The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-09

o'clock in the day Tell the people that the minority
sought to throw obstacles in the way ana exercised
the powe err minortes always have in their hands
Mr. r. INorRsoLL interposed and said that he
and his had endeavored to prevent early adjourn
ments. s.. a., -,
up want quorum, where your large majority
I Mr. WI.runoP said, so far as he was concerned one
day he moved that the committee rise, when it wanted
ten minutes three o'clock and then there empty
Mr. Conp repeated-day after day. the wings voted
for an early adjournment When they cannot defeat
measures, they vote to adjourn. am asked where
our large majority If they not here. they
TO duty For the purpose of testing whether
pone the motion to reconsider for two weeks; and,
when that time arrives, it can be taken up.
Mr., HooE-wm it be in srderto move to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider on tho tablet
The SPEAKER-lt Will
Mr. HoGr-I make the motion.
MIR. DRoMGooLE-lf the motion to reconsider be laid
on the table will the resolution be left in operationi
The SPt AKtR-t will
Mr. HooE-M the request Of my friend from indiana,
(Mr Henly) will withdraw my motion.
Mr. II. NLr-I have uniformly voted for early adjourn
ments but state Of things exists which induces to
change my position. glad the gentleman made the
remarks he did. They had an effect on mo- and shall
to lay the table the motion TO reconsider
postpone and oppose the resolution in oil shapes till the
question of the tariff and all other questions shall have
ly and as gentlemen, but il does not become them to
taunt u.s.
Mr.. HEsLr-l will tell the gentleman If we all work
ndustriousy, we can get through in five weeks When
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means to defeat the majority But avowed II and took
| the responsibility. Gentlemen now in the minority
voted uniformly, and they can't deny IT, to delay bust
by voting for adjournments. have them sit
| in their seats and refuse vote.
Mr.. VANcE-Dld you see members OF your own party
do lit
Mr. HrsLr-I will come to that presently. When it
becomes apparent that these gentlemen sit in their chairs
and break up quorum by refusing to vote. you see
them withdraw outside the bar, and then come back
again. Now will answer the question OF the gentle
man Being near dinner time, some of friends are
absent but the wings on hand not for the purpose OF
one oS 10 b and
the wings take il for granted they will do their duty.
Mr. HrsLrEit is true we are in the majority and for
one am ready to take my share OF the resPonsibity-
The people will the journals and will there discover
who absent from their seats They will all be held
responsible for their actions.
MIR. GRrprR told the gentleman from Tennessee that
the wings were always ready to labor and do their duty
to the country. He would ask the gentleman whether
was not true the wings did all they could to dispose OF
the private claims
! Mr.. GENTRY said there seemed TO be misapprehen-
sion. The resolution did not fix the day of adjournment
unateraby. The Senate could, if they proper,
another day. in they have not time to dispose
of the business before them.
Mr.. HEslY, in reply to Mr. Order, said that great
trumped up He believed that the wings voted for them
| to embarrass the treasury.
MIR. GRIpER.-I would ask
The SPEAKER-Does the gentleman from Indiana yield
the floor.
Mr.. HESLY.-No sir know the gentleman and his
friends voted uniformly for these claims.
The sr l.n gentleman will suspend his re.
knock) Gentlemen will take their seats
Mr. KING, OF Massachusetts-Wil the gentleman let
MIR. HousroN, Of Alabama object
The srEAKER-The gentleman from Indiana has
right to yield the floor to any gentleman.
Mr.. Housror-Not to make speech.
Mr. KINo-The measures which have been introduced
private caims-have not been reported by the minori
ties OF Committees Are not the maorities of the Com
mitees democrats And have these democrats voted
for the private claims to embarra's the Treasury
Mr. HENLY-The democrats, according to the gentle
man, in favor of these claims and according to the
gentleman from Kentucky (Alr. Grider) the democrats
Mr.. scHEScx desired to get in word, and commenced
speaking but the confusion great in the hall that
| we could discover only the moving Of his lips
Mr.. HESLr's voice, however, heard saying the
more the wings struggle to get out of their difficulties,
Mr.. scHEscK still standing, gestculating and
MIR. HfsLr Cunning round to Mr. schenck)-I will
not yield to nterrogatories am only giving
why will CHI ngc my vote. hope democrats will vote
to postpone the resolution If the resolution 60 to the
Senate 1t may be adopted They have there strin.
gent rules, no previous question tLaughterl And the
minority may succeed in passing it as is little mi
nority has embarrassed business here believe the So.
equally divided the tariff question and by
adopting this resolution they would defeat that
! DIR. Mckay Il ask the gentleman to withdraw the
motion for moment.
MIR. Hnslr;mI got the floor by promising my friend
from Illinois (r. Hoge) the notion but will
take the hbar,y to withdraw the motion for a short
! time.
! MIR Mckay about to speak but
The srEAkER requested him to suspend his remarks
until gentlemen order and went to their seats
I
MIR Mckay said, we came here on the first of Decem.
! Der There were various grave and important ques.
to our foreign policy Texas was 70 be annexed We
had controversy with Great Britain which had existed
Bu the long ling controversy has been terminated
and brought to close neighborng republic Texas)
in war Iaughtcr) We had the tariff BILL the
warehouse bill the graduation b and the sub treasury
bill to deni'yely dispose Of am anxious to bring the
meetings OF the House and have nothing with which to
reproach myself in the way Of business believe all
our business can be transacted by the third Of August
The wings, who were in the majority of the 9th Con.
gres did not bring the session close in seven or
Wy from the @ thsy to in ss Sr
ty.hrst of August And they had extra
nued till the Iith of September A change has come
I the spirit of their dream.
Gentlemen were standing up all owe. tie House and
Kay distinctly though he spoke as he were addressing
Mr. srrwARr-[taking advantage of pause in Mr..
Mekay,s remarkslni withdraw my motion to reconsider
The srrAxEn-The gentleman from North Carolina
has the floor The gentleman from Pennsylvania
not, therefore withdraw his motion Gentlemen will
bung, bang, loud enough to make the head ache
Mr. Mckay said that he had referred to the journals,
and discovered that the fifth Congress- an early re-
Rod Of country were in session eight months and
three days He repeated he believed we could adjourn
friends to hold the pu siness in their own hands
Mr.. sIEwARr.-l withdrew my motion to reconsider.
The SrEAKER-The gentleman was not entitled to the
floor
Mr.. Mckay called on his friend from Indiana (Mr Hen.
y) TO to postpone the resolution to to-day two
weeks. II he that the Senate could get through
their business by the third Of August he would vote for
that day. Voices" SO will ~ land III The appro-
priaton for the pay and mileage Of members almost
exhausted. (Laughter And, If could do no better,
we could starve Congress out A voice"Thetsa good
idea1
Mr.. HAMIN was in favor Of the resolution as il had
passed They could adjourn the third of August If
they postponed the resolution weeks they would
be no nearer an adjournment than they were.
Mr.. STEWART tnow having a clear feld) withdrew his
motion TO reconsider, and
Mr. Hoer renewed it, and said:
II was unfortunate that the gentleman from Georgia
called on the friends Of the SubTreasury to delay an
early adjournment The Democrats passed the bill
months ago il sent to the Senate where under