The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-01
ThIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
WEpNEspAy. December 81, 1851.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
iNrRopucTIoN OF LOUIS TO THE HousE.
The SPEAKER announced the first business IN
order to be the resolution introduced yesterday by
Mr.. CLISGMAN TO close in hall an hour the debate
in Committee Of the Whole on the state oil the
Union, upon the resolution providing tor the APP
pointment OF committee Of five TO wait upon Louis
kossuth and introduce him to the House OF Repre-
sentativcs.
Mr. STANLY raised point of order. and refer
red to the hundred and thirty sixth rule, which
contempates the stopping of debate on such bills
may be referred by the House to the Committee
of the Whole ON the state Of the Union, or TO the
Committee Of the Whole; and he submitted that, If
Louis Kossuth is to come into the Hail. it ought not
To be under the force Of gag.
The SPEAKER replied that the rule Is silent in
relation to resolutions, but the practice OF the
House has been to include them in its operation
Ho decided the resolution Of MIR. CLISGMAN to be
in order.
After remarks from several gentlemen
Mr.. JONES took an appeal from the decision of
the Chair.
MIR. TUCK moved that the appeal be laid upon
the table and the question was decided in the af
hrmative-yeas 81 nays %.
So the Chair was sustained.
The question was stated the adoption of the
resolution, when another point of order was raised
Mr.. CLINGMAN claimed that yesterday he moved
the previous question his resolutions; and, the
journal does not show this fact, he moved TO amend
il accordingly. MIR. CAMPBELL, OF Ohio, who had
luton, contended that he could not be deprived of
the floor by the gentleman for the purpose stated
The CHAIR decided that il was competent for Mr.
CLIN0MAN, even in this condition of things, to
move to amend the Journal; il was one Of privi
lcge. MIR. CAMPBELL appealed from the decision
ot the Chair and, the question being taken, the
Chair was sustained-yeas lO9, nays IL.
The Journal was then amended, so as to state
the fact that Mr.. CLlNGMAN yesterday moved the
previous question the adoption Of his resolution
To terminate the debate the Kossuth resolution
half "a
committee.
The question required on seconding the dem and
for the previous question, when
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, rose TO a privileged
question. To morI ow he said, will be New Years
day, and as good many houses will be OPEN and
members visit them perhaps. gentlemen will not
be in condition for business on the next day.
therefore move that, when the House adjourn, it
adjourn until Saturday next.
The question was decided in the ncgative-ycas
~, nays 49,
The House then seconded the demand for the pre-
vious question, and the question on Mr.. Cling
MANS resolution was ordered to be put; when
Mr.. HARRIS, of Tennessee, moved that the
solution be laid upon the table.
This was decided In the negative-ycas 30, nays
The resolution then adoptcd-yeas lo2,
nays 90.
On motion Of Mr. STANLY it was resolved that
when the House adjourn it adjourn until Friday.
The House then resolved itself into Committee
Of the Whole on the state OF the Union-Mr. JosEs,
VI Tennessee, in the chair
The CHAIRMAN stated the business before the
committee to be the resolutions of the gentleman
from Alabama, (Mr. HoUsTos,) proposing 10 refer
the various Topics embraced in the annual mes
sage of the President Of the United States to APP
propriate committees, TO two Of which an amend
ment OF the gentleman from New York (Mr. ID.
l.. SEyMoUR) was pending.
Mr.. SEYMOUR, as the chairman of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means was absent, expressed the
hope that the consideration OF the subject Would
be postponed.
Mr. CLINGMAN insisted that the business now
before the committee was that which was left
finished when the committee rose yesterday,
namely, the resolution OF MIR. CARTIER for the APP
pointinent Of committee Of five to wait upon
Louis kossuth, and introduce HIM TO the House OF
Representatives
Mr.. SEYMOUR moved that the committee pass
over that part Of the resolutions with reference TO
which he had proposed an amendment, and that
the committee proceed to the consideration of the
resolution In relation to kossuih submitted by the
gentleman from Ohio, MIR CARTTER)
The CHAIR MAt' replied that the motion TO post.
pone the consideration of any particular part Of the
message was not IN order. The only proper mode
was TO proceed with the business regularly, il
etands on the calendar
After remarks by several gentlemen
dr CLlNGMAN appealed from the decision of
Chair.
CABELL of Florida, with view to relieve
Pmmittee Of it's difficulties, moved that il rise;
q Sc was decided ''' Hes''"'-ay''
WESTON was taken sustaining the deci-
Chair, but as no quorum voted-ayes 30.
as called to note the absentees and
prted 10 the House.
wing answered 20 their names the
nj into committee, when
WAS again taken, and the decision
overruled 30, noes 50.
then announced that the rcso-
RrTKR was before the House.
being entitled TO the floor, pro-
the committee, first, to the
the originating OF the resolution
the Whole the state Of the
|han tained could be done. lie
ceiling that the committee pre-
He ought TO enter his dissent
opinions expressed yesterday
Mon OF kossuth--th il commits
He wac pleased to hear the dis
l9airman Of the Committee on Foreign
MIR. BAyLy) cay that il involved no com
Pund this he believed was the conclusion TO
(sich every gentleman must come, after an i'm.
4 partial examination.
You have invited him TO your country and he
is now in the city Of Washington, and the only
question before the committee IL, whether you will
appoint a committee on your part to make ar
rangements to introduce him to the House Of Re
presentativos.
II is objected that be lie a foreigner, and that
gentlemen DO not want to he taught the character
and duties Of our Government by foreigners l.
this alarm well founded, and calculated to starte
us, IA freemen, from our propriety' Here is the
man, who comes 60 our shores under the circum.
stances stated kossuth needs no culogy from him.
and he would attempt no such foolish thing. Roe
suth has written bis name the historic pages Of
the present century and IN characters of enduring
light. to be read az long one Of the human race
shall exist. His fame will be pcrpetuated, no mat.
ter what action may be taken on this petty resolu-
ton, because II only provides a ceremony; and. as
the gentleman from Tennessee has said il in.
yolyed far more our own dignity than the rcputa-
ton Of the man.
Il ia objected that Kossuih advocates doctrines
To which some gentlemen cannot assent. But be
would be fslse 10 his mission II he did not seek 10
obtain aid 10y every means and argument which he
can suggest.
Read the pages Of history, and you will find no
thing more common than missions from one ma
ton TO another.
The institutions Of our country arc peculiar. On
the continent Of Europe, generally, matters arc
settled by the potcntatc and prime minister repre-
senting the power of the nation We have no such
government here. man TO reach this Govern.
ment must appeal to the representatives Of the peo
pie, aud pursue you Ivy every argument u there
any thing wrong ipdclcatc IN thity Or il IL start
ling that we should learn the doctrines ofrepubli-
csnism from a foreigner
Mr. ID. repeated that Kossuth would be false 10
his mission II he did not plead before the repre-
sentatives Of the people Of this mighty Republic,