Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-04-03

ton of Mr.. Sewer, the Senate took a
recess till six O'clock.
Mr.. Mangum asked if the resolution
was up, or OH the table?
The Vice President said it was up
and adhered TO that decision.
Mr.. Benton Well, sir;s we shall
see who will break up the business of
the session. Ca voice-ha! hay i
move you, sir the indefinite postpone
mcnt of the resolution. The yeas and
nays were ordered, and the motion was
about TO be put.
Mr.. Benton-But sir, there is a
question Of order first pending
Mr.. r. Johnson-What is the point
of order2 | have withdrawn mine.
Mr.. Benton And renew it. The
same point as yours. sir.
Mr.. Johnson-W What is that?
Mr.. Benton (being drawn OUT Oh
.h-h! (laughter) and was proceeding to
state the point Of order.
Mr.. Berrien-I call the Senator TO
order. The point of order is with
drawn, and | raise the question that
the Senator is not in order in renew
ingit.
Mr.. Benton said that that was the
narrowest case of limitation, for law
yer that he had ever seen. The ques-
ton of order does not expire by FIVE
discrimination. The charge made,
viz: is that the Senator from Missouri.
has not been in acondition all day to
know what he is doing, Ergo-the
Senator from Missouri has been drunk
all day-that's the iDuendo, sir.
Mr.. Archer-I call the Senator
from Mssori 10 order.
Mr.. Benton---I call the Senator TO
order.
Mr.. Archer-My question of order
was first made.
Mr.. Benton--I followed quick after
wards. Laughter
Mr.. Berrian-I call the Senator to
order.
Mr.. Benton-I call the Senator from
Georgia to order. There are two 9TH
er gentlemen on the floor.
Mr.. Archer renewed his point of
order.
Mr.. Benton-State your point of
order.
Mr.. Archer stated his point to be
that the Senator from Missouri had
raised an irrelevant issue.
Mr.. Hannegan desired word in his
own defence. before he was to receive
bis penalty. He wanted the indict-
ment; the specifications; the malice
propense of which he was guilty The
Senator from Missouri says charge
him with being drunk all day. made
no such eharge-never, sir. never
saw the Senator drunk but once in my
life. daughter by all hands And
that was the night after the expunging
resolution was passed. Increased
merriment.) This is an unpleasant
business, sir. ! regret It'll have not
sought it. ] never intended to insult
the Senator. | would no more think
of degrading and insulting him. than
Of insulting my mother, not because |
would compare the Senator to a wo-
man (laughter,) but to her who was
my first love, and the last TO be forgot
ten. But have done all that | could
in kindness do, and now give it up.
| shall have nothing more to do with
it in this business.
The point Of order against Mr.. Han.
negan being written out, his offensive
words assumed as the breach of order,
to-wit:--'I am of the opinion that
jackson was right, when he said the
Senator from Missouri was
Mr.. Benton--Fill up that sir.
Mr.. Hannegan-"Was very serious
ly injured by the bursting of the big
gun on the Princeton, which knocked
bis brains out" [Uproar of laugh
ter.
The Chair was understood to says
that such language was not in order
Mr.. Benton renewed the motion for
the Indefinite postponement of the
the resolution, and called the ayes and
noes-lost, l9 to 81.
HorrisOn.-General Harrison was
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