Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-18

he was in custody, and might not break the bounds
The question was then put sustaining the decision OF
me CHAIR ana decided by Yeas and SO, Nays
So the House refused to sustain the Judgment of the
Chair.
The question being about to be put on Mr. Hun.
ungton's resolutions,
Mr. Clay demanded a division OF the question
The question then stated TO be the first branch Of
the amendment, which was in the following words:
"Tha Samuel Houston be brought to the bar of the
House Monday next, at II O'clock be there rep
nanded by the Speaker for the contempt and violation of
the privileges of the House which he has been guilty
and that he be discharged from the custody OF the Ser
gcant- at ArmS.'
Mr.. Wickliflc demaded the Yeas and Navs and thev
ordered.
Mr. Archer observed that the majority seemed now to
wish to creep out OF the position they had in rea
ton 10 their power 10 punish for contempts He asked
them TO work out their proposition they claimed
unlimited power 10 punish, let them mpson the offender
and then on Habeas Corpus the question OF right could
be tried before tribunal strictly impartial, (Which the
House could not be supposed he, was itself par
Y0 To reprmand the offender merely was TO propose
punishment fit for school-boys
Mr.. Huntington replied If the gentleman wanted inn
ponment, with view TO try the question of power let
him move an amendment to that effect Nothing could be
easier.
Mr. H. objected TO the insinuation that majority sou ght
TO creep out OF their own doctrine. He thought nothing
could be more expressive OF the the House
tanned oil the lndigy which had been offered through it,
TO the rights OF the People, than the he had
posed he considered the punishment much more Sc
we're than briefimprisonment.
Mr. Thompson OF Georgia, expressed his hone that as
tue majority had had hruness enough TO take ground on
their privilege, they would play the play An excu
sion from the privileged seats would be superseded should
the people CT Tennessee Gas not impossible or inn
pobab) send the individual to the House in the chaac
ter oil their Representative.
! The Question beug put on the LIST Resolution
MIR. Harper moved the Previous Question
onthat motion Mr. Huntington demanded the yeas and
maya.
Mr.. Sutherland reminded the Chair that it had been
decided during previous stage this trial. that the Pre-
vious Question could not be put
The Chair decided the motion to be in order: hut the
call was not seconded.
The question was then put Mr. Hundng,on's first
amendment Qor reprimand) and decided by Yeas and
Nays, as follows y cas- LOG, NAYS SO.
So the resolution agreed to.
The question then coming up the second resolution
(tor excluding from the privileged seats)
Mr. Carson expressed his hope that it would not be adop
ted lie advercd 10 Mr.. Houston's former membership
and honorable character and insisted that thou oh he had
acted rashy he had done nothing which ought exclude
nun from the society oil honorable He had suffered
Tor his country, and would be sufferer the day of his
death, from wounds received in her service
Mr. Cainbrelcng sud, that now proposed
surpassed even what was claimed 10 BE- inflicted by the
British Parliament The utmost limit to which the House
could 20 Imprisonment during the residue of the
son 10 go beyond that downright usurpation-(he
said 1t with the utmost respect for the House) Surely
gentlemen would not desire TO nfic punishment during
lie upon gentleman, aud man of honor, for rash
act.
Mr. Coke said, the House had been favored with a
piece OF learning which he had expected from the
gentleman from New York, a gentleman so profoundly
read in constitutional law That the punishment of with
drawing privilege granted by of its rules as mark
CT Indulgence 10 certain individuals was punishment
anscendlng all that claimed be exercised by the
British Parliament He had hoped there would have
been greater harmony with respect this than any other
part oil The proceedings but 10 his establishment and NOR
nlcauon he found II otherwise. If chose TO read
me constitution in one particular way pronounce every
other construction of it to be enormy it was he who
was justly TO be charged with usurpaion
Mr. c. advered TO the threat uttered by Mr. Houston
within few feet of the Speakers chair and insisted
Ist alter man had used such language and had added
profanity to outrage, he thought he unworthy of be-
that Hall
Mr.. Craig, Mr.. Blair and Mr. Clayton demonstrated
against carrying the punishment further than rebuke
The rights Of the House had been now secured by the
vote already passed. and there could be no necessity of
pushing the proceeding any further Mr. CLAYTON related
the anecdoe oil an old soldier who when ordered TO Jail
for obsreperous behaviour presence of the Court had
leG MS stump oil an arm to the Judge, and said, 81 will
80; but lost that TO win the you sit upon'
MT burd quoted the opinion of Chancellor Kent, to
snow mat punishment for contempt could not extend
beyond the limits OF the session.
The question t4en taken on the second resolution
and decided by yeas and nays foows-Yeas 90 Nays
Yeds-NIessrs. Adams, C. Allan, Allison Appleton.
Armstrong Arnold, Babcock Banks, John s. barbour,
Barnwel, Barringer, Barstow, Isaac c. Bates Briggs
Buliard' Bnrges, Cahoon, Choae, Coke, Collier, Lewis
Condct, Sas Condit, +. Cooke, Bates Cooke Corwin
Coulter, Crane, Creighton, Daniel, John Davis Dear
born, Denny Dickson Doddridge, Ellsworth George
Evans, Joshua Evans, Edward Everett Horace Everett
Fielder, Grennell, Griffin, Hester Hodges Hughes,
Huntington, lngersoll, Irwin, Jenifer, Kendall Kerr
Letcher, Marshall, Maxwell, Robert Meow McDuAie
Mckay, Mckennan, Mercer, Milligan, Newton Pearce
Pendleion Potts, Randolph John Reed, Root RUSSELL
Semmes, VIM. B. Shepard, Slade Southland Spence
Stewart, Storrs, Sutherland, Taylor Tompkins Tracy
Vance, Verpanck, Vinton, Washington, Watmouei
Wilkn, Elisha Whittlesey, Fred Whittlesey, Wicktle
Williams, Young-90.
NdyS-Messrs. Alexander, Robert Allen, Anderson.
Angel, Archer, Ashley, James Bates, Beardsley Bell
Bergen, Bethune James Blair, John Blair Bouck BouI
din, John Brodhead, John c. Brodhead Bucher, Burd,
Cambreleng Carr, Carson, Chandler, Claiborne, Clay
Clayton, Conner, Craig Crawford Davenport Davan De-
wart, doubleday, Drayton, Duncan, Fitzgerald Ford
Foster, Gather Gilmore, Gordon, Thos Hail. VIM Hall
Hammons, Harper, Halves, Hawkins, Hoffman, Hogan
Holland, Horn, Hubbard, Ihrie Jarvis, Jeyet r. NJ
Johnson. Cave Johnson, Chas. c. Johnson, Kavanagh,
John King, Henry King Lamar Lansing, Leayitt Lee
compte, Lent, Lewis, Lyon, Manu. Mardis Mason Nc
Carly, w IN. Mccoy, Mcinire, Thos II. Mitchell Muh-
lenburg, Newman, NuckOls, Person. Pitcher Plummer
Polk, Ed Z. Reed, Rencher Roane A. III. Shepherd
Smith, Soule Speght, Stander, Stephens Francis Tho
mas, Philemon Thomas, Wiley Thompson John Thomson
ward, Wardwell, Wayne, Weeks, Wheeler Wortling-
tOn--101 'e
MIR. Jeniier and Mr.. Kerr offered further amendments
gong to conne the exclusion TO the present session of
Congress, 6u withdrew them and the question was final
ly taken on the resolution amended and decided by
yeas and nays, as follows:-Yea cas- SO, Nays 81
Mr. Polk moved for the printing of paper containing
the opinion of Washingtons Cabinet on the subject of
portionment Of representatives; which was ordered and
then at near ii O'clock the House adjourned to Monday
next
WAsHINGToN MAY Is
CONGRESSIONAL ANALYs1s.--In the Senate yester
day the bill renting duties merchandise imported by
JOhh Lewis, from the operation of the Tariff of 1925
was taken up and the amendment heretofore offered bv
Mr. Silsbee, embracing certain other similar cases was
adopted aud the bill amended ordered third read
Inc - D.