The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-20
Ms.srs gococK, MeMULLEN. oLDs. and STAN

Messrs BOCoCK, McMULLEN. oLDS. and STAN
TON, Of Tennessee, ,sala
his resolution by striking out all thereof after the word
discharged" !" so as to make Il read N# ss@
Rssoped. That r. T. Horner the acting Doorkseper Of
the House, be, and he 10 hereby, discharged. VII it
The SPEAKER remarked that amended, the reso-
luton precise copy OF the resolution which, under
similar circumstances, the Chair bad decided 70 be in or
son il his duty, in accordance with that decision
OF the House, TO rule this resolution TO be out OF order
\ From this decision Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi, ap-
Mr.. FOWLER moved that the appeal be laid on the
table; on which motion A4a
Mr.. BROWN. Of Mississippi. demanded the yeas and
The question being on laying the appeal on the table.
| y was was decided IN the negatye--yeas SO, nays 80
SomB s wsns on e sbas NJ APPEAL j
length He denied that this resolution was legally
entitled 10 precedence over other business Of the House
4 not being "privieged" resolution as he argued 10
show He objected to the in which, by The vote
last taken, the former decision Of the House had been
overruled The question in issue was one OF gravepa
last vote sanctioned, he held that, under it. the
Speaker could be superseded in his chair the
by the vote Of accidental majority The question was
one in which the welfare Of the whole nation was in
volved; for il whether the ocersof the Houss of
Representatives might be changed on a whim Of ma.
that the resolution not "priveged was alleged,
and therefore that s friends had right to demand is
Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi. concurred with the gen.
tleman from Georgia mr. TooaBsl in his estimate OF
the importance Of the principle involved and In come OF
his conclusions hereupon. But. to obviae the difficulty
suggested by that gentleman, he would prefer charges
against the acting Doorkeeper as follows:
Mr.. BRows, member Of the House from Mississippi
sass poosseps, q Ss ssoAss
That the said Horner made false certificate under
q the House, !, the se When his said blohsr ~as oo
rionsy absen. from the city Of Washing'oa and held an
dschargng and for which he was receiving salary from
4 That he has dismissed tom his place page Of this
House without cause and in his attempted ustifcaton
made false s ohag. agans s the said PAGE Sslsu.s .
That said Homer has made false statement In regard
to the manner Of dischargng his official duties
He did not seek to procure the adoption of his res0
ton, did he ask that it should be acted He
asked for committee to investigate into the facts as
alleged in the charges. :.
Under the charges preferred. you have made ques
MI. BROWN. Of Mississippi. (con,iauins5 . said tia,
press against the Of the House. Mr. B. then, st
some length went on to show how he came to change
his opinion Of the present acting Dookeeper which had
formerly been extremely favorable to him.
MEMBERS. "Don't withdraw the resolution asss
MI. Nolan Z concurred in the propriey Of withdraw
ing the resolution and sending the charges 70 select
Mr.. BROWN, OF Mississippi, then Withdrew the reso-
uton and moved that the Chair do appoint select COM
Iss o. ss e nyssg The ss as alleged IN the
Mr. B. (rising privileged question: asked that he
be excused from serving on the said committee s
| Mr.. RICHARDSON asked the unanimous consent OF
the House for permission to offer resolution; which
was read for information, as follows; 9eS
Resolved, That select commitee OF nine be appointed,
@ III. s s%ss:
Yoi the Interior, reopened and paid 20 e. " y VIC
after the Same had been sdadicasd and rejected
by the proper officer Of the before said Ewing
agents and attorneys for said claim what clerk ia The OF
ce Of said Department Of the Interior had interest In said
s k%as sa pa
the amour. q ss 900 on the pension grsn.sd 70 Commo.
navy during the revolutionary war principal
been fully paid and discharged and II said interest," was
oey Tor said ciami and the authority Of law for such pay
person or persons on behalf o the Chickasaw Indians
slosooo alter the had been adjudcaed and reeced
nducted into the Office Of the Interior who was the
or aoa w.sa fa %
agents. attorneys, or parties IN interest held at the time Of
holds rS such oibce i and II %, what ofiice
ish Whether said Ewing nsutPed ne power Of appoint.
the In violation Of law; also, whether clerk
OF said Ewings appointment evews the opinions sna de-
ton q said Ewing and II the authority for such order
9th. What persons in Office, by appointment from said
Ewing are correspondents newspapers their salaries,
and what papers they edit or write for
Mr. TO0MBS felt called on to object to the consdera
tion but only owing 10 the language used therein.
So the resolution not considered.
Mr. SrANLY desired % move the suspension OF the
rules 10 permit gentlemen 10 offer any and all such reso
lutions. 3HA ~ l
But the SPEAKER ruled that motion 10 suspend The
rules was not then in order. ~ ISL
Mr. THOMPSON, OF Pennsylvania, asked the unani-
consent OF the House for permission 10 report back
from the Committee on the Judiciary, The census BILL
Mr.. r KING, Of New York, obisc,ing. leave was not
granted. -. stss
On motion Of Mr.. McCLERNAND. the House then
resolved itself into Committee of The Whole on the
state Of the Union, (Mr RIcHARDsoN in the chaif) and
taking up the Presidents California Message,
Mr. EWING, who was entitled to the foor addressed
the committee, saying that he could not properly be 81
lent under the predictions that the members OF the Nash
vile Convention ito be held in his own congressional
distric) would be improperly treated Though, perhaps
majority OF the citizens OF Nashville were opposed to
the convention, they true sons OF the South and
might, with discourtesy
During the first two months OF the session, the
House was all confusion, elimination and menaces
beng then the orders of the day subsequently, mere
were signs that approach was being made 20 the s
Element Of great national questions ~ issue these ques
tions were Should California be admitted Should
government be formed for Utah, and New Mexicol
A nd should the boundaries OF Texas be defined He
held that they all linked together that they could
not properly be separated, he went on to show But
two plans had been suggested to the House for the set
dent-non. action New Mexico, &C.; the other was
the plan OF general settlement OF all the questions
He was opposed the plan OF the President and argued
N urnve that IA womb uot vfvp reposp o