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the appeal of Mr.. Adams, and the House sustained
the decision of the Chair by yeas li7-nays II.
The question on two OF the pending propositions
(of Mr. Stanley and Mr. Adams) were then TAKEN
! Mr.. SANKEY'S amendment was rcjectcd-yeas SO,
nayss7.
And Mr.. Adams amendment was rejected-ycas
| 81, NAYS 81.
| The only question now pending was on the orr
| gina motion of Mr.. w. c. johnson;
| When Mr.. Wise, at little before o'clock, from
the Committee appointed to wait on the President,
reported that the duty had been discharged and that
the President would send Message 10 Congress at
" o'clock tomorrow. And them on Mr. Wse's
notion, the House Immediately adjourned.
SENATE.-TuEspAv Dec :.
Mr.. BAYARp, from the committee on the part OF the
Congress was ready TO receive aoy communication
he might be pleased to make, reported that The duty
had been performed and that the Presiden would
transmit message in writing.
In a few IN nutes thereafter tho message was re-
ceived through the hands of ROBERT TYtER ESQ,
acting as the private Secretary of the President
The Message having been read by the Secretary of
the Senate,
MI SMITH, OF Indiana, moved that the usual
number of The message and accompanying documents
be prlnted-when
Mr. BEsToS, said he did not reconcile it to his feel
ings to let that motion pass, without making re-
mark too on one of the features Of the Message.
He alluded TO that of the plan for Fiscal Agent,
which embraced proposition for the government TO
issue notes. and for the purchase and sale of Bills of
Exchange It was true that the outline was merely
promised, leaving it 10 the Secretary of the Treasury
and Congress to finish the detail The whole project
struck him as cmnently dangerous in principle and
hagranty unconstitutional. 1t was proposition 10
convert the government from hard money govern
mint into n mere paper engine, making 1t the utter
of notes and n dealer in Bills Of Exchange with n
view to facilitate commerce. Why might they not
as well be called on 10 facilitate the transporon Of
the produce of the farmer This whole alalr was
ofrecen, origin, invented probably By MIR. Bldde,
who had been in the city few days since. There
nothing in the constitution about erehange; nor any
word that would justify it. 1t was the British Ex-
chequer bill system, which had been the means of
cheating the people of England out of nine hundred
millions of dollars At the extra session he had
charged upon the party IN power desire to go back
to the principles of the old federal school, but here
was attempt to 60 further than Hamilton ever
dreamed of. 1t not only going back to the Wing
ADMINISTRATION of Sir Robert Walpole but absolutely
to the high tory times of Queen Anne. While Ham
ton alvocaed the issue of Bank paper he utterly
pudiated the idea eff government issues n sentiment
in which he Mr.. B. entirely concurred. He was
aware that the present was not altogether PROF
OCCASION TO go INTO the subject but he could not pre-
init the opportunity to pass without briefly expressing
his repugnance to the cminenty dangerous system of
government issues, thereby changing its character
from what the fathers of the constitution made it,
phacally n hard money government TO mere paper
engine and tina. t,ornlcr color of laws. He should
avail himself of another opportunity to present his
views at large; meantime he should not oppose the
motion to print.
The motion 10 print was carried and the usual mum.
Der of the message and documents were ordered.
The Senate hen adjourned fixing the time Of meet.
| ing at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The annual message Of the President of the United
States, with accompanying documcnts,) was trans
mited this day at II o'clock-and having been read
through,
| motion was made by Mr.. WISE to lay the mess
! age and documents on the table, and to print the
usual number thereof for the of the House, and
also the us,l extra number of Ten thousand copies.
Mr.. S. Mason, of Ohio desired to know whether
this motion included the accommodation of the Con.
gres>onal Globe and Appendix which had been an
nexed to printed copy, ofthe Message which heheld
in hand, and which had been laid on his table
Mr.. WISE replied to the in'erroga,ory with some
warmth and enqulred of the Speaker whether the pa.
per*vhich had been read by the Clerk of the HOUSE
contained the additions spoken by Mr.. Mason.
The Spe1t er having answered the question mega.
lively, Mr. WISE said that the i'll nature and hostility
indicated towards the President of the U. States BY
the enquiry of Mr.. Mason, would fall harmless from
the fac, now asce aimed by the reply of the Speaker
that the manuscript read at the table contained no
| such appendages as accommodations of the Con
gresslonal Globe and Appendix.
Mr. MASON said that finding such a recommended.
ton anne ed the printed Message on his table he
had felt some desire 10 know whether the gentleman
from Virginia Intended TO include that recommenda-
ton in the motion 10 print The enquiry was one
which naturally suggested itself He did not know
authority of the President-but he knew that it was
anovel proceeding and an outrage upon the House.
Mr. WISE explained the transaction by sa wing that
Messrs. BLAIR IL RIvEs had printed their own pri-
vate copies of the Message and di. tlibued them, he
presumed TO the private order OF some of The MEMBERS
and the Messenger boys not probably having got
copies enough from the official printer, had simply
laid some of the other edition the desks of the
members. He put it to Mr.. Mason, as a man ti
honor, to say whether he wished to learn others to
infer what he himself knew not the fact-tha,
the President had had any thing to do with the trans
action.
Mr.. Mason was glad that he afforded Mr.. WISE an
opportunity 10 make the expana,on-for sure he was
that explanation was needed But Mr.. NJ. was not
yet satisfied that some IN the confidence, or near
the person OF the President, had not authorized the
proceeding. Stronger Juxta-posllion than this had
taken place within SIN months, which never yet had
been explained.
Mr.. WISE character sed the remarks of Mr. MASON
as wanon and unexpected attack on the President,
of the same nature Of the other strange char
ges OF perlidy and treason brought against the Pre-
The mes age was then laid upon the table and the
motion to print agreed 10 In the form in which It
was put.
RULES OF THE HOUSE.
The House then resumed the Jis4.eration of the
subject of the rules and without further del ate and
under the previous question recognized by the Par
lilmentary law, adopted the proposition submitted by
Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, yesterday, land which he
this day modified TO read as iolows), by yeas, 81
NAYS 95.
Reso,el that the rules and orders Of the Goth Con-
gress they the close of the said Congress
lie the rules and orders Of this Congress until others
are adopted and that the Report made by the Com
mltioe the rules the last Session be the special
order of The day for Thursday and each succeed
ing day until disposed Of
On motion of Mr.. BRIGGs, the several Standing
Committees were ordered to be appointed by the
Speaker. And then at two O'Clock, the House ad-
Journed.
WAsHSGToS, Wednesday, Dec 6.
In the House. to-day Mr. Tillnghast moved the
appointment of a committee of three, 10 act with
committee on the part If the Senate, as Joint COM
mtee on the Library and the expenditures thereof
Mr.. Gllmer announced new member from Vr-
gnia whose name could not hear, but suppose TO be
pretty smart, as Mr.. c. on being asked why he did
not accompany him 10 the Speakers desk, said he
was one who could take of himself very we'll
A resolution was offered that Hon. r. l.. Caruhers
of Tenn. was entitled TO the seat and desk vacated
by the resignation of John Sergeant, of Pa, and
occupied by the Hon. John B. Dawson, of La. II
was affirmed that Mr. Sergeant in contemplation of
his resignation, had exchanged seats with Mr.. Caru
thors. In the recess Mr. Dawson learning that Mr.
5. had resigned, and knowing that Mr.. C, had left
the city before the resignation, took possession IN
person. They agreed 10 leave il TO the house, and
Mr.. c. being wing and Mr.. ID. democrat, the res
oluton was carried by yeas % nays 81; thus car
rylng INTO effect avery questionable arrangement be-