The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-16

In the House, after the reading of the Jour
nal of yesterday, Mr.. CRANsToN presented re-
solutions of the Legislature Of Rhode Island,
denying the right of Congress to interfere in
her internal concerns, which were laid upon the
table and ordered TO be printed. Mr.. DUNCAN
moved suspension of the rules 10 take up the
bill making the election Of President and Vice
President on the same day throug bout the Uni
and the following is the result Yeas II, nays
68. Not being olhlrds, the rules were not
suspended. After eesultory debate, in which
Messrs. BURKE, CRANsroN and POTTER took
part, Mr.. WELLER moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolutions of the Lee
gslslure of The State of Rhode Island were
ordered to be printed. Mr. POTTER made
some explanation in relation to the subject, moi
word of which could be heard. Mr.. Nc
CLERNANp then stated that the waters on the
memorial were yet wet, and the papers attach
ed TO ii were abusive of some of the members
Of the House, which he believed was forgery.
Mr.. WHITE, of Kentucky, contended that if the
minutes of the Clerk were correct, the House
could not be imposed upon. Mr.. BURKE then
asked Mr.. White why these papers had been
did not know; and proceeded to defend the
motive of Mr. Cranston, and contended that
his motion was only to print that part which
the endorsement Of the memorial called for
Mr.. PAYNE said that those papers had been at.
tached to the seal of the State of Rhode Island,
and the Clerk could not discriminate what part
was to be printed; and he was anxious TO know
what motive prompted that gentleman to at
zach those papers to the memorial Of the Lee
g,lature of Rhode Island
Mr.. WHITE said that the gentleman from
Rhode Island (Mr. CRsNsToN) would not take
the responsibility of the papers attached TO the
memorial. MIR. CRkNsToS then rose and said
tina, his colleague had attached the papers, and
remark ed a, the time that his object was to have
the whole printed, bot if he had had time 10 con.
suit with his colleague, he should have advised
him not TO have attached the papers alluded TO.
Mr.. Porter then admitted that he attached the
papers to the memorial and Mr.. Burke said ii
was contemplate and pltiful fraud.
Mr. POTTER then asked the consent Of the
House to Withdraw the papers alluded to. Mr..
PAYNE said that he thought there was motive
in attaching those papers, and that motive turns
out to be that the object Of the gentleman was
to have printed matter which had not been or
dered BY the House, and what became of the
gentleman's tMr. WHrrE's] explanation He
said thatthe object was not TO have printed any
thing but me memorial, but the gentleman from
Rhode Island Mr.. PoTrER] said that his OBJ
ject was to have all of them printed which was
highly improper. He was not disposed to use
hard epitbets, and should not but the attaching
Of those papers, of which the House knew no.
thing, was highly censurable. Mr. CAusrN
then obtained the floor, and went into discus
sion of the merits of the Rhode Island contro
versy, and the discussion was going on at the
time our Reporter left the House.
MIR. BIDLACk presented the proceedings Of
meeting of Erie county without Distinction of party
in favor Of the existing tariff law, and opposed e
any change and also protesting against the sdmls
sion Of railroad iron free Of duty.
BY Mr.. THOMPSON:
A petition OF John J. McCanghan and sundry 9th
or citizens Of Harris county Mississippi, praying
grant Of certain lands in said county In lieu of
tain 18th sections which valuelcss or otherwise
appropriated. Referred to the Committee on Publ,
Lands.