Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-13
IN ASSEMBLY,.
E.ileiau. ..q.igust 0.

Mr.. Hubbard called this morning forthe con-
sideration of the resolution offered yesterday,
hy Mr.. T. Spencer; in the following words:
feesoicctt, As the sense of thus house, that no
uncxpccecd incident unforeseen cxigencc
which required Immediate Legislation, and for
which, il was the design of tue constitution to
provide in granting to the executive the power
of concerning the legislature, at tunes provided
for By any ,ancral laws of the state, has trans.
pred since the recent adjournment Of the legis-
ia'urc ana therefore that the late proclamation
oftte governor, converting the legislature, was
an indiscrect exercise Of the executive pre- rosa-
tive.
The question recurrcl upon the motion to
hay the same upon the table: but both questions
were suspended 10 give way to resolution of
Mr.. L,vINGsToN, requesting the senate to in
form the house what disposition they had made
of the Joint rcsolutinn which had been transmit
ted to them Yesterday, for the enactment of an
electoral law. MIR. Livingsou's resolution was
unanimously passed.
AIR. Il. Smith Offered Joint resolution TO ai-
t,orizc the Executive to offer a suitable rcccp-
ton TO Gen. Ia Fayatte, should he visi, the
seat of government in this state, but the motion
was decided To be out Of order.
The question of laying Mr.. Spenccrs motion
on the table, was discussed mt great length bv
Mcssrs. Pell, Crazy, Cunningham, ana Wash
burn. in its favor, and by NIcSsrs. Flarg and
ItOstilcT against II, ana was !lntnV decided
the negatively 53-NaNs GO.
The question then REQUIRED upon adopting the
resolution: which was carried in the affirmative
Yeas 6G-Nays ,a, rs follows:
AYES.-Nfcssfs. hlIcu, Ashley, BaEiwin.
Barber, Barnum, BcIlingcr, Bevier, Brown,
Clark, Curtiss, Daley, De Witt, Dickson
Dubois, Edwards, ELS, Fa,ln, a. T. Ferris
=. Ferris. !. Finch, Fitch, Flagg, Follctt Gere
Grant, Graves, H. Hilscv. liosmer, Howe.
tIt,lNF,
than, Liyiua',,on, N'CIrrc, Mullcu, Perine,
Petit, Pine, Price, Ecmcr Root, Rugcr Rus
SELL Seoiv, y. Smith, q. Smith, NJ. III. Smith,
i. Spencer, L. Spencer, Stephens, Stewart,
Stllinan, Stilwc!i, Stone, Tioson; Van Alstyne,
Faa Week, Waterman, Wheeler, Winsow,
Wood, Woo;iYorth.-66.
NOE,S.--A!eSsrl. Rarstow, Barto, Bane,lict
BlalSely, Campbell, Collin, Cook, Cooper, Crarv,
Crolins, Cunningham Drake, Durham. Dun.
ming, J. Finch, Fox, Frost, thurman, Ganson,
Gardner, Cove. N. iIalscy, Jones, Kellogg,
kl":p, M'Crea, Mcneil, Morss, Pcil, Picrson,
Pitts, Rathhun, Riggs, Rockwell, Seaman, T..
S'ii'ih, J. Smith, l.. Smith T. Smith, STRIKER,
Talinadge, 'fhOrnc, Town. i'r.:lewcli, Turner,
Van Bcuren, Van 0r'en, W.,shbrrn, Wheaton,
Nhpp!c, Whiting, Wiikcson, WiiI.m.-~53
message was annotNiccd from the sen1S,
containing resolution referring 10 their vote of
Tuesdays expressing the reasons wc! in
duccd them to decline acting on the Ioint rcso-
luton transmitted Yesterday from the assembly. |
Mr.. Rcrncr moved concurrence IN the |
ONT resolution of the senate to adourn mmcdi- /
,tcly.
Alr. Wheaton moved to lay it on the table
or t.c purpose OF substituting another rcsolu-
ion which he read, with preamble stating the
course which had been pursued by the assembly
md concluding with n moiieu 10 adjourn. Mr. |
,Nhcaton's motion was ncgttiycd, 30 20 81, as |
follows
NOES.-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Baldwin.
Barbour, Barnun, Baro. Bouinger, Bcvicr
Brown, Carr, { lark, Cook. Curtiss, Daley, DC
Witt, Dickson, DaI,ois D,.uliar, Ed,voris, Els
farlin, y. F. Ferris, Il. Ferris, |. Finch, Fitch,
iiag%, Follctt, Gcre, Cove, Grant, Graves,
Ifager, !fa'soy, Hosnor, Howe, Hubbard uu,l-
son, Hyatt, jansen, jones, Judd, Kellogg,
Knapp, Latham, livingston, Mcclure, M'Crca
Nu!leu, Pe'inc, Petit, Pine, Price, Remer.
Rockwell, Root, Ruger Russell, Sccly, ID.
smith, @. smith, j. Smith, NJ. II. Smith. p
Spencer, j. Spencer. STEPHENS, Stewart, Still
man, Stilwcl. Stone STRIKER, Ti!lotson, Turner,
Van Alstyne, Van ylcck, Wager, Waterman.
Wheeler W!ippIe, Winslo,7, Wood, wool
worth.-3I.
AYES h1essrs. Barstow, Benedict. Blake
y, Campbell, Coffin, Crary, Crolius Cunning
ham, Drake, Dunning, J. Finch. Fox, Frost
thurman, Ganson, Gardiner, y. IlaIsey, Moncll
hiorss, Pci, Person, Pitts, Rat!burn, Pi~~s
seaman, T.. Sa'ith y. Smith, y. smith, Tall
magc, fhorna, Torn, Tredwc!l, Van Bcurcn,
! an Oracn. EVssbbnrl,, Wheaton, W hitting, " IL
lieson, X ilkin.-G).
Mr.. Tshmal:;c tl,ciI rr,cvci 10 amend tl.e.
resolution of the senate By striking out the word
immediofe3y, and insert the words g 5 O'Clock
tits aiternoon," tie senate having adjourned 10
that bcur, which agreed to, and the assem-
bly, thcu adjourned.
~ I've o'clock, bo,h houses met, AMI adjourn
ed sane DIR.
PavIntNct, (R.I.) sugust :.
frt'a1t NJ iciiey from n @ci,t'em4a IN AZ
rr;adr!ia, TO his .fiie,sd ia t+is turn.
owe arc 50 near TO Washington City. tl,at
one might supp0sc wc!>nc'r all abou; tlrc move
'nonis Of the big bugs" there. Bui we arc
s.aTcciy up there thrice a wear, aud learn IN .ca.
neral more Of cnrgresso"a! cabas from. news
papers printed 300 or 1000 miles Oh. t!,an from
any other source. Members of o1gress dur
ing the session are always writing home TO their
friends, and sending documents These arr.
puhjbat III tie newspapers OF Hdirge ani Ala
ha'na. by means OF which wc are cnntinually be,
c9trin@ acqcai''i:d with the opinions and trans
actions 81 persons almost an@mg u.s. and OF
Which we si!'u!i Otherwise remain Ignorant.
So6c tli:'gs. however, on IL, OTHER band. we
get held Of, lhat seldom reaches over the n,tion.
particularly re-re ct;ug the priYa:o morals of
@je0i jp'fs, and wi,ici If ,:it,lp known, ,eot,il
perhaps consig'', IS Il ought, many great .tates-