The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-09-27
TUESDAY, MARCH q, 1912.

| Inc unInlSneQ business OF Yesterday was the
resolution offered by Mr.. Weller, of Ohio, and
| on which that gentleman had moved the previ-
Gus question.
Mr.. GIDDINGS had moved to postpone the
further consideration Of the said resolution IN
til Thursday week, for the purpose Of enabling
him to prepare his Defence 1.-THE Speaker hav-
| ing decided, that although the previous question
had been called, Mr.. G. had the right, as a
question of privilege, to speak in his own de-
| fence.
Mr.. CHARLES BROWN asked that the
gentleman from Ohio Mr.. GiddingsI be now
heard, by general consent, in his own defence.
| Mr.. GIDDINGS still declined to rise.
| Mr. ADAMS moved that the whole subject
| be laid on the table.
Mr.. MILTON BROWN asked for reasons
assigned, to be excused from voting; but the
| House would not excuse him.
| Mr.. Bolts desired to be informed by the
! Speaker, whether, if the resolution was laid on
| the table, vote of twothirds would not be re-
| quired to take it up again.
| The SPEAKER. If taken up out Of order,
| it would
Mr.. STANLY asked the yeas and nays on
| the motion to lay the resolution on the table
which were ordered, and being taken, resulted
as follows-yeas 20, nays l25.
Mr.. MediU, Of Ohio, not voting.
|
Mr.. GIDDINGS then rose and said stand
before the House in peculiar situation
Mr. MARK A. COOPER objected to Mr.
G.'s proceeding but, at the request of col
leagues, Mr.. C. withdrew his objections.
| But Mr.. Giddings did not resume the floor
| The following note was addressed to the Re-
porter of the National htelligencer by Mr..
Giddings:
-" To the Reporter of the Lntelligencer:
| "When | rose so often during the confusion
of the proceedings of the House this day, and
was so often called to order, the last time by
Mr.. Cooper of Georgia, had written, and de-
sired to have stated to the House, what follows
"Mr. Speaker: L stand before the House in
a peculiar situation. 1t is proposed to pass a
vote of censure upon me- substantially for the
reason that differ in opinion from majority
| of the members. The vote is about to be Ia
| ken, without giving me time to be heard. 1t
would be idle for me to say that l am ignorant
of the disposition of majority to pass the res
| olution. l have been violently assailed in a
personal manner, but have had no opportunity
of being heard in reply. | do not now stand
| here to ask for any favor or to crave any mercy
at the hands of the members. But in the name
of an nsulted constituency, in behalf of one of
| the sovereign States of this Union, in behalf of
| the people of these States and the Federal Con.
stitution, demand hearing, agreeably to the
rights guaranteed to NE, and in the ordinary
mode Of proceeding. l accept of no other
privilege will receive no other courtesy"
| And the question recurring, first, on the
adoption of the following resolution
Resolced, That this House hold the conduct
of the said member as altogether unwarranted
and unwarrantable, and deserving the severe
condemnation of the people of this country, and
of this body in particular
| Mr.. STANLY asked the yeas and nays !;
which were ordered.
Mr.. w. w. IRWIN asked to be excused from
voting, assigning amidst some interruption on
a question Of order) his reasons therefor; but
the House would not excuse him,
MIR. CAMPBELL, of South Carolina, said he
wished it to be generally understood that no
objection had been made to the gentleman from
ONO Mr.; GiddingsI proceeding in his defence.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from South
Carolina is not in order.
The question on the said resolution was then
taken, and decided in the affirmative-yeas l25,
nays 50.
Mr.. Mediu Of Ohio voting IL, the affirmative,
,cith the South; two Southern members, Messrs.
Underwood and Pope, of Kentucky, voting in
the negative.
And the question recurring on the preamble.
(which will be found above it was taken, and