The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-22

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20 the SrnendnlenI was rejected.
The question then REQUIRED on the adoption Of
the resolution.
Mr. SCHENCK asked the yeas and nays, which
were ordered; and, being taken, resulted folio VS.
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W Campbell ChiPnsn, Clarke Cooke, Cnnst0n, Crozier
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So the resolution was adopted.
And on motion Of Mr.. BRoDH FAD, the COM
muncation OF the clerk was ordered to be laid on
the liable.
The SPEAKER announced that the unfinished
business was the report Of the Committee OF Elec-
ions in the case Of the Florida contested election
THE INCIDENTAL QUESTION.
Mr.. SAWTELLE rose and asked leave to offer
the following resolution; which was read for infor-
nation:
with power to send for persons papers inquire wheth
any member members Of the 18th Congress or any
monts report other books printed purchased or dis.
trburd by order Of Congress for valuable Combinations
the delivery Of said books and that said Committee re-
port TO this House the name 81 said person persons en-
gagged in said transactions, and all the laes thereof
Objections having been made, a motion TO sus-
pend the rules was agreed 10.
And the resolution being thus before the House
and the question being on its adoption.
MIR. W. w CAMPBELL moved to amend il
by adding thereto the following:
And that they examine into and report to this Ito use
what order ought he taken in relation books and docu
clerk oil ths House and referred la his
this day and also TO report for the consideration Of tn,
House rule order regulating the disposition Of doc
uments and books which may hereafter be published by
order OF this House.
Mr.. WENTWORTH suggested to the gentle.
man, TO modify his resolution as to include the
members of previous Congresses, and not TO con.
fine 1t to the 25th Congress.
MIR. SAWTELLE declined to accept the modf.
cation.
Mr.. PAYNE expressed the hope that his friend
from Maine would not accept the modification bro
posed by the gentleman from Illinois. The object
which the gentleman had in offering the resolution,
and which he (Mr p most sincerely wished to be
carried out, was 10 examine into the state Of facts
and ascertain whether any member of this Con.
gress has sold books given TO him by this body and
let him tell them, he deemed it due to this Housc
due to-ths honor Of its members that the examina
ton should be made. No report more common
than that which went out among the people that
they were in the habit Of aPpropriaing for books,
Of converting them into money, and of pocketing the
proceeds He had no right TO speak Of any gentle.
man except himself, but so far as he was
concerned, he should feel that he was lust
guilty, basey guilty, in a transaction of
this sort as though he should put his arm into
the public treasury and purlon the public funds
Now, inasmuch as this Report had gone out through.
out the country-lnasmuch they met it eve
ywhere--inasmuch az he had heard it again and
again repeated-it was due to the honor of this
House--lt was due to the members of this body
that the resolution should be adopted, and that they
should stand up against the imputation if there be
no grounds for it; but, the other hand if there
were grounds for tiff there was member OH this
floor who had so far forgotten what was due to the
honor OF this body-what was due to those rules Of
honesty, OF moral honesty, whic! should govern
him in the discharge Of his legislative duties-then
let his name hc exposed to the public, that the finger
of scorn might point him out to that public
For these reasons, Mr.. P. wished to see the reso-
ton passed; and he told the gentleman from Maine
il he admitted the modification of the gentleman
from illinois, the result would be that they would
have no examination. They could not arrive at the
facts; if they could, he would be willing to 90 back
to any extent, he cared not how far. But let them
60 back to the Congress concerning which they
could ascertain the facts, and let them see whether
these peculatons had occurred. The modification
would defeat the object Of the resolution; and he
therefore hoped the gentleman would not adopt it.
Mr.. LEAKE demanded the previous question on
the adoption of the resolution.
And there WINS second.
And the main question was ordered to be now
taken.
After suggestion by Mr.. CROZIER and Mr.
HOUSTON, of Alabama, as TO the phrascology of
the resolution,
The question was taken; and the amendment was
agreed TO-
And the resolution, as thus amended, was adopted
Mr.. SCHENCK moved that the rules of the
House be suspended for the purpose of calling the
committees for reports, that the bills and reports
might 60 the printers.
The motion was rejected.
CONTESTED ELECTION FROM FLORIDA
The House resumed the consideration of the re-
port of the Committee Of Elections in this case
and OF the several propositions thereon pending.
MIR. BlGGS, referring to the illusions which
had been made in the course Of the previous
debate to the proceedings in the Committee of Elec-
tons, was understood to inquire of the Speaker
whether such illusions were in ORDER
The SPEAKER said they were not in order
Mr.. BlGGS was understood to say, them that as
no good, but much mischief, might result from its
violation, he should hereafter insist on a strict i'd
herence to the rules.
Mr.. BRocxENBRoueH, the contestant, held the
floor.
Mr. CABELL rose and said that he had risen
for the purpose Of making a proposition, which
would probably save much time IL had been init