Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-07-14
The resolutions were agreed To.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,



Mr.. MASON, of Va. hy consent, made n re-
port from the Committee on Foreign All.,ir>, on
the sobjcc, oI the rcenen,Ion OF the independence
OF Texas.
The rcpor, was read, aud the concluding resoIu-
TONS are ns nlows:
l. Rosoircd, That the independence oi Texas
ought to be acknowledged hv The United States
whenever salislactor, information shall be rccciv-
ed that II has IN operation c,il government, ca
pablo of performing The duties. aud fulfilling the
obligations Of an independent Power.
,. Rcsoirfd, That the House of Representa-
totivcs perceive with satisfaction iat the prcsi-
dent oi the United States has adopted measures To
ascertain the political, m,l,,ar, and civil condition
Of Texas.
Mr.. ADAMS moved ,ha, the report and result
ton be laid ON the table.
MI. PINCk\EN asked the yeas and nays ON
the motion, aud they were ordered.
Tho question bc'n. taken, j, va, determined
IN the negative, ~ follows Yea, 10, nays los
Mr.. PFNIO\ remarked that he was Us dcNi
rons rs any member oi the House could be-, 10 dis
enss the subject oi these resolutlons but neither
the time nor the patience Of the House would al
low OF debate, h., or the first tlnc IN his life,
moved the previous question.
The motion was seconded, and the man p,,cs-
ton was ordered to be put
Mr. ADAMS asked a division of the question,
80 AS To take II separately on each resolution.
The Question was, accordingly, taken on the
adoption OF the first resolution, and ii decided
IN the Affirmative b, II" following vote; Yeas l2S,
Nays 20. Tho following the nays:
Mcssrs. Adams, II. Allen, Bailey, Bcalc, Clark,
Crane, Grrnnell, H. Hall, Iazcllinc, Jarvis, Law
renee, Lincoln, Love, Duicc J. Pcarcc, Phillips,
Potts, Reed, Russell, Sl,dc Ninton
The question bcinu on the second resolution.
Mr.. ADAMS said he wished Ia ask the Chair
man oi the Committee Forc,.n Relations
what evidence he bad of the fact stated in the
olotion.
Mr.. HARDIN. can inform, the gentleman
that the President himself stated ii 10 me, IN con
versalion, several DAYS ago.
The question being taken, the resolution was n
creed to, as follows Yeas l3, NAYS 20. The
following are The nav:
Messrs. Adams, IIcman Allen. Bailey, Beau
mont, Bouldm, Darlington, Grcnncll, il,hnd Hall,
Ilazel,'nc, lie>icr, Lawrence, Love, Mllgan,
Duiec j. Pcarcc, Phillips, Potts, Reed Russell,
Sladc.
q p The difficulty thai occurred in the House of
Representatives on Saturday night. previously to
the Adjournment arose IN the following way:
Mr. Ripley moved that the committee take up
act entitled an act to amend the judicial system OF
the United States"
On taking the question twice, the ,ellers FIRST re-
ported, yeas II, nays n second, yeas -, nays
B6 no quorum.
Mr. Everett moved tia, the committee rise and
report that fact to the House.
The Chair then rose, and was proceeding to
count the House, when
MIR. Williams of Kentucky rose and called the
Char to order
The Char desired the gentlemen from Nv to
take his scat
Mr.. Williams | shall not take my scat-takc
yours.
Loud cries of order order from every part of
The Chair The getlcnan from Ny. is called
to order!
MIR. Williams: | call you to order.
The Chair again The Gentleman from Ken
lucky will be pleased to take his seat.
Mr.. Williams: shall not take my sea, You
take yours call you to order
The Speaker here appeared and resumed the
Chair: when
Mr.. Sutherland reported that while in Commit
tee OF the Whole House, Mr.. Williams of Nv, u
member ofthc Committee OF the Whole House, adj
dressed the Chairman whilst he counting tho
members for the purpose OF asccranIng whether IA
quorum present, and was called to order by
the Chairman and requested to take his seat; this
he positively and repeatedly refused to do, and
called the Chairman to order, and demanded OF
him To take his And Mr.. W illian,s persistnc
in his refusal to submit to the authority of the
Chair, the Chairman left the chair, and now re-
ports the fact which had induced the committee
to rise, to the Speaker, and through I"" to the
House
The Speaker decided the gentleman from Ny
to be out Of order.
Mr. Adams moved that the House adjonrn: lost,
wiihSut count.
Mr. Williams then rose and said that, like all
other men, he was somewhat impulsive when he
found his rights nampled upon but he wished the
House distinctly to understand that what he had
done was not out of contempt or d'srespect to the
House The fact was that, but few moments
before. he had called for division of the question,
and the individual occupying the chair had refused
70 listen to his motion. Ii himself had passed it
over them though one of his colleagues had GENE to
him and endeavorcd to dissuade him from doing
So On what he considered repetition ofthe in
suit, he called the Chair to order. He would now
state distinctly, that he intended no dsrcspcct to