The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-09
This motion was not IN order.

Mr.. Risk moved that the attendance
of the absent members be required forth
WITH
MIR. Dana called for the reading of the
clause of the constitution and of the rule of
the House authorsing such motion.
Mr.. Wilson moved to adjourn. i,he Yeas
and Nays on motion being required. MIR. w.
withdrew the motion.
A quorum now appearing,
Mr.. Fisk withdrew his motion for com.
pelling the attendance of absent members
and
Mr.. Tayyart proceeded in his speech, &
concluded about half pas. seven.
Mr.. GARDENER made a motion TO recon-
NIT the resolution, and spoke at some length
in favor Of the motion. His object appeared
to be a modification of the language OF the
resolution
This motion was negatived by Yeas and
Navs as follow:
YEAS-Messrs. Blaisdell. Breckenridge,
J. T. Chamberlain. Champion, Chittcndcn,
Dana, Davenport, Elv, Emott, GARDENER,
Gold. Hale. Haven, Hubbard. X. Jackson.
Jenkins, Knickerbacker Lewis, Livermore,
Livingston, Macon Mat,hew Tvs. M'Bride,
Miller, Mosely, Newbold. Pearson, Pi,kin.
Potter. Quincy. Sheffev. S. Smith Stanford,
Stanley, Stedman, Stephenson. S'urges,
Swoope. Taggart, Talimadge. Upham. Van
Rensselaer,, Wheaton, Whitman, Wilson
Is.
NAYS-Mcssrs. L. J. Aston, w. Aston,
Anderson, Bacon, Bard, Bassett, Bib, Boyd
]. Brown, r Brown, Burwell, Butler, Cal
houn, Clay, Cobb, Cochran. Cox, Crawford,
Cuts. Dawson. Desha. Eppes. Findley, Fisk,
Franklin, Gannett, Gardner, Gholson, Good
wyn, Hester, Helms. Holland, Howard
Hufty, Johnson. Kenau Kennedy, Love Lyslc
M
r. Moore, Morrow, Newton, Nicholson. ]
Porter, p. b. Porter, Rea, (P) Rhea, TT J
Richards. Roane, Root. Ross, Sage. Sam
mons, Seaver, Sc, bert, Shaw. Smelt Smile
G. Smith, Southland. Taylor Thompson, Ira
|cy, Turner. Weakiey, Whitehill, Wither-
spoon.-71.
Mr.. Whi,man moved that the House aG-
journ-(half past eight o'clock )-Negatived
IN to a..
Mr.. Gold and Mr.. Macon each spoke a.
gainst the resolution.
MIR. GARDENER moved to adjourn-Nega
lived. 70 - Al.
MIR. GARDENER then 40 o'clock) common
ced speech against the resolution when
he had been speakig near an hour,
quorum not appearing within the bar.
a motion was made by MIR. LIE wis to adjourn
-Negatived-55 to "a
Mr.. GARDENER proceeded. At two o'clock
having spoken nearly four hours, he himself
moved an adjournment. Negatived by Yeas
& Nays rs TO SO.
Mr. GARDENER resumed the floor.
The SPEAKER decided that h- had spoken
twice to the question, and could not speak
again.
Mr.. GARDENER asked leave to speak a
third time. stating at the same time that he
did not consider himself as having spoken
twice, one time having given way for a mo
tion to adjourn. He waved asking leave.
however. and moved to postpone the further
consideration of the subject till the second
Monday in February. And on this motion
he proceeded with his speech which he
concluded about four o'clock, having occup-
ed the floor six hours.
Mr.. MmmonS spoke in support Of the re.
solution and in reply to MIR. GARDENER for
about half an hour.
Mr.. Potter spoke for half an hour in eX
PLANTATION of his former speech ON this sub
lject.
The question was then taken or postpone
ment as moved by Mr.. GARDENER, and ne
gatived without division.
And at length, at half past FIVE o'clock, the
main question on the final passage of the re-
solution was taken and carried, 70 to d.
The Yeas and Nays are as follow
| YEAS-Messrs. l.. j Aston, W. Alston.
Anderson, Bacon, Bard, Bassett. Bib, B ovd,
J. Brown. r. Brown. Burwell. Butler, Cal.
houn, Clay, Cobb. Cochran, Cox, Crawford,
Cults, Dawson, Desha, Eppes, Findley, Fisk,
Franklin, Gannett, Gardner, Gholson,
Goodwin, Helmes, Holland, Howard, Hufty
Jenkins, Johnson, Kenan, Kennedy, Love,
Lyle, Marion, M'Kee, M'Kim, Minor,
Montgomery, N. II More Morrow, N~wbold,
Newton. Nicholson. J. Porter, p b. Porter,
! Rea, OF Pen. Rhea of Ten Richards, Roane,
Root, Ross, Sage, Summons, Seaver. Seybert,
Smelt, Smile. G. Smith, Southland, Taylor,
Thompson, Tracy, Turner, Weakley,
Whitehill, Witherspoon.-72
NAYS-Messrs. Blaisdel, Breckenridge,
j c. Chamberlain, w. Chamberlain, Cham
pion, Chittenden, Dana, Davenport, Ely, f..
mott, GARDENER. Gold Hale, Haven, Hub
bard, X. Jackson, Knickerbdcker, Lewis, Lii
vermore, Livingston; Macon, M'Bryde,
Moseley, Pearson, Pickman, Pitkin, Potter,
Quincy, Stamford, Stanley, Stedman. Stephen
son, S'nrges, Swoope, 1aggart, Tallmadge,
Upham, Van Rensselaer,, Wheaton, Whit
man. Wilson--4I.
On this vote we're absent OF members,
viz. Messrs. Campbell, Clopton, Cooks Crist,
Denning,* GoidS6orough, Gray. Hester, ].
6. jackson, Jones. Key, Lyons Matthews,
Miller. L. Moore, Mnmford,H Nelson, Ran
doIph,* sawyer, Shaw, Sheffey. j. Smith. 5.
Smith, Trout. Van Dykes Yan Horn and
VIM of whom those marked ~ have not
appeared in their seats during the present
Session. and those in LaAic are known to be
absent from the city
The House then adjourned, at a quarter
before SIX, after a session of nineteen henrs
during the whole Of which time the Speaker
presided in the chair Nvi,h J,roi,v a,,d nod.