The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-05
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
Correspondence of the HeraId.l
WASHINGTON, March 4, ls43:
Half no Of z O'clock A MI

as minister to CHINA.
This has been an eventful and exciting day, or
rather yesterday was SO, for it is now Saturday
morning.
Yesterday, Friday, the Senate spent nearly all
day in Executive Session; they met at IL at noon,
and are now, halt past o'clock, Saturday morning;
still in Executive session. They passed the billo send
minister to China, restricting the salary to $1,000
year, and compelling the President to name him at
the present session They were there all day in
Executive session on MINOR appointments; and
after tea, or rather after brandy and water took up
the nomination of Wise as Minister to France.
This they rejected "a to IL. They then took up and
rejected Gushing, u to 49, as Minister to France.
The President sent their names in three several
times, and three times they were rejected! This
has created great excitement here.
The President then sent in John g Spencer as
Secretary of the Treasury, and Mr.. Everett as Minis
ter to China. After considerable debate, they
both confirmed
1t is rumored that Mr.. Wicklie is to go into the
War Office, and Porter to be Postmaster General;
and that their nominations are now before the Sc
nate. The truth OF this can't learn, as must now
close my letter.
The House did but little during the morning ses-
sion, except call the yeas and nays on the amend
ment of the Senate to the General Appropriation
Bill.
The Committee of Conference reported that the
sum appropriated some time ago tor dock at New
lOIhs Is 10 IcIndlH dS IL WdS I'LL
al 500, 900 is to be appropriated for floating dock
at Pensacola the plans to be determined on by the
Secretary OF the Navy ON JAM l, 1874.
The House then took recess from till 6
o'clock.
THE EVENING SESSION.
At six o'clock the lamps and candles were lighted,
the galleries were filled with ladies to OVERLOOKING.
There was not quorum present in the body of the
House, nor anything like a quorum.
Mr.. ADAMs-I move call of the House, sir:
Cries Of mo. no, yes, yes" The yeas and nays
were called, and the call OF the House was not or:
dered Finally many of the members came in, and
they nearly all brought ladies with them on to the
floor of the House, all elegantly dressed many very
beautiful, and many very homely AT last the ladies'
up all the asles and passages and there were do
zens and dozens round back of the Speakers chair,
and all the sofas were crowded with them. Many
strangers, and some few loafers got into the mem
paid little no attention to the business before
them, but talked and laughed. and chatted with the
women, apparently as happy as men could be. Mem
Ssss esns s resdn
Bill, The Bill is passed. and that was all that
could be heard. In this way several bills were pass
ed, scarcely one member understanding what was
being done. Members were lodging all about, and
several duns were inside the House, lodging after
some of the members with bills for payment.
At last, after good deal of confusion, the House
went into Committee of the Whole.
AS soon as Mr.. Steenrod took his seat, there
were thirty voices all calling out
Speaker, Chairman, Speaker, Mr.. Chair,
Speaker
WILLIAMSBURG. Chairman, l want TO get my bill
to divide the country into two great military DIS
trcts-
G. ]. INeERsoLL-Don't speak, then
WILLIAMS haven't spoken much this session.
ANoTHER-Don't speak now, for Gods sake.
WILLIAMs-I don't intend to- Uaughter)
ANoTHERIIf you don't stop talking we'll vote
WnLIAMs-Pve done. (Roars of laughter)
His bill was then taken up, and the ayes and noes
called and the bill was passed in the House.
The Speaker then left the chair, and Mr.. Briggs
took it.
resolution was then offered, for vote of thanks
| to the Speaker.
Mr.. CHARLES BRowN said he would never vote for
it., for the Speaker had not acted impartially,
| though he did come from Kentucky.
Mr.. ANDREWS, OF KY, called out something
| could not hear.
Mr. PIcKENs said he hoped they'd all part in peace
| To err was human-to forgive, divine When the
wings formerly opposed similar resolution to Mr..
| Speaker Polk, he thought it was undignhed and
he thought the same OF this opposition. Why should
| they preserve animosity when they were about to
part, many Of them for ever 1t was resolution OF
mere fern, and he hoped they would pass it.
| Mr.. WELLER took the same ground as Mr.
| Pickens
| Here, the back seats of the members nearly all
| round the House were filed with ladies'; and the
excitement was tremendous. The women talked
| and laughed so loud that could scarcely hear a
word.
Mr.. C. J. INGERsoLL took the same ground as
Brown, and said he had been treated uncourteousy;
but he would vote.
MrCoopER, Of Pa said that his colleague Brown)
attacked the Speaker from motives of mortified
vanity.
Cries of "order, order-go on, &c, on and here
the confusion, was terrible-at last the Chair called
Cooper to order for his personalities.
Mr.. CUSHING hoped that as gentlemen, they would
part npeace and kindness; they about to part,
many never to re-enter these Halls They owed it
AZ Il L. al. W.,
| Speaker had many trying difficulties to contend
with, and he thought he had discharged his duty.
| He moved the previous question.
Mr.. WISE begged to be excused from voting To
| him the Speaker had always been kind and courte-
Gus, and the feeling had been reciprocal SANDER
had gone abroad that his course on this floor had
been actuated by disappointment in not getting the
| Speakership himself. He pronounced this false.
hood, and ne left this signal declaration to stand on
| this memorable occasion. In his desire to be ex-
cused he was sincere.
The House refused to excuse him. The ayes
and noes were ordered on the passage of the rsso-
| luton.
Cries of "read it, read"
CLERx--" Resolved That the thanks of this House be
dgnaed discharge Of his duties Speaker ofhs House,
| The ayes and noes were called. During the time
| of calling them, the hubbub, buzz, and excite
ment wastremendous
CHAIRMAN.-Ayes 141 Noes IL.
Cries OF "good, good" Great excitement and
| uproar
| FoLLrNesBY.-Message from the President of the
| United States.
| Not word could be heard.
| CHAIRMAN.-The Clerk will read the report OF the
| Committee on Conference on the Treasury Note
| Bill.
| Great uproar; it was read, but | couldn't hear a
word.
CHAIR.-The question will be on the passage of
| the Report.
Cries Of "ayes and nays, no, down, down"
CHAIR.-The ayes and nays are ordered.
JoNEs.-Mr. Speaker, call tor the reading OF the
| report. There is much confusion that we can't
| hear one word.
| heard one word here.
CHAIR.-No gentleman is entitled to hear any
| thing read but once.
WIsE.-How is a member to know how to vote,
| unless he hears the motion read
| CHAIR.-Clerk will read the roll.
| The roll was called and the report adopted.
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