The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-15

action OF business, and exclude from il crow,
who would perplex and obstTuct business My con
s!aenls canno, come here there IS not one N th'
will il be worth 10 them to have their Representatives
mixed up with the populace Of Washington who d.
The people Of this city represent that they should hay'
on the streets who has not the privilege Of his workshop
and the right to be unmoesled in his private vocation
and yet IN The great matter Of the public business, gentle
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entitled By law TO have room TO ITSELF No reasonable
man ever thinks OF transactng any kind Of business
hs ueou N q
claim the privilege OF entering the Presidents business
room who would not regard il monsirous preten-
SON. Even We the representatives OF the people, when
business requires us to the Presdenthe business oil
constuenshave to wait in the ante chamber, and
be entertained in the time by messenger door
keeperyes negro dooskeeper-unill 1t is the pleasure
OF the PRESIDENT or the Secretary OF State, or any Other
subordinate OF the President, TO and frequently
after waiting two hours, are compelled TO hurry 10
this hail. and wait on the President or his secretaries al
future Tune And no one considers this hardship The
President engaged in the public service, and the inter-
ests OF the people require that he should not be moesed
In his business Would the gentleman think OF imposing
upon the king branch OF the government or any OF Ills sub
ordnaes the degrading terms he seeks 10 impose upon
this House to permit any one member TO assemble q
rabble on this foor to the annoyance OF all the rest
Sir, desplse the proposition. II mpresses my mind with
what many incidents heretofore have demonstrated
that everything is tending TO the degradation and debase-
men OF the legislative branch oil the government and 10
those which the British House Of Commons bears to the
king Sir, rather than adopt this rule, would exclude
from this hall every individual not engaged in the public
abolish those enormous galleries This done you will
have debate and sensible discusson instead OF oraons
and demagogne harangues TO excite and eatertan spec
inform the people what you doing. ~ I I'm .ss,
The debate on the adoption of the amendment OF the
gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr. G ByTLEsl was igr,
THOMPSON. F. p. STANTON, and c. BUTLER. IN
favor Of its adoption and by Messrs. JACOB THOMP-
SON. JONES, ROOT, McMULLIN, and STRONG,
Mr.. STRONG, at the conclusion OF his remarks, having
moved the previous question upon the amendment OF the
gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr.. c. BUrLERl with
Mr. VINTON. who desired to speak upon another
Mr. STEPHENS lraising point OF order, desired to
know whether gentlemen could discuss any other amend
ment proposed in the report except that Immediately
The SPEAKER having answered that remarks upon
o. n IT, Hoo,
at considerable length in favor of the amendment, (no
read to the House, in which the Committee Rules
proposed to limit debate in Committee OF the Whole
the State of the Union TO the subectmatter being mme
datey under consideration Z
Mr. DISNEY spoke at some length in opposition to
that proposition arguing that It the committee desired at
any time to restrain debate, it could be done by agreeing
10 motion that the committee do rise and report
Mr. JACOB THOMPSON also addressed the House at
considerable length against the adoption of that amend
ment He conceived thai il only urged by the oppo-
site side of screening the of the admins
traon power from such investigation those Of
The last administration had been subjected to.
Mr.. ASHMUN, to show that this impression was un-
founded would call the attention OF the House to the fact
that this change had been recommended by the Commit
tee Rules majority Of which opposed TO the
Mr.. r. KING desired. at proper time, to move an
amendment to the lo7lh rule by which, in the
orty OF any committee failed to report subject re-
ered to them, the minority thereof would be Empowered
to report thereon.
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON moved that the further
consideration of this report from the Committee on
Rules be postponed until Monday next.
Mr.. lNGE moved that the House do now adjourn ;
which motion WAS not agreed to; and then,
After conversation between Mr. DuER and the CHAIR,
upon the effect OF agreeing to the motion postpone,
The question upon the motion Of the gentleman from
Mississippi Mr.. JACOB THoMPsoEl put by telers;
and il was agreed te-yeas 90, nays 90.
motion made that the House do now adjourn.
MIR. ViNTON, rising to privileged question, moved
The reconsi eration OF the last vote.
The SPEAKER ruled the motion 10 reconsider 10 be
out OF order after motion 10 adjourn had been made;
which last motion, having been put to the House, was
agreed to. noc,7 4.
And so the House adjourned. M.