The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Nh HOPKINS gave notice, that on Monday
next he would call up the bills in reference to
postage, post offices, and the mails.
Mr.. DAVIS rose to make personal explana-
ton, and complained of the injustice done him
Yesterday by Mr.. Cave Johnson, in reading a
partial extract from former speech of his in re-
ference to the conduct of the Postmaster General,
and creating thereby an impression that Mr.. D.
had made charges which he never did make, &c.
In conclusions Mr. d. renewed the resolution
which he Yesterday offered, I" that the Committee
on the Post Office and Post Roads inquire whc-
Their the Postmaster General had not been guilty
of abuse of authority and malversation in office"
Mr.. d. said the majority of the Committee were
in friendly conference with the Postmaster Cen
eral and it was but Just that this resolution should
be adopted.
Mr. C. JOHNSON disclaimed any intention of
unfairness in this matter, and said that yesterday
a note was sent him by the Postmaster General,
together with the speech of Mr. D., with SO much
of the latter, as read, marked in braekets.
After some marks from Mr.. BARNARD,
Mr. DAVIS mo a suspension of the rules to
receive the reso-,. N, which was refused by 66
to CO.
ILLINOIS LANDS. ,
A motion was made to reconsider the Senate
bill rejected by the II ,use, allowing the State of
Illinois to tax the public lands soon as sold,
instead OIL T0IDltl0p lHc ldx lOI Tie term VI HVC
wears. The vote by which the bill was rejected
was reconsidered; but, after some further pro-
ceedings, the bill was again rejected by 80 to "a.
DISTRICT BILLS.
On motion of Mr.. CAMPBELL, the House
passed to the considerationlof the District bills.
The Loeofoco House then laid on the table the
following bills appertainlng to the wing District
of Columbia
A bill to incorporate the Howard Institute of
the city of Washington, by a vote Of 80 to "a.
A bill to establish Female Orphan Asylum in
Alexandria, by vote of 90 TO o.
A bill for repairing Pennsylvania Avenue, by
95 to 76.
A bill allowing $500 for saving the Alexandria
Courthouse from ruin, after great hesitation on
the part of the strict constructoniss, allowed
to pass.
CHARTER OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
This bill was then taken up.
The pending question was on substituting the
charter adopted by small minority of the citizens
of Washington, for that which was adopted by a
convention of the whole city,
Mr.. HAMLIN objected to an amendment which
had been made, requiring that the assent ofthe
majority of the city should be had, before the char
ter went into effect. Mr.. II. said if we were to e-
gisate at all, we ought to legisate finally.
Mr.. Chiffon said that large majority of
the inhabitants OF Washington city, by their dele
gates in convention, adopted form of charter
which was such as they desired. Another por-
ton of the city, and a small minority, adopted an
other FORM committee of this House, at the
ins,igaton of two or three individuals, had drawn
up third project, which, at first, they designed
to move a substitute for the form adopted by
the citizens in convention, but this design was
dropped, and the committee reported the plan OF
the small minority of the inhabitants. When the
bill was under consideration in Committee of the
Whole, finding that it was likely to be adopted
he (Mr. Co. moved the very reasonable amend
ment which was now objected to by the gentle
man from Maine, viz: that before this charter
went into effect it should be accepted by majority
of the citizens upon whom it was designed to ope-
rate ; was anything more Republican, more De-
mocratic !--woud you deny to the people the
right Of sef-government. Was there ever State
Convention hold whose proceedings were not sub