Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-12-06

pery of the country and this hope am confident
daily reciprocated on your part.
"Gentemen, my duties know are as arduous as they are
responsible but shall endeavor discharge them with de
y, knowing party but the people, and locality but the
country"
The oath of office required by the sixth article of the
Constitution, and prescribed by the of Congress the
LIST June, 1883, to wit That oU support the Coasti
tuition Of The United States then administered to the
Speaker by Mr.. Jous QuINcr ADAMS
j The SPEAKER then announced that the next act to be
done in the organization Of the House administer the
oath Cor armation) Of Office to the members present and
that end he would direct the Clerk call the roll by States
commencing with the State of Maine.
The roll then called over and the oath Cor az
6haion) required by the Constitution, and prescribed in
the said of LIST June 1885, administered by the
Speaker to all the other members present.
| Mr. JACOB THOMPSON, offered the following resolu-
ton
Ordered That message be sent to the Senate informing
that body quorum Of the House Of Representatives
assembled and that the House ready proceed business
and that the Clerk do go with said message.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE suggested to the honorable mover to
insert the election Of JoHS W. DAVIS, Of the members
from the State Of Indiana, as Speaker Of the House.
the clause modification of his motion; which was then
adopted.
Mr.. MCDOWELL then rose and moved resolution, as
follows
Resolved That joint committee be appointed the part
OF this House, to join such committee may be appointed
the part of the Senate wait the President of the United
States, and inform him that quorum Of the Houses
assembled and that Congress ready receive any
nicaion he may be pleased to make.
This resolution adopted and Mr.. McDowELL, Mr..
HopKIss, and Mr. WINTHROP appointed the Joint
Committee the part Of the House.
Mr.. MCDOWELL now moved the following resolution
Resolved That the standing rules and orders of the last
House of Representatives, they existed the close OF the
session. be adopted the rules and orders of proceeding
| Of this House.
Mr. HAMLIN, Of Maine, moved to amend it except
the SD rule of last session, beng the rule restricting all
members from speaking than hour any question,
usually called g the hour rule"
Mr. PAYNE, of Alabama, proposed to amend the amend
ment abolish the hour rule only in respect general
debate but allow to stand in reference to certain particular
subjects of legislation He did think the House
ready abolish the rule Internationally. II might be very
proper and sautay rule in respect subjects which
before the House but he could think such resc
ton ought prevail in reference for example, money bills
Bills raise had bearing all the people Of the
Union and the people felt lively in regard to them
Il
could rendered despoc and through which could pepe
rate oppression On all other subjects the rights and safety
of people guarded every side but in regard tc
taxation they wholly unprotected the power Of taxa
ton unrestricted here Congress omnpotent
certainly regard the exercise Of tremendous power
the latitude of debate ought be secured the Peo
pies Representatives He hoped the House would
him in the amendment he had proposed.
The resolution having been read proposed to be
be amended
Mr. McCLERNAND inquired whether it covered appro
pnation bills well those imposing taxes If not he
thought it ought be modified give that extent 1t
obviously important that all appropriations Of the public
money ought be subjected to the sest scrutiny and the
fullest debeatn The power of taxation and Of appropriate
ing money unlimited amount and wholly unrestrc
ed the objects which it might be exercised, and it
therefore LIABLE abused, degenerate into apractca
despotsm Much excitement prevailed in parts of the
country the subject of internal improvements and some
ready appropriate for such objects boundess
amount of the public He believed that the Cons
tuition and the safety of all institutions exposed to
greater danger from the of this mad and reckless sp
rt than from almost any other and was therefore,
highly important that debate such subjects taxation and
appropriation should be left wholly free and untrammeed
He hoped the gentleman from Alabama Mr PArSE) would
give his amendment that latitude.
Mr. PAYNE said he had objection to the honorable
gentlemans suggestion, and he understood to adopt it.
and so to modify his motion.
Mr. CHAPMAN understood that the resolution, originally
offered intended drop what was usually called the hour
rule He hoped it would prevail he utterly opposed to
that rule No gentleman could acqu himself well in debate,
whether ply sicay intellectually while confined in strait
jacket. The right of debate ought to be left Free He
opposed he had said placing the intellectual exerons
Of any of his fellows upon that floor in strait jacket
If gentlemen, in view Of their oaths to the Constitution, Of
the exgences Of the public service and the sacred obga
tons under which they lay to their constituents could bring
themselves and sacrifice the public time, to those
constituents let them be handed over and them let them
he would that any tramels should
be thrown around any feeble efforts of his own, Of any
fellow member In the position in which the motion of the
gentleman from Alabama STOOD being an amendment an
amendment Gan exception excepion,) would operate
practically restrict debate money bills hour while
left it free all other subjects.
MANY voices Oh, no, just the reverse
He begged gcncmens pardon but they would find that
he right
Mr.. PAYNE withdrew his amendment.
And the question recurring the amendment pro-
posed by Mr. HANLIN-
Mr.. CHAPMAN resumed Il might perhaps appear
strange gentlemen that green member himself should
undertake discuss important regulation of the House,
and should so freely express his objections rule deber-
aey adopted by members much experienced than