Daily Bulletin. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 7, 1841 Page: 2 of 4
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be printed. 250 copies of the report and resolutions
were ordered to be printed.
Resolution was offered that Congress should adjourn
sine die on the 25th day of December next. The in-
troducer wished to strike out the word next which the
House refused to permit.
Mr. Robinson moved that the resolutions for impeach-
ment be made the special order of the day for Thurs-
day next at 11 o'clock. Carried.
On motion of Mr. Wood the joint resolution for the
recall of the Navy was taken up.
Mr. Robinson moved to defer its consideration to an-
other day because he thought the matter had already
assumed a more important and more solemn appear-
ance than was originally contemplated in consequence
of the report of the committee upon the resolution rela-
tive to the Santa Fe expedition ; because if a commit-
tee were appointed to draft articles of impeachment of
the Executive his whole official conduct would be be-
fore them and all illegal acts of his would be the sub-
ject of those articles.
Mr. Darnell rose and strongly urged the propriety of
immediate action and called upon the friends of the
measure to sustain the immediate examination of the
question.
Mr. Robinson said if there would be any utility in
now considering the matter he would be the last mail
to oppose it. It might be recollected that he was the
first man upon that floor to have the matter placed be-
fore Jfie committee on Naval Affairs but that the navy
was now beyond their control ; that it was now too late
it had left New Orleans and before this was on the
scene of its operation whether for good or evil and the
work upon which it was sent was probably already
commenced and any action of this House upon the sub-
ject would be useless inoperative and inconsequential.
It was known to him. and to the circle who associated
with him that the next Executive would immediately
recal the navy upon assuming his station which would
be now in a few days and it was not worth while for
the House to act in the matter.
Mr. Darnell insisted upon taking it up and going in-
to committee of the whole.
Mr. Williamson supported the adoption of the resolu-
tion. Mr. Forbes stated that he was in New Orleans on the
11th of last month and that the navy sailed about that
time.
- Mr. Cooke moved the indefinite postponement of the
resolutions. He said he could see no necessity for go-
ing into committee of the whole or any other commit-
tee. He said the matter had been long enough before
them and he would like to meet the matter fairly and
decide upon it. He said if this House was really in
favor of retrenchment as it professed to be he could not
see why they did not without loss of time decide upon
this bill. The Gentleman stated that every resolution
passed by them had cost them about 4000 dollars.
Mr. Darnell said if the Gentleman would recollect
he (Mr. Darnell) had not asked for delay in this matter;
perhaps upon reflection he would find the delay had
been upon his own account.
Mr. Cooke replied and said that he had not wanted
delay and made some remarks in explanation and said
he wished the question at once decided.
Mr. Williamson replied and thought the gentleman
from Travis had a short memory and said the delay
had been at the instance of that Gentleman and another
gentleman of the minority. He wished the subject act-
ed on promptly.
Mr. Cooke said that if the Gentleman would go back
in his winding and sinuous way to the recess of his
memory he would find the case to be otherwise and
that he had always wanted the question brought up and
promptly determined.
Mr. Van Zandt moved to strike out the preamble.
He said that for reasons which had been before given
to the House he did not think it proper for the House
to censure the Executive and that the House should
take up the resolutions upon their merits divested of
all feeling upon the subject.
Mr. Cooke moved that the joint resolution be strick-
en out with it.
Mr. Van Zandt thought the Gentleman out of order.
Mr. Darnell said that he introduced the preamble
and resolutions. He said he saw from the message of
the President that he was not himself satisfied with the
course he had taken. Ho said that when he introduced
th.it preamble and resolution he had no other view
than to recall the navy. Since that time he had seen
deve lope men ts which induced him to wish ibriiioie-
but that additional wish would be gratified in another
way and on another question and he was willing to
dispense with his preamble.
Mr. Parker said he had much to say in order to catch
up but he moved to adjourn until to-morrow at ten
o'clock.
The bill was laid on the table until 11 o'clock to
morrow mornmsr.
j
A committee of conference was appointed on the part
of the House to meet the committee on the part of the
Senate on the Retrenchment Bill. The committee
were Messrs. Van Ness Latimer. Dancy Cooke and
Porter.
The committee on the part of the Senate are Messrs.
Dangerfteld Moore and Barnet.
House adjourned to 10 o'clock ii morning.
PUELISriED AND EDITED EY S. WHITING-.
CITY OF AUSTIN TKXAS.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 7 1S41.
03 Yesterday's proceedings of the Senate and several
Editorial articles are unavoidably crowded out.
gIn order to afford the young men employed in
this office (one or two of whom are attached to the Tra-
vis Guards) an opportunity of participating in the re-
ception of the President elect to-m mow. the "Bulletin"
will not be published again until Thursday.
2Cf In our Congressional Reports of yesterday we
omitted the name of the Hon. R. A. Pennall. of Jasper
as one of the signers of the counter-report of part of the
committee to whom was referred the propriety of taking
the census of the Republic. We called it a minority
report but the addition of this gentleman makes an
equal division of the committee four being for. and
four being against the project.
n3-We are informed that a writ of election has been
issued for Representative for the county of Milam to fill
the place of the Hon. Willet Holmes who was elected
in September but is absent and will not return in time
to .take his seat. . .
SCI The President elect is expected to arrive m town
on Wednesday next (to-morrow) and will be received
with the honors due to his high station his talent and
public services.
The Vice-Presidentelect arrived yesterday morning.
23 Quite' a number "bf strangers arrived in townx
yesterday and the day before and we are informed that
the main roads from th? lower country swarm with
persons on their way to the inauguration. Some la-
dies are expected from San Antonio to participate in
the ball which will take place on' that evening.
H3 We look to the future action of Congress dur-
ing this session as likely to be of engrossing interest.
The Retrenchment Bill is yet unfinished. The report
of the Committee of the House of Representatives on
the course of the President in getting up the Santa Fe
Expedition will we think originate a debate of a most
interesting perhaps of a most exciting character. There
seems to be a disposition to probe the matter to the
quick and there is certainly a stern determination on
.
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Whiting, S. Daily Bulletin. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 7, 1841, newspaper, December 7, 1841; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth80064/m1/2/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.