Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-07

Military Affairs, made 10 ;he.lIouse on a., -,
February last' "e fAuA
expiration OF the hour allotted to the cons;, uie
OF reports ed resolutions, and the House passed -
the orders Of the day. :"
THE TARIFF BILL.
Dir. Mailary, Chairman of the Co,n,n;,..n -
Manufactures, with view to The considerable, nj
the Tariff bill, moved that the House now reso,v.
itself into Committee OF the Whole on the stat
OF the Union.
Mr.. hrDuiIio inquired Of the Speaker whether
the unfinished business Of yesterday did not ta,s
precedcncc.
The Speaker replied. that il took precedence i,
the orders ofthe day, hut did not take precedence of
a motion TO so into Committee of the Whole on
the State Of the Union, which was at all tmes in
order Such, at least, had been the practice of the
House.
MIR. MDufiie sail, that his impression was. that
motion had precedence of others under the cxcep-
ton OF the unfinished business.
The Speaker replied that, in stric,ncss, the ,,n-
finished business had precedence, but the zen
tlenian from Vermont, mfr. MALLARyl might
attain his object By moving TO postpone the unin-
Mr.. McDuiiic said, that, as that motion had
not been made, he hoped the unfinished business
would he gone into.
Mr.. Mallary said, Tia, he felt pressed, by duty
to the Committee of which he was o member to
make use of every cSort TO obtain The considera-
ton OF the tariff BILL wthou. farther delay and he
therefore moved TO postpone the unfinished BUSH
ness, and, on that motion, he demanded the yeas
and nays.
Mr.. Mercer suggested that, according to the
constant practice OF the House, the gentleman. on
whose motion Committee of the Whole had ri
sen, was next day entitled TO the floor.
The Speaker replied, that that was very true
provided the unfinished business were taken up
but not otherwise. He therefore sustained the
motion of the gentleman from Vermont; and
the question postponing the unfinished business
was ihereupon put, and decided by yeas and nays,
as follows
Yeas 100, Nays 81.
Mr.. Mallary moved TO go into Committee of
the Whole, on the state Of the Union.
MIR. Martin offs. c. contended that the motion
was not in order iDasuch the votes Of two thirds
OF the House was requisite to postpone the unfin-
shed business; and in support Of his argument, he
referred to the 18th, and I04th rules of order.
which are in the words following
10. Friday and Saturday in every week shall
be set apart for the consideration of private bis
anb private business, in preference to any other
unless otherwise determined BY majority of the.
House.
l04 No standing rule or order of the House
shall be rcscinded or changed, without one DAYS
notice being given of the motion therefor. Nor
shall any rule be suspended, except by a vote OF
atsleast two-thirds of the members present.
/ The Speaker replied, that such was not the n
pnion Of the Chair. The rule which itsreouired
two thirds 10 dispense with, must be rule un-
qualified its face; and if the rule requiring the
unfinished business 10 have precedence in the or
ders OF the day, had stopped there, the Of the
gentleman would have been ct, and vote OF
two-t thirds of the House would have been necessa,
ry to suspend ii; butitproceeds say; unless 9TH
| erwise ordered by the House, which words meant
no more than majority of House. The rule thus
containing in itself its limitation, may be dis
pensed with whenever the circumstances ex-
pressed in the limitation take place.
The question was then put on Mr.. Malary's
motion, and decided in the aHirmativc-Ayes
The House, thereupon, went into Committee OF
the Whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. p. p.
Barbour in the Chair, and Mr.. AIallary moved that
the Committee take up the bill reported by the
Committee on Manufactures, entitled An act
III amendment of the several acts imposing duties
o Imports 0he Tariff Billy
Mr. McDuiiie suggested, that, when the Com
inittee of the Whole on the state OF the Union
was last in session, il had under its consideration
the Appropriation Bill, and inquired of the Chair
man whether that did not como up as the un-
finished business III the Committee.
The Chair replied in the negative. Such was
the practice Of the House, but not of the Commit
The question being put on the motion of Dir.
hiaiiary, 1t passed in the affirmative. Ayes 81
Noes &c.
The bill was then taken up, and read by sections,
and having been gone through with
MIR. Mallary took the floor, in a general discus
sion OF the details of the BILL after series of in
troductoTy remarks on the general topics it inyoly
ed. He had proceeded in his remarks as far as 10
Mr.: Oakley, alyerting to thelateness ofthe hour,
moved that the Committee rise, but withdrew his
motion, at the request of MIR. Cainbreleng, ON
whose motion the Committee, before il rose con-
sidered the bill from the Senate entitled g An act
10 revive and continue in force an act declaring
the assent cf Congress to certain act of the State
of Maryland
The Committee then rose, reported progress oa
TIE tariff bill, and reported the other bill to the
House; which was then ordered to its third read
ing tomorrow.
BOUNDARY-GEORGI AND FLORIDA. 5
The following message, in writing, was recciv-
Cd from the President OF the United States, by
his private Secretary, viz
To the House Of Representatives Of the United
States.
WAsHINGTor, March Sd, 1925.
transmit 20 the House of Representatives q
report from the Secretary of State with docu-
ments, containing the instructions of the Govern
ment oithe United States to Thomas Pnckney,
under which was negotiated the treaty of San Lo-
renzo Ell Real, and relating TO the boundary line of
the United States and doninions at that time, OF
SPAIN as requested by resolution Of Che House OF
the 18th ullno.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
his message was fcad, and laid on the table.
And then the House adjourned.
IL IS said the question, of the NORTH EAST
Erin BOUNDARY Of the UNITED STATES.
Is referred 70 the umpirage of the EXTERIOR Of
Russia, that an AcErsT is 10 be appointed from
In H.