Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-01-31
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot.
Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, l646.
HOVSE IF REPRESENTATIV

HOUSE Of REPRESENFAIlV
Mr.. Holmes, from the committee on Naval
Affairs. reported bill at the request Of the
Secretary of the Treasury, regulating the ap.
pointments and promotions in The U. 5. Reve.
nue. Marine Service, allowing no person to be
first appointed to any Office higher than that Of
| Sd Lieutenant.
| Mr.. Hudson now rose to privileged cues.
ton. in relation to the letter Of Mr.. John P.
Heiss, which appeared in the Union Of Thurs.
day, in relation 10 the public printing. Mr..
Hudson sent the letter 10 the clerk and had il
read. and then, with calmness and dignity re.
piled to the impuiasion 10 that letter.
| Mr.. Hudson proposed no action. and left it
with the House to say when an officer of the
House accused a member, as did Mr.. Heiss in
his letter. of falsehood.
During Mr.. Hudson's remarks. he was two
or three times called to order by Mr.. McCon.
nell, who said he was attacking The Execu-
tive's official organ. edited by Mr.. Richie who
sachuse.!s to touch with forty foot magnetic
pole
Mr. Davis, of Kentucky. offered resoln.
ton 10 dismiss John P. Heiss as one Of the
public printers of the House, for having pub.
llSn6u d Charge Vi ldlocuuOu dSuluot q ulCuuCi
OF the House for words spoken in debate.
Mr.. Mcdonnell said he objected to the reso-
luton being read. He objected TO i, upon
suspicion, and moved to throw it under the
table.
The resolution called forth some exciting
remarks by several gentlemen. Mr.. Davis
was Supporting il. when Mr.. Mcdonnell called
him to order, and said if he he'd volunteered
to defend the gentleman from Massachusetts
(poin,ing to Mr.. Hudson) then il was a dirty
business in dirty hands"
"Order ORDER" cried the Chair.
Mr.. Davis said he had nothing 10 say to q
drunken bloekguard!
The Chair again called to order very EN-.
phaticalIy.
Mr.. Davis asked pardon Of the Chair for
having uttered the expression.
| The discussion went on in an excited man.
ner. Rules and points of order were cited and
raised. Several members were speaking at
the same time.
MIR. BaiIy, Of Virginia, then defended the
public printers. who, he said, had 20 seats on
the floor and no chance to defend themselves
against injurious remarks of members. He
moved TO lay the resolution to dismiss Mr..
Heiss. on the table-yhich motion was deci.
tutu Uy ayes duu uOco III buc
TO 35.
The Oregon question then came up. and
| Mr.. Hunter. who had The floor, spoke his
hour agaiRs. the notice being given to England
and against the war measures which have
been introduced. He spoke with great sbil
| isy, and was listened to with profound auen.
| lion.
| He showed that we are nation of peace.
and progress in science and civilization--ihat
we could yet have all Of Oregon, by wise and
prudent measures, while the passage Of these
war measures would not only entail an enor-
nous public debt upon Ne, the old paper sys.
tenn, and perpetual high tariff, but would in.
evisably lose US Oregon-and allowed the odds
we would have to contend against should war
ensue. He said none was so unwise as not to
see that il we now 60 10 war with England,
we will have Mexico with her Indian allies
also upon US, while the Indian allies of the
Hudson Bay Co. in Oregon will be pushed
into the cohfiic. against US with all her savage
fury.
Mr.. Kennedy followed on the other side.
and entertained the House 10 high degree.
with war speech for all of Oregon. filled with
Hoosier tropes. SMILES. comparisons. and ar.
guments, which were highly amusing. and
brought forth rounds and rounds of laugh
ter.