, 1841-09-25
THE HOUSE..

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The Speaker said. under the application
Of the previous question, the call was not in
order, unless by the unanimous consent Of
the House.
Mr.. Hopkins, for the purpose of effecting
the same object in 4 parliamentary way, mo.
we'd an adjournment, and demanded The yeas
and nays upon it.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and
were-yeas o, nays $50.
So it appeared that $50 members were
present, ready to vote upon this important
question, viz: the reconsideration of the vote
by which "salt'' had been made free Of duty.
The yeas and nays were taken, and were
yeas IS, nays 70.
So salt was taxed again.
The vote TO free sugar was reconsidered.
by-yeas 101, nays so.
The vote to free cotton was also reconsid-
cred, by yeas ll9, nays go.
The question was then taken upon tea and
coffee, and the amendment of the Senate TO
take them from the articles paying twenty
per cent. and 10 add them to the free lisl,
was concurred in by yeas-l78, nays 7.
The House proceeded to vote upon the
amendment made in Committee of the
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10 the second section, and insert another pro.
viso.
The House agreed with the Committee Of
the Whole in their amendment, by--yeas
IO3, nays 80.
The amendment as amended was concur
red in.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the state Of the Union, (Mr.
Mason Of Ohio in The chair0 and took up the
Diplomatic bill.
The hour Of twelve having come, the
committee rose 10 receive the Veto Message
of the President upon the Fiscal Corpora
ton.
The veto was read by the Clerk in a loud
tone; and when he had hnished.
Mr.. Morrow of Ohio moved to nave it en-
tered upon the journal; and also that the
House would proceed tomorrow, at 10
o'clock. to reconsider the bill.
The House resolved itself again into COM
mit:ee Of the Whole, and took up the Diplo-
matte bill.
After a debate between Messrs. McKeon,
Ingersoll. Adams, and others, in which the
mission of Mexico and Naples were full dis
cussed,
Messrs. Wise and Stanly were observed
In earnest and excited conversation together
at Mr.. Stanly's desk. After a few minutes
Mr.. Wise made a motion as if TO invite MIR.
Stanly out, to which Mr.. Stanlv made a ges-
ture Of dissent. Mr.. Wise then returned
to Mr.. s.. and apparently as in answer some.
thing said by Mr.. Stanly, he was observed
to slap MIR. StanIy In the face pretty severe.
" with his open hand. A scuflle then ensu-
ed,a number of members rushing to the
scene Of contest.
The Speaker took the chair and called re.
peatedly to order.
Mr.. Dixon II. Lewis was the first who
was observed to separate the combatants,
holding one at each arms length.
After a good deal OF uproar and confu.
sion,
Nj. Wise having returned 10 his seat, rose
and expressed the hope that the House would
come to order, and enable him to make TO il
an apology. He rose, he said, perfectly cool
and collected, to make an explanation
The uproar continuing,
Mr.. Keim was heard to say that he object.
ed 10 the gentleman going on until order
was restored, and the members took their
seats.
Order being restored,
Mr.. Wise proceed to say that he wished
in the most humble manner, TO ask pardon
as he sincerely did, Of the House, for having
in its presence, violated its order, and tina
dscorum and respect which should be preser
we'd towards il. underanexcitement which he
could not and would not repress. The
House had witnessed what had passed be
tween the gentleman from North Carolina
and himself, and had heard the language used
by that gentleman, in debate, towards him
Mr.. Wise.) He should not recapitulate it
but confne himself to what had passed after
wards at the seat Of the gentleman in pri
vate, and not in the hearing Of the House
and with that alone, he presumed, it will
have any thing to do. He had visited the
seat of The gentleman Mr.. Stanly] after he
had concluded his remarks, for the purpose
OF demonstrating with him in a friendly and
private way for his language in debate, and
without intending to manifest any excite
ment. But he may have been, and perhaps
both of them were excited. HIS object was
TO preserve their friendly relations; but the
gentleman {Mr. Stanly] chose to waive those
r.t,,;on, onJ IN cfsim no nrO.pctiOn undeI