The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-01

State bi and take up the annual naval pension bill
M McCLERNAND. alter stating ,na, j, not his
nu,os 10 renew continue the debate on the sisvvy
question: proceeded " say thai he had risen ~ make
explanation personal 10 himself y would DC ,seollsesd
member IRON The Chicago district the member from Penn
sylyanis IMr WrLMoT.l and himself participated That
debate. or al least part OF ~ aPts".s" ~ W. ua.y
earliest moment he read from The report oil these
marks as follows
Nj WlLsor proceeded No, nnui to-day, aud iso.u the
Gentleman nom Illinois " McclgnNAsp,l had he heard
ms charge OF desire defeat the appropriation bills
.nsdo upon tn ends OF redan tie hau risen TO fepe
any such chst.e, All band 90 false all such fumon
Indeed IL sting bn no" snch ru nofa could
have obamed en, reney Il - peet.d TINT hey existed
only in the ma Of the genensn from Illinois, aud
that tho list thein bsalh hnd cfcniaun la
the which The grnrntn frlefs 'befe was nola
word said wh ca could ~ ariqs inp snc construction
/, IS true ihst tho lisnds 81 G, i,fn, desire action
ihsy Dgn - sppieicna ,n those ~nq noe, ca PC here
proes-ed9 freud n,e - IA good laith la afa
pre pared 10 give her ihe gp ny
Mr. Nee. continued. saying that he was not aware
lha the language qtoei IN aisoh to himself had been
used by the nenpe from Pennsy iv,n'a lie had heard
the remarks that gentleman, and he believed that
such language hadsbeen ase, and he had been coobo.
rated IN ns o.inon by others, VINO, a'honyn Listening,
had failed TO hear any such spoken Certainly. II he had
heard such AN a,iusiofto himself he shou have noticed
ii at once, in the manner desefsed.
Mr. Nee now called on The member from Pennsylva.
impnte 10 h,m car McC.) The authorship and circulation
OF this runoi" which thai gentleman had branded
false He wished to know whe'her ne had SAID tins in
his speech or meant in what had been quoted as part
OF his speech He asked for expc, and direct an.
swer.
Mr. LMOr, in reply, stated thai the rumor was
false He (Mr w claimed that The report, as pub
shed. was substantially his remarks as spoken.
Mr. McCLERNAND sad he had not called for any
thing but AN ex plicl answer to direct question.
MI wlLMOr, in reply, again made iew remarks,
DENYING that either n his speech spoken, or 10 the
port OF il, written ont he bad charged MI McCLnR.
NAND with originating the rumor.
MIR McCLERNAND said he was not responsible for
the surprise Of the gentleman from Pennsylvania lie had
nothing to do with that 1t was answer that he want
ed and he had understood the gentleman 10 answer that
he had no, and did not mpue 70 b,m Mr McC either
thai he had originated circulated the report In ques.
tionthat he intended nothing personal or offensive Mr.
Nee glad of it. for he did moi desire controversy
difficulty with any one lie would gay. however hal
self TO the trouble OF any ndirection let him come the
point at once He did not wish to protact his remarks;
but he would add. that any man who imputed 70 nun. IN
whether in acts or words, himself guilty OF classifying
the TRUTH and he would denounce him as coward.
Mr. WlLMOT taking the door N reply, prote ted thai
his speech as reported wen out by himself from the
Of the BeporterREP] was substantially identical
with his remarks as delivered He had not charged
Mr. McCLERkAND the manufacture OF iase rumof; nor
would the published speech ber that construction
Mr. W. continued, explaining what he had said on the
occasion referred TO.
On motion of Mr.. BAYLY. the committee then rose
and the chairman reported the bill, with recommends
ton Thar it be passed.
The question being on the engrossment of the BILL,
Mr. BAYLY moved the previous question seconded;
and them under its operation the bill was ordered TO be
engrossed and read the third time AMI i was passed
Ga motion OF Mr BAYLY, his moon previously
made 10 reconsider the vote BY whcn the Dill mad been
passed was laid OF the table.
On motion of Mr. e., the House az ain went into Com
mittee OF the Whole on the state Of the Union (Mr
BoYD in the char)
The committee having lad ASIDE the California State
bill the third time,
Mr. BAYLY moved 10 take up the annual Indian ap.
prolra iUa bill
Mr. JOHNSON. Of Arkansas, remarked that very
Gently had received request from the Indian bureau
10 delay aston this measure uDt Tomorrow, by
which time certain suggestions Tor necessary amend
ments 10 the bill would be made by II AT bureau
Mr. BAfLY, acknowledging The propr'eiy OF the re-
qnes, OF Mr.. j., withdrew tina, motion. and moved TO
take up the annual orhiication appropriation bil which
The said bill having been taken up
Mr. BAYLY moved that the committee do now rise, to
enable HIN TO move the usual resolution 70 close the de-
bate: agreedto.
Mr.. B. then offered uhc committee having rsen)a
resolution providing that the debate on this b, should
be closed in five minutes after the House went again IN
On thus motion Mr. vENABLE demanded the yeas and
nays; which were ordered.
Mr.. ORR moved TO amend the resolution BY striking
out five minutes and InAertlng "two hours"
Mr. HOUSTON moved TO amend lhat amendment BY
striking out hours" and inserting Zone hour: moi
agreed to-ayes as, noes 81
Mr.. FEA III ERSTON moved that the resolution be
laid inc table not az reed lo--ayes 3d. noes 10
The question recurring on the motion OF Mr. ORa,
Mr. McCLERNAND moved to amend Mr.. OAKS
amendment by striking out two hours" and inserting
60 morrow, at IL m"
Mr. ORR accepting this proposition modification Of
his own,
The question upon il was put aud il was not agreed
to--ayes 81, noes 10.
Mr. ORR having renewed his first amendment, TO
lmi, The debate the forhcation appropriation bill TO
tao bour-,)
Mr corr demanded the previous question; which
having been seconded,
Mr. ORR demanded the yeas and nays upon his amend
meni, and they ordered and then the said amend.
mcut was agreed toy eas 50, nays 81
The House, motion oil Mr.. BAfLY, again went INTO
a Committee OF the Whole on The state Of the Union
when Mr. B. addressed lew remarks TO the committee
in explanation Of the provisions OF the bill, and to snow
tina, he had disposition 10 s,op the debate on thus b
too soon II provided appropriations for new works
Mr.. GiDDiNGS, moving to strike out the FIRST item 10
the bill. made a few remarks against the whole system
arguing in favor oil universal peace, NC.
Mr.. BAYLY (nterfupung Mr. e., IN reply. spoke to
show the necessity for these works; when
Mr.. GiDDINGS, again taking the fioor continued bm
speech az aim st the tofuhcston system.
Mr. GORMAN next addressed the committee against
making these proposed appropriations TO the extent rec
commended in this bill.
Mr. MORSE (interruptng Mr.. O. argued nj some
length to prove the importance to the oil the
valley OF The Mississippi Of For Jackson situated below
New Orleans
Mr. GoRMAN having then concluded his speech,
The committee addressed against the bill by MI
CAR TIER
Alter watch. motion. the committees rose and then
the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, JULY 81, 1850
After the Ieadng Of the journal.
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