Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-01-04

in advance Of the organization was an ihnova.
ton.
Mr.. Clingnan was perfectly willing that gen.
tlemen should decide on the question If or
der.
Mr.. Orr-The Constitution expressly recogni.
SEES this body as the housekeeping the House
If Representatives shall choose their Speaker
mud other officers. lie thought the gentleman
frnm Ohio, Campbell hal raised bis point too
soon. The Message should be read out of res
pect to the President.
WHAT rs To BE DONE WITH ITf
Mr.. Campbell (Ohiol replied that it was utter
" useless to have the message read unless they
could do something with it after it was read.
Mr.. Stephens insisted fhat the message should
be read. II might contain matter important for
Congress To know.
Mr.. Washburn Me. contended that this was
not "A Congress aud the President cannot com
municnte until an organization has been dice
ted.
MI. Giddings.-This is too great y question to
be.decided on IA iechnicaliiy. He wished to meet it
frankly and boldly on its merits. 1t was an at
tempted innovation If the practice Of this gov
eminent. Ifii was 50 important for the President
to communicate the Message. why has he delay
ed sending it here for fnur weeks1 He for one
would not submit to such proceeding.
TnE MESSAGE A PUBLIC INDEcENCY.
Mr.. Dunn said the sending Of the Message was
a great public ,dccency and should be rebuked.
Mr.. Ietcber thought that the House had heard
enough to serve for two hours digestion. lie
had no frnr Of the rights of the House being
usurped.
SEND IT BACK!
Mr.. Dunn offered A re solution. that the pack.
age delivered to the Clerk this morning. puiport
ing Ia be n communication from the President to
the House. be returned. by the clerk, to the per-
son representing the same, as the House had not
organized. and was therefore incompetent to re-
ceive "A communication
GREAT CONFUSION.
Throughout the proceedings there was great
confusion. members rising, half II dozen at u
time. all trying to speak II, once.
Questions of order were earnestly discussed.
TABLE IT.
Mr.. Davis. of Maryland, moved To lay the mo-
ton TO receive the message on the table. When
the House organizes any gentleman can move to
take il ap.
Mr., Jones (Tenn.) and Mr.. Orr insisted they
had n right 10 the reading # tn, message, in or.
der that they may know what they nre voting
Tor.
WHAT SAYS THE MANUAL.
The Clerk read from the manual to the effect
tha, when the reading ola pnp"r was called for
and objection is made, the question mu t be put
tn the House.
Objections made amidst confusion and disor-
der.
Mr.. Grow said the paper lalts ut the door,
aud the simple question j. -hall 1t he received.
Until received no member can call Tor the read-
ing,
After a fierce debate and much squnbhling
about parliuincninrV rules, it was decided by n
vote u 81 against l26 that the message should
not be read.
The House then agreed by four majority to
lay the whole subject on the table.
Adjourned To Wednesday.
DEATH OF w. NJ. OVERroN.- II gives us deep
phi, to announce the death of VIM. NJ. Overton
ESQ. sometime since connected will, the Wash
inrion Union, but recently one of the editors of
the Washington Sentinel. He died yesterday
morning betweeu6 and O'Clock, ut the residence
Of his fnthcr.in-law. Cni. l,obt. McCandish; IN
Williamsburg Our lumented friend has been IN
5ccl ming health for "A long time, and his demise
was not unexpected. 1t, l., however most sad
10 witness the premature departure OF omen The
prime of life. Mr.. Overton was n gentleman OF
genial qualities, of strong clear mind aud sound
Judgement. and II vigorous writer, as was shown
by the many contributions of his pen to the col
unns af the Enquirer. He was endowed with
many noble virtues, and W. sincerely sympathiAr
with his numerous friends i'll the heavy loss they
have experienced. Richmond Enquirer.