Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-03-01
NUMBER 10.

want q quorum, Mt William Coat Johnson. made
report rom eomuit'ee. which was read aud tho
Speaker lad before the House various eommuni.
calons from tic Depur'nc Which were received,
and ihc Fostnastors generals letter read In part,
and OIL ordered TO be printed Every species 81
legislative functions Performed. Every ono
voting. The Sposscy sitting there. the Hous,
sitting here. AFTER tho two resolutions had been Of
ietod assigning reason ior adiourniug, that
the hour bad expired. Nor ia this all Mr. White
OF FLORIDA, laid sn ac, Of tho legislative body OF
that Territory before the House which was laid on
the Table, and then came message from Il g SEN
ate, which Mss read. 10 notify tho House tia, tho
Senate, were Whiting, &c. Tha, was as much as
20 say TO the h3usc d. not want this bn 10
fall, and we call upon VOC 10 vote: we nsk you TO
save The interests st the country, so far as i, re-
gatds THE hdl. now hog the attention of tho
House 10 tins part fthc jaurna 4 message was
received from he Senate by Mr. Lowris, their Sec
rotary follows; MI Speaker. am directed TO
bring 90 this House rcsoluuon follower
"R,soiroj. That message be ~ the hon
orablc the House OF Representatives, respectfully
T., remind the iunse OF tho report of The Commit
tee cf Conference appointed the disagrecing
votes Of the two Houses on the amcudmcn, of tho
Senate TO tho bin respecting the Qualifications Of
the s."
This resolution having been read the Secretn-
" withdrew, and Mr.. Canhreleng, Chairman Of
the Committee Of Conference on tho part OF tho
! House then rose aud stated that he declined to
mike u report. Now, sir mark the two reasons
and compare them with the facts on the journals
con the ground thu, from tho vote granting com
pcrsaton to the Hon. Robert =. Lctcher" he fixes
the time here nnteceden to his votes on other sub
lcct con the ground that 1t pscortaincd that a
qlroum was not present." why, SIR were not
| quorum PRESENT. That is what wish to como
TO- Up To glgcn mark, up to given liue, to n
/ particular point you can trace II; see from page
| Iii 10 page 1913 ofthc journal. why were mol a
quorum present. WcTo members not hero Sir,
they not standing in every direction nbou; tho
chair, and behind the pillars Were there not two
more members present when the llS voted We
wanted but three more TO make quroum. Were
there not two gentleman here, one sitting before
me, who excused himself from voting and another
who refused to vote Sir, were there not twenty
| here who could vote as circumstances happened to
! peise. Now, this it the truth. They we're hero
| aud they would not vote. Who were thcyl
will no, be inydious, but read the journal for your
self, sir. Look at the names. 1t was not this
/ House that was to blame. We were ready. ave a
meiority were ready 10 pass That bill. The House
Of Representatives did It's duty in al respects tho
! last night Ct the session. Some, it il true, were
sleepy, some were-i beg pardon ] WAS about
10 hh1b Sbtnc NtIc uTunk, out tfulk sober, they
were ready to vote, and ready to pass that bill but
the Chairman of the Committee Of Conferees would
not vote, because their was no qiroum Now how
did he know there was no quorum without q cal! OF
the House
Mr. Camberleng. I knew it.
Mr. Wise Yes, know you knew il, but how
dill You know II. Where those who were
ordered to be d.fsf on that occasioni
Look ut the gent0man's other reason. II 10 ION
the ground that the constitutional term for 4 hich
the House ~as chosen had expired" aud We, i'm.
med,aiely following lhis. there IL the name Of
Churchill G. Cmnbrclong voting in the House !;
even after be had assigned this reason that the er-
i,ience Of the House an end. Sir, ! can
not understand this. The gcntIemun cannot ex-
plain this.
Mr. Camorclenr We. Iwdl.
Mr. WISE. You viii attempt II, but sou cannot
explain it,
Wei, SIR, motion Is then made to adjourn. and
the following Is Tie vote, ayes 30, noes voting
aud sill no quorum. Among the lIst OF negatives
on The very last night, ut the flag end Of all the
votes, il found the name Of John Quincy Adams.
Mr. Adams. begged leave to explain. The gem
,emnn had referred 10 has votes. Now. Mr. A.
sud, he did stay in the House, and vote upon eve
ry question u the last. He voted under the ina
preston rs be thought be had sufficiently plain
inued under the Constitution, I'll Of the 4,h
Of MSfcb. lie did not with those gentle
men NO would not vote after II o'clock that
night. lie would have said and voted TIL noon,
# the House had desired II. Therefore the gen
tlenen would dgd his upon every vote Of the
night Of the "a Of March, up to the very last vote
tasen.
Mr. Wee So undcrstooG the gentleman and
alap undersiJo him then 90 debate the question
with My colleague a. Ia the hour, and to entertain
the same opiuion nov Us he did then, and yet the
. gentleman found voting against adjournment
and not Coz IT, although be believed the constuo-
tloudl existence Of The House bad ceased.
. Sir Mercer saIJ bis colleague had totally misap
. pretended the gentleman from Massachusetts,. Mr.
NJ. then IN substance repeated Ir Adams explain
: ton.
Mr Is ise. Then | hsye MISUNDERSTOOD The gen
tlenau. thought IA had argued all day To day
that the House mas defancl at IL o'clock tina,
niqhl. The distance II lhe genilemans seat pre-
s vented ny hearing h.m distinctly. Glad am 70
know II - the reverse, for the geni Ol,nlon
Il t.