Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-01-16
From the Ohio Statesman
WASHINGTON CORRESPON.
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WASHINGTON, NOndayS Jans q 1871
COL Medary:The first motion for bu:s'
ness this morning, in the House of Rep
resentatives, was by Mr.. C.JIgnersol, that |
the rules be suspended, and the House
resolved ITSELF intocommitte Of thewhole
on the state Of the Union, on the bill re-
funding General Jackson's fine. The
yeas and nays ware demanded, and there
appeared for the suspension of the rules,
lO5-against the suspension, II. SO the
rules we're suspended.
Mr.. Adams, when the vote was an
nounced, asked if it would be in order to
present report from the select committee
on rules for the'governmeDt of the House.
Objection was made, and the proceeding,
on the part of Mr.. Adems, was declared
inadmissable, at this time.
On motion Of Mr. y. J. Ingersoll, the
House resolved itself into committee Of
the whole on the state Of the Union,upon
the bill to repay General Jackson's fine,
Mr.. Davis, of Indiana, In the chair. The
bill was read, and The amendment Of Mr..
Stevens, Of Georgia, providing that s. 900
with interest Of 6 per cent, be ''giVen,
granted and appropriated, for the use and
benefit" oflGeneral Jackson, provided tha
tn at nothing herein shall bs construed as
10 imply any censure OF the Judge qy
whom such fine was imposed We were
therefore, under mistake in our letter Of
Friday last, in stating that Mr.. Stevens
had modified his amendment, by elimInt
atlng the clause above in italics-Our
wish that the amendment might bear upon
its face, however Objectionable to the in
tent Of the bill. consistency with the act
of appropriation contemplated, led the
writer to miscOnceive the reading, toward
the close of the debate on friday. The
money is neither to be granted" nor
"gven, "but is a simple return of money
paid out under an imposition of a federal
court. The salary of Judge Hall, as Dis
trict Judge, we stated at $l5,OOO-lt
should have been $4,000. The frequent
corrections required Of the old and able
reporters Of the Globe and IntelIigencer
in the progress Of the debates Of this seS.
sion, afford plausible pretext for ours
The House is composed principally OF
new members; and the necessary irreguN
larities in the proceedings of body Of
2SO persons, in consequence, must lead
for while into discrepancies in The re-
ports of such proceedings. Upon this
subject, the reporter for the Philadelphia
Inquirer says :"At the commencement oI
new Congress, il is also difficult for re
poIters 20 become acquainted with the
3 members. My plan is this: | divide then
s inth cOnste ellalion. first take the bale
f heads, beginning with the''oId man elO'
quent,"as they call himD then the grey
: heads Commencing with Mr.Wlkins, o
Pa After mastering them, | proceed IL
the red heads, first in the list Of which il
N Mr. Morris, OF philadelphia then thC
black heads, Gen. Nc Connell, of Ala.
bama, chairmanD and last, though no
. least the block heads,(in which item We
venture not TO risk the displeasure Of AM
b honorable gentleman in an invidious se'
I leclion."l After some debate.l
On melton of Mr.. Weller, the commit
tee rose. Mr'Adams presented the re
port Of the committee on Rules, anC
moved its printing, and that this day weel
il be taken up asthe order of the day
which was negaLiVed.
More papers were presented in refer
, ence TO the contested election of Botti
and Gilmer, which were referred to the
committe on elections. Some debate
followed on the question Of the appoint.
ment Of clerk for the committee on e.
lectioNs: which was intercepted by mo
tion TO adjourn.
In THE SENATE TO day, alter the pre-
sentation Of petitions, and notices Cfsev
eral bills the doors were closed 10 the peO
pie and Executive nomina lions taken up,
Mr.. Upshur was confirmed as Secretary
of State, Mr.. Nelson Of Md, was con-
irmed as attorney General. Different o.
pihions preyaile as to the confirmation Ol
the other members Of the cabinet, for my
self, 1 aPprehend that as their terms art
to be short, in any issue whatever they
will be confirmed Mt. Wise as Minis
ter 10 FrunCe, will not be'apDrOyed,