New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-28
4 scene In the House-lIr. speaker Accused
of Improper Interference with the Records
A Committee OF Inquiry A Day Lost for
Want Of System.

Want of system.
Correspondence Of Tue Tribune
w.HISeIos. Tuesday. March >
When | entered the House. ten minutes alter
twelve perceived that there was unusual excite
.neut. Nr SrEAKER' CoBB was in the Chair. and
Mr. PREsIoN KING was stating that his notion
m ade on the l3lh inst 10 c!ose debate upon The
California bin. had been mutt ated by an assistant,
clerk. ashe Mr. X had been informed, under tie
SrEAKGas order by crssing without his know
led.e. notion that be Nj KING had made, aud
substituting a motion That he did not make.
This was plain enough Here IS the charge Ves
II chsrrc IA. the journal Of he House has been run
t,i az erAslug m.tol hist did make and slnsitlit
a., i1i,r eAt. one uz ali Elake IA he Jclrrsl -
- IN mi Nv motion Was TO close debate The Can
bI These words are changed and "s''aS' '1''u
Mr.. Cons left the chair, and called thereto hs
ore iecessor, Mr.. WINTHROP who presided with
dignity aud acted with courtesy and promplltude
Mr.. Cons then explained. that Mr.. MING made the
propos.ton as he said he did on the day named
verbally. that the clerk had hot h.ied up the bianA
when the motion 10 lay Oh the table prevailed ina
DorI's Certrma bll was not then before TIE
"A nae but merely proposition before the Com
nttee Of the Whole that Il bad not been before
the House, and that he Mr.. COBBl had caused the
clerk % make the necessary Correction Tor the Jour
,nl which was then read as II nov stands, Oh ne
Glowing morning aud approved by the House.
Mr. MING as ! think very properly. complains
that # lbs motion, as he made 1t, wanted any ale
atoms and corrections the Speaker should have
rsised the point OF order al the time, stead Of
changing his Mr.. KISG > motion. ~ As 10 effect
very n tlerent obect and giving him no notice mat
ne had done So. The Speakers object on az alter
,houehf. was by an arthce, as Mr.. n. thinks, 70
nave the Message reported along with other propo
,tons different from that Of Mr.. hlNG, winch " 80
20 ADMIT California IN the manner provided Ia
Dolls bill substituting, perhaps, the IerritoTiai
OIL or Compromise % any other acton me Neu4
miitte OF the w hole might choose Many Things
are done in Committee that would not be attempt
ed IN the House where \ cas- ami Nays can De %
,siped Mr. KING was Of the opinion that TIE IL
reptlon was 70 have toe matter settled IN COMMITTEE
instead Of the House
There was much noise many interruptions. .
Asplsv Of feeling and excitement some blamed
Nj KING. some Mr. Co.'s many thought J; was
Misunderstanding.
Nj KING. at the request OF ! think Mr. STE
pH,Ns of Georgia substituted Tor his hrst nloIlon
su.pther showing what he really had moved on the
18th inst. IL was the io.iowms reso.ueon ". -.
R~.,rd Thai al debsIs in he Committee Of ne W hee
a - on he Stale OF The Uuioa on he bill u admit tse
Stsir Of California into he nSa saS. eease =. -
=. - Hf ne Committee shSl pos sooner come 10 COT
i,c, ,rs,r tbe sane tand the Committee soAl4 uher
aroSesd 10 saeh amendments As usy 20 l1s VI
.afar LIE B.
h such an ncale1,s KAY lafe Zee AsieeN - y ~
Conulifre. ,t -
The Speaker. in correcting the Jou'nA' cause 2
the word BILL to be erased. snd the word mess
age % be nterhned substituted. bat SAID noihns
u ING. who had stood ready - vote 10 nj up re
blanks n take the main question al once os'
as ma lority was not equally ready. he moved q
sy his resolution on the table intending 10 cal Il
| ap GA resolution day. Tbs ne had NOT had an OF
poFtunity 10 DO.
TODAY he moved another resolution. word iCT
wori with the above. except that beaded Tnni
- BY order Of the House, and DOW under consider
atom in said Committee. having ascertAIned yes
tsriav. bv calling on the Clerk, that has former
-esolve had been intsrined, and made to express
A.. meaning be had lot Intended The Speaker Oh
! ecte3 10 the word bill. bat as be bad offered nc
| obiection 70 that word when Mr.. KING moved hls
Isolation before. bot had corrected TIE resolution
! lDkuowu n hin Mr.. X. 50 as 70 give Il anoths'
| meaning ia the Journal &c MI n eoap.Alaed As
above - "
Nj SrErHKss Mr.. WENTWORTH, and Dr.. ' KN
| .RIE. sua other members, expressed themselves
perSec,,y Satisfied with the honorable sPeskeI
explansrop. Dr. vESAsLK added that Ny MISC
wben .sked 10 withdraw the charge against M
Speaker cg the ClsrA, IL was against The SPEAKER