefore transfer the location of t,e place
where these things had happened, the Senate of
tie united states 10 the Office Of the National 1nelli.
gencer and would ask the gentleman is be had any OBJ.
JectioD 10 that?
Mr.. Mercer said he objected to hubble with view
rules Of order. - ~
Mr. Adams In the National Intelligencer the official
printer 10 the Senate ofihe United States there was u
shcd report Of proceedings which had taken tlace in
CERTAIN BODY and IN that newspaper he found IL CHARGED
not only that the in the MESSAGE Of tho pTs;
dent OF the United States true bot that the failure
Of that b not caused BY the Senate of the United
states; that did not fail there bot that IL failed In ooo
tber House. Where that Was il This Uousc5 NJ
ar; that House exists no longer BUTT was ia this half