The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-28
TUESDAY. MARCH %, 1850.
HOUSE OF REPREsEnTATIvE.

After the reading OF the journal,
Mr. RAYMOND asked the unanimous consent OF the
House to offer resolution but
Mr. 1NGE called for the orders OF the day.
So leave not granted.
Mr. p KING, of New York, rose to a privileged reso-
luton his object was to stop the debate on the Cali,
fornia bill and he would state II with the permission OF
the House. He desired 10 offer the following resolution
Resolved That all debate in Committee Of the Whole
House The OF the Union, the bill 10 admit The
House, and under consideration in said committee
shall cease Mt O'Clock on -, (if the committee
the committee shall then proceed vote such amend
be pending offered 70 the same and shall
then report the House, with such amendments
have been agreed TO by the committee
The SPEAKER remarked that the resolution, in the
form in which IT wa. presented, was not ~ order 4
but the Presidents message. transmitting the consti
ton, &c. II should be 10 close the debate the subject.
matter referred by the House TO the committee. reso
luton TO stop the debate that message would stop il
on all propositions pending before the committee. The
bill for the admission OF California to which the
luton alluded had originated in the Committee OF the
Whole the OF the Union As yet, the House had
no official cognzance OF its existence. The effect far
that will concerned, would be precisely the same
il the resolution made TO call for stopping the debate
MT p King said that his object in Offering the reso-
luton its present shape TO have the bill reported "a
the House from the Committee OF the Whole on the state
OF the Union disconnected from every other proposition
Mr. lNGE (rsing 10 point OF order) suggested that
no debate conversation was then IN order.
The SPEAkEh decided mat the gentleman from new
York mr. p. KIsGl out Of order in making his
Mr. p KING preferred the form in which the resolution
had been offered, and conceived that would also be pre-
sired 10 get the bill before the House BY ITSELF as the res
olution proposed, the was understood to say)
The SPEAKER reminded the gentleman from New
York. Mr. r. Kse,l that he was travelling in his remarks
OF the strict line in which explanation on such
subject must be confirmed under the rules The resou
ton for stopping the debate was privileged question
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The moment that il designed or proposed by such
resolution TO do more, it ceased to be privileged.
Mr.. p. KING explained at some length gong on to re
peat that his purpose TO afford the House an oppor
tuniiy TO vote on the bill isolated proposition.
Mr.. McLANE called the gentleman from New York
| Mr. 2. KISG] TO order.
Mr.. ASHMUN suggested that the present was not
a proper time to stop The debate.
Mr.. p. KING desired to state the reasons which hac
induced him to offer the resolution in its present form
The SPEAKER decided that il would not be in or
der Tor the gentleman 10 make his proposed statement
Here followed short conversation between the CHAIR
and Mr. 0LDS upon APPOINT Of Order the point OF which
not understood with sufficient accuracy by the
porter 10 permit him to state il, ending with reeraor
OF the decision OF the formerin the popriety OF which
the gentleman from Ohio mr. oLpsl acqaiescedhat a.
the resolution proposed TO travel beyond the object
merely stopping the debate, II was not privileged.
Mr. p KING would then make il question OF priv
lege The point stated by the Chair against the resolu
On Monday, the 18th instant. he had offered such reso
| Mr.. STEPHENS called the gentleman from New Yorl
| to order
The SPEAKER. The gentleman states no question O
privilege The Chair does not understand this 10 be
question of privilege He must make the question first
| Mr. P. KING charged that the journal Of the HOUSE
hadbeen mutated that an important portion OF the res
oluon offered by him on the l3th instant had beer
erased from the Journal and other words nerned
il, so as materially TO alter II from the import Of the
resolution as offered.
Mr.. STEPHENS called the gentleman from New York
to order He should state his question OF privilege spe
cfcally saying when, where in what particular words
| and by whom The journal had been mutlated.
i The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New York mus
submit charge against the person against whom Il Y
made.