The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-01-10
rnrsr OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thursdny. NJ Clerk vyet esecsss 70 W
Houae. E.
lion adopting tho rules " the last Congress
excep, the llth.
MI. YenabIe offered resolution asking
Tho President 70 iaiurmsl Congress- whether,
since the last session, any Civil o. Military
;oyerno, had been appointed to California
3 New Mexico, or any steps towards form
y; IL coyernments in said territories had been
taken. Laid over.
The resolution orderiag Il, 600 copies Of
the message and accompan. ing documents
10 be printed, wns udop.ed.
Mr.. Burt moved the Speaker appoint stand
ING Committees, mud Mr.. Sackcit moved an
amcndmcn, that they DO elected by ballot.
Mr.. Root opposed the amendment, aud saio
TINT tho present Speaker had been elected
by larger majority than ans Of his PFede.
cessors. The Speaker c"u'I DO trusted
with the appointment q Committees. 6r,
Giddipcs SUSTAINED Mr.. Rot and opposed
the plurality rules.
Mr.. Winthrop remarked that Giddngs
had reported him Ms aga'as, the NORTH; ne
had seen n ST alement EVER Giddines s'gn'-
,urc accusing him Of speaking IN favor Of
war: such statement was erroneous. lie
had also been charged with appointing men
that would preserve and protect Shaver!
in the District Of Columbia. llc observed
TIN, the Committee appointed BY him, had
reported a bill ON the Slave Trade II, the
District. md bnt three Of that Committee
had voted 10 Law that bill on the table. Mr..
Gidding's assertion WINS nnioundcd. The
bill Only prohibited bringing slaves here,
and did no, touch the Slave Trade in the
District. Mr.. Winthrop said the bill did
not 90 as Ear rs i, should have gone, but
free state members though. !, great i'm
provemeni.
Mr.. Schenck vindica,cd Mr.. Winthrop;
scorncd Giddings' bargaining for pledges
before voting for Speaker. Declared him.
self q conservative nnionist-was not so
ultra as some--wo,ili nnt cast aff others
because thoy did no, come up to bis stand
ard,
Mr.. Holmes said il was evident The
North opposed The rights of,he South. The
South had long been asleep but was now
aroused; he warnel gentlemen to beware
of Southern sirilcs.
Mr.. GidJings resumed his remarks; he
hoped the presen, Speaker would do better
than his predecessor. lie arraigned the
Wings for alleged inconsistency, in voting
for slave holder f.r the President Of the Tn
ion while they favored Free Soil.
WAsuIxeTox 29ih.
The Senate Yesterday confirmed tho sp
pointment Of l.. Joy Murris 10 Naples.
The Message nf,he President relating 10 the
Secretary Of the Treasury . report referred
to Finance Committee.
Accounting officers h.yc reported to tht
Solicitor Of the Treasury, Prosper N
We,lnore. late Navy Agent, as a defaul,el
for $55s, 0OO-sure,ics bui $4,000.
WAsmIxcroS, Dec. 81.
Mr.. Baker presented memorial from D.
= Millef-et53awp, contcsting the sent Of
William thompson, which WINS referred &c
Committee on Elections.
A resolution was adopted postponing the
elections Of Clerk and other officers until
Thursday. 4 large number Of petitions
and memorials were presented. Stanton
presented bill extending the franking priv
i'e5e 10 the widow Of james K. Polk, which
passed forthwith. Petitions ssainst the
employment Of Chapiains 10 the Army
Navy and Congress. were presented and
referred 10 The Judiciary Committee.
House adjourned till Thursday.
SENATE--A message in writing was re
ceiycd from tho President. Nnmerou,
memorials and petitions were presented
among them one from citizens Of Kentucky
claiming to be the legitimate SUCCESSORS q
Joe Smith, the Mormon Prophet, objectina
to the establishment Of the government O
Descrcf, and charging the citizens Of the
city Of Salt Lake with taking secret onth.
10 avcnge tho death Of joe Smith on the
patton, nd to pursue that design till the enc
Of time. Mr.. Underwood read, in conncc
ton with tho memorial, an extract from .
statement made in the Saint Louis Repub
lican, which stated that the citizens o
Deseret were lawlessly trying citizens o
Missouri, on charge Of aiming at the ex
puIsion Of the Mormons lrom Missouri; ant
tthat they were exscting duties upon The
effects Of California cmigrants passing
through their city. Underwood though,
that the statements gave color 10 The
memorial. MIR. Douglass said he had seer
tho statement and Intercepted Babbit,, The
Delegate from Deserct, who explained
saying that The citizens Of Salt Lake hav
ing formed government, found il necessa
~ to establish duties upon all goods going
through. The memorial was referred te
Committee OF Territories.
Senate went into Executive Session, and
then adjourned Till Thursday.
CoLuMRUs, O., January 2.
A series Of rules that were offered on
Monday were taken up, and an amendment
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