The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-28

terlainsd by the House, unanimous consent being
The sfEAKER snneunssd he men, bssiDss. n order
Toonss print 5000 extra copies Of the annual mes.
sage. with the accompanying documeqts n
On this The previous question was demanded and sec.
onded and under its operation, the resolution was
Mr.. COBB Of Alabama asked leave to give notice Of
his Intention i g Introduce bill; but
The SPEAKER informed hlm tkat il was customary to
give such notices in writing.
Mr.. WOOD asked leave to offer resolution to which
0bset S, Sas made i not being then apggGpa,s
ing the Speaker to proceed to appoint the usual standing
committees Of the House.
Objection to its reception being made,
Mr.. billiard suggested that Il was designed only
to enable the Speaker proceed 10 appoint the necessary
standing committees, that but form, sc.
Hda w osa he following na was
thereto
Resoyd That the committees of this House appointed
by the House, under the provisions oil the 7th rule
On this amendment the yeas and nays were demanded
and but five members having seconded the call, they
Mr.. ROOT advocated the resolution and opposed the
amendment on the ground that the present Speaker hav
ing been placed in the chair by the joint action OF the
two great parties neither OF those parties should endeavor
TO take from him the usual duty OF selecting the standing
Mr. GlDDINGS desired to correct the erroneous state
menis concerning The causes bringing about the election
had been ndustriously circulated He denied that the
soiers responsible for it. and went to show
to bring forward and have supported any northern
gentleman acceptable 10 the free solers, that member
could and SsT wSSS have been elected s.
not an opportunity Of voting for Provsos in the per-
son Of the wing candidate for the Speakershp. Mr. VIM
This question brought on long discussion between
Messrs GIDDINGs, WINTHROP, and ScHENcK, with occa.
sional Interruptions on the part Of Msssrs ROCKWELL
and AsHMUN, in which Mr.. GIDDINGs assiIed and mi
WiNTHRop in constituting the committees required to
consider slavery questions SO as 70 smother what ne be-
eved TO be the voice OF the Morrill, rendering not prop
er that he (Mr G) and his party should support the
wing nominee at the recent election.
Mt WINTHROP defended and explained ;I his course
not consider it proper to give pledges as TO what his
BY his previous public history. He denied that he had
smothered the voice OF the North in the formation OF the
Committee Territories, in that of the Committee on
to prove the truth of his denial He also took occasion
to repe the charges OF virtual hostility to the Proviso,
made against him by the gentleman from Ohio else
Mr. SCHENCK spoke at length to show the inconsis-
tency Of the OF the eesoers in the recent cleo
sponsbility for the deeaof northern wing Provisost
and the election of southern democratic anti Provsost
TO preside over the slst Congress
qualification at the result OF the debate then IN course OF
progress which he felt assured would be sufficient to sat
sfy the S0uh that tue whole N0rtn were Dent on exclud
ing them from equal participation in the territory
gured from Mexico, and abolishng slavery in the
District of Columbia.
Mr. VlNTON also spoke in vindication OF his course
last winter the resolution of Mr. Corr for the abo
ishment of slavery in this District (which had been
sailed by his colleague mr. GIDpINGs] in the of
his remarks. He had had objections to the preamble
thereto because it uncaled for UNJUST and offensive
to the South and thus calculated to retard rather than
hasten the accomplishment of the ostensble purpose of
the movement.
AT the termination of this discussion,
Mr.. JOHNSON OF Arkansas, saying that as il was not
customary to transact business the ball at this season.
and all the members had matters TO attend to at the de-
partments for their constituents would that when
The House adjourn, it would adjourn 10 meet again on
Monday next which was agreed to-
Mr.. JONES, urging that business could legally be
transacted until Clerk had been elected moved that
House do adjourn; but. at the solicitation OF Mr.
BURT he withdrew that motion, and moved that the
resolution and amendment be laid on the table: not
agreed TO.
The question was then put on the amendment, tMr
SAcKErrs J which not agreed TO, but one gentle
man (the mover voting in the affirmative.
The question on the resolution OF the gentleman from
South Carolina was then put; and IL was agreed to-
Mr. JAMES THOMPSON offered a resolution that
the House do proceed the election OF Clerk and other
officers THURSDAY next; and, pending its considera
tion motion,
The House adjourned