Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-16

fright 10 make the closing argument Mr.. T. desired
that the question Of shou,d be taken bv
yeas and nays. He should not s.kthis, had the
House, on the last day which This subject was un-
der consideration, refused to give leave to the commit
tee to sit again.
MIR. Ellsworth, Of Conn said he hoped that the mo-
ton for recommi'ment would no, prevail The object
OF the memoriss in tbi, he said, was not to OBJ
tain seat IN this Hoose. sp he did not know on what
principle /, that he had b..n permitted in this case
to appear a, the bar Of The HOUSE. on what princ
pie he could he .nuposed TO have right TO address the
committee. Had he already said and done all that
he was ~ni' ed TO do. The House bod al eady once
heard all that he wished 10 gay, and Il had also heard
the Other party who. he Thought, had kept pretty close
Iy to the record. No, perceiving any benefit likely
to result from hearing tie discussion over sgsin he
vas opposed to geirg into committee again upon the
subject
The question was then taken upon re com hitting The
subject to Committee Of the Whole and decided in
The affirmative. by a majority Of about 30 votes.
The House then again resolved itself into a Commit
tee oil the Whole upon The subject, Mr. Dufs in he
chair on the report Of the committee, Mr.. Arnold be-
lug introduced at the Bar.
Mr. Arnold then addressed the House in a speech Of
about hour, in reply to speeches delivered on pre-
cesing days, and in further argument upon the tes'i.
mony.
When he concluded, Mr.. Carson expressed his hope
that the sitting member and other members ON Ten
nessee. would orbear from reply, and Mr. Lea declsr
ed his inteAtion to do so.
The committee then rose and reported; and
The question being stated agreeing the re .olu-
ton reported by the committee OF Elections in the fol-
lowing words
Resoived, That Pryor Lea is entitled TO retain his
seat in the 2tst Consress Of the United States the
Representative Of the ID Cenge sonal District in the
State OF Tennessee
Mr.. Haynes Of Georgia, required that il should be
decided by yeas and nays; and the House having
hrmed this appeal, the question about to be taken;
when
MIR. Taylor, of New ork, in a short. arvumen,a.
tive, and Gspassenae speech, stated his of the
question. concluding by moving TO amend the resou.
tion reported by the committee, by striking out the
whole Of it after the word "Resolved, aud inserting
in lieu thereof, the following:
"That the election 10 the Second Congressional Dis
trct In the State Of Tennessee, for Representative in
the 2ist Congress OF the United States, illegally
conducted and the seat OF the sitting mber there
from Is vacant"
WhereuPon. motion, and request Of Mr.. johnson,
Of Tenn
The House sdjourn-d--and the question comes up
again Tomorrow.
Wednesday Jan l4.-In the Senate, the following
Bills were read the third time and passed: The Bill
for the relief Of certain citizens Of the United States
who have lost property by the depreda OF Indian
tribes the Bill providing tor the widening Of the draw
OF the Potomac Bridges the Bill for the relief OF Nancy
Moore; the Bill for the relief of the legal representa-
tives OF Elias Earle. deceasee the Bill provide for
the legal adjudication and settlement claim. TO land
therein mentoned and the Bill TO grant presumption
rights to the settlers on the Public Land.. The SEN
ate resumed as the special order Of the day the cou
deratiUn OF the resolution submitted by Mr.. Foot pro-
passing an inquiry into the pedency Of aholishing the
office OF Surveyor General aud OF .ssp. aiding the Sur
veys oil The Public LaDd- until those sre ady in the
market at the minimum price shall have been dispes-
ed Of After debate in which the resolution was OPP
posed by Mr.. Kane, and supported by Mes.rs. Foot,
Mckinley, Holmes, and Barton, the Senate adiourne
without coming TO any decision on the question. Mr.
Naudain the newly elected Senator from the State of
Delaware, appeared and took his seat
In the House oil Representatives, after the usual bu
siness Of the day. Mr. McDufIie from the committee
of Ways and Means, reported the bill appropr ane the
sum Of seven hundred and tw thousand do Lars
for the and service Of the foc atoms Of the Uni
ted States during the year $780, which referred to
| a committee Of the whole the State OF the Union.
The debate the motion for the distribution Of the
Public Lands was then resumed; and Mr.. Burgess con-
| cluded his remarks that subject. Mr. Peuis of
Missouri followed, and adore ssed the House in opposi-
ton TO both the revolution and the mendment attach
ed to II, until the conclusion Of the allotted hour He;
therefore, retains possession OF the floor for to-day.
The contested Tennessee election was next ia
ken up and Mt Smyh Of Va spoke upon the que stion
before the House, which the mt proposed
by Mr.. Taylor, Tuesday, 10 annu the eIe ction Of
the Hon. Pryor Lea. A1er ardent and proirac ted
debate, in which Mr.. Storrs OF N. Y, Mr. Strong
MIR. Ellsworth, Mr.. Huntington, and Mr. Daniel
joined, Mr.. BarriDger moved the previous gu eson
This call was. upon division by yeas md nays sns
tanned by vote Of II9 TO 55; after which il was de-
cided upon the final question by vote, also taken by
yeas and nays Of i49 to 20, that the Hon. Pryor Lea
was duly elected, and entitled to seat M mhe
| OF that House. (U s. Tel