Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-06-14


Mr.. Clay gave notice that he should on Wed
nesdoy move for the appointment of committee J
Of nine on tha, part Of the Presidents Message re-
ating to the revenue and a fiscal agent of the
government On being asked what he meant by
"a fiscal AGENT" &c. Mr.. Clay promptly replied
a United States Bank.
HousE. When the House had adjourned on
Monday, the following resolution which had been
submitted hy Mr.. Wise, was under consideration
Resotpsd Tia, the standing rules and orders Of
the last House OF Representatives he adopted as
the rules and orders Of this House for the next
ensuing ten days, and that committee of nine
members he appointed to revise said rules and or
ders, and to report thereon within the said ten
days
This Mr. Underwo God Of Kentucky Ind moved
to amend, by striking out all alter the word are
solved, aud inserting,
"Thnt n committee OF nine he appointed TO re-
wise, amend and report rules for the government
of this House; md that, until such COMMITTEES
make report, and the same he finally noted upon,
the rules and orders of the last House Of Repre-
sentatyes shall be considered as the rules and
orders of this House..
Mr. Adams moved to amend the motion Ct Mr..
Underwood, nv inserting nter blouse Of Repre- !
sen,utives" the words "exceptiug the 2lst rule,
VIirh is hereby resrinlcd."
Rule ~, proposed to he rescinded, is in the
following words:
"No pcion, memorial, re .ohition or other pa
per praying the abolition of slavery in the District
of Columbia or any other State or Territory. or
the Slave trade between The States Territories
Of the United States in which it now exists, shall
be received Ivy this House, entertained in any
way whatever"
Mr.. Adams addressed the House for nearly three
quarters Of an hour III favor of his amendment.
AS regarded the proposition Of the gentleman
from Virginia (hlr. Wse) to adopt the rules Of the
last House until further order, he snid he confessed
he let very Indifferent. lie had known this House
long enough to he assured That IL was OF very little
consequence what the rules were. The rule WINS,
aud would I've. the viii! of the MINORITY; that prob
ably was the best of n Heretofore, down to the
last Congress, two thirds were required TO make
un alteration i'll the rules. He was, therefore, III
different as TO what tho House might do with its
rules with The single exception Of the 2lst rule
because, whatever rules might be ntlnpte', they
would always be suspended whenever there wos
majority III favor ct stispcnding them.
The Dist rule passed on the 18th OF Jnnuo-
ry, lS40, and n majority OF the House were well
acquainted with the manner in which II passed
1t passed when majority OF the then present
members of the House were anxious above all
things not to he thought Northumberland most
especially the members from The South. The
members from the South were afraid that, if they
did not vote for this rule, they would be set down
by their constituents as n5olitionsis; and we re-
member the somewhat strange, not to say edlfyng
r
mutual charges Of aloitonism.
lie did what Northern men with Southern prin'
rip'es never dared 10 propose before him. They
had always struggled against that rule. They
knew how odions it was they knew how heli
constituents detested it; aud they never were uhl'
TO bring themselves to the screwing point until HE
matter was brought INTO this House by Wing
And then il was carried. How carried? by 10:
against IA n majority of only six votes.
MIR. 4. went OH to prove, by further reference
TO the composition OF the vote OH the 2lSt rule
that it was at the time of lis ADDITION, most EN-
!, phatira!ly an Administration measure 1t was TN
measrr.' of The Northern man with Southern prin
cipes anI n Southern man brought in that rule
aud made Northern man with Southern prlnci
pies and the party OF which lie was at the head hi
tools, made himself their tool, TO carry out tina
rule. Ii was brought in by gentleman who new
err voted will, the Democratic party, and who Ger
tainIy had little esteem for That party n body
nor for some Of them ms individuals, judging iror
), what had passed in relation to soms of them.
II Mr. a. hen requested the Clerk to read certai
. resolutions adopted by the last Legislature of th
Stute Of Massachusetts, protesting soernnly again
4" the rule referred TO- ms collation. of the Constitt
o ton IF the United States. lie now summone
,, the Wing members of this Heuse to renembe
u that they camo here TO reform the vices and crime
u of the last Administration. Among those vice
u and crimes, none nf deeper dye than this.
" Mr.. Wise said he did not intend to enter int
! this debate, mech less into the spirit of this debate
y Aud, will, view to enable the House to recev
The Message, he would move TO lay the whole sui
/ ect on the table for the present.
), Which motion having been agreed TO, the who
" subject was laid on the table for the present.
u The Presidents Message was then presente
y and read, and 10000 copies were ordered to
- printed.
e Mr.. Ad'ms offered The following resolution;
: Resoired, That n committee of one membt
!, from each State in the Union be appointed on III
n q n
u be appointed on the part Of the Senate, 10 cons,
" er and report hy what token at respect and affe
ton i, may be proper for the Congress OF the I'm
ted S,ates TO express the deep sensibiiy OF Il
" nation 10 the event of thu decease of their la
70 President, William Henry Harris m and that
d much of The Message Of the President as rela
o to that melancholy event be referred to the sa
l. committee.
. Which was adopted unanimously.
- G'rhis resolution concurred in by the Sci
-, ate and committee Of five ordered on the pa
. of that body.]
:. WEDNESDAY, June 2.
- Senate. = Nj. Benton offered long string
>, resolutions calling upon the President for cerln
IN items of Information respecting the disposition
a the public monies since the suspicious fourth
-, March. These resolutions were hid oil the tabl
~ however, on motion of MIR. Clay, Of kentnck
~ TO give an opportunity To the Senate to procet
- with the app opriate business Of the day--whit
~ was then taken up, and the chairmen of vario
"a standing committees were successfully elected
!, ballot.
:, As soon as the elections terminated, NJ
~ King of Alabama, reuarking that such was u
40 usual course when the chair OF the Senate n
=. occupied 10y the Vice President, moved that the I
" dous process Of elecIing the other members
"a tho various committees by ballot, should be di
" pensed with, md that the President pro lei
., shou he invested with the power of oppointii
y, them. This nioiion wis adopted 10y n uInnino
- vote. Which, by the why, is required to dispen
~ with the standing rule.
- This having been quietly settled, Mr. Clay,
,T' Kentucky, moved the appointment Of scIe
v" committee of nine Senators (insead of the usu
=, number, tive.) to consider aud report upon til