The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-09

/ The SPEAKER said he would Ike 70 bear the
gentleman.
Mr.sTANTON. Ihave something to say, and
! MAs SPEAKER. The gentleman indicates an
as1niton the Chair, and the Chair ought to hear
NJ STANTON. indicate that have some.
thing to say in order.
Mr. sWEETsER. CALI the gentleman to
Nj. STANTON. i am in order. / t,esire =
The SPEAKER. The Chair will hear some.
thing more of the line of the gentleman's remarks
Mr.. STANTON. / have this to say
mr.; sTANLY; Iobject to the line of remark ]
Mr.. STANTON was again about to address the
] House, when -
Mr.. STANLY objected
MIR. NABERS It is due to the Speaker that the
Mr.. sWEETSER. The gentleman from Ten.
! nessee has indicated what he intends to saw. and
that is an assault. He indicates that the Speaker
/ has been guilty of a misapplication of the rulea
and has committed an outrage
Mr.. STANTON. do not mean to saw INV
thing dlsrespectful to the Speaker or the House /
say the Speaker has announced the principle that
ne mas the right to recognise anybody he pleases
whether the gentleman rises first or not; and the
Speaker mas acted upon that principle On i'm
/ portant business of public character, have en-
deavored to get the floor every Monday, when it
and believe that when was entitled to the fioorr
| the Chair has not recognised me.
1 The SPEAKER called the gentleman to order.
and said: "If the Chair had the right to respond.
ne could give reason why ne is something more
/ than out OF order.''
Mr.. STANTON. Very we'll.
! The SPEAKER. The gentleman is out of or
der, and will take his seat
Other excuses were rendered for absentees
When the name of Mr.. STANTON, of Kentucky.
| was called,
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, asked that he
be excused for three reaeons 1. Inasmuch as this
night session, by the terms of the resolution bv
which it was ordered, was for the purpose Of re-
i ceiving reports alone, he, having no reports tn
make, did not feel it to be incumbent upon him to
be present q fhatif be should be present and make
i reports they would not be acted upon during this
/ session. They would be printed and that Would
involve an expense to the Government without a
good result; and, as he was an economical gentle
man, he did not therefore, desire them to be print
i ed. And, 3. Inasmuch as it was well understood
the Clerk of the House desired to see his friends to-
night he wished to show all proper respect to that
officer by going thither
Mr.. STANTON. of Kentucky, was not excused.
the call be dispensed with
MIR. HOUSTON said that there were several
members in the galleries, who had arrived a few
minutes after the doors were closed, and he moved
that they be admitted. ICries of s.Oh, no''1
Mr.. ORR moved that the Sergeant al arms tn lke
into custody the absent members and bring them
| to the bar of the House.
/ Mr.. McMULLEN made an unsuccessful motion
mat the doors be opened that the gentlemen. in
waiting might enter
Mr.. STANTON, of Tenne see, moved to amend
Mr.. ORR's propostion-by requiring the Sergeant
at arms to bring the absentees to the bar Of the
could not be done to- night. ICries, ooh, yes' sit
| can be done.'
The SPEAKER. The right of the House to com.
pei members to attend is very clear.
l Mr. N1osl "a
ton that an adjournment took place pending the
proceedings resulting from cali of the House, and
that the absentees were brought in the next morn
ing. He happened to be one of the absentees him
! sell. Laughter Otherwise, they would have to
sit here all night to bring in the absentees
MIR. SACKETT suggested that Tomorrow was
assigned for counting the votes for President and
Vice President.
/ Mr.. BROWN, of Mississippi understood that
the Sergeant alarms arrested the gentleman
| from Tennessee on the occasion to which he had
/ referred. What did the Sergeant at arms do with
| him during the night?
/ Mr.. STANTON said the Sergeant at .arms did
not arrest him at night but notified him to appear
next morning, and he did 80.
Mr.. STANroN's amendment was rejected !;
and the question recurring on agreeing to the
Mr. STANTON inquired what the House would
DO while the Sergeant alarms had gone to bring
in absentees.
/ The SPEAKER called to order.
1 LEAN LloVcu tue previous question, re.
marking the gentleman from Tennessee was in a
position similar to himself having an engagement
/ With lady to party.
Mr. MACE moved that all further proceedings
| in the call be suspended.
MIR. HALL moved that the proposition of Mr.
ora be laid upon the table, but the motion did not
| prevail; and then moved that the House adjourn,
! This, too, was voted down.
The question was taken on agreeing to Mr. ORR,s
motion; and, while the Clerk was calling the roll
| several gentlemen made their way from the GAL
ery to the floor of the Hall amid general laughter
The motion was disagreed to--yeas Ill, nays g.
Various motions were made, among them that
all further proceedings in the call be dispensed
with. This prevailed.
And, after struggle of more than two hours
The House, at about half. past nine O'Clock, ad-
journed.
PETITION.
By Mr. IVES: The petition Of W. W. Dodge
and one hundred Others citizens of Jefferson coun-
ty, New York, asking the grant of public lands to
AID IN the construction of ship canal around the
Falls OF Niagara, in the State of New York.
The CURANs.-The editor of the New York
Mirror, who is at present on the Island of Cuba in
recent letter says:
'Thus far, from what have seen in the island
the conclusion is forced upon me that the Span;,h
po, ton Of the people Of Cuba are happier and more
contented Than the citizens Of the United States And
1t may be added, regarding the ,ndition of the
former if ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be other
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