The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-06

"i' ''o AAouso i0u fctuseu 70 receive but II the
gentleman would make a motion 10 have the paper
read, ne would have no objection; but Ia would not
consent to an amendment of the Journal for ss pur
pose OF introducing extraneous natter which he
ceyed an insult to the House. He said he knew the
gentleman from New York personally intended no
insult, but this matter must be npped the bud, and
he made it a question Of order. 9Eq
Mr.. GILMFR rose and asked the Clerk to read the
resolution, which was read lie merely wished il
read that he might offer an amendment.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE made this the point of order.
Whether the paper proposed to be read yesterday,
and refused by the House, in accordance with
the rules of the House, to place it upon the Journal
by motion to amend the Journal" ee
The CHAIR decided against the motion of the
member from New York, (Mr. BAhSAnD,) to amend
the Journal; but admitted his right to submit the pa
per, by making motion to that effect. us
Mr.. BARNARD asked for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. GlLMER said he wished to know il there was
in the Journal If not it could not be amend
ed, because there to correct but the OBJ
ject of the gentleman from New York was to place
upon the Journal paper which had not been received
by the House. There no error to correct. Could
the subject be referred to Committee for its ac-
spectacle members of this House, was no reason why
it should be placed upon the Journal He therefore
moved to amend the resolution by striking out the
words " to amend the Journal
| MIR. HARRISON rose and said he on, Of
those whom the gentleman's protest was to Affect
He said, he here with the broad seal Of his
State in his pocket, fairly and constitutionaly
elected by virtuous and magnanimous people Let
he gentleman from New York, if he wishes TO reach
the question fairly make fair and honorable
motion that those interested might be able 10 meet
the question ; but he did object to this irregu-
lar proceeding; and when the question present
ed in proper manner, he, for one, prepared to
meet it.
Mr.. HALE, Of New Hampshire, said he agreed
with the sentiments of the gentleman from Georgia.
He said he came here according to the laws Of New
Hampshire, and the Legislature of his State not
prepared to yield to laws affecting her sovereignty.
Mr.. KENNEDY said the Congress of the United
States had no right to make such a law and he, for
one, was not prepared to yield to the mandamus law,
and he would have trampled it under foot. The au-
thors Of this mandamamus law had the proud
TO know that the People had given
them the nes,imabe privilege of retiring to glori
Gus state of oblivion. He came here from a State
whose pleasure it to elect by Districts and he adj
monished gentlemen not TO make this Constitutional
question: because he believed fsuch question should
be mooed it might turn out that those gentlemen who
were elected by general ticket we're the only Const-
tutional members of this House t ...E
Mr.. RAYNER said, if gentlemen who profess
ed so much magnanimity would act fairly, and place
this paper upon the Journal every obstacle would be
rcmedied He sald.all he wanted was, that the Jour
nal should be record Of their proceedings and as
this paper matter of fact, it part OF their
proceedings.
Here the committee appointed to wait upon the
President in ormed the House that they had waited
upon him, and that he ready to present them his
annual Message, which presented to the House
by his private Secretary, RoBERr TYLER, Esq The
reading Of the Message was going when the Re-
porter left the Capitol, at hafpost O'Clock, for the
paper TO go to prcss,l