Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-27
BY THE UNION LINE,
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHISGTOS, Al


Mr.. English objected to the reading of Quit
mans resolution.
The Speaker sustained Mr. English in point
oforder, a. private question was already pend
ing.
Mr.. Quitman said his resolution was to apply
only to the future
The Speaker stated the question to be on
agreeing to the amended motion for pOstponing
the report of the Committee of Conference On
the House bill, to the second Monday in May.
Mr. Harris Of H., asked the Unanimous con-
sent of the House tU postpone the consideration
of the question till Wednesday.
MIR. English acquiesced, but various gentle
men objected
Mr.. Marshal of KY, moved to lay the report
of the Committee OF Conference ON the table,
and inquired, if the motion prevailed, would it
not terminate all legislation, and leave Kansas
in the position she was before application WAS
made for her admission.
The Speaker replied that in his opinion, it
would dispose OF the whole matter.
Mr.. Stephens asked for u call Of the House
ordered, yeas 1913, nays 30.
Twenty members answered to their names.
MIR. Marshall withdrew his motion 10 lay on
the table.
The question then required on the motion to
postpone the report I'LL the second Monday in
May.
Mr. Stanton, of O., said that two days had al
lSdNJ DCGil SlcllI lhO NOtSS. nc HdS
willing to let the question go over Till Wednes-
day.
Mr. Grow, of Pa, interposcd, saying that it
will not go over by common consent
Mr. Stanton remarked that Mr.. Hill, who
made the motion to postpone the consideration
of the report till the second Monday in May, is
now absent. He took it for granted that the
motion was made in Ordcrmcanwhilc 10 form his
opinion. If the measure be postponed ill that
time much light will be reflected on the question
from various sections of ;he cOnfederacy. The
subject was now presented IN a new aud differ
ent form. The gentleman from Ca, Mr.. Steph-
ems, has heretofore been against the submission
of the Question to the people.
The Speaker reminded the gentlemen that the
discussion must be confined to pOStpOnement
Several gentlemen proposed the pending ques.
ton be postponed till Wednesday, and during n
conventional debate, MIR. Seward said nc wanted
immediate action on the Kansas bill. He said it
ought to he defeated or carried. He wanted to
arrive at AN end to the controversy. He was
as much prepared to vote to-day rs he would be
six months hence. He was willing to go home
like full grown man aud face his constituents
without waiting for objections to be trumpted
up. There must be some secret motive for the
pOstpOnemcnt till the second Monday in May.
The Speaker reminded Seward that he could
not mpugn the motives Of the gentlemen.
MIR. Seward replied that he did NOT say they
were Dnu lIlOllNtS. lie tldu 10 pronounce
an eulogy upon gentlemen. [Laughter.l The
country was disgnsted AID sick with this quvs-
ton, and wanted it settled, and attention given
to the important business Of the country.
In the conventional debate as TO the propric.
ty Of poStpOning the House question to We'd
ncsday next, instead OF the second Monday of
Way, Mr. Harris withdrew his motion for We'd
nesday, as there was diversity of opinion on
the subject.
Ga motion of Mr.. Stephens, the consideration
OF the report of the Conference Commute VAS
postponed till o'cnck on Wednesday.
The Deficiency bill was returned from the
Senate with amendments, two of which the
House disagreed to.
j. Clancy Jones, offered resolution that du-
ring the present week, it shall be in order each
day for Committee of the Whole the state of
the Union, 70 take recess until o'clock ia the
evening, for general debate only.
During contest as to whether the resolu-
ton should now be tinally voted on, or whether
the house should adjourn, Mr. Skinner of n. Y.
said he had proposition which he hoped would
be adopted.
In response to cries of ''rcad it," the Clerk
began reading preamble Incorporating an ex-
tract from the Burlington HstEckeye alleging
that an order received from Commissioner
Hendricks 10 locate 5000 acies of land ut the
Land Office at Council Bluff, in the name of
Senator Bright, aud adding that, Of course, the
DINSI " IN GotuphGu hittI tuouBu Jul VI NllACe
honors, and sir. Bright had nice slice of the
Public Lands at single HAUL &c.
The Speaker stopped the Clerk from reading
any further, saying that the paper contained re-
Elections upon u member ola CO ordinate branch
Of Congress.
Mr.. washburn, of Me-, wanted to know
whether the Speaker held that Mr.. Bright was =
member Of the Senate uaughter) or the Repub-
can side of the House.
The Speaker was understood to say that he
did.
Mr.. Grow, of Pa, suggested that the charge
vas against the Commissioner of Land Office,
and not against Mr.. Bright, who was incidentally
involved.
Mr.. washburn, of Ne, said that general con.
sent was given for the reading Of the article
The Speaker remarked that the manual ex-
pressly prohibited that reflections should be
made on member of a coordinate branch,
even in debate.
Mr.. Hughes Of Ind, said the attack was on
! Senator from his state. He aVailed himself Of
the rule, and asked that the offensive language
be taken down at the Clerks desk.
The Speaker replied that this matter did not
,ome before the House in the manner that the
rules contemplated.
Mr.. Hughes hoped that the House would in
auge him in saying that the imputaiiOn-
[uere he was interrupted by general cry of
i'order" from the Republican side
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