The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-26

lived. The House then adjourned late in the
evening.
ONGRESS-TUEsDAY
In the Senate, during the morning hour, no
thing was done but the presentation of memoir
ais and petitions.
la The House, after the reading OF the Jour
nal, the motion Of Mr.. HAMLN, made yeser-
day, TO reconsider the vote by which the amend
ment OF Mr.. w. J. BRowN, to Mr.. KENNEDY's
resolution, was negalived, was resumed and,
after desultory debate, the question required
on laying the motion of reconsideration on the
table, and the yeas and nays were demanded,
and the following is the result: Yeas 90, nays
1870. So the motion to lay on the table was de-
cided in the negative. The question then re-
Cured upon the reconsideration of the vote, and
the yeas and nays were demanded, and the fol-
lowing is the result: Yeas lO2, nays 20. SO
the motion TO recons der was agreed TO-
Mr.. HoUsToN then moved TO reconsider the
vote by which The main question wa, ordered
yesterday and Mr.. WHrrE, of KY, demanded
the yeas and nays, and wished to make state
hlVpt- TIC oFEAkEt sdlu tHdt the call mad
commenced, and if it was the pleasure of the
House to allow the gentleman from Kentucky
the privilege to proceed, he would listen TO him
with great deal of pleasure. Mr.. PAYNE said
the gentleman from Kentucky rose before the
call had commenced; but he was confident the
Speaker did not hear him, and attached no
blame The SPEAKER said there was such
noise at the time it was impossible for him 10
hear; but, the call had commenced, il was
competent for the House to allow the gentleman
from Kentucky to proceed.
All debate and explanations were objected to.
and the Clerk proceeded in the call, and the fol-
lowing is The result: yeas l0S, nays &C. SO the
vote was reconsidered. The question then re-
Cured on a reconsideration of the vote, by
which The previous question was seconded
and upon this motion there sprung up debate
on point of order, in which Messrs WHITE,
Of Kentucky, DRoMGooLE and the SPEAKER took
part. Tellers were called for, and mol ordered
Mr.. WHITE, of Kentucky then moved TO re-
consider the vote of reconsideration, and The
SPEAKER decided the motion TO be out Of order.
Mr.. WHITE appealed from the decision Of the
Chair, and, upon division, the decision Of the
Chair was sustained.
Mr. W.. J. Brown asked the leave Of the
House TO make an explanation, and il was OBJ
Jected 10. Mr. BRowN then moved suspen-
sion OF the rules TO allow him 10 make an ex-
plapaiion, but withdrew il 10 save the time of
the House. Mr.. HOLMES renewed il and the
yeas and nays were ordered and the following
is the result: Yeas III, nays 40. SO the rules
were suspended. Mr.. BRows then explained,
and said that on yesterday, when the gentle.
man from Maryland (Mr. KENNEDY introduced
his resolution, he opened his drawer aud took
out the Ohio Statesman, paper Of good stand.
lng he took extract from that paper
and introduced a resolution as an Offset
that resolution. He was not disposed 10 do
Mr.. CLAY injustice; but he did not take back
what he had stated, because he has written 70
the editor of that paper, and when he receives
an answer he will make another statement. md
If he has been deceived, he will promptly stale
IT, Mr.. BRows then read the following extract
from Mr. Clay's speech in March, 1912:
"Let me not be misunderstood, and LET me entreat
mat may not be misrepresented. am not adyocat.
ing renewal OF high protective tariff; am for
abiding by the principles Of tie Compromise act
sm Tor doing what no Southern man Of a fair or esp.
did mind has ever yet denied-givng to the country
a revenue which may provide for the economical
wants OF The Government, and at the same time give
an Incidental protection TO our home industry"
Mr.. WHITE, Of Kentucky, was on the aoor
making an explanation (in which he denied the
CORRECTNESS, of the statement in the Ohio States.
man, but affirmed the extract from MIR Claws
speech ia March, 1922 at the time our reporter
lcft the House,