The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. IT, 1914.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. IL, 1914
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. TusroN.
The CLERK then read the Journal Of yesterday
after which,
Mr.. FRENCH offered a resolution calling ON the
Commissioner of Pensions for all original papers
file in his ofhce, as to enable members presenting
claims for pensions To prosecute them.
Mr.. j. X. INGERSOLL offered resolution, au.
thorizng the Clerk of the House to furnish to the
members the stationery on hand, purchased at
higher price, nj the present prices
Mr., PRATT offered an amendment, which was
inaudible
he should vote against it,
Mr.. PRATT Withdrew his amendment, and it was
agreed to.
Mr.. FRlCk offered resolution calling on the
Public Printer for the reasons why the Presidents
Message and accompanying documents had not been
furnished; which was objected to.
The SPEAKER announced the order Of the day
being the proposition for reconsdering the vote in
structng the Committee of Ways and Means to make
appropriation for the
WESTERN WATERS.
Mr.. WELLER said yesterday he felt an inclination
to reply TO the gentleman from Pennsy wanna Mr.. Stu
artl whose remarks were wide from the truth. That
gentleman is reported in the Intelligencer which
presumed correct, that MIR. Van Buren, had author
lied the Secretaries of the different Departments
whose duty it was to make these estimates to withhold
them, he should be bound to veto the bill when it
nounced to be untrue, and without shadow Of loun
daton to have justified the assertion.
The report of the lntelligencer makes il also APP
pear that there was question OF veracity between
the gentleman from Pennsylvania MIR. J. r. Inger-
solll and himself in relation to what he stated to
have been the action Of the Committee of Ways and
MeaDs which is untrue lie merely stated that the
committee had taken action the subject, and had
come to the conclusion to make appropriation for
the Western waters and lie here repeated that the
ttaa had taEe 10 md IN mai no
appropriation for those interests True, the gentle
man from Pennsy lvauia Mr.. /. was not present
when that determination was announced.
Mr.. J. r. INGERSOLL said he understood the
remarks of thegentleman from Ohio to be what the
committee would not do, and not what had been
done. q
Mr.. WELLER said it was impossible for him to
know what the committee would do, but it was COM
petent for him TO know what had been done being
member OF that committee.
Mr.. w. then resumed his remarks, and said he
should confne himself to the subject before the
House, although his feelings prompted him to reply
10 the gentleman from Pennsy lvania whose remarks
were nothing more nor less than an old stale stump
speech which he had heard before clothed in better
language but which untrue in every particular,
and could not stand the scrutinizng eye OF the Ame-
roan People
The question before the House is that requires
action and not debate, asserted by the gentleman
from Kentucky, (Mr. Thomasson,) who placed the
subject SO clearly before the House. that he should
not make a speech at this time but when it came
before them in another shape, he should reply
more fully to the exploded arguments Of the gentle
man from PeDnsy yania, MIR. Stuart
The immense loss Of human life II e Mississippi,
and the loss which had taken place few days ago,
by the snagging of boat near st. Louis, requires
the action of this House 10 be prompt on this
subject With these facts well known TO the
gentleman from Pennsylvania, he came forward
and inflicted upon this House a stump speech
old exploded stump speech-on the old and ex-
poded selfstyed American System-when the pro.
position before the House required speedy action TO
save the lives of our unfortunate countrymen, and
them from wstery graves by removing those OBJ
siructons IN the Mississippi, which have been the
cause Of so much disaster The speech he inflicted
upon the House at the time, and under the ci
stances in relation TO Mr.. Van Buren,, not sentence
Of which was true, was an insult tn the House, aud
at proper time he would expose his fsacious at
tack that gentleman and prove 10 the Satisfaction
Of gentlemen this floor the untruth Of his asser
tons. He Mr.. 3 asserted that MIR. Van Buren,
was against Western interests Is this assertion true
Did he not approve the bill making appropriations
for the Cumberland roadl Certainly he did. Then
what Just Gcation there IN this untrue and unJusth
able attack II was insult 10 those honorable
feelings which prompt every gentleman to act on tins
hoor and be sorry the gentleman not in bis
seat to hear what be had to say, that explanation
might be made, If necessary. He thanked Mr. Holmes
Of s. C., for his views upon the constitutional power
Of Congress- under the original grant, I o make APP
preparations for the Western waters which was clear
specific and satisfactory 10 his mind aud which can
not be controyertedl and he wa glad that the West
had such an advocate, coming, as he does from the
Southern portion Of this Union.
When the proper time should arrive he would
show to the country by documentary evidence, that
the remarks the gontlcman from Pennsyiyanla hr
5. were untrue and he made them without shadow
Of truth To Justify him in has assertions and he did
that gentleman should be branded with the fasehood
on his forehead, and should he fail the House might
brand him with IL. But as that gentleman is not pre-
sent he would give him another opportunity 10 hear
what he said and pass il by. lie stated, when be first
rose that IL not his object TO make speech, but
10 act upon this subject and TO sustain that Jeclara
lion he moved the previous question, but withdrew IT
TO allow
MIR. SEYMOUR to explain, who said he msun-
derstood the remarks Of the gentleman IRON ONO,
made yesterday, but from his remarks to-day he ie'
bound 10 say his statement yesterday was correct,
lie then enewed the previous question.
The question then required on second 10 the pre-
Tlous question, and upon count there was second
Nj WELLER demanded telers, when Messrs.
HARRISON and Grinnell were appointed tellers who
reported 80 in the affirmative and Gil in the negative
SO there was a second.
The question then required upon the main ques-
ton, aud there a second.
Mr. WELLER demanded the yeas and nays, which
we're ordered
Mr. j. w DAVIS called for the reading Of the
resolution, which was read.
The CLreK then called the roll, and the following
Is the result Yeas 95, nays IL
SO the resolution was reconsldered.
Here a message from the Senate was announced,
informing the House that that body had passed o''i
Of the House making an appropriation to supply DC,
hciency in the appropriation for the protection Oh
American sesmen.
Mr.. r. SMITH, of Indiana, said he voted for ue
Proposition of the gentleman from Kentucky (s'r'
Ihomasson) that 1t might go to the country upon us
merits. lie believed some gentlemen had voted Tor
The reconsideration, not properly understanding 'ne
question. lie for voting appropriations not only
lot the Improvement of the Western waters, but for