Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-24


papers emanatng from the City Council Of Marietta hav
ing reference to the improvement Of the Ohio river at that
point
RAILROAD GRANTS.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the bill
to aid the Territory Of Minnesota in the construction Of
railroad therein, reported from the Committee Public
Lands on the 9th Of May last when it read the first
time and objection made to its second reading Con-
sequenty the pending question was, Shall the bill be
rejected"
And the question being TAKEN twas decided in the
gative: Yeas Go, nays 95.
The bill was then read second time, and the ques
ton being on ordering it to be engrossed for third
reading
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee moved that it be referred
to the Committee of the Whole the state Of the Union
Mr. STEVENS, of Michigan, then obtained the floor.
Mr. CHuRCHWELL. Will the gentleman from Michi-
gan yield me the floor for moment?
Mr. STEVENS. will
PLANTATION.
Mr. HENDRICKS l object.
Mr. CHURCHWELL. ask the unanimous consent of
the House to allow me to do so.
Mr. BRIDGES and others objected.
Mr. CHURCHWELL. will state simply what il Is
for The point made upon me yesterday was that had
[Cries of "object!" and g order!n1
The SPEAKER. Objection is MADE, and the Chair is
bound to enforce the rules
Mr. CHURCHWELL. hope, at least, gentlemen will
hear state the point, without entering into its dis
cussion.
[Cres of " objectml
Mr. CHURCHWELL Gentlemen would not object if
they could hear the circumstances
Mr.. BRIDGES l object.
The SPEAKER Objection is made, and the gentle
man cannot proceed.
Mr. CHURCHWELL. What gentleman objects?
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Pennsylvania
(Mr. BRIDaEs) and two or three others object.
Mr.. STEVENS, of Michigan. / now the previous
question.
Mr.. CHURCHWELL. appeal to the gentleman from
Michigan to allow moment OF his time.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Michigan cannot
do that for the that he is upon the floor,
he having moved the previous question: which cuts of all
debate
Mr. STEVENS. Withdraw the previous question if
the gentleman will renew it.
Mr.. CHURCHWELL. I viii renew it. feel COM
PEELED to throw myself upon the charity Of the House for
one moment. 1t will be recollected--
Mr.. BRIDGES Is that in order? object to the gen.
temans proceeding upon the ground that the matter he
wishes to introduce is irrelevant to the bill under consd
| GRAFTON.
| Mr.. McMULLEN. Has not the gentleman from Ten
the right proceed the gentleman from Michigan
| (Mr. STEvEEs) having yielded him the foor?
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Michigan is not
entitled to the floor The gentleman from Tennessee is
however, entitled to the floor to speak upon the bill un-
der consideration.
| Mr.. McMuLLEN. l hope the gentleman from Tennes-
| see will allow me one moment. ask the Speaker
whether it is not competent, upon motion submitted
the House and acquesced in by the House, for the
gentleman from Tennessee to proceed with his personal
| explanation :!
| The SPEAKER. 1t is not competent under the rules,
to submit any such motion, unless it be question Of
privilege affecting some member of this body or the body
| itself.
| Mr.. CHURCHWELL / consider this to be question
of privilege. do not know how the House will consi
der it.
Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois I hope the House will
allow the gentleman from Tennessee to proceed because
provided that privilege is accorded to him. wish to ask
him question arising of the debate of yesterday
reported in the Globe of this morning. in which he speaks
OF me abolitionist.
Mr.. HENDRICKS. l call the gentleman to order.
Mr.. CHURCHWELL. Task the Speaker whether can
have better opportunity to make this explanation any
other day than to-day?
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Tennessee must
be aware, the Chair presumes that it is competent for
the House to indulge these personal explanations at
tme by consent but that they are not in or
| der except by unanimous consent.
Mr.. CHURCHWELL. have but single object in
view 1t is not to speak upon the Minnesota b it is
to reply to point made upon in this House in the
Of the peculiar debate which occurred yesterday
After that debate took place my colleague Mr. CuLLoM
inserted in the report language which he did not utter
in the House, and which pronounce fase-infamousy
/ false.
/ Mr. CULLoM here leaped over the seats which inter-
vened between himself and Mr.. CHURcHwELL, but was
Immediately seized by number Of gentlemen, from whom
he made unavaing efforts to exrcate himself in the
mean time loudly denouncing MIR. CHuBcHwELL as ca
lumniator and using other violent language toward him.
/ Numerous members also surrounded Mr.. CHURoRwELL,
| and great disorder prevailed.
On the first demonstration of Mr. CULLoM the Sergeant
proceeded, with his mace, toward Mr. CHURCH.
WELL and srenuousy endeavored to preserve ORDER with
some success.
Mr.. SEWARD. move that the House adjourn.
Cries of g oh no ~
| The SPEAKER. The Chair will hear no motion until
| order is restored
| Mr.. CHURCHWELL. Mr.. Speaker, L
| The SPEAKER. The gentleman will resume his seat.
Can be possible that the Chair must often admonish
| gentlemen that they are out of order
Order having been restored
Mr. CHuRCHWELL said that, according to his promise
| to the gentleman from Michigan, he would
the demand for the previous question. On reflection,
however, he would call it. but would yield the floor
| to the gentleman from Michigan
The question taken the motion Of Mr.. JONES, Of
Tennessee that the bill be committed andt decided
| in the negative: Yeas -, nays 81.
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee moved that the bill DO laid
on the table which motion did not prevail: Yeas c.
nays 81.
The bill then ordered to be engrossed for third
reading. 1t then read the third time and passed by
4 the following vote:
Banks, Barksdale carry, Bell Benson Benton Bliss,
nridge Campbell, Caruthers, Chamberlain, Chandler Clark,
Ciingman Cobb Corwin, Croker, John G.. Davis Thomas
Davis De Witt, Dick, Disney, Dowdell Dunham Eastman
Eddy, Edmands, Thomas d. Eliot, Ellison, Farley Florence
Goodrich Greenwood A. Harlan, Sampson W. Harris, W.
p Harris HARRISON Hendricks henn Houston Howe, HUI hes
Hunt Johnson Roland Jones, knox, Lamb, Latham Lndey
Lindsey, Mace, Macy, Maxwell Middleswarth, j. g. Miller
Miller Noble Norton Odds, Mordecai Oliver Orr Parker PEN
nngton John Pc kns, Phelps, Pringle Reese Riddle Tho
Rtchey. Russell Sabn, Sapp Seward, Singleton Wm \.
Smith g. W. Smyth K. /. Stanton K. Ii. Stanton, A. Ii.
Stephens, H. L. Stevens, Sraub David Stuart j. L. Taylor
Thuroa Tracy. Tweed, Uphsm Walker, Valley, E. B. Wash
1 hnera Israel Washh urp Walls