The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-24
MONDAY. APRIL ~, 1850.
HOUSE Oh RnPREsrnTATIvns.

After the reading of the journal, &
Mr. BOYD moved the suspension Of the rules to per.
NIT him to introduce resolution TO make Senate bill
No 81 the special order for the 3oth instant But
The SPEAKER decided this motion to be out Of Or
lem sman s from New York. IMr cosorsi made hi. day
two weeks ago. to suspend the rules to permit him to Of
fer resolution instructing the COMMITTEES on the Post
Office and Post Roads introduce bill ab0lishing the
franking privilege, reducing the rates Of postage, and
enactng that newspapers snail be transported free in the
mails for any distance from their oceso publication not
exceeding thirty niles which said motion was the rst
business in order on this day.
The resolution having been reported to the House,
Mr. BROWN. Of Indiana, moved that il be laid on the
1f The SPEAKER decided that motion to be out Of or
derhe resolution not yet having been received BY the
The question being on the motion to suspend the rules
for the reception OF Mr.. CoNGERs resolution,
MIR. G. called the yeas and nays thereupon; which
having been ordered. was not agreed TO- cwo-'nirds
being necessary)-yeas 90, nays "a.
Mr. BOYD moved the suspension of the rules to
Bile him 10 offer resolution 70 make the Senate bill for
the repair and Improvement efhe dam at the head Of the
Cumberland river, &C.. the special order for the aoh
instant.
The question on this motion being put. il was not
mn RICHARDSON, BY unanimous consent asked and
obtained. offered the following resolution
Resoiped That select of nine be appointed,
" % a
ry OF the Interior, reopened and paid 10 c. W. G W. o.
oo ser the same had been sdudicsisd and rejected
by the proper officer Of before said Ewing
agents attorneys said claim; what clerk in the Of
ce said Department the Interior had interest In said
ID. Whether said Ewing reopened and paid interest
es s%s on S tho g n
navy during hs rsvSaoIsy war G siisi = the Prnspsi had
psd wa: simple or compound who was the agent Or at
orney said claim and the authority ofaw for such pay
Sd Wheiher said Ewing reopened and paid . claim to
person behalf Of the Chckssaw Indians Of
By he proper officer Of the before ssd Ewing
was nducied into the office Of tho Interior who she
10 o. :o' wssss aaa q
agents attorneys paes In held, the time of
hold. such office and Il So what Office. q ~ ~,
4a Whshsr said Ewing s % gSws 81 sIponn Ipsns,
the violation Of law also. whether any clerk
ss q s o and s
Of said Ewing aud II So the authority Tor such order
Sh What persons in Office. by appointment from said
Ewing are correspondents Tor newspspers their salaries
Mr.. GENTRY offered an amendment to strike out all
OF the resolution after the word RssoIved" and insert
in lieu thereof resolution calling on the Secretary oil the
Interior to accord to The House the information scught
through an investigating committee. =
The SPEAKER understood 10 decide that the sub
sttute was not IN order, as an amendment 70 the rcsou
Mr.. RICHARDSON did not feel at liberty to accept
the substitute an amendment to his resolution. The
ment OF the Interior TO promulge his defence IN advance
of the publication OF the evidence upon which the aie-
CATIONS might be based His sense Of the responsibility
any such proceedings His object was merely to get al
the truth, and he did perceive how could be ascer
tanned any other manner than BY an invesgaonsuc
as he proposed. I'll * 80. Il
Mr. MEADE conceived the substitute Of the gentle
man from Tennessee rather than the original resolution
To be best calculated 10 arrive At simple justice. The
latter on its face embraced condemnation Of the accused
before his trial He thought best TO make the inquiry,
and IL any information was thus obtained sufficient
to justify thorough investigation, il should be
made. WV E .sl.
Mr.. GENTRY, taking the floor, spoke At considerable
length 10 favor of his substitute He held that the adop
ton OF the resolution in itself 10 crminate the
Secretary, and 10 thus criminate him upon allegations
vouched for neither by an honorable member nor bya
citizen citizens The tone of the proposition OF the
gentleman from Illinois he conceived to be wrong and he
criticised at considerable length show that it, adop
ton would be to deaf unfairly and unusy BY the Secre-
III. RICHARDSON was in the habit Of procssding
STRAIGHTFORWARD in the discharge Of his representative
duhes Unless he was greatly deceived, every charge
embraced In the resolution would be subslantatsd By
the proposed investigation Yet he knew nothing. of
| his own knowledge in the premises. His informa
| ton which he related, had como from respectable
gentlemen, who insisted on the truth Of the allega-
tons and were ready 70 appear before committee
Of investigation, II raised ~ he proposed He defend
ed bis proposition against the charge Of dscoutesy
alleged against on this occasion, that on which
was first brought forward Mr. Secretary Ewing unlike
his colleague Mr. Crawford, tsad Mr. had refused to