Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-07-14
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to the man who occupied the chair.
MIR. Sutherland Then will not take the chair
| again.
The Speaker: The Chairman will resume the
chair.
Nj. Sutherland Afcr what has fallen from the
member, will not take the clair.
Mr.. Everett moved that the House ad iourn
lost withouta division.
Tho Speaker said the Chair had hoped that,
the temporary rising Of the committee, this qucs-
ton would have been settled without any difficult
~, and he still hoped so. II was a novel case,
and il was for the House, under the circumstances,
to take its own course. lie again requested the
chairman 10 resume the chair.
Mr.. Sutherland said he mus, decline.
Several members now spoke in coGciliatory
manner, when Mr.. Williams again rose.
Mr.. Williams OF kentucky knew his colleague
10 be actua,ed by the best feelings, both towards
him and towards the House. During the present
session Mr.. W. had done all in his power TO keep
order, nor had he done any thing TO obsrnct the
business OF legislation but, op the contrary every
thing to expedite il, What apology nigh, be me-
cessary was unknown To him, but he could only
peat what he had said before That under the
excitement Of the moment, believing could be
testified TO by host OF members. that indgniiy
had been offered to him by the Chairman, he had
acted rs he had DONE and he believed he had
perfect right To do. lie had called for division
ri the question; the Chrman said never mind
go on 20 on - aud then one oi Mr.. VS. col
leagues came To him and told him that he had
ccvcd more than any man oueht 10 receive and
thai he ought 10 insist upon his rights Still he
thought the Chairnan intended nothing till after
two successive counts. BY passing through the
tolcrS, it was evident that quorum was not pre-
sent and i, was the duty of the Chairman imm"-
dmtcly to have vacated the chair and made known
the fact to the House. Still the Chairman not
satisfied, and he himself commenced counting,
when the meWbcr from Vermont (Mr. EvereD
moved that the committee rise and report that
there was quorum, Well, villa. did the Chair
man then do ! lnstead of putting the question,
(sam Mr.. W J as he should have done, he ordered
the moi"bcr, 10 take then seats, commenced eoun-
ting and rot M 10 point of order. The
Oh ,irman directed me take my seat, aud ! re-
fused, when ,hr,c were crirs ui order order
I, ON every part OF tho Hall, inimaiing that ! WAS
oui of order. then said that called the Chair
man To order and tina, he had failed to discharge
the duty imposed upon him. was again called To
order from every quarter, and every man knows
how To appreciate thing OF thus kind have
sad that was the last upon the loor who would
olrr ind,gniy To the House, hui, lal all did
do intended to reach the Chairman, and will
recall what have said.--Towards none do !
entertain any unkind feel ms except one, but |
will never submit To be dictated 10 h, any man.
do not know (,ddcd Mr.. W. y whether can So
paraic the personal and Official character III the
Chairman, but intended to nsu, him without NJ
lc ndng TO insult the House, Tor knew he had M
right to govern the House.
This explanation moi benz deemed satisfactory,
some proposed a posiponemcnt oi the subject
some urged an immediate apology: finally,
Mr. Pcarcc from Muvand rose and sud, that
however painful it might be-, he Eel, himself under
OF sItli "A resolution should
vindIcaic the dignity and order Of the House.
That House Ind nothing whaevcrlo do with any
personal quarrel between the gentleman occupying
tho chair and the member from kentucky but he
was very much mistaken # it had not great
deal to do with the violation Of its orders, and the
total sacrifice of all the public business at mo-
ment like the present. While he deeply regretted
the painful necessity winch urged him 10 do II, he
most respectfully submitted the following resou-
ton
" Resolved, That the member from kentucky.
Mr.. " illiams, having refused to TAKE hi, seat when
ordered 81 To do by the Chairman oi the Commit
tee of the Whole House; having ordered tho
Chairman 10 take has ~of, and having dcfed the
power of the Chair and the House, has committed
"a contempt of this House, and is Justly liable to It's
censnrc."
After several attempts again To pursue concili-
atory course, and failure To effect any thing, II
was adopted with only three dissenting voices.
o. On Monday, just b. iorc the final adjourn
mcni of the House,
MIR. Calhoun, Of kentucky, addressed the House
in regard to the unpleasant circumstances which
occurred at the last sitting Of the House, and
which terminated in resolution censnring tine
duct of his colleague, (Mr. $. Williams y and sta
ted that his colleague, upon further reflection, wish
cd to disclam any intention offer any disresrect
to the House to the honorable chairman of tie
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Suthcrland) and he
moved that the vote adopting that resolution be
rcconsidcrcd.
After some explanations from Nlcssrs. Sn'hcr-
land, " iIams of Kentucky, and Jarvis, the qnes
ton was taken and there appcand-ayes 90, nays
20, no quorum voting.
Some farther remarks were made by N1essrs
Williams, of Kentucky, Parks, Peyton, Mercer,
Parker, Lucas and Hunt, in relation To the sub
ect.
The motion TO reconsider was then agreed to,
without a count, and tue resolution censuring the
member from kentucky was rtjected.
The IIossc then ad burned, sine dir.
The National Gazette says, that the Globe is
the shadow of Mr.. Van Buren," Truc-and Gem