Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-26

| Iaken zap, moved, That Hey he postponed
10 next Monday week which motion
was lost by IA large majority.
Mr.. ). then moved their posiponement
TO next Monday, which was also mega
! tived.
Mr.. Eiwards, OF n. c. was in favor of
! the commitment, because they would
consume no more time if they took that
course, which was usual and proper, than
II taken up in the liuuse, where they
w0ulu be just AS much debated, &c.
| Mr.. Stroller was against an immediate
| decision OH the amendments, and in favor
| OF their commitment. The amendments
contained new features WHICH required
reflection: that proposing compromise,
| Tor instance these questions the Hogse
| could moi be prepared 10 decide az once,
| because It's attention had been cx lusivelv
taken up in consider ing the restrictive
question. II WAS moi proper that The
| House should he driven into the instant
DECISION OF questions Oi such immense
magnitude. He wished no, any long pc
| Rod OF postponPmen,; but was avcrse TO
acting hastily and without delbcra,ion.
| Mr.. ). spokr al some length 10 enforce
aud illustrate the opinions stated here in
| substance only.
Mr.. LivernsOre strongly disapproved of
the connection of the bills as they came
! from the Senate: but he saw something
IN the amendments which seemed iikcly la
| put an end To- The disagretabie subject
| which now occupied the House. He " ish
| e6 The subjects separated, and then some
course might t,e adopted similar 10 the
compromise proposed by the Seuate. and
the matter ended happily and harmonl-
ously. He Argued earnestly in favor of
the claims which Maine hari To admission
without delay, and against course which
would, by allowing Tie time 10 which she
wss limited TO pass by, and thus her rea-
| sonable expectations 10 be defeated. lie
deprecated The feelings OF irritation which
such an unkind course would produce in
| her citizens, &c.
Mr.. Whitman opposed the commitment
with much earnesincss and 1T cousidera-
| bic length. He disapproved most poiut-
edly aud emphaticaly The connection of
The bills, and argued in favor of a prompt
decision ct the question. He teh as one
| personally Interested, (being member
from the District OF Maine} and confessed
that his feelings were stronger than he
| could and proper language 10 express
| them III, and he could scarcely trust
himself 10 speak on the subject OF The
amendments.
| Mr.. StOrry observed that il was well
| known tlia! no man was more in (avour
| OF compromise of the unhappy suhiecl
| than himself, but even this hp would not
agree TO on compulsiOn. He was opposed
| To The commitment of the amendments;
| II would lac al no si:liiy; as he question
| now before III committee would br first
| decided before The amendments would be
taken up; ami tn n bill would have pre-
viously passed on the same subject. The
| Snl of
one, he admitted, but The object of the
| connection WAS TO coCTte this House, by
operating on those members particularly
| interested IN The admission OF Maine into
| The Union. This course he thought was
dI"approved by Tie House, and the pro-
per way 10 shew ii was BY prompt, a
very prompt, rejection of the amendments.
| Such was Tie course taken by The House,
| on i"rmtT OccaslOp, when an atneud-
nent was inserted III al appropriation
| bill by thr Senate, providing Tor brevet
| pay, which the House had previously
stricken out. MIR. s. repeated HAT he was
IN favour of the compromise, but lie
would not give up the right of giving a
distinct aud nnsLackIed vote for the adj
| mission OF Maine
| Mr.. S.mhiHS conceived il would be ex-
tremeiy wrong moi 10 allow some time TO
| - htN' iiti- SubJtCt- Il lie amendments
were long and contained numerous pro.
Visions, some OF them Of The highest i'm
| porlance how were they TO be UNDER
stood fro III the single reading OF them by
the clerk He wished them 10 be printed.
and tine allowed TO examine and consi
der them. He trusted that the majority,
because they had The power, would moi
| force members at once 10 decide OIL so
| important matter without knowing
scarcely on what II was they were 10
! vote. The Senate had deemed the Two
| subjects compatible, and had ihoueh,
| proper 10 Join them; il was not proper
! by ANY means 10 ascFibe i'm proner mo
;iVfS 10 the Senate, for so doing. Respect
! iof the Senate required that their amend
menIs should not be treated With so
much precipitation and 50 lille defer
ence. lie was iii favour OF the commit
! mepi.
MIR. Gross, of New York, said, he was
| glad OF all opportunity of stating, in his
| place, what he thought of the couduc, of
The Senate ~ this affair: and proceeded
| 10 remark that he thought il did NOT de
serve the respect OF this hoHsc. but was
stopped by The Speaker, as such express.
| slous here, applied 10 The other branch
| Of the Ieg' lalure, were out OF orhcr. Mr..
! q. ihcn remarked, thai, come from Is here
! L might, the amendment vas an a'irmpt
| To coerce She membrrs Of this House.
| and he decidedly disapprOved Of il. &c.
| Mr. Woiher, Of N. c. made few re-
marks IN favour Of commitment, which
| we're MOI al all heard.
! MIR Mercer supported the right of the
| senate 10 annex any amendment 10 a bill
! from this House, aud That the Hous,. had
no right 10 know the motives Of The Sc
nate, merely from the prima facie evi