Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-04-23

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Nosth Cssol;aa eoateseed elecaieo.
! On Saturday, a. soon % the NOR
ming routine had been dispatched, TN
House resumed the eonsidsratioa .
this subject-ths main Tor previous
question being on the sdoptioa ofth>
iCommitee's report; whish Mr.. Gre
ham had moved 10 amend by sseeiv
ing and considering the depositien,
which had beea subsequently, submit
ted to the House. This he withdrew
in favor Of Mr.. ateneher; who moved
to strike out the original report and
insert series ofnine resolutions, the
eight first affirming or denying each
particular proposition or principle on
which the Committee had based their
report, and the ninth declaring that
Mr.. is entitled to the seat;''
the blank to be filled as the House
should decide the several points on
which the case is rested.
The discussion hereupon RECON-
minced withgreatspirit; and Messrs.
Bynum, kencher, Hardin, Halves,
Mercer. Thomp>on, McKa:, and
Hamer, successfully addressed the
House. Mr.. Graves Of Ky. (Lou;s-
viile) next obtained the floor. After
he had proceeded some tune. Mr.. VIII
Jams Of n. c. moved an aIioutnmen
.Ir. Vanderpoel demanded tie yeas
and nays. Mr. Williams Of Ky. pro-
posed to suspend the rules, So as to
give this subject a precedence Of all
others until it should be decided
Lost: 80 to II. The adjournment
was then negatived: yeas 80, nays
100. Mr.. Graves, after some further
by-pl y, resumed and continued his
remarks for an hour. Here a call of
the House was ordered, and an adj
journlnent again asked by the OPPOSE
ton. The call being had, the motion
to adjourn was withdrawn. Mr..
Graves resumed his remarks Speaking
against time in order to ward off the
dreaded Previous Question, and OBJ
tain further delay.) When he had
become completely exhausted once
more, Mr.. Calhoon Of Ky. moved an
adjournment. Again the yeas and
nays were taken, with the uniform
result: yeas %, nays 1O3. So Mir.
Grave; was obliged 10 re>ume..;s o "a
torical struggle against the iortitude
ami patience IF the majority. Mr..
Mason OF Va. next moved to suspend
the rule and make this matter the spe-
clal order for Monday, remarking that
MIR. Graham desired the privilege Of
addressing the House, but was too
much indisposed to do 80 that night.
\ cas- IS. nays 85--(not swo-thirds)e
SO Mr.. Graves went on with his speech
until Mr.. Hardin moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Hawkins demanded the yeas and
nays: yeas -, nays los; and again
Mr.. Graves continued his argument.
The next trial to suspend the rules
fai.ed by 81 to SO; the next motion
Tor adjournment, by 81 to los. Sc
the stream Of Mr.. Graves eloquencs
was again set in motion. At halt past
9, he requested the reading Of a part
OF a document by the Clerk; which
Mr.. Cambreleng objected to, bat the
House INDUCED him. And again his
powers It persuasion were put IN re-
QUESTION. Alta quarter past 10, he
gave way to another motion for nd
journment, which was lost Of course:
yeas 80, nays iO7. So he plodded on
till ten minutes past ! 1, when he gave
over, having spoken seven hours, Tin
terruptionsJ and rendered himself 50
hoarse that he could hardly be heard
at FIVE PAGES.
Mr.. Calhoon promptly took the
floor. giving way to fruitless motion
for adjournment-yeas 80, NAYS lO7
and harangued the House till after
IL O'Clock. Mr.. Lawler of Ala. now
moved an adjournment. having con.
sclencious scrup.es against procee-
ding on the Sabbath. unless the bust
ness was Of urgent necessity. The
Speaker decided that it was in order
to continue the discussion. .Mr. Law.
Ter appealed; and, after various con
fused proceedings, the House acan
refused to adjourn: yeas 81. navs SO
md the Previous Question being
demanded on sustaining the decision