The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-02-13
House Of Representative.


House Of Representatives. i
wasHivoroS Tuesday, 18th Feb Is4s
Mr. sL'orLL asked and obtained leave from the House
10 call its attention TO matter which concerned HIM
personally He found In letter in the New York Co
rip and Enquirer from ia w sshngton Correspondent,
Nesss Black snd 6sddings the InJisn Appropriation
bill which he sent 10 the Clerks desk with request
f~rrsd 10 ahich stated that Alter Mir Black had taken
n set Mr. o-ddinss rose 10 reply, but being called to
Der Mr schsnck ss,d he hoped after what had tran
pred, tina. no gentleman would object Mr.. Sidell
sal he ohjec,ed for one. MIR. Mcdonnell voceIaed,
he objected fsr two Mr. schenck with great emphasis
said, NO ssvsismrn woaid object" Mr. slide said
,ha, he HAD 10, heard the concluding remark Of Mr.
scbenck when 1t was made, but Afterwards informed
S,a sas int hi Hon ns HSS,e ne ana not in
on the hoor he preferred settling bis personal difficult
ties elsewhere He consequently requested two OF his
inquire ne had made such remark and to require
exp;anstion He presumed that the gentlemen from
what had passed between him and the friends Of Mr. s.
Who had call upon him
cssion trouble tbs House with any Of these personal
explanations dad he think he should have to do
30 on his own account But being appealed to BY
The gentleman from Louisiana, he felt 10 be due to that
gent, and 10 hims II to state, In word what mus,
entirely relieve him from the position in which he would
20 be scet by The report that had been read MIR
= said that then he made the rena referred TO- amid
he confusion and excitement OF the deliberations of the
House the other day If delbera,ion that might be call
d he had not heard the gentleman from Louisi
he heard Observed he believed by other
gentlemen sitting around himof course therefore, he
could have had reference to him. This he had explain
sd to the gentleman from Louisiana had been stated
he learned that he had been misunderstood in
IN respect.
MIR. HAMLIs, OF Maine, offered resolutions from the
Maine Legislature ON the subject Of rexas which
laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. w j. Bsows, of Indiana, presented resolutions
from the Lessislnieof Indiana, which were laid the
Me A.v Bnows Of Tennessee called for the order Of
the dav.
MIR Lsvr Of Fa. offered resolutions from the Legisla.
of Florida. calling the early aciien of Congress
their application for admission which had been before
them Tor six years, and
ur Bsows withdrew his coll for the orders of the jay
The resolutions were received laid the table, and
ordered to be printed
The House then proceeded to dispose Of the territorial
bills which had been reported by the Committee Of the
Whole yesterday and they were passed without objec
Iowa Militia in the boundary with Missouri came
oh'' VINO moved h'' tbs Dill be laid upon the
The yeas and nays were ordered, and resul.ed-yess
l07, nays 40. SO the bill was laid upon the table
MIR Levy moved that the House resolve itself into Com.
mttee Of the Whole, which was agreed to,
Mr.. DAVIS, of Indiana, 10 the Chair.
MIR yrrroS of Ohio, had the door the proposition
Of Mr. Duncan TO reduce the limits of the proposed
NJ T IN ns
Of the Northwestern Territory and commended that
assigning OF such large boundaries to the OF
that the intention originally bad been TO make small
states out of the Territory but that the Jealousy OF the
Atlantic States had caused the States be larger
IT, order tsa their power On the senste might
balanced by the senators from smaller States ON
the Aantic and he said that III the boundaries Of Iowa
fixed as Mr Duncan proposed and FLORIDA divided
proposed man 10 the latter would exercise
much power as f,t IN the iormer In the Senate chem
should be the depository OF the power Of government
and that would he found always acting ss q conser
vaor OF the peace between the conflicting views Of the
North and South When the chaifmsns hammer de-
esnded,
MIR Bslsrs q Ala obtained .he ao,r. and said tina,
WHEN nsemsn from Ohio had been icr,ng his
subject he ought have taksn into consideration the
se mat Msso1. coa,s, , G 90 .aus. nss-,hs,
thu, Iowa with ~ proposed 20 600 square nilcs wss
also on, ofthe ssme territory and out Of the north
Jog for the balance OF power ine errect IN knew
that power had passed from them and they willing
to trust Their d,nies IA the hands Of thsr natural allies
while Mr. D. ives spsshins. . queer. dru.~,ns,
drowning mise osGsn 10 be heard through the Beuse
gradually increasing In dsinctness and forcs until, he
wss compeliedto see aud every oeking sreusd
to discover the source Of this ssr,oas eassc NeS
Nm nem nm. len. mem, nom-m-m m. sounded
through the House. snd last they we're dieovervd 20
proceed IRON siasuisr looking genius ~ho he'd ocssd
himself Ia thu gall ry and measuring h.s knsh ON
= the bencass Ne shoriy but ssay invited 70
Mr. sslsss procees-a ~lh has sp~ech sna argued sAss
the Congress rad right - alter the bounaarss e.
sgresd upon b. toe pcpss Of the ss's whe cospii
~rh the reqnisiss airst BY the ceasutien PRIV
ans yer srxanenss Which he ssgpessa would 10 msas
against ths admlssson os glstlxs INTO the unien.
he reading Of Mr. Dusesss sassdmsns ~ss then
called for.
Mr. Dopes Of Ioxs ts.rsa asuhsfssss Cor tss snens.
nsDt which he y sshet MIR Drses~ n see~ff
MIR A bho~s ssrlsined the da.rencs hstws~n he
bountsries Mr. Doccss run lfsie farther nerth
MIR Bsisnnnsovy hoped hs eolissgas weaia accept
Mr. DcseA- rsfused 10 scosys.
The question put HDd tssrs called fsr sra ordered
on Mr.. Duncsna smebdm~ut Yeas " nsys
The smsn@~f smendrnat ~ss thsn cot sad ssrsss 10
Nc Du>c.s tnsn, sitter consgitstisn ~h M Brc.n e.
Tered substitute Tor ne sBsndssns hssh sshnd
tbs boundaries very simply % the Missssigps the
Of the Blue rth RIVER 10 ~ - ~es eng en- the north
line due soa,h ~ 20 long ne west, 90 the
Missouri northern boundary on the sovfh
The CrAs sad was not IN order 10 easr the sa~nS
meat
Nj. DrscAs moved . Reconsideration u The vsss ny
which ne smenjmsnt had b%sn sdopted.
Mr. visros, Of Ohio. asked n wsrs IN order 10 move
q Reconsideration On comm tss.
The CHAIa sad u wss
Mfr. DvscAs tnen gave notice he would eGw n a. On
ameudm-i IN the Heuse.
Mr. a. v. Bsews .sasd mh could NOT b. received h,
the unsn,mous consent OF the con mistee
The Cssa said y could.
MIR BowLiS, Of Missouri, wished en- sl,~fsfton 10 M
made. beo.uss 90 81 present stood implied that n
Mr. DopoE. Of iowa wished snosher sn~ndmsaf ard
Mr. Bo iin and Mr. jameson, OF Missouri TAXED ooa
deal out nothing at ALL without any apparent object
hnally
The substitute for the amendment Vas received nv
unanimous consent
The third section being rssd,
mr. fErrIr OF Ind owed 70 strike out the proviso
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