Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-05

tinseut fund ftle Senate.
Mr.. Webster submitted the following resolution
ReSotred, That the Secretary OF the Senate prepare u
comparative statement, showing the names aud number
of officers, agents, contractors, and other persons in the
employment OF the Government, with the compensation
and emolunients of each, as published in the Register of
the years lo32, and 1888; and that there be - number
oil copies printed for the use of the Senate.
The Senate then, at half past 9, adjourned.
HOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Friday, fe6. 27-Ln continuation.
Lights were brought into the Hall.
MIR. Polk, advcrting To the business, referred 10 the
Committee of the Whole on the State OF the Union, mov.
cd to postpone all the orders, aud go into that Commit
tee; but, on rcmonstrancc, withdrew the motion.
The resolutions moved by MIR. Gilincr on the subject
of OF an amendment Of the Constitution, in regard to
the election of President and Vice President of the Uni.
ted States coming upin order, as the unfinished business,
Ana the question being on the amendment moved by
Mr., Gholson thereto, (reviving n free elect on in case
OF the death ofonc of the candidates) Mr.. Gholson, said,
that, with a view TO the accommodation IF gentlemen
who felt much interest in the discussion Of the rcso.
lutions, he would for the present Withdraw his amend
ment.
The question then recurring Oh the first resolution,
which is rs follows:
BE IL Resoired, &c. two thirds of both Houses con-
curing, That the following amendments In ti,c Consti.
tuition of the United States be proposed TO the Leris-
laturcs ofthe several States; which, when ratified by the
Legislatures ofthree-fourths OF the States, shall be valid
to all intcnts and purposes as part of the Constitution 10
wit:
LIST. No person who shall have been elected Presi-
dent oil the United States, shall be again eligible to that
Office.
Mr.. Gorham said, that from the aspect of the House
he could scarcely believe that one of the most iunda-
mentally important measures that could be propcscd toit
was under consideration. lie had been one of the Se-
lect Committee to whom the subject had been referred
they had had il frequently before them. and. after COM
pairing their respective views, hid found il utterly impos-
sible to agree on any conclus' bn. They had, therefore.
determined to ask TO be discharged from its considera-
ton and Mr.. q. had hecn greatly as:onished. after the
Chairman (Alr. Gilmer) had reported that request. 10
hear him in the same breath move the resolutions in his
own name. lie put ii to gentlemen, whether any good
consequence could possibly result from 4 discussion of
such II question at such a period of the session. Would
any decision by the House under such circumstances be
received by the country ITS the sound, deliberate exnrcs-
sion of its judgment on a great and Fundamental cues
ton of constitutional law? He regretted to Interfere
with the wishes of gentlemen, but lac was constrained to
move that the resolutions be laid on the table.
On this question the yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. Patton moved a call Of the House.
MIR. Briggs moved an adjournment.
The Yeas and nays were ordered on this motion, and
being taken, stood, Yeas 80, Nays Jog.
So the House refused to adjourn.
Mr.; ration now withdrew his motion for a call but
MIR. Gillet Immediately renewed il, and demanded the
yeas and nays; but the House refused to order them.
The question being put ON u call of the House, it was
negatived.
Mr.. Mann, of Y, moved an adjournment, and de-
mianded the yeas and nays, but they were refused, and
the motion to adjourn was rejected-Ay yes 81, Noes 80.
The motion Of Mr.. Gorham to lay the resolutions ON
the table then coming up, the yeas and nays were taken
and resulted as follows; Yeas 40, Nays 1877.
The question recurring on the resolutions, they were
read.
Mr.. II. Everett said he should vote in favor of The LIST
and Sd, but against the End of the resolutions He vyo
in favor OF giving the election of President to The Poo.
pie. but notify joint ballot; if it were amended SO as to
allow of voting by Districts, he should be in favor of the
resolutions. The amendments proposed in the LIST and
I'd amendments had been recommended by the present
Executive, in 1879, and in every annual message since.
until the present year. The questions were not new
either TO the Legislature or to the People. lie did not
doubt the mind of every gentleman was made up re-
speeding them; and as he felt confident of haying The
unanimous vote OF the friends of the Administration.
there could be no improperly in moving the previous
question, which he did, upon the whole of the resolu-
uohs, and asked that the question might be taken Sc
parately on each.
The motion for the previous question was not second
ed-ayes o6, noes not counted.
The question recurring on the LIST resolution i'm order.
Dir. Nanderpoel moved an adjournment. and called
Tor the yeas and nays, which were taken, and resulted
as folows-Yeas 50, nays ll2.
SO the House refused To adjourn.
ihe question again recurring ON the first resolution,
Mr.. PlYnmer of Mississippi said, that in order rightly
to undeRstand a subject touching organic law, IL was
sometimes necessary TO go back 10 first principles. In
the beginning, God created the Heavens and the earth
Mr. Peyton here called to ORDER and God made man in
Messrs. Peyton, Evans and Wise, here called MIR.
Plummer to order.
The Speaker said he had been waiting to see how the
gentleman was about to connect what he had said with
the subject before the House. irrelevant remarks were
certainly out of order.
1.-The noise in the House was very rreat-and n gene.
raj sensation pervaded the House.
Mr.. Hummer resumed. He regretted that his remarks
should have accustomed any excitement in the Uonse
He had not often troubled the House. laying risen I'm:
once or twice this session, and then the House had rcfus-
ca to grant him any special favor. On one occasion,
H'"S'Siy JIG iou II dliilOsL UNANIMOUSLY voted That
they preferred hearing him speak TO granting the motion
lac had submitted.
There the calls to order were renewed. The conf1-
sion increased. The Chair said the gentleman must con-
hne himself to the subject before the Housed
MIR. Hummer resumed. The subject before the House
was a proposition to change an Organic Law of the
Land-to alter that sacred instrument which had been
handed down TO us by our patriotic fathcrs-and for
which they had pledged their lives, their fortunes. and
Their sacred honor. If this was too sacred n subject on
winch to make a scriptural quotation, he should like TO
know on what subject il would be proper to quote that
sacred book. AS he remarked, when he commenced. it
was proper IN discussing subjects of this nature to refer
to first principles. $50 God created man in his own
image IN the image Of God created hc him"
lCres OF Order! Order, were now renewed from
various %quartersJ
Mr.. Wise said he had called the gentleman TO order.
and he would explain why. There were different WAYS
of defeating measures. tCries of order Il and there was
no man who could not do something TO defeat them.
lHcre MIR. Wise was called TO order by various voices
The Chair said the gentleman from Virginia must
state his point of order.
Mr.. Wise said that he was lust about TO stale IL. and
he should state it in his own way. TCries of order1 One
way to defeat u measure TO which "A member was opposed
was to speak 1t to death. Here Mr.. Wise was loudly
called TO order: and much confusion prevailed i'm the
HALL lie said he was stating his point of order-and
Should not be called down. What he wanted TO ask of
the Chair was, whether a measure might thus be attempt
cd To be defeated by actual profanity?
Mr.. Evans said he also had called the gentleman from
Mississippi mir. Plummer) to order but on a different
ground from that just stated. He considered the remarks
OF the gentleman as wholly irrelevant and inpcrlinent
TO The subject before the House, and such as ought not
to be allowed. lie hoped the House would determine
the question of order.
The Chair said that the course Of remark in which
the gentleman had INDUCED seemed TO be out of order:
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