Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-01

the proceeds Of the sales OF pnDIic ianu ,,oo 81,
heinz on the motion to commit to the community t;I
W,Is and Means viii instructions TO report o' III
accordance with the resolution. ., ., ,L
And on motion subsequently maue " 'o"''
Committee Oh Public Lands, ,,. .r.
MIR ChiIlun Allan resumed and cohciuaeu "'' -
in uyor OF the object OF the Resolution. =,
Mr. Halves took the floor i'll opposition l" '''e Pu'p
SEES of the Resolution. Among other Icni'':si -. ,u
that when lie the Legislature m!nd!ul u tl.l
interests and rights, and OF the interests ai'"
the State he should feel pleasure i'll acting us l'y IL
oues,cd; but when they were acting with parry 't
alone negIecling their duties, and acting ~ "nl ~
had ITO right to do, he felt pleasure III
his rlace that he should disagree with the n"'riiy'
The Legislators Of Kentucky appeared 10 have tAke'
il i,lo their heads to elect General Harrison President"
the United States, instead OF Attending to Inc au'':s
they were sent there TO pcriUrn. lie kr" mat t'c
Senators intended vote for this bill-oEc OF lArh',
Ihcy knew was lis author; why, then, should they take
| nm their time to instruct them 10 vote for II:
They knew that every Opposition man would vote Tor
Mr. Claws Land bill, surely as they Knew the sun
ould risc: and they knew that the friends oil the Az
miuslraon would not ior this monstCous, dabolI-
cal proposition. They knew that they were too honcsl,
too independent, too mindful 81 the Interests oil thc
Sutp to vote for it, The resolutions were got up en-
rely for political purposes; and he nendcd before he
rot ihroual TO give them touch Of politics. in relation
10 the person whom they had undertaken 10 eect-hF
| Halves had not concluded when, on motion Of MI
Hard the House proceeded to Inc order Of the day
! NORTH CAROLINA CONTESTED ELECTION. =
The House resumed The consideration OF t:t rrp1rtol
the Committee Elections OIL the subject oil the North
Carolina contested election. :,
The question being Oh the resolutions oHeleu ny ''i'
| Rencher Saturday,
| Mr. Ca!hoon Of Kentucky whose remarks were IN
/ terrlptcd by question OF order at twelve clock Oh
Saturday night resumed and concluded his EciaFNs on
iAhe subject.
MIR. Graham Ghc sitting m:mbcr) followed ana
spoke great length in support OF his claim to he con-
| tcstld scat.
MIR. Ncwand (lhc pc,itioncD obtained the floor, but
yielded it to
Mr.. Garland of La, who moved all adj"u!nment
| which waS agreed tu-4I 10 20
The House then djnurncd.
IDtsday, .Narch -.
| IN SENATE.
Communication WAS presented by the Chair from
the War Department. lavInga reference to Green Bay
Sryrr; reports from committees, chiefly uniaVorablc
and Of bills not amended, were made by members
The Bill TO prohibit the sale Of the public llnS cX
cep, in :crtln quantities. read twice and referred 10
The Committee on Public Lands
The bill to define and establish the Northern bounda
r. Of Ohiu was taken up read considered in Com
mcc OF the Whole, and variousy amended on motion
Of Mr.. Benton.
On some Of the amendments debate arose, in which
Mcssrs. Clayton, Benton. hendricks, and Wright partI-
| clpaird
! The further consideration Of the subject was postpon-
ed until to-nurrow; and then
On OF MIR. DAVIS, The SENATE went mo E@eCu-
tive busIess.
! After wnicEI, The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
A letter WAS received from Honorable Samuel Boards
ley. aunnuuClnT Ills resignation as member OF Tile
! lluusc &c.
On motion Of Mr. Gi!Iet! the House took up and
sidercd the motion heretofore submitted by him. to print
1000 copies o The bill 10 fix Tie compensation Oh
certain Custom House Officers: The motion 10 print
was agreed TO-
Mr. Fairfield from the Committee Ways and
Means. rci:urtcd bill to Incorporate the Jackson City
| Association of the District Of Columbia.
II I,, hon r.ubf,l oiIprllD
| 10 Tie second reading.
The Speaker said, that the effect of the objection
would De to bring Tic question directly Before the House
| SHALL the bill be rejected;
The reading Of tA, bill was called for; and the bill
partly read.
The motion to reject sustained by Alcssrs. Ward
| WE'LL Pevt0n, Bond and Reed; and waS opposed by
! Acssrs Spcisht, Fandcrpoel, and Fairfield.
| Mr.. Reed moved to lay the Report on the table.
Mr.. Fairfield called Tor the yeas and nays, which
| were not ordered.
And the motion to lay tie Bill the table
| rieG.
The Senate Bill 10 settle ard establish the ortlcrn
boundary line in the State OF Ohio up on the ques-
! lion OF commitment.
MIR. Fnton moved that the question be taken Oh The
| Bill without commitment.
The moliun was still pending, when the hour Of II
having arrived the House proceeded to the ordsrs Of
| the day. .,a
Mr.. NewlanL addressed the House at considerable
| lrnn tn in favor of his calm
Alter which .tlE. SuSlilaI ClHcu Iues-
ton aid several points of order arose. upon which there
were various decisions of the Chair and appeals taken.
| MIR. Rcnchcr moved to suspend the Ruirs i'll order
to otter resolution declaring that by general agreement
further debate should take place on the subject OF the
report and resolution, and lIa therefore, the previous
question ought to be withdrawn in order to enable the
House proceed in taking the several questions ON the
amendments offered 10 the resolution OF the committee.
The Chair decided that this motion not in order.
MIR. Kencher appealed from this decision, and there
upon, asked tic yeas and nays; which were ordered.
Mr.. 4. II. Shrpperd asked if this question was de-
batable.
The Chair replied that it not.
Mr. Patton appealed from this decision, and asked The
yeas and nays thrrcupon; which ordered.
The question being then taken, "Sha the decision OF
the char sland: it decided in the atrnltlvc-yeas
lUc, nays 3ii.
The question then REQUIRED upon the appeal OF MIR.
Rcnchcr, and the question "ShuIl the decision OF the
Chair stand was decided in the acknowledgements tut,
nays 1o.
Mr. hlIigan moved 10 lay the whole proceedings
the table.
Mr. Rencher, requested the the motion might be with
drawn He had wished that decision might be had sepa-
ratey upon the resolutions he had offered but as 'e
House clearly was disposed 10 take that course, he
now only wished that the main question might be taken
Mr.. Migan said his only desire vas that lime mi sht
be had for The House TO come to some understanding
upon the subject but as the friends OF the s'tlng men"
Der did not desire it, he would withdraw the motion
Mr.. Williams, OF n. L. moved call Of the House,
which was ordered and the Clerk proceeded to call the
| House.
The call of the names having been made, the doors
were closed and absenees called upon for excuses but
soon after, motion of Mr.. Williams, OF North Carroll
na the proceedings were suspcnded 100 members ha-
| wing answered to their names.
The question then REQUIRED upon the demand Tor the
previous question: which, having been seconded by the
House. ordered 10 he taken by the yeas ana nays de-
citIed in the Acknowledgements H. nays g.
The House adopted the first branch of the resolution
yeas Ill., nays eli and elected The second bancii-yras
~, nays 1906 and then passed resolution referring the
| election back to the People. Adjourned
49, THE REASONS.
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