Washington telegraph., 1853-06-29
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for Congress in this District. while in the
Legislature together in 1913. It will be
remembered that Col WARREN was the
Speaker of the House during the first part
of the session of 1S49-49, and therefore
had more than ordinary influence, particu-
larly with one wing of the Democratic par
ty, which regarded him as their head and
front in the House The facts which we
propose to notice are incontrovertible, and,
we think, ought to control the Judgment of
the voters in this District in the coming
election.
On the 11th day of December, 1913,
joint resolution of the House declaring
that the Congress of the United States,
have full power under the constitution to
appropriate money, or donate lands to i'm
prove the navigation of White. Black and
ST Francis rivers, was taken up and read
second time Col WARREN, then Speak
er, moved to lay the resolution on the
table until the 4th of July next'-the yeas
and nays being taken, the resolution was so
disposed of by a vote of 40 to 18-Speaker
WARREN voting to lay it on the table-Mr.
TRAPNALL voting against it. (See House
Journal, page 21S) Judging from this
vote, what viii be his course in Congress if
elected? Supposing him consistent,-and
Of course he wouldn't be anything else
he would be opposed to the River and Har-
Dor bill, and would doubtless vote to lay on
the table all the bills which have for their
object, the clearing out and improving the
important rivers of the country, and thus
he would be fighting against the most vital
interests of this and the other Western
States.
On the 18th December, on motion Of Col.
WARREN, the House went into committee
of the Whole, on the Bill to distribute
among the different counties, the proceeds
of the 100000 acres of land donated to
this State for Internal improvements. The
committee, after some time spent in consid-
Grafton of the Bill, rose and asked leave to
sit again on the next day, which was grant
ed (See House Journal, page 245) On
the 10th, the House again went into a COM
mittee of the Whole, on the distribution
Bill, but, after short time, rose and OBJ
tained leave to sit again on Monday, and
this course of proceeding was continued un-
til the 10Th, when the Bill was passed-Mr
TRArNALL voting against its passage -
(See House Journal, page 27o) Mr.. WAR
that on the 19th-ha- Was absent He OBJ
tanned leave of absence on the 18th, but for
fear the House would not pass the Bill to
squander this donation,-before he left, lie
made one of the most flaming efforts in "a
vor of its passage.-urging the friends OF
the bill to vote down every amendment to
it that was proposed, declaring that it was
as perfect as it could be made, and that any
amendments that might be proposed, would
tend only to defeat the bill Here then,
principally through the influence of Col.
WARREN, was the foundation laid for squan-
dering fund, which, if properly managed,
would have been of incalculable advantage
to the State
There are other votes of Col WARREN S
which we propose to examine into, but for
the present, viii content ourselves by pas
sing notice Of one other vote connected with
his elevation to the Speakers chair, which
strikes us as containing somewhat re-
markable coincidence,-w allude to the
similarity between the vote which elected
Col. WARREN to the Speakership, and the
vote that exiled AMBROSE H. SEWER
from the councils of the Nation These
ballotings will be found on pages 5 and 65
of the House Journal, and it will be seen
that every vote cast against SEvIER-except
two, MIR. SHINN, and Col. WARREN him.
self-was given to Col WARREN for Speak
er. 1t was by this Legislature, and through
these very ballotings that SEvrER-who had
served his country long and faithfully, and
had discharged every duty assigned him,
with credit to himself and honor to the
State, was defeated-and by whom Not
by those who were his political opponents
oh, no-that act was left to the ingratitude
of his own partizans-it was they, who at
a time when Seuier's experience in our Ma
tional affairs and his knowledge of them,
emimently qualified him for United States
Senator-that sent the veteran statesman
home to die, victim to broken heart
How much do these things speak in favor