Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-20


thai The difficulty is before us thai. We
must decide il when the Two Houses mee,.
or avcid II by some previous arrange.
meni. The committee brirg morally
certain that The question would arise OF,
! tue v'tes, ~ JOINT meeting, thought Il
best, rs he had before stalled. 10 give il
the So~by IN This way.-Supp,.se this re-
solution mol adopted: the President Of
The Senate will proceed 80 open aud
conn, the Yates, and wouli The House
allow that officer, singly aud alone, ,I,,,s.
virtually, To decide the quesiian Of The
| legality Of Tie votes / moi, how ilien
were they 10 procecdl Was il IL be sci
| tied by The decision of the ,wn Houses
eonioinily. or ef The two Houses sepa-
| rairly! Ouc lionsc would say The votes
Dug h' 10 be counied-'he other thai they
! ought nsi and then The votes would be
losi altogether Would she gentleman
iro,a New York prefer illai il be eieci,ied
In ttr jOin' meeiing? In That Ease he
| would find himself in much teaner
| majority than on the question yesterday.
Tn faci, Mr.. &. said there WAS no mode
pointed oui IN the constitution Of settling
hlisa'ed questions arising in The dis
ciiafge oi tins duiy-it VAS a casns ennis
Sus, and he ihomghtit would he proper,
either by same ACT %! q rIvatiye lcgsa-
| ton, or by an anvndmcri al the cousIi.
iuIion iiseli, 10 supply iiir defect.
Mr.. LaH'more mate a few remarks in
favor Of The resolution, which were not
distinctly head by the reporter.
| Nj. iftea isStp a few reuia ks in OPP
position 10 Nc suluiion.-T t< ground
ne 'sok Mas TIN THAI il was NOT in The
] power OF this house, or of both houses,
I b. resolution, TO remedy a de fets in the
| Constitution.
The question on agreeing 10 The rcsc.
imiinn WAS then decided by yeas and
nays, as follows:
YEAS -Messrs abbot Alexander, 6!.ea of Mass,
a''th," \ Anderson. Archer, Nj Baker Baie.
man Beeehei, campnriI. Cannon c.age.Ii clsrk Ciay
coos, Cr'hman panc, la inglon Davidson Drnnis,n,
Dickinson, tddy. tdwA'ds, OF Enssis eaf foieer.
t"ot foia Fnl'er, Goihan, Gios. OF n s. Cross, Of
Pa iiaehiey. hai. ON. Y. Hrmph,iI HepJrick, Her
Iirk, mn, Hobart, II ssi,er, Kendall Ktn, Kinsr,
Mrcreary, Mccullough aiciean cf K,' SaIjsrS My,
chand Mech, aieigs, Mon II, Montgomery T. Moore
); Moore, I. M"yfs a'seiey ,Mu,Iay Nesle Nielsen,
n Ma"achhsctss Palke'. OF Mass. Patterson pbl!sor
Piicber. pinnie, Rich rds. Rorers Russ sawy.I
s r. 81 aDse s'%a" S'e'e"s. s;se Strong OF
,en'ssirar, wA!ksr. Wallace, wendovsr Whitman.
NAYS Me:srs Adams. Allen of Ton, .,,h., 20
Va Galdwn, Bail, garbour. rayjy Biackiesse Bloom.
nris, booeh, Eic'afd. pro"n. Rru.h Br,an tBnfInn
| b"uer, OF Inv Case, Cub, Cooke, Cats Crawiord
Cr""ril. Cm!srsth, Cupep?ei, Cnthbru ea,Ie r,,'
%sds, o, Pen Edwards. OF ~ e. Flo, d. forrest Gra,
4 u. IF
Tenn. Lneo'n, Mercer, Msuaii Moron Nelson Of "a
| Newton, Parker of Va. Pinekney, Randolpb. n. i'd
SrmsiHs, Smith. of ". J. smh ~ Nj A. s,,,,b ~
bic, IHckrr Of Va Turkrr Of s. C. Tvle, w,iii.,,s ~
| va. Williams, OF N. C-G7.
So the second resolution was agreed to
On motion 81 Mr.. Clay, il aas then
ordered, tina, a message be sent 10 the
S""afe, informing that body, HAL this
House, ~ ia part, concurs IN the report
81 re j"in' committee. and is now pre.
pared 10 proceed, vita The Senate. i'm
The performance Of lis constitutional
duty.
[Mrssrs. CIny Ge,gtsst. aud Fan Rens.
seiaer, were the committee m the mar, If
the House 81 Representatives 10 aci will,
tie committee Of the Svnaie. in consid.
efirg lie pepper mode Of proceeding in
regard 10 counting out The Electoral
| Votes.
On motion of Nlr Gag, AMI by gene
fai consent, II was determined thai The
members Of this House should receive
ne Seua'e. on Their entrance inin Tie
House. standing and uncovered. IN HE
sam" manner, il was determined that -
suiicIenl number Of The seats Oh The
rigi hand Of HE chair, should be scr
apart for The Senators.
Mr., Clay moved that a committee of
two ,icuberS be appointed Ia receive the
Srnate, aud conduct The President nf The
Senate 10 The chair, and the members 10
lie seals assigned 10 iilrra.
ai'. Nelson, of Virginia, declared Iis
opposition 10 This coursp.-Ii had never
heretofore been done.-Ii had been usual
tor HE Speaker of the House 10 receive
the President OF the Senate, and invite
bin 10 seal beside him /; and lie saw
no reason. al this time, for The proposed
innovation.
MIR. Clay said il was true If never had
betn done before; but, having, whilst he
had the honor 10 preside over this House.
Witnessed the Embarrassment occasinncd
by tbe want OF such regulation. he
new thought IL would be proper TO a..
dopt II.
| The molten of Mr.. Ciay was then
setacd 10 without division, though moi
without negative voics.
air. NetSon remarked, i'm an under tone
thai lie wished hP had have required lie
Yeas aNd Nays upuD IT,
Mr.. Clay aud MIR. mn, of New IIamp
shire, were appointed 4 committee ag-
ccrdingly.
MISSOURI.
YEAS AM NAYS in Tie House of Re.