The Whig standard., 1843-12-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Il
Mr.. BARNARD D called up the unfinished busi-
ness Of yesterday, being the motion to amend the
journal. u
Mr.. DROMGOOLE raised point Of order,
that it was not competent to amend the journal
of Monday now, as one day had intervened.
The SPEAKER overruled this objection, OBJ
serving that, unless there was a motion to amend
Yesterdays journal, il would be in order TO take
up the unfinished business sz
n Mr.. DROMGOOLE then moved to amend yes
terdays journal by striking out Mr.. Barnard's
motion to amend the journal Of the previous day; I;
but subsequently Withdrew his moton, and it
was renewed by Mr.. Chappell M ps, !
MI. WINTHROP had no objection; the great
moral object proposed in placing the protest upon
the journal would be equally attained by the gen.
tleman's motion, and the protest twice spread
upon the journal.
The House here got into snarl upon points
of order, and after its extrication, the debate was
continued by Messrs. Bowlin, Belser, Hale,
Hughes, Johnson, Beardsley, Stiles, Weller. and
Others; when finally, after motion to lay upon
der, to the effect that the protest (already spread
upon the journaD by precedent established al
| the last session, had no right there.
Mr. WHITE, Of Kentucky, the Speaker OF the
last session, corrected the gentleman from Vir-
ginia, and proved that his point of order was
pointless, inasmuch as the paper, having been
read, as part Of the journal, il was too late to
inquire how it came there; the Speaker Of the
| House is always supposed 10 read the journal in
his own room, and there, before it is brought into
| the House and read, to revise and correct it.
The question was at length taken upon the
motion Of MIR. Chappell, and upon division, there
was tie, 64 TO ga !; the Chair voted in the mega
| tive. SO the motion was lost
| Mr.. WISE. the ever-loquacious Mr.. Wise,
rose again with his point Of order, and referred
to the case of last session as analogous, in which
the Presidents protest was refused place upon
| the Journal.
| MIR. BARNARD replied at some length, and
argued with his usual ability.
Messrs. HOLMES and WHITE showed that
there was no analogy in the cases; the latter
gentleman recurred to the fact, that in the case
referred to, the Speaker had refused to entertain
the motion Of the gentleman from Virginia, to
amend the journal, by entering the Presidents
protest apon it, while, in this case, the paper was
already upon record.
After some further discussion, this subject was
postponed until Tomorrow, and the House. on
motion Of Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON, proceeded to
elect Clerk.
But two gentlemen were nominated, Mr.. Nc
Nulty, of Ohio and Mr. M. St. Clair Clarke, Of
Washington; the election was made Uiva Uoce,
and the whole number Of votes given was 100,
Of which Mr.. .McNulty had 124, and Mr.. Clarke
66; the former was of course elected, and was
Immediately sworn into his new Office.
Mr.. C. ]. INGERSOLL asked leave to intro
duce bill 10 refund the fine imposed upon Gen.
Jackson; this bill was twice read and on mo-
ton of Mr.. l., made the order of The day for to-
morrow. of. & VI G
A motion was made TO adjourn, but it failed;
and,
Mr.. Mckay then moved that the House go
into an election of printer for the 28th Congress,
and that the printing be done in conformity with
the law of 1919.
Mr.. GILMER offered an amendment provi-.
ding that the services Of the printer should cease
whenever the House should provide measures for
separating the public printing from the political
press
AT this point the House adjourned.
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