Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-18

been admitted To all the privileges OF le-
gislation. Was it said Congress had not
| used due deliberation in admitting those
! members? and had the state done any
more iii electng electors than in sending
her members 10 represent her in Con
gress! You cannot now, said Mr.. Il.
raise question oil state or no state. The
condition requiring the state TO adopt a
republican constitution was a matter of
course, because the United States were
bound TO guarantee such 4 constitution to
each state; and the joint resolution of
December last was a mere declaration
that the state had complied with the OBJ
legation.
Mr.. Pithin, of Connecticut, was of Opt
Mon that the state was entitled TO all
state rights, as soon rs they had complied
with the requisiiions of the act authors
ing the people of the territory to form
State Government. The case of Louisi-
ana was different. because the act au-
ihorislng that territory To ADOPT State
Government, required that their consti-
tuition should be submitted to Congress,
before their admission into the union.
Withsindiana the case was different, as
with her no such condition was made.
The question before the Honse Mir. p.
J said, was novel one; resolutions had
been passed by the two Houses TO as
semble for certain purpose therein STA
ted, and the most proper way would he
to send message to the Senate that the
House was ready to proceed in the
business of counting the votes.
MIR. Hend,ickS, of Indiana, regretted
| the necessity which called him up. IN
| diana ne said, was, or was not Il State.
| A Il, a - a
settle the one before the House. The
case of Louisiana was not analogous; as
| the ordinance of 1897, concerning the
territories, and under which they were
| admitted into the union, did not apply to
anv territory west ofthe Mississippi The
only question forCongress to decide was,
| whether the State had complied with
| the requsition of the act of last session
| whether the constitution adopted was re
| publican or uoi-nothing more. Sup
pose, indeed, that the State had adopted
| no constitution at all; had chosen 70 live
| under their laws alone, and had not thrown
| their State Government into the form of
| constitution would The state have been
| thereby deprived of her rank in the uni
on? The ordinance of'S7 had guaranteed
State Government when they reached
a certain extentot population, & Congress
| could require, OF them no more than had
been done Mr.. II. argued that the same
authority which gave him right to a vote
in this House, gave them also right to
vote for President and vice President of
the United States.
Mr.. Iagham of Pa. moved, that the re-
solution and amendment be both indeii-
nitely postponed; which motion was a.
greed to almost unanimously and then,
On motion of MIR. Jackson message
was sent TO the Senate, informing them
of the readiness of this House 10 proceed
in counting the votes.
The Senate soon after again entered
the Representatives Hall; when
| The Speaker informed them, that the
| House Representatives had not seen il
necessary to come to any resolution OIL
to take any order on the subj ct which
had produced the separation of the two
Houses.
The reading of the votes was then con
cluded; and the Tellers handed d state
| ment thereof To the President of the Sc
nate, who announced TO the Joint meeting
the following as the state of tie votes:
Tor Presi For gice-PJeJi
| GeAf. dent.