Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-08
Satmrlay, Fcb. ,, io+i.
The Senate did not SIT to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The minutes Of yesterday, were read aud approved.
sLANpEGous ATTACK oN MEMBERS or CONGRESS ~
Mr. BEISER aad a,kcd The nGn sence Of the
House while e called ~ attention 10 letter which has
appeared the "I;,~'ou Atas,' winch he pronounced
to be false. scantal,ui and mal'cnu5.
The SPEAKER sad II could oui; b. doae by gene
raj consent TCries Of "ieave, leave
Mr. BEI.SER having ob,a,ned The cansen, Of the
House 10 proceed first read The letter Of winch he
planned To the House. The letter PROGRESSED 10 give
an account nl he late collision betaecn Nr Weller aud
Mr. Shriyer, with ~h!c! Mr.. B.ser mixed up he
accused OF pariicipancy he ailfay aud both
he and NJ Payne termed "auii,cs, and otherwise
designated IN very offensive terms. The &;uy, too,
charged premedi;atd hy several ,nhrrs of tie.
liourc lie then sad 'is object 10 bringing ts comma
ncaon before the House 20 ask iot any pfo'c
for his person, but that iv Unit have the oppor;G
nty of prnnuuncing, the presence nf the representa-
tytr al tae people here assembled, that this publication
IS w,liclly scaada'ous and Malicious. lie had
borne the character %. 'buily any where, and Ec
did not WISH such Character 10 be stamped upon han
here, or that his constituents should believe he had
given any reason 10 Justify the application .! such 4
term TO hun. But he would further state, in the pre-
Of the representatives, of the people, tia, he had
no part nor parcipancy ~ the mater therein alluded
Ia, Uhe aifray.) did hc know what vas gong -
take place before tic occurrence Mr.. Shriver
perfect stranger him, and the only agency he had
the Transaction vas 10 ask that The parties night be 80"
para,ed hen they were engaged IN The contest.
He (Mr Beser) took part in the transaction ~
any manner shlpe FORM and he GALE! upon the no
norabc gentleman from u ssisspp VIZ. ilimnet'i 10
witness to the truth Of The statement winch he had
now made on this foof.
The writer Of this letter sued himself T. VI b and
the later appeared the ondencr oi The Boston
Atlas. He M Be.er) understood ;ta; TIA, cores
pondent had left III city If hr had not, he (Alf -
would have made example Of hn S:hich he would
long have remembered
Nlr PAYNE ros. to make soHin observations.
The SPEAKER SAID he coui on!y proceed with GO
| neral consent
Mr. GlDDINGS hoped the gentleman would b. al!
loved to proceed.
Mr. PAYNE then proceeded, but Cor lime he
was mpet.ccty heard. lie undefst TODD say that
ever through lie II had been his dssrc 10 10 what
right and, he had been hre, he desire had
governed hiss actions, whether within without the
Bar Of lnis House. Bat when lie assl,ed, rs he
had been in this instance, by an unprneiped writer,
the only notice OF which his feelings would permit
hm To take of such a person, II kick him out Of
his path he would any otlTr l)athsome thing But,
inasmnc In matter had been brought 10 the notice
of the lnnse that there might be Ike IN relation
to his conduct he begged leave say, that he knew
nothing Whatever of the affair." until after the converse
| Lon began bet Mr. Weller aud Mr. Shrrer lie
d not know That any unpleasant cling eSs ed mere
until the fight began. II trne, he "ccas'onany
heard word between them and !, was true 'hat Id
1pec,ed, from the language used by MI Shfver, that