The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-31

Importance "a those VI other persons. tie would d.,
10 be sure allow officers Of The Government 10 an
mscEeTt the remarks Of members Of Couzre,.
and send their productions this House but he Ger,
tamil, would noG refuse the reception OF INV 5so.r
containing a correction Of observations s.a.st =,
| fact
MIR MERIWETHER did not tbink tn, ,ss o..
marks Of the g'niieIan froa. New York ver. str,rt
| Nv ia accordance with tie Jews Of The HoDse
gentleman might be errOneosls!y reI.orted IL, ,be -,
pspers, and an orleeF Of the Government ma k com
menis bis speech, and send tam n ti,;s 80
The speech did not app ar on Tie ,ourtaI. bUi n.
| letter did, and became part II the Ia.tory ~ ~
country. There, the member stood a. haYiBs ,osdss
false statement; and here the act which .hl,
Grated the STAN from bis character n. hope5.tt,
the House would indicate itself not Oaly by .rss,ng
from its journal this communicated but oy ,atr,,ci
ing the Clerk that shall not be bound with the uro,
ed documents, and that the original paper shall 5.
returned 10 It's author.
Mr.. PROFIT said that, during the last session
he made speech this floor In relation to the Hgb
| house system but member thought Ok 10 answer
| him not member Of the Committee Of Commerce
replied. He recollected that tao ~eeks afterua-d.
be astoaished to learn that this Committee Rad
permitted Mr. Peasanton to write a most wsnton let
ter with regard TO the speech which he had de-
lIvered.
Mr.. sPRIGG. And sent your speech to biu,, and
invited remarks.
Mr.. J. c. CLARK said that such was GOT the fact.
and that the grnteman mistOok.
I Mr.. SPRIGG remarked that Mr. Peasanton said
/ 50 himself
| Mr.. PROFIT observed that Wnsloy Lewis. OF
Boston, and Mr.. Peassnion, most grossly perverted
tis remarks and that he never knee of this fact IA,
I'll the comments were spread before the country -
/ The least that the committee could have done
would have been to ask him II he wished 10
write letter in reply He had said on this foor
and he would have proved the assertion, If be lad
not been confined, subsequently,, BY sickness When
the General Appropriation bill before the House
that the lighthouse system defective and thar
collisions and frauds had been practised Tie agreed
with the gentlemen from Georgia Mr. NERVE
Their and Virginia Mr.. Hopkins in hat they haj
said to members Of Congress being liable 10 mis-
representation by permitting paper similar 10 tina,
of Mr. Pleasanton, 10 be placed upon the file, Of the
| House.
MIR. CLARK SAID that gentleman had thought
PR per respond TO the remarks OF the gentleman
from Ipdana during the last session because the dis
custom was premature. But Mr. Winslow Levi,
conceived himself aggrieyed IN consequence Of re-
marks made al that time and therefore he forward
ed TO Congress memorial, which presented by =
member from Boston He contended that DO inius-
| iice done TO the gentleman from Indiana but
justice 10 Mr.. Lewis, who had been engaged in the
construction of H. ht houses, and whose fidelity had
! been questioned
NJ. UNDERWOOD rose to state what was The
proper course 10 be pursued in OF this kind.
Whenever the House as body, or through lis CON-
mittees was about TO act the character Of in
disdua OF on other matters pertaining TO him. it
proper 10 give him hearing bat where a member
went on end made speech, IN the Of argument
or on motion, alluded to particular fact to allow
every officer OF The Government to make q state
ment, BY way of protest against the member would
involve the House 10 interminable controversies with
persons throughout the country and should not be
tolerated al ali.
Mr. MERlWETHER then submitted the follow
ing resolution, viz
Resoired, That the communication addressed to
the Speaker of this House BY S. Pleasan,on IN the
l4th instant, In relation to remarks made in
the House before that time by Mr. Sprigg, member
from Kentucky, which paper was received by the
Speaker and laid before the House without a know.
ledge OF its contents, was not such communication
oush, to have been presented 10 and received by
the House that the same he withheld from the jour
nal and file OF the House and the original be return
ed to the writer.
Mr. STANLY moved the previous question
The SPEAKER said that was due to himself
and IS colleague MIR. SpTigg) to that if be
had known the contents of the letter of Mr.. Plea
santon, he would not have presented il 10 the House
an official pager Ii not in the power OF the
Chair, for want Of time, read all the papers sent
10 the House as this marked 'oflcial" On it,
back 1t was, at that time, presumed to be So the
contents had then been known TO the Chair il would
have been presented memorial or petition and
the House could have disposed of it as they might
have thought proper
The question was taken and the resolution was
| adopted.
COMMISSIONER or PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
MIR. FILLMORE from the Committee Of WAYS
and Means, submitted the follown resolution which
was adopted viz
Resolred That the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds be instructed 10 inquire into the expedi-
ency OF aboshng the office of Commissioner OF Pub
lie Buildings in this city, of reducing his compen
sation.
EVERGLADES OF FLORIDA.
On motion of MIR. LEVY, il was
Resolved That the Secretary Of War be directed to
place before this House such information can be
obtained In relation 10 the practcabity and probable
expense Of draining the everglades of Florida
DRY DOCK AT PENSACOLA
On motion of Mr.. LEVY, it was
Resolved, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be
directed 10 inquire into the expediency Of making ali
appropriation for constructing q dry dock at the navy
yard at Pensacola, and for putting said yard in the
necessary condition for the building, fitting out or
repair of vessels OF
INVESTIGATION or FRAUDS.
Mr.. COOPER, of Pennsy lvanis, from tie Commit.
tee on ludian Affairs, submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted, w:
Whereas a resolution calling on the President Of
the United States 10 cause TO be communicated 10
this House ithe reports lately made TO the Depart
ment OF War by Lieutenant Colonel Hitchcock rela-
tive to the affairs Of the Cherokee Indians, together
with all information communicated by him conce NJ
ing the frauds he was charged to investigate also,
all facts in possession of the Executive from any
source relating to the subject" adopted by this
House on the - day cf August last; and whereas
the information required by the said resolution ha,
not been communicated, nor any reason assigned Tor
the delay; therefore,
Resoired, That the President be requested to com
municate TO the House when the information called
for by the aforesaid resolution may be expected.
FINE IMPOSED on GENERAL JACKSON
Mr.. JOHN CAMPBELL presented the resolu ior,
ot The Legislature of South & .rolina urging tb,r