Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-03-05


Mr. Robbins began debate, on the merits OF the bill,
which covered wide field, and continued six hours-va-
o'clock the question aken and the bill passed by the
following vote
Yeas0Me.srs Bell, Bib. Black. Calhoun. Chambers.
Clay, Clayton, Ewing, Foot, Forsyth Frehnghuyscn,
GTundy, Hill, Holmes, Johnston, King Mangum Miller
Moore Naudain. Pondexter Rves, Robinson, Sprague,
Tomlinson. Tyler, WaEgaman White, wright-29
Ndy'-Messrs. Ben'on, Buckner. Dallas, Dckerson,
Dudley, Hendricks, Knight Prenss, Robbins Ruggles
eymour, Silsbee, Smith, Upton. Webster, Wikins-i6
The Senate then took recess of an hour and 4 half
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Thursday February %.
EVENING
Among various Senate bills which received their first
reading the House took up joint resolution from the Sc
nate suspendng the which orbs the sending of bill,
from one House TO the other the three last days the
turfay.
MIR. Adams moved to amend by extending the suspcn
son also TO the rule which prohibits bills TO be the
President ON the last day
Mr. wckle wished TO limit the effect of the suspen-
SION TO the ordinary appropriation bills only.
Arer desnltory converse ion in which Messrs Adams
Taylor, Wickir, AID Ellsworth took part, the amend.
ment WAS made specific, by enumeraling certain bills to
be excepted.
day in legislation.
Mr.. Irwin hoped the land Bill would be included and
MIR. Newton the Lighthouse Bill.
Mr. Davis OF Ma sachuse,ts, Mr.. Cambreeng and MIR
Adams, opposed the limitation proposed bv Mr.. Wcklie
Mr. Patton moved 10 lay the whole subject ON the table:
but this neg stived.
a:r. wckln's amendment then rejected, ard that
proposed by Mr.. Adj ,ms agreed to.
Mr. Wickline then proposed that both Houses be all
Jon,ned by the presiding officers thereof Saturday
night, al twelve O'Clock.
MIR. Ste wsrt moved the Previous Q les ion on this mo-
on which was seconded-Yoas 90. Nays 40.
The joint resolution, amended, then ordered 10
be read third time.
REVENUE COLLECTION BILL
The House then resumed the orders OF The day being
The 6WJ'irther prOuding for the Collection of the Re,
Mr.. Wayne of Georgia. took the n or and continued 70
occupy It in speech in support Of the bill aud in reply
10 Mr.. nicDuiis's argument OF the morning
MT roster of Georgia. succeeded spoke with very
great iorce and ahna ion, in cpposin, TO the bill
Mr.. Daniel Of Kentucky, next addressed the House.
ana da not resume his seat un quarter before twelve
Mr. Craig of Virginia after some previous remarks de-
maded the Previous Question; withdrew his motion
at the request OF Mr. Carson North Carolina who nm
der promise to the motion, made an in
reercnce 70 something which had been said by Mr.
motion for The Previous Question.
Mr. Lewis moved an adjournment.
The motion negavod.
MIR. Clayton wished Mr. Craig 10 Withdraw his motion
Tor the previous question, to allow him explain; but
Mr.. Craig declining to do So
Mr. Wiclliie said he had amendment or two TO offer
lie was called TO orlcr the motion for the pre- vious
question not debaeable.
The demand for the previous question seconded
yeas 1903.
The previous question then put as follows: Shall
the main question now be put?"
call OF the House was moved but negaived.
Inc previous question then carried by yeas and
nays-yeas ITO, nays A.
So the House determined that tho main question should
now be put
The main question accordingly put-"Shall the
bill be ordered TO be engosed and read third time
and determined as follows yeas ZIG, nays 81.
Mr. Bell moved that the bill have its third re aiding
| nOlC.
Mr.. Carson demonstrated and proposed to- morrow.
Mr.. Lewis demanded the yeas and nays
Mr. Gordon opposed the third reading at this time ON
account of the absence of many gentlemen who wished to
record their names against it, He wished himself TO o6er
some remarks upon the bill.
Mr. Davis OF South Carolina said he had been anxious
to have addressed the House, and would il it were the
nc could not ask it, Were he mere demagogue he
% wsh no greater advantage than to have the bill
Mr. Foster moved adjournment; but Withdrew bis
motion. '" MS
Mr.. Ward said few r-~pOs'ps 10 DC
Mr. wckIGe said he never had known the previou,
called on bill which had never been read either In h
House or in Committee " VIZ
Mr. Letcher demonstrated against proceeding at this
ume, as me Dill was completely in the power of the
mouse, and Ills passage coull not be prevented
Mt Coulter hoped those opposed to The Bill Womb com
INIT into the hands of the majority II wasplain Thar te
ON must pass Tie should have liked address e " re-
marks 10 the house,-but he sOlicitous on the
snYec-becanse there another way of reaching th
rubic than by speeches in that House.
Mr. Carson said he should resign the Bill TO the ma
jory. " VIC "
Mr. Polk thought would be better to delay the third
reading OF the bl until the House was fuller
Mr. Bouldin said there could be no need To pos,no,e
un'ess those opposed to the Bill could heard II, had
not one word to say. whether the Bill should pass
Tomorrow II was tho same thing the part of the
country ne represented; but he ought be allowed TO de-
care 'heIr sediments before il became law
MI beardsy pressed the question TO night: the House
mas no time 10 hear further debate.
MIR. Craig said he conscientious i'm voting Gor tho
BIZ but he should do without knowing how his con-
stiiuents viewedi' " ~
Mr.. Lyon thought il would he be,,ar 10 ra., a., p;,,
now: and he would in the morning move the Prevons
question; when all would record their votes
mT oke said the indications Of the will of the House
a' me Dill should pass without hearing the vie ws of the
minority were so decided that he should not oppose IT, but
ne shouId prefer delivering his views
MIR. Polk enquired whether, IL the Bill shoud he orl.r
ed 10 the third reading and then the Previous Question
should be called the bill would be the first order in the
morning? ~ ''e
The Chair replied in the affirmative.
MT roster moved an adj lurnmeBt: which WAS mega
lived without count 90 "'s"
The question was at !, Myth put nm doferr;r, a.. 80,
ng OF me i' until Tomorrow, and decided in the mega
tive, withouta count e"
The question was thereupon put on reading the Bill
now. " ''e '''0 D''
Mr. Beardsley moved the Previous Question: and
IL was seconded. WV
Mr.. Foster asked the Yea. and N,,a
MI. Wcklihe enquired whether the Sneaker could rc
coShZe the motion for the Previous Question az in order
before The Bill had ever been read at all?
ne Speaker referred to the journal to prove that tbc
b had been twice read.
The Chair then endured whether ans, r,o,,bo. ;.t,
the reading Of the Bill? if they did it shonld be read
Mr. "ickiiie again made his question of order and in
sisted That the Previous Question could not have been in
GueI W me bill had been read through as the House
had ordered 49, ''
Inc Chair decided that the Bill must first be read Il,
was men read through at the Clerks table
u was now one o'clock in the morning I
Bill. y" VIC passage OF he