Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-11

collateral questions but would decide them when they
Mr. Hosey again urged his call for the division he
had moved appealing from the Chairs decision, and af
ter few words from Messrs. Holsey Briggs aud Eve
rctt The decision oil the hair sustained by the
Hoise without count
The queson was then taken by yeas aud nays on the
hrst branch OF the resolution, which is follows
"ReSoiced, That all the memorials which have been
offered, may hereafter be presented 10 this House
praying for the abolition of slavery in the District OF
columbia, and also the resolutions offered by honor
able member from Maine CHR Jarv:s) with the amend
,nendnent thereto proposed by an honorable nembcr
position that may be submitted in relation to that sub
| Ject, be referred TO a select committee"
leds-Messrs. Adams, II. Allen Anthony, Ash, Ash
ley Bailey, Banks, Barton, Beae, Beam Beaumont Boo
kee, Bond Boon, Borden, Bovee, Boyd, Briggs Brown,
w. b. Calhoun Cambreieng, Carr, Casey, g. Cham,
bers, Chimney, Chaplin, Childs, IF H. Claibrne Clark
Cleveland, Coffee Coles Common, Corwin, Craig Ora
,ner, Crane, Gushing, Cushman, Darlington, Davis, De-
Evans, Everett Fairfield Farlin Fowler Fry, philo c.
Fuller, VIM; K. Fuller, Galbraith Gillett Granger,
Grantand, Graves, Haley, J. Hall, Halncr Hannc gan
Hard, Hardin, s $. Harrison A. G.. Harrison, Ilawcs
Hawkins Haynes, llazcltne, Henderson, Hester iioar
Hopkins, Howard Howell iubley, Huntington Hunts
man, ingersoil, Ingham, w Jackson j. Jackson James
jarvis Jeniier, j. Johnson, r. NJ. Johnson c. Johnson
b. Jones, Judson Kennon, kilgore, Kinnard, Kingen-
smith, jr., Lane, Lansing, Lapore, Lawrence Lay, G.
Lee, J. Lee, Leonard, Lincoln. Logan, 4. Mann, IT,
Mann Manning, w Mason NJ. Mason S. Mason, May,
McKrn, McIene, Miller MiIigan Montgomery, Moore
Morgan, Morris, Muhenberg, Owens, Page, Parker
Parks Patterson, F. Pierce, b. pearce, Phelps, Phil,
!
%Our A. 4 shcppeTd. shnn, sickles Sloane, smith,
SPangler, Sprague, Storer, Sutherland Taylor F. Tho.
mas j. Thomson, Touccy Turner, UNI crwood, Wander
| peel, Vinton, WAGNER, Ward, Wardwcll, Washington
Webster, Weeks, Whii,lesey, L. Williams and S. vii
| .vays--Messrs. c. Allan, Bell, Bouldin. Bunch. Bv
num- Calhoon, Campbell, Carter, j. Chambers, Chap-
man, n. IL. Claiborne, Dickson, Dromgoole forester
French, j. Garland, r.. Garland Glascock Graham
Grayson, Griffin, Hammond. liosey, H. Johnson Law,
Ter, l.. Lea, Loyal, Lucas Lyon, Martin j. Y Mason
| Mercer. j. A pp
Pickens, Roanc, Robertson, w. Ii. Shepard Sandeier
Steele, Ialiaferro. w. Thompson, Towns, White, aud
So the first division of The resolution was greed TO-
The question was next taken by yeas and nays on the
follows "
with instructions report that Congress possesses
no constitutional authority TO interfere in any way with
me institution OF slavery in any of the States of this Con-
| iederacy."
Ye,as-Messrs c. Allan, II. Allan, Anthony, Ash,
Ashley, Bailey, Banks, Barton Beae Bean Beaumont
6Bei, Bockee, Bond, Boom Borden, Bouldn, Bovce,
BOYD, Briggs, Brown, Bunch, Bynum, w b. Calhoun
CambTeleng, Carr, Carter, Casey, G. Chambers, j.
Sna!noers, CLANCY, Chapman, Chaplin Chids n H.
Claiborne, j. F. H. Claiborne, Clark, Cleveland Coffee
Coles; Conner, Corwin, Craig, Cramcr, Crane, Cusl-
Dromgoole, Dunlap, Elmer, Evans, Fairfield, Farin
Forester Fowler French, Fry, P. C. Fuller Fuller
SaiOraith j. Garland, Giett, Graham, Granger Grant
land, Graves, Huley, J. Hall, Hamer, Hammond Han.
negan Hard, Hardin, S. S. Iiarrison A. G. Harrison
iIawes hawkins, Haynes, Hazeltine, Henderson, Heis
Ter, io3r, Hosey, Hopkins Howard, Howell, Hubley
iiuut, huntington, Hunisman, lngcrsol ngham Jabez
JACKSON, jarvis, Jener, J. Johnson r. Nj. Johnson
O. Johnson, II. Johnson, b. Jones' Judson Kennon Xii.
gore kinnard, Klingensmilh Lane Lansing Laporte
LAWYER, Lawrence, Lay, e. Lee, j. Lee, L.. Lea Leon.
ard, Lincoln, Logan, Love Loyal Lyon A. Mann ir
Job MAN, Manning, Martin, j. Y Mason w. Mason
| NJ aiason, ). Mason, Maury May, McCarty, Mex ay
MsicKennon, McKeon, SIcKiln McLene, Mercer, Miller,
nhiligan, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Morris Muh.
eh0eg, Owens, Page Parker Parks, Patterson Patton
r. Pierce, d Pearee, A. pearce, Petgrew, Phelps
nolds Joseph Reynolds, Ripley Roanc Rogers Rus.
sen, Schenck, Seymour, w. b. Shepard, Augustine H.
shepherd, Shields, Shnn, sickles, Smith, spanger,
Sprague Standefer, Steele, Storer, Sutherland Iaa-
ierroi Taylor, Thomas, j. Thomson Toucey, Towns
l1 Underwood vanderpoe, Vinton, Wagner,
| Ward, Wardwel Washington Weeks White WIittle
sey l.. Williams, S. Williams, and Wise-20I
~, ,l@ys-Messrs j. Q Adams, Denny, Everett, h. Gar
| iahd, Dlascock, w Jackson and Robertson-7.
When the of MIR Wise was called in the las,
vote, that gentleman refused 20 answer on the ground
hat he mad no constitutional right 10 the ques-
Mr. pinckney moved that the gentleman be excused
Mr. Boon said that this was an mporant oueston. ba
therefore moved the yeas and nays which were not or
Mr. Wise then excused from voting
he vote then announced, and the second branch
Oh me resolution was determined in the affirmative.
mr.. Garland Of La, said that the which he
had Just gwen might be subject to misinte he
asked the consent Of the House state the reasons for
his vote upon the journal.
The Chair said the gentleman could not obtain his
object at present
The third division of the resolution was then read as
follows:
"And, that in the opinion of this House Congress-
ought not Interfere in any way with slavery in the Dis
tic OF columbia, because 'oouid he rioation of ME
Psc'e J1'f, unaoise, imPotitc and dangerous to Tie
MIR. Underwood called for further division of the
ioregolng so as to exclude in the first instance the
words in italics. - -
The Chair decided that the proposition was suscept
BILE of this division -
MIR. Bouldn took appeal from the decision of the
Ohalr on Tie ground that the first branch this pro-
position should be negaived and the second agreed TO-
the second branch would then apply TO the one lust
adopted, and would involve principle variance with
the intention OF the of the resolution and the in
tenton OF those who voted favor of the second dv
SION OF the question
Mr. Mason, of Virginia, took the same ground He
au te ruIe prescribed thata division of question could
be called for when each division embraced per Sc n sub.
stanve propositions which was not so in the division
called Tor by the gentleman from Kentucky The Sc
como part OF this third proposition nksOya mn
essential portion, indssouby, inseparaby connected
WIN III and could, in sense, form substantive pro-
position. r
Mr. Bell thought the decision of the Clair correct
and II was with the House TO vote down the second
branch OF the proposition il they feared 10 be enanoed
he whole difficulty from ordering the previous
question, upon complicated resolution without debate
or amendment but the House, having done that were
bound Ivy the Chairs decson; which, he repeated was
correct, aud according to precedent.
. Inc decision of the Chair briefly sustained by
messrs. Sutherland, Underwood, and Hardin and on
posed by Messrs Bouldn and Ripley and affirmed by
tue rouse taken by telers, H. not counted
Inc question then taken the first clause of the
third division of the proposition excluding the words in
tllics and decided in the affirmative yeas CD NAYS az
The question taken the latter clause Of the
thrd division OF the resolution being the words printed
~ italics and decided in the Affirmative; yeas l27 nays
The latter branch Of the resolution was then read as
follows: -