Alexandria Gazette

MR. CAMBRELENG'S LAST SPEECH.

By the bye, Mr. Cambreleng's last speech has not been published. It was about the last speech, except Mr. Polk's, that was made in the 25th Congress.

The House of Representatives, at the hour of midnight, between the 3d and 4th of March was a perfect Babel.

We heard in the Hall cries of "Cam is going to call up the sub-Treasury!" "Cam, how much money is there in the Treasury?" "Cam is going to speak."

Mr. Cambreleng rose, and, with compressed lips, propped himself firmly between a couple of desks very near the speaker. Mr. Cambreleng sent to the Speaker a resolution which he said he offered as an "amendment." The Clerk read it, and the Speaker declared it out of order; whereupon Mr. Cambreleng deliberately took off his spectacles, elevated his chin, and said with great heat and earnestness:

"Mr. Speaker.—that resolution is for the appropriation of pay to some of the most meritorious officers of this House for extra services, out of the contingent fund. They ought to be paid, sir. Shall their wives and families suffer, sir, by our neglect: Sir, I insist that the resolution is perfectly in order. It is but an amendment, sir, to the original resolution now under the consideration of this House.—If it is not in order, sir, I beg leave to ask, how came the original resolution before this House.—I ask again, sir, How?"

The speaker replied, in a burst of laughter that there was no resolution before the House!—Immoderate laughter ensued, in which Mr. Cambreleng heartily participating, withdrew to his seat. This was Mr. Cambreleng's last speech, and we fancy we hear the emphatic "How" still echoing through the Hall.—Madisonian.