Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02
Twcnty-folsrtip Cogegress--Est Sess
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, Jan. 20, 1886.

but what have to say principally facts and shai!
be confined to acls did not expect, sir, that this dis
cuason upon this very important matter would come up
today. in the midst Of preparation for this dis
cusson another occasion, snd if should not be- so
well Prepared as we'll arranged in my facts as could
wish, hope the House willpardon me- will endcaYor
to have the whole at all events in print.
MIR. Speaker, TIL. i important question The
fate Of the presidential ia, in part, nude to de-
pend upon it, II has been discussed during the last
summer 10 all the public prints in the country II has
been discussed else whcre since the meeting OF Congress-
the discussion las commenced here; aud permit me
to say sir the discussion thus far has been conducted
blndnld say sir the true issue Of the failure OF the
forlrntion bill is not between the Senate of the United
States and the House of Representatives, That, sir is
not the issue say it, and will prove it from this
Journal, that neither the Senate nor the House is
sponsbe for the failure of that bill. The gentleman
must pardon me- bat Nathan said David, (point-
ing . MIR. Canbrecng) "thou art the man.
Mr. Speaker, feel no excitement when | make this
charge. | feel, sir, personal i'll. will towards the
gentleman from New York. when make this charge
must say that that gentleman has been courteous
and kind towards me- and my feelings towards him
certainly Of the description. Sir, respect
him But the question up, and here is the place to dis
il, and here it may be fairly made known that he
Of the committee Of conference the part of
this House, that memorable occasion; and another
member of that committee in another body
From both ends Of this capitol let the TRUTH the whole
truth and nothing but the truth go 10 the county
LIT tell it gentlemen. shall give this gentleman
fair opportunity 10 try and tell it. shall charge
him in part, aye, sir almost in whole with being rcSPon
shlc for the failure Of that bill have charges too, Mr.
Speaker to make against Ct'crs and when the gentle
iran from North Carolina, (1r Bynu.nJ the other day
plrtcuIa. throw stumbling blocks in the
OF those vino should be inclined prcsta the truth he
rendered The ISSUE Holding them to the facts here they
On Tuesday, the third of March, 1885 the three mil
lien amendment to the bill No 600, entitled uct max
ing appropriations for certain orthcalions was
red n-sre Journal page 5O9 lSh members present. and
Inc vote being ayes l09, H. | beg gentlemen TO
note the numb of members then present. and voting
when this amendment was Offered WINS 1SG. The Sc
nate disagreed 10 This amendment, and the House ri:s.
cd to reccdr, by vote Of ayes 81, ll0-lU
Ec.s bcinv then present, and voting. On motion OF
MIR. Cambrclcng, & use the sc2!.enans name as
member Of the last Congress, which, presume Is IN
ordcr,) the House insisted on ils amendment M"
the Srnutc was mad" acquainted Herewith. The So
nate then returned message that they adhered TO
their disagreement MIR. Cambrccng then moved that
the House adhere and thei question that the
House recedc, the ayes IS, nors l07-l95 mem-
hers then present The House then asked conference
and Mr.. CanIhrrcng Of New York, Mr. Lewis of ia
bana, and Mr.. Hubbard Of New Hampshire, up
pointed Committee Of Conference Here regret, sir
that the gentleman from Alabama is sick. Mr.. Lewis
is not here 10 testify, and ] sorry for it. At this
point beg Tie House to notice the proceedings,
corded OH the journals. number Of enrolled bills
were then reported, and then itnne jatey passed the
Cumberland road bill And here let add that before
the vote the Cumberland. road bill WIS taken, MIR
Gilmcr, Of Georgia, in his seattle sat me
took on! his watch, and announcing that the hour of
twelve had arrived, departed from the House. Before
Mr.. Gmer did this, if | recoec right this Committee
Of Conference had returned
MIR. Cambrelcng said that the vote Oh the Cunber
land road bill taken before the Committee Of Con-
ference left the House. They remained vote and
MIR. Hubbard present when MIR. Gilmcr declined
voling]
Mr. Wise proceeded. It is strange fact, then, that
the gentleman should have remained till l2 O'Clock be-
the part oil the Senate However, be that it may,
can testify, Mr. Speaker that the the Cumber-
land road bill after II ocock al nj ght. can es
tfy that the gentleman whose reads Churchill c.
Cambrerng, in the last Congress- is recorded voting
OH that BILL after ~ o'clock at ng,. Mark that fact
| will show it.
Another name will mention here, and beg the House
that fact Also that reads Samuel Bcardsry who
voted that bill after II O'Clock that night beg The
House to remember that fact
Mr.. Brardsley explaned lie said it true that he
voted upon that bill and the last vote lie gave. te
should not undertake 10 say whether the grn'cEans
time piece indicated ~ o'clock not, but Mr.. u. 8
watch did not at that time. lie repeated that that
the las, he gave and shortly after, another qucs
tor being presented hc declined voting. because he
then satisfied that the hour Of II had arrived The gen.
tcman might suppose that the Cumberland Road bill
vas voted upon after II o'cock Mr. B. would not say
it was but this he would say, he had not saIisiac
tory evidence his mind that the hour Of II had arrived
He recocclcd that Mr.. Gmcr and declined voting
prisng that diversity Of opinions should exist few
moments Of Ting. The gentleman from Virginia might
prove that Mr. B. VOTED after that hour, but really his
mere assertion would hardly establish the fact.
MIR. Wise. ] will put question TO the gcntlenan.-
Did he never vote before after II O'clock at night the
las; night OF the session:
MIR. Beardsley ssd he had no recollection of having
ever done So .
that Mr. Gncr of Georgia did, bctire that bill was
nounced to the House. and it the first notice the
House had that II O'Clock had arrived take his watch
from his pocket and declare it, can prove It by gem
enan who perhaps receects it, though have not con-
verscd with him The subject leading that
BILL who by me- and held down i'll good natured
kind Of manner, from making any opposition lc the BILL
He perhaps, may have forgotten it, but remember 1t
we'll INTENDED TO call the attention Of the House to the
fact that il after IL o'clock, and struck that VIC
were defunct.
MIR Speaker, this is not all. Two enrolled bills
afterwards reported, and then Mr. Jarvis, OF Maine NOV
ed resolution To nd "urn account OF the time OF
night page 53 OF the Journal This, SIT, was after
MI Gilmcr had retired and after the vote the Cum
berland road bill, for which Mr.. Bcardslcy voted.
The Chair said if the gentleman from Virginia refer
red members Of the last Congress, who weIr members
Of the present. would be courteous and proper to refer
to the Stale from which they came
Mr.. Wise-I read from tho journals. We'll, beg the
attention of the House 10 that fact that Mr. jarvis, Of
Maine, moved resolution 10 adjourn, oil account OF the
time Of night, thereby directly calling the attention OF
The House the fact that the session had EXPIRED that
the hour had come: and that we were dead The rcsou-
ton then up and upon vote there was no quorum
of sudden, only lib members being present Still We
find MIR. Churchill e. Cambreleng still voting.
The Chair again interposed, and said, if the gentle
man read from the JOURNAL it proper to use the
of member but if it not, it only i'll order to
refer 10 the State from whence he
MIR. Wise Well, ] will take the Speakers course,
and not my own; will read from the journal The pre-.
vious question was moved and the question, " Shall
the main question be putt: there found III in
the affirmative, aud in the negative, being only 49,
and no quorum. Here, sir fad the names OF John
ing after - o'clock at night, and alcr they said the