The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-23
MONDAY, JANUARY 81, 1850.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

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the introduction of resolution which read for the
information Of the House, as follows:
Resovd That the President of the United States be
quested ( In his Judgment the public interest will not be
endangered thereby communicate 70 the House Of Rep
the his n
summer In fitting military expedition within the Uni
destined TO invade the Island Of Cuba and that be be fur
requested communicate 70 this House copies o. all in
trucons given 10 Randolph or any other ma
val military officer Of government, concerning the
supposed expedition and INVASION and all correspondence
cate to the House copies Of all orders and instructions
FROM and OF all sondence had In reference the
IN ,s
correspondence W any was hadl between the Pse.ident
sippi.
Mr.. MATTESoN objected.
Mr.. A. G. BROWN remarked that i was not his de-
sire press its consideration upon the House this
ing He willing thatt should lie over one day. under
Mr.. CHESTER BUTLER objected to its introduction
with that understandings the unanimous consent OF
the House being refused, the resolution was not in
troduced.
Mr. BURT called for the order Of the day. when
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order to
be the question Mr. AsHMUNs motion to lay the table
his motion TO reconsider the vote by which MIR. CLING
MANS resolution to postpone the further execution Of the
order Of the House for the election Of officers Of the House
until the LIST OF March, 1885, agreed to; on which
motion to lay the table. the yeas and nays had been
Mr. ROBINSON moved call Of the House; on which
motion the yeas and nays having been asked and ordered
1t was not agreed to-yeas 10, nays 1913.
The House then went to vote by yeas and nays on
the motion Of the gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.
AsHMUR to lay the table the motion to reconsider the
agreeing to the resolution pospoang the further ex
ecuton of the order for the election of the officers OF the
House until March LIST, 1851; which agreed toyeas
l06, nays l04-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Alexander Aston, Anderson, Andrews,
Chester Butler Thoma: Butler. Cabsl. Joseph P Cad
well. Calvin, Casey, Chandler Clark, Cingman, Cole,
Duer, Duncaa Alexander Evans, Nathan Evans, Fowler
Freddy, Gentry. Giddngs. Goodenow. Go.i, Gould.
Henry Hlliard Holiness Houston Howe Hunter, Jackson,
James L Johnson, Kerr, Daniel p King, Geo. 9. King,
MA1s ss1n .ss
Moore, Mofehead. Morton, Nelson. Mes, Newell, ose,
noids Rsey, Rockwell Rose Rumsey, Sackett Schemes.
schsoIsa ssspperd spasing sp,ssas
TSo%b. Tael bqSsIhi. Van DYKE, yi9,Ssp Watkins
wS Williams %:S and Awbh %ysre Bay B.yy
BeaIe. Bingham, Bis,sI, Booth Bswdoea Boyd Albert
ssS1 o %s% c sss.s ess ss
Colcoek, Daniel. Disney, Doy. Danham, Durkee Edmund
asns bs si s'
Harris, l. Harris, Hubbard. Hoagsnd, Holiday, How
a La ss nf s Manila
MeCletnsnd, Mcdonald, Mepowe!!, McLanahan MsLans,
Riohs,d.on, Rob6ias Robinson. Root Ross Savage Saw.
se,:on. Strong, swsesr, Thomas, Jacob Thompson,
James Thompson, William xhompson. wsnabe. Walden.
woodward, and Yoang-iO4.
Mr.. BURT, qslng 10 question Of privilege, called the
attention Of the House TO the fact that the resolution
adopted Mr. CsGMANsl postponed the election Of the
Doork eeper and Postmaster OF Congress until within
day two OF the termination OF It's constitutional exist
ence With due respect TO the House, he would urge that
the House will be without either legal Doorkeeper or
Postmaster until the time arrives which the successful
resolution postpones the election OF these officers Before
taking his seat, il the Chair conceded with him in the
opinion that this is question of privilege affecting the
he wOuld providing the
tngency The Doorkeeper necessary officer OF the
House, the Office having been created in 1852 He desired
to know whether the resolution
Mr.. ASHMUN called the gentleman from South Caro-
lima to order on the ground that there was no question
before the House. t
Mr. BURT had no disposition to proceed out Of order.
He would send TO the Clerks desk the resolution he pro-
posed to Offer that it might be read for the information OF
the House.
from South Carolina, providing (the House having post
poned the elecon) that the Sergeant shall per-
form the duties of the Doorkeeper until Doorkeeper
The SPEAKER decided the resolution to be in order
and went to explain that having postponed the cleo
ton Of Doorkeeper to day certain, i would not be IN
order TO 90 into election OF that oicer until
the time specified in the resolution though in the judg
Of the Chair would be in order for the House to
appoint officer temporarily to discharge the duties OF
the Doorkeeper the House at any time provide
THAT any other OF its officers shall discharge those duties
The officers OF the last House had continued to dscharg
the duties Of their respective Offices and in the opinion Of
the House provided that they should be discharged by
others.
Mr.. ASHMUN took an appeal and argued that the
resolution was not in Order upon two grounds: first
that under the rule gentleman could in his place
except in the regular call Of the States, and offer resou
ton and next that this resolution-was at.
tempt change standing rule Of the House, which pro-
vdes that standing rule shall be changed except upon
days notice having been given Now, the resolution
before contempates change Of standing rule by
peradding new duty to those which the rules already
impose upon the Sergeant-at-Arms This is clearly
change Of the standing rules and therefore, for both the
reasons stated, the resolution OF the gentleman from
| South Carolina is out OF order.
Mr. BAYLY said he could not see how there could be
doubt about the correctness of the decision OF the
Char II Is conceded all hands that the DoorkeepeI
holds on only by the suffeance Of the House. He GER
tanly il not in better condition than il he had been duly
elected Suppose on Saturday he had been duly elected
and in the interval had committed some gross i'm.
propriety such az would have made II impossible for
10 continue him ms an officer OF this House there
doubt that would be in order for any member "a
move to depose him at once without waiting till an ord
nary resolution would be in order! In the case sup
posed, there many presidents Since he had been
member OF Congress, one such had been set motion
was made to depose former Clerk, (Mr. McNul
Ityo II was entertained az a question Of privilege
and he was removed and another put in his place PoI