The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-05
TWENTY-EIG CONGRESS-.
FIRST SsION.
House OF Representatives


House OF " representatives.
WASHINGTON CIR -urday Night, Feb. 3d.
Charges of Falsehood st the Boston atlas
The 21st RAe-BM to reHeve the Sufferers by the
loss Of the Grampus.
AS soon as the journal was read this morning,
Mr. BELsER, OF Alabama, rose and said that he
called the attention of the House to a privileged
which was published in the .sBoston Atlas pur-
porting to give an account of the affray between
Mr.. Weller and Mr.. Shriyer, behind the Speakers
chair. The article said that he, Mr. Beser, and
Mr.. Payne, had behaved like DULLES, and had kept
every body away from interfering when Weller had
Shriver down. Now, sir, continued Mr.. Belser,
after he had read the. article in question to the
and Of sn
slanderer have never borne the character of
bully any where, and will not bear it hear now.
do not intend to letsuch a calumny as this 60 to
my constituents unconradicted. The only agency
had in the matter was to endeavor to separate
the parties knew nothing OF the matter before
it occurred, and was in no way party to it, and
The whos is he s and ID inf the
who concocted It. 1t IS false, as far as ! am con-
cerned from beginning to end. Sir, call your at
tentcn to this article; understand that the writer
he has left this place, for if he had not, would
have made an example of him that he would long
have remembered.
Mr. PAYNE said, that as far as he was concerned,
calumniator would be to kick him out of his way,
the same as he would any other. nuisance that an
aoyed him ! knew nothing Of the difficulty be-
Tween MI Mr. Weller !. and Mr.. shrver, and was
The first blow was struck To be sure, heard
harsh language, which ! expected would lead to
blows. It was so insulting that MIR. Weller struck
Mr. Shriver, who used It to him. And after the
first blow was struck, said that nobody should in
terfere until the fight was over and I'd say so
gain wherever friend of mine was engaged in
fights and iffor doing that am entitled to the cha
racter of a buly-why, ! can't help it. But think
that Mr. Shriyer's friends ought to be greatly in-
ebted to me for the part took in the matter. It
was me who pulled Weller of from him, and
hadn't done SO. AS to this statement which has
Just now been read by Mr.. Belser, my colleague,
the whole of it is an Infamous, malicious, unprin-
cipled, calumny, manufactured by some infamous
wretch, have no doubt.
Judge HAMMArr Of Mississippi corroborated the state.
nens Of Mr. BEIsEa and Mr. Payne, In every particular
to the statements s cOnisso IN me Sosson Ataa
That statement is neither less than tissue of
oase unprinciped malicious iasehoods. from beginning
end and should it be rendered necessary am pre-
pared to verify the charges now make under oath, in
Court of Justice.
Mr. Levy then moved that the rules be suspended that
he might offer resolution calling this government
give notice to that of Great Britain that the loh criticize of
he Treaty of Washington be terminated Mr. Levy de-
handed the ayesland noes, which refused aud
Mr.. ADAMS called for the orders of theday.
Mr. CHAPMAN. of Ala: moved to postpone this question
ill Monday, al Judge Hammett was very sick.
Mr. ADAMS demanded the ayes and noes on ths,which
were ordered.
Mr. DsoMeooLE said, a matter Of courtesy post.
ponement had always been granted before. He
great reason for hurrying this matter through the
House.
name, who were willing to address the House on it to-
Mr. CHAPMAN said they would be 40 blanks to one prize
nd vhv1h ed Mr.
Hammett.
Mr. CLrsoMAN hoped the courtesy would be extended to
he member from Mississippi and that the subject would
made the special order Of the day for Monday and be
iehated all day.
20 on. at this time Although many persons had already
spoken the subject of the 2ls Rule yet there
many who were also desirous ofspeaking It. For
his part he hadto draw the line between himself and
MS southern friends on this matter He had. in Short
oad his mind and the he got rid of it the better
should like it. Laughter) It would be painful to
him to separate from his friends of the South any sub
ject, but on this one he was compelled to do 10.
a 'hen san orn ns, o was
ultimately resolved to postpone the further consideration
If the report the Rules until Tuesday. Ayes 1872
Noes 40.
The SPEAKER laid before the House statement from the
printers of the "Bennal Register stating that the delay
some Of TIE branches of the Post Office to send
their before the 30h Of December last whereas
by law is required that the work shall be isued the
list of December
The House then went into
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON PRIVATE Bills
, the 70 saw that he Is about The hest az
he Hoysc ever haS or nreservin~ orJer dsc;s;a and
nrorntness wa -N ~ LIB S'N0'' N~''' an"
Mr. P.awrxrrp called IN the Ri, 9ran.;no s;x months
nav 70 The snrvivg reatIves of those i"s p th Er
mr.. ~ N~ - ''~' ~ - '"' ''''"
MIR BrLsrn was opposed to this pensoninr e the reIa
.sh ,hess oacors ard saaar cr.,c % Wv .
service Of the Country thew did SO with full
ftLe DANGERS that awaitea then, The ron.snnem Sns
Virginia had talked Of the corrmron. in H. Ia; IT n
artman, What has that n 40 With his sh;scs n~;r
hat charge before the House and we will then appiy the
,esom Of reform to it This bill afforded dangerous pre-.
No nrovison had been made for the elayes ~ The Sa
Ian. men Of Alabama and tennessee who fell in Fiorda
question of granting this pension was mt 10 the ss
legislatures there would not be vote for IT, why he,
should we tax the people in an indirect manner by most
died the Capitol the other night. who had not