Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-05

nendis that the bill from the House Oh hePieseh.a
tatves, for the reletof Thomas t'eDrowh' J 'e M
definitely postponed, then taken up, "hen :
il Mr.. SOUTIIARD went into a succInct history Oh
the facts connected with this caim and advocated lhe
bill from the House the merits OF the case; ,,,,x
Mr. s. was followed by Messrs. PRESTON, Hen
DERSON and DIXON, i'll elaborate arguments
AGAINST the report of the Committee OF Claims
THE report was defended by Messrs. HUBBARD and
Il TAPPAN.
i The question was taken the indefinite postpone
ment when there appeared for it %, against 1t IL.
i Mr. HUBBARD moved TO concur III the report OF
the Committee of Claims, recommending the indeh-
mite posponement of the bill for the relief OF John n
derwood clerk in the office fthe FIRST Auditor which
having been agreed to.
II The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
/ The Journal having been read
Mr.. CAMPBELL, Of South Carolina, rose and asked
leave to make statement relative TO matter personal
to himself
II Mr. CAMPBELL referred to part OF MIR. Jenlter
lately published speech relative to proceedings in the
Committee Of Elections, and read clause in which the
report stated that Mr. J. had asked an answer TO some
inquiry put BY him TO Mr.. c. "wthout equlvocatlon.
II if such term had been used BY the gentleman when
spcakng il had escaped the of Mr. c.. and when ne
read il in the report he had had explanation with the
gentleman from Maryland which he was happy to say
was ola character entirely satisfactory. lie d'sclamed
every thing like intentional ambiguity III hls language
on that and on all occasions.
i Mr. JENIFER said the statement now given by the
gentleman from South Carolina was correct Such an
explanation had taken place, and IT was entirely salts.
factory on both sides In preparing the report of that
speech Mr. j. had made use, in part, OF the notes OF
tile Reporter and in part of his own; and consulting
the notes he had found that the word ''quibbc was
there written, and not the word eqnlvocatlon. Which,
ever word he had actually employed, he had not meant
il in any personal offensive sense.
j THE PRIVILEGE REPORT
The SPEAKER announced the report OF the select
n. b,In bn,r
Mcssrs Bynum and Garland to be the business first
in order.
Mr. BRIGGS stated TO the Chair that although the
report and the documents accompanying II had been
ordered TO be printed he did not find it the tables Of
members; and on inquiry had ascer,aned that it had
not been sent TO the printer why, he did not know,
and wished TO understand
I Mr. CAMPBELL of S. c. said that the vote 10 print
had passed almost s"b @ientio very few members he
believed, having voted at all This had been his own
case and if was in order he would now
sideration of the order 10 print
| Mr.. BRIGGS hoped the motion would not prevail;
many false, imperfect garbed accounts of the occur
renee had gone TO the Public, and was necessary that
: a true and authentic account should be given
3 Mr.. GARLAND, Of Louisiana, said that the motion
10 reconsider gave him opportunity to say what he
ought TO have said and should have said at the time,
had this not been prccuded nv the course immediately
adopted BY the House and the observations of some
gentlemen, afterwards made such as forbade him
then offer what he had now TO say. The committee
had performed the duty assigned IL, and had reported
the facts Of The case the members Of the committee
understood and believed them to have occurred, but
had recommended Of action thereon He
would take this opportunity TO say, that the affair
; had happened very suddenly, much 50, that one
moment before it took place. he had not had the re-
hottest expectation of any thing Of the kind Mem
bers of that House, who had known him during the
years had held seat in it, could suppose il TO have
been his deliberate purpose 10 do any thing disrespectful
to the House Whether what he had done, he had been
A. I
say he certainly however, had been himself under the
impre ION at the time that II right and under that
: impression he had acted but, in few moments after,
he had felt onvnced that this not the place for
such an act Under the impulse of the instant he had
certainly done what, according TO the strict intcrpcta-
ton Of the rules, contempt of the House, al
though he far from having had any such intention.
II The lately adopted by the House Mr. G. was
understood alude TO the passage oil the antlduelllng
regulation had been such TO impress the members OF
Congress with the idea that they not protected
from Insult By lis authority, but that every gentleman
must protect himself, it not Mr. g 5. tan Such
an impression did exist and to great extent lie con-
cudcd by repeating the declaration that he had har-
bored no intention Of dlsrespect to the House
/ Mr.. FILLMORE inquired whether Mr.. Campbell
motion reconsider embraced both the report and the
testimony
Mr. CAMPBELL said applied to both.
Mr. F. then said he should oppose the motion. 1t the
report thought give the facts correctly there
might be necessity of printing the testimony; but he
never would consent to suppress the printing OF me re-
port The one which had an important benr-
inv on the decorum and dignity OF the House, and they
ought in deciding upon il, TO have the report before
Mr PETRIklN was in favor of reconsiderng, but
his remarks were distinctly heard by the Reporter
Hr was understood to say that the order and dignity
of the House were daily tramplcd on; the House was
sufficiently degraded the eyes OF the nation, without
printing its own shame.
Mr. NANDERPOEL hoped the motion to rccons-
der would not prevail thousand runlors had been
spread and n thousand distorted exaggerated ac
counts Of the matter would be spread over the country
and it due equally to The House and 10 the coun
try that the truth should come out.
i Mr. CURTIS made point of order II the gentle
man from South Carolina had not voted, how could he
according 10 the rule, move reconsideration :
i The CHAIR ruled that the gentleman from South
Carolina having been present when the vote taken
and moi having voted in the negative, TO be con-
strucd as giving his assent, which was equivalent, un
der the rule vote in the affirmative. Such had been
the constant practice the House.
Mr. BANKS thought, if the report was printed, the
testimony ought to be printed likewise. He was deer
dedv of opinion that both should be printed; and to
end the discussion onrcconsdering he moved the pre-
vous question
The call for the previous question was seconded; 1t
was nut and carried and the main question beng on
the consideration, it decided, by yeas and nays
in the negative: Yeas 2, nays lab.
So the House refused to reconsider the order TO print
The whole subject then, motion Of Mr.. N
DERWOOD, postponed until tomorrow.
The morning hour having expired
The House went again into Committee OF the Whole
on the state of the Union (Mr Casey of Illinois in the
char,) and resumed the consideration of the
i GENERAL. APPROPRIATION BILL.
Il Mr. DlLLETT Of Alabama had the floor from Satur
day. and resumed the course OF his remarks going INTO
comparison of the fiscal condition of the country, the
state of internal exchange &c. under the Bank OF the
T. s and at present. and considering what would be
should the Sub-Trcasury bill become law.
II M. V nn1 lp-
men would proceed to act on the bll.-Mr DROM.
GOOLE rcjoiced that gentleman saw a, last the neces
d sity of acting t-Mr, JONES presented several
documenets from the Departments urging IFS passage
Mr. HUBBARD pledged himself TO answer his col
league (Mr. Det) upon the Sub-Treasury, when that
bill came up-Nlr PROFIT threatened TO make
speech III the of the evening.-Mr ADAMS
waived the making Of one at present, although he pro-