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rUOPRIETOR AJfD PUBLISHER.
-i ' - .Kit VIS.
9eecirrt jv, three itotlar per annum fti
balft 4u. Sn(nerilwF in other Siatet
tsnnnl ill l to remain in nriears Imirrr
than mw V tot , t HTnntriHlrnl wi)limiiilii
Sl.tr, rh iwav tlesirelo become tuhteriltri.
will he strictly required to pay the hr. -nil
nTPflltr yUlii'iiliiMii in mil inr.
AartlTltlllin', ! exceeding filiet-ii Ihws.
tn-rrti"! thrre limes for one dollar, n(l ten
""""t fi r -Hi tiffwh con I inw!eir-y-"'''"'-
,sTr to the Kditor mo-t lie post paid.
KPEECJI OF JIU, H'ISE,
s Tim eaeM or tj von of rat porti
rrcATiov im. or iH j.T sxssios.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
. . . . - Prida v.Jan. 82.
ATfiTTiTr. .Va i" enhcTuitcd fthr'TsprecbrMr.
I WISE addeased the House Id Uio following.ef-
feet: . .
Mr. Speaker, I did not expert thi disruss:on
to arise to-day. I wa in preparation for-it on
k aiiothcr occasion, end if my farts, and infer-
encesfrom them, bit not presented no well ar
ranged a they nii-jitt tie, niiil as if iiewirame
Uicvshoiild he, I hop I js'mll be excused on the
question
Who is rexpnnsible for the failure of tlie forti
fication Bill
to suporsn
matter how deeply, pr'4ii(rty,"nd tmmnliale-
IV itmay involve the most important public in
teresta for the future. I readily confess that we
A motion was then made by Mr. Cambrelong tact which I wish bome along in our remrm
that the House do adhera to their aoid ainend- beranee, when approaching other facts.which
mcnt
i""1 " WHM not -111 Oruer lO cull niuniwra. ij fi!iiijinu vi cuiunvurv wm BjrjMuiim iun)( w
name on the floor. Mr. Wne replied that be tora the rote on the Cumberland road bill, and
waif raiding from th Jaurnai f 4h 4 Con---iime -fciough tir them to hare reported Ijelbre
jrew.) .--iB-- - the hour expired. -
Upon motion tlien to reeeJn, he previous Remember that the committee of conference
question was dcniandid, and upon the question, retcrnod just before or at the time of tlo vote
rtiH- Tri"lll" r-'-' '1'' Y""' ;mherland rnn.) h, nr jnl h,-fr,rP fr at
(J8; JVays 107. Number of vote, 1JJ5. the time of the voto on tlie Moore and Letcher
A motion was then made by Mr. Hubbard reflations. I care not which. :
thaTthe lfotdo enifeincetwbu4-4o..'T Qf,.tb6.Mrrf.m7V'i.
tion was carried, and Mr. Camhrelehg, ?.(r. amrndmcnt tmtil tit nmberland radb'iU,uh
Lcwis and Mr. Hubhard were appointed man- cluttive, the yeas and nays were called fivttimr,
apers to conduct thoauid C9niereur on the part showinjatthediirerenttiinea 186V !7S, 197, 195,
of the House. 'd, immediately preceding the Moore and
Hero, sir, permit me to remark that the Hon. Letcher resolution Jf 174 members preterit and
Dixon II. Lewis, of Alu'ama, has not yet ar- veting.' . , '
rived, from indisposition,- and ho is not here to Mark now the namn of thnscwho voted on
iictifyJJLjh1.fojrjhsaJ;a of a full develoji- the Cumberland road bill knowingly and wit-
ment, ho was in his place. Hut, Sir, Air. Cam- xnigTy-,-wrn-T7roct3itjaittm-o nmwy-njsr-ii
hrclcns is now in this House, and Mr. Hubbard o'clock at niijht. Among the ayes in favor of
is now in the Senate. , that bill we find the name of Samuel Ittcrdt-
Here the Srnma ayuin interposed, and l-'i' gentleman who, in a breath afterwards,
said the gentleman was out of order in calling excused himself from votingr the reason
jfhtleme)! 1 th,ei' names. r j ''that the term for which the . members of the
" Mr. Wiw asain replied that ho vnn reading 23d Congress had been elected bad expired!'
fi'Tlliy Jmnnal uf ilu) I ml i-'rm -rc , ":'e'l Iff t!K TOlf, "eh the rraion f.T
Dcmljer. lluiM.jUlcjwy.i" '! room "inning bills after that time of
. Ths 8ieakiir s:iij ihd
"entlcm!n named are voting, as tho primal shows beyond dispute. .
..lIJktt air,JleMWy..lIU .thai byi. watS
and should he m ennidr- The on ration i f & Oonjrrcsil, is not here; Mr. I'aml.re- the rumlyrbnJ road till -was taken. tonot.t!ie ho!,r caino
tent. Ol tlio .-Ml t;nn"Tsfl. is now 1 Ihii Hillue. : raimn iro.uirai v3 a u..imii u. u,u.un a-
than 70 enrolled bills. The President, this
proves, was in the cipeaker's room after It o'
clock, at night, signing bills. It is notorious he
mliCa1UT'rrnc pnto.mki? it v
...I...:-.; -r -. i..'. ..,, " r.i i r .l. t .1... - i " i 'ySL'r'''.tSkv-.
resolution of Mr. Jarris to adjourn-
4TheJiLcuaJutcaui'MJIt(r
mentioning namos.j , .
, Mr. Wise asked what names! .' - -The
Chair. The name of M.r. Jarvi.
Mr. Wise. I am reading from the journal.
ra Chair. 1 Uid"TH5f vrim&mtmtiHhv-
gentleman.
MrWise.- yir, sir, those names which I
am reading from the journal divd' according to
conscience, on the 3d of March lal ; mT'
Mr. Mercer aaid his colleague (Mr. . Wisf-)
must of necessity refer to the names of mem
bers of the last Congress. '
Mr. WUe. v I claiin the rfsj'it to do sa, and
protest against this interruption of the Speaker!
The Chair disclaimed any inienliou to intcr
ruftthe. acntliiajaafrom. Virginia.
Mr. Wise. I hope I may proceed then wliu
out in erruption. A motion was received from
the Senate a to enrolled bil's, signed by the
President. How enulJ wafecfve tlii mewajje
if wc were dead! ,,A,niQtLin was. oguia waile
by Mr. Jarvis to adjourn, lime it was that
Sarmtel R'ardsiv. of Xcw York. Winar-called.
.TecSiled to aiisv
sijn had expire !! Ht was called and c'amo not,"
II of the lost sessson!" U now made j nnd Mr- Hub'mr.1. of the ltt C.ngrw, is new bout t ic lnur
de aim every oilier question, no toutc; mO,Ir.Cambr?Jcng,tHe l.!;
w'dVlir.'pririiii 1mmediM4 fKrean A-r tell the whole truth, and ln one t oliCA
-.4 . ..i.i.;.,,. .i,.i- k Tt.it m iiia I of tlii tnSnlsniuniineA from'tlw' commTi-.'1''
i ...u- i c. ,.. "II,:. . . tee of conference of the last session with n wit- 1
.! -. i;i:.i it u. ness of all tho facts, who can. if he will, dis- c
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political
ed in all the public prints, particularly in that
which is ths organ of the Administration, is
made the most prominent subject of discussion
in Coniircw, the most wofol misrepresentations
oncoming it have obtaineil mrimey and. xr.Cr.j
deuce; the innocent are maun to bear the sins
of the cuiliv; truth and justice hoth have been
violated; a presidential canvass is made, in part, j
t depend upon tills (jiicstion; the puhlfc minJ
i-'itn'i'inir.itvnhriiir'rtUimttand I am deter-
rnineJ lliatthe w.Wc mi.V shall be tohf, mT,,l Mnnly
that alL tlie liiht which I can shed upon it shall nou-u ".mJ u J ui-i"os
tiven to the world. The 3ik,usMoh'"thiisTwvi
bt civ
far his liecn perfectly blindfold. By one party
the Senate, by anotb-tr the Houe of Rcprewn-
eman has sened In mire
tie -ever know nv di.
Mr. Hubbard, of the List Conircss, cn tell ftn versity of opinion, any qucsUoa about tlm hour,
whole truth in his place, if the gentlemen will, before tho lait niffht of the la-t session!
I Mr. ucarjdicy sau.no couiu noi suuinii
know, sit, froin childhood up that cafe.
iismtf"are unpleaiunt, but when truth is suffer-
clnse the real truth of this whole trans.utioii. ! vulcnce we mu.-st all submit patiently to
Will they ' tell what they know! Will they j b questioned, and the nation must know all the
satisfy the public mind? Wiil they disclose i f-u and tho whole intent in this case. But
all, and conceal nothin-! I dmy them to speak! V?riP by Mnt gentleman s waU-h it wa r,ot
out, and hold nothing back, for the sake of truth ' " 13 o ilvrngti t was soon aflenvard
niidjustkv! - Sic, -could not in my scat 1 know it was 13 o clock aud past, tor 1 r--n?m-calmly
and coolly, and suffer the torture of this . h"r ths C'cl HlXtr. thtmct; whose em
controversy, much lesa rise and ?ik, l"i.-wiiig 'nrnee did keep a atnrt watch over his time
the whole truth, without diHosinir fully. I P;',- ntinnunced it to tho House, and departed
could not permit bnoccncejn my si-jht to impe i u V"si- whicTl he nPVC' dU unless com-
for its defence, tliotli tult
I eould not sea vtilcJU- - Jaue. Ui truth
and just'cc whilst I was present ready with tlio
means of vindicating both. Let the witnesses,
t... Iwt, eh.we.l iih tha I, of fhnt : the best witnesses the caseadmhs of, come fur-
rbiXNofr7 sif,Tltw-miw fact wbkk i riM tor W'"R,', My fully as to a!! tlio fuels, known
establish is, that neither the Senate 'nor the j or unknown! Wilt they do ti!"r'l
House of Representatives is justly chargeable
"with its -fcihir,-- -.: ;
I say, sir, let all crimination and recrimina
tion between the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives, Iwth innocent, forever cease, for I
can prove by this journal (holding up the jour
nal of the bWlIoosc)' alrrtie"andby other In
duWtnble testimony beside, that nrither the
, Senate nor the Huwte was responsible or cen
surable for tha faihrra of that bill. The Senate
did its duty, the House did its duty, and both
were not only. wiHing bnt anxious for its pas-
a!j."Nai blame for its failuro is fairly attribu
table lo etth'-r. Cal'cd upon to say upon whom
"the" blame should fa1d, Tsayraa'Wal1taii'"s!duhv
, to David, "thou art the nmn!" (pointing direct
ly at Mr. Cambrelcng.)
Fir, let not the gentleman from New York
(Mr. C.) lake this as personally unfriendly or
unkind. ,'J'hst gentleman has always been
courteous and kind to me, and I desire ever to be
courteous, kind, and respectful to him. But
truth and duty impose a task upon me on this
occasion, which I must perform, regardless of
ell personal considerations. I his subject is in
troduced by himself, the question is up, it is
fair to discuss it, he is here present to defend
himself, "eye to . eye, and far to face;" this
House is the place for the trial, before the eyes
of the whole nation, and the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth So help us
God! should go forth to the People from this
" Capttol! x
I hero charge him as being wholly, or in part
with pther hit party, responsible for the
failure of the fortification bill at the last ses
sion of the last Congress, Aud, sir, the gen-
- tlemaW froSFffrth Carolina (Mr. Btwc.)
who spoke a few days ago on the increase of
Navy appropriations, need not bare been so
particular to throw a stumbling-block in the
myoT freedom of speech and of inqniry-en-thia
subject, by repeatina emphatically so often that
"Tt:wa. - rW? 4latUC .House of Rcpresen-
tatives was rei-ponsiblo for the 'Inilurcnf "tha
bnV"No min who know the truth of the esse
wil I prMnmb orprctcnd 10-charge the HeuW f
l(cpresntative wtth tnat lailiire. wneiner
" ' the House of Representatives was guilty or n,ot
guilty, (s nfjt the true issue. No ono will join
' that issue with tho gentleman, and no one who
knows the truth of the ease will accuse the
Senate. " '. ' . " '.
I liere' nfake The -rhartrn a-Ibelio-re it, ftnm
theMotn-nal.'ttir wro rvidemir and that of oth-
tiiin it. To the facts, then! U the facts! '
j On the night of Tucsdayj tlie" 8d of Mareh,-!
- 1835, the three miUian amendment to bill No.
00. "An act makinir appropriations for certain
fortification of the United Stales, heretofore
commenced, kt the year 1835," was reported
h the Committee of the Wholo House on the
Biata of the Union. That amendment treads
a follows!
Here Mr.Catiibrclenxsaid he would tell c.'.
I am frlad to limir it, and I shill con-rrntulatc
Uie t,.itmtryatmd- -tho"fren!bi of WHtli n.l jo.
tice, u all be told, lint to proeijod.
The Senate woarotiticd of tho request for a
conference.
. -'The House then proceeded to the considera
tion of the bill to render permanent the present
mode of Fupplytng the Army, Ac. which took
up considerable time. Mr. LlnsTS, from the
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported
the examination of two enrolled bills, and Mr.
I)iekcron reported that forty-four bills had been
presented to tho President, the titles of which
-were named, - Mr, Aliky,f ilissuuri, during
this time also made several motions, which oc
cupied considerable lime, to take up a harbor j
bill, which does not appear on the journal. j
And at this and every point of time the Hou'o I
wns delayed by continual efforts to tako up
particular subjects not in order.
The House then proceeded to tho considera
tion of the Cumberland road bill. Previous to.
the vote on this hill, tlie con force on the three
millions amendment bad returned into the
Hct;e. "
Mr. Cambrcleng here said, No, ne; ho had
remained in the House aArr being appointed
on the committee of conference until the vote
on the Cumberland road bill, and voted on that
bill; that the committee did, not return to the
House until about the time of tho vote on the
Moore and Le'tcher resolutions, which was
sometime after twelve o'clock.
Mr. Wise proceoded. Sir, the gentleman
must be mistaken, or he was guilty ol a neglect
of duty in delaying so long to attend the com
mittee "of conference. From the time' of the
appointment' of the conferees until the vote on
the Cumberland road, bill, more than an hour
elapsed, and if the gentleman was so conscien
tious about the time of pis lit he legislated, he
should have hastened to do hi duty on the com
mittee of conference, lest the House should ex
pits before J,his precious bill could in conscience
be savedt'IS'Oe'3rrnoT1K6u
until th hoiir baii-me, ho sliouULon thatli,
ground, u on no other, be ncu responsible. J .
uui, sir, my rccouccuon is, mai me rommuim
of conference returned into the House Acore
thVvote on the Cumberland road bill; and just
before or at the time of that voto; the first no
tice that I heard was- given of tho hour. ' The
pllej by sickness or a sense ot duty, ana I
tflovr that I- was hcW- m my seat by tbontron
arm of a strong friend of tho Cuiiiberlaiid road
iViifrTha'nrifne" tt--that' gentlnwn -nat the
only hamo which I wish tho House to remember
among tho votes on this bill after 12 o'clock at
nii'ht. Among the nays,. sir, we find the name
of Churchill C. Catnbrelewr. .
rif era the 8caker again interrupted Mr.
Wire, for raliin;; memkers by name.
Mr. Wise acain s;ii I, I cJuim the risjht to read
tho journal of the 'Ja'fit sesUon rif Cdngress;
Names,dates, persons, facts, are what are wanted,
I cannot got alotig urilew I am permittsd to call
tilings by their right namrt.' It is impossible
for me to cp't alon? wilii any thinr like a con
nected relation of facts, if I am thus to bs inUr
run!Hi.
The Fpeakrr aaid tha gentleman has t'.ic
right to read tVqm tho journal. I thought he
was naming a gentleman in this House.
, Mr. Wiso replied, I have told you, Mr.
! Rpeakcr, repeatedly, that. I was reading from
tthe journal, arid I claim "the right Id read plain
ly out the name of Chur-ch-ill C. Cam-bie-ieng!
Cries of "go on! go on!"
As soon as Churchill C. Camlirelon? gave
thit vote and all the votes were told, after 12
o'clock at night, Churchill C. Canibrcleng, the
Chairman of tlie committee of ennfurence,
might as well havo done his duty and made his
report to the House. But this is ho'lalt-"
e.irollcd bills were next reported, one of which
the Speaker signed after 12 o'clock at night
confessedly.
Mr. J.irvit (of Maine) then moved the fol
lowing resolution:
"HesilveJ, That the hour having arrived
when the term for, which this House was c-
lected has expired, we do now adjourn.';
Mr, note that here t a rwlutfon oITcrod to
the Houve, giving additional notice to that of
Mr. Gilmer, that the hour had come, note by
whom this resolution wits offered: by a gentle
man who afirftoardi voted.
."lThoiyhair.. again. intorposd forxatliiig
proper names.
Mr. Wise. I read from the journal. I call the
attention of tho House to the fact that here is a
resolution to adjourn far the reaton of the
time-of nigh!, that the hour had come--tht we
were dead. Mr. Jones (of Georgia) also imme
diately moved to adjourn, for the purpose of
trvinir whether the House thought it could sit
;t r-mcrrr;rioirr scruples. It wana
eVC vv iicn was the want ol a quorum to do
this!
A motion was then made to suspend the
rules to tako up tho Moore and Letcher resolu
tions. tatted in the affirmative,- Where
fcreca on the part of the House, then rose,
and tatcdvthat be declined to make report of
the proceedings of the committee of conference
aforesaid;" and, sir mark the -rnon j, and coh
the ground that; front the vote an the re sol u-
ltaagranUtic.ftnpciiiation.toKal
cr, which vote was decided at the time the com
mittee returned into tha House from, the con
ference, it was ascertained that quorum was
not present; and further, that lie declined to
Tnaks.Uioiwid' ii'jnut, t IllP'gWUtwl that Ore
constitutional term for which the House bad
becii chosen had expired." -i-
TTp' 16' ttis niouient ihff JToft'te haj beeti
pourly waiUng for the. report of the committee
of conferenceiSind- not until this moment hail
the least intimation been given that the chair
man uf tho committee would decline to make
the report! , Ho gave . two seasons: First,
'it was ascertained that no qunnnwas present."
How was this ascertained! Why waa "not a
qitoruni present!" - That is what I wish tho gen
Uemaif "to answer Sic! TpTTl givfiH"slntof !
time -up to the vote on the Moore and Letch-j
cr resolutions; ami, if that was the time when i
the committeo.of conference returned, tip to the
.very moment who that committee did return,
tlwre were. 174 membcra present and votinir
S3 more than a quorum: What became of this
fliiiiTryatn'mnTrfi'TO-'at wtir-"wfr;'ar-tiit; nmndtf the
whistlo, at the wink of the k'ailers, the "faith-
. Mr. Lewis il'i J make the rep w whet'ier
it was received or not, and it w,t entered on
the journal. - I wa siltinff l v him hei
hejnade tli report. He took it fio:n Mr.
was thenanf of a quorum to prevent doing this!
i th
vote -on the cumticrianu rsan hjll was lattsn up ( AftwtlBbate. the nrevi.wis ou.tion was moved
fi tsiAli'?Ba.W.4W .WI..alssiMsWiaUittaa-. Qticstiort Wilt.thtr
pirrcrMiv Ciln gs to tm, reslutinn a h8roin fecit-
whom mo man wwimuMt; ma more-df jf y
unaSccteury. .acrupulotu :on ponjts or . .con- j-r Voie9.J13- " '
science, when bis nsme was called rose, pulled j -a .,l9rum buVamong '""ye" I finTttie
mjt tu watch, ana anawiy announces K to uie nlm of Jon o,rinPy Adiirom 8d Churchill
""" g. J:unbrelniif! i e. sir.bf.th voting lonir al-
and vote, for the reason that the hour of twolve
had arrived. He immediately left the House.
He practised ftsmrrfrwhat he professed. He
gave mc the first not$. of th trn, and of thjj
"And le lit faiiKetifiriWT)m lh anm of question whether iu.lot-wa...wr..jflfHnct.j.JIo
three million of dollars be, and Uie same is did not depend upon mat laioe ciock tace (point!
hereby, appropriated out of any money in the ing to the clock above the Speaker' chair,) the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be ex- handsof which were made that night to point
ponded, in whole or in partr und the direction : uaciwarus. u was me nrsi nmo in my nio i
of the President of the U. Htatca, for the mili- ever saw old Time flying backwards; the old
tary and naval service, including fortification
and ordnance, ana increase tlie navy: pro-
' vided auch expenditure shall be rendered ne
cessary for Uie defence of the country prior to
- the next meeting of Congrest."'
On the question that the house do concur
with tlie committee in' this amendment, th
vote stood: Yeas 100; Nave 77. Number of
- , 188. - - --.'7--
- I beg of the Honae to ma:k the number of
vote given, a I pwreoV
On the bill to establish br-irtches of the Mint,
the next vote, upon a call of aye and noes,
waa. Yea 1 15; Nay 60. Number of voles, 175.
A messaire was aferwarda received from tlie
Senate, informing the House that they dita
greed to the thre nalL'ont amendment A mo.
tion was Uitb tnarta by Xlr.- Giuilaon that ths
House do recede from It amendment Tlie
' previous question wa then called, and on the
- main question; "Will the House recede from
the said amendment!" tlii vote.slood: Ya S7;
Nay 110.' Number f votes, J97. - '
-TheHonse flwii iircrf on its smendirtent,
and sent a niracnge to inforin the Senate. The
tvnate then returned ft mswsag that the Senate
"auLcr to their difsgirsibeiit to the amrpd-
IMBt u" tv K8aW. ' --" '
m'urht soon have returned to thoir youth -ain
I wuh that clock wa all that is raise which is
fair about thi Capitol! He relied on hi own
watch, which was regulated by his conscience.
Thus reminded of the hour, and struck by the
ter all had been thrtct notified that the hour
had comet Where were their tonuieneet?
TThe Chair hcra sd"1rwirTiot in order to
indulge in personalities or to refer to JnotiTcs.
- Ms. w9, whyir, thegcatlcm-ni bcfom me
(Mr. C.) is eantinually assuring rmrthat hx
doe not object to be named, and why should
the .Sneaker! No member call to order, and I
hope I shall be permitted'to proceed. . The geis.
tlcman from Massachusetts ha aaid that gen
lie. men refused to vote after 12 o'clock, for rea
onol"centcientievttcntptet." I put the ques
tion, then, In more charitable phrase: nhrre
.n their -templet?" Not only had Mr.
f.ilmer retired, annnnneintr beforehand bis rea-
conduct of Mr. Gilmer, npon whose watch, and jtIli ,ul w, resolution had been expressly of
whose conscience I could rely, I wa on the . fer to aJjoum.jasiBning th reason tliat the
point of making opposition to the bill before n0 a-jnJ expired notice given verbally and in
the House, for reason of In hour, a well or j wriUnir before thi voto wa taken. Where
constitutional objections, when I was prevented J wtP tlie scruple of tlie gentleman then -who
by my friend from Pennsylvania (Jlr. at fcen- tni, fftv, , on, rejon for not reporting
bill! Was not notice rriven to all, by Mr. Gil
mer, that tho hour had theh come! Mr. Beards-
ley's name was paaieiovcr, and he did iut su-
svver again that night.--;" here .were many
others who did not come aimin, that nijht, Who
were here, but had a call from bsTuhd the cm- T
hiin who shrunk from their portvahd kalfc
4eUsitWisyh
-1 pcarcd and disappeared t'3toou"iiT'WTS'T
whistle,' and who should have shrunk Lvtj
non-entity! '
1 he question was t.iken on ai'imrnment,
mot'fd then; notoriously after twelve u'clock. by
Mr Jarvis, who had alir-iJy said by hi res.jui-
tnn, wo wora douJ. T-ho vote sitoodi Id to;
XayslC3. Numiicr of vote IIS.
- Here, ir only Av- imbct4 ffi -wanting
to make a quorum; and I know I will make
oath to the tact that there wore wiorc .'. r.n
three members in the Houre whi did not vntc.
Mr. Bcardsley was present, Mr. MaYin, of New
York.waa iire.jcnt, and I was present mvsclf.
and neither of us vo,ed. I will account, ir, for
not votmg;-fnyself. I wisli verygcni!cuiaiL.
wrould do so, and bad done as Imd atrrrwartts-
answered when called. But who did voW! Mr.
Jarvis voted in the affirmative, and Churchill
C Carjibrekng voiejl hi the jKiftt'JSfcrrifSlsl
against adjournment after he 1ii;t ih hour
had com-:' After every kind of notico which
he could have had of tho ex pint ion of tiiehourt
he voted etfaintt or(oiirn;--Virt'irt!ly lo-riartngi--ticcessarily
voting that- liio. House
might titt wa competent to lcgislute, and tught
to continue in session. Now, sir, gentlemen
may excuse themselves, those who pretend to
have had "contcientiout templet," for volinir
in the affirmative, for that irlny havo expressed
their tcrupltt about continuing to sit; but I am
uiieny ai n ios.v lo soe wiuu ran jusu y iiuwe
who had "contaentiout templet, m voting a
irainit adjournment Why vote to sit if they
could not sit! If the House no longer existed
in Tav7 aiid
or power, after tho hour of tW4, what object
wa there in veliiig to continue its session!
Will the gentleman from New York (Mr. C.)
say that )o changod his opinions; that his
"tcrufilet" were begotten between thi point of
time and the moment he refused to report the
proceeding of the committee, for the reason
that the hour of twelve o'clock had expired!
But, six, I must proceed; I am determined ti
travel over the whole journal, and point out
every (act, even to the crossing of the t't and
the dotting of the ". After Mr. Jarvis last
resolution failed, for want of a quorum, Mr.
Wm. Cost Johnson, of Maryland, from the o
lect committee on establishing a national
foundry, made a report, toliich via read, and
the resolution therein recommended, was a;
frrcod toby .the House! How could this re
port be inailo, and this retoluiion be agreed to
by tlie House, if there was n-auorum aud
no Jeute? If a quorum and .if a House to re
ceive and agree to a report and resotirtiotr-bf
a select committee, why wa there .not a qtio-
rum and a House to receive and agree to the
report of the committee of conference! Why
did its chairman, Churchill C. Cambroleng,
not l7rn make its reportl HeVa voting atraintt
adjournment, though ho knew, all knew, Uie
hour had come, and so far from being a dead
body, the House wa a living,, legislating, act
in$TOsrMwbodvw',"-.
1 he Riiekee" laid befo-tho Jlousc uO
lew than nmr! communication froin the Jbte
cutive UcpartmenU, among which was ths let
ter or the I'ostmaster uencrat, wiucn was read.
and Mr. White, of Florida, laid upon the laMe
an act of the legislature of that Territory. In
a word, sir, evory specie of legislative, action
was performed. W were invested with all the
fumTtianstribtttes, rwvrrv jMrd; pphfrnalia
of a House ol KepresentaUvs..UJ w were, not
well M the semblance of an organized body
Uie Speaker aitUng in tlmt chair, Hie member
here in their seats, long after it was notorious
that the hour of t welve o clock wa past and
gone forever. Thus formed, thus acting, living,
vo!ed, or refused to vote, a circu instances di
rected them, or as the leadc'ijlejwed!; Who
were Uiey who wit-.ld not vote! Kead the
journal for yourself he who run nrry rca.
fifwik at tho names of "the parly!? It wa net
the House, or a majority, .which waa to blame.
A majority of the House was ready, and wiilmir,
l and aii.xi'j.u to psss the bill; but a veryemail
handed it to the. messeinrer of it. fttVliS""
has put it iijion record. Ha made the repoit - -V
thniighthc hour 'hail come! And, -ir, I '
could not biit ohsene his astonishment when
Mr. Cambrelenrr refused to make the report.
No quorum! 1)3 we ever count the llu
lln T n-rfitietha renort nfi rnmrnm,..!
How know there wat not a nuorum before a
count f- Sir, it wa; notorious there was a
qorinn it was, known to -vefy wun - f.
would say, if there wa one, there were IS)
members at Icatt in the House when that
report was made. They were in the Lobby.
they were skulking In every direction an I
refused to rote . They knew their Own mo .
tivcs. I will nut dive into their heart, but
uc'i i the f.ct! -
After Uie yea an4 nav on lb, motion la
isU'l'irn ff rccei y ed anot he mesKige from
the Scnat', by Mr. LowrieV "
Mr. Speaker: J am directed to inform tha
House uf Rcnresenlative 'that the Senate
has finidied the legislative business before it.
nt is ely to a'ijourn."
" No', sir, n.i man will accuse me of lieinar
the advocate or the apo'ogUt of tle Senate.
"'"'VeTTWra nnim
?.l'i!lL10!a ..i.t Jn:ixV.iuj4,R-h'W 'i
wi-1 lux wu4w)Cl!rX&tt3iiAul!tml n,tf JTsj?;
'T'tlrtTiiiiVitirrrhwresTjcciful int'.m.i'ion
tithe House to act, on"tIie Fortification bill.
Sal considered, it aHlio tim. Tlie Senate
eo ild no', with prinriety, have renewed the "
fiMt .rneaa,c, without eemlii(r to arrvne
It was not becaiiKO thev wir not here, but
becaure, being hero, they would not vote
wero ordered not to voto, that there wa no quo-
ruin. -1 put it t the ri'iit!:-')nii if he tiid uot
know," and does fiq'iWwiiowV -tfiwt .there! ihe prero.nif i.f ,r. U,x ti1f' l"H'r. Of -
wa mafd than a noTttm ptcsrnt! r- Hove many I wrthmtt utrmio tohe gi4 o tho ioulenc
were prcseni rcHisinsr in tw.a, wiirn uui mrec wiucn Ws Ctl;irs-t-il Hum the fi"t mrum
JKtgttJstlat Mis
Adams.) I ly then-lore said tU Senate
has'. riiuhcir Toe "TeiTaTO'liuaTISOsTliorn'r)'"
it!" Aivl wa thi not the fact f Wa the
FuHlflfttmi b 11 there . No, sr, it whrre,
in thi II 'inc.. and here tinseled on! Yc.
sir, nntAitliatamli ii j Jhl bdl was si ll unacted
(lit in the House, Mr. F., . ,1, Smith, (of
Miiiic.) one ol "the faithful." nlTeretl a ri se.
; lution, "tnat a committee bjupiiiBiited to
minority could reduce u Ulow"fi?nunlVf ofB
quorum. A myontv ol the lloue mainlntncd
their post and dJ their duty that nTJht. Sonic,
it is true, left from anxiety lo get home, ac-m
were sleepy, soma were I ucr .pardon, I was
nulls ne may nave further coinnviincatiim
to mskrtltwf11.iue of Congress, having
completed. the : huniness before them, are
r lv to close the present esion." Al-
n-boWtosnV-! IhattbeJiesvott
HiuT "not ctoserfr, yet -wa-- rt trim ..that hotli
JIjusc. hiul enmph ted the busine before
aolieA lIcy wcre ready to vole and pa the hill;
,t l,tt.n.l.airmn.n it-1 i .rknmttl toA iir'V.rtnfi.i'AHMi
(Mr. C.J would not make hi report, because
there was no quorum! Now, bow diil h know
there w as uo. . quorum wuhout-o eil f the
House! " '""" " a
Mr. CjimbreVnff. I knew it.
Ma,. Wie. .,, Yt-1 -know - yo-kew aletc.
would be no q'torum witnoul a ctiil; no n:an
k no w.lt ro well ay y ow did! ;P:'f hnw- yon
know it! Did yon not Wow where !ue were
who were ordered Jo be "deficit" on the occa
sion of a call! So much for tS want of a quo
rum! . : . - ' '....
The second roason of the gentleman was,
"that tha constitutional term for which thr
House had been chosen had expired!" Now,
air, "please comparer this reason with the gen
tleman's own vote. Thrice, previous to this
excuse, the gentleman himself had voted- on-
call f the yM and HRjrarrtiWninWrT'
ill from the Cumderland ronS bKI up to this
pidtry excuoo, repeatedly after' IX o'clock st
night! He voted against lb Cumberland read
bill, then in favor of a resolution to pay money
out of the House fund to Robert P. Letcher,
and actually airiiinst an adjournment, after the
hour of 13 o'clock, lforo he gave in thi ex
cuse for not reporting from the committee of
conference; and, sir. will it be believed that the
gentleman did actually vote npon a call of tho
yen and nays, even after he "gave-this reason,
that tho term of the House had expire!! Hir, I
cannot understand tho consistency of t3 con
duct with these excuse for failing to do an act
of duly. Can the gnn'.lemanexulain thi!
" Mr. C.1 Yes, I will ". T .;'
Mr. tVis. You wllljttempt l, but you
cannot explain it. Yes, sir, after thi ej
cuse was otTcred, a mnticva was -made to ad
journ, and on the call of yen . jnt nnvs Mr.
pCanbrelentf wa found still volinfj, And,
air, among the list of navs nn thi last vote, st
the fair end of the night labors, I found the
name ol John itumcy Adams. .
ate. Adam here explained.
Mr, te wa proceeding to rn!vi when
Mr. Mercer aaul In col Irs rue bad tolsllv
misapprehrnded the gentleman from M.is
aacUusrtt and repeated in aubstance Mr.
Adams explanation.' - ".. y '
....l,hr,alu"e w.itindenrtooa
-jsr a;tiiuijMu- t ttfioisti m aii-:ucett-:- ac
fruing all the tune that the. louse was a dead
Hector at 12 o'clock that ntzht. The di.
moving, and having our being, we received a
message from the Senat to notify the- House
that the sonate wa waiting for us to act upon
ti-.e Jouibcauun bilu
"A message from the Senate, by Mr. Low
rie, their Secretary i
- Mr. Speaker, I am directed to bring to this
House resolution passed by the Senate, and
which ie as follows:
"Iletolved, That a message be sent to the
honorable the House of ReprcsentsUves, ret-
peetfully to remind the House of the report of
the committee of conference eppoinled on the
disairreeinir vote of the two House on the a-
mendincnt of the House to the amenJme-4 of
the Senate lo the bill respecting the forilAca-
tirtn.Hrii.. nH:i.4 ai.i.." -
Sir, , what did thi message mean or aay,
which could have been offensive! It is ex.
nnw&lv m.A. !i, tla IfliuritsTS and in ita nlw
nan,) who held me down, inaplayful way in ifrom th rommUtce of conference Uiat the hour, jeet The Sonata was wailing for the action of
my scat, which cirrumstancs he may recoliect. j1vi ithe House on this bill, which alone delayed
Thus I am certain, Uiat when thevoleoqlhe Jjut, sir, the nw important fact at tills point of; the termination of the session, an which re
Cumberland read bill was tokon, the hour had time to be noted is, that at one moment you see . mained unacted npon by Hie House; whilst it wa
come and wis past! I voted on toat bill on ac- j 197, Bt another 195; immediately preceding ; acting upon a grout variety of other businee of
count oi my eunsiuuiionai omeciions 10 m pna tlUs moment 1 74 member present and votinr. much les importance. To my mind, the
occune several yoiee aiterwaras, nniu my coi-
thrmf ttwf-'the ilmtsti -f 'Ae'ps-eseiitativea "' "- "
acted on and completed the fortification bill
iiich.w;ii.UtLt ..it . It hud nit..Tl
Senate tis.l e impletcd t buinci the
House had not, t t:- --rr---
:"The House piti proceeded to take oj
tTiiTrcuef tesiitiitlon. There wjur'wf-qnos ?
rum answering, thmic'i one Drsenti llr.
-Smrttrrirew- Tnnve(tii - mevsirpe to notify "thai r-
Scnate trial the House, "bad eompletnl 1 he
!isine He fure it," whilst the foiiiiication . '
bill vs stilt unacted on, so l nfter the two
messagva from the Sennte iliri'ct'uig our U , - v
tenium. reipiestnif; our attention to it! Fend
ing tin motion a:ta a caH of the House, Mr
Masm movea to adkmrn. brcause the Sen
ate had adjourned, and hi motion passed in
the affirmative, without even the usual In-
trrchailpeof - courtesy - between -Ihw - twa - - -
Hoiieftd ite"rtlcnrwciirW'ihTOwrn!"' ' .1 .
men! Such was tha termination of the last
Onnjfreas," and I do s.iy, sir, it wa one of the
most ilisTtsccful scene I ever witnessed, it
era unbeeominr barbarian and aarages,
much more the representative of eirilaci
nation! Sleepy, tired, diniik ,'".'" V
- Mr. By nun. Is the gentleman In oru f
when apeskmjr lhi t th last Congres
Mr. Wise. I d-i not prrtrml tn say Mr.'
SpcakiH-, that all Congn-ss wa drunk, or tha
one-half, one-third, 'or one-tenth of the mem
bf r were dnmkf but I knoer that some fere
fltn!c tbjt I . wss rtrrt of. the n-imbcr and . r ,
so it was, that what with manoeurerm, be
ing tired, opposeil to aome measures, sleepy,
ilioy, ai"l di ouk, no quorum could tm ' "
had nnlete it anited certain individuals'
Mr. Lane said he should like to hear the
name of those who were drunk . ,
. Mr, Wise "The gentleman might feel ;
unhappy, ir,if I wero to mention name.
" I have nov, fr," jriven'Tybii the facte' iipon .
the jonrnali but tliere are other important 5
f.eti-fctiiin written, a well as fact writ. v
ten. Out with them!- Cmne! riia in your
high p)ce all, hce ami e Ucwhcre, an l tell
tlie troth tlie whole truth.' Sir, it Wl ' aaid
that bill failed in the. House. That is not '
trnet it failed before it gut to tlie Hons
from the cmfcrence room! It dropped like
a spent bull before it quite got here it drop.
4timre':tlfirflu
ment atxmt the maltcn ihey maybe eon- ' "
Jeclumlil cannot vouch fr 'lhrm, I mean
tance of the pentlemaii' seat prevent my jtn put interrojrsior'. : I pift it lo the fen.
and of a sn.lden. in the twinklintr nf an m a. .. Renatu Itv this measairfl. an mnrh abuatwl in the
league (Mr. MercVr) waI0eouv1ScaJ 'Hisl hff,y waoic' word", there Tsg q1ioraiBtrMiitgi)MetBliot of itr agid totlie Hu "tftspecU
there wa no foundation for the obj ction to
voting after twelve o clock. On the question
"Khali the bill pas!? tha vote, stood: Yea 94;
Nay 80.' Number of .vote 174.
This, sir thi -was the .Inst bona fldf vote of
thi lasrllotl of ' Represertativesi - Here - it
died, stranirled bv fraud and foul ptay! ."
f1 teg of ie Hons tev etop diere mctnent
twits me,-wniJt I eeiieet teyetharand group ti.
hearing him distinctly, I am happy to be
corrected, firtherenlleman opinion ione
t regard higniy on ouch questions,
But, sir, there is that other name which
Mtnt. k.,-wjBnJ.itM id Bf ill lO.
eiine name of the rentlenian. from Mass.
ejtlr;:lh...fl
esicnsed - himself from- reporting, because in
ni conscience ne wa flcidi -
To go back little. ; Mrv-Cambreleng,
with suclt rxentes nd such of hi own con.
ddct to rebut thorn, declined to make the
report of the conferees, and Mr. iwi had
to make the repoi t long, tnii"ifteT4he con
fereevliad fcliirned to the Jlou,
Here Mr. Camhreleng aaid tie rtnort
wa not made by Mr. Lewis
Mr. Wise. He did make it! Here it i
inanthe rccortl, (holdine un the journals
thi journal say ao 1 ' , .
f' Mr. Lww, frnm tho conferees, then
made a report, a follows. ' .
That the conferees had arreed to recom
mend to the respective House that the
House 01 representative recede from t
ameiulnient, containing ar, appropiuitioii of
three million or dollar to be expended in
wnoie or 111 pan umier in direction of the
President, for the mditary and navy service
including fortifications m oirlinance, and
increase of the Navy, ami that in lieu thereof,
the bill be amended hyinseriinH; therein the
fullowinir. viz: ' ' .
A an additional approprlatioo, tlie stun of
three hundred thousand dollars slintj he tp.
propriutrd for rmiiig thefortihcationi of the
United State, over and above the aom pre.
vided in thie actt and thit the sum - of hve
hundred thousand dollars shall be, and
the sound of the whistle tho Rhoderick Bhu , fully:" "We do not wish thi bill to lail, and we
men dicappeared! - Where did they go-uwby ' respectfully ask that you wiil act npon it, end
for whatl ' ' , - ' .' " 1 ! ' v save the intrrrat of die country involved in it
Two erirofleo' hill wrre neTt reported ashnv. ' passage Thi meesage waa received; it was
ingr been presented to the President for hi sig- not scut back with an insult to the tenute, ss
ttotwai and meswtgo wa next received t-ora. the, 'gentle man .from .MassachoseU (Mr, Ad
the Provident notifying the House th Howe .ama) would have derhed it on their (ioorr and
of cirse theii in being, ?ev, long afhr 13 what then transpiredt ; The journal states,
hereby W pprialed.Jiit.lhviepaii,i..aud-
eouipmrnt ol (he vessel 01 wai
eel ouiet,'" Miiii"n ' xuo prevmus p.
"war of the Unil-
e'vi lWhlwul apptovtdjaad aigneJ aof j- U.- Caiabu Ung, lh chairtaatt el tue pt4 lM)ruai nii juusisV
pmpriatioiMi the said Minn to be paid out of
y money In Uie 1 rtasury not Klhetaiso
sppropriatid." ..
f)n tle)ietion to adopt this report, it wa
objected there: was no quorum, awr tilTersjirfthat iwiulafnl atjhe f ine t
vavingueeu iMmru. llicy rt ported lhat no
llemani (Mr. C. ) d.d no buwr bivl whisnrr
aught in hi esr as he w on li way to re. .
poriio ine i router um nn one temnt him
4 he patted, to . tran(.:!e tlie bantling tinder '
rfi4,..jvainsr mm;maem-J,v.iitt.. ,
lt anil 11; impsj , Ami, if tin, miy he Alt ,
ie,L,.t B'U it io ,,; tJ.e jhoHnrai&t'elileaW rf .
the cbmai':ttesf'Soii7rri if no
mem'icr of t' commi tee .ree ive'd a billet,
doux after ho re-umed Ilia eat h;d ih
honorable chalnnan, after he left the car
terence roii ti not inten.1 to make the report f
ia no not, alter he returned lo the Houi
witn It, inform a ntteman fism Tennessee
(Mr. Forestei ) tliougli it wasihen after 13
o'clock, at- night - tliat he Mrfeiided to make
the report? Hid he not sit down by a rrn.
tlem in from O'lio f Mr. Vfiirfosey.) and give
him to iindt-mtiiil, eritlt the report on tho
dcsVHtrVire him, that the repot t wa to he
tnailjt? Why did Ihut intention fail' What
preventfld' Sir, there were pirit haiititin"
the Cnp;tol lhat "awful night" there ei
trange whisperings chattering elfs ghosts
a I am told, I did not see them blue devil
and im! f it t.'iie, wa there any dJalimf
with the iiifcriml"kthst nrght.' Tell us I
piy t:';l ut, and let the 0014 fall the nr.
cromaiicer, not 011 tte victims ol the hornd
pell! - . -...-'
- Mr. Cambrelcnj. I can tell von. '
Mr. Wise. Ay. v:t en tell us can you
There is another more important fact, vt'lieli
must come out. Out witii il all. any I. you,
Mr, Speaker, ay, '.you, sir, are deeply con-
cerneil m that inatler, deny rt if yn can.
Hefore I disclose that fact, I must premmo '
that I voted for the thre millions amend
ment. There were U9 yotes for it, the ,
name of John Quincy Adami lirnt and my .
noma Jitiitiht! Jiat jul. vaVu JL .. Jju.U lo
a strict accountability for that vote by my "
constituents, with whom I have settled it, o
a k'eii'.U'liuu who 11 I now see (Mr,. Tyler) '
carl attest, for i fuiieve he heard my restono
anil my apofogie' bt-forc, 4he People. Sir, I
lu- e no to iiy, t)i.it, under the hnnressiona
t itiml.i enl atjhe t'-ine t te titat
voly, I wool,! givo the arne vote a ; w tr
Utsj;iUiie.iiiforiii Uuti I tit. .ii...-.. Ami
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