Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-06-24

up. Mr.. clay's ResolGl Glions 81 90 Faliin.ing ltts
Report ofthe Secret :of tbs Treasuryy,
which The latter resisted, and because 1T
was as he said, his sresolulion he claimed
the right of doing what be pitased withit
even after it had became .partsof The bGsi.
ness of. the Senate. Mr.. ] % evidently
has no desire that Mr.. Woodbury. should
ssift the statements Of The sW6R Secretary.
The subject was deferred sdnesday.
: Mr.. Buchanan lansw ered3 3ht yaiious at
Observation-Disclosures made on ia gument
on3the diplomatic Scorrespohg Vee: This
brought out Mr.. Clay, who asnded Mr..
Webster's proceedings, ands ae subject,
was. then referred to the mmittee on
Foreign Relations szsssssSsss5 -
House of Representatives. Some idea
of the utter confusion unds which the
House emet on Tuesday may gained from,
the following extract from heSfToceedings
on Monday night after the R9tien OF Mr.
wise hadbeen carried for receasIderlng all
that had been previously donssS =
Mr.. Adams desired TO :knoE whether:
there were any rules. now ifi.GSls stence?
The Speaker said the tesTepor,ed by
committee aud adopted iby lHs House on
Saturday were in g existence.
Mr.. Adams. What, noRtsfie vote ap-
pointing thai committee has sbeen recon-
sidered? :.
Great confusion here prevailed, so that
il was possible to hear withsaistinctness.
A motion was then made tbgs the House
do now adjourn.
MIR. Rayner insisted that hsEas entitled
10 the floor; and, expressing BIS intention
to address the House 10 morfsW m orning,
moved that the House do 10y sadonrn.
Mr.. Briggs inquired oftfes altif there
was nowsany hour to whichtA : Should ad-
journ. /.
The Speaker replied that tthsfewas not.
Mr.. Bolts rose,for infor!natien Hehad
been surnmonedsto attend meeting ofthe
Committee Of Ways and Means lo-mor-
row morning. He wished toiEquire wbelh-
er (under the vote. just takeni that COM
mittee was nowin existence?
Mr.. Wise called Mr.. Bolts tosorder.
MIR. StanIy called Mr.. Wiseto order.
The Speaker inow replying to Mr..
Boots said that was not3sheques,ion be-
fore the House. The queslipawas on ad-
journing. ~.
Mr.. Raynertoahe Speaker: Shall Ibe
entitled to the floor to-morrow1gss.
The Speaker. The genlIeinan will be
entitled to the hooI whenever ahe PROPOSE
iion comes up.
Mr.. Underwood proposed t6samend the
motion for adjourning by adding thereto
"until Tomorrow at IL O'Clock.
The Speaker said that there had been a
separate resolution adopted blythe House,
distinct from the rules, fxing12 o'clock
as the daily hour of meeting Rntll further
order. isee
MIR. w. G.. johnson insiised on the
question being taken on the adjournment.
Messrs. Wise, J. c. Clark, and Mallory,
severally rose lolorder.
The yeas and nays were. asked on the
motion TO adjourn, which weresrdered, and
being taken, were yeas l36, ,l1Bs52.
So the House al, p. IN. adjourned,
And in this temper the House met on
Tuesday. They did notimpF ye much as
lheE went We aaaaihss ssts:sa frrom
thais edings,. ..,4s.
z. Mr.. Williams of North Carolina asked
leave to offer resolution, changing the
hour ofmeeting from IL 10 10 O'CLOCK, a. m,
until otherwise ordered. SsSz,
Objection being made, -
Mr.. Williams moved a suspension of the
rules prescribing the order Of business.
Mr.. Adams inquired what rules the
gentleman referred to!
Mr. Williams replied, the common law
of arliament.
Mr.. Underwood presumed a majority
could agree to consider the resolution. But
Mr.. Rayner being entitled 10 The floor,
and declining TO yield it, the resolution was
not presented.
The vote by which the House had adop.
ted theresolution appointing a committee
10 report rules for the government of the
House, and adopting temporarilythe rules
and orders. except the 21st, ofSthe last
House, having been reconsideration yes
terday, the question again REQUIRED on the
resolution for which Mr.. Rayner had Of.
fered the following, as substitute:
Resolved, That the standingTules and
orders ofthe last House of Representatives
be adopted as The rules and orders of this
House for the 9th Congressi Provided,
that the House will not consider any sub
jects a, the present session except such as
are embraced in the Presidents message
and that all petitions and memorials on all
other subjects, receivable undefthe rules
and orders above mentioned, shall be laid
on the table, acknowledgements reconsider
alton.
Mr.. Rayner, having Withdrawn his sub
stitute for the present, *
Mr.. Barnard raised the question as to
the position in which the originalresolulon
now stood, and wha, was the question be-
fore the House,
After brief statement by the Chair. Z
Mr.. Wise inquired whetherhe UNDER
stood him as saying that the previous q ues-
ton was still in force?
The Chair replied in the affirmative.
MIR. Wise said that the decision left the
House no chanceto amend lhe5resoluion,
the vote adopting which they had reconsid-
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