Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-12-25

in another column, that spurious liquors OF any
kind administered in three or four doses Of ha II
pint each, every fifteen minutes is certain cure.
Congregational Proceedings.
WAsHISGIoS, Dec is, lsA7.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
House. The speaker announced the report Of
the Select Committee OH the rules of orders
which was taken up, and the question recurring
on agreeing TO a substitute for part Of the origi.
nal report, which substitute extends the time
that each member may occupy in debating any
question in the House or in Committee of the
Whole to an hour and half, but gives member
reporting any measure from committee, the
right to open and close debate, aud allows,
where debate is closed, by order of the House
any member five minutes to explain in Commit.
tee of the Whole any amendment he NAV offer
MIR Pollock moved to strike out the words
with modification noticed.
A debate ensued in which Messrs Pollock
Cobb Of Ga Smith Of Conn, Woodward of S C.,
H-ny, Smith of la ,Vinton, Rockwell Of Conn :,
Morse, Wick, Holmes OF c, Thompson Of
Penn, and Goegin, participated.
MIR. Brodhead moved the previous question,
which was sustained.
Mr.. Polocks amendment was adop'eI-ayes
ll2 /; nays not counted.
The substitute, as thus amended, was then a
dopted-syes lie nays not counted.
The rule was reported by the committee, au.
thorizing a register TO be kept by the clerk, of
those intending to debate any bill. resolution, or
other matter, and the order ofspeaking TO be de.
termned by lot Rejected
The rule that members may address the House
in commi,,e of the whole from the clerks desk,
or some place near the Speakers chair, was a
dop,ed
Also. a Iule that. except during the last ten
days Of the session, the Speaker shall not enter
tain moment to suspend the rules at any time,
except on Monday, and except, also, for the Pur
pose of going into committee of the whole, or
providing for discussion on relieving the com.
mlttee from the further consideration OF any bill
referred to such committee after the action,
without debate Oh all amendments that may be
offered.
Also, the rule that whenever the Committee
of the Whole finds itself without quorum, the
| chairman shall cause the roll to be called. The
Committees will then rise and report the names
Of the absentees, which shall be entered on the
journal
Also. the rule that iE Committee of the Whole
all business shall be considered and concluded in
the order of reference by the House, exeep: the
general appropriation bills, which may be refer
red at the discretion Of the Committee.
On the last rule reported by Committee, pro-
viding for the Standing committee on the Smith
sonian Institution, debate al ose, in which Mes
srs. HllliaTd and Johnston of Tenn, spoke, the
latter denouncing the manner in which legislation
had been conducted relative to this institution.
Before any question upon this rule was taken
Mr.. C. J. ingersoll offered a resolution which
was adopted, ths; the rules last offered to the
House, with notifications this day adopted, Be
| the rules of the House for the present session o.
Congress Adjourned.