Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-01-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal of yesterday having been

The journal Of yesterday having been
read,
Mr.. Cushing moved to amend the same
bv inserting therein the following words +;
"Mr. Cushing presented the petition
of Joseph Young and others, OF Salisbury
in the State of Massachusetts, which was
laid on the table under the resolution OF
the House ofthe 18th Of December and
on presenting the same, Mr.. Cushing pro-
tested that IN submitting to the applca-
ton Of said resolution to this petition, ne
yielded not TO right, bu, to power, con-
ceivng said resolution 10 be unconstltu-
tional, and therefore in itself purely null
and void; which protest he moved to
have entered on the journal. But the
Speaker decided that the motion was not
in order" the motion was rejected.
Hr. Cambreleng rose and said, that as
the call for petitions had been completed
Yesterday, and as no regular opportunity
had been afforded to the committees to
make reports since the commencement OF
the present session, he would ask the
Honse TO allow him to make certain im-
portant reports from the Committee oil
WAYS and Means. In submitting this
request, he did not wish to interfere with
the question pending before the House IN
relation to the appointment OF committee
on the Swartwout delalcatlon.
Mr.. Wise (who was entitled to the floor
on the aforementioned subject SAID that
if the proposition was confined to the
Committee of Ways and Means alone,
he should make no objections.
Mr Crambreleng suggested that even
if reports from all the committees were
included, those reports would be but few
in number, and could not occupy any
considerable length of time.
Some desutory conversation followed,
which resulted in motion by Mr. Cam
breleng for leave to make reports from
the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Mercer said he could not con sent
to discriminate between the reports OF
one committee and another. And he mo-
we'd to amend the said motion SO as to en-
brace all the committees.
Mr.. Wise objected
And, a motion having been made for
that purpose,
The House suspended the rules to re-
ceivo reports Of commit ; generally.
Mr.. Buchanan from IT, ommittee on
Elections, made a report coa,luiing with
the following resolution:
Resolred, That William Duane Doty
is entitled to a seat in this House as a
Delegate from Wisconsin Territory, and
that George w. Jones Is not so entitled.
The report having been read, Nr.
Buchanan moved that the report be made
the order of the day for Thursday next,
and that it be printed,
Mr.. Bronson moved to amend the above
motion by making the report the special
order oft the day for Thursday next, and
that it be printed, which motion was a
greed to.
Mr.. Crambreleng, from the Committee
of Ways and Means, reported bill ma
king appropriations for the support OF the
Army for 1899. A bill making appro-
priations for the current expenses OF the
Indian Department, and for fulfilling trea-
ty siipulations with the various Indian
tribes, for 1889. A bill making approla-
tons for the naval service for 1880. A
bill more efTectually to prevent frauds in
the collection, keeping, transfer, and dis
bursement OF the public revenue, and to
punish public defaulters.