Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-05-02


had been violated, and by whom bat he
was not prepared to 20 further, and ro.
port any resolution as to what should be
'hc action Of the House thcreupon. So
far he differed from the majority.
Mr.. Looms defended the report Of the
Committee.
Mr.. Grinncll condemned tho course Of
the Committee.
Mr.. Tillingbast was for re.commiiting
the report.
A number Of gentlemen also spoke,
but the House adjourned without taking
the question.
In SENAgE Wednesday, April 25.
The resolution reported by Mr. White
chairman of the select committee on the
case Of MIR. Ruggles, declaring that
there was no satisfactory evidence to
sustain the charge made by Mr.. Jones
of New Jersey against the honorable
John Ruggles, and that it was inexpe-
dent for the Senate to take any further
measures thereon, was taken up and
agreed to without debate or dissent.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE DUEILING REPORTS.
The question Of postponing and print
ing the report Of the select committee,
and the separate reports offered by the
members Of the committee, together with
the proposition of MIR Robertson, 10 re-
fer the whole subject TO committee OF
privileges with Instructions to report as
TO the steps to be taken by the House
VITA regard thereto, was further discus
sed TO day by Messrs. Slade, Foster,
Fletcher, Touccy, Wise, Thomas,
Graves, Gran'land, Bell, Penny backer,
and Sergeant.
Mr.. Boon moved the reading ofthe
report.
Mr.. Fillmore asked for the reading
Of the testimony.
Mr.. Bell protested against the read
ing. The pending question was not
morely the disposition Of the report but
one touching the regularity Of the pro-
ceedings of the committee.
The Chair decided it to he the right
Of member to have the report read
which he was called upon 10 vote on.
The clerk then read the reports Of
the majority and minority, being three
in number and then, at a quarter past
5 o'clock the House adjourned.
In SENATE, Thursday, April Goth.
The Senate was engaged nearly all
Of to-day on the bill to create board OF
commissioners to examine and report on
claims against the United States. The
bill was ordered to be engrossad for a
third rending,-yoas %, nays Is.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE REPORTS, Sc. ON THE LATE DUEL
The following is transcript Of the re-
solutions appended to the report Of the
committee on the death Of Mr.. CILLEy,
which was yesterday read 10 the House: :
Resolved, That WILLIAM J. GRAVES, q
member Of this House from the state Of Kentucky,
in hearing TO the late JONATHAN CILLEY, then
a member Of this House, the demand for expa-
nation OF words spoken in debate, demanding his
reasons FOR declining to receive il, and challeng
ing him, and engaging in late duel with him,
which terminated in his death, has been guilty
Of breach Of the privilege Of this House.
IND be it further Resolved, That the rad
w. J. g., for said breach Of privilege be, and
hereby is, expelled from this House.
\ Resolped, That HENRY A. WISE. in bear
ing challenge to the late JONATHAN CILLEY,
then n member Of this House, and acting as a Sc
cond to the challenger in the duel, which ter
minated in the death Of Mr.. Ciey, has been
guilty Of breach Of the privileges Of this House,
and that he deserves the decided censurc Of this
House. and hereby is censured accordingly
4 l..
second to the challenged party, the late Jonathan
Ciey, then n member Of this House, in the duel
which terminated in his death, has been guilty Of
breach Of the privilege Of this House, and that
lie DO therefore, and hereby is, censured accord
ingly by this House.
The reading Of the documents accom-
panying the report of this committee " as
begun immediately after the presentation
of the commune ations referred to above,
and occupied the whole days sitting.
During the reading, the private Sec
States appeared a, the bar with mes
sago.
The Chair announced this fact, stat.
ing that, pending privilege question, a
NV oooSO "'piu w iSSShSb " SNhSS"'
of the House.
Mr.. Sawyer, Of North Carolina, OBJ
jected to its reception.
The Chair rcstated the rule OF the
House with regard to this point, at the
same time remarking that the President
Of the United States had, at any time, a
right to send message to the House ;
right by the constitution, and one to
which he had never known an objection
to be made before.
Mr.. Sawyer adhered to his objection
He said that he regarded the whole oI
the proceeding (in regard to the late
dueD now pending before the House, as
solemn farce; the sooner it was finish
ed the better, and no was for having
every thing else to give way to it, until
it were got through with.
Il The Speaker said it was grave
II question; but tha! if he were 10 be called
on to decide between the orders Of the
House and the constitutional right Of the
Executive to approach it with message
he must dec ide that the message mus
be received. He hoped the objection
would be Withdrawn, however
II The objection was Withdrawn, ant