The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-11

Resolrsd That a special committee be appointed 70
inoure into the crc Of the rencontre on tue
fo.r OF this House between MIR. WIsa and Nr.
SrAsLY members Of this House and TO report thereon
10 the House.
MIR. ANDREWS, of Kentucky, said that at the
last Congress a committee had been appointed on .
similar subject when a similar occurrence had taken
place. How that investigation ended every body
knew. He was opposed 10 The appointment OF com
r.iIiee. He considered the former occurrence DIS
graceful To the House, as he considered tins; ne
thought that the members engaged deserved 70 pc
expelled and he believed they should be expelled
nov upon the spot, and without further delay
Zones in many parts Of the House Agreed
agreed !,
yindcaie its character and lie dignity. The commit
appointed in similar case al the las, Congress
had done nolhing-had recommended nothing
The iudignity which had been offered TO the House
and The country went unpunished and unrebukeu'
He was for no cofnlnitlee-n would be mere white
washing affair-a humbug, such as we had here
tofore had.
Mir HOPKINS (after a remark which the RePor-
ter could not hear) moved the previous question.
Mr.. ANDREWS moved 10 lay the resolution OF
MIR. ISoERsoLL on The table, with view, he said,
if that motion allied to offer the following resolu-
ton
Rssolred That the Hon. HENRY A. WISE, menu
Der OF this House, having this day by his own con-
essons on the floor OF the House, bile IN session IN
Committee Of the whole the state of the Union,
committed an assault on the Hon. EDWARD STANLfi
be therefore expelled from the House.
Nj, ANDREWS moved to lay the resolution on
the table, f1r the reasons above stated by him.
I Which motion was rejected.
The previous question being ordered; the resolu-
ton, BY ayes l24 noes no, counted, was adopted
And the committee was ordered 10 consis, OF seven
members.
,bax he M hat he n,
but he withdrew the motion
MIR. lORkE asked leave TO ofei JOINT resciu-
lion prov ding Tor the adjournment Of Congress on
Saturday neat. Objected 10.
DIPLOMATIC AGENTS.
The House asain resolved itself into Committee OF
the Whole on the state OF the Union, Nh POPE, Vi
Kentucky in the Char, and Iesumec the consideis-
ton OF the bill making appropriations ior the ou'h'
and salaries OF diplomatic agents
The question then taken on he pending mo
tion and the House disagreed TO tie amendment Of
the Senate striking out the Neapolitin mission ana
Of consequence TO the reduction OF the amount APP
proprated by the bill (the following the other)
The second amendment OF the senate, pfo'iahg
for extra to officers OF both Houses on
account of rendered during his special SEES
sion gave rise 10 debate, IN which Messis'
| TILLlNGHAST, WARREN, ANDREWS oi
Kentucky, FILLMORE, PROFIT, HOPKINS,
ADAMS, and BlDLACK participated.
| Mi TlLLlNGHAST offered an amendment 10
the mendment OF the Senate, approrIatng sun
not exceeding S273 for completing the con'ract ioi
printing and binding the catalogue Of the Library
which was adopted.
And the amendment Of the Senate, IS thus amend
| ed, agreed to.
/ The committee then rose and reported the bill te
| the House.
And the question being on concurring IN the amend
rnents of the Senate amended -
/ Mr. ARNOLD moved the previous question.
i And there was second.
i And the main question was orderedto be taken
The House then concured with the committee II
its disagreem the amendment OF the Senate II
| relation to the Ncapolitan mission,
i And on the second amendment of the Senate W
relation to compensation TO oficeTs) as amended D
this House
The vote was yeas 49, nays 65.
4 So the second amendment, as amended, was con
CURED in and the bill ordered TO be sent TO III
Senate.
On motion Of Mr.. ADAMS, the House took U
the bill heretofore passed, providing for the repeal {
much of the 9TH section OF the act OF 1885 Sn Tei'
ton to the West Point Academy provides for tn
investment of the Smithsonian fund IN Stale stocks
This h had been LsiuInssl. from the Senate VI.
we're, on motion Of Mr.. ADAMS amended in sevt
ral respects, the exact nature OF which the Reporte
in the great confusion of the Hall, could not under
stand and The bill was returned to the Senate.
And then the House adjourned