Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-29

crats who still voted with the wings; but that did
not deter them and the House relusedto appoint
said committee. The fact that the House con.
tinued to insist upon its amendment. being com
municated TO the Senate, that body appointed
committee OF conference, still Withholding lis
concurrence TO the House amendment. This
was done on this day, and soon after, the fact
was communicated 10 the House. Mr. Reynolds,
one OF the perverse Of democracy in the House,
having learned that the President OF the Senate
bad appointed, as the committee, three Senator'S
all OF the hardest OF the hard, and at once seeing
the object OF the Senate was to compel the house.
in the conference, to recede lfom its amendment,
BY this unprecedented course Of the President
of the Senate, offered resolution appointing a
committee of conference of seven, on the part
OF the House, naming the committee in TIE reso-
| luton; which, upon call OF the yeas and nays,
was adopted, about five out Of the seven being
in favor Of the position OF the House. 1t was
observed upon call OF the roll, upon the adop
| ton OF the resolution, that Mr.. Jackson, the
Speaker, did not vote when his name was called;
and Immediately after, they adi ourned for dinner.
The II ouse being called TO order. in the after.
noon by the Speaker pro tempore, Mr.. Mcten-
ry, he Immediately announced communication,
which being read by the Clerk was the rosgna,
ton OF the Speaker without an assigned reason;
this produced pause, and silence, for time,
pervaded the hall. The momentsry silence was
at length broken by Mr.. Gamble, who addressed
the House, for few minutes, in very feeling
and impressive manner, conjecturing that the
adoption OF the resolution, appointing the com,
mtee OF conference, had led to the resignation
Of the Speaker; discaimed, in having voted for
the resolution, any design 10 mpue want Of
confidence in the Speaker Of the House; spoke
favorably OF the impartial manner in which the
Speaker had up to this time, presided over their
deliberations.
Mr.. Reynolds said that neither in Offering the
resolution, nor voting for it, did he intend his
conduct to imply a want of confidence in the
Speaker, and that this was perhaps as much as he
ought to say.
Mr.. BaIlou said that when he gave the vote,
he knew it was wrong as affecting the presiding
officer OF the House, but he felt called upon to
do so, from the course pursued in the other end
OF the House.
Mr.. Wilson, of Randolph, Mr.. Davis and
others, made some remarks to the House, dis
claiming design, in voting for the resolution, OF
inAicting a wound upon the feelings OF the
Speaker.
After which, Mr. Gamble rose and nominated
Mr.. Jackson for Speaker Of the House again.
there being no other person nominated, upon a
call of the roll, all the members voting, voted
for Mr.. Jackson; after which, the Speaker pro
tenn announced him duly elected Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives; and after committee
waited upon him and some 80 or 40 minutes
spent, as is said, by his friends, in persuading
him TO accept the new appointment, he had the
oath OF Office administered in due form OF law
took the Chair again and the House proceeded 10
the regular business.
The Speaker was entirely too sensitive about
the matter, his remarks 10 the House, made upon
taking the Chair, evidenced that his feelings had
been deeply wounded by the adoption Of the res
olution. 1t was no such case as that OF the
House Of Representatives in Congress, taking
away from James K Polk, when Speaker OF that
body, by resolution, the right to appoint the
standing Committees Of the House and he never
thought Of resigning his place.
Neither the democratic friends OF Mr.. Jackson
nor his political opponents, intended by the adop
ton Of the resolution, to cast reflection upon
him as lie presiding officer of the House. 1t
was done to counteract, il possible, the unjust,
high handed and tyrannical course OF the Pres
dent Of the Senate. To fight the Dcvu with
fire, Divines say, is not offensive either to NOR
ality or religion, and to adopt course, even at
the expense OF strict Parliamentary usage, with
the design Of hwarting the unhalowed deeds of
tyran, is certainly jusi6able in political
body, when those rules or usages had been VIC
ted by others, so relatively situated, that the act
became necessary 10 maintain the rights and dig
nifty oil the House. K.
MARCH "a, lS45.
The effect of the flare up on Saturday,
which resulted in the resignation and re-
election of the Speaker, because of the
passage of the resolution appointing the
committee on the part of the House TO
confer with the committee on part of the
Senate concerning the apportionment BILL
was this day most powerfully felt in the