Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-27

The chair pronounced IL 20 be IN order.
ih' question was then taken!,n the commit
ment, and decided by yeas and NAYS. nc fol-
COWS: Yeas 81, NaysT7.
81 the resolution from the Senate was re-.
fsrrrd 4" the joint committee Yesterday an.
pointed an the motion Of Mr.. Taylor.
The House went i.to committee of IN,
whole. (ayes so. noes 6i,) on the State of the
Union MIR Latl,rop in tine Chair.
Mr.. Crownins:h held moved 10 take mn tb,
NIL from the Senate, amthnrisng the building
~ an additional number of sioups of VAR
The question being taken, ii was decided in
me negative, ayes GO, noes7i. The commit
tee then rose
THURSDAY, APRIL s2, 1894.
MN. EDWARDS ACCUSATIONS.
MIR. FLOYD, from the committee IN whom
was referred the Memorial of n Edwards.
Indicating himself and accusing Mr.. Secreta-
~ crawford, pursuant to instructions of the
committee, communicated the following min
utes Of It's proceedings. VIZ.
The Committee ts whom was referred n
communication from Niniar. Ed",rtIs. reuort
ne following minutes Of their proceedings To
the House Of Representatives
APRIL 81, 1874.
Present. all the members Of the Committee.
VOTED, That the committee ought to pro-
cred To maze inquiry into the matters con-
Tanned IN the said memorial, and connected
Herewith.
VOTED, That, for the purpose of such in.
qniry, the attendance OF the said NiniaD Ed
wards upon TN. Committee. ia he nv theme
ahmed, 70 requisite and that his attendance
be accordingly ordered.
VOTED, That the Chairman do inform the
House ofthe foregoing resolutions of the Com
nit'ee, and inasmuch as II is suggested that
the sad Miriam Edwards is about to leave the
United States on foreign diplomatic service.
VOTED, That the Chairman do move the
House that information Of said communica
ton oil the votes of the House thereon, and of
the foregoing resolutions of the Committee.
ne communicated TO the President of the Uni
ted States"
The latter proposition having been nut into
the form Of motion by Mr.. Taylor, of New
YORK, and the question being upon agreeing
thereto
mr. FORSYTH, OF Georgia, said. he had the
nonor, day or two ago, Of submitting mo-
tion to the House on this subject, the object of
winch he had not an opportunity TO explain.
IN consequence of call for the question of
consideration. The object had in view. said
MIR. r. was the same IA that which the com
nHtee seem to have had in contemplation in
their report of this morning. understand
ms TO be, IN prevent any collision between the
orders Of The Executive Branch Of the Gov
eminent and those Of the Legislature. un-
derstaDd the committee to have determined
on calling Mr.. Edwards before them to ascer
fain what he has 10 say upon this subject, in
add'tion to what he has stated in his memori-
al. AS a matter Of courtesy, that being tile
case, y IS proper for The House to giSe notice
ot the fact To the President of the United
states, that the individual in question might
not seek TO escape, under the plea of Exccu-
tive orders. from the investigation which he
has himself asked ofthis House 10 institute
Inc object of my motion was the same with
That now before the House, and il appears 10
me that the form Of mine was more proper
than sfe form of that which kas been submit
ted. Wha; interest has the President of the
United States in Knowing what are the. votes
OF any committee Of this House All that is
necessary Tor him to know is, that this House
has taken up the subject for investigation
w" d." NOT ask from him any thing to enable
us tn exercise our rightfnl power in this mat
Ter, and our motives for acting are therefore
nj no importance TO the due information of
the Executive. The simple annunciation of
the FRET is sufficient. Under these Impressions.
M. moved TO strike out all the above af-
'er the word Ordered," and insert, in lieu
thereof, his motion, in the following words
That the President be officially informed
thatthis House has ordered an investigation
OF the memorial presented to this House on
the 18Th instant, by N. Edwards, lately an
pointed Minister to Mexico tina. the said n.
Edw ards may be- instructed not to leave the U.
States before that investigation has taken
place."
Mr.. RANDOLPH, of Virginia. said, as the
course pointed out by The committee would
attain all the objects which the gentleman
from Georgia had in view, he did not see why
the change should he made. If the gentle
man will attend to the terms of the provost
ton before the Honse, said Mr. r. he will see
that there is nothing in il which, in the small
est degree, compromits the privileges or pro-
ceedings Of this body; that we are acting by
our own inherent power; that il is not pro-
posed to cal on the Executive Department,
Though coordinate branch of the govern.
ment, for any ancillary aid. We are acting
by our own virtue and power; but, having
done 80, we have thought IL proper to advise
the Executive branch Of the government, that
he might take such order on the matter, in his
owB exclusive sphere, as to him may seem fit
and proper. And what more can we do /? n
hope the amendment will not he adopted. bnt
that we shall decide on this motion, and give
to the chairman an opportunity to make fur
Their motion which he isinstructed by the COM
mttee t. make.
MIR. TAYLOR, OF New York, said, it was
frue that, on former occasion, when the gen.
tenan from Georgia presented his motion, he
Mr. T.) did call for the question of considera-
ton upon it, The reason why he had done
so, was, that the subject had just been refer
red to committee without any special in
structon. The Grst question, it was apparent,
which would present itself to that commit
tee would be, does the memorial contain suf-
Gcient matter to justify proceeding in the in
Testlgaiion OF its contents. That question had
not been, 10 any manner, decided, when the