Washington sentinel., 1854-05-31
PRoCEEDINGs
House Of Representatives.,
Mx., II 1874

of the bill on the other side withdraw my motion
10 adjourn I'LL Monday next for the present
Mr. RICHARDSON. number OF the oppo-
nents of the measure under consideration have
signifed their desire tha. they might have until
Tomorrow TO deliberate on their course in this
matter.
[cries Of" Give us until Mondayn I" No; to-nor-
row!fl
MIR. RICHARDSON. Until tomorrow.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. We shall want some time
for sleep.
Mr.. RICHARDSON. With the view Of afford
ing them the opportunity they wish, move that
the House do now adjourn.
lCries of Let us adjourn until Mondaym 'FTo-
morrow IS time enough as well as others, were
heard amid the prevailing confusion in the Hall
Mr.. HUNT. ask the gentleman from Illinois
TO listen to me.
The SPEAKER, (NTr. ORR in the chair) The
gentleman will suspend until order be restored in
the Hall.
After members had, TO some extent, resumed
their seats,
The SPEAKER said, the Chair recognizes the
| gentleman from Louisiana.
Mr. HUNT. Will the gentleman from Illinois
permit me TO say word
| Mr. RICHARDSON. Certainly, sir
[Cries of. That's right p " Hear himr']
Mr.. RICHARDSON. | yield TO the gentleman
| with great pleasure.
| Mr. HUNT. The friends of unicn and consti-
tutional liberty anxious TO bring this matter to
an amicable conclusion. As one of them, il is the
strongest wish of my heart. If you will adjourn,
| gentlemen, until Monday, you will give us full time
| for comforting with our friends
lifelong TO no clique. am associated with no
| caucus. have no factious feeling in my bosom.
speak as patriot for the good of my country II
you Will join me in the same spirit of liberty, in
| the same feeling of friendship, will mite with
you to bring about an end which believe will
promote the harmony and welfare Of the whole
country. ask you, gentlemen, to accede 10 that
| proposition.
Mr. RICHARDSON. would myself most
gladly accede to the proposition of the gentleman
from Louisiana; but my friends on this side Of
| the House have advised me 10 the course which
have already indicated. When assembled here
tomorrow trust that we can discuss and arrange
| preminares which will lead to the result--as de-
sfrable to me as it is TO the gentleman from Loui-
| siana. sincerely trust that we may be able to
| do il.
| Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia wish to say
| single word frepy to the gentleman from Loui-
| siana
| [Cries of g Go on y g Hear him !'l
Mr. STEPHENS. While the gentleman from
Louisiana may occupy the position he states, yet
| he cannot speak for those who have been OBJ
! structng the business of the House.
! Mr. HUNT. One word as TO that. Several
gentlemen connected with those who have been
| acting here to-day opponents of the bill have
requested me TO consider what plan could devise
| TO bring this matter to an amcable adjustment.
| tits for that reason that have some hope Of
success. But do think that il would be reason
able in the gentleman to accede to what | have
| proposed
| Cries OF "Question y aQuestionr
/ Mr., STEPHENS. / have but one other re.
mark That is the gentleman cannot speak for
| them and / state il with all due respect, that
while he wishes harmony and while he does not
desire unnecessarily 10 obstruct egislation yet he
| must see that there is a determination among a
! large part of those who act with him--wihout any
harmony of feeling on that point, have no doubt,
but still acting with him-who continuously intend
| TO throw distractions in the way of the passage
| ofthe bill.
| Mr. CULLOM | would ask the gentleman
! and the House to allow me to say word
| ICries of" Hear him.
! Mr. CULLOM have been acting, Mr. Speak
er firmly with those who have resisted what /,
for one, have regarded as an attempt in some de-
gree to stife debate this very important ques-
! tion. | have been actuated by no factions feel
| ing.
/ have, from the first, been determined to resort
TO nothing disorganizirg to defeat the passage Of
this bill if il be the deliberate intention Of ma
ority Of the House that it shall pass this ordeal
| but, sir have thought that we have not had that
/ full discussion yet which the importance of the
! question deserves. When that discussion shall
have been exhaused, | am not one Of those who
will stand in the way and impede the legitimate
Legislation Of the country.
How far may yield my opposition TO the bill
am not prepared 10 say; but will say to the gem
tleman from Georgia. and will say TO this House,
and to the country, that have been prompted in
all that have done. and will be prompted in all
that may do, by desire TO perfect this measure,
so that il may rebound 10 the greatest possible
good of the country. lfit be consummated, then
my opposition shall cease.
Mr. STEPHENS. One word The gentleman
SAYS that he wants full discussion. [ will not
moot the question with that gentleman how long
he would want the bill discussed; perhaps two
months, or six months The House, Mr. Speaker,
must be the Judge of that question. II has been
so for ten years. We have had questions Of
peace and questions Of war taken after less de-
bate than has already been permitted on this mea-
sure. A majority of the body think that enough
Of the public time has been taken up in speeches.
Then the gentleman does not wish 10 offer fac
tious opposition TO the bill when majority have
thus expressed themselves, ! think that the will
Of the majority should be carried out in closing
debate on the subject. So they have determined.
The pending question before the House is whether
debate shall be closed. We were willing TO have
extended the time for discussion TO another week,
contrary 10 the Judgment of the House But
what / say is, that there are men here with whom
the gentleman from Tennessee Mr.. CULLoMl is
acting, who will not agree TO week, who will
not agree to month, who will not agree to a
year Yes, Mr.. Speaker, there are men acting
with that gentleman who declare that their object
is faction. And we have heard the proclamation
coming from a neighboring city which, think, is
calculated to startle and alarm the people Of this
country and the members OF this HOuSe--at least,
to awaken suspicion to wha, is their legitimate
object.
Mr.. CULLOM. Ihope-the gentlemen does not
consider me chargeable with whatever Of faction
there may be by those who by chance happen to
act with me.
MIR. STEPHENS. Not at all lam only telling
the gentleman that while he occupies the position
which he has spoken of, the majority Of the House
must look to what they may ultimately expect
from this other outside faction We must look
facts sternly in the face; and we do know that
there is class of gentlemen
Mr.. GIDDlNGS. call the gentleman from
Georgia TO order Ifthere be discussion allowed
| must have hand in it.
Mr.. HUNT. One work, Mr.. Speaker.
ICries of 'sOrdcrn "There is no debatable
question:!
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Geor-
gia is called TO order. The Chair sustains the
| point of order raised by the gentleman from Ohio.
He has indulged this discussion, in the hope that
| 1t might lead to some profitable result. He in
dulged gentlemen in suggestions untilthe question
of order has been made Il is the duty of the
Chair now to enforce order. Debate is out of or
der, because there is no debaiable proposition be-
fore the House. The question pending is on the
motion ofihc gentleman from Illinois, Mr.. RICH
l. apDSoSJ that he House fIo now adjourn,