Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-15

nau power To compel them.
Mr. c. concurred with the gentleman in .nother no;o
and that was that had been the practice the House
IN some cases, to insert provisions of the kind he COM
planned Of He believed however, the gentleman would
do him the justice to say that he (sIr C) had uniform
ly acted with him in opposing such causes-in other
words new appropriations He had done heretofore,
and should do It again. and would at all times unite with
that gentleman in opposing every thing of the kind from
That or any other committee Still, the committee was
not 50 much to blame the House itself and the House
he was sure would pardon him. for he spoke Of what il
was perfectly sensible. There were some gentlemen
who had uniformly resisted every thing in appropra.
ton bill, not already authorized by law and he would
again pledge himself to unite with them on all
MI Z. concluded by requesting Mr. Adams to amend
his resolution, so TO extend the time six weeks in
stead of thirty days.
Mr. vanderpoel was, he said, totally opposed to the
amendment OF the gentleman from Massachusetts, be-
cause involved principle which he well knew was not
intended by the honorable mover that of dscourtesv 10
the Committee of Ways and Means whoe yer they nvh,
be- Mr. V. would ask the House whether it was right
anu courteous TO apply the exclusively that Com
mttee! And was not the amendment of the gentleman
founded upon the apprehension that peradventurc that
committee would not do its duty Now in all charity 10
every committee of that House. he was willing to pre.
sumo nay he was bound TO presume, that every commit
tee appointed ty the Chair, would feel the high rcspon.
sDities and obligations imposed upon them and feel re-
solved to do their duty and do il promptly Why was
1t necessary TO call upon this committee alone? All
s~ys The gentleman, have suffered great Ieni of
inconyen,ence heretofore My answer to that, is said
hr Vanderpoel that this committee will profit from the
lessons OF past experiences. Ii we suffered inconven
ence from procrsstnation last year. and the year before
have no doubt the Committee of Ways and Means will
fell stimulated from that circumstance aud it is surely
unnecessary this stage issue our mandate that tbe
shall report within thirty days Mr. " agreed with The
honorable gentleman from Massachusetts that they did
suffer some Inconvenience last year from
1nt he did not attach all the blame TO the Committee
Ways and Means lfault any where il was as much
~ the House, and perhaps more than in the committee
tie well recoected that the Chairman of that COMMITTEES
would come in there, day after day and and i'm
ore me House to take The appropriation bills; and
ne wei res9ee,ed also that those appeals made
III yam MIR. " should vote against the amendment
MIR j. q Adams dsclaned any intention of CEN
surng the Committee of Ways and Means in the former
Mr.. Mercer was understood 70 on,o.. ,,o $50,
ment
MIR. Fl Everett moved an amendment to the amend
ment providing that ''the General Augmentation hill
of a public nature"
amendment 80 W.
Mr.. Sutherland supported the modified mendment
nr. Williams OF N C., moved to refer the rules and
orders oil the last House select committee 10 consi
der and report thereon whether any amendment be ne
cessary So
MIR. Mercer suggested modification TO adont the Last
rules until the committee had reported.
. Mr.. Whittlesey thought the motion had better he
Withdrawn till the message had been taken up and re-
Mr. Parker also suggested the propriey of adopting
.e existing rules for the present. to enable the House
10 proceed with the ordinary business.
Mr. Williams then modified his motion according 10
tne suggestion oil Mr. Mercer; and at the request of Mr.
1iiiet included in his motion the rule relative TO the
appointment OF a committee the Militia before adonted
Mr. Mann, of New York. suggested the insertion of
the words until the report of the committee should no
defnitivey acted upon by the House. which Mr. vii
mans accepted as further modification of his motion
MIR Adams objected 10 the motion, as his amendment
would thereby be evaded
Mr. Williams then Withdrew it; and
MIR Mann, of New York, rene wed it: md flor n ce,y
remarks from Mr. WISE ~
MIR. Adams moved his amendment by way of instruc
uon 10 the committee to report the as an additional
rule.
Mr. Mercer moved that the committee be required 10
inquire into the expedency of the same instead of re-
Reiocted-aves
counted ~ '''e' "o'
MIR. Vinton then called for division of tie oriaool
proposition oil Mr.. Adams, and after some short time
the question the first branch of the instructions was
put, and agreed to--ayes 81, noes 76
Mr. Adams then moved addition TO the second
branch OF the proposition that the general appropriation
phi shall be IN order in preference any other as fol-
lows nness otherwise ordered by the House," which
was agreed to-
Mr. Thomas moved an amendment to the effect that
District Attorneys of the of the United States be
admitted on the floor of tho House. behind the bar d
ring the sittings; which, after few remarks from Mr.
Beadsey In favor of the motion, was negatived-ayes
o2, noes not counted
Mr.. Chambers of Pennsylyania movcd tho fo,,
ing That the committee be instructed to consider the
expedency of amending the 25th rule, by making all
amendments on order pending the main question The
Question.
Alter few remarks by the mover, the motion was
agreed TO. ~
Mr. Parker moved further instruction to the Select
COMMITTEE, that during the session of the House the
eoets shali remain uncovered, unless specially per-
Messrs Parker and Briggs briefly advocated this mo-
ton, and it was opposed by Mr. Sutherland
MIR Farks moved to amend the amendment by instruct
ing te committee to consider all propositions relative to
the rules which might be handed them by any mem
Der Mr. T. was induced to make the motion 10 avoid
any unnecessary consumption of time in DISCUSSING The
various instructions which gentlemen were DESTROYS of
offering.
After few additional remarks by Mr. Parker in favor
oil Ills motion, the amendment to the amendment was
agreed to. "D'
The resolution, amended, was then agreed TO- and
tn IS -.
On motion of Mr.. Whittesey
Ordered, That the Standing Committees of the House
be appointed
Mr. Williams, Of North Carolina, submitted resou.
tuesday evening next to the American Colonization
society; which was agreed to-Yeas I04 Nays moi
counted. ~ ~
Mr. Johnson of Kentucky submitted a resolution for
furnishing documents, bills &c. certain departments
and officers OF the government therein named; the con
slderation of which, the instance of Mr. Mann of
York, was waived for the present
several messages from the President Of the IT, States
were received by the hands of Mr. Doneson his Private
Secretary, which laid before the House by the
Speaker, and consisted of
list. A communication enclosing re port from the Sc
creary OF the Treasury, relative to certain transfers Of
appropriations; which, motion of MIR. Cambrelcng
was ordered to be printed %
"a n message enclosing report sf the Secretary of
war OF certain astronomical observations made with
view 10 the ascertanment of the northern boundary line
OF the State OF Ohio which, motion of Mr. John o
ADAMS vas referred to Select Committee of nine and
ordered to he printed. w
y 90 message transmitting copy Of the Constitution
(and various documents in reference tereto adoptd b
aconvenon recently assembled in the Territory of MI,
chgan, with view to the formation of new State out
Of said Territory
Mr. r. ".