Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02
Twcmty-fourah Congress- 81 scss.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Eridau, Jan -. 1896.
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MIR. ADAMs'S RESOLUTION.


oot what have TO say, principally facts and shall
be confined To facts. did eypec sir that this dis
cusson upon TINS very important matter would up
to-day. was IN the midst OF preparation for this dis.
cnsson on another occasion, and IL should not be SO
wei pepare as well arranged in my facts as could
10 nave tile whole case at all events in print.
Mr. Speaker, this is important question. The
ate OF e presidential canvass 49, in part, made to de
pend upon 1T Ii has been discussed during the last
summer In all the public prints the country Itlas
been discussed elsewhere since the meeting Congress
ana The discussion las commenced here; permit
70 say SIR the discussion thus far has conducted
onaiod say sir, the true issue OF the siiure of the
oruhcation bill is between the Senate Of the Unte
States and the House of Representatives That sir s
not the issue. say it, and will prove il from This
Journal that neither the Senate nor the House re-
sponsible for the failure of that bill The gentleman
must pardon me. but as Nathan said unto David (pont
ms TO Mr.. Cambreleng) "thou art the man"
MIR Speaker, feel no excitement when | make this
sna.ge 1 ieel' SIR, no personal i'll will towards the
gentleman from New York, when make this CHARGE -
must say that that gentleman has over been courteous
ana even kind towards me- and my feelings towards him
are certainly of the description Sir respect
hun But the question up here is the place to dis
cuss IT. and here ii may be fairly made known that he
was one OF the committee Of coniarancc os .o eat of
h's rouse 81 mat memorable occasion and another
n"'iDer or that same committee is in another body
rom both ends of this capitol let the truth the whole
ruin, and nothing but the truth go out TO the county
Let us tell 1t as gentlemen shall give this gentleman
fair opportunity to try and tell it, shall CHARGE
him IN part aye, sir almost in whole with being
sible Tor the failure OF that bill have CHARGES too Mr.
Speaker TO make against others and when the pentle
man from North Carolina, (Mr. Bynum) the other dav
was so as 10 throw stumbling blocks in the way
oil those who should be inclined oresta the truth he
rendered the issue Holding them facts here they
On Tuesday, the third of March, 1885, the three mil.
hon amendment to the bill No. 600, entitled am act max
ing appropriations for certain ortcations was concur
red nsee journal, page 509 1oG members present and
the vote being ayes lUJ, noes H. beg gentlemen ~,
note the numb-r of members then present and voting
when this amendment was offered, was lS6 The Sc.
nate disagreed TO this amendment and the House feus
In rnHA hr taaT.. l-
oers oelng then present. and voting. On motion of
Mr. Cambreleng q the genteinan's name as n
member OF the last Congress, which, presume is in
ofderD the House insisted its amendment and
the Senate was made acquainted Herewith The Sc
nate Then returned message that they adhered to
their disagreement. MIR. Cambrcenp then moved that
inc House adhere; and on tibet question that the
House recede the ayes 80, noes l07-Ig5 mem.
bers then present The House then asked conference
bana, and Mr.. Hubbard of New iianpshire were an
pointed Committee of Conference Here regret sir
that the gentleman from Alabama is sick. Mr. Lewis
Is not here TO testify and sorry for it, At this
point beg the House to notice the proceedings as re-
corded on the journals. number of enrolled bills
were then reported, and then Immediately passed ,b
Cumberland road bill And here let me add Thai bnfr
the vote on the Cumberland road bill was taken Mr.
Gilmer, OF Georgia, in his seattle sat near me
took out his watch and announcing tIat the hour Of
sweive had arrived, departed from the liousr Before
Mr. Gimer did this if recollect right this Committee
OF Conference had returned
mir. Cambrelenr said that the vote ON tbo cu,nhor
land road bill was taken before the Committee of Con-
ference left the House. They remained to vote ; and
Mr.: Hubbard was present when MIR. Gilmer declined
voting
Mr. Wise proceeded. 1t is strange fact. then. that
The gentleman should have remained till 12 o'clock be-
lore going out To meett tie Committee of Conference ON
the part OF the Senate However, be that as it may
can testify, Mr. Speaker, that the on the Cunber
land road bill was after ~ o'clock night can tes-
MY that the gentleman whose reads Churchill c.
Camorcieng IN the last Congress- is recorded as voting
on that bill, after IL o'clock night Mark that fact
| will show it.
Another will me ntion here and beg the House
to note that fact also that reads Samuel BeaTdey who
voted on that bill after IL o'clock that night beg the
House to remember that fact
Mr. Beardsley explained lie said il was iruc tba, h..
voted upon that bill audit the last he gave lie
should not undertake TO say whether the gcntlenlans
time piece indicated IL o'clock or not but Mr. d a
watch did not at that time. He repeated that that was
the last vote he gave and shortly after another ouea
tor being presented lac declined voting because c was
then satisfied that the hour of ~ had arrived The gen
tleman might suppose that the Cumberland Road bill
was voted upon after u o'clock Mr. Is would not say
1t was not but this he would say he had not s1sfac.
tory evidence to his mind that the hour of IL had
lie recolleced that Mr. Gilmer and declined voting
alleging that IL o'clock had arrived but was not sur.
prsng thata diversity Of opinions should exist ON few
moments OF time The gentleman from Virginia might
prove that Mr. H. voted after that hour, but really his
mere assertion would hardly establish the fact.
MIR. Wise. will put question the gentleman
Dd he never vote before after IL clock night the
last night Of the session,
Mr.. Beardsey said he had no recollection of havinr
ever done
MIR. Wise. Well state the fact OF know the fact.
that MIR. Gmer OF Georgia did, before that bill was an
nounced 10 the House, and IT the first notice tie
House bad that II o'clock had arrived take his worb
from bis pocket and declare it, can prove Il by zen.
teman who perhaps recolects it, thoug have not con.
versed with him the subject; leading man on that
bill, who sat by me, and held down in rood natured
kind OF manners from making any opposition to tho bill
he, perhaps may have forgotten il, but remember it
we'll intended to call the attention of the House 10 the
fact that II was after ~ o'clock and struck me that we
dciunct.
MIR. Speaker, this is not all. Two enrolled bills were
Tod antf Nj Al
ed resolution adjourn on account of the time of
night; page 523 OF the Journal This sir was after
Mr. GDer had retired, and after the vote on the Cum
befland road bill, for which Mr. Boardsey voted.
The Chair said if the gentleman from, Virgina mfr
red members of the last Congress " no were menbcs
Of the present. it would be courteous and proper to refer
to the State from which they came
Mr.. WISE read from the journals Wen / beg the
attention OF the House TO that fuc that Mr. Jarvis OF
time oil night thereby directly calling the attention of
the House TO the fact that the session had expired; at
the hour had come and that dead. The resolu-
ton then came up, and upon vote, there quorum
Of sudden, only I3 members being present Still we
End MIR. Churchill G. Cambreleng still voting.
The Char again nterposed, aud said If the gentle
man read rom the journal, proper the name
OF member, but u II not it only in order To
refer TO the State from whence he came.
Mr. Wise. We'll, ! will take the Speakers course,
and not my own; will read from te journal The pre-
yous question moved aud on the question Shall
the main question be putt there we're found i'm
the affirmative, aud ia the negative, being only 49,
and no quorum. Here sir I find tie names Of Iohn
Jog after ~ o'clock at night and after they said the
House was deiunct. Where were their co0sciences
Where
The Chair said It was not in order to indulge in per
sonaes or TO refer to the motives Of other members Of
The House.
Mr. Wise Why, the gentleman before me M,