Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-15

the HOUSE 10 PUNISH U beUulHR d CIaHeHSc " hiS"
Der to fight a due, or to punish a member for fighting a
duel, since it did not violate the privileges OF the mem.
bers, as given them by the Constitution, and that, as against
Mr.. Sibley's amendment, if the House could not punish
the principals, it could not punish the alders and abetlors.
Hence he contended, that the best disposition which
could be made OF this subject was 10 postpone 1t indeh'
nilely. If, however, the House was determined TO pun
ish the one, it should 60 on to punish the others; for the
man who loaded the gun was as guilty as he who fired IT;
the aiders and abetters as the principals and seconds,
though MIR. u. was opposed 10 the whole proceeding.
Mr.. Thomas, after some explanatory remarks, stating
the object Of the motion to be TO postpone it for future &C.
ton, as it could be called up by a bare majority, moved
10 lay the report and accompanying documents on the
table, and print them. MIR. +. asked for the yeas and
nays, which were ordered.
Mr.. Jenifer called for a division Of the question on lay
ing on the table and printing.
Mr.. Grant moved a call of the House. Lost.
The question was then taken and decided in the afir-
mative-yeas l02, nays rs, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. John w. Allen, Andrews, Anterior,
Aycrigg, Beirne, Bicknell, Birdsall, Boon, Brodhead,
Bronson, Cambreleng, VIM. B. Campbell, John Camp.
Cell eal:s, c cssgo, ce ct ? Crazy. E!1't t'ro G.sSs'' Gdsh GaHHp By:
berry, DeGraf, Duncan, Dunn, Edwards, Harrington,
Foster, Fry, Gallup, J. Garland, R Garland, Grant
land, Grant, Cray, Griffin, Haley, Hals:ead, Hsmer,,
William II. Hunter, Robert M. II. Hunter, lngham,
Thomas B Jackson, Nathaniel Jones, John w. Jones,
Kemble, Klingensmith, Legare, Leadbetter, Lewis,
Loomis, Lyon, James M. Mason, Martin, Maury, Nc.
Kay, ROBERT NcCieilan, AoIaHeW McCIelaD, McClute,
Miller, Montgomery, Moore, Murray, Noble, Owens,
Palmer, Parker, Parmenter, Pennybacker, Petrikin,
Phelps, Prentiss, Rhe,t, Rives, Augustine H. Shepherd,
Charles Shepard, Shields, Snyder, Spencer, Stuart,
Stone, Taylor, Thomas, Titus, Turney, Underwood,
Vail, WAGNER, Webster, Weeks, Albert S. White,
Thomas T. Whi,tlesey, Jared W. Williams, and Joseph
l.. William,-lO2.
~.Nays-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Hemau Alien,
Beatty, Bell, Biddle, Briggs, VIM. B. Calhoun, John
Calhoon, Carter, Chambers, Chealhnm, Childs, Coffin.
Corwin, Cranston, Curtis, Gushing, Darlington, Davies,
Dennis, Everett, Richard Fletcher, Fillmore, Goode,
James Graham, VIM Graham, Hall, Harlan, Harper,
Hastings, Herod, Hopkins, HubIey, J%enifer, Henry
Johnson, VIM. Cost Johnson, Keim, Kennedy, Lincoln,
Logan, Marvin, Samson Mason, McKennan, Menefee,
Mercer, Milligan, Calvary Morris, Noyes, Ogle, Pat,er.
son, Peck, Pope, Potts, Potter, Rariden, Randolph, Reed,
Ridgway, Robertson, Rumsey, Russell, Sergeant, shef.
fer, Sibley, Slade, Southgate, Stanly, Station, TaIafer.
70, Tininghast, Yandeveer, John White, Elisha Whit.
tlesey, Lewis Williams, sherrod Williams, Christopher
II. Williams, and Yorke-76.
So the whole subject was laid on the table and the
question recurring on the motion TO print,
Mr.. Petriken then rose and said that, in order IN put
an end 10 this interminable debate on mere incidental
questions, and to progress with the business of the coun.
try, which had been, in consequence, SO much retarded,
he was induced TO demand the previous question.