Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-01

IT
yes be directed hereafter report the Daily Globe
part OF the proceedings of the House, speeches made
| the House, unless by leave Of the House.
de remarked that by the Daily Globe of yesterdayit
appeared the gentleman from Maine Mr.. SMARr) offered
resolution relative to the seizure by the Spanish Gov
ernment OF the barque Georgana and the brig Su-
san Loud and after this resolution offered the
port went on to state that the gentleman from Maine pro-
ceeded by saying Mr.. Speaker" and making speech
y nearly Tour columns The report then added the
question was then taken and the resolution was adopted
nos one word OF that speech uttered in the
nouse ana In mentioning this he intended no unkind-
NESS me gentleman from Maine but none Of the friends
Wy IN could reply to the attack thus made
| upon ~ py the gentleman.
MT. SMAhI, In reply, wished to say that on the dav
auueu 70 ne submitted resolution in relation to the
ueorgiana and the brig Susan Loud two vessels
70 MS section of the country-one Of them own
ed IN the town where he resided He had great fcuy
In introducing the resolution After II vas oeara5 ~
proceeded to makea statement in reference n the
put was immediately interrupted he believed by the ZEN
ueman from North Carolina, by an objection 10 bs nro
ceeding. He Mr.. SMART) then did what Ind haa pne
tomary in the House during the whole of this Congress-
de said that he would send the remarks he had 10 mL
On ane to the reporters He did and he had
70 say now IN vndcaton Of himself that this couyse
pursued more than fifty times during the last session
ne desired to say to the gentleman those with whom
ne acted, that ne was ready willing and able here and
elsewhere, to defend what he had said either in writing
or verbally He abundantly able to take care ~ him.
| word of his speech - S's'5
L TAFT
to its duties and in taking care Of the interests Of h
constituents The Spanish Government seized these two
vessels without any shadow of authority They took them
and conscated them for therown two ago and
TO TINS time not one cent Of indemnity had been obtained
Tor his constituents What the Government for bt
to protect the rights of every citizen however humbles
they should neglect individual OF outrage upon
our flag, of outrage upon our citizens the time won
come when this would be nsulted bv ever
petty Power upon the face Of the globe 4
ne regretted exceedingly il any thing that he publish
60 had caused uneasiness to his political OPPONENTS but
he only published what he believed to be true and he
repeated, he was willing to stand by it. He sent the
speech to be published because he had no 10
denver It, he had no earthly opportunity Of getting the
lacts neiore the people except by this mode They might
say what they pleased about our difficulties with Spain
but there was not solitary record Of gross out
rage equal to the in question There was no case
could presented where more foul and hghhanded
| outrage had been committed
Mr. B. then detailed the circumstances connected with
capture OF the two vessels and thought that the Gov
eminent should have recaptured hem believing that this
was the sentiment of the American people
Mr. STANLY was sorry that the gentleman from Maine
himself to become much excited in matter of
this kind He (Alr SrASLY) did wish the issue be-
lore ne House changed at all He not discussing the
course pursued by the present Administration in relation
10 these two vessels the Georgana" and the Susan
Loud about whchthe gentleman had made d good deal
Oh oud noise That not the issue before the House
now nor could the gentleman from Maine drive him from
the issue he wished to present. nor did he intend to al
low the excitement into which the gentleman had dashed
| himself to do So
Mr.. SMART said that he did not wish to do that Tn
publishing his speech he had only done what others had
done under the same circumstances
! MI. oIANLl resumed The gentleman had talked
about and had dashed himself into an excite
ment but he would permit that to drive him from the
true issue before the House He desired this abuse
rected and he did not intend allow remarks of party
nature to throw him Oft his balance or make him indulge
In remarks against fbusterism The gentleman was mis-
taken when he said that this practice had been INDUCED
| in before
Mr.. SMART (interupting) enumerated instances Of
members publishing speeches which not delivered
Mr. STANLf said the gentleman from Maine was mis-
taken 1t had been habit in the House-one very fire.
quently INDUCED in for some time past-for member
when ne had not time to make speech to give notice
under the rule, for leave file it, and to publish it in the
Appendix to the Congressional Globe and this was gene
rally granted.
His object in offering this resolution was to correct an
abuse land ne believed II va: generally admitted be
ih hs p SHyG s q such s into
the hoor Whom gentlsnsn chose to make speeches Ia
their constituents and write essays and read them i
the House, which he considered very bad hab;t saey
were put into the Appendix TO the Coneressions dlobe
and gentlemen held accountable To their
for what they wrote He denied what the reutleman from
Maine had said was the practice which had been indug-
ed in.
Mr.. s. then replied to portions Of the speech Of Mr..
SMART, and said that what gentleman had SAID today
was diluted statement of whn be wrote on Monday
Tho administration Of Mr. fillmore (he said) was now
going out Of power, nd Rho pnger had emoluments
give Therefore, ee.tiemanwho defended the Admin
istration now could not be std to bend the pregnant
hinges Of the knee that thrift night follow awnng The
Wing party, which had been hs badly beaten
party was upon earth, could hive the most glorious reoo
ectons of this Administrations the management of the
foreign affairs OF the country II the party Of the gen.
teman, when it came into ptwer should follow the fl
clustering doctrines he had lad down this morning. four
years hence there would not be honest in that
party who would not say that he would rather have the
administration Of Mr. Fillmore than that of the successful
party which came into power with such large majority
The present Administration would 60 out Of power hon
ored by the world for it's management Of the foreign a
fairs Of the country The remarks Of the gentleman could
inure it, and he Mr. SrAsLY only asked that when
such attacks made they might be made above board
so that all could know who made them. He did not APP
prove Of the fashion introduced into the House the gen.
tleman from Maine. There Abustierng judge-he
would not call him Demecrat-whose habit to pun
ish those who appeared before him and then to try them
The gentleman from Maine following this example
In conclusion he hoped his resolution would be adopt
ed for the purpose Of correcting what becoming
| very great abuse. faesgQe stl1 ti5E>
Mr. RICHARDSON believed that for some time past it
had been the practice for gentlemen give notice Of their
intention TO publish their speeches without delivering
them and he thought that this perfectly fair and pro-
per- He thought that If speeches filed in this
way would money and enable them do bu-
siness He therefore opposed to the resolution.
The debate further continued by Mr.. STEPHENS,
of Georgia. in opposition to the resolution and by Mr..
JONES' Of Tennessee and Mr. EWING In support Of it.
Mr.. SwEETSER moved to lay the whole subject the
table which motion negatved. Ayes A, noes 92.
| Mr.. STANLY then modified his resolution by adding
| thereto:
"roridd That nothing in this resolution shall prevent
member from correcting revising the reporters notes.
And the resolution thus modified was agreed to.