Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-30
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, january %, 1876
Mr. Cambreicrr rose and sud-hir Speaker | must
ask the indulgence Of the House for moment, to no
tice attack made me in Of the morning papers
of this city, to-day.
The Chair said it could only be done by the unani-
+ NOUS consent Of the House.
No objection made; and
MIR. Cambreeng proceeded. Mr.. Speaker, the attack
would not notice. not sir, that 1t Is an attack
also upon this House. and nvo the question now be-
fore the Senate Of the United States That attack Isl
that The remarks made upon the thrccmlnn apPro-
pratlon bill 1t the last session, were net published until
after the adjournment Of Congress- following II up with
the lnSinuation that these remarks never were made
is not my purpIse, sir question like this when
have much higher game TO tilt with tile Editor
Of the United States Telegraph. merely notice II 20
pronounce the aud the nsinuato both false,
and that when the opportunity does arrive 10 dis
cuss this question, there would only be found one,
but than member Of this House not onI5 on
side, but both sides Of the House, who will vindl-
the proceedings Of this House III relation 10 that bill,
from the attacks Of the other body.
The Speaker said it not in order to a!ludc 10 the
other body.
Mr.. Adams asked the consent of the House to submit
rcs'utinn in connection with the subject.
The resolution read for the information Of the
House, follows:
EcsOirrd, That much Of the message Of the Pres
dent Of the United States to Congress at the commence
mcn Of the present session as relates to the failure at
the last session Of Congress of the bill containing the
ordinary appropriation for Notifications, be referred 10
select committee, with instructions 10 inquire into and
report the House the and circumstances Of the
failure 81 that bill.
Objection being made MIR. Miller moved to suspend
the rule Of the House 10 enable the gentleman from
Massachusetts, to offer his resolution.
Ar. Naudrrpoc asked for the yeas and nays on the
n"lIon 70 SUSPEND the rules: which were ordered, and
leas-AIcssrs. }. G. Adams II. Allen, Anthony Ash,
Bartun Beam lrardsry, Beaumont. jocker Boon, BJr-
don, Bosrr, Boyd, Briggs, Brown, CambrcIrnS, Camp
" IT, CLAIBORNE, Clark cleveland, Coles, Craig, era.
mcr, CuSrtan, Dcbrrry, Denny, Dichers"n Dickson,
Droingoor, Etinrr, Evans, Fairfield, Farn, FRENCH,
Fry, r: 7. C. Fuller, J. Garland, X. Garland, Gct,
Glscock, Granger, Grantland, Haley, Hamcr lanne
gan, HARPER s. Harrison, A c. Harrison, tlawrs,
HAN kins. Haynes, Henderson, Hcstcr loSey, Hop
kns, iuhry, IIunisman, Ingham. Jackson, }. John
SOIL, r. NJ. Jorns"n, e. Johnson, j. w. jones' Judson,
Leonard, Lincoln LuyaIl, Lucas, A. Manu. Jr Man
Ming, Martin, J. Y. Mason, W. Mason May, McCarty,
Mckay, M&Keon. Mckm, McLenr, Miller, Mongomt
ry, Morgan, Norris Muhenbrry Owens, Page: Parker,
Patterson Pierce, d. J. Pracr Phelps Phillips John
Reynolds, JOS Reynolds, Robertson, Rogers, schrnck,
Sc Irour, Shcl,;s, Snn, Sloane, Smith, Spangrr,
Spraguc. S,Orcr }. rhomson Toueey, Towns: Turner,
Iurr, NandriPoel, Wagrnrr NaFd"el Webster,
Weeks, ard l.. williamsburg.
.nys-Mrssrs. g. Allen, Banks, Bell, Bond Bouldn,
Bunch, J. Calhnon, w. B. Calhoun, g. Chambers, }.
Chambers Corwin, Crane, Cushing Darlington, Davis,
Everett, Forester, Grayson, Grcnnc jr, Griffin Ham
iG lnfGi!l, Ililidn, Illnt lOIr
Howell lngcrso James, Jarvis, Lawrence, l.. Lea 5.
Mason, Nlaury, AlcComas, Mckrnnau, Milgan Parks,
a. rcarcc, Pcltgrew, Peyton Pnckney: Reed, Roanc,
Russell, " B. shspard A r. Shrpperd, Slade, Stan
Vinton, Washington, White, Whtesey, 5. Williams,
and Wlsc-G0.
MIR. Adams then submitted the foregoing resolution.
Mr.. Williams Of N. Carolina moved to amend the re.
solution BY giving the select committee power to send
for persons and papers.
Mr.. j. q. Adams said, that the portion of the Presi.
dents message which referred 10 this subject was in
these words
Much loss and inconvenience have been experienced
in consequence of the failure Of the bill containing the
ordinary appropriations for ortiiicallols which passed
one branch OF the National Legislature the last srs-
sion, but lost IN the other. This failure the
more regretted, not only because necessarily inter
rupcd and delayed the progress Of system Of national
defence, projected mmcdate after the last war, and
since steadily pursued but also because 1t contained
contingent appropriation inserted III accordance with tho
views of the Executive in aid Of this important object,
and other branches Of the national defence, pUr
lions of which might have been most useiuy applied
during the past invite y"nr early attention 10
that PAL oil the report Of the Secretary Of War which
lars 10 this subject, and recommend appropriation
sufficiently liberia TO accelerate the Of the for
tilraons, agrccably 10 the proposition submitted by
him, and to place cur whole Atlantic seaboard i'll
prie state vi defence just regard 10 the permanent
interests Of The country evidently requires this measure;
but there also other reusOns, Which, the present
juncturc give il peculiar force, and make my duty 10
Call to the subject your special consideration
lie thought that all that related 10 the subject
and he offered the resolution for the appointment, OF
committee with instructions TO enquire and report to
the facts relating 10 Tie loss Of the three million appro
priaon BILL principally in consequence Of what had TAX
| en- place III another quarter upon this subject.
The Chair reminded the gentleman from MlsSachu-
sctls that il not in order to alluLe the Senate.
Mr. a. said he perfectly we'll disposed to observe
the rules established, and would 60 further in reer
rncc to what had taken place in the Senate than The
! hat nft,
resolution in consequence of what had occurred in
the place He had not SAID that that ACE the Sc
nate Of the United States. That il matter which any
gentleman was competent to determine for Iii usclf
where place He said this because although per.
irclIy aware illl in point Of FORM there rule
observed, that auson shall BE- made i'll debate, in Ell
tIcr House, to What is passing The other yet unless
auson II what going forward in the other branch
OF the legislature should be permitted it would take from
h!m the possibility OF stating the real grounds which
he asked committee of the House. liz did refer
mnaly any thing that had taken place in the Senate,
but he did rc:r what had taken place eIsewlr1c and
he should proceed and have reference TO what had
CURED in another place. long should be the plea
sure Of the Speaker the House TO permit him
The Speaker here read the rule which applied TO the
casc; and Mr.. Albums about proceeding, when
Mr.. Mercer called him to order. The gentleman
from Massachusetts had not nominGhy alluded 10 the Sc
nate, but tie haG tcntionay and was therefore out OF
| Older
! The Speaker said that according TO parliamentary
usage: the objectionable words must be reduced to VIII
| ting.
Nj Mercer declined reducing the words to writing
and withdrew the call to order.
MIR. Adams rcsumed.-lle would endcavor, as far as
in his ability, 10 avoid any collision, not only with
the letter. hut with the spirit Of the rules TO which the
gentleman from Virginia (Alr. Mercer) had appealed
and would therefore transfer the location Of the place
where these things had happened from the Senate of
the United States to the Office Of The National Int lii
gcncer, and would ask the gentleman ii lie had any OBJ
lrctlUn to that:
MIR. Mercer said he objected TO quitJ!e, with view
OF reaching another branch Of Congress, Contrary 10 the
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