The Whig standard., 1843-12-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF, REPkEDLNIAIlVEO
Mr.. ASHE, of Tenn, gave notice Of bill TO
establish naval depot at Memphis, Tenn.
Mr.. BALDWIN gave notice OF bill to aboi-
ish the franking privilege of Senators and Mem
bers. and to fix the rate of postage on letters.
Mr.. HUNT gave notice of his intention to
propose an amendment to the Constitution, rem
dering the President Of the United States ineli-
gible for second term.
These resolutions were entered upon the
journal, and Intellectual efforts made to get i'll
others.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
A debate, of some interest, sprang up upon
five thousand copies, in the German language.
The House having suspended the rules to con-
slider this proposition
Mr.. SLIDELL, of La, moved that two thou
sand copies be printed in French.
Mr.. HOLMES, Of S. c., proposed q certain
number to be done into Dutch.
Mr.. G. J. INGERSOLL spoke OF the number
and responsibility of the Germans in his State,
and the custom which prevailed with her to use
both languages in their public documents
MIR. HOPKINS, Of Va, called the previous
question.
Mr.. WISE moved TO lay the resolution on
Mr.. c. ]. INGERSoLL demanded the yeas
and nays, and this motion was rejected by l34
to 50.
The previous question was withdrawn:
Mr.. RAMSEY, of Penn, moved that, in addl-
ton TO the Message, the reports OF the Depart
ments be printed, and observed that he believed
there were 100000 Germans IN the United
States.
Mr.. MURPHY said if the Message was to be
printed in German, he desired to have them In
low Dutch also, and should move to amend ac-
cordingly.
Mr.. BRINKERHOFF, of Ohio, favored the
propositions and declared himself knlcker-
booker.
Mr.. ADAMS, of Mass, thought the PROPOSE
tion very important, as well as novel one, and
that, if carried it would establish precedent of
great evil. If departure was ever made from
the English language for any other, it might be
made for many Others, and the expense would be
enormously increased, requiring an additional
number Of printers, clerks, and other agents.
Mr.. BEARDSLEY remarked upon the novelty
of the propositions and its tendency to make for
eign language take the place OF our own
The debate was further continued sometime /;
when,
Mr.. A. v. BROWN moved to lay the whole
subject on the table,
The yeas and nays were called, and this mo-
tion was again rejected by SO TO ga.
The debate was renewed, and the proposition
10 print FIVE thousand modified to three thousand
Mr.. BARNARD opposed the proposiuon, ana
trusted that the descendants of Anglo-Saxons
would adhere TO their own language now and
always
Messrs. B1DLACK, THOMPSON, Of Miss,
aud INGERSOLL, addressed the House; and,
Mr.. WISE moved anew to lay the subject on
the table.
The yeas and nays were demanded, and this
motion was a tie, Sc to 86; the Chair voted IN
the affirmative, and the motion was thus carried
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON was called to the Chair
Mr.. RHETT, of S. c., submitted resolution
to instruct the Committee on Ways and Means
to INQUIRE into the expediency of, bringing in bill
to repeal the tariff of AZ, and substitute therefor
one whose maximum of duty should be 20 per
cent. with discrimination below this for purposes
of revenue alone. -
This resolution not being in order, at this time,
a motion was made TO suspend the rules SO as to
get it in.
Upon this motion the yeas aud nays were call
ed, and were II to l07, mot two.thirds.l