Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-11
SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF REPS.
(Reported for the ". Y. Sum-

Mr.. Prick, on leave, moved to have
5000 copies of the presidents message
printed in German.
Mr.. SlideI-l will amend that, sir,
by adding 'and 1000 copies in the
French language -.--.-.-
Cries Of oh, no-yes-go on, and
laughter.
A member--Whv not have 500 printed
in the Choctaw Language. (Laush:er)
Anoiher--l have a great many good
Irish constituents, Mr.. Speaker. !
should like to have some printer in ma
tive Irish. (Roars OF laushter.)
Mr.. Wise-I'his will be strange in
novation upon our parliamentary serna.
cular. sir, if these motions prevail
Much laughter, Why depart from our
mother tongue-the English languages.
We may as well print the documents in
the Cherokee or the Ojlbeway tongue or
in German. (Laughter.)
MIR. Holmes-ln my district, sir,
there are good number of good Low
Dutch, daushter) and wish to know il
there is great deal Of difference between
the German and the Low Dutch langu-
age. Much laughter.) Because if
there is. move to have some printed in
Low Dutch. (Roars of laushter.)
Mr.. C. j. Ingersoll-rwo- fifths Of the
population of Pennsylvania. sir, are Ger
mans, and only speak the German Ian
guaee. They are among the best of her
citizens. 1t is customary to print the
laws of Pennsylvania IN both languages;
and | hope the house will treat the mo-
ton respectfully. So far from doing it "a
ny harm, any nation is all the better Tor
speaking two, aye. or half dozen Ian
guages. (Laughter.)
Mr.. Smith, hope the gentleman
does not wish to bring US back to the
days of the Tower of Babel Increased
! laughter.) hope we shall stick to the
English language.
Dir. Kennedy lin an under tone :
Some of us will have to learn it first. -
Now | hate the English government So
much, that | wish we had some other
language to speak.
Mr.. Weller-The question is, sir,
whether the gentlemen wishes it in pure
German or in Pennsylvania Dutch.
(laughter) because there's mighty dit.
ference between the two.
Mr.. Hopkins-Sir, we shall lose more
by debating this question. than it would
cost to print the copies. | move the
previous question. Cries of good-that's
a fact.
Cave Johnson-I move to lay it all
on the table. Cries of no-nO-ayes
and noes. G
The ayes and noes were taken on lay
ing on the table. Ayes 5S-Noes 1874.
Not laid on table. Here. there we're
dozen calling out, MIR. Speaker
MIR. Speaker
Mr.. Ramsy-I move, now, sir. to in
clude the Reports from the Secretaries
of War, the Navy, Treasury and Post
Office. (Laughter) Cries OF 'oh, no
no.
A member move to include the
Declaration Of independence and the
Constitution Of the United States. =
Laughter.
Mr.. Ramsey-Thele are 10000 Ger
mans in one District, and they have 90
churches.
Mr.. Brown-The difficulty would be
to find any body to print these things.
Mr. Murphy-l come from land OF
Knickerbockers, sir, (laughter) where
there are many deserving Low Dutch;
and | must insist on having 1000 printed
in Low Dutch.
Mr.. Brinkerhoa-The gentleman says
he came from land of Knickerbockers.
Now Pm a Knickerbocker myself,
(Iaughter) and | can talk good English;
and any Of the Dutch in my place who
can read at all, can read English. !