Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-23
nousE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

nOvCd 70 cOnsIder inoiiOn which he
submitted yesterday ioi printing 5000 copies the re-
port submitted yesterday by MIR Adams from the Sc-
lect COMMITTEE, together with the Presidents Message
correspondence and Will relating TO the bequcst OF James
Smtison, late of London, deceased
Objection being madc
a debate took place, in which Nlessrs Mann OF ~
Howard, Chaplin, of N T.. aud Parker took part; and
finally the motion print 900 copies Mas avreed TO-
ABOLITION OF sLa ay5.,lSn q riiE nisrnTcr OF
The House then resumed the consideration of the re-
solution heretofore offered.
The question before the House bcing the am.ndo,o,,
Of Me- Wise
Mr.. BoulJin concluded his remarks on the subcc, r
hoPeu thcrc was no serious of pressing this
subject upon Congress. lie threw back the charpes
brought against the character OF the holders The
memorials misrepresented them. The negroes were not
Infused IN the South; and far from having had inius
ice done TO them by their removal from Africa ali in
veslgauon proved that the present colored the
soout were Tar better off than their in Ari
ca, or than their ancestors were The nemoriuss
complained OF insecurity of residence in the South was
Experimentation There part of the world where
The traveller the was more secure than in The
oouth, oo.n IN HE and in property. They were also
IN another thing, and that in the sut-
rendng picture drawn of condition of the moor in
iie city OF New York, by gentleman from that State
iasl session. (ir fers) OH account of the high price
Oh coal where poor Creatures during the most
weather, could gather only little saw dust for fuel =
No'n'ns oi mat KIND was ever seen in the South He
knew ladies' who often visited their sick slaves and su,
up with them from midnight TO daybreak. There was
more security tor property in the South than in the
North and Mr. b. referred To a number of instances in
proof OF tins position. lie said there was great ns.k
IN regard TO the dishonesty OF the slave population He
ala not deny hat they would STEAL but so generally
as that vice in other places The
relation between master and slave combined many bless
ings lie would not defend slavery in the abstract If
IL could be got rad OF to the benefit of slaves them
Selves to the preservation of the rights OF the owners
and without Infringing on the Constitution he would
checriuiy accede TO IT; but il impossible. What
could be done with the slaves themselvess Mr. B. gave
way for a moment to
Mr. Wise, who then modified his anne ndment so as to
make additional resolution instead of substitute
Tor Mr. Jarvis modified resolution.
Mr. Bouldin then made n few additional remarks ON
the subject and concluded by an earnest hone that The
abolitioniss would pause ere they proceede ;,,r -;
their attempts to break down the bulwark OF the Constr
'uuoh, ana BRING ON civil war upon the country.
mr.. fickens asked, IT this subject was the order of
the day ~ -
The Chair said the Resolution was in order ill ono
o'clock aud until then the question of order t ~, n
raised. ~ ''
Mr. Pickcns alluded the attacks that had been made
upon hi IN reference to his course few weeks ago ON
TINS subject, and reprobated it, He then went on 10
describe the power possessed by the aboitionss of
Inc North, which he maintained to be greater than was
generally imagined. In New York where ali na rties
almost equally divided, between the nit Masonic
party, The Wing party, and the Regency party ms he
termed H. they already held the balance of power and
TINS would be their situation in a very short time
throughout the Northern States Mr. r. proceeded mi
O'Clock, when $50
Mr.. Canbreleng moved the orders of the dav
MI fickens raised the question order that under
Tue qod rule, THIS was the first unfinished business on
the Speaker table, and therefore, in his opinion
the order oil the day.
The Chair said the House must first determine whe
ther 1t would proceed 10 the orders of the day His
opinion that the resolution claimed
during the morning hour, and could be laid aside for I'm.
orders Of the day without majority of tyvothirds
Mr.. Hammond called for the yeas and nays on the
motion Tor the orders OF the day Ordered ayes 20 noes
TO- being oneiith in the affirmative
The vote was as follows yeas lo5, nays I05.
p, neas-n n >. Z. Adams, r. Allen, Ash, Banks
Barton, Bean, Bockee, Bond, Boon, Borden Boyd
Briggs, Brown, Cambreleng, Casey, c. Chambers Cha
ney, Chaplin, Chiids, CLARK, Coles, CIaner, Cushrnan
DAVIS Denny, Dickerson, Elmer, Fairfield farin Fow,
ler Fry, r. e. Fuller, w. X. Fuller, Gal6raith Gllle
Granger, Grantland, Graves, Grayson Haley J. Hail
flanagan, Hard, S. S. Harrison, Hawes HazeI,inr
Hopkins, Howard, Howell, fIubey. Huntngton in,
gersol ingham, James, c. Johnson B. Jones Judson
KennOn, Kigore Kinnard, Lane, Lansing, Laporte
Mann, j. Mann, w Mason M Mason. McKeon
n Shm, Miller Migan Moore Page, Parker, Parks
John Reynolds, Joseph eynods Russell Schenck
Seymour, Shnn, Smith, Spangler, Sutherland Taylor
wa ndIoWpson, noqSey, vondcrpoe vinlon Wugcncr
ward, Wardwcl, Webster, Whittlesey-IO5
Nays-Messrs. &. Allan, Anthony Ashley Be,ls
Bell, Bouldn, Bunch, Bynunl, J. Calhoon, W b. Cal
houn, Campbell, Chambers, Chapman, N. II. Clai
borne, J. +. II. Claiborne Cleveland, Coffee, Conner
Sraig, Crane, Cushing, Darlington Debcrry Dickson
Iprongoole Evans, Everett Forester French, j. Gar,
lana, H. Garland, Gascock Grennell, Griffin IT, Hall
Halner, Hammond, Hardin, Harlan Harper A G Hor
rison' Hawkins, Haynes, Hester, iIonr HoIscy Hunt
Huntsman, ingham, W. Jackson j. Jackson Jarvis Fl
Johnson j. w Jones, LAWYER Law. l.. Lea. IincoIn
Lucas Lyon, Manning, Martin, j. Y. Mason, s. Mason
Msaqry, May, McCarty, McComas Mckay, McKennan
nicLene, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan Morris, Owens
fatton, Pierce J. A. Pearce Pettgrew Pcvton picL
ems, Pinckney, Rencher, Roane, Robertson Iooers w
D. shepard, A IL Shepherd, Slade Sloane SIandefer
Steele, storer, Taiaieno, Thomas, w Thomson
Towns, Turner, Underwood, Weeks White, H. viii
iians 5. Williams; Wise-I05
The Chair then voted in the affirmative making voo.
lO6 nays l05 So the House proceeded to the orders Of
the day. ~ -
The bill making appropriations in part for the suupor,
OF Tue government tor the year 1886 commonly called
the House Contingent Bill was taken up for It's third
reading " - 10 u'''o
Mr. Cambrcleng moved its postponemcnt til, to.,nor.
~ ~ 49,
Mr. Adams begged TO inquire Of the Chairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means when it was intended
to report the general appropriation bill2
Mr. Cainbreeng said it would have been rcported be-
lore now but for the ndspostion of one of the chief
clerks III one Oft Departments. 1t would be reported
on Tuesday next at all events.
The House then postponed the above bill ill ton,or
row--ayes "a, noes not counted.
MI Cambreleng then moved to postpone the yarious
Dls on the Speakers table, upon their third readno
I'LL tomorrow, except the bill for the relief of the snf
ierers by the late fire in New York Which motion af.
yen lew words from Alessrs Cambreleng, Hardin Wise
Whittlesey, and Lee, of New York was agreed To,
Ayes l26, Noes not counted
On motion OF MIR. Cambreleng, the House then re-.
solved itself into Committee of the Whole ON the
stale OF The Union Mr. Conner in the Chair and re
sued the consideration of the bill for the relief of the
sufferers by the late fire at New York
Mr. Everett, after few remarks proposed snndrv
amendments TO the bill, chiefly of verbal character :
Inc principal was that the bonds should bear interest I'm
the time of their payment.
. Mr.. Philips said lie DESTROYS of addressing The
House on this bill, but the hour was late he moved
that TIE committee would rise, which was agreed To- and
inc committee accordingly rose.
On motion OF Mr. Rencher, the bill and proposed
amendments were ordered TO be printed and
luu of Mr. n