Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-29

adjourned, at late hour, shaving" IN the |
anpuage Of the Intelligencer's Reporter
sundone all, or nearly all, that in the last
iteen days Il had accomplished towards
organization"
SENATE.
Juue 18th.
Petitions in favor of the enactment of
A general Bankrupt Law, were presented
by Mr.. White from citizens oflndiania,a and
by Messrs. Tallmadge and Wright from
citizens Of New York.
Thomas Allen was elected Printer to
the Senate, by % votes. Three ballots
took place, the opposition Senators not
voting at either.
The Caroline Affair then came up, on
Mr.. Rives's motion to refer, &c. and the
debate was continued by Messrs. Buch-
anan, Clay and Allen. Mr.. Clay sustain
ed the Secretary Of State. Mr.. Rives's
motion prevailed, when the Senate went
for short time into Executive business,
and then adjourned. ...
HOUSE.
..... ....... June 18th.
Mr.. Lewis Williams proposed that the
House meet hereafter a: 10 o'clock, and
moved suspension Of the rules that this
resolution might at once be acted upon.
Mr.. Adams asked "What Rules2" Mr..
Rayner wished to know if he was entitlad
to the floor. Mr.BaInald asked what was
the situation off House. The Speak
or stated that it was in precisely the sit.
uation in which IL stood just previous to
the adoption ofthe resolution OfMr. Wise
with the amendment of Mr.. Adams. Mr..
Wise inquired if the Speaker has decided
that the previous question was not ex-
hausted. The Speaker said he had. Mr..
Wise then took an appeal from the decis
ion of the Chair, and urged that the vote
of yesterday threw the House back 10 its
original position, and the House must
start de nouo. The decision Of the Chair
nullified the solemn decision OF the House
the day before. Mr.. Profit called fo'
the previous question on the appeal which
was sustained, and the House deci.
ded against the Cbair-yeas los nays
liz.
A long and stormy debate arose on va
rious points Of order, which lasted unit
7 o'clock, P. nj. when the question wal
taken on the resolution originally intro
duced, appointing a committee TO report
rules for the House, and adopting tempo
rarly the rules and orders ofthe lastHous'
exec pt the 2lst rule, which was rejected
BY vote oflO6 to 40. So the House
now stands where it did on Monday moor
of May 3lst
On motion Of Mr.. Wise, the House ad'
iourned at 8 o'clock.
SENATE.
June 10th.
Mr.. Clay presented petition, numer
ously signed by citizens Of Rochester N
York, for the ena ctment Of General
Bankrupt Law.
Mr.. Benton wished to call up his resO
luton calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the state
account since March 4th. Mr.. Clay re-
mindedMr.B B. that that resolution had beer
laid on the table by vote, ant
: could not be taken up without a Vote
: Mr.. Calhoun hoped then that the MAORI
ity weulc consent 10 take it up, and gre'
} warm in insisting that they shoul
do so. He thought it desirable thu
it should be laid before the Senate, 70
the express purpose Of assisting in III
business Of the extra session. ''DO nc
gag us!" said he. 1--WE are called on I
act in matter which we believe TO b
eminently dangerous to the Country an
the constitution, and may, at best, be eS
cused for carnestness in making this call.
The resolution to print extra copie
: was taken up accordingly.
Mr.. Woodbury. addressed the Senat
for some hours, with detailed attack Oh
the regular report Of the Secretary Of th'
Treasury, accompanying the President
Message controverting Mr.. Ewing
views and statements Of the condition o.
the finances-deDying particularly, tn
existence ofa National Debt on the fourtl
of March, and defending. at large, the e
ma nCial policy and management of thC
Treasury Department under the late Ad
mlnistratiOn.
After which, the Senate went into Ex
ecutive session.
HOUSE.
June l6th,
Nj. Stuart, Of Virginia, offered a res
Olution providing that ''all the rules and
orders of the last House of Representa-
tives, not superseded by any resolution
adopted at the present session, be adopt
ed Tor the regulation Of the House for
the present session; and that the select
committee hereto fore appointed, be per.
mitted to revise and report the rules a
: any time"
The previous question was advocated
by Messrs. Stewart, Gentry, Gamble, C
, H. Williams, Holmes, Marshall. Crushing