The southern press., 1852-01-01
THMTY-SEC0ND CONGRESS,
gIAsT SsaaIoH.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

J.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
WEDNESDAY,, December 81, 1851.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain, and the
Journal read.
AxCEPTloN or kOssUrH.
Mr.. SrANLY, Of North Carolina said that he
rose 70 question Of order ~ to the resolution
yesterday introduced hy his colleague. (Mr.
CLINcAAn,) providing that v hen the resolution
appointing committse Of Eve to introduce Louis
Koseuth to the House shall be considered to-day
in Committes Of the Whole, all debate shall be
Suspended in half IN hour, and the resolution be
reported to the House. He would call attention
To the l36th rule, which provides that this course
may be pursued In relation only to subjects re-
Eerrsd BY the HOUSE to the Committee OF the
Whcte. The resolution appointing committee Of
reception had never been referred, and he Mr.
81 would submit whether his colleagues resolu-
ton vas in order.
TIE arrAaxa decided that it would be-
Mr.. JONES. of Tennessee, appealed from the
decision Of the Chair, and argued that debate on
. single point embraced in the Presidents mes
sase cannot bs stopped any more than it could be
on . single section Of bill. He called for the
reading Of the l36th rule; and it was ordered.
Mr.. TUCK moved to lay the appeal on the
table.
there was no instance on record where the Com
-
the consideration Of any single point considered
in the message.
On Mr.. TUox's motion the yeas and nays were
called for, ordered, and resulted-yeas l2l, nays
65.
80 Mr.. JonEs' appeal was laid on the table.
Mr.. CLIN0MAN'S resolution was then read.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, Of Ohio, desired to submit
an amendment.
M. r.CLINGMAN said that yesterday he had
called for the previous question on his resolution.
and now submitted whether all amendment would
be in order?
Mr.. STEPHENS inquired whether the journal
would show such to be the fact' He thought not
Mr.. GENTRY proposed to showit by the re.
ports in the newspapers
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio. The newspapers
are no authority.
The SpEAKTR said that Mr. CLMGMAN s call was
not entered on the journal. He (the Speaker) did
not state it at the time, but he now distinctly rec
objected that il was made
Mr. CAMPBELL wished to know if it was not
necessary to amend the journal before the previous
question could be taken:
Mr.. COBB, of Alabama, submitted whether il
was not proper for the Speaker to order the jour
nal to be amended at any time, without a vote of
the House?
The SPEAKER decided it to be in order.
Mr.. CAMPBELL appealed from the decision.
Mr.. FICKLIN moved to lay the appeal on the
table On this motion the yeas and nays were
q
So the appeal was laid on the table.
Mr.. JONES rose to a privileged quest o.. In
order to enable members to atend the festivities
of the New Year, he would submit the following
resolution
Re,ciped, That when the House adjourn, it be
Mr.. TUCK thought the resolution could as well
be considered after the previous question on Mr.
CLMcMAN's resolution had been taken, as at the
present stage Of the proceedings.
! The question was then taken on Mr. JONES res
olution. by yeas and nays, and it was rejected
yeas IA, nays 80.
The previous question was then seconded, tellers
being ordered--yeas 80, nays 48.
Mr.. HARRIS. Mr.. CLIseMANs resolution
coming up in order, moved that it be laid on the
table The yeas and nays were again taken and
resulted--yeas 56, nays lOO
So the motion did not prevail.
The question then came up on the adoption Of
the resolution. The yeas and nays were again
ordered and resulted-yeas l02, nays 56.
So the resolution was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. SrANLY, it was
Resolved, that when the House adjourns it be
until Friday next"
IN coMMrrEE OF THE WHOLE.
The House then resolved tse into Commit
tee OF the Whole, Mr.. JONES, ofTennessee, in the
chair.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the first business in
order was the resolution marked on the calendar,
dispssing Of the subjects embraced i'll the Presi-
dents message.
Mr.. GENTRY submitted whether the resolu-
ton of Mr. CLNoMAN, already adopted by the
House, d not cover the whole ground, and
bring up in order the resolution Of the gentleman
from Ohio, Mr.. CARrrER,] providing for COM
m ittee to introduce Kossuth to the House.
The CHAIR decided that it did not an appeal
was taken. and no quorum voted
Mr.. CABELL moved that the committee rise.
Negatived, IS to 86.
On the question Of sustaining the decision Of the
Chair, Sc voted in the affirmative and IS in the
negative. No quorum voting, the roll was called,
and a quorum answered.
The question was then again taken, and the de-
cision or the Chair over-rued-yeas 20, nays 80
The Chairman then stated that, by the decision
Of majority the regular order Of business on
the calendar (being the resolution relating to the
disposition of the subjects contained in the Presi
dents message) had been superseded, and the
resolution relating to Kossuth substituted.
Mr.. STANTON, OF Tennessee, not dis
posed to appeal from the decision Of the Chair,
but still he lMr. 81 believed it would not alter
the fact In his opinion, the other subjects of tLe
message would come up properly in order
Mr.. DISNEY, of Ohio, who had the floor when
the committee rose yesterday, proceeded to speak
on the resolution, after adverting to the various
points Of order which had consumed much
lime He believed that the resolution had been
fully and fairly brought before the committee,
notwithstanding the decision of the Chair. The
subject Of Intervention had been brought up here
in connexion with the resolution of welcome
Although this spectre in his path, still he
believed it had nothing to do with the resolution,
the adoption IT which involved no commitment to
the views Of Kossuth. Congress has invited him
here, and the only question now is will it receive
him. It has been objected that he is a foreigner,
and advocates views and teaches doctrines to
which gentlemen here do not assent. They do
not wish to be taught republicanism by such
man. He (Mr. D. had no such feeling. Kos
suth g name is entered on the historic page of the
present century and in the broad characters of un
dying, living light and in spite Of any petty res
ofutions which may be considered here, his fame
will be perpetuated. 1t was time for action on
the subject. He (Mr. d. had read with pride
the letter Of the Secretary of State (Mr. WEBsrER
to the Austrian envoy (Mr. HULsEmANN:l AL
though he (Mr. d. might differ with Mr.. W. on
political questions, the reading of that letter had
made the blood tingle in his veins at so just an
expression of American pride and its conscious
ness Of American power.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, Of Ohio. Do understand