Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-31

President 10 issue raons to those citizens VINO
driven Inv the Indians from their homes IN AlaDa'''
having been returned from the House win an 9lieu
ment By adding the words cor Georgia -, o,,,;on
MIR. Ewing, of Ohio moved to amend the tesolu.to d
by inserting after the word "homes .he uncedsd 10
/ ed their homes are not III Inc lho'ai i"
the United States os,,
The motion to amend was not agreed 70: Lii m the
The resolution and amendment were then iaia Oh l'o
table on motion of MIR. King, of Georga-yeas 40
The Senate then adjourned e..
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES,.
-. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. r
The House resumed the consideration OF tne lepo.
Mr. Pinckney, from the Select Commute Oh 'he
of abolition. 49,. ,1 ,,,;er,
The Chair stated the present condition OF the suoec
before the House. The Select Committee had maze
renort concluding with three resolutions Inc previous
QUESTION had been demanded and ordered to De put
No. vol. of the House. The main question was on
concnrrinn with the committee in th9r resolutions
Before the question was put, division was caeu' "u
the vote taken by yeas and nays on agreeing 10 me M
rasution Pending the call of the yeas and nays on
dis votp several members declined voting, and asked
r. he eycused other members declined to vote, but dd
moi ask to be excused. After the list OF members was
called through and before the result OF the vote was an
nornccd some other points raised upon the qnes
ton of cxcusing member and at this stage OF the pro-
ceednps on Yesterday the House passed 10 the specia
ue stated that in 1882 case had occurred where
tho decision Of the question before the House was an
nounced without his VOTE though the House had refused
to excuse him. leaving the incidental questions conecTu
with his refusal 10 vote Tor the alter oi m
House Were different 10 be pursued, Woulu
lead TO much embarrassment us upon the question 10
excuse one member from voting, taken by yeas nnd
nars another might decline voting on that question,
and ask be excused; and this course might be Pul
sued still further 80 as prevent any decision upon
he oruinal question before the House AND as the re-
suit in this case could be affected by the votes oil those
who had declined voting, whether given to the one sue
the other the Chair WAS OF OPINION .a' le so'I ~
Yesterday should not be suspended but the decision up
on the resolution of the committee should be announced,
leaving the incidental questions which nao aseh' l" "
subsequently settled, whenever It should SUIT te Pea
sure of the House to take them up Tor consideration.
MIR. Whtescy OF Ohio appealed from the decision OF
the Chair.
Mr. Adams said the case cited by the Chair was one
in which he was personally concerned. Ch .it oIea
sion, he had asked to be excused from voting and had
stated his reasons in writing, which were entered on the
journal This precisely what he required o! the gen.
tleman from Georgia, (Mr. Glascock) lie thought the
case cited not point.
Mr. Whiltlescy of Ohio desired TO say word or two
on the subject ol his appeal. >,
The Chair said that under the rule, this appeal could
not be debated.
MIR. Whttesey then asked for the yeas and nays on
the appeal which were ordered.
[ Mr. Lewis did not vote yesterday. II tic had been IN
his seat lie should not have voted He made This slate
nen in order that he mi ht take his part oil the respon-
siby. -,
Before the vote was announced the appeal, MIR.
Robertson said he had voted because he might per-
haps, be personally concerned in the result
The decision Of The Chair was then sustained-ycas
Y 1876, nays 4G.
In answer to inquiries TO what would become OF
the votes Of those gentlemen who had asked TO be eS-
cused if they should hereafter he required to vote, The
Chair said, that the failure Of gentlemen 10 vote, could
| not arrest the decision Of the House.
The first resolution then declared TO have Deen
t udop,ed-yeas lo2, nays9. r
= The second resolution was read as fulows:
ResOrcd That Congress oug Int not to interfere IN any
way with slavery in the District of Columbia.
The House proceeded to vote by yeas and nays upon
the adoption Of this resolution.
When the name of Nh Adams was called, lie asked
to be excused from voting
The Chair said, the gentleman name would be passed
j.. Mr. Granger also, when his called, rose
and commenced reading from manuscript to this CT
# feet:
r al decline voting the second resolution reported
by Mr. Pinckney, from the Select Committee Mr. "
!. was herr called 10 order by various members
is rsGranger continued: do not ask TO be excused
II because'-r g. was again loudly called to order III
every part of the House.
Tic Chair said it was not in order for the gentleman
TO make argument pending the vote by yeas and nays
g. Mr. Granger then yielded the floor
MIR. Wise declined voting, for reasons which he sen
y 10 the Chair, but which were not read.
!. Before the vote was announced,
Mr. Coffee asked The permission OF the House 10 re-
cord his vote. He had risen from sick bed, contrary to
the advice Of his friends and physician for the purpose
of voting on these resolutions. lie had been in an ad
Joining room, and the officers Of the House had neglect
ed 10 comply with his request, 10 be notified when the
d vote taken. 1t was under these peculiar ccuin
stances that lie had made the request.
| MIR. Whittlescy Of Ohio objected.
e The second resolution then declared to be adopt
IF ed-yeas l22 nays 40, as follows:
YcuS-Alessrs c. Allan, Anthony, ASH Barton, Bean
e Beaumont Bell, Bockee Boon, Bnudin, Bovce, Boyd
Brown, Buchanan, Bunch, Burns, CambreIcng, Casey
r. Clancy Chapman, Chaplin, N. n. Claiborne, J. F. II
Claiborne, Cleveland, Coles, Conner, Craig, Crsnier
Is Cuslnan DcLrrry Dickerson, Doubleday, Dromgoole
Dunlap, Fairfield, Farlin, French, Fry, w. X Fuller
\, Galbailh, J. Garland, Gilett, Gkscock, Granger
d Harlan, A. G. Harrison, Halves, Haynes, losey, How
d ard Howell Hublcy, Huntington, lun,snian, lngham
d j. Jackson, j. Johnson r. NJ Johnson, {. johnson, II
Johnson, j. w. Jones, JudSon, Kennon knnard, King
/. Logan, Loyal, A. Mann Martin, ". Mason, M. Ma
son, May, McComaS, Mckay, Mckcon, McKm: Nc
Lcne, Miller, Montgomery, Morgan, Alulenberg, Ow'
ems, Page, Patterson Patton, F. Pierce, j. A. Pearce
Petligrcw Phelps, Pckens, Pnckney, Rencher, John
, Reynolds Joseph Reynolds, Ripley, Roane, Rogers
% Schenck, Seymour, W. B. Shepard, A. II. SHEPHERD
e shnn, sckes, spanglsr,. speght standciS1 Steele
Storer, Sutherland, Ialiaerro, Taylor j. Thompson
h gcner, Ward, Wardwel, Webster, White, L. Williams
% | S. Williams-l32.
- Nays-Alcssrs. Heman Allen, Bailey, Bond, Borden
Briggs w. B. Calhoun, Carr, GsT5se Chambers CnIds
: j. Hall, Hard S. S. Harrison, Hazene, Henderson
h Hester Ioar, Hunt, lngersol, w. Jackson, James
>. s. Mason NcCarty, McKennan, Morris, Parker, Phillips
Potts. Reed, Russell, Slade Sprague Vinon and Whit
n tlesey-45.
The preamble and third resolution were then read a
II follows:
" And whereas, it is extremely important and desirable
n that the agitation of this subject should be finally arrest
# ed for the purpose of restoring tranquility to the public
T. mind your committee respectfully recommend the adop
h. ton Of the following additional resolution, viz:
20 Rcsotocd That all petitions memorials resolutions
propositions, papers, relating in any way, or to an!
N Of abOli