Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-26
POLITICAL.
BUSINESS OF TIE HOUSE.

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abolition scr.e enacted tco7c the House by siade anc
"ne. 4 part O: il, in l'as:y skeich was i'','u
The public appr:acd that, w;th v"" !" sr' ~. "
H." fictitious agitation produced IN The blouse by Inc Nu
liers and As ,,ons:s in the game KEEP! up hrt"eer
lhcln every hing touching abolition "as, oy an o'"''
taken 10y In, !oase, sea. to Sir Pincknry c"i':;Vee
with instructions give the whole siolct
p1 5SP% dssiTpg rs ruH GCoapEoNsES Of
TIE CONSTITUTION. TO ENpAHHEN - L
UNION. AND, II PERSISTED IN, ~ DEE ~
IT'S PEACE AND PROSPERITY 10 undergo ms
biard SHADES petition sent by The speaker u;;1c'
,,c ,jr;ncn, o.; the House, but Mr.. Wise ntcrPossd.-
The proceedings were as follows
~ he Scak,r decided that according 10 the consul NC
ton given by the House 10 lis eva 'rsoGtnn ('r'
rinckneY's .csoluon.j passed the o.h {" February
last the petition would 90 10 lie Select Committee
unG"r the order OF the House. 80
M Wise: appeal from that decision Of ;hc Chair
nir Siauc asked for the rcadin 81 the petition, winch
as obced 10 in al: par;s of the House. The question
recurring upon Tie sppca! from the decision o; TIC
Char, -
Mr. Wise sad there was nothing in the resolution,
oven BY the hroadcSt construction Of 1t. which woHd
sustain Tie decision Of the Cnair. The resolution
h::. The House had adopted. ilc conendei, only
related 20 the District Of Columbia, and h5a no
reference whatever 70 the Territories o inc Cn''e"
States There important question involved
in this lnrr"ria and that vas, whether the Ion
gTrss t:e Un!!rG States had the riE 20 impose con-
dons in relation to the subject OF sa"Fr: on inc
mvw States when admitted into the Union. lie c0u!d
not SEE 10. The lie hun, how il WAS possible Tor
anv person apply the construction to 'hg resolution
W.T.. .. q" ~.I ia" !,.r H. 80; h,,. -,e,;xe
S!tor IL u" prnsfsS % H. a.. ,sI -
H''S 'p'"u r &c.,, w. ~ - S:,oL rro,n Al,
WISE q,1r:cr ''SO on, 70 an. Wise |. vii be per
cc.td insisted in his speech that tie Speaker had ns
right In commit >iide petition TO the cus"": o' '.''
Commit ., winch has s"e instruction q: the ''ouee ~ o
! Po"' q! ''''H' d H'ce'ua'H '''e a., -
dip c, get up rbs'c and agitation upon n:s 90
rcnn "hic'; trasTed IN inc CONSTITUTIONS ''s' - i
'i'on IS Az al! u ere a'''n ?urS.'' ;,,,S
A'!et l's was 'o'eH 'e i" y" -. ul,
was intf"aucco: ana Payca u! ny '"essS '' =:
and Chambers, Two o! the most enTenoneo t'ea'Ss "
'Befoe the decision announced, Mr.. Chambers Of
Kentucky rosa ana informed the House tina; his col.
raguc: (hlr. Underworld had ni voted ac ne hoVcC
TO compel him TO vote. In dung t'iS: he cohchf''"
VIII! his colleague III The reason: "Aich h'c i"ncro
him 70 decline voting ard be had MADE he motion i?I
IL" purpose CT @i"ns hin III "ip'tIy 10 present MS
! reasons for so doing.
Sir. Underwood GskrG % be excused: on ;he ground
tina: he could mol coascc"u$iy vote upon tins question:
unless It, knew the contents Of the paper upon w:irh
ne vas REQUIRED - vote il tho House then refused /"
allow the pape! TO be read he hopcd they w'md not
compel :m To vote upon H.
The question then taken on rScusIng Mr.. Under
| wood; bu: before the decision announced, .
Nix: Climbers Of Kentucky inquired Gl TIE tHa!r u
| the question Was dcbateabr:
The Chair replied .a;. from the voice o! the House.
th- gentleman was excused by 4 large majority.
Nh Chambers said he had risen before the decision
vas ancouncr and he again asked the question was
dcJa:cale
Tie Chair rc'rred 20 the rule, and said as It vas
new question: tior he had recollection Of rs ever nav
irr ben cscn.d beto-r ne .fas therefore: not pre-
pared to say thu, The gentleman not cned TO as
sim reasons why the reasons of his colleague TO be
cIscd were" not satisfactory. The Chair, how
ever arYc7 kncw the question raised benrr for the IN
r,rahc oracc, had heretofore been % take te Cues
| ,;,.: .y;Il:nu. debate
h1, Chambers ,bcn .nd..s,ood the Chair 10 say he
had the right to debate this question. Mr.. c. proceed.
cd 20 address the linvsc, and continued ill ocics,
when Mr. Canhclenr called for n. orders OF the day
The suIj-ct before The House hcn laid over. with.
ou; announcing Tic decision u?nn the op?ca! OF MT
WISE
The vote vas understood 10 70 oe ~ N 'aSni an0
1i 7.c, r. ,,,i. tr,c on the part of Underwood end
fh,:rTs is T.: KEN o,. THIS agrrayatinp proposition
Cor future use If thew had permitted the LAYING Il
m Ire table 70 p.ss the Oft d!sscccG and vile subject
| wouiI Lay, zone to III. ,ou.b of the Capule;s
No man can have witnessed the course OF all the fac
lions of the Federal party in the House. without seeing
,ba, Ler ar- resolved If they cannot rule IN the
els IF he nation to destroy as far as IS possible for
them the character Of the representative body, and titus
sTiks at popular rights. By bringing n:o disgrace the
Horss &C the peoye The poorest County Court at.or-
nrys or lh. scrubs Of the who have been
used ucon tie bench eide for their great te
r 5,rons !, the bar upon legal bubbles az ms, eqni
w. have been brought by the Bank ana its greater advo
Gates 10 nay of their chicanery and trick tic bu
sness &: Congress The whole session has been en-
10 work 10 decry Inc maior,y Of the House for
bc .e;scbiet done b. ,i.r own scuryy politicians
Hear the National (l}ank) Gazette:
Fr- ,n,,s hr &c now fla osed since the commence
mon, or the nIrsrn session of Congress and what has
passed Ihcrc:-tour months grea, deal Of bad exam
rIc and c besides THIS little includes only t'eo bills,
if rcoi!ect Alright: OF 4 Pnaic na'ore-ohc LOT 'ie
relief Of The city Of New York. which DOES not seem 20
have rven particular satisfaction to those for whose be-
ne Il was dcsisncd and the other granting spPIo-
pria;on to prosecute the war with the Indians The
manner in which! Tie time Of the House of Representa-
,;vs bos Le.u is thus summed up By
n,ndrnt Of one Of The New York papers, and in.
Lined IN believe the computation correct: