The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY,, January S, 1912

Instructions on first making the notion because the
sneaker at that time decided that they could be
tertaned only by general CONSENT and objection was
made He addressed the House for some time in
ppon Of his demand for the correction Of the Jour
nal so as to correspond with this statement of the
fact lie spoke with great amin alton and heat against
the misrepresentation of which he complained as
violation of his rights the rights of his constitu-
ens and the rights OF the petitioners.
Some explanations were made by the Speaker not
heard at the Reporters desk.
Mr. HOPKINS made some remarks in opposition
10 Mr. Adams's motion to correct.
The SPEAKER in further explanation of his
avn course caused To be read portion OF the report
in the National 1nielligencer OF this morning. lie
afterwards reafiirmed his inn essons of Yesterday.
He however was not tenacious TO the subject of
his own Impressions and il the general disposi OF
the House to correct the Journal according TO the
recollections of the gentleman from Massac husetts
rather than those Of the Speaker he should with great
cbeerfulness order the correction.
The debate between Mr. Adams and the Speaker
continued for hour, with little than repei-
t6ns of former statements and arguments.
Mr.. SALT0NS TALL stated his own impress
sions Of the facts, which agreed with those OF MIR.
Adams
Mr. KENNEDY, of Indiana, also stated his reccl.
Iections IL the same effect.
Mr.. BRIGGS addressed the House the ques-
lions of order connected with the motion. He thong ht
there was a mistake in the Journal.
Mr.. MERIWETflER moved to lay Mr.. Adams S
motion on the table.
The yeas and nays being ordered on motion of Mr..
Adams, resulted, yeas 90, nays 70.
So the motion to lay on the table was carried at
twenty minutes after o'clock
Mr. PROFIT made some remarks and inquiries
as to personal remark reported in the lntegencer
as applied to him by Mr.. Arnold.
rejonder was made by MIR. ARNOLD, and after
some personalities and much confusion, the affair
ended BY call for the orders of the day by Mr.
Briggs.
The SPEAKER announced as the orders, the UNI
finished debate on Mr.. Arnolds motion to reconsider
the the resolution referring the Tarif-pend
ing the point of order made by Mr.. Bovine
/. Mr.. GENTRY made statement Of facts relative
to the attack made by the gentleman from New
Hampshire the character of the State of Tennes-
see-which, he thought, justified the claims of his
colleague to the floor, in reply.
MIR. HOPKINS took the floor to remark .he
point OF order but yielded the particular request
Of Mi Fillmore.
Mr.. FILLMORE asked the universal consent Of
the House to the reception Of bill which he in
,tructed by the Committee of Ways and Means to re-
port, 1t was measure of immediate Importance TO
the House and the nation. He wished 1t merely to
be ordered TO be printed and referred TO the Commit,
tee of the Whole.
The title being read the bill was found to autho-
rize the issue of Treasury notes. This announce
men, was received with general burst Of loud and
prolonged laughter from one portion of the members
present
MI. STUART of Illinois, moved to lay ii on the
table
Mr. FILLMORE asked the gentleman to with
draw the motion moment, TO permit very brief
PLANTATION of the necessity of the case.
Mr.. STUART refused Thei Wing members were
fully committed he said against the issue of Treasu-
~ notes.
Mr.. FILLMORE made a remark or two in expla-
nation, and the papers accompanying the report
then read being letters from the Secretary ofthe Trea-
y,fth a, ,soIt of rnfaa =.
The House refused to lay on the table--yeas 80,
nays 1863
The bill was read twice and ordered to be print
ed, with the accompanying papers, and was referred
to the Committee of the Whole on the state Of the
Union.
Mr.. HOLMES asked the unanimous consent of
the House to permit him to present several petitions,
he having been prevented hitherto from doing SO in
his turn by absence from the city.
Mr.. ADAMS objected, on the ground that nine
tenths of the petitions from the North were
cIuded; and he would not permit those from the
South to enjoy any peculiar privilege on this occa-
sion.
MIR. POWELL asked leave to present the petition
of the widow of an officer who had lost his life in the
service of his country. He thought that even the
gentleman from Massachusetts would not object
Mr. ADAMS did object
Mr.. ARNOLD then asked if his case did no, reg
ularIy come up now. The Speaker said 1t now
before the House.
Mr. BOVINE made some remarks in defence OF his
appeal.
Mi STANLY urged on the consideration of the
House the fact that the gentleman from Tennessee
did ask the floor that he might reply 10 the persJ-
nal remarks Of the gentleman from New Hampshire,
hut only to those directed against the character of his
State.
After some remarks from Mr.. Eastman and Mr..
Adams the question was ordered; and the House RE-
yERs.D the decision Of the Chair, yeas 81, nays 80.
Mr. JOHN G. CLARK offered resolution for
Ittan
Printing to examine every motion to print, and report
on all public documents and papers, as well as maps
&c.-with view to remedy the abuses and extravs-
pancies now existing on that subject. lie called the
attention of the House to the masses OF printed docu
ments mere useless unreliable matter, with which
their desks were loaded aim st every morning undr
the present nseges
Mr. BRIGGS mentioned that the report Of the
committee on rules now on the table provided fully
for the object of this resolution; and whenever the
amended rules we've adopted, the abuse would be fully
remed ed.
Mr. CLARK in consideration Of this, withdrew
his resolution.
Mr.. ARNOLD again took the floor, and in stating
the difficulty he felt in accomplishing his object
in moving the reconsideration, he was reminded by
the Speaker that no latitude whatever would now be
allowed under the late decision of the House The
Chair would enforce the rule strictly and would con-
fine the debate to the very narrow question OF the re-
ference of the Tariff.
After proposals of motions to allow HIM TO pro-
ceed Ffrom Messrs. Wise and Gentry, which were
overruled by the Speaker, Mr.. Arnold withdrew his
motion, concluding however with pathetic appeal
to Mr. ADAMS, who had led off the vote against
him, and who he said should have been the last to
take measures for limiting the freedom of debate.
He would finish by saying to him En- Tu BRuTA!"
The House then adjourned at half after two O'Clock.
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