Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-20
(roR TIE Observation-Disclosures.


the votes for President and V. President,
YOU state that the motion made 10y Mr.
Narnnm, and seconded by Mr.. Dana.
that the Senate should Withdraw, was a.
nonimoaSiy agreed to-" This, gentlemen,
is Il mistake. There were Seue,at negatives,
distinctly and audibly given and had
division been allied for 1t is doubtful how
the question would have been decided
The writer of this was one of those who
voted aga:nstthe motion, believing that
the two Houses ought not TO separate
until they had discharged the duty which
brought them together; and that in coun-
ting tie uoteS, ii was for them 10 decide
,Uhat Nere rotes i'll the meaningo! the Con-
stituiion. Reflection has confirmed him
in this opinion and regarding the prece.
dent set by the Senate's withdrawing as
one which il wouId be announcement and
dangerous 10 follow, he is not willing TO
see i; recorded as an unanimous act, when
the reverse was the case, and thereby a
weight and Importance given, which do
not in reality belong to II.
Washington CITY, Feb. IA, 1917.
No doubt whatever is entertained of
the correctness of the above statement,
for which we are much indebted 10 The
a single negative. Int.
Having stated the proceedings ofthe II.
OF Representatives on the question refer
red 10 III the above note, ii may be proper
To notice what, we learn, took place III the
Senate, after tlat body Withdrew from the
House.
On retiring TO their Chamber. some
conversation took place in tlle Senate on
the subject which hnd produced the sep
arallon of the two Houses-when
Mr. Barbour moved the adoption of
resolution, that the state ofIndiana had a
right, by her electors, to vote for Presi-
dent and \. President, on Tie LIST Monday
i'll December last.
This resolution was supported by
Messrs. Talbot, Mason ofN. II. Barbour,
Dana and Daggetr; and opposed by
Messrs. Campbell and Fromenlin
Before any decision took place on The
| resolution, the message from the H. Of Il.
announcing their readiness to proceed
IN counting the votes. was received
| when
Mr.. Barbour stated, that as The questi-
on which hadinierrupted the proceedings
OF the Joint meeting, originated in the o.
ther House, and they having announced
their readiness TO resume the business
which had called the two Houses togeih-
er, 1t was unnecessary, he thought TO
take any order OF the resolution he
had submitted, and therefore withdrew
The Senate then again. proceeded TO the
RepTesentative Hail
On Thursday, the next morning, there
| was considerable discussion on The aues-
tion how the proceeding of the preceding
day should be stated on the Journal Of
the Senate, since, being novel in its cha
| ractcr, the proceeding might be drawn
INTO precedent on occasions of more I'M
portance than the preseyt. II was finally
resolved, that the Journal should be made
according to former precedents"
III.
b. The Editors have been politely adj
vised of the following error in one Of the
reports of Mr.. RANDOLPH's speeches. on
tire neutrality bili-'Ehe words, away
wjth pa,fy," should have been " away the
parciment," meaning The constitution. In
the same debate, 10 using the phrase in
yer0iHtion' against the parent stale, liz,
quoted il as The language OF The speaker.
not himself approving dat application Of
the word.
In the debate on January 3Otb. Mr..
Randolph is reported 10 have used these
words:
At HE time that was elected 10 Con
gross, ON this very ground Of opposition
to Mr.. Adams, and disposition 10 resist
by force the progress of his administrati-
on 10 lis mad Carcer," DC.
We are advised, that Mr.. Il. intended
10 have said
"'i'hdt he was elected against an oppo-
sition raised upon this very ground Of
disposition on the part of those with
he was politically connected, and
Of bimscIf consequently, 10 oppose the
administration of 8ir. Adams by force"
81. ID.
We had occasion, IN the beginning Of
last month, TO mention tic mildness Of
tie temperature of our climate. But the
seasons never lnicrmit. We have had. for
some days past, The climate of Canada we
had almost said Of Lapland. The ice.
which has bridgcd the Potomac for some
weeks. is now 2G ipchcs thick, OF Alcxan-
dria, III the deepest part Of eriycr Such
cold, of so long duration. has not been
experienced hlIc, 1t Is believed, for nearly
80 years. I6.
70 TuE EDITORS.
II may be interesting 10 the Public, TO
knew that there has lately been deposit
ed u ihc Patent-OAice SET OF models,