New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-25
Waste Of Time In Congress.
correspondence Of The Tribune.
WAsHINnToN Saturday

WASHINGTON, Saturday, Dec -.
The waste Of time in Congress, especially
through the first month OF Session has become a
disease 90 chronic and in my judgment so PERM
cious-operating at once 9 a serious detriment to
public interests and cruel wrong to individuals
who have Just claims against the Government
that | shall not hesitate TO make one farther at
tempt to call public attention thereto. There is
not one rational hope of its amendment unless it
attracts the regard of constituencies and becomes
an element Of discussion in the election OF Mem
bers IL shall not be my fault if this is not
taken.
The House neglected To adjourn over last night
simply because no such adjournment is lawful for
q longer period than three days, and an adjourn
ment on Friday could at iarthest be to Tuesday,
and the old soldiers we've resolved TO adjourn
over to Wednesday next was warned when
going 10 Baltimore last evening that might as
we'll keep on to New-York, as nothing would be
done till some time in January But came back,
determined at least TO see how 1t was done.
The House met at - this morning as usual
heard prayer and the reading OF the journal
Mr. j. A. ROCKWELL (Whig) of Conn promptly
moved that the House proceed to the regular order
Bills
Mr.. H. Com Loco OF Ga moved that chen this
House adjourn, it adjourn to meet on Wednesday
next IA motion to adjourn has precedence OF
any other
Mr. GREELEY (Whigl of N. Y. moved to substi
tute Tuesday for Wednesday, and demanded the
Yeas and Nays.
The House refused to order the Yeas and n avs
only twenty odd Members rsing to second the de
mand.
OF course, it rejected the amendment, and
passed Cobbs resolution with a rush, and now
(hsving been in session fifteen mnutes)
Mr. PkrrIr (Locol Of la moved that the House
DO nop adjourn
The monstrous waste of time involved in this
proposition 10 not its worst aspect. 1t strikes me,
In connection with the preceding vote, as dehb-
crate evasion OF the Constitutional provision that
"neither House, during the session of Congress,
SHALL without the consent of the other, adjourn for
more than three days" Here was an adjourn
msnt demanded for four days lacking one quarter
OF an hour
Calls for the Yeas and Nays. for Tellers, for a
call Of the House, &c. were now made in rapid
succession, but Teler were obtained, and the
motion TO adjourn defeated by the close vote OF
e6 to 81, barely quorum voting The only Wits
votes for adjournment | believe, were those OF
Barror Of Tenn; Narria of n. Y aud Rooi Of
Ohio.l
Mr.. RocxwELI's motion then came up, and the
House agreed to 50 into Committee, and so pro-
coed with its order OF business the votes being
Ayes II, Noes 96-most Of the Locos not voting
% a. to leave the House withou, a quorum
Mr.. JANIS THOMPSON OF Pa. and JOHN PkrrIr
Of Ia. both Locosl now simultaneously renewed
the motion that TIE House DO noe adjourn.
The Yeas and Nays being called on tins, and s
sufficient number rising to order them, Mr.. PAT
TIT asked leave to Ns.AdraN kis m0tioA 10 al
Jonrni
The srEAKks said he had entertained the mo
non OF Mr.. TRoxPsos-who did not offer to with.
draw 1t.
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So the House refused to adjourn on the
Yeas isnd Nays though every one knew that if