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


reports from the Secretary of State and the Secretary
.he treasury, with accompanying documents relating
Tue relations between the United States and France
FOR reasons sdverted to by the Secretary oil State the
resolutions Of the House have been more fully com.
piled with. ~
,(sigued,l ANDREW JACKSON.
Washington, 18th February, 1886.
Mr.. Mason OF Va, said that as there was then no ,r
cessi,y of referring these documents to committee h.
moved that they be laid on the table and printed which
The Chair proceeded to call for reports fsom standing
committees, when .
Mr. Ada,us reminded the Ckair that III, rule reo,r.d
that alter the fast thirty days Ut the session. petitions
should be called Tor on the day of the meeting of the
House in each week.
The Speaker referring 10 the rule annoupced tba,
petitions in order.
The question pendiag on the last petition day. was
Io.a' OF order arising on an appeal takea by Mr. vnon
abolition petition by Mr.. Briggs. !"
mr. Miller moved thai the question of order be post
poaed till Monday next.
MIR. vinton said that if the motion 10 nos,,o,. hoa
prevail II would apply only 10 the solitary case under
cos'oeratoni Tor there many other cases OF ST.
"'iar character that would Immediately come up
n' miller explained, at his object was that all DC.
u'"as winch might give rise to debate should likewise
DC postponed but lac hoped the good feeling of mem,
oeis having abolition petiiions would induce them to
Mr. Wise, as Southern man, as slave. holder
did hope the House would upon the subject OF The
subject sN s
The motion to postpone till Monday next was then
agreed to. $3.50
Petitions and memorials were then presented by Messrs
L,awfepce Gushing, Phillips, Briggs, and Adams, of
Massachusetts. 80. :.
MIR. Adams presented petition for the abolition of
slavery within the District of Columbia and that
t6e referred TO the select committee on that subject
St, w, d. Shepard objected to its reception. moved
TO postpone the further consideration of the preliminary
qaestion on the petition till Monday next.
Mr. j. q Adams objected, and
mr.. DAVIS then movedto lay that preliminary motion
Mr.. Briggs asked for the YEAS and ,,,. h;, -
ordered. ~ "'s' "e'e
The hour ofone o'clock having arrived,
Mr Cambreleng inquired of the Chair what were the
Inc Chair replied that, by resolution adopted some
DAYS SINCE the appropriation bills the special
sderaton of the morning business except ON Fridavs
and Saturdays
Mr. Canibreleng moved thai the rules be suspended in
oreer 10 proceed with the call for petitions and
wh The exception of those which would rive ris. "a, de-
bate, but subsequently, withdrew the motion; and
mar. Lyon renewed 1t in different form viz: to sus-
peoa he rules Tor the same purpose for this day. com
iaencing at the Territories. ~ SO
Mt Reed moved to amend that motion, so as to pro.
"a, noes 40. -. "'@'
The motion, amended, was then agreed TO: aves
~ noes SS and the rules accordingly SUSPENDED
ae question then recorring on the motion of MIR Da-
Wis 10 lay the preliminary motion ption of the
the table, s ~
Mr. Mann appealed to the gentlemen from Indian, 70
Withdraw the notion 80 that the OF the House
might be taken on the question OF order
nae. Davis said he could not to the request, as
ne wished to preclude this debate, in order TO give MEM
constituents '
The question then taken, and decided in the mfr
NATIVE as ioows-yeas 100, nays 60:
Reas-Messrs. Barton, Bean, Beardsley Beaumont
6eu, Bockee, Boon, Bovee, Boyd, Buchanan, Bunch.
S SahII,gleng Cartel Casey CLANCY Chapman Chaplin
Sorwin, Cnmer, Cuskman, Davis, Deberry Dickerson
Dloqeieday Dunlap, Efner Fairfield French Fry, W.
~ Fuller, Gabrath, Garland, r.. Garland, Graham,
1raniland, Grayson, Hammond, Albert c. Harrison
Hawkins, Haynes, Holsey, Howard, Huntsman, JabeT
Jackson Jeniier Johnson, R. NJ. Iohnson C. johnson
Lane, Lansing, Lawler, T. Lee L. Lea Leonard To-
gan, Loyall Lyon, Manning, Martin, j. Y Mason w
Mason, Al Mason, Marry, McComus, Mckay, Mex con,
Owens, Page, Parks Paterson Patton f. Pierce p;ncS
ney, hencher, John Reynolds Joseph Reynolds Ripley
hoane' Robertson, Rogers, Seymour, w. b. Shepard,
a H. Shepherd, Shields, Shinn, SickIes, Smith Span
ger, Standefer, Talafero Taylor, Thomas L. Thomp.
son, Toucey, Towns, Tufrili, vanderpoei, WAGNER.
Ward, " aslington, Webster Weeks White. l.. VIII
lalns, S. Williams, and wise,i2O. '"e' L. WIZ
u NaysHMessrs Adams, g. Allan ii. Allen Bailey.
Banks Bond Borden, Briggs Brown, Bynum, j. Cal.
y Chambers, ';hiids, Clark, Crane Cushing Denny
Dickson, Dromgooe, Exams, Everett, Farln, p c. Full
ier, GInnge5 Grennell, Griffin, Haley II. Hail. Hanne-
i;azeitne Henderson, Hester, Hoar, Howell, Hubev
Hunt Huntington, ingersoll lngham William Jackson.
1ahes JARVIS J1dson, kennon, Kilgore, Knnard Law,
n.
;; Mann, s. Mason, May, McKennan, Miller, MiIIigsn'
Morris Parker, ID. j. Pearce, j. A. Pearce, PetligTew
rhePs lh'hiPs, Fotts, jr., Reed, Russell, Schenck
sloane Sptague, Storer, Underwood, Vinton Ward
well, and Whittlesey-S6
Mr. Mann of New York moved TO reconsider The vote
OF TINS day Postponing until Monday next the appeal
from the decision of the Chair in reference TO the abo
ton petition presented Monday of last week bv Mr.
briggs. Mr.. NJ. said he induced TO make this mo-
ton, order that the question might be nj once decided
ana that the House should not be blocked up with SINH
ia questions, thereby excluding the presentation of all
Peluons OF different character He thought there was
no more appropriate time than the present TO decide this
question: u was due TO the Importance of the subject
that II should be met and decided promptIv- was d,e
TO The country, that it should know what disoosil,on
congress intended TO make of this question
Mr. miller SAID, that having failed in ACCOMPLISHING
ms oDIect IN submitting his motion postpone he ac.
guessed IN the motion OF the gentleman from New York
TO reconsider aud ia favor of disposng of e
ton OF order at tiis time -
MIR. wise rose 10 make prediction. When the gen
ueman from New York made the motion to reconsider
Mr.. !" well knew that his appeal would be answered
ana @ expected that the gentleman from Pennsylvania
W.T. hlerl would fully with the gentle man
from New York. He begged the House TO look nj The
iact mat when an appeal from the South on the sb
Ject OF slavery, II was unleeded-it was unsuccessful
Let II come rom The gentleman from New York and The
gentleman from Pennsylvania would be found fully TO
concur with him -
Mr. Brown rose TO say that SO far as the remark of The
honorable gentleman from Virginia, (Mr Wise) had any
"PPIcaton II could not embrace him. He had resisted
te motion To postpone, because he wished the question
W ofoer settled now II must be settled soon; for tyyas
impossible the House should remain i'm its present state
any length of tine. Why not settle il now as we'll ne
ne xl week, any other time He saw nothing 10 be-
obtained by pr0cfastinaton. file came from district
winch Pad not troubled the House upon the angry and
engrossng question OF slavery, aud in sitting silence
IN MS seat Tor more than months while the discus
sioDs going on in ayodino all agitation y,,;,