The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-30

charge that he journal Of the House mutassd BY s
ing modon that dd make and BY nsrins uon. one
close debate On le California b These changed
The testimony shows thar the motion of Nh K,sa 90.
submitted verbally and that there was
ON the minds Of all TO the precise words used by him
he moved TO lay on table Some arising
he Speaker requested him TO reduce his motion writing
aoy member require it, The object Of this rule is TO
this Instance bad been observed all mistake and misappre
henson would have been avoided Instead. however, of
aloud BY tie Clerk before The question was stated by the
Speaker Me- KING did what Is done almost dailyhe re-
quesed the Clerk write his motion ia the usual form.
This was silently acqniesced in by the Housei and Without
waiting for the motion 70 be redsced 10 writing, or read,
which was carried In the affirmative.
House an assistant clerk reduced !, 10 writing il the form
SET o,th IN The es.imsny This he did IN the form ne
showit Mr. KING. did Mr. KING ask 70 soc IT, Here
il Is proper state thai Mr. KING understood his motion
apply exclusively The bill offered in Committee Of
the Whole the Of the Union, by the Hon. Mr. Dorr,
for the admission Of California State which bill had
sage. transmitting the House the Of California,
was under consideration In Committee Of The Whole the
of the Union In other words. Mr. KING understood
his motion % be, motion to stop debate In committee
Mr. Dorys bill the Speaker however understood i 70 be
motion ttop debate the California message, which
would have the effect close debate the bill also, end
bring The committee e vote on y as the FIRST pending
There was no communication on the subject between
the Speaker and Mr HING, alter the motion was reduced
differently by the other As Mr. KING understood the
on was not in order and could not have been
tanned by the Chair and the committee have doubt
that II the motion had been reduced TO writing and read
aloud according to the ruls before the question
out Of order As The motion by the Speaker
By an express rule Of he House, made the ny Of he
Speaker 10 examine and correct the journal before lie read
to the House then read to the House for correction by
Immediately after the motion had been laid on the table
the Speaker directed the Clerk, who usually up the
above explained The journal OF that day was however,
made up by another clerk who had heard direc-
given by the Speaker and who made the entry in the
form in which appeared before the The entry
thus made that evening examined by the iournazng
clerk, whom the direction had been given aforesaid
by the Speaker who percevIng that did conform 70
the directions which he had received from the Speaker,
the alterations be made so make il conform
those directionswhich alterations appear on the
lace OF the Journal and constitute the subject Of this invests
Of hs " Re %
Speaker for corrections and these alterations thus made
ao p described Were 6y MN approves
House, and objection made the entry. In the
opinion Of the committee this mutation Of the
Journal but proper correction OF H. under the authority of
the Speaker In discharge Of duty imposed upon him by
The rules OF the House In approving This correction, he
therefore, unanimously propose the following resolution,
s
the further consideration Of the subject
SAMUEL +. ViNToN,
JAMES DUANE DorY,
A ALI, Z, STEPHENS
Mp. GENTRY,
w. A. RICHARDSON.
The question the resolution having been put, it was
On mOoa Of Mr.. STRONG. the above report and res
oluton, with the evidence submitted Herewith were or
dered TO be printed
And then, on notion the House adjourned.