Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-20

any thing affirming the authority Of de
iiouse OH the one laud, or deny ing II su
the other: and, to escape i!ie alternative
presented To the House by the proposed
Resolutions and amendment, he moved %
postpone indef1dtcls the consideration IF Ms
main question aud the amendment proposed
thereto.
After some questions 10 the Chair, and
explanations thercirou,, respecting tho
effect of such a postponemen,, that Ell
feet was pronounced from the char 10
be, 10 place the question in the state III
which il was when the motion of MIR.
Spencer was first made ;aud, If this course
were pursued, that the House would be
al full liberty TO fake any course IN res
pect 10 John Anderson, which In lis opin-
ION WAS within the scope of its cousti-
tu,ional powers.
After explanatory remarks from various
members, among whom We're Nlessrs.
Rick, Rhea, IaHnaddse, Ballard Smith and
C1iJJeth--
The question was taken on the pest
poneD,e,it, and decided as follows:
For indefinite poaponemeat. .il7
Against III. AZ
Thepropositions before The House were
indefinitely postponed.
Wl,creupon Mr.. J1iima6gc offered the
following resolution tor consideration
- Resoired, That John Anderson be forth
with brought 10 the bar OF this House.
Mr.. Rich proposed TO amend the reso-
luton by adding thereto the following:
F" And that he have an opportunity of offer
ing to the House any explanation OF his aiieds-
cd offence, which he may think proper.
This motion Mr.. Rich supported by
observations regarding the general ques-
ton, in which he opposed the eXpediency
of proceeding further than he had sug-
geSted in The present case.
After d few Observations from Mr.. Ser
gennt, however, MIR Rich withdrew his
proposition.
Mr.. Rich subsequently moved 10 insert
an amendment, denying the power of the
House 10 Judge orpunl>ii any individuals,
its own members excepted, which motion
was ncgaiived by IA large majority.
Mr.. Cuitreth then moved To strike out
the whole of MIR. Ycthnadge's resolution,
and 10 substitute by way of amendment
the following:
= Whereas John Anderson is in custody FOR
All efieuce which this House does not possess
the constitutional power to Try, Oh right 10
punish Therefore,
- fSesolred, That The said John Anderson be
discharged from the custody of the Sergeant
alarms
And the question was taken on the a
mendment thus proposed, and decided as
follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Mass. Anderson,
Ken. Ball. Barbour, Vir Barber, Ohio, Basseit,
Beecher, Bellinger, Cruger, Cubreth, Ed
wards, Erving,S S. c. Fornsy, Fuller, Garrett,
Hale, Hall, \. &. HerkiiIer, Eerrck, Hitch
cock, Hosg, johnson, Ken. HiEsey, Kirkland,
Lawyer, Linn, Llvermore, Merrill, /. Nj. Mel
son, poindeSer, Porter, Quaries, Rich. Ro-
berison, KEY robertson, Lou. Ross, Sawyer,
Shaw, Slsbee, Bal. Smith, Speed, Spencer,
Tarr, 1rimb.e, Tucker, 5. c. Walker, Ken.
Williams, n. H.-i7.
NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Allen, VT.
Anderson, Penn. Austin, Baldwin, Bateman,
Bayiey. Bennett, Bloomfield, Biount, Boden,
Boss, Bryan, Burweil, Butler. Campbell, Cla-
Crawford, Cushman. Darlington, Desha,
Drake, Ellicott. Floyd, Folger, Forsyth, Gage,
Hail, Del Harrison, Hsrbert, Hester, Holmes,
Mass. Holmes, Conn. Hopkinson, Hubbard,
Hunter, Huntingdon, Insham, Irving, n. Y.
Jones, Little, M'Laue, W. Maclay, W. p, Ma
clay, M'Coy, Marchamd. Mari, Mason, Mass.
Mason, r. l. Mercer, Middleton, Miller,
Moore, Morton, Moseley, Munford, Murray,
Jer. Nelson, Hugh Nelson, Nesbitt, New, Og-
den, Orr, Owen, Palmer, Paris, Parrot,
Patterson, Paving, Peter, Pindall, Pitkin,
Pleasants, Reed, Rhea, Richards, Ruggles,
Sampson, Savage. Schuyler, Scudder, Sergeant,
settle, Seybert, Sherwood, Slocumb, 5. Smith,
Alexander Smith, J. $. Smith, Southland,
~ - -
Taylor, TerI'lI, Terry, Ionpkins, Townsend,
Tucker, Va. Tyler, Upham, Walker, n. e..
Wallace, Wendover, Westerlo, Whiteside,
Whitman, Williams, Con. Williams, n. G. viii
son, Pa.-ll9.
So the House refused TO agree TO the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Culbreih.
The question was then taken ON the
motion that" John Anderson be forthwith
brought TO the bar of this House." and
decided in the affirmative, by Yeas aud
Nays ll8 10 45.
Whereupon the Sergeant at Arms
brought the prisoner TO the bar, and the
Speaker propounded to him the following
inierrogatories, TO which he made the re-
plies thereto:
/. DO you &C k sowledge yourself to be John
AudeTson' AnSreT. Yes.
q Did you write aud deliver TO Louis Will
liams a member of this House, the letter of
which copy has been furnished to you by
the Clerk Ans. did.
3. From what part of the city did you write
tile letter. Ans. 1 wrote ii at Mr.. Besiors,
where board.
4. what is the amount of yonr own claims,
which you are attempting to liqnidate AnS.
About 1000 dollars.
S. What is the amount of those of others,
which you are soliciting? AnS. About 1000
dollars.
g. Have you any interest in the latter Ans.
None, of pecuniary kind, but am influenced
in their pursuit by motives of charity.
7. Had you any authority from the persons
you represent TO make the offer contained III
your letter AnS. | have general power of
attorney to do tor them as j would do for my
self but had no instructions 10 make that or
any other offer.
3. Are you are acquainted with any persons
new IN tile city soliciting tile claims of Others'
II so, name them. AnS. | there IS d MIR.
POmeroy, who is soliciting his own claim, and
Gel. atson, who is asepefal agent.
o, Have you made any other offer to any
person. 4NS. No.
10. Did you consult or advise with ans per-
son before you wrote anddeiivered the letter