Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-19

the par, of the Gener. IN m. .ocL of ,hs
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, DO expended
the western section, referred the Committee Oh
Roads aud Canals.
Mr Patton submitted the following resolution, which
Resoired That the Committee on the ro., Office and
Post Roads, be inst uctrd inquire into the
o, esao i'hng malt route from Orange Hou-e in
Nrgihia 10 The town OF Stanardsve In the County OF
Orange"
Mr. PA'ons motion to change the 9th rule OF the House
so as to require tho Speaker vote In the first instance
every question, aud providing that when the House is
equally divided the motion shall be lost AS up Tor
considerations as the speci. order Of day. The ayes
anu nays having been ordered, rome took
lows
'ln all cacs of balo, by the House. the Speaker shall
o"' IN o'her cases ne shall not vote, unless the House
be equally divided. or unless his VOTE il given the
noi'y will make the division eqns and such
equal division the question shall be lost"
And the question stated be 10 strike ou the rule and
insert the rule moved by Mr.. Patton
Mr. wayne was convinced, by reflection that the rule
as stands Is founded IN experience, and cannot be
changed without producing much disorder. He had sug-
ges'ed the other day, aud repeated that the
proceeded on the supposiion that about
e speaker certain rights, Of which lie has heretofore
oeehdeprved live give the Speaker the right
every question: we must aso give him the right Of speak
ing OH every question: The reason fIr depriving him Of
the right OF speaking was, prevent him exerng
the influence OF his official station upon the questions
lore the House, and member could ever DO raised TO
that station wi hom some party influence. 1t our du.
~ to render the Speaker independent of party relations
and put hm out OF the reach Of temptation. He also
the Speaker was to decide in the first instance was
proper to allow him TO vo'e, when appeal made to
the House. II we dc allow the Speaker VOTE from the
connexion which he have with DO w erui admins.
rauon, we make him the victim instrument against his
WIZ Of that administration The deeply we inte-
rest Tue speaker In the proceedings OF the House. the
more reason we have to sppehend that, in all his dec
sons votes aud appointments Of Committees he will be
made the instrument OF party Here Mr. W. went into
the history of parliamentary law in England to show that
there had always existed Jealousy Of the power the
Speaker oil the House OF Commons The present rule
nj the (snva a,,d
had been found practically convenient and useful and
the example OF some few State Legislatures to the con.
trary was wholly inappicabe the proceedings of this
body " 80
Mr. Patton replied to the gentleman from Georgia and
supported his motion He denied the fact that the rule
proposed would make the Speaker interested between the
parties OF the day any than has ever bet en- int.
rested 1t was not TO be supposed that any member oud
become suddenly Invested OF all party feelings upon his
elevation TO the chair. Every member i'm the chair and
out OF the chair was influenced by party feelings ;-he
from party feelings and motives He would not nsui, lie
good sense and feelings OF the House by any rule
to guard against the wiliu, malicious and corrupt mis-.
counting OF votes by Speaker He had 10 political oh.
Ject to obtain and no personal feeling crafty in his
this question. Whatever he had said had no re-
terence whatever to any individual Speaker past present.
The question was here taken by yeas nays and de-
cided in the negative, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Heman Allen John T. Allen william,
Allen Anthony, Archer, Banks, Barber Barringer Bates
Beale, Beatty. Beaumont, Boudin, Burd, Burgess Car.
michael Carr CLANCY, Chiffon, Chinn Claiborne Clay.
ton, Cowney, Corwin, Coulter, Crockett DarIing ton
Warren X. Davis Amos Davis, Davenport Demnp Den.
ny, Dunlap, Evans. Horace Everett Ewing Foster, Fow.
son, Grennell, Jr, Griffin. Joseph Hail. Hannegan Har.
din James Harper Harrison, HazeIine, Heath Hester
Henderson Howell. Jabez w. Huntington VIM Cos
Johnson, Kinnard. Laporte, Geo w. Law. Lee. Lewis
Loyal, Lucas, Lyon, Marshall Mardis Mason McCarv
Mckennan, Miller S. Med. Moore, Patton, Pinckney
Pope, Potts, Ramsay Reed Rencher, VIM. b. Shepard,
Shnn, Sandiier Stewart, Stoddert, Sutherland WIN p
Taylor, Philemon Thomas, Tompkns, Vance, Vinion.
Wagene1. Webster, F. WhiuIesey, Wilde, Williams
Ndys.-Messr John Q. Adams, ]. Adams, c. Allan.
Ashley Bsr'z Baylies Bean, BeardsIey, Bell, JAS
Bull, Bunch, Burns, Bynum, CambreieDg, Casey Cham
6ers Choa'e, Samuel Clark, WIN: Clark Clay Conner,
Cra%er' Crane John Davis Day. Debery Dennis. Dick.
Edward Everett, Fillmore, Foot, Forester p c. Fuller
X Fuller, Giiieu Gilmer, Gorham. Hiland, Hail. Tho.
mas IL Hall, Halsey, Hamer. Joseph NJ. Harper, Hath.
away, Hawkins Halves. Hubbard, Inge, Jarvis Richard
NJ johnson, Noadiah Johnson. Cave johnson, seaborn
ing, Lawrence, Lea, Leavtt, Mann, MarindaIe. MIC.
Comas. McIn're, Mckay, McKim, Mckinley, McLene
MeVean' Mercer; MilIgan, r. Mitchell Muhlenbnrg,
Pearce Peyion, Franklin Pierce, Person Polk Schenrk
Sehley, A. H. Shepperi, Singleton, WIN. Sade, Charles
u,Ps psE9 VIM Taylor Thorn
Ward, Wardwel, Wa,mough, Wayne, WhaIIon, C. p
White E. D. White. E. Whuesey. Young.-l2i.
amendment
The Speaker presented TO the House communities alton
from the Secretary the Navy with the of uJS
Tucker which been referred to that deparment ana
which was now referred 10 the Committee on Naval Ar
fairs. "
Aiso communication from the Comptroller of tbe
Treasury in relation TO the unsettled baances and ac.
counts and one from the Secretary OF the Navy with an
account OF the expenditures in that Departments which
motion of Mr. Whlesey of Ohio were ordered 10 he
laid OH the table and printed
REMOVAL OF BANK pEPosIrEs.
The motion OF Mr. Polk 10 reconsider the vote by
which, on motion Of Mr. McDuffie the Report of the
Secretary OF the Treasury the removal of the Demo.
Sites was referred 10 the Committee the Whole on The
State OF the Union, taken up the unfinished bust
ness of Thursday.
The debate this question resumed and contnu ed
by Mr. Allen, OF Kentucky, and Mr. Gorham of Massa.
Beardsey, of New York. and Mr.. Polk, of Tenne in
It's favor After MIR Polk had concluded on motion of MIR
Burgess, the House adjourned.
WAsHINGroN, Dec. J6 The Vice President of the
United Sses, LNr Van BureD0 and the new Attorney.
General oil the United States (Mr Buter) have arrived
in this city, TO take upon themselves their respective Off
cial duties.
Among the present visitors the seat Of
Is Mr. Wheaton, for number OF years past land ow)
Charge dAfarcs Of the United States 10 Denmark
Nat. Int.
WARRINGTON, Dec II. The Vice President Of the
Onfed States yesterday took his President of the
senate, and delivered the brief Address
which augured well for the IN which he will dis
charge the new duties devoved upon him. In his deli.
neaon OF the national character duties of the Senate
we think ne was particularly bappy.-JN'af. Int.
The Senate WAS yesterday Of interest, arising
from the election OF the committees the of
which are given in the minutes of the proce edDgs.
In the House OF Representatives, the incidental debate
on the Deposite question resumed but not finished
our reporter had only got through Mr.. Aans Speech,
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