Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-07-07
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Correspondence Of the Baltimore Com. Transcripts.
WAsHINeroN, June d, 1885,
The House Of Representatives today deterun
ned that the Session shall close on the 9th Of j.
Ily. The vote by which the questioa Of adiours
mont was postponed till Friday next was recos
sidcred this morning, and next Monday fortnigt
was fixed as the period of the Session by 4 vot
Of l45 ayes to 60 noes. This was a most jodiciou
move, because their time Is now limited (ther
is little doubt that the Senate will concur wit
the House) there will be Tower long speeches O
the Sub-Treasury Bill. though some think tina
Congress will not be able to get away then.
! The debate on this important measure appear
not vet to be approaching its close, though the lat
hour till which the House sat 10 night (teI
O'clock) made hope that it would be got out o
committee before Tuesday morning. But no sucf
happy result took p!ace, owing to the heat, am
! Miss Tree, whose Rosalind drew of from the
sleepy duties. many Of the Representatives ant
among them Mr.. Adams himself, who was never
before known to desert his congressional post fol-
pleasure sake.
! He has been a regular nightly attendant at the
Theatre, since Miss Tree has been here and
says nc was much pleased with the Yossth fu
Queen" that he could not refrain from going to see
il again; and most heartily did he appear to en-
iov it, By the way, il is said that this delightful
petite comedy, written and intended as a
picrc Of dramatic homily to her Majesty Victoria.
to whose ,unored PenchGnt for one of her high
born Subjects tho plot Of this drama, is consider
ed as having decided reference. Be that as il
may, the Ex-prcsident appeared to be enchanted
with the piece, and one could scarcely believe 1t
possible that he was the same individual who on
the same morning, was engaged IN very und'g-
nified flare up with the Speaker and the House.
THIS occurred while he proceeding with
L ~ al
miitee on Foreign Affairs concerning Texas.
He got upon the subject Of the right e slaves to
petition, and abiding to the CONFLICT ofthe House
last Compress when he offered a petition from
slaves. Thc Chair here called him to order, on
the ground that his remarks were irrelevant. To
this Mr.. Adams replied, that he was in order, that
what he sa;d was designed as an illustration OF
his argument. The Speaker again insisted he
US out Of order, and several members cried out
to that effect.
Mr.. Adams then called on the chair to reduce
tho Objectionable remarks to writing and appeal
ed from his decision.
Nh. Polk replied that it was contrary To par
|iamentary usage for The Chair to commit the re-
marks to writing, which would bring him into
conflict with the members.
Several members here referred to the ED rule,
which requires that ''disorderly words be cornNit
ed to writinc'' Mr. Polk said he was aware Of
hat, but the rule only applied to cases where
nc member is called TO order by another for dis
'rdcrly or personal remarks, and not the Chair
When calling 10 order the score of irreIevancy,
Or the rule SAYS that he ''shaH call members to
it his imperative duty.
Mr.. Adams then GALE! for the reading OF the
ule, upon which the chair called him TO order
nd refused to put down in writing, the objection
bic words: on which the Speaker read the rule
which requires ssthat members shall cOnfine them
elves to the question under debate" and observ-
no tina. upon IL he had called Mr. Adams TO or
en- on the score Of irrclevancy, was about TO put !
he question Of appeal from his decision, when MIR.
ADAMS again demanded that his Objectionable &C.
marks should be put into writing :. |
Order! order burst in loud shouts from all
ides of the house, and the now irritatcd Speaker
rdered Mr.. A. to take his seat, which the latter
efuscd to DO, reforming his demand and saying
g would not appeal till his request was satisfied
he shout Of order then became deafeuing, IN /
ne midst Of which, one two Of tho Southern
,embers, bawlcd out to put Mr.. A. IN the custo-
- ~ the Sergeant Z: arms. The latter, howev-
r, had got through his protest an" ..-..-. ,."en
is seat. the question was put on the appeal and
ne chair was supported by vote of ll5 ayes to
6 noes-and the morning hour having expired
ne whole subject dropped. Whether the
x-presidcnt be in the right not. no one can
cnv that these squabbles do anything but credit
, his years, or his past and present station.
The Senate did not sit to-day. NJ