Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, JANUARY d, 1850.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, JANUARY 81, 1850.
The Journal of Saturday having been read
Mr.. BROWN, of Mississippi, asked the unanimous con-
sent Of the House to offer the following resolution:
Resolved That the President of the United States be
quesed W in his Judgment the public interest will not be
sentaves evidence his that considerable
number of adventures engaged during the last
mer. in fitting military expedition within the United
tined to invade the island of Cuba"
And that he be further requested to communicate to this
any other naval military officer of the Government
corning supposed expedition nvaon and all correspon
dence had in reference thereto and especially that he COM
municae to the House copies of all orders and Instructions
rom and OF all correspondence had in reference the per-
sons Assembled Round Island off the southern of
Mississippi, in the summer of 849 including copies Of the
correspondence f any had between the President or
the heads OF Departments and the Governor of Mississippi
The resolution being objected to, it received.
Nh BURT called for the order of the day.
The question came up the motion Of Mr.. AsHMUN, to
lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote by which
the further execution of the order Of the House relating the
election of officers postponed until the ls of March,
and, being taken, was decided in the Affirmative follows
YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Aston, Anderson, Andrews
Chester Butler Thomas B. Butler Gabs J p CALDWELL
Calvin Casey, Chandler, Clark, Cngman, Cole, Conger
Duncan, Alex. Evans Nathan Evans Fowler Freddy
try, Gddngs, Goodenow, Go Gould, Grinnel, Holloway,
Hampton, Hay Raymond Hebard Henry billiard, Holmes,
Houston, Howe, Hunter jackson, j. l. Johnson, Kerr D.
Horace Mann, Marshall Mateson, MeGaugRey, MeKssoee,
son. Mes, Newell Ogle OTIS Outlaw, Owen Phoenix, Pit
Putnam Reed Reynolds, Risley Rockwell Rose Rum
yens Taylor, John b. Thompson, Toombs, Tuck Under
hill Van Dyke, vinton, Watkins, White, Williams, Wilson,
NAYS-Messrs. Albertson, Ashe, Averett, Bay Bayly,
Beale. Bingham Bi.sell Booth BowdOn Boyd, Albert G.
Caldwell Campbell Carter, Cleveland, W. R. W. Cobb, Col
cock Daniel Disney, Doy, Durham, Durkee, Edmundson,
Ewing, Featherson Fitch Fuller, Gerry, Gilmore, German,
T. L. Harris, Hbbard, Hoagand, Holiday, Howard Hub
bard ge, Andrew Johnson r. W. johnson, jones' Julian,
MeCernand, Mcdonald, Mcdowell, McLanahan r. NJ Nc.
Lane McMnllen, McQueen, Melville, Miller, Millson,
Morris Morse Odds Orr Parker, Peasee Peck phelps,
Sawee Seddon, Frederick r. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton,
Stetson Strong sweeer Thomas Jacob Thompson James
Wallace, Weborn, Whittlesey Wildriek, Wimot Wood.
ward, and Young-lo4.
Mr. BURT then submitted the following resolution which
was read for information
of March, 1851 the election Of Doorkeper the segeantat
Arms Of the House shall perform the duties Of Doorkeeper
until Doorkeeper shall have been elected
Mr. ASHMUN objected to the reception of the resolution
The SPEAKER stated that in his opinion, the resolution
in order. The House had postponed the election Of
Dookeeper and Postmaster until the LIST day of March,
1851 The Chair had repeatedly decided that until that
time arrived would be in order to to go into
election But the House could appoint its officers. The
Dooreeper and Postmaster elected by the last House
held their Offices by the acquescence Of the House until
others elected The House could select other persons
Il they proper to discharge the duties Of these Offices
Mr. AsHMUN desired to know Of the Speaker upon what
ground this resolution in order
The SPEAKER replied upon the ground Of question Of
privilege.
Mr.. ASHMUN appealed from the decision Of the Chair
He contended that altering the standing rules Of the
House, which could not be altered without previous
notice and that was comforting upon the
new duties.
Mr. BAYLY considered the gentleman from Massachu-
sets entirely wrong, and maintained that the resolution
strictly in ORDER He asked whether if the officers had been
elected Saturday and had msbehaved such resolution
would not be in order How it in the of their
Clerk several years ago, who had been expelled from his Of
ice And there yet another case, that occurred
ago. when, motion of distinguished gentleman from
Suppose had been question Of removal would not have
been privileged question
Mr. PRESTON KING said that the House had been sew
'ra weeks attempting to elect their officers The real diff
Guilty that the friends of slavery had refused to vote for
hose who against slavery
Mr. McLANE, Of Maryland called the gentleman to order
The SPEAKER stated that the question before the House
was on the appeal of Mr.. AsHMus.
Mr. p KING said he to that the appeal be laid
upon the table.
The question then taken the motion that the appeal
laid upon the table, and decided in the negative foows
Yeas l0l, nays l04. q
The question then required the appeal Of Mr.. AsHMUN
from the decision of the Chair, when
And the question having been taken Sha the decision Of
the Chair stand the judgment Of the House " dec
ded in the negative by the following vote
YEAS-Messrs Albertson, Ashe, Bay, Bayy, Beae, Bng
ham, Bisse, Bocock, Booth Bowdon, Boyd, Albert G.
Brown, W. j. Brown, Buell. Burt Cable, Geo. A. CALDWELL
Campbell, Carter, Cleveland, Williamson X. W. Cobb, COL
cock, Daniel Disney Durham, Durkee Edmundson, Ewing
Feaherston, Fitch Fuller Gerry Gilmore German, Green,
Hail. Hamilton, Haraon Harlan, Isam G. Harris Thomas
L. Harris Hubbard, Hoagand, Holiday, Howard Hubbard,
Inge, Andrew johnson, Robert W. Johnson, jones' julian
Kaufman, La sere, Letter Ltefeld, JOB Manu. Mason,
M. McLane, Mcqueen MELVILLE Miller Millson, Norris
Morse, Olds Parker Peaslee Peek, Phelps POWELL Rich
ardson, Robbins Robinson, Roct Ross Savage, Sawtele
Seldom, Frederick r. Stanton Richard H. Stanton S,et-
son, Strong, Sweetser Thomas Jacob Thompson James
Thompson William Thompson, Venable, Walden, Waldo,
Wallace Welborn, Whittlescy, Wdrick Wilmot, Wood
ward, and Young-101.
NAYS--Messrs. Alexander, Aston, Anderson Andrews
Ashmnn Baker, Bokee, Breck, Briggs, Brooks Burrows
Chester Butler Thomas b. Butler, Cabel, Calvin Casey
Clarke Clinyman, Cole, Conger, Conrad Corwn Crowe
Deberry Dckey, Dixon Duer Duncan, Alexander Evans
Nathan Evans, Fowler Freddy Gentry, Giddngs Goode-
now, Gou Gould, Grinnell, Holloway, Hampton Hay Hay
mond, Hebsrd, Henry billiard, Holmes, Houston. Howe
jackson, Jas L. johnson, Kerr Daniel p King
Geo. G. King, James G. King, Preston King Horace Manu.
Marshall, Matteson, McGaughey, McKsock E. Mclean
Meacham, Moore Morehead Morton, Nelson, Nes Newell
Ogle Otis, Outlaw, Owen, Phoenix, Pitman, Putnam, Reed
Reynolds, Risley, Rockwell, Rose Rumsey, Ssckett,
rhonr rbcrxp O.