Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-10

ReS0trea, ihat committee OF live he eppoineo, 10
whom shall be submitted the resolutions adopted ty this
meeting with instructions TO draft an address tie peo
pie Of Mississippi, more fully expressive OF the opinions
Of this meeting.
The following named gentlemen appointed TO
constitute the said committees Dr. Hancock of d. Soto,
l.. A. Besancon Of Nachcz, '. {. Howard Of Jackson,
h b Holland OF Marshall, and Felix Ii. Wa!kerot DE
Soto.
On motion, the President, Vice President, AMI first
Secretary, were added to the committees: the President
made chairman of tile committee.
On motion, RrsOiced That the proceedings Of the
~ y"h''0h-'' IN the Democratic papers Of he
Stale, and that u copy be- f--~-L-J a. pnrrcsena-
lives in Congress- signed by r officers Of this meeting.
The meeting addressed BY hlessrs Tucker, Be-
sancon, Holland, Brown, Harley Fox Howard Butler,
RunreIls. Hancock, Stone, Walker Dow, Cranberry,
and Ellis respectively. with rloQuence power andeect
GEO. B. AUGUSTUS, President.
ARTHUR FOX, Vice President.
A. G. BRowy, Secretary.
CHARLES NJ. PRICE, Assistant Secretary
MIR. S. Williams asked from what paper the Clerk had
been reading
The Clerk responded. "Tac Globe"
Mr. Williams asked for the reading Of the editorial
remarks accompanying the article winch had been read;
and this request refused by The following vote
Ayes 81. noes 10.
Mr.. Glascock said that the manuscript copy Of the
proceedings of The meeting alluded to in the House,
and could he read. ii desired.
Mr.. Mckay suggested modification Of lis amend
mrnt to Mr. Howard which the latter accepted, and
modified his amendment cs To read as follows:
"Rtsoircd, That Sergeant 5 Prenllss and Thomas }.
Word not entitled 10 seals in this House Us members
Of the 18th Congress.
Mr. Martin Of Alabama, then resumed the floor, and
spoke time IN favor oil The amendment as hlouH-
ed. After he had finished
Mr.. Bell rose make explanation with regard 70
some remarks of his own alleged by MIR. Rhe Of South
Carolina 10 have been used By himself, upon former
day in rrlaton 10 the influence Of Mr. Legare upon his
colleagues. Ha considered this TO have been maap-
prehrnson, he could not remember any remarks
which he had made that were liable to such an nleTpe'
tatlon.
Mr. Campbell Of South Carolina, said he should nd.
ee 10 his former COURSE and would vote Tor the amend
mcnt.
Mr. parket Of New York, also sustained The amend.
mnnt.
Mr. Underwood moved coll Of the House, ard de-
manded the yeas and nays this notion which were
ordered and the call ordered by the following Vole
Yeas 1876. Nays >.
KiIrorc and Webster. of Ohio. Mr. Smith, Of Maine,
| Mr. Snyder and Mr. May, al Illinois, Mr. Murray, OF
Kentucky, Dir Ripley, Of Louisiana, and Mr.. Towns,
of Georgia were found to be absent MesSEs' HaLner
KiIgo,c, Murray, Ripley, Snyder. and Towns, were on
| moivn excused and soon ail?r Messrs Smith, May,
Duncan and Webster, came ~.
Mr. Clowney, of South Carolina took the floor, and
MIR. Wise asked him 10 yield It, to enable air. rren
tss address the House, in consequence OF the com
nunicatun made that body by MIR. Claiborne this
morning. [Cries Of no! no! followed this request
Mr. Ciownev Of South Carolina, said he must reuc-
tlatly refuse This request, as lie GO
.IoniL ob,u:n Tie opportunity again lie Then I'D
dressed the House ut length III explanation OF Tue vote
| he should give IN favor Of tie claimants.
Mr. Robertson withdrew his amendment ITO strike out
| "nnt' lrp;n the amendment of nlr Howard
MIR Adams asked to have read, at The CLERK tGo'e'
the 10Th section Of the Decavaon ns Rights OF the Peo'
pie OF AissIssppi which was ordered. IL Is IN The 'oi
| lowing words 80,
sec I5 That no power Of suspending Laws shall be
exercised except ly the Legislature or It's authority
rilr. Murray Of Kentucky (trom bed Of lness) came
in al this stage Of the proceeding
Til. question WAS then taken On Az Howard a:ehu'
| mrni and decided as l'iilows:
Ysas-Alessrs Anderson, Andrews Athcrton Beatty,
Beirnr, Rck1eII, Brsall, Boon. Bou'dln Brodhe ad,
Bronson, Bruyn, Bynnm, Cam5relcng, John Campbell,
Timothy J. Carter Casey, Chimney, Chapman, CIicy,
Clark cleveland Coles, Conner, Craig, Crazy, Cusl'-
| man. Davee. DeGrai. Dromgoolr, Duncan, Edwards,
Farrng,on Fairfield Isaac Fletcher, Foster, Fry, Gal
luu J. Garland GIasco:K, Gransamd Grant Gray, liza
lev. Hammond Harrison. Hawkins, Haynes, tlo!sey,
Holt, Howard HubIcy, William IT, Hunter, ingham'
Thomas B. Jackson, j. Jackson, Joseph Johnson Ma
thaniel Jones, j. w Jones, Kcnbc, klingensm'th Le-
rare radbettcr Logan, Lonms James NJ Mason, Mar
/ lin Mckay, Robert Mcclellan, Abraham Mcclellan,
Mcclure McKin. Mi!r!. Montgomery, Moore, Mofgin,
| S W. Morris, MuhIenherg. Murray, Noble, Owens,
Palmer Parker Parmeutrr Payntrr, Pcnnytacker, Re-
triLin Phelps pumer Potter, Pratt, Prentlss Rely,
Rhet Richardson, Rives Shelter, ShroF, Smith, spFn'
Ger Stuart Taylor, Thomas. Titus, Iouc"y lurnsy,
Vail Vanllrrveer, Wascner Webster, Weeks. Albert 5
White T.. T. Whittlcsey: Jared W. Williams. "ortlng'
| ton Ycll-ll7 :, An 10
Nans-sless.s Adams, Alexander, u. Allen, ): W..
| Alien. Aycrirg, Bell Bddie. Bond, Borden, Briggs'
| Buchanan Vim. B. Calhoun, John CnIhoon, Tm. , d.
Cam,bcl WIN B. Carter, Chambers, Chcalham th'ias'
Cushing. Darlingon Dawson, Davies, DeherTy Dennis,
DINA EImore Everett Evans, Ewing, Rich. Fletcher,
Fillmore, Garland, Goode, Graham, william Gra'
ham, Graves Grenneli, Griffin, Hail. tialsled Harlan
Hopkins, K. NJ II. Hunter Jen!ier Henry Johnson
WIN c. Johnson. LAWYER, Lewis, Lincoln, Lyon, Mai
lory, Marvin. Samson Mason, Naury, May, Maxwell,
McKenuan, Nleneee Mercer Milllsan Nl'tGhf' p Ma'
thas Morris Calvary Morris Naylor. Moves, Ogle rat
terson. Patton Pearce Peck. Phillips, Plckens, rope,
| po,ls Euriden Randolph Reed, Rencher, k:dg%ay
Rnbs5,son Runsey, Russell, Sawyer, Sergeant, a. H.
Shepperd C. She nrd Shields, Si5ley siade' South
ilIinrhasl Ioand, Underwood, White, Elisha Whit
,lessy T. Williams SherIod Williams, J. L. Williams,
CHRISTOPHER f. Williams. Wise, Yorke-ll7
| The Chair voted IN lie affirmative: ,
So Mr. Bell S motion was AMENDED, as Hio'eu Wy 'i'
Harvard 81 as TO read. That Sergeant B Prenss and
Thos j. Word are not entitled TO seats IN TINS ouse
| as members OF the 10Th Congress
The question then recurring OIL agreeing to the reSo-
| luton thus amended, =,
poon Mr. Prentss addressed the House, in conclusion,
uuon the subject Of the resolution, as amended. ,
Under wood called Tor the yeas and nays, and asked
for n division of the question upon Tie resou'oh aS
amended: both Of which were ordered =
The question was then taken on the first branch Of
the resolution escindug the resolution Of the last ses
sion) and decided by yeas and nays as follows: ie's
| 12l nays ll3. =,
| The question was then taken on the second branch
Of The RESOLUTION declaring that Messrs. Premise and
Word are no, elected the 18th Congress- and was de-
cded by yeas and nays as oows M Snyoe1 i
nois having come in from SICK oeo:) i''' mays
| ZIG. I,od
So the resolution, mended, was adopted.
! TNorr. When the calling OF the yeas and nays IN
this las, question gone through, MIR; Mercer, VINO
| nine ne
~ fI whether or not he within the bar at the
moment that his name called, the noise being 60
reo, that he could not hear the call distinctly as he
came in He would leave the question OF his 0eng per-
/ L.. IInIc nd crin q.