The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-17

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motion was made TO ad iourh; and the Seas and
iays we're called, aud stood. ayes Ia, noes l44
The confusion in the House, during the whole
evening was disgraceful, and the Speaker threat
ened repeatedly 10 call members by name if they
did not lake their seats. As it became later, the
House grew noisier, and motions multiplied, hav-
ing no object but the defeat Of public business.
AT III o'clock, some one, we are sorry not to
be able to publish his name, moved call Of the
House, and found sufficient number of abettors
to his movement to procure call of the yeas and
nays.
The motion for call was rejected.
The yeas and nays, amidst great confusion,
were next called on motion to adjourn, which
was likewise rejected.
Another motion for call of the House was
made, but the Speaker refused to; entertain the
motion, there being full attendance. i.
Fromthis decision Of the Speaker, MI. BURKE,
of NH, 1.-THE Dorr memorial member,) appealed,
and demanded the yeas and nays.
THE object of all these motions was to defeat
the Cumberland Road Bill, and the District
Banks.
Mr.. MCCONNELL, Of Ala, seemed to be the
ruling genius OF this scene of disorder.
We give some of the names of those obstruct-
ing the business Of the nation by these frivolous
motions: r. Barnwell Rhett, George w Jones,
Burke, Reding, Strong, Woodward, Arlington,
Hamlin, Payne, Dawson, Ellie, Russell, d. L. Sey-
nlour, Simons, Hungerford, Mcconnell, Tucker,
Anderson, Preston King, Stetson, Cary, and Rath.
bun. II will be readily seen that twenty men,
determined to defeat business, may do so by call
ing the yeas and nays on every occasion.
[NoTE--In the course of these disgraceful pro-
ccedings, Mr.. Mcconnell called out that it was
the Wings making this disturbance, but Mr..
Saunders, Of N. G., denied this, and said it was
some of the Democrats, and he called upon the
reporters to note them--whch we have done
After more Of the same action, message came
from the Senate, stating their disagreement to
certain amendments upon the Army and Navy
Appropriation Bills.
Mr.. MCKAY moved that the House reccdes
from some of it's amendments to the Army Bill,
according to the report of the Committee Of Con.
ference; which was agreed to.
Some conversational debate occurred between
Messrs. RHETT and VANCE. The former de.
clared his scruples about encroaching on the
Sabbath, lit being now after IL O'clock and Mr..
VANCE told him that he had been among those
who for four hours had kept the House in con.
tinual ferment with the yeas and nays, and per-
haps it would be as we'll for the country it he
went home and kept the Sabbath.
the Navy Bill, and Mr.. HALE, of N. H., made an
Intellectual effort to get the yeas and nays called
upon adherng to abolition Of the spirit ration and
corporal punishment.
The Civil and Diplomatic Bill was finally pass.
! ed, as amended by the Senate.
| The Louisiana, and other Southern States
Land Bill, was taken up, and passed.
the SPEAKER stated that the Bank Bill was
no,o in ORDER and that the previous question being
ordered, no intervening motion but to adjourn
| could be entertained.
After several Intellectual motions to adjourn,
&C., the SPEAKER left the Chair and called
Mr.. WELLER to act temporarily who decided
that the Bank Bill was not in order, and that the
House would proceed with the private calendar.
Mr.. BARNARD demanded, as question Of priv
ilege, that the Speaker should be sent for to en-
force his own decisions. Mr.. Weller refused to
entertain the question. The House divided on a
motion to adjourn-severa calls were made for
yeas and nays, which were finally ordered, and
The House adjourned.
Never, during long attendance upon the pro-
ceedings of the House, have we ever witnessed
so much confusion, and such disgraceful proceed
ings-scenes that would have dsgraced bull
baton the part Of portion of the sef-styl led
Democracy; and sincerely do we hope that we
may never look upon its like again"