The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-04-16

time our paper went to press.
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
Pfesiden, on the same day throughout the-Uni-
ted States, aud demanded the yeas and nays,
and the following is the result: Yeas II, nays
SO. Not being two-,hirds, 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
gisiature Of the State of Rhode Island were
ordered to be printed. Mr.. POTTER made
some explanation in relation to the subject, no.
. word of which could be heard. Mr. Nc
CLrRnAND then stated that the waters on the
memorial were yet wet, and the papers attach
ed 10 1t were abusive of some of the members
of the House, which he believed was forgery.
Mr.. WHlrE, 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 bad been
attached 10 this memorial Mr.. WHITE said he
did not know; and proceeded to defend the
motive Of Mr.. CranstOn, and conended 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 10 be printed; and he was anxious to know
what motive prompted that gentleman to al
lach those papers TO the memorial OF the Lee
gislature Of Rhode Island
Mr.. WHrTE said that the gentleman from
Rhode Island (Mr. CRANsros) would not take
the responsibility of the papers attached to the
memorial. Mt. CRANsroS then rose and said
that his colleague had attached the papers, and
remarked at the lime that his object was to have
the whole printed, but if he had had time 10 con-
suit with his colleague, he should have advised
him not to have attached the papers alluded 10.
Mr. Porter then admitted that he attached the
papers TO the memorial; and Mr.. Burke said il
was contemplate and pitifu fraud.
Mr.. POTTER then asked the consent Of the
House to wi hdraw the papers alluded to. MIR.
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 wa,
to have printed matter which had not been or
dered by the House, and what became Of the
gentieman's tMr. WulrE's] explanation 7 He
said that the object was not to have printed any
thing but the memorial, but the gentleman from
Rhode Island [Mr. PorrERl said that his OBJ
ject was to have all of them printed, which wa,
highly improper. He was not disposed to use
hard epithets, and should not but the attaching
Of those papers. of which the House knew no.
thing, was highly censurable. Mr.. CAusln
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 thu
time our Reporter left the House.
Mr.. BIDLACK presented the proceedings Of
meeting Of Erie county without distinction OF party
In favor Of the existing tariff law, and opposed t
any change (; and also protesting against the admn
sion Of railroad iron free Of duty.
By Mr.. THOMPSON:
A petition of John j. McCanghan and .undry 9th
or citizens Of Harrison county Mississippi praying
grant Of certain lands in said county, in lieu Of Ger
tain 18th sections which valueless or otherwis
appropriated. Referred to the Committee on Publi
Lands.
GORGE C. BINGHAM, PoarnA,r PANrrs
NJ ut the termination Of the Avenue, near tn
Cnn;to III atndio Ia n fhe Wait