Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-12-25
THURSDAY, DEcEMBER %. ls472

AHohsDAf, DECEMBER %, I64Is
Immediately on the assembling of the House this day
MI MOhhio, of Ohio, and formally announced the
DEATH IN Mexico, during the Congress- of General
THOMAS H. HAnER, of the Representatives elect this
Congress- upon whose character and public services Mr.
ms pronounced an eloquent and appropriate eulogum
When Mr. NJ had concluded the customary resolutions Of
respect for the memory of the deceased unanimously
adopted and then the House, in pursuance Of previous
der, adjourned over to Monday next.
On Saturday last the House of Representatives was
pied during the whole of session the consideration
several propositions reported by Select Committee in amend
ment Of its Rules.
The proposition which gave rise to heightened discussion
involved the propnety of continuing the hour rule, it
has existed during the preceding Congresses, confnng
each member to that length of time IN delivering his sent
mens on any question that might be the course Of debate
or OF extending the time thus allowed to hour and half
Ihls debate was participated in by Messrs. POLLOCK,
COLLAMER, TRUMAN SMITH, HENLEY, HOWELL
COBB, CALEB B. SMITH, VINTON, ROCKWELL,
of Connecticut MORSE, WICK, THOMPSON, of Penn
sylvania, and, incidentally by others.
The question finally determined in favor of continuing
the hour rule and then several other rules reported from
the Select Committee, after undergoing slight modification,
were also adopted These rules adopted read follows
No member shall occupy than hour in debate
any question in the House, committee but member
porting the under consideration from committee
and close the debate provided that where debate
closed by order of the House. any member shall be allowed
in committee five minutes explain any amendment he may
olfer.'
the Clerks desk, from place the Speakers chair
Except during the last days of the session. the Speak
shall entertain motion suspend the rules of the
House any time except Monday of every week pro-
vded nothing herein contained shall be construed alter
nnuch of the 1S3d rule provides follows sThe
House may, any time, by OF majority of the
present. suspend the rues>and orders for the purpose
of going into Committee of the Whole House the
of the Union and also for providing for the discharge of
the committee from the further consideration Of bill
ferred ateractng without debate, all amendments
pending, and that may be offered.'' -
sWheneyer the Committee of the Whole the of
the Union the Committee of the Whole House finds itself
without quorum, the chairman shall the roll of the
House be called and thereupon the committee shall RISE
and the chairman shall report the OF the absentees
the House, which shall be entered on the Journal
In Committee of the Whole the the Unon and
Committee of the Whole House, all business shall be
dered and concluded the order reference by the
House. except general appropriation bills and time of
bills for raising money and bills concerning treaty of
peace which may be preferred the discretion of the
mtee.''
Another rule reported by the committee hose
report only in part requiring the appointment of stand
ing committee of the House to upernend the officers of the
Smithsonian Institution The consideration of this PROPOSE
tioo however deferred after it had elected remarks
from Mr. HLLIARD in opposition 10 it and from Mr. AN
DREW JOHNSON in its favo-a sketch Of which is given
in another part of this paper.