Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-22

On uoon Of Nr. RIvEs, Mr.. Scott had leave to with
draw the letter addressed by him to the House.
On motion OF MIR. WATKlSs, the Surplus Bill was
again taken up, and the question being put Mr. Mays
molten TO amend the Senate anendneut-lhe ayes and
noes having been ordered motion of Mr.. W son Of
Is: 1t was decided in tie negative, IA follows:
.1@'s-Hrss's i'ayly: of Acco"Iack, roulson, Stuart
Harper: G"gg:n. Ca"'pbr. Sardgrass, Mallory, Wills,
Nlhsrs, Christian, J"h!son, o! C!eslsffeId Wilson, oil
eNm1eiiind, Servant! Hunter, Bail, Marshall, OF Eau
qucr. Ltnn"d- Of Fer!Iler Dickinson. Hale. Of Frank
hn. WEEDS. lia!e Of Giles Smith, Of Gouccstrr Smith
Of L'i""n5 "r, hi2ii"m. Bolts. Martin Smith Of Isle q!
Whit, NJ tandish, Peter DuE3liy, iucc Cater. Luck
Ell, Braden, Beard, Benton Muriaugh, Cooke, Segar
Brady, Wi!cher. Tunsial, Huaard, Raymond, Pend!e.
ton, DORIAN, Moore. Butts, Jell, Salnues Of Wood
Cunningham, May, S,anard-54.
.NoeS-Aessrs. Banks (Speaker,) Rves, Randolph
Layne, Wiley, Powell, byrd Wilson, OF Boetour
Bland, II MILAN, Tu!ntu, Booker, M'AlI!ster, Sa-
muel ct Caroline Richardson, larson, HILL Vaughan
Deskins, Watkins, Cox. Spencer Edmunds: OF Halifax,
Tay nT Sloan Nixon, Cnodall, Harrison, Shnn, Wright,
Shadwck Collier, Straton Anderson, Marshall, Of L.,
Newman lludglns, Fisher. Rogers, Garland, Wiley,
Cooper. Chapman NJ Galley, Johnston, Brown, Alex
ahder. Fitzgerald Voolfolk, Almond, NJ Coy, Cackey,
Fairfax, " as Ac',t, Coolies, lessee, Speer, Bare,
Rnker, DAVIS C7ulch!cld, honcuIr, Bailey, Of Su!Gy
HargrGvr, Gi!cspie Ripley, Gibson: and Siarger-G9.
Hir STcART SAID il with great reluctance that lie
claimed The attention Of The House for Few moments
lie had ped would not be necessary Tor hiin to Gu so
but that gentlemen Of greater age and experience would
have offered tie amendments, which, as no one had done
so, he deemed Il bis duty 10 present They had had pre-
aiG!es aud amendments III abundance, winch amounted
10 nothing intricate End vague. that their authors
had found it difficult 10 explain their meaning. He
thought the House had been GUGGlug these propositions
long enough; he though they had mad peavlnng III pen-
t., and he therefore proposed two plain propositions, adj
dressed 10 The coed sense Of this body lie moved to
amend tie Senltcs anendnen, by adding at tue close
the following. which! he wished The question first taken:
"Bu the General Assembly doth not intend, BY any
thing this preamble contained, 70 be understood
commencing violation peal Of the Compromise Act
,Ftl,,
Tariff law: but the contrary, the General Assembly
Goth explicitly Gcc!ar" the opinion, that The public iath
is pledged to maintain said Compromise Act nriola'e.
GA Innlion Of Mr. WIGsoS o. Is the ayes and noes
or!r!cd-Qnl the vote Being taken on Mr.. Stuarts
motion, it decided in the negative as follows:
.4ws-Ilessrs. Eayly. Of ~, Stuart Harper, Goggn,
Campbc S:odgrass. Wills, Wlihers, Christian John
son, of { Servant, liunlcr, Ball. Edinunds, Of Eau.
crstcr Smith. OF G., Mu!en Bolts, Martin, McCand-
sh Peter, Donnaiy, Hooe. Garter, Lucket Braden,
Beard, Benton, Cookr, Segar Brady, Whether, Tuns-
tall, Scott. ilhart Raymond, Pcndlelon, Dornlan,
Moore: Butts, jet, Sa!nucs, CT Wood, Cunning CHAM,
Stanad-l7
.ioes-Aicssls Banks, Speaker pouson, Riyes, Ran
d"Iph, Lnyne, Wiley, Powell. Bird, Wilson, CT b., Bland
MAlan Turnhuil. Mallory, Booker, M'Allisrr, Sa-
mIe Of e., Richardson, Carson, HILL Wilson, Of G,
Vaughan, DicAinsom Strange Drsh!ns: Saith OF f.,
Hale Of g., Watkins, Cox, Spencer, Edmunds, Of H.
Taylor. SIu1n Nixon. GoCdaII, Harrison, Shmn, Smith.
Of l. OF W, Wright, S!ladwck. Collier, Straon, Andcr
son, Ma.sni If Nrwnan. l1dsins Fisher, Rogers,
Garland, Wiley, Cooper, Chapman, MCauley, Johns.
ton, Brown, AlurGapgh Alexander, Fitzgerald, Wool
felix, AliInad. II Coy. Cuck!ry Fairfax, Williams, Mot
lcu Coolies jesse, SpSrr Bare Rnkrr, Davis, C.utc
field Moacnrr, Bailey ui s. llrgrave, Gillespie Rip
icy, Gibson, Stranger, ilay-1J
Mr. SrcAgr then moved to a.enL the Senatcs amend
mcnt by adding thereto the following:
but Tie General Assembly do not intend hereby TO
question the Bower Of tie General Government. of the
United distci By law. sales OF the public d.
!na!n ".tii view to the distribution OF the proceeds
thereof a;uonos the scc, States og tins Union on ccu
table princpIts but ~ the contrary the General AS
srnby doth hereby declare tie opinion that the most
safe. ust and proper disposition which can be made Of
tn, ,,v proceeds Of tie sales Of the public lands wci
lnrnt, ECONOMICALLY administered. is their distribution
among the several States Of IL. Union in he rates
IEr:r gntaou in Tie House Of Representatives of
lie u, States
rho arcs and nors hc;nr nrIer.G an this motion at
,l, call Of Mr. Wilson Ct 3 the vote was then taken
,nL Yielded in IN. rr,rn;;re az G,IIovs:
l,rsNMrs;rs Rariy 81: 4 S,uar,, lIarper. Gogrin.
CaI;pisIi. smodrras, wins. W,trs. Christian JOIN.
81 F. Dickinson, ua!c Of F. Woods Smith Of e., siul.
len, BITS Martha Alcland.ish Peter DoEalv Iiooe
Iucte, Bradea ycarG CooEe. S~sar, Brady, Tun,a!i,
1r,i So,nueis ~ W MAJ Stau,td--d2
N.srn.Ssssrs R,nts tS,eaj."TI, pouIson Riyes Ram
doInb Iaxn%, WIZ, PowrU Byrd, WiIsyi e e p!:"I
William, rurnbuII llailory Booker. VI Aser, Samuel
Richardson Cufsnn, llill Vaughan. Hunter, Strange.
Dcskius, Smith Of F. Hale Of g. Watkins Cox Saith
Of G., Svcncer Ednin.s OF H., Taylor. Sloan, Nixon.
GocHall Harrison. Shinn. S;uilh Of Of ", WrrI.l.
sladsick Carter. CnIIirr s,a,on Anderson, Marshall
OF I Newman, iiudgrs Fisher, Rogers, Garland, Viii
ler Ccou.r. CIaoman M'C.uey johnston, Benton,
Brown Mu.dau& i Alexander, Fitzgerald, Voolfolk.
Almond NJ Gov, Wilcler Cacklry. Fairfax, Williams,
Mo::c,,. Coolies lessee, Spcer, Bare, Rnker, Davis.
ClutcAaf, Morcurc Bai!y Of s.. Hargrave, Gillespie,
Hipicv. Gibson, S5.anger, Cunning Eanl-S2
The G:cs:;on then required the melton CT Mr..
DoRMA% l., disagree 10 the Senate amendment
Mr. iivuAaD addressed the House at some length in
SUPPORT Of ,! motion when the ayes and la wing
beef, ordered on motion Of Nj Hson Of B the vote
was taLcn and the mellon 10 dsarree nerayed as fol-