The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-09

that II the duty Of the House to consider nothing
question OF 'prvsxe not stated g, be such AZ the
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TO invest them with the privileges 81 foyaiy re 9'sfy
denied the doctrine Of nierenia privileges and held thai
to assume ~ ths case that involved pryege o.
the House was WHEELER !, would entertain the
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and he alone, was the author OF this charge against MI
Mr.. BOYD moved the previous question when
| The SPEAKER stated the question 70 be merely
whether the House would entertain the question as one
NJ GibSbINGs requested Mr. Born 70 withdraw lhs
call for the previous question which being done, Mr.
urged that this was not question OF Importance %
himself He should ask the House to protect biz
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the House held such member and II 50, that they
might expel him forthwith sa
Mr.. p. KING moved Cat the suggestion of Mr. Gin.
DNGs that select committee be appointed to examine
into the truth or falsehood OF the charge alleged ~
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House decided whether would not entertain this as
question Of privilege. . i,
correct in declaring that the motion Of Mr. p KING could
not be entertained until the House had determined 10
terrain not to entertain the question as one Of priv
Mr. s. here went to the Clerks desk resolution fol
the appointment OF select committee to examine into thu
Mr. JONES' rising 10 point Of order, urged that the
resolution proposed By Mr. STRoNG could not be enter
tanned OF present. The House must first determine
whether this was or was not q question Of priv.
The SPEAKER decided that until the House had voted
to treat this question OF privilege, Mr. STRoNGs res
olution could not be entertained fg 8. .s
M HARALSoN argued against the pIopIety q treat !;
The question having been called and seconded
this was question Of privilege not, put by yeas
and Nays and was decided not to entertain yeas ~
The House having thus decided that il would not en-
On motion 81 Mr.. LITTLEFlELD motion to recon
slider that vote was agreed to- 4lss, ,.li, ,s ~
cd the House in explanation and refuaon of the charge
denying that he knew aught of these papers, having
had them in his hands, had he ever conversed
with more than two persons the subject These were
Fitz Henry Warren and the brother Of the postmaster
He knew not the of the candidates for that
Office, and Wednesday last for the first tne had seen
knowIedse WENT his frank had never been used for any
such purpose sending the abstracted letters 70 Ohio
Like the rest of the MEMBERS he was in the habit q
uents but for any and all around the hall who requested
him to do So While so doing, it was possible that
fraud might have been perpetrated on him ,1..,
/ The SPEAKER having announced that the further
Of the Gaphn reports was the first business
| in order, iea s
Mr. DANIEL moved to postpone that subject unit
| Monday next; but,
| The SPEAKER ntimating that, in case that motor
prevailed the next business in order would be the con
sdeation Of the reports from the Committee Of Elections
/ Mr. DANIEL withdrew that motion; il being thu
rendered impossible to get up private business
| The Galphin being then before the House, "a
| Mr. JAMES G. KING continued his speech common
ced on Wednesday last in justification of the payment
| OF the principal and interest OF the Gaphin claim.
The debate was next continued by MIR. CONRAD
arguing in favor of the payment and defending the Sec
reary Of War against the charges which had been al
legged against that functionary in the course oil the
debate. M 'a9a5
Mr.. STANLY having next obtained the floor,
| On motion, the House adjourned.