The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-06

tfcaton Of himself, and the Speaker would bear wit
ness TO the truth Of il, that al the beginning ofhs lie
bate no man had regretted il than he did en'
seeing how it widening by degrees, until il shou
cover the whole face OF The earth he had gone to III
Speaker to know II there not some rule by which
they could stop this discussion The Speaker had told
HIM there was not. He had been Obliged to submit
the debate had gone and on; and in reply TO few
remarks OF The gentleman from New Hampshire, The
whole delegation OF hat State had poured on him the
Indignation and not only he, but his constituents
had been most furousy assaulted and now he wai
utterly stonshed that there should be attempt
him out Of replying to these hngs Alter the debat.
had gone on to such length that they could not stop il
he had allowed gentlemen to 90 on; the question Of
order was made on the gentleman from New Hamp
shire-one of those who had assaulted him Mr.. A.,
furiousy and fercely and he had then appealed Il
the gentleman from Kentucky Mr. G. Davis) Il
withdraw the question OF order, and allow the gentle
man 10 proceed. de wished now to be allow ed to
Mr. w. W. IRWIN succeeded amongst many
competitors, in gaining The flour, and said Le wished
TO state his reasons Tor voting To sustain the decision
OF the Chair.
Mr. WIN. o. BUTLER said, as the appeal would
lead TO a debate, he would withdraw it,
| Mr.. BOVINE renewed the appeal
| MIR. IRWIN then said he should sustain the deci-
sion of the Chair, because he wished the gentleman
from Tennessee, Mr.. Arnold and every gentlemen
to have full oppor unity To say just what they might
please; and he wished al some future PERIOD when
the rules Of the House all laid aside opporIu-
nifty OF replying to some half dozen gentlemen no
had went off halfcocked at him. mlsunde rsta ndiDg
and misrepresentiDg -unintenonally no doubt what
| he had said
Mr. WIN. SMl I'll addressed an inquiry, which
was not understood TO the Char. In reply to which,
| The SPEAKER said he had decided that he could
not arrest any debate which in reply 10 remarks
| that had been made
Mr.. SMITH asked if they, by permitting this de.
bate 10 go on were TO open field for these gentlemen
to settle their private grefs Was this debate to be
re-optned for The purpose Of enlgbtening the public
m nd, or for gentlemen to settle their private dle.
rences
[Cncs of question" question" were heard from
many voices
| The SPEAKER said the question would lie on the
| appeal from the deci ION of the Chair
Mr.. SMITH further opposed The allowing this de-
bate TO proceed and said If should be ie-opened, he
| should desire an opportunity to fpeak.
| Mir. SrANLY said this only an extra allow
| ance, because the gentleman from Tennessee Mr.
| Arnold occupied peculiar position. Laughter
Mr.. SMITH understood to reply, that the
gentleman from Moth Carolina Mr. Stanly) appear
ed very familiar with extra allowances and that he
had not yet received the supply which he would re-
ceive.
Mr.. STANLY. | am ready, and shah be very
| glad to receive them.
(Cres of ORDER" order"]
Mr.. PROFIT, after repeated attempts, succeeded
would now see the necessity ofcoming tosomething like
order Laughter He referred to the wide range u dis
cussion that had been, and would still be taken II this
debate were allowed TO go on and wished the people
to understand that the House was now solemnly de-
liberating whether il would let an illegal debate pro-
giess lie called the yeas and nays on the appeal, and
challenged the vote of yeas and nays expression
of opinion of the house whether they should have
der for the next six months.
| Mr.. ARNOLD said he desired to reply to the gen
| MIR he \ IA We been
raised in the Western country, and lived in log ca
bin, and seen hungry mouse on trencher hunting
a crumb of bread and pcinting to Mr. Profitl there
are just exactly such ANIMALS on this floor. You have
| seen another small animal
| Mr.. BOWN NE inquired the Speaker if the gentle
man in order z
Mr.. ARNOLD inquired what the gentlcman's
! point of order was He said he was only talking
| about small animals.
| Several gentlemen here addressed the Speaker,
who decided that
| Mr.. BOVINE was entitled to the floor on the APP
peal MIR. B. said he did not propose to detain the
] House but for few remarks, The House had vast
ed eight ten days of its time in discussion of
the simple question TO what committee portion of
| the Presidents Message should be referred We
had heard personal illusions, examinations and re-
ordinations and where during all this time, was
the dignity of the Representatives of the people Of
the United States .bfiaI the cry go forth that the
people were in Distress that ruin stares them in the
face, that the wheels of Government will have to
stop and what were the Peoples Representatives
doing Why, sitting here and wasting time in a
| proftless discussion discussion which would be
proper at the proper time but was now wholly ire
| levant and out of place. BY the previous question
the House had solemny said that the debate had en-
dured long enough and we gentleman
getting up to move reconsideration of the vote
not to vote for tie reconsideration himself but to
open this subject anew not to speak on the question:
but for personal attacks individual members of
this House.
The Speaker had decided that this debate was not
strictly in order, but that it be allowed from
| the latitude already taken. Had this decision been
made before the previous question sustained BY
| the House he MIR. b. should have submitted but
now that the debate had been ended and the ailes-
ton settled it struck him that the decision was sin
gular one. This matter could profit them or The
people nothing and he hoped for the honor of the
House, and the credit Of the alton that the dcci-
sion of the Chair would not be sustained
Mr. BARTON, of Virginia. obtained the floor
and remarking that he had been for years in public
life, and had never made the motion he now intend
ed, and which he thought should be carried out of
selt-respect, he moved that the House adjourn.
Which motion prevailing, pending the question
on the appeal,
The House adjourned
IN SENATE,
WEDNESDAY,, January s. Is42