Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-24
La, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1899.


or the vote he then gave, as / am inclined 10 be.
eVe' mat the resolutions being introduced to tn
House without its being prepared for them by any
expectation, and being OF peculiar and nov Ell
I T' aeepiy affecting the interests of the
Ohion, gentlemen, without taking time or ha wing
time TO reflect, yielded 10 the FIRST impulse.
now avail myself OF this opportunity to invite the
attention OF gentlemen TO the subject. whilst
submit to Siheir consideration very brief state
ment, with view to place il fairly before them
certain joint resolutions of the Representatives OF
The People in the General Assembly of Indiana
were forwarded, by them, to the egation of that
State in Congress. with Instructions and a reoues,
mat they should be presented here for considera-
u1n' deemed 1t my duty 10 present them to this
ouse, and, in doing so, in Consequence of the ad-
vanced stage OF the session, and the multiplicity OF
business already before us, after having had them
read, 1 moved to have them laid upon the table
ana printed, to the latter part of which motion the
rouse refused its consent. This, then, is the FIRST
tlme mat the resolves Of one Of the States of this
Union have been presented to this House, and
inns house has refused to give them publicity. e.
ven under the ordinary rule of printing Now.
Sir' cannot take this proceeding as in any de :
gree personal to myself for the character of nv
associations with the members OF this body entire
~ precludes such an idea: and, indeed a dis,in
guished gentleman from Virginia, now in his seat.
was pleased to observe to Inc at the time, that but
LOT ms personal regard Tor me, he would not per-
MI. niinsen 10 entertain any part Of the motion
sHon,ied oy me on yesterday; appeal, then, TO
the deliberate judgment of this House, if il be
rght, IL IT be decorous, to treat in this manner,
one OF the Independent Governments of thi. Con-
iederacy One of the States, having equal rights
win any other member OF this Union, appro che g
you, respectfully, and submits a question highIv
important to herself and the Union and is this
the manner in which you will exercise the pow
en- which, according TO the beautiful structure of
our Government, has been. given TO you by the
o:aaes, more hrniy to secure the welfare and dig
n"y OF all OF them If the State of Indiana has
aone wrong, still let her solemn acts of legislation
be received with respect; still treat her with kind
ness. 10 not, by hasty act, repel her from YOU
win scorn and contumely, and thereby erase
rom her memory the grateful recollection of past
ana numerous services. Sir, il is not my nten-
uon at this time, nor was it then to produce, in
me House, discussion of the merits OF the cues
uon involved in these resolutions. My object is
10 nave the resolutions printed, that proper re
sPect may be shown to the State to which be-
long; that publicity may be given TO her legsla-
tipe acts; and, whatever may be the public SEN
timent, that she may benef, by it, Or lift must be,
suffer by it,
The question on Reconsideration having been
put, was decided in the affirmative, and the print
ing was hereupon ordered.
CUMBERLAND ROAD BILL.
On motion Of MIR. Mercer, the special orders OF
the day were then postponed, and the House took
up the bill for the preservation and repair oil the
Cumberland Road.
Mr. Sergeant resumed the course Of his remarks
support OF The bill, and in reply TO the consi,u-
tional objections which had been urged in opposi.
ton to il. He preferred the bill to the amend
Inent; but should vote for the latter il the Bill
failed.
Mr. Hoffman next obtained the floor, and spoke
Tor some time in opposition TO both the policy and
constituonality OF the BILL and in favor OF the A.
mendment.
MIR Chiffon now endeavored to get the floor;
ou' before he could Catch the eyes oil the Speak
er,
MI Stanberry moved the previous question.
on inns motion MIR Wickl lie demanded the yeas
and nays, and they were ordered by the House.
Beng taken, they stood as follow
fEAS-Messrs. Armstrong, Bailey, BalGw in
BARBER, Barker, Bartlett Barley, Isaac, c. Bates
beecher, Blake. Brent, Buckner, Chamber, Chill
ton, James Clark, Condict Coulter. CrowninsbisIJ
John Davenport. John Davis, Dickinson. Dravton'
duncan, Dwight, Everett, Findlay, Fort, For
ward, Gale, Gurley, Harvey, Kinds, Hunt, In
gersoii, Jennings, johnson, Lawrence, Letter,
Letcher, Little, Locke, Long, Mallary, Markell,
Martndaie, Marvin, McDuife, Mclean, Mer.
Ger, Miner, Muhlenberg, Newton, Pearce Pier
son, Plant, James F. Randolph, Reed, Richardson,
Russell, Sergeant, Sinnickson, Sloane, Smith,
Sprague, Sprigg, Stanberrry, Stewart Sorrs.
Strong Swami, Swift, Tracy, Ebenezer Tucker,
Vance, Varnum, Vinton, Washington, Weems,
Whipple, Whittlesey, Jas. Wilson, John Woods,
John c. wright-S3
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Robert
Allen, Aston. John Anderson, Samuel Anderson,
Archer, Philip p. Barbour, Barlow, Barringer {,
Bassett, Belden, Blair, Brown, Buchanan, Cam
breleng, Carson, Carter, Claiborne, Conner, Crock
EFT, CulPeper, Thomas Davenport, w. II. Davis,
DeGrab, Earl, Floyd of Va, Floyd OF Ca, Fry :,
Gilmer, Gorham, Green, Hallock, Hall, Haynes,
Hobbie, Hoffman, Ingham, Isacks, Johns Reese
Kerr, Lecompte, Lea, Lumpkin, Lyon, Magee,
Marable, Mccoy, Mediation, Mclntire, Mexican,
Mckee, Miller, John Mitchell, Thomas II. Mitch,
ell, Thomas p. Moore, Gabriel Moore, Nuckolls,
o BrieD, Orr, Phelps, Polk, Ramsay, Ripley,
Riyes, Roane, Shepperd, Smyih, Slower, Taber,
Ialiaierro, Taylor, Thompson, Trezvant, Startling
Tucker, Turner, Van Rensselaer,, VerpIsDck,
WickiHe, Wilde, Williams, Ephrain X Wilson,
John J. Wood, S. Wood, Wolf, Yancey-s7.
So the House determined that the main question
should not now be put; and the subject according
10 The rule in such case, went of for this ,av.
An Intellectual attempt was made by Mr. Siorrs
to go into the Committee of the Whole on the Cen
sus bill, when the House adjourned between
three and four o'clock.)
WEDNESDAY, February 49, 1879.
IN SENATE.
Mr. Hendricks, from the Committee on Roads