Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-30

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cast odium upon the House, special bravado that in
duced the Senate thus 10 draw the sword and throw
away the scnbbard, and they ADHERED. No,wthSland.
ing the natural feeling was when the bill came TO the
House, 10 adhere their part, and that motion
tuay made, yet anxious was the House to The
bill that they did not adhere, neither did they DE-
they insisted again, and asked Of the Senate confer.
ence, which the Senate agreed although at that time
the hour IL, in real time. That clock (ointng to
the clock in the Hall 10 be sure, far clock
could show said it ~ but it possessed
of the power of Joshua Of DID, who commanded The
and the moon to stand still; old Time submitted 10
such power but ovrd along regardless Of what do
ing here. The committee Of Conference of the House
went out and that committee felt themselves constrained
to consent TO reduction Of the three millions down to
600 dollars. Thus, sir, this horrible conspiracy
against the Constitution melted down 10 question
OF dollars and ccnts-whether the appropriation should
be 5000, 900 500 900 dollars The appropriation was
made positive instead o! being contingent upon 4
sity not certain 10 come and confined two OBJ
jects of permanent ordinary appropriations still leaving
the possible contingent danger unproyidcd for He had
said and believed that the cun!ces on the mart of the
House had been constrained to accept this compro.
mise for the purpose Of saving the BILL but was too
late-when the conterecs the part OF the House
returned, that House mnIe-it was q lf,lcss
CORPSE a friend and colleague Of his, now in his eve
had indeed said it the noses dead body that he had
ever seen OR heard Of That was true yet II never
theless true the House was dc facto dead The journal
shows that from that ine it was impossible to make
ram was found. He said This, because, in The National
Intellgencer the exemplary sssduty Of the members Of
the Senate, in the discharge Of their duties, was nvid
susly conrased with the nsnuated negec, of the
bers Of the House, where nsnuaed TIM business
could not be done for want Of quorum. Bu, why was
the House found without quorum Because sixty or
seventy MEMBERS eonscientously believing that they
were no longer the Representatives Of the people, re-
fused or forbore TO answer to their Your jour
mails will show, that motion AFTER motion made 10
that effect. Many members declined answering on
these grounds and motion made TO compel them
to vote by the rules of the House, had still existed
there would have been. He not one of those who
believed that the session ended at midnight In his OPT
MON the two years duration of Congress was from the
time of day at which the House commenced its session.
say the hour Of noon the fourth of March He be-
eved that be the true construction of The consttu
tona term of two years; but it was constitutional
question: and it was not for him to judge Of the
lives of who conscientiousy believed that the Pc
riod of their political existence had expired When the
Cumberland road bill passed. the question was taken by
yeas md nays and the vote was "a to so, making la
votes. Hers was quorum voting, which showed that