Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02
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fact, that after ~ clock, the President WAS in the
Speakers room, signing bills, and tAet bills signed by
nm did not come in until after Mr. Gilmer had tired,
and after MIR. Jarvis had Offered his resolution.
The Chair stated 10 the gentleman, that by the law
oy winch The proceedings OF that House had always been
governed, ma gentleman addressing the Chair; could
mention member by name, but designate him by
ms State aud the gentleman in order so,
unless ne was reading from the Journal.
MIR Wise. What name, sir?
The Chair. The name of Mr.. wis
Mr. Wise. aIn reading from the journal.
The Chair said lie dad not undersand the gentle
man.
Mr. Wise Why, those members were dead last ses-
The Chair said he had suggestion to the gem
teman. and II was for the House permit it
MIR Mercer said, IT his collc ague referred members
oil The last Congress- he must, of necessity, use their
names, for you cannot Otherwise designate whom he
meant
Mr. Wise | claim the righ, to do so, and | protest
against the interruption of the Speaker No gentleman
eau proceed with train of thought if he is continually
The Chair said he had intention of nterrupting the
gentleman from Virginia. The gentleman must be
aware that the rules imperative on The prcsidnp
ofcer OF the House to enforce order members
'ir WISE will Thea. i;.-srro. say then came
report of bills signed by the President after Mr. Gilner
had left his seat after adjourn on &C
count OF the expiration of the hour had offered so
that the House had received double notice motion
was then again made by Mr.. Jarvis, OF Maine 10 ad-
Journ and, deciding the question by yeas and nays
Samuel BeardSey Of The last Congress- declined voting
then for the first His was passed over and
the yeas were 10 nays lob. Mr. Jarvis oithe last House
OF Representatives, voting in the affirmative after this
previous announcement, that II clock had passed. by
two separate resolutions TO adjourn and Churchill G.
Cambreleng voting in the negative against dournment
All this ait two separate resolutions had offered
TO adjourn assigning the had expired and after
IL was notorious that member had left his the
same reason. Now, sir, gentlemen may excuse them
selves for voting in the affirmative for adiourning I'm,
am at an utter loss to what scrupes
can justify their voting the negative after House
no longer existed in law, and possessed Legislative
functions or power Mr. Speaker, l intend to travel
through the whole record that the whole truth NAV be
known even 10 the pointing, aye, the crossing the
is, and the dotng of the is.
Sir after this resolution adjourn failed for waat of
quorum, dr William Cost johnson made a report
from committee, which read, the Speaker laid
before the House various communications the De-
par,ments, which received and the Postmaster
General letter read in part and all ordered print
ed Every species of legislative functions was d, rt,rm
ed Every one voting. The Speaker sitting there the
House sitting here, after the resolutions had been
ohered assigning as a reason for adjourning, that
the hour had expired. Nor is this all MIR White, of
Florida laid an act of the Legislative body of that Terri
tory before the House, which laid the table and
Then came message from the Senate, which read to
nm0uIy inc House that the Senate were waiting, &c-
That was as much say to the House. We do not
wish thus bill to fall and call upon you vote; we
as" you 10 save the Interests of the country far
fcgards this bull beg the OF the House
10 lhs part OF the Journal 4 message was received
from the Senate by Mr. Lowre, their Secretary as fol-
lows: - MIR. Speaker, directed To brinu to this
House resolution, follows:
i'esoioed, That message be to the honora ble
me House OF Representatives. respectfully remind The
House OF the report of the Committee of Conference
appointed on the disagreeng votes of the Houses
of
United States"
This resolution having been read the Secretary with.
drew, and Mr. Canbreleng, Chairman of the Commit
Tee oil ConfeIees on the part of this House then rose
and stated, that he declined to make Il report" Now
sir, mark the two reasons and compare them with the
facts on the uurnalson the ground that from the vote
granting compensation the Hon Robert p Ietcher
he fixes the here anieccdent to his vote ON other
questions ION the ground that it asceraincd that
quorum not present. Why, SIR were not n quorum,
present. That is what wish come TO- Up TO a given
mark, up To given line, particular point YOU can
trace 1t; see from page la TO page IS the uurnal-
why were not quorum present. Were members not
mere SIR We're they not standing ia every direction
about the Chair, and behind the pillars? Were there
not two more members present when the is voted p?
we wanted but three more 10 make quorum? Were
there not two gentlemen here, sitting before me
who excused himself from voting another who re.
FUSED 10 vote ! Sir, there twenty here who
could circumstances happened to please Now
tins is the truth They here and they would not
vote Who were they l will not be invidious but
read the journal for yourself, sir. Look at the names
IL was not this House that to blame. We were
ready, aye, majority ready pass that bill The
flouse OF Representatives did duty all respects
The last night Of that session Some it is true we've
sleepy, some werc-l beg pardon, 1 about to say
some were drunkbut drunk SOBER they were ready
to vote and ready to that BILL but the Chairman Of
the COMMITTEE OF Conference would vote because
there was no quorum Now, how did we know there
was no quorum without cali Of the House
MIR. Cdmbreieng. knew it.
MIR. Wise Yes know you knew it, but how long
did you know NJ Where were those who were ordered
to bc dcjicH that occasion?
LOOK at the gentleman other Ii is the
ground that the constitutional term which this House
was chosen, had EXPIRED; and yet Immediately follow
ing this, there is the of Churchill Cainbreleno
voting in the House; after had assigned this rca
that the existence of the House an end Sir
cannot understand this. The gentleman cannot ex-
plain this.
MIR. Cambreeng. Yes will
Mi: Wise. You will attempt it, but you cannot ex.
plain IT.
Well, sir, motion is then made TO adjourn, aud the
following Is the vote ayes 50, 76 only III voting
aud still quorum. Among the list of Degatiyes or
Tie very last night at the fay end OF all the votes is
found the name Of John Quincy Adams.
MIR. Adams begged leave To- explain The gentleman
had referred to ms votes Now, Mr. A. said lie did stay
~ the House, and vote upon every question till tho last
flc voted under the impression, ne thought he had
sufficiently explained that morning, that the power of
Congress continued, under the onsttution I'LL noon of
the 4th Of March lie did not concur with those gentle
men who would not vote after ~ O'Clock that night. file
would have stad and voted t noon if tho House had
desired it, Therefore the gentleman would fnd his
upon every vote Of the night of the Sd of March
up to the very last vote taken.
MIR. Wise. so understand the gentleman and also
understood him then 10 debate the question with nay col
league 10 the hour aud entertain the same opinion
now lac did then, and yet the gentleman was found
voting against adjournment and for it, although he
believed the constitutional existence Of the House had
ceased
Mr. Mercer said his colleague had totally uisappre.
hcudcd the gentleman from Massachusetts. MIR NJ
then in substance repeated Mr. Adamss tx plafintou
Mr.. Wise. Then ! have misunderstood the gentle.
thought he had argued all day to-day that the
House deiunct at - O'Clock that night The dis.
lance # the gencmans scat prevented my hcarin him
distinctly Glad am 10 know II IS the reversc Tor the
gcnilemans, opinion is one J regard highly on such
questions
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