Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-27

To tic House Of REPRESENTATIVES.

To the House OF Representatives,
Of the United StatcS:
transmit to the House Of Representatives, III an
swcr to their resolutions Of the OF February INST
reports from the Secretary Of State and the secretary o'
the Treasury with accompanying documents ,ea'ihg TO
the relations between the United States ana france.-
For reasons adverted To by the Secretary OF state the
resolutions of the House have not been more iuy cum
p'''O 1s S.tn ANDREW JACKSON.
Washington 18th February, l53G.
Mr. Mason If Va said, that as there was hcn no ne
cess;tv of referring these documents TO committee he
moved that they be laid on tile table anu pr"seo "n'ch
agreed ~. go
committees, when
Mr. Adams reminded the Chair that the rule required
that alter The In thirty days Of the session. petitions
should be called for the day Of the meeting ot the
House in each week.
The Speaker, on referring 10 tile rueJ ahnouHceu uaI
petitions were in order.
The question pending the last petition day was
point of order arising appeal takeh by Mr. Vlnon
from the decision OF The Chair, the presentation OF
abolition petition by Mr.. Briggs.
Mr. Miller moved that the question OF ordcr DC post
poncd till Monday next
Mr. Vintun said that if the motion TO post Pone should
prevail, it would apply only to the solitary case under
considerations; for there were many other cases OF 81
mllar character that would Immediately come up
Mr.. Miller explained that his object was, that all pc
tluns which might give rise to debate should likewise
be postponed but he hoped the good feeling OF mem-
beers having abolition petitions, would induce them 10
withhold tnrn.
MIR. Wise, Us Southern man, as slave holder,
did hope the House would upon the subject Of The
abolition Of Slavery, aud longer eVade or dodge The
subject.
The motion 10 postpone till Monday next was then
agreed H.
Petitions and memorials then presented by Messrs
Lawrence, Cushing, Phillips Briggs, and Adams, Of
Massachusetts.
Mr. Adams presented petition for the abolition Of
slavery within the District Of Columbia, and moved that
il be referred TO the select committee on that SUBJECT
Mr.. w. s. Shepard objected 10 its reception; moved
to postpone the further consideration Of the preliminary
question thu petition till Monday next.
MIR. J. Q. Adams Objected and
MIR. DAVIS then moved to lay that preliminary motion
the table.
Mr. Briggs asked for the yeas and nays which
ordered.
The hour of ono o'clock having arrived,
Mr.. Canlbrerng inquired Of the Chair what were The
Orders of the Day;
The Chair replied that by resolution adopted some
days SINCE the appropriation bills made the special
order every day. alter hour being devoted 10 the
sderaton of the morning business, except on Fridays
Mr.. Camtrccng moved that the rules be suspended in
order to proceed with the call for petitions and eorills
with the exception of those which would give rise de-
bate, but subsequently, withdrew the motion; ana
Mr.. Lyon renewed it in different form, viz: to
pend the rules for the purpose, Tor this day, com.
mrncing at the Territories.
Mr. Reed moved to amend that notion SO as 10 pro.
coed in The order already commenced: agreed to-ayes
"A, noes ~.
The motion, as amended, was then agreed TO; ayes
l:s noes :iS and the rul accordingly suspended
The question then recurring the motion Of Mr. Da.
Wis to lay the preliminary motion on the reception OF The
petition presented by MIR. G. Adams this morning on
the table,
Mr.. Mann appealed to the gentlemen from Indiana to
withdraw the motion, that the vote Of the House
might be taken the question Of order.
MIR. Davis said he could not assent to the request,
be wished preclude this debate, in order to give MEM
beers opportunity OF presenting petitions from their
constituents.
The question was then TAKEN and decided in the air.
native us tuluws-yeas l20, nays CT:
leas--Messrs. Barton, Beam Beadsey, Beaumont
Bell Bockce, Loon, Bovce, Boyd, Buchanan, Bunch
Cauyrceng, Carter, Casey, Chimney Chapman, Chaplin
Nalh II. Claiborne, Cleveland, Coffee, Coles ConnoE
Cnrwn Cra,ncr, Cnshman, Davis, Dcberry, Dickerson
Doubleday, Dunlap. Either, Fairfield, French, Fry W.
k Fuller, Gabraith, }. Garland, h. Garland, Gralan
Grantland, Grayson Hammond Albert G. Harrison,
Hawkins Haynes, liolsey, Howard, Huntsman, Jabez
Jackson Jeniisr, j. Johnson, R. NJ Johnson c. Johnson
H. Johnson J. v. Jones, Is. Jones, klingensmllh jr
Lane, Lansing, Lawler, II. Lee, L. Lea, Leonard, Lo
gan, Loyal, Lyon, Manning Martin, }. Y. Mason w.
Mason, NJ. Mason, Nlaury McComas, Mckay: Mckeon,
hlckim, AlcLcnc, Montgomery, Morgan, hru!enberg,
Ovens Page, Parks Patterson Patton, F. Pierce, pack
ney, tcnc"r, john Reynolds, Joseph Reynolds Ripley
R6anr, Robertson, Rogers, Seymour, W: L. Shepard,
A. H. Shcpperd, Shields, Shlnn, Sickcs, Smith, Span
SON, Touccy, Towns, Turrill Fandelpoe, WAGNER
Ward Washington Webster, Weeks, White, l.. Will
l;ais, S. Williams and ise-l2O, ~,
.Nays-Mrssrs Adams, e. Allan, II. Allen, Bailey,
hoon, ". b. Calhoun, Campbell, Carr, G. Chambers,
j. Chambers ChiIds, Clark, Crane, Gushing, Denny
Dickson, Dromgoole Evans, Everett Farlin, p. {. Full
ler Granger, Grenne Griffin, iluley, H. Hail. lIanne-
nan lIard HARDIN Harlan, Harper, Samuel s. HARRISON
L zrl,lne Henderson,, leisc1, Hoar, Howell Hubley,
Hunt, Huntington, Inge; sol, lngham William Jackson
James JARVIS, JudSun, kennon, kigore kinnard, Law
lrncr, Lay, g. Lee, Lee, Lincoln, Love- A. Manu. jr
Morris, Parker, D. J. Pearce, J. a. Pearce, pegrcw,
Phelps, Phillips, Potts, jr Reed, Russell, schsnck,
Sloane, Sp:ague, storer, Underwood, Finton, Ward
WE'LL and hit,lrsey-eG.
MIR. Mann of New York moved to reconsider the vote
Of this day postponing until Monday next the appeal
from the decision Of the Chair in reference to the aboi
ton petition presented Monday of last week by Mr.
Briggs. Mr.. NJ. said he induced to make this mo-
ton order that the question mi ght be at decided,
and that the House should not be blocked up with SINH
lar Gurstions thereby excluding the presentation OF all
petitions Of different character Fe thought there was
appropriate time than the present 10 decide this
question. 1t was due 10 the Importance OF the subject
that it should be met and decided pronpt!y-t due
the country, that il should know what disposition
Congress intended 10 make of this question.
Mr.. Miller said, that having failed i'll accomplishing
his object III submitting his motion TO postpone he ac-
quicscrd in the motion Of the gentleman from New York
to reconsider and i'll favor Of disposing Of the ques-
ton Of order at this time.
Mr.. Wise to make prediction. When the gen.
tlrnan from New York made the motion 10 reconsider
MIR. W. well knew that his appeal would be answered.
and he expected that the gentleman from Pennsy vania
(Mr. Mlltr,) would fully concur with the gentleman
from New York. He begged the Hous" to look at the
fact that when appeal came from the South on the SUD-
cct Of slavery, it unecded-it unsuccessful -
Let il iro the gentleman from New York, and the
gentleman from Pcnrsy vana would be fund fully to
concur with him.
Mr. Brown rose to say that so tar as The remark OF Inc
honorable gentleman from Virginia. (hlr Wisc) had any
apycao il could not embrace him. lie had resisted
the motion to postpone because he wished the question
Of order settled now 1t must be settled soon for it was