The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY. Jan. 10, 1912.

Prayer by the Rev. JOHN NEwLAND MAFFlT, Chap
lain of the HOUSEKEEPING his first appearance in that
After the reading Of the Journal
Mr.. FILLMORE said that, under the present EN-
baassed state of the Treasury he felt ii his duty to
move u suspension of the rules ny which the House
were now TO proceed in the call of petitions IN regular
order that The House might now resolve itself into
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union,
with view to take up the bill to authorize the issue
of Treasury notes He stated that The Secretary OF
the Treasury had this morning informed him that the
power hitherto existing 10 issue Treasury notes was
exhausted and more icarrdnts could DC issued
He hoped he might have the unanimous consent OF
the House TO 60 into COMMITTEE Of The WHOLE IN
view of this great and novel emergency.
Mr.. ATHERTON asked what would be the ell
feet Of the unanimous consent of the House TO this
moi onl Would it extend over TO morrow IL wouii
be reco, cted thut the Committee IN the Judiciary
were under Instructions to report o-morrow pil
repeating the General Bankrupt Law. II this sus-
pension ofthe rules were TO continue Tomorrow 70
the exclusion ofevery thing else he should feel bound
to object
Mr. FILLMORE expressed his opinion that The
suspension would have no effect beyond this day.
The SPEAKER also decided flat as the motion
was to suspend the rules TO 90 into Committee when
ever the committee should rise, the operation OF ihs
order would cease, and that new notion would be
necessary Tomorrow to 90 into committee again
Mr. MERIWETHER objected,
pension Of the rules was not necessary The object
was merely to postpone the special order, winch a
bare majority couldsdo at any time
The SPEAKER decided, however, hat two-thirds
would be necessary also for the postpoement. 9th
erwise, it would be in the power of ne majority at
any time to postpone subject which LAD peeh taken
up By a vote of two-thirds.
Mr.. MERIWETHER said that if there was no
other gentleman who objected, he WITS unwilling to
hinder the proposition to relieve the necessities oil the
Treasury, and would withdraw his objection. Others
oblected,l i
THE question being then taken on thu suspension of
the rules and the postponement of petitions, the
yeas and nays being ordered on motidl OF Mr. INT
enden) more than two-thirds voted for the suspen-
sion. Yeas l45-nays A.
On motion of Mr.. FILLMORE, the House then
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole-Nlr.
Hopkins, of Virginia in the Chair-ani took up the
TREASURY NOTE BILL
Mr. WISE said that at the time wnen the Com
mttee rose on Friday, the pending question was
point of order raised on an amendment moved py
him for the repeal of the distribution clauses OF the
Distribution and Presumption law OF last session
When he moved the amendment ne thought II IN
order Subsequent reflection had led him TO doubt
whether il was in order, and he would therefore
withdraw it. though not fully convinced that it was
out of order, He would leave any other gentleman,
who might believe such an amendment IN order TO
take the responsibility of hindering the passage OF
the bill and weakening the supplies made necessary
by the present exigency.
Mr.. FILLMORE moved two Slight amendments I;
which were adopted, without debate He explained
the object of these amendments to be to authorize the
issue without limiting it, as now to the supply OF the
place of those redeemed. II was an error made by
the clerk at the Department in drawing up the bill.
Mr.. WELLER said that he would the
amendment 1t was not his object to hinder the pas
sage of the bill. But considerable amount of me-
ney was now coming into the Treasury from the pro.
-. -. D.1ls ~, xxh p.aIl
furnish abundant means 10 meet the wants Of the
Treasury for the year. The Distribution bill had
been passed with patriotic views no doubt Its friends
believed tina! would sss ssp sp ras6 hfa
would NOV. - $ rike out the proviso He was un-
will;.g 10 vote against necessary measure Of supply
though it was from an Administration to which he
was hostile His amendment was to repeal much
Of the act to distribute the proceeds of the sales of the
Public Lands and to grant pre- emptIon righs, re-
la,es to the distribution.
Mr. FILLMORE objected to the amendment as
out of order.
Mr. PROFIT said that he could wish the gentle
man from Ohio had withheld his amendment, as the
gentleman from Virginia had done. Yet he thought
it in order, and should sustain that view.
Mr. FILLMORE called the attention of the Chair
to the 50th rule of the House, which declared tina
any amendment relating to subject different from
that under consideration should not be deemed in or
der
Mr. GILMER objected to any debate on the ques
ton of order, as out Of order under the rules
Mr. STANLY said any member had right t.
make suggestion
Mr. GILMER said that a suggestion was debate.
The CHAIRMAN decided the amendment to b,
out of order, and gave his reasons under rule 49th
and 50th
bill, but yielded to
Mr.. McKEON, who to privileged question
He appealed from the decision of the Chairman
and argued the appeal briefly
Messrs. CLIFFORD, WISE, GORDON, CHAS
BROWN, WILLIAM SMITH, and AARON V
BROWN, spoke in favor of the appeal
Messrs. TfILINGHAST, MAXWELL HOLMES
BJRNELL, VIM. COST JOHNSON and PENDLE
TON, sustained the decision of the Chairman by va
rious arguments
The CHAIRMAN stated the ground of his decision
being mainly the fact that the amendment related tc
subject foreign to the bill
The Committee then voted (Messrs Doig an,
Boardman acting as tellers,) to SUSTAIN the de
cison OF the Chair; 80 in the affirmative, 10 in tn,
negative.
Mr.. co 0PER then resumed the floor in opposition
to the bill. He proceeded to state objections a
large. Making alusiens to the history of the re-
moval Of the posltes, and the expansions the bu
slness Of the State Banks under the counsels oil Pre-
sident Jackson's Administration when he was called
to order from the Chair, for ifreevancy and the in
PRODUCTION of the subject ofpary politics. which woul
lead TO retorts and consequent disorder in the debate
Mr.. Cooper explained that he only alluded incidental
y to these subjects as illustrations of his positions
Mr.. STANLY urged that liberty should be allow
ed in these re poets.
The CHAIRMAN withdrew his call to order, or
receiving Mr. Coopers assurance that he intended /,
confne his remarks to the subject of the bill
Mr.. COOPER wen.on with lis remarks, and ex
pressed his preference of funded debt The Treasu
~ notes He believed that loan could be obtained
He took occasion TO comment on the recent course o
President Tyler, who he said he knew had eve
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81 Loco Focoism." But the "damsc" had not Weld
ed. She preferred the Distinguished Pennsy a
the other end OF The Capitol or the great Bullion
the Great Rel cied himself &c, Sc.
Mr. WISE demanded proofs. The gentleman
from Pennsylvania had said repeatedly, he kne,
that the President had been counting Loco Focoism
SC, Mr.. w. denied it utterly and he demanded
proofs lie would not take the gentleman a rit
ness, but would as the proofs of his assertion.
Mr. COOPER said that he had not come prepared
with proofs of what was so generally understood
But, he would ask-who are the Presidents counsel
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