The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-03-26

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What nextt eve cannot pretend to mention
every outrageous act in the order in which it
occurred, but in the order in which they suggest
themselves to our mind) If we remember right
y. the report Of the Committee on elections was
the psxt subject Of extraordinary action; and in
deciding upon the right Of the members from the
general ticket States to their seats inthe House
all depending on single principle and decided
by single vote--every memberfr from these States,
save one, were permitted to vote, and thus act as
judges or jurymen in their own cause greater
outrage upon Legislative propriety and right was
seldom committed, even by House habitually re-
CARELESS Of proprety and right.
What next Then came the introduction of
bill to repeal the Distribution Law; upon which
the previous question was Immediately called, and
the BILL under whip and spur, and GAG of the pre-
vious question forced through its various readings
and passage in few hours, on the same day upon
which it was introduced! Another gross outrage
upon the rights Of the minority, and upon legisla-
tive usage and propriety.
What next? Mr., HUBBARD introduces reso-
luton calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
for certain specified information relative to banks,
and accompanies its introduction, as usual with
a demand for the previous question Mr.. Milton
Brown desires to offer an amendment that will
elicit the wholetruth in regard to banks. But it
cannot be offered it is cut off by the demand for
the previous question, and the mover refuses to
withdraw that, because the WHOLE TRUTH.
is precisely what he does not desire, and is most
afraid Of. The resolution is objected to; mo-
ton made and carried to suspend the rules, and
the resolution is adopted.
What next? The next day Mr. Brown offers
his amendment in the shape of resolution; ii
is objected to. He moves to suspend the rules,
but for the very reason they objected to it as an
amendment, they object to it as resolution lit
will spread THE WHOLE TRUTH before the
people in regard to banks; by whom they Were
established, by whom increased, &c, and by
what banks the Government lost money. Il
We have said nothing of the extraordinary
manner in which the Rhode Island matter was
introduced into the House by Mr.. Burke, Of New
Hampshire, his moving to refer the memorial to
select committee, and his demand of the pre-
vious question, thereby applying the GAG to the
mouths of the Rhode Island members so that
they could not be heard upon subject which SO
deeply concerned them and their constituents.
What next? The Tariff bill was introduced
by the Committee Of Ways and Means, accompa-
MED by long, labored, and artfully drawn re-
port, which was kept from the knowledge of the
minority until almost the very instant it was to
be made to the House, when it was read, Ytoo late
for them to prepare counter report TO accom-.
pany it, What then? Mr.. Dromgooe, the
Chairman de yfacto of tina t Committee, the fugle-
man and leader Of the party, moved that 10000
copies Of the bill and accompanying report be
printed; and when an appeal was made to the
majority of the House to postpone the printing
for a very few days to allow the minority, thus
taken by surprise to prepare their report, how
did they act Did they, in spirit Of liberality
and fairness postpone the printing of the majority
report, as the Wigs, in 1912, postponed the
printing of the majority report Of the Committee
on Manufactures, until the minority of said Com
mittee could prepare theirs-or did they act in
the most Liberal, UNJUST and uncourteous man.
ner? Why, do we ask, did the present ma
jority in the House ever act otherwise ? No.
They refused to postpone the printing, and are
now sending off to the people, in immense num-
bers, their own one-sided, specious, deceptive re-
port, unaccompanied by that Of the minority,
fearing to let the people hear both sides, and be
properly informed. A cause that requires such
support-that cannot stand the test Of truth, and
the moss rigid investigation, is unworthy Free
enlightened, and liberal people. r,... ..;,
In this hasty glance at the acts Of the majority
Of the present House Of Representatives, we have
only mentioned very few of the outrages upon
the rights of the minority, and upon legislative
proprety, of which they have been guilty. In
justice, arrogance, despdtism, and a total disre-
gard of the rights Of others, have marked their
course, from the very commencement of the ses-,
sion, and will continue to mark it to the end
This course has brought upon them the odium of