The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-02-26
TWENTY.ElGHTH CONGRESS-,
FIRST SESSION.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1914.
SENATE.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TWENTY-FlRST RULE.


The SESSION. for the recommitlnent of the Reporl
OF the Select committee, on the rules, with in
tructions to insert the 2lst (now 25;h) rule, and
IN lieu thereof moved to strike out, from certain
point in the rules, and substitute code, with
amendments, of his own; he would not say any
hing at present on the subject, but moved the
printing OF his amendments, and the postponemenl
If the whole matter until Tuesday next.
Mr.. ADAMS said the Select Committee had
,lven close attention to this subject, and after
much elaboration had reported the results; ahey
lad reduced the number of rules, as heretofore
existing. from l04 to 1O2. The gentleman from
Virginia proposed to reduce them still farther and
retain thrt Infamous gag rule or something
worse, and then his entire substitute was to be
voted for in lump.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE explained that he could
lot do otherwise than present them to be votet
or EN- masse, unless he called for 50 or 100 dis
met votes The phraseology Of the 25ih rul,
vas materially changed, and when his propositions
we're printed, all parties could examine them fo
themselves. With protest against having tn.
me consumed on his amendment subtracted iron
ubtracted from his hour on Tuesday, he took his
,eat.
Mr.. SCHENCK asked the Speaker what woult
70, the effect Of the previous questIon--would
:ut off the motion for postponement, and brin,
he House to direct vote the Report of the Sc.
ect Committee on the Rules!
The SPEAKER replied such would be it
peration.
Mr.. SCHENCK then intended, before he sal
Town, TO move the previous question. III,
louise had spent days, weeks, and months-an.
t the past history Of It's proceedings was takel
nto account, year after year--in The discussion
pon the tWeniy-first, or twenly-ifh RUE. Ii
vas time to vote upon it, Ii, in a question in.
tolving far graver considerations than this,
question in which the rights OF States, and tn,
tights OF the Federal Government, were at stake:
question in which the notification of the law
II The land was involved-if in such question
he House could, with nice precision, fix the
ime that it should be decided, if they could as
,ign SO many days for the debate 10 continue,
md then, by concert of the majority close it a,
given hour,-surefy, if question so moment
JUS could thus be disposed of, this, upon which
every one must, long since, have made up his
Mind ought TO be finally acted upon, that the
material business of the country may no longer
>e impeded by it. Mr. S. moved the previous
question:
Mr.. HOLMES asked him to withdraw it,
Which he did. with promise that Mr.. H. woulC
enew it. Mr. H. said he agreed with the gen
leman from Ohio that il was time this debate
vas ended and with due Difference to Southern
members he must say, that on their part it was
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what was TO be done. Let Southern w higs and
Northern Democrats show heir hands. No man
lenied the right Of petition but when petition.
ng became crime, here Mr.. H. was called Il
rider by the Speaker, but he managed to gel
trough his illustrations, it ceased to be right
The Constitution gave the right 10 bear arms.
nut no man could carry them to The injury OF hi
,eighbor.
MIR. H. being again called to order, renewed
he motion for the previous question.
Mr.. STEENROD moved to lay the subject on
he table, but as the morning hour would have
expired before this motion could be decided, he
irst moved a suspension of the rules, which was
agreed TO by vote of l42 TO 36.
A call of the House was then demanded and
100 members answered 10 their names
The absentees were called over, and excuses
received for portion of them; and then, by
division of 81 to 70, all further proceedings in
he call were suspended.
The motion TO lay the subject on the table
was then taken by yeas and nays, and decided
IN the negatve-yeas, 50; nays, il2.
The previous question was now pending.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON asked Mr.. Schenck to
withdraw it, to allow him to offer an amend
ment. The amendment was read for informal
ZION. 1t provided for the adoption Of the rules OF
the last House, and that all abolition petitions
should be received, and, without debate, laid on
the table.
Mr.. SCHENCK declined to withdraw the pre-
vious question.
By tellers il was decided that the House would
not second the previous question; ayes SO, noes
80.
So all the action of the House thus far went
Tor nothing, and the question required upon Mr..
Dromgool-'s motion for postponemen,.
The SPEAKER decided that majority could
postpone the subject until Tuesday, aud it would
hen take lis place again in the morning hour
business.
Mr.. WHITE. Of Kentucky, said that as two
birds ID voted TO suspend the rules aud consid.
.r The subject now, il would take iwo-thirds To
everse this determination, and the Speake
would find an abundance Of preceden,s 10 this
point.
The SPEAKER said he would show the gen
eman precedent to the contrary in case wbc.,
ccurred while he (Mr. W. was in the Caair.
The yeas and nays were then called the
,osl pone'nent, and the House refused TO postpone
he subject by l02 to 3d.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON then renewed hs
amendments