The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-02
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION. "a.
FRlDAr, January 2, ls45.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

proved.
Mr.. MILTON BROWN introduced to the House
Mr.. EDwR III. EwRG, member elect from the State
Of Tennessee, vice JosErH II. Prrros, deceased
who was qualified and took his seat.
The SPEAKER, by consent, laid before the
House a communication from the War Department
transmitting the annual statement OF the I'd comp
troler, IN accordance with the provisions OF the ac
Of May ], 1920, &c.
On motion Of Mr.. JOSEPH JOHNSON, laid on
the table and ordered TO be printed.
The SPEAKER also laid before the House a com
munication from the clerk thereof transmitting state
ment Of the officers in his department. laid on The
table and ordered to be pnnlsd /.
.............. OREGON.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM rose, and asked leave TO
offer the following resolution which was read for
information: ..f
whereas the rejection BY the British government Of the
liberal proposition lately made BY the President Of the un
the countries the Oregon territory has terminated
all negotiation that subject
And whereas by the extraordinary and inadmissibe de-
mands the British government II made manifest that
comPTome which the United States ought to accept can he
And whereas the title Of the United the whole
Of the Oregon country included within the parallels OF AZ
deg and % Deg 40 min north latitude and extending from
thsRocky mountains TO Pacific ocean lis clear and
Questionable and that any further attempt on the part OF
the United states settle such title by surrender Of any
portion OF said country would be surrender Of the honor
the dignity and the true interests Of the American people;
Congress mmedatsy adopt such will fully
protect cur citizens who do may hereafter inhsbit
that country and eectuay maintain our just title ~ the
whole ol the country of the Oregon.
The resolutions having been read,
Mr.. !. +. HOLMES rose and said that they were
Of an important character, and he asked, therefore
that they might be again rspd. -.# d.
Mr. MCKAY rose and objected b.
Mr.. HENLEY and Mr.. WENTWORTH moved
a suspension OF the rules to enable MIR. COMING
HAM to offer his resolutions. q.
Mr.. WINTHROP and Mr.. C0LLAMER asked
Il. A a n
Mr. !, Z. HOLMES rose, he said, 10 privileged
question. He was now called upon TO
suspension of the rules for the purpose Of acting
n particular proposition Had he not right to call
for the reading Of that propostoni
The SPEAKER said, the gentleman had that
right that the House also had the right to refuse the
reading. The chair, however, supposed that there
would be no objection that the resolution should be
again read. sa Ha g"
Mr.. MCKAY inquired of the Speaker, whether,
after the committees had been called for reports
lutons would not be in orderl e.. T.
The Speaker replied in the affirmative. s.
Mr.. MCKAY hoped, he said, that the House
would allow him to make single remark, for the
information especially Of the new members A
practice had Of late years grown up here to move
suspension Of the rules for every proposition which
any member might desire to Introduce The practice
had become general to amount almost to an
entire annihiaton Of the rules. large portion of
the time OF the House during the last Congress had
been consumed in this manner.
The SPEAKER here interposed with the remark,
that the motion to suspend the rules was not de-
bstable. # . . "
Mr.. MCKAY. hope that the House. without
reference to the merits of the proposition will adj
here rigidy to their rules. IL a
The SPEAKER here explained, in relation to his
decision above given, that the resolution would be
reports; that resolutions heretofore introduced, but
laid over for debate, and the Speakers table,
would be first in the order Of that business.
The question now (the Speaker said) on the
suspension ofthe rules. The gentleman from South
Carolina Mr.. HoLMEsl had asked that the resolu-
ton might be again read If there no objec-
ton this would be done. 90
The resolution was accordingly again read.
And the question: +" Shall the rules of the House
be suspended n' then taken, and decided fol-
lows:
yEAs-yres.rs } O ADAMS, Baker Benton, james Black
blanchard BrinkerhDl WIN. O Brown, Cathcart Chase
hpman Collin, Cuyer,-Gummins. Cunningham, Darrsgh
De Me spsa
Henley, lerrick, Hoge, John w Houston James B. Hunt
ic ss seGSs Ssnpss
Mcdowell McGanghey, John P. Martin, Morris Moul
s ssS Ra,bbnu Rns RsIfe Root Russell sawysr L.
sinms, Thomas smith, Caleb B. smith Robert Smith. Stark
wsaes s. John s9ss Iame, Th9npson 1aeoS o., LhSm
NkYs-Me.srs. Abbott, stephen Adams, Arnold, Ash
Bufinglon, Burt Ca6ell John q. Chapman, Augustus A
chapman Reuben chapmss;, CLARKE Cobb Cooke Col
Davis Jefferson Davis, Dixon, Dohbn, Dunlap ellsworth
ErIna9 living Gentry GoodyeaT , GIider Harrison
Hough, George s. Houston, Edmund w. Hubbard, samue
R Johnson Bsn King
Lawrence, Lewis Levin, Lyon, Lampkin, MeCrate Nc
P Rsny mfpa Roberts, SaS.
well sawtelle Scammon Seaman Seldom, Severance. A
aIo Trum
lams, wiImot, Winthrop, Woodward, and Young-se.
So the rules were not suspended, and the resou
ton was not introduced.
COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS. f.b
Mr., DANIEL and Mr.. RATHBUN rose and ad
dressed the chair, each to privileged question: a,
they stated -- - a....#. ..
The SPEAKER gave the floor to ,.-r.......
Mr.. DANIEL, who called the recollection Of tht
House to the fact that on former day he had, un
der what he understood 10 be the wishes direc
ton of the Committee of Claims, asked that the gen
tleman from Georgia, Mr. STEPHENS a member o
that committee, but who did not attend its stings
lie excused from service. The motion was waived
at the time, because the gentleman did not happier
10 be in his seat. He (Mr d. had not been au
thorized byathe gentleman himself tn make the mo-
ten; but as he now saw him in his seat he (Mr D.
would move that the gentleman be excused from
service, and that another member he appointed II
his place. f.s gs.3.rI s.a.s.rM b-s l.sesGf Oh f..
The SPEAKER said that he doubted whether
the gentleman from North Carolina, Mr.. DANIEL
or the committee, had the right, under the rule, tt
pubmt this motion The rule itself provided tina
n member might ask to be excused from service OF
a committee but there was no provision that anoth
or person could submit such motion And tn,
chair thought that the motion legitimately ought u
come from the member himself u s'iy7a gat
Mr.! DANIEL rising and addressing the chair
The SPEAKER said that the proceeding was al
Irregular oue, and not in accordance with the prac
ticc of the House. The chair was not aware Of any
instance in which a committee had asked that on
Of lis members, who had not himself submitted III,
request, should be excused. s - VA. (
Mr. POLLOCK Ia member of the committee
was understood to say that he had suggested this
doubt IN COMMITTEES; his opinion being that the
motion to be excused should come from the member
himself - ~ e4.sE sll lfla ~ ra.. .. ~
~ Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL (also member Of
the commitiee) explained that though he was awar'
that there had been conversation on this subject "
the committee, yet he not aware that any actor
had been taken upon IL .gE r d. " ...'N