Litchfield enquirer., 1838-06-14

effect. as they were respectively held by the
This occurred In Committee Of the whole
on the state ofthe Union. The Speaker was
called for, and assumed his seat, command
ing order, and directing the Sergeant at arms
to perform his duty. In a few minutes order
was restored, when the Speaker read, as his
authority for taking the chair without the
consent of the Committee, precedent of a
similar character.
Mr.. Howard, the Chairman of the Commit
tee, explained to the House the unexpected
and sudden manner in which the whole trans
action had taken place; and the efforts which
he had made to preserve order.
Mr.. Wise said, order being now restored,
he hoped the House would again 60 into
committee of the whole and proceed with
the business.
Mr.. Mercer thought it was the duty of the
House to protect its own laws.
Mr.. Yell hoped the gentleman from Vir-
ginia (Mr. Mercer) would not urge any reso-
luton on the subject. In his opinion the
true way was, to let the matter alone. If
the House did not interfere between these
gentlemen there would be no difficulty.
Mr. Wise concurred in opinion with the
gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Yell y any
movements on the part of the House would
only make the affair worse. He wished to
avoid the solemnity and the mockery of fur
Their proceedings.
MIR. Mercer then offered a resolution that
the parties be required to pledge themselves
not to prosecute the quarrel.
Mr.. Potter moved to lay the resolution on
the table, which was carried.
A motion was then made that Hopkins L.
Turney and John Bell, having violated the
privileges of the House, by assaulting each
other, be required to apologize for such vio-
lation.
A motion was then made and lost to lay
this resolution on the table. While the yeas
and nays were calling, Mr.. Wise rose and
stated that the gentlemen we're both ready to
volunteer an apology. The call, however,
proceeded but as soon as it was finished,
Mr.. Bell rose and stated, that it afforded him
pleasure to have an opportunity to make the
apology to the House for having violated its
rules !; that he felt that it was not only due
to the House. but to himself as u gentleman.
Mr.. Turney also apologized.
The resolution requiring them to make an
apology was withdrawn. The House then
resolved itself into committee of the whole,
and the business proceeded as if no Interrupt
ton had occurred. These are the facts
81 have nothing extenuated, nor set down
aught in malice."-N. Y. Courier.
From the National Entelligencer.
THE SPECIE CIRCULAR REPEALED!
Our readers will learn, we doubt not, most
of them with great satisfaction, that the joint
resolution repeating, in effect, the Treasury
Order Of July, 1886, and prohibiting the Ex-
ecutive from making any discriminating and
partial orders concerning Government mo-
ney in time to come, which passed the Sen
ate on Tuesday evening, passed the House of
Representatives yesterday almost with the
swiftness of an arrow, and now needs only
the Presidents signature to be law. The
unexampled majorities in both Houses show
the strength of the general dislike justly en-
tertaned against this celebrated circular.
Here is the end, then, of one experiment.
and most sincerely do we rejoice at it. We
congratulate the country that Congress, in so
decisive a manner, has extinguished one OF
those measures which have SO much annoy
ed and distressed the community.
1t is remarkable with what pertinacity the
executive has withstood public sentiment in
regard to this pernicious measure. The So
licitations of friends, and the reiterated deci-
sions of Congress, have alike been unavail-
ing to produce its repeal. Three-fourths of
the members ofthe last Congress pronounced
its condemnation by the bill of February,
1887, which General Jackson put into his
pocket, and would neither sign or return it to
Congress that it might be passed into law
without his signature. Then there was the
sub-Treasury bill of the extra session, which
passed the Senate, and which contained q
clause repeating the specie circular.
Next, there is the sub-treasury bill of this
session, (which has also passed the Senate, con-
tanning, Gin its 23d section.) similar rescin-
ding clause, moved by Mr.. Webster. Aud
now, here is the joint resolution, in the iden-
teal terms ofthat section, substituted by the
Senate, on motion ofthe same gentleman, for
the proposition Of Mr.. Clay, which has re-
ceived the sanction of overwhelming MAORI
ties in both Houses. Thus has the Senate
four different times, and the House of Repre-
sentatives t,cice, declared in effect that this
Jacksonian experiment No. 2, ought not only
to be revoked, but that il ought to be made
unlawful for the Executive ever hereafter to
issue or authorize any similar order. Yet, up
to this moment, has the Executive chung to The
measure. regardless of the injury which even
his partiZans avow that it inficts on the coun-
try; regardless of the public will, most en-
phatically spoken through the Representa-
tives of the people.
Yes, he chung to it with a.tenacity which is
totaily unaCcountaDle upon any other NY
pothesis than that the Executive will has been
controlled by some ''malign influence" eth
er proceeding from the Hermitage. or exer-
ted here by the original concoctors and adj
visers of the measure. Be that as it may,
the fate of that = experiment is sealed. The
odious and unconstitutional discrimination
must now be given up. Congress has pro-
nounced its fate in voice that must be heard,
and with unanimity that leaves no hope to
its friends, even from the VETO.
Blameable, however, as we hold the Presi-
dent, for adhering with such obstinacy to this
oppressive measure, which he could at any
moment have abrogated with dash Of the
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