The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-06


me abers OF either House returned OF reeord"l
Mr.. ADAMS said he had not moved the Manual
as the rules of this House for the purpose OF ma
king any portion OF the law of the British Para-
ment the law of this House. The privileges,
most especially, of the members Of the British
House Of Commons were not the laws OF this
country, and God forbid they ever should be. The
gentleman would find that the Manual itself bore
testimony to the enormous excuses of the British
Parliament on this subject of privileges, and that
those privileges had, from time to time, been cut
down. But the gentleman was mistaken IN sup
posing that the Manual was adopted the law of
the House on his Mr.. A.'s) motion.
Mr.. DR0MGOOLE here explained that, on re-
Election, he believed that tn, Manual had beer
adopted as the law of the House on the motion Of a
former cole ague of his own, (Mr. Mercer Of Vir-
gna;) but that he could not be mistaken as TO the
fact that great many copies had been printed on
the motion Of the gentleman from Massachusetts,
thus showing his concurrence.
Mr.. ADAMS referred TO the part he had taken as
member Of committees to revise the rules, but de-
elared that he had considered any portion OF
the Manual to be in force here otherwise than az APP
piled on rules ofreason, justice, and liberality.
brief conversation followed between Mr..
ADAMS and Mr. DRoMGoOLE.
Mr. ADAMS then proceeded to remark that a
member of the House claiming privilege to protect
him from the obligations of witness ought,
IN his Mr.. A.'s) judgment, to have very
substantial reasons for it. His first duty
was, II he could attend without neglectng his
other duties, to do so without saying
word. And he waived no privilege by so doing.
But he (Mr. A. also believed that no member ought
TO claim privilege here but by himself and not by
friend. The practice in the British Commons was,
whenever member was summoned he asked the
privilege to absent himself long enough TO permit
his attendance. And this was what he believed
ought To be tho question now.
Mr.. BURT (Mr. A. yielding) here offered sub
stitule for the resolution, and which read fol-
lows:
This House having been informed that MT HoPKIs, one
Of It's MEMBER has been served with the process OF the cir
cult Of the United States sitting in this city. &c
attend witness in criminal proceeding pending In thu.
court!
Rsoy.d That Mr. HOrxrss have the leave of hi, HOus,
TO attend said court"
Mr.. ADAMS said he should cheerfully vote fol
this substitute. He thought it proposed the proper
course and would obviate all difficulty between thu
House and the court, unless the gentleman from
Virginia, Mr. HoPKIss, wished to be protected by
his privilege from the duty Of attending. lfso, HI
hoped the gentleman himself would put in tina
claim.
Mr.. JOHN II. EWING gave notice of al
amendment which he desired at the proper time Il
offer to the substitute of the gentleman from South
Carolina Mr.. BURr.l It was read as follows:
THAT while this House canso recognise the right of thu
osw to issue subpoena for the attendance OF
It's members witnesses leave to the discretion oil thos'
whose attendance may be required at the circuit court
holding in this city the privilege to give their attendance
If they think proper"
Mr.. E. said he disapproved the substitute, be
cause il would appear TO recognise the right Of the
court to issue the subpGnas. The resolution stated
that subpoena had been already served on a mem
He (Mr. Z was not willing TO recognise this right
Mr.. CONSTABLE gave notice Of the following
amendment:
Propidsd That nothing herein contained shall be con
strued by the said circuit court to authorize empowe
1t to compel by subpoena, attachment otherwise the at
tendance of any member of thi. House witness excep
in case of treason felony and breach of the peace.
Mr.. HENLEY demanded the previous question
Mr.. THOMAS SMITH moved that the Who'll,
subject be laid on the table; which motion was re
jeetsd
And the question recurring on the demand for the
previous question, there was a second,
And the main question was ordered.
The SPEAKER announced the main question
to be on the substitute Of Mr.. BURT.
And hevote, being taken, stood-ayes rs, noes
| "A.
So the substitute of Mr.. BURT was adopted.
And the original resolution, thus amended, wa:
adopted
DEFICIENCIES APPROPRIATIONS.
A message was received from the Senate, by A
Dickens, esq, secretary, informing the House thai
the Senate had receded from their 4th amcndmen
to the bill entitled act to supply DEFICIENCIES il
the appropriations for certain objects made for tn,
| service Of the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1876
| and had concurrcd in the amendment of the Hous,
of Representatives to the 9Th amendment, and tina
they insisted on the Sd and 9th amendments to sait
bill.
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the House proceed
ed to the consideration of the said Sd and 9th amend
| ments
The third amendment appropriates q, $50 to pa,
DR.. Jones.
Mr.. MCKAY moved that the House insist on it
Mr.. DROMGooLE moved to reesde.
The House refused to recede.
| And determined to insist
The ninth amendment was the appropriation O
Sl6 900 for arrears of expenses Of the Legislative
sembly Of Florida.
| Mr.. MCKAY moved that the House insist on it
disagreement.
Mr.. BROCKENBRoUGH moved to recede.
| The House refused to recede.
| And determined to insist.
| The bill was then again sent to the Senate.
And after some time, message was receive,
from that body, stating that it had receded from
these two amendments.
| So the bill has finally passed both houses.
The following messages from the President wer
| laid before the House:
| To the House Of Representatives
transmit herewith report of the Secretary o
State, with accompanying papers, in answer to thu
| Ieso'utloh VI lo Ilouse VI Representatives VI III
9Th utimo, requesting the President to communi
cateto that body, if not incompatible with the pub
| lie interest," copies of the correspondence of Georg
| VIM. Gordon, late consul of the United States a
Rio de Janeiro, with the Department of State, re
ating to the slave-trade, in vessels and by citizens
Of the United States, between the coast of Afrct
and Brazil.
! JAMES X. POLK.
WASHINGTON, May 9th, 1886
| Laid the table.
To the House Of Representatives:
| transmit herewith a report of the Secretary o
War, in answer to the resolution of the House o
Representatives of the 4th instant calling for nfor
nation, "whether any soldier or soldiers of tn
army of the United States have been shot for de
sertion, or in the act of deserving; and if SO, b,
whose order, and under what authority"
JAMES X. POLK.
| WAsHMcToN, May 6, 1916
Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
To The House Of Representatives:
transmit herewith reports of the Secretaries @
War and of the Treasury, with additional papers re
ative to the claims of certain Chickasaw Indians