Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-10

Fuller Gamble Goode Green Grow Hamilton Harlan Of
Indiana Harris of Alabama, Harris Of Mississippi Hastings
hendrck HEM, Hubbard, Hllyer, Houston Hughes Inger
soil johnson, Jones Of New York. Jones of Tennessee Kid
well Kittrodge Kurtz Lamb Lane Latham Letcher Lilly
Mace, Macy, Maurice Maxwell, May Mayail, Miller, Mill
SON. Morrison, Muhlenberg Murray, Nichols Noble, 0lds
ohyer OF N.Y. Orr Packer, Peck Peckham, Perkins of N.Y.
Perkins Of Louisiana Phelps, Philips, Powell, Pratt, Rich
ardson, Riddle Rchey of Ohio Robbins Rowe, Ruin Soy
mou Shannon, Shaw Shower SHELTON Smith of Tennessee
Smith of Virginia. Smith of Alabama snodgrass Stanton Of
Tennessee Stanton of Kentucky Stevens of Michigan STRAIT
tom Sraub Stuart Of Michigan, Taylor New York. Thurs
ton, Trout Tweed Vail vansant Walbrdge Walker Walsh
and Wright Of Penn-143.
For Joseph X. ChandlerMessrs Appleton, Ball, Cook,
hart Farley, Flager Franklin, Goodrich, Harlan Of Ohio
Holster, Howe, Hunt Knox, McCuoch Middleswarth
Miller Of Missouri Norton, Parker Pennington, Pringe
Ready Richie Of Pennsylvania RUSSELL Sabn Sage, Taylor
of Ohio, Upham, Wentworth of Mass, and Yates-35.
For Leo d. oampbeu.-Messrs Benson Carpenter Chase
De Witt Gidding Matteson Morgan Sapp, Tracy, Wash
burne of Illinois, and Washburno Of MaineIi1
For Presley EongMessrs Etheridge Grey, Kerr, Pres
ton, Puryear, Rogers and Simmons.
For Solomon g. HaUen.--Mess Abercrombe, Bennett
Chandler, Ewing, Stephens of Georgia. and Reese.-6.
For james Z. Or.Mossrs Akin, Boyce, Brooks. and
For Wn. PresOa.-Messrs Cox, Haven, and Zolooaer.
ForJohn g. MHer-Messrs. Caruhers, Lindey, and Oliver
Of Missouri.
For Thomas IT. Hooe.-Messrs. Campbell, Of Ohio and
Meacham.
For VIM. s. Ashe-Mr. Clngman.
For John s. lHtlson.-Mr Keitt.
For John O. Breckenridge-Mr. Sellers.
The Hon. LINN BoYp, of Kentucky, having received
duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives Of
the United States for the Thirty Congress- and
conducted to the chair by Messrs ORR and CHANDLER
The SPEAKER, taking the Chair, addressed the
House as follows:
Gentlemen Of the House Of Representatives By the vote
just given you have manifested degree of respect and
confidence for myself peculiarly gratifying my feelings
md For Won have nys dantv re-
lying upon your kindly cooperation without which it
were vain to hope for success, and guided, trust
shall be, by seepess desire to maintain order and pro-
mote the harmony of this body by faithful execution of
its laws engage in the duties assigned with feel
ing crafty inconsistent with the claims of impartial
justice aim to accomplish inconsistent with the
try's good.
Mr.. GIDDINGs, having served consecutively longer
period member of the House than any other of its
present MEMBERS administered the Speaker the oath
to support the Constitution of the United States.
The SPEAKER then administered similar oath to all
the members and delegates by States and Territories
ginning with Maine and ending with Utah
On motion of Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee message was
sent to the Senate informing that body that quorum of
the House had assembled and had elected LINN BOYD,
Representative from the State of Kentucky its Speaker
for the present Congress.
message received from the Senate informing the
House that quorum of the Senate had assembled and
that they were ready to proceed to business.
On motion of Mr.. OLDS, committee of three was APP
pointed the part of the House. join such committee
might be appointed the part of the Senate to wait
upon the President of the United States and inform him
that quorum of the two Houses had assembled
ready to receive any communication he might desire
make to them.
Messrs OLDs, CHANDLER and BAYLY, of Virginia. were
appointed the committee on the part of the House.
RULES OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. MACE moved that the rules of the last House of
Representatives be adopted the rules Of the present
House, with the following amendment:
No debate shall be had in the House in Committee
Whole the state of the Union, in Committee Of
the Whole House. but what is upon GERMAN to the sub
under considerations except
the state of the Union when the Presidents message
under consideration, at which time latitude may be given
debate consistent with the decorum of the House.
rule shall conflict with this rule.
Rule When bill is reported from committee it shall
be referred the Committee of the Whole the Of the
Union Committee of the Whole House.
the calendar in its order without debate unless otherwise
dered by a vote of two thirds Of the House.
Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, moved the following as o
substitute for the proposition of Mr.. MACE:
Resolved That the rules Of the last House Of Representa-
yes be adopted the rules of this House until otherwise
dercd Provided hoWever, That there shall be appointed
committee Of five members to revise said rules, which
mee shall have power to report time and their report
shall be acted upon by the House until disposed Of the
cuson Of all other business thing in the rules hereby
temporarily adopted to the contrary Notwithstanding
Mr.. MACE accepted the substitute of the gentleman
from Ohio part of his proposition and remarked
that it his anxious desire to endeavor to place the
rules of the House in such condition would enable
them to transact the business of the country In refer
to his first amendment the order of things during
the last Congress seemed to be this After the expiration
Of the morning hour some gentleman would to 60
into Committee of the Whole the state Of the Union
for the purpose supposed of ransactng the bust
which occurred the calendar but the very mo-
they got into committee instead Of proceeding with
business the universal practice had been under the a
tude allowed to debate to day after day by the de-
livery Of Buncombe speeches. Now, for one, he had
enough of such speeches. and gentlemen would that
he had inserted in his amendment provision which
would enable the House TO engage in that kind Of debate
whenever majority Of the House should be disposed to
do so for it provided that whenever the House should
20 into committee the Presidents message, debate
would be open for any and oil subjects but unless the
message under consideration his amendment would
limit debate to the subject-matter before them,
they confined under the rules in discussions in the
House. Unless such provision should be adopted,
they would have the kind of proceedings they
had during the last Congress.
In reference to the second proposition, he wished gen.
temen, especially those who members of the last
Congress- give it their earnest attention II would be
remembered that during the first session of that Congress-
while they engaged under the rules in calling the
committees for reports they progressed far the
Committee Public Lands, and had got further at the
adjournment Of session Of nine months duration. Up
wards of four hundred subjects had been referred to that
committee, and under the rules member thereof had
nothing to do during the morning hour he only time at
which reports receved but to report BILL occupy
the entire morning hour in discussing it, and, when the
hour expired recommit it. and there end
Of calling committees for that day, Of In the
amendment which he had submitted he had provided that
if bill should be reported from committee which
essential to act upon at once wohirds Of the House
could order it but unless this necessity should exist