Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-25
coSGREss~-Fis.t Session:
SATURDAY, January 20, lell.
SENATE.
The Senate did not sii to-day.

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:. no Government of Great Britain W thin twelve
months Of desire on the part OF i1ls Government 10
terminate the treaty providing for JOINT possession oi
the Oregon Territory. :, ,.,o.
Tie Resolution was objected 10, ana vote OF TWO
,h;, Ill no, h. obtained 10 uspend the rules
NJ, CAVE JOHNSON Of Tennessee, moved
susnens;ou Of the Rnlts IN order to go into Commit
Tee of the Whole The rules were suspended tor nus
purpose. - 49, 6,h.;,
Mr. WINTHROP Of Mass was called to the Chalr'
and The debate proceed d upon
'u ~ rms PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr.. HRINKERuOfF OF Ohio, (wh' was obliged 10
suspend n e,naks last evening IRON ia'hthesS0 was
not present. ,, a., eor
The Chairman OF the eo""''''ee a"u'u'N WV 49,
10 Mr.. McCAuSLEN.
| Mr.. STEWART OF Pa entreated the member ana
mnl ,red the Committee, to give him PERMISSION 10 re-
py TO the attack made upon his veracny by Tue nem
Der from Ohio. Inc request, urgent 10 y "' "
wa N.Y. Met,AUsLEN proceeded in brief speech in
defence of Government appropriations for The improve
mont Of Western waters.
floor. a..
Mr.. STEWART of Pa claimed, as having been The
frs, 10 rise to address the Char.
TIC Char I'D the member from Pennsylvania hlv-
| inn once addressed the Committee, could not d' so
exco,t bv General consent, until all the other menu
hos o. ho wished TO speak had been heard Such was
the rule b. which The Char was obliged 10 be 60
MI STEWART then begged of the member from
New York to permit him to explain. lie promised ."
ha hr;af and 10 say nothing which was not strictly
parliamentary He would not alludt to the Disgrace
f scene which occurred here yesterday, bu. in deco
| .ous terms.
Mr.. d. declined to yield, and Mr.. Stewart resumed
his sent.
NJ. BEARDSLEY held, that there power to
make .nprnpratons for Internal Improvements IN The
Constitution OF the United States. tie discussed the
ooin,ons OF members from different sections of The
Union and inlimaed pretty strongly, that those who
wore straioh iackes, thre4 them oil when appropra.
tions becain. more local than remote. Mr. Beardsey
rspa,d.d the power Internal improvements III tae
Consttu,ion sucien, to improve all the rivers ana
likes, aud all useful public works. Which OF these
objects should he improved, was entirely matter OF
expediency lie hoped, IN concluson' lhal ne mohon
10 refer Ia the Committee Commerce would prevail
MIR STEWART rose third or fourth time TO OBJ
tain hearing, bn. the n4or awarded 10 Mr..
ISENPLE, of Indiana, who made Il very sensible ana
liberal speech upon the subject. He was, he sud,
Western man, and proud to be Western man, but,
though coming from the West, he had regard for the
whole Unlou ana ready to !egisate for whatever
was for the general good OF the nation. Mr. > IN a
few words, answered the position Of Mr. Holiness oil
South Carolina that it was lawful, under the Constr
tutlon make appropriations Tor The West, ou' una"
FIJI 10 make appropriations for the OHIO, because the
Ohio had no tide and the MISSISSIPPI had tde inns,
10 him. seemed abstraction.
Mr. PETIT of Indiana, next obtained the floor.
Mr.. STEWART, with no better success than before,
appealed for Il hearing. Mr.. T., so lar from beng
willing grant the request endorsed the ATTACK OF Mr.
Weller and was called 10 order by the Chair, for init
mating that such speech as MIR. Stewards, would
not have been made by gentleman
Mr.. P. proceeded briefly defend the West, when
blow of the hammer, from the Chairman OF the Com
miee told The hour of,wo o'clock. By the order of
the House, adopted on fiioai, all DEBATE was ho"
over for the day.
Amendments were then proposed. The Committee
nera,ived proposition TO refer TO Select COMMITTEE
subjects referring 10 lakes and harbors The pending
motion to ele, to select committee, the proposed m
movements for Western Rivers, also negatlved,
mud the whole sutec, of improving the rivers oil the
Yves, aud internal improvements IN The West, was re-
ferred 10 The Committee OH Commerce
So much of the message relates to the Smithsonian
fund was then referred 10 The Joint COMMITTEE on the
Library
The Committee then rose and reported Tue heso!u-
tons
MIR. REDlNG from H., moved The previous ques-
ton.
More than score of the Democratic members were
unon the floor when the Committee rose TO the
previous question
Mr. STEWART, in a most impressive and earnest
manner appealed The House to permit him TO make
personal explanation. lie had never known snch Il
request denied before.
The SPEAkER would tolerate no debate-the pre-
yous question having been moved.
Mr. RARNARii appealed 10 the House and the
Speaker to allow the gentleman to be heard.
Mr.. barnard called to ORDER.
MI MORRIS appealed to The member IRON New
Hampshire, 10 withdraw the motion Tor the Previous
Question: rs mater OF justice TO allow his colleague
10 make personal explanation.
Mr. REDlNG declined 10 withdraw, and the Pre-
vious Question seconded by n vote of 81 10 80
being strict party vote.
The main question then ordered
Mr. VANCE OF Oh;o called for the yeas and nays.
Mr. MCCONNELL of Alabama, during this lime,
was saying Ina, Tie House place for personal
explanations They should be made out OF the House
THIS was repeated several times, and while the House
was as it continued through the day. in siate OF great
excitement.
The yeas and nays were ordered upon the main ques
ton.
Mr.. SCHENCK OF OHIO asked if the member from
Pennsy vana could not be excused IRON voting, ana
give his reasons. ,,,,n ,
Tho Sneaker so decided, and Mr.. STEWART asked
to be excused He said tina, he had been assal.d most
unus,ly and unustably upon the iloor OF The House.
ard that BY more than member. lie mad salo no.
thing personal to any body and vel ne had nee"
with ultering falsehood with lies, ard with other oil
fences which il unnecessary to character'ze mere
He regretted that he had taken notice yesterday oil any
hing That had fallen from the member from OHIO and
had he known much OF taat person then as he aio
now he should have said nothing 10 him
Here Mr. Stewart called to order and not per-
mil.ed to proceed for time.
Mr.. WINTHROP OF Mass. moved that Mr.. Slew
art have leave 20 proceed in order.
The House granted the request, but the Speaker SAID
that the gentleman from Pennsylvania could not reply
TO any thing tina, had been said.
Mr.. STEWART, as he could say nothing, resumed
his seat for the present.
The resolutions then adopted, when Mr..
STEWART was permitted to explain his remarks,
He did 50 without being personal and maintained all
his former POSITIONS putting Mr.. Weller again IN the
wrong Mr.. s. begged pardon of The House Tor no.
tcing what Mr. Weller had said at all, and gave the
assurance that he would offend in that way again
When Mr.. $. had resumed his seat, MIR. HOLMES
of South Carolina asked leave to offer the following
resolution
Resolocd, That the Judiciary Committee be in
s,ruc;ed 10 bring in bill to repeal law against
duelling.
This resolution was received with shouts Of laughter
designed as il was cast ridcule upon the proceed
ing Tor two davs past.
| The SPEAKER 1t cannot be received except by
unanimous consent.
Cries of mo objection = "No objecton
Mr. MCCONNELL. There is objection, except
the gentleman from Pennsylvania objects
! A motion then made that the House adjourn,
And the House adjourned. Batimore .4mertean