Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-12-13
Twenty-fifth Congress
SECOND SESSION .

II
4 SECOND SESSION.
At IL o'clock Oh Monday, Dec. Sd, the
Senate was called to order by the Hon. w.
r. King, of Alabama, president pro tenn.
Ephraim II. Foster presented his credentials
as a member from Tennessee, by appoint
ment of the Governor in place OF MIR. Grupdy
resigned, and was qualified. Committees
were appointed to notify the House Of Rep.
resentatves, and the president, that the SEN
ate were ready 10 proceed to business. The
Senate then adjourned.
Il In the House of Representatives, the
Speaker, Mr.. Polk, called to order at twelve
o'clock, and the roll being called, 2O6 men,
bers answered. Five new members, Messrs.
Beers and Putnam of New York, Giddings,
and Swearingen, of Ohio, and Crabb Of Ala
bama, appeared and were qualified. The
credentials Of J. w. Doty, as delegate for
! Wisconsin, were presented, and it was moved
that he be qualified, but Mr. Jones, of the
same Territory, protested against the motion,
he being the sitting member, and not having
resigned. Mr.. Doty seems to have made q
| mistake in snpposing that the Congress to
which Mr.. Jones was elected Is ut an end,
and that this is q new Congress. The ques-
ton was postponed TO Thursday, and the
| House proceeded to the choice of n Clerk
Il Nine candidates were nominated, and Tcllers
! being appointed, the roll was called and the
i members named riud pOce the candidate for
whom they voted. After two unsuccessful
votlDgs all the candidates were withdrawn,
| and on the next vote the result was for Mr..
Garland, Of Virginia, l06-for Mr. Clarke,
H I0I.
Hugh A. Garland, Esq, was accordingly
chosen Clerk of the House for the residue of
the present Congress. Mr.. Garland was the
candidate of the administration party, and
Mr.. st. Clair Clarke, the former Clerk, the
candidate Of the Wings. At half past 3 the
House adjourned.
/ At l2 O'clock, on Tuesday, the two Houses
met, aud the Message from the President
was received and read. See first page.l
/ The following sketch of the proceedings of
Tuesday, is from the n. Y. Journal Of Com.
Inercc.
Il The proceedings Of the Senate are unim-
portant. The chief business was to receive
and dispose Of the Message. 1t was deliver
ed in both Houses about a quarter past one
O'Clock, and the Express then started with it,.
Il In The House, the Message was read by the
| Clerk, and the members, with the printed
copy before them, followed the reader, and
seemed 10 give the closest attention to the
subject matter ofthis interesting document.
A fter it had been read, Mr.. Haynes made the
usual motion for printing 10000 copies and
for referring il to the Committee of the whole
| House OH the state Of the Union. Agreed
10.
Some things of great interest occurred in
the llouse. Mr.. Adams, always prompt to
raise breeze, has already made attempts to
bring the House into general brawl on the
abolition question. First, he offered reso-
luton directing that all petitions, memorials,
rcmonstrances and joint resolutions of the
State Legislatures in relation to the annexa-
ton oftho Republic of Texas TO the Union,
which were presented at the first and second
sessions of the present Congress, be taken
from the files of the House and referred TO a
select Committee, with instructions 10 inquire
and report us to the same. Of course, the
object Of this movement was to get up an
! abolition discussion, for there is no question
before the House on the government of the
| country as to The annexation OF Texas. The
resolution was laid on The table, yeas l3O,
! nays 81.
\ Mr.. Adams offered the following extraor-
dinary resolutions in relation to the contro-
versy which recently took place between
Andrew Stevenson and Daniel O'Connell.-
James Hamilton of $. G.. and Capt. Perry are
strongly implicated by the author of the reso.
lutons in the charges which they insinuatc
against the Minister.
! Resolved That committee of members be appoint
ed with leave to send for persons ind papers, to inquire
ard report to this House.
! l. Whether Andrew Stevenson, Envoy Extraordinary
ard Minister Plcripotcntiary from the United States nj
London, is has recently been engaged in public
newspaper controversy involving his personal integrity,
ard the honor ohs country hose alive he is
with Daniel OCornell, member Of the Parliament Of
the United Kingdom Of Great britain and Ireland.
\ p Whether the said Andrew Stevenson, holding the
privileged character Of dn Ambassador has, in concert
with three other persons citizens OF the United states
ono Of whom, IN officer in their Navy, engaged in con-
spracy with intent to STOP rnE WIND, or in the lam
gnaee of the laws Of God and man. To murder the said
Daniel OConrel in duel, or by aprcmedtated provo
! cation TO n brawl
\ 3. Whether the said Andrew Stevenson, afier a writ
ten demand oi explanation, In the form usual among
duests, preliminary n challenge, and with the
intent to follow mp by challenge prcconccrted with
the said three other clens of the United States did
accept Of m answer from the said Daniel O'Connel
equally unsatisfactory to the codes Uf genuine and OF
sr'ro. nonor, anu ,neIeu! ,ac.'i! anht 'he run VI
the nputaon upon his honor, at which he had profes
ned to take offence.
Il 4. Whether the said Andrew Stevenson, in these
transanc,ions has violated the duties Of his Office
ambassador Of peace the laws Of nations the laws Of the
land to the Government ofwhich he edited the
privileges of The British House Of Commons in the per
son OF one Of its members and the honor and interest Of
his own try.
5. Whether the said Andrew Stevenson has in these
transactions conducted himself as tn require the
constitutional nerposition Of this House, by impeach
mont otherwise.
/ The House was taken by surprise with this
matter, and they were very near postponing
the consideration of tho resolutions to a day
certain, and ordering them to be printed
Mr. A. made remark upon the vast import
ance of giving them an early consideration,
and proposed next Monday as the day for
taking them up. But Mr.. Hopkins of Va,
moved to lay them on the table which was
agreed to, yeas 40, nays 81.
4 In SENATE, on Wednesday, Dec. 5,h,-Mr
Brown, Of North Carolina, and Mr.. Lyon, OF
Michigan, appeared, and took their seats.
II The President Of the Senate communica-
ted report from the Department of State,
\ containing on account OF the civil and dl-
\ ploma,ic expenditures for the year 1885,
4 Ordered to be printed.
\ The President of the Senate also commu
nicated report from the Treasury Depart
ment, containing tho annual Treasury report
on the finances. Ordered to be printed, with
1900 additional copies.
Il The Chair also presented a report from the
II Treasurer of the United States, containing
copies of settled accounts in his Office. Or.
II dercd to be printed.