Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-06
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Senate sdiourns it stand adjourned till
Monday.
Mr.. Hammond asked to be excused from
serving on the Finance Committee.
a motion to print the message and treas>
ury report was referred 10 the Committee
on Printing.
Mr. Fesseudcu asked to be excused from
serving OH the special committee on the
Homestead grant.
Adjourned till Monday.
HoUsE.-Mr. Morris, of ILL.,, offered a
resolution, which was read for inforpa-
ton, that the Superintendent of Public
Buildings be directed to replace the desks
and chairs as they were in this hall pre-
vious to their removal; and TO enable him
to do so, he be directed to prepare the old
hall for temporary occupancy. He said
he would not call up the resolution this
morning.
Mr. Bingham, and others, objected.
Mr. Montgomery said Mr.. Colfax ycster-
day, attacked, his. former proposition for
temporary organizations on the ground of
its violation of the Constitution. He had
offered it in good faith. We are indebted
to the mail contractors four millions. 1t
is all honest debt; honestly contracted for
service honestly performed. 1t is not an
American, Democratic or Republican debt,
but national debt. Adopt his PROPOSE
ton, and they could pass the appropriation
bill aud redeem the credit of the nation.
Mr. Wilson said if the gentleman was
anxious to pay the debt, he would ask him
toOdopt the plurality rule.
Mr. Montgomery replied that if he was
willing to accept, others were unwilling to
do so. If three-fourths were willing to
accept, aud the other fourth protest against
it, an organization cannot be effected; nor
if ten men protested. His proposition was
fair, honest and Just. he insisted that
it was constitutional, and he referred TO
our past legislative history to show the
precedent in such cases.
Mr.. Stevens asked whether his col eague
could show that before an organization
Speaker pro. ten. had been elected.
Mr.. Montgomery replied that in 1889 and
1870 Mr. Adams was elected chairman.
Mr. Steyeus-Was Mr.. Adams Speaker?
Mr.. Montgomery considered him such.
Mr.. Corwiu would be to-day temporary
Speaker if the House would adopt his res
olutiOn.
Mr.. Morris, of Pa, asked whether there
was any legislation while Mr. Adams was
Chairmcn?
Mr.. Montgomery had not examined the
records to see; but if there was no legis-
lation, that did not prove there could not
have been. He renewed his resolution.
Mr.. Stevens raised the point that the
resolution was not in order; that previous
to entering on business the action of Con-
grcss required that the oath shall he adj
mnistercd to the Speaker, and by him to
the Clerk and all the members, and that
no resolution of this body can repeal the
act. The proposition now offered is there
fore an absurdity. The cases referred to
by Mr.. Montgomery were not applicable to
his proposition.
Here the matter rested. Mr.. Regain re-
sumcd his remarks from yesterday insist
ing that the Republicans disregarded the
obligations OF the Constitution and invade
not only the rights of the people, but the
reserved rights of the States. Their can
didatc for Speaker had not said that the
doctrines OF the Helper Book arc treason
able. The fact that there are men who
will not respect Constitutional obligations,
IS one oF the startling features of the time
and has raised intense feeling in the
Southern States. All patriotic men should
come together and rising above their or
binary prejudiccS on transient questions
and meet the common enemy whose sue
cess would increase the danger to the per-
petuity of the coutederacy.
N.Y. Wells remarked that he was much
P'e"seu WI" ''ic "s VI VI Di;1,,
"Ao s"ia he was '"iF man anu oettcNeu
he Nkca 10 see ii'iF pay IN 'i'S P"SIllstlc
ring tor II coGia not be calleo oy u me l'!l
peter name. mere WAS hoL"lng Ilh &c t "a,
play ne was PeF'eeI'y S''lI'ileu tnlt II .uG
PoiSy WHEN seems 10 n',Ne otSiI 'uot,' ts
the n"u zen 1870 -
inc o'"er sac rom inc cotAheHctu li Vi
TINS contest, he thought tney TouL" now
have been an organized body. He wanted
10 Nno" "ne'ner II was i'i. play LOT ne
pnoiIc"nS to keep Sea!en ups whl'e gen
tlemen on tue other SIDE seized tne oppor-
tun'ty to discuss the prlnciPieS OF alsnnt IIl
ana ehuhGlate doctrines wI'Ich ulst"ro tue
peace ana prosperity OF tue common coah-