The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-01-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The first business before the House was a
resolution moved yesterday, just previous to
the adjournment limiting the discussion on
that before the Committee on the state of the
Union to half an hour; and it was contended
that such a rule could not be made applicable
to portion of the Presidents message, without
applying to the whole
The Speaker decided that the motion was in
order Mr.. Jones here dfFpealed against the
decision and motion to lay the appeal ON
the table was carried-yeas 12l. nays 65. The
decision of the Chair. therefore was sustained
The next difficulty was caused by the omiS-
sion OF the call for the previous question yes
terday by Mr.. Clingman, when he moved for
the application of the half hour rule; to which
he called the attention of the Chair. while Mr..
Stanton, of Ohio had the floor, for the purpose
of proposing an amendment.
A motion was then made to amend the
journals, but MIR. s. contended that this could
not be done, while he had the floor The
Speaker, however, decided otherwise, and his
decision being appealed against, motion was
made and carried to lay the appeal on the Ia
ble-ycas 1909, nays Al. The journals there
fore were ordered to be amended
Mr. Jones, of Tennessee moved that when
the House adjourn, it adjourn till Saturday
upon which the yeas and nays were ordered
and the motion was negatived-yeas a. nays
| 80.
Tellers were then ordered on the previous
| question which was carried-89 to 48.
The Speaker was then about to take the
sense of the House, that the resolution be put,
when motion was made to lay the resolution
on the table; and the yeas and nays being
called for by Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, the mo-
ton was negatived-yeas 100, nays Sc
The yeas and nays were then taken on the
resolution, which was carried-yeas l02, nays
So.
Mr. Cartier moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union, which was carried.
On motion of Mr. Stanly the House resolved
that when it adjourn, it stand adjourned until
Friday.
The House then resolved itself into n Com
mttee of the Whole, when a considerable time
was spent rs to the course of proceedings, the
Chairman considering that the resolution that
the debate terminate in half an hour did not
apply to the Presidents message generally, but
only to that portion of it which refers to Louis
Kossuth. He also decided that the message
generally was before the Committee, and not
the unfinished business of yesterday
The decision of the Chairman having been
appealed from it was reversed on n vote of %
to 80 and the resolution introduced by Mr..
Cartier was taken up.
Mr. Disney, of Ohio after some remarks as
to the powers of the Committee, expressed him
self very fully in favor of the principle Of ma
tional intervention lie said the resolution be-
fore the Committee did not commit the House
of Representatives, particularly after having
invited Louis Kossuth to the United States He
stated, farther, that those rules which had been
imposed upon themselves by three millions of
freemen are totally inapplicable to nation of
TWENTY-FIVE millions. lie had seen nothing i'm
proper in the conduct or doctrines Of Louis
kossuth and whether il lead TO war or not, il |
was the duty of the United States to protest |
against the iniractiOn of national law by any
other power
Mr. Campbell, of Ohio expressed his sur |
prise at the principles avowed by his colleague |
and handed in that portion of the farewell ad- |
dress of General Washington which is opposed |
10 such course ~ he was DESTROYS OF pursuing |
and was going on to question Mr. Disney M to |
his views, when the half hour expired
Mr. Venable moved, IN an amendment, that |
the Speaker be requested to wait on Louis Kos |
suth and introduce him 10 the House.
The Chairman here stated that the resolution |
of the House, az it relates tO the Presidents |
does not apply to the resolution be- |
fore the Committee, because it does not con |
meet with the message by any reference what
ever.
Against this decision there was an appeal |
md the yeas and nays being called, there were
,nly votes in the affirmative, and 90 in the
negative. There was consequently no quorum
tbe second occurrence OF the kind since the |
Committee resumed. The roll was then called
md the Chairman reported the circumstances
10 the Speaker.
There being quorum, the Committee re-
,umed, when motion was made that the Com
nittee rise telers being appointed, 10 voted in
he affirmative, and 90 in the negative. There
icing no quorum, the Clerk again called the
oil, and the same farce was gone through with
IF reporting the facts to the House.
The Committee again resumed
Mr. Letcher, Of Kentucky, moved that the
Committee rise, and report the resolution Of
The gentleman from Ohio
The Chairman decided that the resolution
was out of order; and ON motion that tho /
Committee rise, tellers were appointed-52
voting in the Affirmative, and IS in the negative.
The motion was therefore LOST, and tellers were
appointed To take the sense Of the HOuse ON
he appeal against the decision of the Chair.
The half hour having arrived, 10 which the
lebate on the resolution was limited, MIR.
Churchill proposed an amendment providing
hat, by it, adoption the Government shall
not depart from the policy Of non-interyent'on,