Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-12-26

a ietter from the secretary Oh tue
Treasury, transmitting O report from the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office,
relative to the operations of that Office
during the year 1887, and part Of 1888.
Mr.. s. Williams said that, supposng,
from what had already taken place, that
the balance Of this session would be con.
sumed in the discussion Of questions rela.
ting 10 the reception ofpetitions, he would
ask leave to introduce the following re-
solution; which was read for informa-
ton:
Resolued, That the following be added
TO and constitute one of the standing rules
Of the House: If upon the presentation
Of petition objection be made to recei-
wing the same, the question shall b. put
and decided without debate"
Objections having been made,
MIR. S. Williams moved suspension
Of the rules TO enable him TO propose his
resolution.
On which motion Mr.. Sladc demanded
the yeas and nays; which were ordered,
and, being taken, were-Yeas OIL, Nays
90.
SO the House refused to suspend the
rule.
The following message, in writing,
was received from the President oil the U.
States, by the hands of his acting Secreta-
ry:
To he House Of Representatives. of The U. States
transmit the accompanying documents,
marked from one to five, in reply to u
resolution Of yesterdays date, calling for
copies Of correspondence between the Elk.
ecutive Of the General Government and
The Governor Of Pennsylvania, in rela-
ton to ga call Of the latter for an armed
force ofthe United States troops since the
present session of Congress, and requ.
ring information "whether any officer OF
the United States instigated or participa.
ted in the riotous proceedings referred
to in the resolution, and "what measures,
if any, the President has taken to inves
tlgate and punish The said acts; and
whether any such officer still remains in
the service Of the United States"
M. VAN BUREN,.
Washington, Dec. 16, 1888.
Mr.. Mercer now called the attention
of the House 10 motion of the chairman
of the Committee of Ways and Means,
made some days since, for the reference
of the Presidents communication relating
to the defalcation of Mr.. Swartwout, to a
select committee the consideration Of
which had then been postponed he ho-
ped no further delay would take place.
MIR. Cambrecng said he had been wal
ting some time for an opportunity to call
it up: he now modified it so as to be in
tue following form:
Resoived, That so much of the COM
of the President of the United
States OF the sth Of December, 1888, as
relates to the default of Samuel Swart.
won't be referred to select commilte,
and that so much as relates to the adop.
lion of further measures for increasing
he public security against similar defal.
cations be referred to the Committee OF
Ways and Means.
Mr.. Wise moved that the communica.
ton embraced in this motion be referred
TO Committee of the Whole on the state
fthe Union.
The Chair said this motion took prece.
dence by rule fthat which had preceded
1t. And the question being on a refer.
ence TO the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Wise addressed the House with
much earnesrfess in support of his motion;
and IN the course of his speech required
to former days, in which he had moved
for an investigating Committee. to inquire
INTO delalcations, &C., and in which Pres
ident Jackson had given general certifi-
cate to the honesty and purity OF all the
Executive Officers; and to his own oft.
repeated predictions that they would turn
out, many of them, to be most corrupt.
AT a little past three he yielded the
floor for motion of adjourn ment.
Mr. Duncan called for the yeas and
nays on the motion; but the House refu-
sed to order them, and Immediately adj
journed.