The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

taking of the seventh census of the United States.
Several questions were propounded and answer
ed by the Chair, when
The resolution was laid upon the table.
Two private bills, reported last Friday from the
Committee of the Whole, were passed.
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved that when the House
adjourn, il adjourn To meet ON Monday next; and
the question was decided in the afirmative-yeas
81, nayssl.
THE FRANKLIN EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS.
MIR. STANTON, of Tennessee, desired TO make !,
motion; and, before he did 50, hc wished to know
whether the resolution reported yesterday from the
Committee on Naval Affairs, authorizing the Gov
eminent To accept the two vessels itung out TO
search in the Arctic Tor Sir John Franklin,
went over to the Speakers table, under the rule
The SPEAKER replied that, i'll his opinion, the
resolution went the Speakers table, and took It's
place in the regular order.
Mr.. STANTON, for the purpose OF getting the
resolution before the House at the present time,
moved 10 reconsider the vote by which the House
Yesterday refused 10 lay II upon the table. He ex-
pressed the hope that the friends of the measure
would vote 10 reconsider Whether the resolution
should be passed not, the ships are expected 10
sail some day next week.
, The SPEAKER said that the motion was not de-
batable.
MIR. JONES asked question Of the Chair, to
which
The SPEAKER responded, that if the House
should fail TO reconsider the vote by which they
refused 10 lay the resolution upon the table, it
would remain the Speakers table. If they should
resolution ON the table
Mr. BAYLY moved to lay the motion of Mr..
STANTON upon the table.
The motion disagreed to-yeas II, nays "a.
The question required Oh the motion to recon-
slider, when
MIR. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania, moved that
the rules be suspended, and that the House resolve
itself into Committee OF the Whole on the state Of
the Union, on the Census bill
A motion was made that the House do now ad-
journ; and it was disagreed to.
MIR. BROOKS asked whether this was not i'll.
direct way of killing the Franklin resolution Cries
: Of "Order order,''l
Mr. BAYLY remarked, amid the confusion, that
il was for the House to beside whether they would
go on with the important public business, or occu-
Ply their time in this visionary matter.
The SPEAKER ruled the remarks to be out of
order.
The question was taken and the House - by
yeas TO- nays, S6-retused 10 resolve itself into a
Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union
Mr. THOMAS moved that the House go into
Committee of the Whole on the private calendar;
and demanded the yeas and nays.
MIR. STANTON, of Tennessee, insisted that his
motion took precedence, and must be disposed
of before other business could be transacted.
The SPEAKER differed from the gentleman, and
said that the motion of Mr.. THOMAS was first in
order.
The Housc-by yeas 90, nays 9l-refused to go into
committee on the private calendar.
The question REQUIRED on the motion to reconsider
the vote by which the House yesterday refused to
lay the Franklin resolution the table, and it
decided in the affirmatve-yeas So, nays 81.
The SPEAKER said that the question now was
shall the resolution be laid upon the table,
Mr. JONES rose to question of order On yes
terday, the Chairman OF the Committee on Naval
Affairs reported resolution for certain purposes
motion to lay on the table was made, and failed
His colleague MIR. SAyAoE) obtained the f;oor and
offered an amendment, and was about to proceed to
discuss it, when he was deprived Of the floor by
the privileged question to GO into Committee OF the
Whole on the state of the Union, ON the special or
Z he Nr
SAVAGE would be entitled to the floor when the
resolution again came before the House. By the
adoption of the motion TO go into Committee of the
Whole on the state OF the Union, the pending ques-
ton passed from the House. and took its place with
the business on the Speakers table, TO be taken up
in order when the House again proceeds to the bus
mess on the Speakers table. To-day motion is
made To reconsider the vote by which the House
yesterday refused TO lay the resolution upon the
table. The Speaker has decided that the motion to
reconsider brings this resolution again before the
House. From this decision of the Chair, Mr. JONES
appealed.
The SPEAKER said that he had decided that if
the House should reconsider the motion by which
they refused To lay the resolution the table yes
terday, the question would recur on laying il upon
the table. The facts had been correctly stated by
the gentleman from Tennessee. As far as he had
examined, during the pendancy of this question,
he had found that IN every instance where the mo-
ton to reconsider prevailed, the question immedi-
ately REQUIRED on the matter roconsidered.
The question was then taken, shall the decision
oil lhe Chair stand as the judgment OF the House;
and
The SPEAKERS decision was affirmed
The question REQUIRED, in accordance with the
decision, on laying the joint resolution upon the
table.
The motion was disagreed to-yeas SO, NAYS 81
Mr. SAVAGE, yesterday, offered an amendment,
"That, IN consideration OF the aid granted by this
resolution the expedition be required TO visit Round
Island, in the Gulf of Mexico, and report what has
become of the persons lately assembled there" Be
ing now entitled TO the floor he said that this was
a question which was of some interest 10 the coun-
try, and to the other side of the House He for
one, had formed his opinion TO his course on this
and all like questions. He proposed, in his amend
ment, TO unite with the inquiry another resolution
which he thought of equal Importance; and what
he intended to say should only be 10 the charac-
ter of these two expeditions.
Mr.. WINTHROP said be should like a point
of order settled he did not know whether the
amendment had been accepted or not by the Chair.
The SPEAKER replied that the amendment had
not yet been accepted by the Chair
Mr.. SAVAGE resumed He said that the expe-
dition Of Sir John Franklin gotten up for the
alleged purpose Of making discoveries in the east
ern or northwestern portion Of the continent. This
was the avowcd object. But every man Of inteli-
gence knew that the English purposcd nosuch thing
They could not hope or expect TO make discoveries
valuable to mankind in the Arctic ocean. IL was
only intended TO furnish newspaper glorifcation
for the Queen and the English government by
capturing and exhibiting few grizzly bears
which might for short time please the public.
prominent in the British government than the
taking care Of its own citizens. This has been
shown on all occasions. II is amply able TO do 80.
But few years ago 1t wrested from your hands a
man notorious In history, who came on your own
soil and committed murder. lie alluded TO Mcleod.
Your government gave him up. And now you arc
going TO hunt up men and send them out TO find
material for British glorifcaion. No man pretends
that discoveries can be made.
Mr. RUMSEY said, that Mcleod was tried in
New York for murder, and by the finding Of the
jury, was acquitted. The gentleman could not bc
acquainted with the facts, else he would not have
made the assertion.
Mr.. SAVAGE replied, that he acquainted
with the history Of the There a way for
criminals to escape, and way Of producing YER
diets.
Mr.. MAT'TESON said, that he knew the Judge
who conducted the trial, and a farer trial never
took place The jury were told, that if il wrapped
the country IN flames they must convict the man
n they believed him guilty. The Judge was above
reproof and he was as honest and as learned az any
person in the country. Therefore the gentleman
was not warranted IN saying that the trial was sc
conducted as 10 enable Mcleod 70 escape
Mr.. SAVAGE remarked that he was acquainted
with courts Of justice, and that better ar0umeni