The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-23

the bills already reported So far from H. does not
ture, prevail upon il to take up any Of The ordinary
business OF Legislation Such being the case s II not
obviously better for the reasons have suggested. lha
tee until within reasonable period OF the time when the
House will be ready TO act uponiii
To enable the House and the country 10 appre'
ciate the spirit in which the attempt to cast re-
proach upon the Committee Of Ways and Means
originated desire. 70 call its attention 10 some
rola Ohio Mr.. ScHENCK] asked this House 10 instruct
the Committee OF Ways and Means to report the appto
great anxiety that they should Be ii he Possession o he
House On the next morning, in pursuance Of the course
had been following all along called for he regular
reports stated that had important appropriation bills
which desired to report only asked that tho morn
noar should os devoted & y \, q
OF the Whole the California message, the effect Of
which ifit succeeded, defeat my purpose Well
those who voted with him 10 Introduce his resolution.
voted 20 into committee, and thus prevent the commit
from Ssd sy aoa.s . 3 as
for the regular order Of business, which was ihe
sa g % p So q Whole On YSs s @ c
fornia message. That the conniry might see who was
that was not willing % devote even the morning hour e
thir,y-slx o the y members who voted 10 suspend
Inc rules % introduce the resolution Of upon
to prevent the very thing they were willing % csnsars IL
for moi doing. The following gentlemen thus voted
Msssrs Allen. Andrews Ash@an. num- Bennett sil Burrows.
an iam + HIss Jacsssn James Kas John King Preston
sew ScHrNcK, Sylvester Sprague Taylor Tuck, Under
hill, Van Dyke, and Winthrop
Is due 70 my friend and colleague on Tie Committee
Of Ways and Means from Pennsylvania lMr. HAMPToE1
say that he has assured a. several others have,
that he voted TO suspend the rules to Introduce the reso
luton Of the member from Ohio Mr. ScaEScK,l not with
tho via Unf 4 hut q q d
explanation; and that when he voted on yesterday ne
was moi, aware that had an opportunity heretofore %
month. II seems he did not hear my statement that
had important bills to report.
the House that was anxious report bill Of the most
pressing necessitythe now before usand one for
the passage OF which the administration was most urgent
upon motion being made to 60 into Committee OF the
Whole, the member from Ohio, [Mr. ScHrNcE,l and
many others who voted with him ON the sd OF June.
voted to 90 into COMMITTEES OF the Whole. a2
The attempt has been made, Mr. Chairman, to create
the impression that the southern members determned
that no appropriation bills shall pass, any other sgaa
and the object of the movement Of the member from Ohio
was 10 implicate the Committee OF Ways and Means,
majority Of whom are southern men, 10 such purpose
Il unnecessary for to say TO this House that no
such purpose on the part OF the Committee Of Ways and
Means exists. or has existed say this M unnecessary,
for our whole course here has disproved it. Nor do
believe that any such purpose exists with any consdsra-
BILE portion of the southern membcrs and TO pFoye this
refer to the vote yesterday, when every member
coed with the regular order OF business
From the facts have stated. the country will Judge
who i TO blame fo5 the delay q the public % DIs,ss
them. 8sf3 sf grf gA#fkA
One word as to the bill before u.s. and am DONE The
penses Of the country has proved to 6e nsucien This
TACT brought to attention until II was too late
to put it in the deficiency blu Otherwise wonld have
been provided for in that BILL The Secretary OF the In
terror that there pressing necessity for the
immediate passage OF the bill am told that unles. i
Under these cirsamstanses hope i win Be- hs pleasure
[Mr SCHENCK here made some remarksl
Mr.. BAYLY. The member from Ohio MIR SCHEncK1
asks if expect him TO sit like dog with his mouth
closed. Sir, expected NO such thing. Dogs 90 not
usually sit N that way. and know hs s ssnsppish and
He has attempted TO cri.cise my bearing, and asks
when this Cssar has grown great that his conduct is
shall make no comment / entsstan for It scorn and
contempt only equaed BY that feel for the source from
whence il emanates. s s.es
He says that gave no good reason for the delay in repo
ing the appropriation bills Was Il no good reason that
our time much occupied early in the session With
ton a"' Was T moi coed reason @ when showed sf he
estimates which sent to us from the departments are
sham compliance with the law and that they a.
and that II bill was founded upon them first sent 10
would be no bill at au Was il excuse when Ishoved
that ccunsances beyond our control had often LEFT our
showed that the member himself and others acting with
him had thrown faclious obstacles in the way of the
transaction OF the public businessi Sir, what l have
said is before the House, and il will 60 before the
try, and il will Judge. whether have given amy good
reasons for the delay. which, byhs-by. has insommo-
ded nobody. nos tg}g 7N .Ea 10
The member says that his resolution was no censure
upon the committee that il parliamentary and sven
courteous way Of ascertainng from the COMMITTEES what
delayed the report of the bliss that impgssson sxised
that there intention the part of this committee
defeat the appropriation bills nness the savsy qscs
ton ssttledi and that genemsn with whom usually
acted had declared such purpose. eFR
Now, sir, what 10 the character Of his resolution!
He assumes that had neglected our duty, and thata
positive instruction Of the House was necessary TO mske
us do H. Was there censure in thisf What tort OF
scnsibilities can have who can zee nothing oen-
awe In this He says II courteous and p4riIomen-
tary way TO get the information he desired was any
thing else II he merely in pursuit Of inom4fion,
and was desrous Of obtaining iii parliamentary and
courteous way why did ne not question me or any other
member in the House. when we could have givsn him
the information But sir this is dsngenuous altar
was designed to elicit none This is shown BY the fact
that at the very moment he moved IT, insissd upon he
right to make statement in which should have given
the information which he preends he was in pHSvut
or and YET be and his friends prevented fro dohg
Ri and be attempted the ssme thing to-day. Hes Wah
Of justice peculiarly his own, makes tttk ond
then TO all sorts of parliamentary fnes6e 10 pre-
vent the persons assailed from being heard He now
avows that the impression that meant TO defsat al of
the appropriation bills unless the slavery question
settled was the motive for his resolston aid, justify
himself for entertaining such an unjust impressions he
saws that such purpose hnd been avoVed By genomon