Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-03
HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Mr. Hester asked the consent Of the fiouse ).
I'D for consideration tile resolution from the S aEs
ing day for the ad]onrnment Of Congress w.
Objections being made,
MIR. Hester moved the suspension Of the Rr,
thereupon usked the yeas and nays; which wetr aad
Nh Craig moved teamend The motion so as fl sn
the Rules for the additional purpose Of taking m
solution setting apart day for the eonsideratnn W r.
bill regulating the Opposite Of the public MONEYS ~ ;a
local banks. "s
MIR. Howell moved to lay the motion 10 sus,,,,
the table, which agreed TO by consider,be W." On
I 7ity.
So the House refused to consider at this time The 49,
kstion proposing 10 fix day tor ihe adjournorn, 70
Congress-
ha. Storcr moved to suspend the rules in orl,r,,o.
biz him to present memorial from sundry i,.laLi,
of Cincinnati, praying Congress 10 acknowledge ,~ %
dependence o. Texas
MIR HarpeE moved 10 amend the motion s., ,s :, ,
low him 10 present memorial! Of \ s.m!ar cI,,'.
from certain citizens Of tle city and county If PM;
delphia.
Mr. Parks moved to lay the motion 10 susacoJ ~.
| the table.
The yeas and nays having been ordered, Mr. p,,,.
| withdrew the motion.
! MIR. Mann of N. " renewed il, and thcreuro, ,l
! the yeas and nays; which were ordered
The question being taken, il was decided in The ,r
| malive-yeas ZIG, nays So
MIR. Craig moved to suspend the Rules till one o'rl..
for The purpose Of considering aud dsposinG Of ,b
solution fixing dag for the consideration ol the Iii
gulaling the public teposises in The local banks.
Nr. Owens asked tho yeas and nays, and l.vy ws.
ordered.
MIR. T.. Whittesey asked if it was in order 70 ,,.,
that the time CONSUMED in motions Tor The supeu,
| the sules shouI lie entered oil the journal.
The Chair replied that ii was competent for The Hons.
to give the oIder, bot bad been Usual 10 make such Al
| entry
Tie question was taken By yeas and nays
b,,i, k,op
excused from voting, and demanded that the qucsI,
! should be taken on lbs application.
ghe Speaker said the cal! tor the yeas and nays could
not be arrested by the motion, but the que on would m
subse quently put
Mr. Patton remarked ha, his object was 10 have ,t
| questions involved in this motion decided
| Tie call having been hnlsfsd and before the Icsu.
| was announced,
MI Patton renewed the motion 10 be excused scn
voting, and contendrt, in opposition to previous Grc
sion OF the C!Sr, that the question should be taken u,
! the application.
The Chair stated that he had the other dav dcc;ii
this question: and his decision had been sustained BY IT,
| House lie now decided lhai, where n!cmJc. ask!
to be excused declined voting, The rule being srnl,
TO the time when the question should be drcrt TIE e.
suit of the vote should be announced before the question
on the application put. II contrary practice pc.
vailed it would be in the power Of few members
rest the decision of question. In this case, the result
could not be varied by the vote OF the gentleman and
he decided that it the duty OF the Char 10
rounce that result, leaving the question on the grne
man application to be excused Tor the subsequent dec.
sion Of the House
Mr. Patton appealed ,n:l this decision and proceed.
ed to give bis at length in support Of le appeal
The Chair stalled his views, at some length, on lie
subject
Mr.. William g. Calhoun followed, at considerable
length
Mr.. Lane moved to lay the appeal on the table
Mr.. Adams expressed wish to reply to some Of he
remarks Of the Chair, in regard to the proceedings Of
the House upon his (Alr. AS refusal TO vote IN o
| MIR lane said Ire would withdraw the motion, with
pleasure, if he thought the question could be decided To-
day. ,,
Mr.. Patton said he willing that the House should
decide the question: at once by the previous question
Mr. Vnon hoped, he said, that the prev o"s question
would not be taken, he wished TO say few words ca
this sub cc
MIR. Lane persisted in his motion: and the yeas and
nays were ordered upon il.
The clerk proceeded 10 call the roll
Mr.. Jenilcr WREN his called declined 70
voe asked TO be excused, and, tlereupon demanded
decision by the ionSe
Fhc roll having been Called before the vote was aN'
| nounced,
Mr. Jcn!Ecr stated bis IN lion, and remarked that ht'
object not To embarruSs the House, but to promote
tic despatch of The public business, by procuring SCI
Element OF this question. He was The more nched !"
press the motoay he understood that ny the 'Ou ''
taken, the appeal had been laid on the table.
The Chair decided, in conformity with his prcv"a'
decision that the result Of the vote should be anona
ed, and the gentleman application 10 be excused Ve e
for subsequent decision.
Mr. Wise appealed from this decision, and proceet'l
to speak at length in support of the appeal.
Mr. Hamcr rose to point of order which he reduce!
to writing " Can two questions Of order be pe"d'ns j.
the same tmc: &c.
The Chair decided that in this case question "a
not strictly speaking, piled upon another, and thai ''
gentleman from Virginia was in order.
MIR. Wise resumed and concluded his remarks.
Mr.. Williams, Of KY, spoke at some length on 'A
subject
MIR peight assigned his reasons for sustaining the de
csion OF the Chair
Mr. Bell spoke in favor of an enforcement Of the Kuif
of the House. He cited the rule, that members sha
unless for special they excused b YOU
Of the House, and said that this rule ought TO he Ell
forced, and that the decision Of the Speaker would nay
10 be reversed, because the time might and pTOpaD
would come, when the order Of the House would b.
broken up by lactious minority lie then referred
the power given in the Constitution to enable the io"s
10 regulate its proceedings TO punish members an
| by vote of twohrds 10 eSpel member lie saiu u
the supposed, where members might einbarIaSS u"
proceedings this power should be exercised; ana ale
one two fuctious contunacous persons had zee
expelled, others would be cautious how they refused
| vote, except for good and sufficient reasons
Mr.. Span gfc. entered ut length into argument ny
on the question lie thought it out Of order for e!
Der to rise and ask to be excused, after the demand
the previous question: and the calling Of the ayes On
bad connnerced it ought to be made before the ca
| for the ayes and commenced, and then 3"
thought was the time to offer reasons, and the oern
of reasons under the rule he thought then could not
affected by the question He wished that cor;'
might be adopted, and if gentleman should ask |" U
excused after the call had commenced the cons!deau0
slroud be postponed till after the call was finished ALL
the decision declared.
Mr. Adams made and enforced the point that the tn'
says the member shall give his vote "when the Question
is putt and it is put to each member, when his hai
is called then is the time for him to vote ask to Ge eA
cused, and give his reasons. Such he contendeu' ".
the rule, and if Inconvenience should arise the tus
could be changed and he then referred to his own 's
in 1892 the principles Of which he explained 10 Or r.
actly the reverse Of that assumed by the Speaker ~
House did not then pass over the name, but ana SO's ~
on the request to excuse, and refused it, and thea rev
lutions offered and postponed, declaring that ne w.
committed breach Of the rules, and ordering the ap,',
Incnl committee 70 ascertain what measures Inc