The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-15
TWENTY-FIVE CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION
SATURDAY, JANUARY ID, 1874.
SENATE.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Senate did not sit to-day.

MrGIDDINGS rose as soon as the journal had
been read, to demand the privilege OF explana-
ton in reference to an article in the Globe oil
this morning, whose editor was an officer OF TINS
House.
a[This article we have glanced at, and find that
it mpeaches the veracity of MIR. q. in regard to
the statement made by him here and at home, or
at Oberlin, Ohio, upon the subject OF the CassIus
Mr. THOMPSON, Of Miss, objected, but
qualified the objection by observing that II the
exclamation referred to what passed here, and the
newspaper article impeachcd the integrity OF Mr..
G., he would not obJecf. 4 II. $780,.
Mr.. GILMER rose to ask question OF MT
Giddngs, which was whether he, Mr.. Giddlngs,)
in presenting the petition the other Gay Tor Inc
abolition OF slavery in this District, which had
been referred to the Committee on the Districtof
Columbia, and by them reported upon to De re
turned TO the member who presented it, had dis
t:nctly stated the contents Of this petition be-
cause upon his reply would depend whether or
not be (Mr, Gilmer) should object, as he consld
cred the gentlemans honor implicated IN that
transaction. aai 38as ys4 !, /,
Mr. GIDDINGS replied that he did distinctly
state that the body of the petition was IN oppos-
ton to slavery here but that the prayer was Tor
revision Of the laws so as to better the condition
Of the slaves, and called upon different members
to bear witness to the fact. One OF these mem
bers was not in his seat, Mr.. Hunt, OF N. Y,)
from whose district the petition came. 4
Mr.. DEAN, of Ohio substantiated this state
ment. tf a9r l7aa3 81
Mr. SCHENCK moved that his colleague have
leave to be heard. sH
The SPEAKER said that the rules would have
to be suspended. .s..,
M. THOMPSON, Of Miss, persisted in his
objection, because he understood the gentleman
desired to explain something that did not occur
here. s sss. !,
Mr.. GIDDINGS did not claim the privilege
as a courtesy, as the gentleman from Virginia
seemed to suppose but as a right which had al
ways been exercised by others here
Mr. SCHENCK did not think that his motion
required vote Of two-thirds, and wished the
privilege Of making statement. Objections
were made.
M. WINTHROP called for the yeas and
NAYS on the motion to suspend the rules; the
vote was, yeas so, nays 81 not two-thirds, SO
Mr. Giddings was most efectually gagged.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRES.
IDENT.
Mr. DEAN, of Ohio, submitted resolution
directing the Committee on the Judiciary to in-
quire into.the expediency of reporting an act
whereby the electors Of President and Vice Pres
ident should be chosen on the same day through
out the Union.
A resolution was adopted, calling on the Sec
retary of the Navy to furnish information as 70
the number Of hemp manufactures in the United
States, &c. ~ f5 Eva ggt.ssg a.tE
FUGITIvEs FROM JUSTICE.
Mr.. WILKINS, of Pa, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, presented report repeating
certain laws Of the District Of Columbia in refer
ence to fugitives from justice; referred TO the
Committee on the District of Columbia.
M (ro,,, fho coyn rap AL
so presented report upon this subject.
POSTAGE.
A resolution was submitted calling on the
Postmaster General for report OF the amount
of free and drop letters, and the amount OF
ranked letters, including those Of the Depart-
ments of the, Government, which were mailed
in the course Of a year; also the amount of mail
able matter transmitted out of the mail.
MEXICAN INDEMNITY.
A resolution was submitted calling on the Sec
retary of the Treasury for variety Of informa-
ton in reference to the money received by this
Government from Mexico; and, also, why Com
mander --- Mcknight was refused compen-
sation for bringing home portion OF the IN
demnity.
NAVAL.
Mr. BRINKERHOFF, of Ohio, submitted a
resolution calling on the Secretary of the Navy
to report to the House all officers Of the Navy,
above the rank of midshipmen, who had been
absent from service more than six months, also
the amount Of pay received by each when of
duty, together with the reasons which have been
given in each case for the absence of these Off
GERS. This resolution was not adopted.
RULES AND ORDERS.
Mr.. BELSER, of Ala, took the floor and OPP
posed, in every form and shape, the introduction
of the subject of slavery in Congress. In the
course of his remarks, he took occasion to de-
clare, that the gentleman from New York, Mr..
Beardsley, had gone as far, in doctrines he had
laid down, as the most ultra abolltionist. He
thought the Northern men, Of the two great
opposing parties, were striving to out-vle each
other in their action on this subject.
Mr.. COBB, of Ga, followed on the same side
until the expiration Of the morning hour.
Several Executive communications from the
War, Navy, and Treasury Departments, were
presented To the House and ordered to be printed
ME s Ea{.s sUEcTCpN RIVERS