Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-01-07
=. flanagan introduced series of resoIu-

&c 40 IS tho property and part OF tho territory
rho United States: That there exists no power
!, transicr its soil and the allegiance OF KS ci'i-
80 The control of any foreign State or Power:
-, ,hc abandonment or surrender Of any por-
" ,he,cof. would be an Abandonment of tho
80. character and best interests of the Anne RI
9. peou,e Laid on tho table.
ea IT.. KIN IN restore tho office Of ono of tho In
...r,ors Generals Of the Army. was ordered TO be
.r.,o.scd and read third time: Also tho bill tor
..abshns Corpse Of Sappers, Miners and Pom
toneers. IT, ,;,
g. 30. Toxos was received fl ON ,tc House
and signed by tho Vice President
AZ. Hovwood from tho Committee on Com
.,o,cc. reported n bill TO establish Collection
district in Texas, which, after some suggestions
f,om several Senators, was read twicc and order
a IN DO cngrosscd-and then, on motion, the
Scoate went into Executive session. after which
..d bill passed ts third and final reading and
vas sent to tho House. Tho Senate then nd
iourncd
In tho House. Mr.. Wentworth moved to sus-
and tho rules in order to Introduce bills and
resolutions, aud mako reports from committees.
Notion lost, not two-:hirds voting in tho aiiirma-
nsc.
The first business in order being tho resolution
pro into tho election of tho Superintendent and
Assis,o n, Of tho Folding ROOM
Mr.. Brinkcrhoif moved to lay the same on tho
table.
On This motion tho ayes and noes wore dcman-
dcd. II decided in tho noga,ivo-ayes 6s,
noes 70.
The Chair now stated that the motion. previous
" made, to refer this subject to tho Committee
Accounts; was in order and not dchateablc.
Mr. Jones. Of Tennessee, asked if tho motion
was TO refer the election Of tho Folding Room Of
hcers to the Committee on Accounts!
Tho Chnir s1id--Hest the election aud all mat
tors pertaining To it.
This motion was pu. aud decided in the mega
tive.
Mr.. Mckay now moved TO refer tho whole sub
ect 10 Select Committee and explained tho nc
ccss,y of reform in the custom which had been
Observed in tho Folding Room. Messages and
speeches improperly folded ,hero in letter
form.
Mr.. Hopkins supported tho motion. and mndo
some pretty drcc, ntIm1iions that some of tho
members of tho House had been attempting to
tnmpcr with the doorkocpcr, Mr.. Whitney.
Mr. Houston took exceptions to thoso lmputa-
tons Of ,ampcrpg, and called upon tho gentleman
from Virginia to specify tho members who had
been guilty of such conduct.
Mr.. Hopkins replied that committee might
possibly supply tho gentleman from Alabama
with all the information he asked for. iio de-
sired special committee to take this subject IN
hand. He was for REFORM and did not want tho
Doorkeeper to be saddcd with tho blanc III this
matter which belonged TO others.
Mr.. Houston replied 10 some Of tho remarks of
the last speaker, and asserted that he. for one,
had neither tempered nor talked with tho Door
keeper.
Mr.. Rathbun desired tho motion 10 DO amended
so as 10 ascertain what mcmbcr or members had
attempted to tnmpcr with the Doc Keeper.
Mr.. McClcrnard was in favor Of referring the
whole subject to Select Committee. The Door
4
honorable man. incapable of boing tempered with
% do what he know to be wrong.
Mr.. Henley mnde warm and rapid assault
ipon his political friends for not practising tho c.
onomy which thcy fond, when be-
ore thor constituents, Of professing-and for not
cmomboring tho wants and requirements Of tho
'eopo while holding scats so exalted those
lied by members of Congress. lIo said that the
'oople sent him he Iegisate for their interests,
md no wanted all other members TO remember
he people also.
Mr.. Henley talked with great rapiditv and in
a loud tone ofvoicc, else somc Wing might have
sked him why he voted givo Rltchio and
ioss $4,000 moro TO do tho public printing than
low and Fisk Offered to do it for.
The subjcc, was further discussed by Mcssrs.
aync, Boyd. Mcconnell. Qho a,tor said only
w words,) Jones, of Tenn, and Smith. of IT,,
nd then referred TO select committee. composed
Mcssrs. McLay, Boyd. Jones, of Tenn, Rath-
in. and McCicrnn rd, of H..
The Massachusetts resolutions, relative 10 the
alurallzation Laws, wore then taken up, and
Mr.. Hunt addressed the House at length, in re-
y TO gentlemen who had preceded him in debate
Mr.. douglass obtained the floor and will next
idrcss tho House the subject. !
Tho subject laid aside for the House 10
'ss the Texas Collection Bill, which was done, a
I'd then tho House adjourned.
WAsHSGroN. wednesday. Dec. 81, 1915. {
In the Senate. Nothing was done in this body to \
Y, except tho passage of bill extending the a
ice OF tho Commissioner of Patents. which Lad a
pred by mIiation-whch bill received its
al passage and sent 10 tho House for its
proval.
Tho Senate .hon adjourned over to Saturday
II. a
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. MCKAY, from tho Committee Of WAYS and :
ans. reported Joint resolution. respecting the
fi,pn If Tho, ~.