Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-03-15
From, tic Charleston .Nerru-y.

Tie Heather Sc.-feslerday was a
dismal ,;rre-,hc crowuins Of a Northeas.
ter. Slce,. rain ard snow all day-a cold
TINT went 70 The middle Of ones bones,
rcnorscl-ss and full Of all manner of blue
devils. The Western Mail failed beyond
Aususla-,hc train on the Georgia Rail
road being obsiruc,cd by The storm. The
Northern Mail came through. but il was
no usc-thc Great Western had not nrri-
ved-Congress had adjourned but all in
pi, and it viii require a week to pick out
The true meaning of il. The President
has signed the repeal OF the Bankrupt, Law
Mr.. Wise has been rejected as Minister to
F.aace, in which the SeuaIe has shown
great poverty Of common sense-Mr.
Cushiug was rejected rs Secretary of The
Treasury. which we care no, for, as &c
was a tariff man, and Mr.. Spencer goes
from the War Department 10 tho Treasu-
~. Judge Blythe is rcarpointed Collcc-
ror of Philadelphia. from which place he
was elected in 1911, because no was a
Democrat, and there was n srea; dca! Of
s~piriier and splashjng in the House. which
amounted TO ro,hinS but q manifestation
Of bad feeling. Tukc the following as n
specimen Of The whole. in a debate on i,e
fuel passage OF the General A%ppropria.
ton Bill:
Mr.. &. Davis next Obtained the floor,
bu, he wns stopped by
The Chairman. who said ;hcre were
gentlemen Standing near the speaker. mir.
Drvis,l in tho aisle, who mast take their
seats.
Mr.. Profit of Indiana was the gentle
man particularly alluded to. He was en-.
p,oyct, with Mr.. Wise and others. ut The
Desk OF Mr.. Fillmore. chairman Of the
Cor:miuec Of WAYS and Means. (who
had The civil and diplomatic bill in CHARGE
in an examination OF the amendments
which ttc committee had 10 net upon. The
manuscript copy ID the care Of Mr.. ELL
more being The only one to which the
members bad access.
Mr.. Profit, expressed his asionishmcnt
nj the peremptory aud unusual manner in
which the Chairman had commanded him
10 take his seat. lie said that was the
ouly place where he could see the amend
mcnts made 10 the bill, and he thought he
had a right 10 examine those amendments
upon which he should he called TO give hjs
vote.
Tho Chairman ~(peremp:orily y The
gentleman from Indiana must take his
scat.
Mr.. Profit stood for a moment. evident
w in grent as,on:shment, aud then said,
6rmly Sir. I piH not take ing seat.
The Chairman. Tho gentleman from
Indiana is ordered to take his seat.
A great sensation was simultaneously
created, and much confusion ensued.
Some half n dozen gentlemen sprang TO
The floor, and each addressed the Chair !;
the Chairman pcrcmp,orily ordering the
gentleman from Indiana to his seat a, The
same time. Some observations were
made on the hypercrilicism Of the Chair
man who had corrected the gentleman
from South Carolina, Mr.. P;ckens, who,
in tho hurry Of debate, addressed the
Chairman as "Mr. Speaker" instead Of
MIR. Chairman" aud on the unusual
s,ricruess Of discipline which he was SO
percmpiorily enforcing; and others called
upon ,he committee 10 rise. that The lam
suuge OF the gentleman from Indiana
might he reported to the House. or the
%larcr, there were Mr.. 6. Davis. Mr.. A.
r.. II. Stuart, Mr.. Briggs, aud some
Others.
Mr.. Bolts protested against the conduct
Of the Chairman. He asserted positively
that The gentleman from Indiana was not
M, Of order, and he begged the Chairman
to bear ia mind that the House Of Repro
sentatives was no, a school-housc. (Cric,
of ''oIdcr." aud confusion.l
MIR. Wise (who was el,n al Mr.. Fill
mo,,'s dcsk) rose, and with great bland
ness Of manner, appealed 10 the House to
lc, This matter drop. lie hoped, on this
las, day Of the session. nothing serious
would cr,w out of such n circumstance
He wnuld he responsible for his friend
Mr.. ryoIi;l that he would Keep order.
Mr.. Oliver during these proceedings.
had drawn Mr.. Profit to his desk. and
succeeded in pouring oil on Tho Uonbled
waters; aud The siair was allowed to