Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-22

duly oil the House TO have inv esiiga,sd
Mr. Mss did not rise discuss IN, merits of tho
luton, as this did then appear 4, he Tn.
honorable member (Mr. Hsrdn) was discussing subiee,
mea mere uiu hot appear to be any objerion made
nave inquired into Did not that member recoect that
by going into he jusiny The case Of so,.
iniivdnals He hoped that there woui mo-, be any fur
adopted unanimously.
Mr. Wilde deprecated unnecessary discussion as much
any member bu, he moss rise 10 protest against the
kounu upon which the resolution was by som,
gentlemen The argument was that the resolution WAS TO
.a"' resuuu"o" OF properly not seemed 10 be
IT,. INC, Inquiry why citizens life was taken away.
o '."c was passed. matt WAS enough TO say, 81 am
Roman citizen. or that the death of an American citizen
did not furnish ground for inquiry
The resolution as then agreed IN
The resolution submitted by Mr. erccr relative 10 The
uu'e' Of the committees, was postponed until Tuesday
The resolution submitted by Mr. SEWER to ,usn.o5 ma
en, oil lands aud tina, submitted by Mr. Foot 10 organ.
~e r INC treasury Department, were agreed to.
The resolution submitted by Mr. Mards TO instruct the
Committee Of Ways and cans 10 report bin reyns,
the epo.''es OF the public money coming up in lis order
a., Mr. Mardis was prevented addressing the House by
ue expiration oil the hour for morning business and the
rouse proceeded TO the order Of the day, being the
m REMOVAL OF THE pEposrrEs
me ti%ae resumed the consideration oil the motion to
reier the Report OF the Secretary OF the Treasury on the
dePosites TO the Committee OF WAYS and Nleans-ths
question being on the amendment submitted by Mr. Jones
a ameniment to that previously submitted by Mr.. Nc.
Due VIZ 10 add to the motion for reference the follow.
ing instructions to that committee "lpqurc into The ex
pedsncy depoing the revenue hereafter collected in
IS. he IL
corrected III proportion to their respective capitals paid in
aad prescribe the terms which the same shall be de-
posted; aud to report by bin or otherwise"
Mr. Muhlenberg aud said, that this wa, merelv
preliminary Question: the decision of which wouLi not az
fect the decision OF the main question. Il wa, mer.v
question whether the subject should po to tho con;,;
win or without Instructions. The q,es, had been nm
der consideration the greater part seventy days and he
ougnM quite time to decide it, The country was cali.
ing Tor III every direction. He felt compeIIed there
lore, from an mperous Of duty cali the pre-.
vous question.
The Speaker stated that the call the House was NOT
III order as there a motion for the previous oue,on
when was not yet decided The question was now whe
ther The House would second the motion for the
question. ~ P'e''o"'
The Speaker then decided Mr.. Chil,on's motion for
call oil the House In order unit, the On ir s,
have first decided whether the call Tor the Prevos
ton was seconded by majority of the House
MIR. McDuic requested the Chair to state what would
Question would be.
The Chair slated, in reply that the Previous Question
II seconded by the House, would Gu, off the instructions
moved by the gentleman himself, (Mr. McDuaie with
the amendment thereto proposed by the gentleman fom
Georgia (Nr. Jones) and the Main Question would be
on simple reference Of the Letter OF the f
the Treasury in relation the removal of the eposi,s
TO the COMMITTEES OF Ways and Means
mr. wide sad there was principle Of courtesy which
was above any consideration upon which the
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Muhlenberg) had made his mo-
ton Tor the previous question He considered that after
nexion with the Committee Of Ways and Meaus tina, he
had right to expect from the House an opportunity If
oeng heard. by the courtesy OF the House he was emit
ed make reply to some OF those had
In the debate. He therefore appea leJ To the gen,i,.
for the withdrawal OF his motion.
Mr. Chiffon appealed from the decision of the Chair on
he question OF ofder and he argued at some length IN
time. - J
stated that the practice of the House had not been uni
orin and expressed wish tina, the House would now So
lemnly settle the question.
Mr. Burgess said there was no good reason 6or not .,,
we nouse before The secondng OF the previous que son
IL there was necessity for the call existed before tbe
mouon Tor the previous question was put.
Alter some remarks from Mr.. Hardin, Mr. Chiffon with
drew his appeal. Wv"
Mr.. J. O. Adams renewed the appeal He thought. he
sald that the decision OF the Chair incorrect II an
peared TO him, that there ever an occasion for ,bo
presence oil all the members it precisely when the
Speaker rested the technical of the re
and he thought 1t oughtto be reversed.
The Speaker said, that he never more satisfied with
the correctness OF decision, than which he had
given He was perfectly satisfied il was correct ac
cong TO the rules and usages of the House. But ne only
e't soicous for the distinct settlement of the ouestio
II was OF much importance in reference ia The
despatch OF business. Wv ~
Messrs Foster. vinton, Gho,on and Clayton also made
some remarks In opposition to the decision of The Chair
AMI Mr. Brown oil New York. in support of H.
Mr. Wilde asked whether. before the decision of the
House on the appeal it would be in order 10 move call
The Speaker replied that it wouII no, be in order
MIR; Wilde then demanded the Yeas and NAYS on the
appeal, and they ordered.
Mr. Chiffon remarked that there W nothing in the rnl,
OF the House that forbade call of the House and oned
that upon great question like this, the iundamenta al
rights OF their constituents to give through their
tatves, vote, would be respected.
Mr. Bynum said he did not rise so much n an,er ,h
dIscu sion OF the parliamentary ussges of the House. in
relation 10 the susct under debate as 10 re ,Iv IN tbe
remarks OF his honorable friend from Vireni, (Mr
GioIsoD) and the gentleman from Georgia who n, Il ;us
taken his seat Mr. b. said he had heretofore inyar bIv
voted against the call OF the previous question His
Ject mad beeD to allow the fullest Latitude TO free dscu.
sion oil the subject then before bem which had been
ried on upwards OF two months, without interruption and
which he thought in all conscien nee reasonable Ieny,
oil time for the discussion of subject But The ho, Or
able gentleman from Virginia had said or Thar
the House was about TO the brutal force of numbers
to put stop 10 the debate. This he denied and couten
ed mat he mad every disposition extend TO every
eman on the ioor opportunity address the House
but That lie thought such The nature of This -nro
that the ineress OF the country at large required
that u should be terminated in some form or o,ber
that hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollar.
oil the peoples money had been spent in this protr,
ed discussion, without the least benefit in his iuJg
ment being afforded TO the naon he could not
upon grounds OF policy feel himself justified in voting in
iavor OF continuation Of fuitIess discussion MI r.
said that the gentleman from Georgia (r CLAYTON had
stated, that he thought il very hard case that call NJ
tue house should not be made, in order 10 allow gentle
men VINO were absent an opportunity OF voting. Mr. n
aad he could not recognise The principle of having cali
he Rouse ON every occasion get members in 10 vote
lie Thought rather their duty in their and IN
they should be excused only for sickness or
absence, Tor which he had no doubt ihev aI,y,ys
would lie excused both by the House and their
ents TO whom they Immediately ponsble
He therefore, thought there little weight in the arr
gunem OF the gentleman from Georgia in 70 m.
baroness oil I've cases OF those who absent entle