The Madisonian., 1840-01-14

that the order OF the day was suspended with The
rest Of The rules and orders but the recent praeuce
Of the House had been the other way, and tne Cnaif
declined assuming the responsibility OF changing H.
| A debate order hereupon arose, and, II having
1 proceeded some time, the Chair reconSidered us
opinion before expressed and decided thai the orders
OF the day were suspended as well The specai OF
del as all others, and that the debate mus1 therefore
proceed
From this decision Mr. GIDDINGS took an ap-
peal, which was discussed for some time, but even
| tualy Withdrawn.
speech, which he prosecuted with great ANIMATION
Ill past o'clock
Mr.. Starkweaher having concluded,
The Speaker gave the floor 10 Mr. CLIFFORD,
OF Main, when
Mr.. Bolts rose and appealed to the courtesy
Of the gentleman from Maine to allow him to reply
TO certain remarks which had fallen from another
gentleman from Maine Mr.. Smith)
MT. CLIFFORD declined yielding, on the ground
las the Reporter understood the gentleman IN sub.
seauent part Of the proceedings 10 say) that he had
endeavored many times, but unsuccesstully, 10 OBJ
tain the floor.
Mr. BOTTS then resumed his seat, remarkng
that whenever the gentleman from Maine, IN
similar case, should appeal 10 his courtesy, (Mr.
b. would yield the floor TO him with The greatest
pleasure.
Mr. CLIFFORD then proceeded 10 address The
House, commencing with the history Of Inc coniio
versy from its inception. 10 doing So and in The
regular process of his argument Mr.. G proceeded
to vindicale the conduct OF the Clerk OF the House
in the course which he had adopted, and proposed TO
read, as a part OF his own speech, the reasons oy
which the Clerk governed in taking that course,
and which, it will be fecollected, the House had
heretofore refused 10 The CleLk himself permission
| 10 read.
| Mr. PECK objected to the reading of the docu-
men as out Of order He was willing 10 listen TO
speech of any length, thai the gentleman might
make
Mr. CLIFFORD persisted that he had the floor.
He trusted, he said, that no other gentleman would
object the reading of The paper. He had but Ill
| lie experience here but he knew something OF the
proceedings Of legislative bodies and he had never
known objection made to the reading oi paper,
| unless there was manifest disposition to waste
| time.
Mr. PECK inquired II The point Of order was
debateable II 50, he wished to submit his reasons
| for oblecting,
Mr CLIFFORD said he wished to read this as
part OF his speech.
| The SPEAKER said that, objection having been
made, the paper could only be read by leave OF The
| House.
Mr. CLIFFORD moved for leave, and asked The
| yeas and nays; which were ordered.
| Mr. WISE hoped the gentleman from New York,
/ (Mr. Peck) would withdraw his objec ion 10 The
reading, although it certainly was better that papers
i SO yoluminous as this should be published rather
than read For his own part, he would take this
occasion TO say that he always wished 10 hear this
paper read, and from the Clerk himself.
/ Mr. MITCHELL suggested that the paperbe read
| by its title.
Mr.. PECK withdrew his objection.
! Mr.. ANDREWS of KY, renewed ii, and indi-
! Gated his intention 10 persist.
Mr.. WISE said the gentleman from Ohio MIR.
/ Duncan) had been permitted 10 read documents more
! irrelevant than this.
Mr. GRANGER inquired what the paper vast
The SPEAKER said that the gentleman from
! Maine Mr.. Chford) had described it as paper
I drawn up by the Clerk Of the House in relation 10
/ his collrse in the discharge of his duty.
Some few words OF inquiry passed, not distinctly
heard by the Reporter
! When the question was taken, and decided in the
affirmative: Yeas ITO, nays g.
! So the House permitted the paper TO be read
The Clerk therefore read the paper containing
his reasons for declining to call the names OF the
New Jersey members and proceeded TO read the ap-
pendix thereto being citation ol the precedents Dy
which his course was sustained.
The reading OF this latter document had pro-
| gressed but little, when,
| Mr.. REYNOLDS moved that the House adjourn
! Mr. STANLY asked the yeas and nays which
were not ordered
| Mr.. BOTTS appealed to the gentleman who had
moved the adjournment to withdraw the motion, TO
enable him 10 put distinct question TO the gentle
man from Maine MI Snith) before The remarks OF
that gentleman went into the public prints.
Mr. CLIFFORD suggested that MIR. Smith was
not at present in his seal.
/ Mr. BOTTS said that the gentleman not being
present he could not say what he had TO say. But,
| in the mean time, he hoped the Reporters would
withhold The remarks which The gentleman had sub
mitted to-day.
And the question recurring on the adjournment,
tellers were demanded; and Messrs. Pope and Chap
man were appointed tellers.
And the affirmative vote having been announced
as ayes 90
Mr.. STANLY (amidst some cries for order) said
he had asked the yeas and nays, because he wished
To know who voed for the adjournment. The yeas
and nays had been refused. lie had observed that
only seven Wings passed through the tellers, which
showed that the supporters OF The Administration
did occasionally go for adjournment, although
they were afraid to record their names.
/ And the egative vote having been counted, there
appeared noes 10.
| So the House adjourned.