The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
TNVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-
Second Session.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, ls47.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal having been read

|
ihe journal having been read
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The SPtAhER announced, as the first business in Or
ger, NE consideration OF the motion made yesterday BY
Nh NORRIS that the Senate bill to apply certain alternate
sections OF The public domain towards the completion of
works OF internal Improvement in the State of Michigan
and Tor other purposes with the amendments thereto re
ported rom The Committee on Public Lands, be commit
ted TO the Committee OF the Whole on the state of the
unlon and that they be printed which motion was pend
ING Yesterday when the House adjourned
me quesuon beng put on agreeing TO said motion, II
was DECIDED IN The Affirmative.
| CORRECTION OF JOURNAL
! Mr.. BARRlNGER rose to correction OF the journal
He had been recorded not voting Yesterday upon the
motion to lay the table the resolution submitted BY the
gentleman from Virginia, Mr.. BAyLyl He had voted
J IN he negative.
MESSAGE FROM SENATE.
I message was received from the Senate announcing
that SAID House had passed joint resolution in relation
| 10 maps and charts, &c.
Also, announcing the action of that body upon the re-
port OF The committee OF conference on the army bill
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
! Il find the following report in the "Intelligencer'
and take the liberty OF adopting it, for reasons which
may be obvious. 1t is a correct account of the proce-
dure.-REPoRTER UNION.
Mr.. DOUGLASS said that he had yesterday introduced
resolution to eypel the reporters for the Union for
what he considered false and scandalous report of the
proceedings OF the House Saturday last, which resou-
ton the House refused TO lay the table He had sub
sequenty consented TO modify the resolution expressly
on the announcement of gentleman from Virginia Mi
EAKE that the regular reporters OF the Union had
| been present IN the House on that day
MIR. LEAkE here rose and stated that he had intended
to rise and explain lie had stated Yesterday not that he
knew that the regular reporters of the Union were not
present, but that he had just been so informed He did
not himself know the fact He had been so informed by
one Of the reporters, whom he in the desk APP
poprated 10 the reporters for the Union He had made
the statement on the assertion of young man whom he
supposed to be reporter and he asked of him expla-
nation.
Mr., DOUGLASS said that, in consequence Of the state
men OF the gentleman from Virginia. and the assertions
OF other gentlemen around him, that the regular report
es had not been in their seat and that his resolution in
cuded the innocent as well az The guilty he had modified
his resolution Heperceved in the Union OF this morning
card or note from the principal reporter of that paper in
which that individual though not present the House at
all at the time, and who could not therefore know what
had taken place assumed the report He took upon
him to pronounce that the report was not false or libel
lous and speaking of what stated used the pronoun
al i he had done the business himself and was alone
personally responsible This person thus declared that
Mr. - had falsely represented the character of the
port Now, he asked, would the House sustain re-
porter, when perseyerng in OF injustice to an in
dvidual member The members of the House who were
here Saturday had heard what took place. and knew
all that had been stated in the report which this man
adopted as his own On this question he wanted direct
| vote
He sent resolution to the Clerks table, and demanded
| the previous question upon it,
/ Mr.. BARR1NGER wished Mr.. DOUGLASS TO yield him
the floor for an explanation; but he refused to yield it.
and insisted bn the previous question. The resolution
was then read as follows:
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N ~ ~ y. .ite aisS anu scaoious
M = hI stil t ~, II on .'n'oioay aSt' oe'
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MIR. McCl.EkNAND asked mat the note or card of
the reporter be read, and il was read as follows
Tur UNION CONGRESSIONAL REpoRrs-n ;ns,ice n ,a
proprielors of the Union and myself deem proper to
make the following brief statement to which respectfully
solicit attention of the honorable House of Representa-
lives
on entering on my engagement with the proprietors Of
tla ore rect from,
pof the proceedings Of boil, houses with NH nossIe ac
curacy and mpartality No specific direc,ions o any
Kind with regard to these reports have ever been p;vrn
nnrt. until they oppenr IN The noncr Tho renor,s orc
entirely InJer nv control have endenvore 10 =, ry
out the general instructions which received so rs tomnke
The reports acceptable to the public and 10 Compress
With regard 10 the portion of the report ~ The House
nrocer,lings on Sotnrany ast which was hrnug, hG,
e notice of the House to-day by The Hon Mr. DOUGLASS
have only say, that assume the responsibility of it
IN toto The editor of the paper did not 1.-THE did
not know OF II. existence hti many hours after IT'S publ
rn, , !, ~ ''' R am lille ue ony g9'iy
pi yy eto ~ soa,,,i,s FL f i: wa. IL Is
mot ia ~ Give correct Jscrn,ion Of bo, was .. a e re,
done ON that particular occasion An honorable GENTLE
man ON the floor the House to-day to whom am per
sonay altogether unknown, declared that it is acc,-
rate report and as he himself participated in the proceed
ngs Which i purpofs 10 describe, his opinion Is worthy
Oh an ~, Vi .ie a1cruptey o. .he report now
@ u Of % n,,,.r IL 70 he n,J ~ wip e
hon. n il unnecessary thnt The hnmlle indivi1,I Vic
makes this statement should dsclaim any feeling OF per-
sona hostility any member of the House. His earnest
desire is to discharge with the utmost fairness his duty
the House. individually and collectively, and to the people
of he uoes ho coiSupi hhSc reSPons'oe soey 10 he
poy wmo my eIke1 a' ,e privilege OF re-
AZ ~ an en,i@b,ened nnblic WHO vale The e -; ',n
One word more and have done In using the exclama-
ton Iah sought xDress with rs much accuracy ne