Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-06

any such remark lot greatly that uen JACKSON 'ou TN
truth when he said
Mr.. HANNEGAN was called to order by several Senators
Have said any thing that is wrong, (pursued M. H. /
SO, beg pardon of the Senate
Mr.. r.. JOHNSON. The Senator is clearly out of order
Mr.. BENTON | do not call him to order
Mr.. ARCHER. The question of order is made.
Mr.. HANNEGAN Let it be committed to wiring.
Mr.. BENTON. Let the words be taken down il writing,
the Senator demands it.
Mr.. SEWER. Mr. President, my motion II first foI
recess and
Mr. WEsTCoTT. | call the Senator from Arkansas to
order. There is question of order pending
Mr.. SEWER, CATER pause) Have leave to proceed
Several Senators: - Proceed, proceed ~
Mr. SEWER. regret exceedingly that any motion of mine
should lead misunderstanding the part of any Senator
desired that the Senate should take and afterwards
proceed with the public business With this vew moved
that the resolution be laid upon the table
Mr. EVANS. II seems to me that getting into an
excitement unnecessarily. merely wish, and that my
purpose when rose BEFORE to inquire how the Journd reads
Mr. BENTON. There is no journal, sir until is read
and corrected and now should like to hear read for
if il be not correct, will make it
Mr. DAYTON. This whole debate is out of order. The
Chair has announced its decision upon this question
Mr. MANGUM | moved that the resolution be taten up.
Mr.. r. JOHNSON withdrew his point Of order md
The PRESIDING OFFICER repeated the decision OF the
Chair that the resolution before the Senate.
Mr.. BENTON. Then | move its indefinite postpoaement
Upon this motion the yeas and nays were ordered
Mr.. BENTON. | rise to question of order There is a
Mr.. r. JOHNSON. Will the Senator be kind enough
inform us what the question of order is ,.. IVA. 2.@.
Mr.. BENTON. That information would come well from
the Senator who made the point of order.
Mr.. r. JOHNSON What is it
Mr.. BENTON. Oh, oh. 81. H..
Mr.. X. JOHNSON. l certainly called the Senator from In
diana to order for certain words used in debate but after
wards withdrew the question of order. r..
Mr.. BENTON. renew it. .... 49,. = ,*.
Mr.. ARCHER. call the Senator from Missouri to order.
The resolution being before the Sende the Senator from Mis-
souri, has moved its indefinite posponenen That is now
the question to be decided ~. IL.
Mr. BENTON. Questions of order tale precedence all
others. shall set down in writing the pint of order.
Mr.. BERRlEN The call to order las been withdrawn,
and it Is therefore if it had been made. In the
the Senator from Missouri has nerpoed another notion
L now, therefore, too late to revert the point of order
Mr.. BENTON. Under what statute Of limitations is it
hat am precluded from pursuing the point of order Now,
MI ARCHER. call tho Senator from Missouri to order.
Mr. BENTON Well, / call the Senator from Virginia to
order
Mr. ARCHER. will state my question of order.
Mr. BENTON. also call the Senator to order, and will
state my point of der. .:..- ..'.'
Mr. ARCHER.( called the Senator to order first.
Mr.. BENTON. And called him to order very quickly af
forwards. A laugh. -.
Messrs. BERRlEN and R. JOHNSON rose simultane-
,usy address the Chair Mr. Archer Welding the floor
Mr.. BENTON have called the Senator from Virginia to
'rde and have done than he gets up 9TH
rs | call them to order.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia
will state his point of order, ..
Mr.. BENTON. Yes, sir now we'll get on
Mr.. ARCHER. understood the Chair decide that the
oposion before the Senate FIR the indefinite postpone
1ent of the resolution The Senator from Missouri Under
ing to discuss matter that is irrelevant that question
ask the decision of the Chair whether the Senator
order. "....
The PRESIDING OFFICER remarked that the question
Order though Withdrawn by the Senator from Maryland
,d been Immediately renewed by the Senator from Missouri
Mr.. HANNEGAN said he hoped he would not be con-
mned by the Senate without hearing. He would like to
famine the indictment before being put upon his trial he
I'd uttered single word that was improper hewoud willing
apologize for it, but he did not think he had. The Sena
from Missouri seemed to suppose that he had charged him
it'll being drunk all day. No such thing had entered
head He had the Senator drunk but once,
that the night after the adoption of the celebrated
spungng resolution. He had always entertained The
ndy feelings towards the SENATOR and had always expressed
ich feelings But he had word of kindness left he
oud say in kindness he had done with that forever
Mr.. BENTON the Chair, in writing, the words
sed by the Senator from Indiana, concluding with the express
on, !" Gen. Jackson told the truth when be said- Fill
p the blank, said Mr.. b.
Mr.. HANNEGAN. will do so ; when he said the burst
of the gun board the Princeton knocked his brains out
Much meriment
The PRESIDING OFFICER decided that the Senator
om Indiana out of order
The question then taken the motion postpone the
esoution indefinitely, and it negatived follows
YEAS-Messrs. Ashley, Atchison Atherton Bagby Ben
on Breese Bright Cameron Dickinson, Dix Fairfield Hous
on Mason, Miles, Sewer, Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, West
NAYS-Messrs Archer Badger, Berrien Butler, Calhoun
;hamers Cey, Ohm NJ Clayton, Corwn, Crittenden D,v
Dayton, Evans Greene, Hannegan Huntington, Jarngn
onson, of Maryland, johnson, OF Louisiana, Mangum, Mil
er, Morehead Pearee, Simmons Upham, Woodbridge Yu-
ee-27.
The question then REQUIRED upon the amendment penng
when the Senate took recess and il disagreed fol-
ows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen Ashley, Atchison Athertou Bayby
Benton, Breese, Bright, Butler Cameron, Chalmers, Dn
on, Dix Fairfield Houston, Mason, Miles, SEWER Ssule
Sturgeon, Turney-2I.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Badger Berrien Calhoun, Ciley
ohn NJ Clayton, Corwin Crtenden, Davis Dayton, Eans
ireene flanagan, Huntington, Jarnsgn Johnson of Mary
and, Johnson OF Louisiana, Mangum, Miller, Morefead
'earce, Simmons Upham, Webster Westcot, Woodbridge,
iulee-27
Mr.. BENTON moved to amend tke resolution by adding
Pro1aded That the amount to be paid for said reporting
hall exceed the highest amount for which Messrs Gales
Seaton, Messrs Blair Rives, Mr.. Jonathan Ell
either of them offered report for in the year 1884,
the report of the select committee Of that year, No. of
he Senate reports shall exceed the amount recommended
the work in the report Of the Hon. Mr. Archer of
Nay 80, 1912, No. 500 Of Senate reports.
After debate, in which Messrs BENTON, ARCHER,
BUTLER, WESTCOTT, NILES, JOHNSON, of Nd,
and CALHOUN took part, the amendment
disagreed to- as follows .......
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Bagby, Benton, Breese,
Bright Cameron Dickinson Dix, Fairfield Houston, Mason,
Niles, Sewer, Sturgeon, Turney, Westcot-17.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Badger, Berrien, Butler, CAL
loun, Chalmers Cey, John NJ Clayton, Corwin, Critten
len Davis Evans Greene Hannegan, Huntington, Janagn,
ohnson Of Maryland Johnson Of Louisiana Mangum, Mil
Morehead Pearce, Simmons, Upham, Webster, Wood
bridge Yulee-27.
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Maryland, moved to amend by in
'ertng after the word morning the words the said paper
10 contain political discussions, and TO be in way con-
nected with any political press"
Mr. BENTON moved to amend the amendment By add