The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Mr.. ADAMS rose and expressed his opinion that
there we've no standing committees in existence and
that It was the duty of the Speaker to appoint The
standing committees had been appointed under the
rules OF last Congress, as adopted temporarily under
resolution the vote on the resolution had been re-
considered, and the House were now organized by
rules adopted under another resolution. He con-
tended the appointment was cancelled by the re-
consideration of the vote.
lie wished the decision of the House, and for that
purpose moved that the standing committees of the
House be now appointed by the Speaker.
lie should not consider himself member Of any
standing committee until there should be q vote of
the House deciding that fact. He wished the Speak
eruo review inc standing committees particularly be-
cause the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wise) had
made charge, that the members were unequay dis
trbuted, and that majority were of Northern men,
pers and TO take away any impression that the
Northern puritans, Abolitionists, whatever they
chose to call them, had an undue majority.
Mr. BRIGGS understood that the standing COM
mlttees were appointed under separate resolution of
the House, and being now in existence, the motion
was not in order.
Mr.. HUNT moved to lay the motion of Mr. ADAMS
on the table,
The SPEAKER, in reply to Mr.. Briggs, decided
that the committee now in existence and conse-
quently that the motion of Mr. Adams was out of
order
Mr.. ADAMS then asked the House to excuse him
from serving as Chairman of the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
Mr.. PICKENs, and several others, called for the
reason.
The House decided by vote to comply with the re-
quest of Mr.. Adams. ...
Mr.. CALHOUN, from the Select Committee to re-
wise the rules of the House. reported an amendment to
the l2h rule providing that lit shall not be in order
to move suspension of the rules for any particular
purpose until after the daily call for petitions reports
of committees, and resolutions, shall be completed
except for motion to proceed the orders of the
Mr.. WELLER moved to lay the report on the
table. .a.... .... .@~ 3. l.. -O
Mr.. PICKENS asked whether it would not REQUIRE
vote of two-thirds to adopt the report and also,
whether this Committee was to be Standing Com
mittee throughout the session
The SPEAKER said that the Committee had DOW
er to report until the resolution appointing it was
considered and that majority could adopt the re-
polt.
From this latter part of the decision Mr. FLOYD, Of
N. Y, appealed.
The question "Shall the decision of the Speaker
stand" after some debate was taken and carried
Yeas 1913, nays 70.
The report then adopted-Yeas 124, nays 80.
On motion Of MI. ADAMS, the House then re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union (Mr. Taiaferro, of Va, in the
chair and resumed the consideration of the bill for
the relief Of Mrs. Harrison.
This was discussed in committee for several hours,
when it was prssed. 1t was read third time and
passed in the House, by vote of yeas 20 NAYS &C.
It appropriates to Mrs. Harrison 1926 900.
The House adjourned at half past eight o'clock.
A report is excluded for want of room.1