Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-10
the House had declared Messrs Prentss and Word not
be members and therefore he could not vote 10 pay

Mr. a. Yes, sui Understand lnat ne Huneieo W 'ii
decision Of This House, admitting Messrs Gholson anu
Claiborne the reason why they entitled to ihelr
pay although that resolution was rescnded' anu ''e
House has declared that Ghoson and claiborne are my
and of course members Of this House NO"
say. that if the resolution Of the Sd OF October aecaf
ing them members nulli,y, i, was nulIty so tar
as To destroy their claim TO pay. look Tor an equau
distinction Ch-re be othfr) between lhe CASES
IN equitable reason why one should gel the pay unu TIC
other not. .,
As to whether the gentlemen from Mssissi phi "'ls ie
cere the money not, that is not question or th!s
House. it is question for my CONSCIENTIOUS ''dt
their own uliar What have to consider 49, "nethel
these gentlemen entitled to receive u, ol'eF 'ey
have come up here sent by the People OF MISSISSIPPI
under every provision Of the Constitution ana OF te
laws and this House has refused to admit them: IL
would surely be the most extraordinary thing III "ie
world if compensation for their expenses and tune: IN
fulfilling The will of the People of their State shall De
refused them, while it is allowed to those whom lh's
House has pronounced no. 10 be The Representatives, Oh
the Stale of Mississippi
MIR BuuIdin said he should vote to pay both parties
Whose rights he asked were in controversy? The rights
Of the People of United States, and especially OF Inc
State Of Mississippi At whose expense was inns ques-
linn In ne contested: Surely al the expense vi the REQ
nile l. the question OF 50 doubtful complexion
that il vas decided but by ma nrity OF "ne Voe' anu
The People con'ending for their rights. hey osheu
no moe: the expense Of testing those rights uught u
he pnd for at the expensr uf the conenders namely Inc
PeupIe Through whom could they cohleha, u hot
thruph the candidates for seats here: But these cah'
dida,es be sadded with their own expenses VINO
would e found willing to run The rsk some genle,
men bui asked was the House to pay The expenses Of
any perons that chose 10 come here and claim seaE
Certainly not. But here was a case where The claims
were s. lair both sides, and evenly balanced hat
,na,ler was decided by bare majority OF one, Tor as
his Colleague 'aio ha Ons A. to .ss n Cod ha,
none Of the parties would have any pride about the mat.
ter, in c"ntending for the rights Of The People OF
Mississippi But. pride pride, he hoped they would
hail be
FORM but Just clear ~ him that The other sci
had the substance His had gone for the substance
But he would vote 10 compel them 10 pay their
own expenses.
Mr. Wise here offered amendment providing that
Congress should pay the People Of Mississippi the ex
pensps of election which had been caused by The error
of that House.
lie then To prevent misunderstanding, and obviale the
idea that he meant 10 be nalurrd 10 the Speaker, ex
planned what he had meant by saying that the question
last night had been decided by g half vote. lie had
alluded, not To the Speaker, but to the Representative
from Arkansas (Mr. Yell whose claim 10 seat stood
precisely the gropnt with that OF these claim
ants 1t striking fuct That the vote had been
brought a tir bv the vote Of the member from Arkan
who in the very act OF trying the question OF Prem
,ss and Wnrd disqualified himself lie took step
land aud the very next into the waller his own vote
went exclude himsel and yet it Tint vote which
made the lie, and enabled the Speaker give the cast
ing vote. Deduct this vote and Nlessr5 Prenliss and
Word entitled /" their seats al this moment Mr.
did moi impuuu the right OF III" gentleman from Ar
kansas or mean in the least reflect upon him. Ac-
cordns to that genemans explanation OF the matter,
he hud light his seat but according to the principle
OF the decision of The House, he had not and ought now
10 be vending his way back 20 Arkansas, in company
wiki Nessrs PreniisS aud Wn:d.
MIR. W said The House taking advantage Of its
own wrong it it rejected the resolution. And TO the
amendment certainty the State ot Mississippi had had
enuugh in paying for elections already the House
sd forced her into third, the House ought 10 pay
her for it.
II a., ,i,,tipo
aud substantive proposition, and did not adhere to the
resolution ii therefore, as an amendment out Ut
order.
MIR. Wise slid he should not insist. He had supposed
be- par materia, part OF the gestG OF this
mnrkab!e affair.
MIR. Hopkins Of Virginia. abiding 10 the amount of
time already consumed by the debate moved The Pre-.
vnus Question.
The motion was sustained by the House-Ayes II,
noes 81.
The Previous Question then put and carried, and
the question the resolution decided BY yeas and nays
as lullows-yeas 1856, nays Al.
SO the resolution was agreed TO-
COMMITTEE oNFOREIGN AFFAIRS
On motion Of Mr.. Howard, Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs the Speaker requested TO
appoint member Of that committee, vice MIR. Cla-
borne.
NORTHEASTERN BorNDARY.-MR. GREELY's CASE
The orders OF the day bring announced, Mr. Evans
said there wac mn Executive communication on the ia
b relative to the Northeastern boundary and the arrest
and imprisonment Of citizen OF Maine, by the British
authorities which hud been postponed some days ago,
and had not yet been acted upon He would not at 30
late hour OF the day asked for It's consideration, but
rave nulce that Tomorrow at o'clock when it would
be in ordr an would have precedence in the orders Of
The day, he should move for its consideration.
ENTERTAINMENTS On THE WESTERN TERRITORY OF
Mr. Gushing moved to take up and refer an Executive
on the table Of The House, giving information
concerning the extreme Western territory Of the United
States Mr. e. SAID that Great Britain was, at the pre-.
tasl tina
Of gross cncoachrnls that part of the territory OF
the United Sa;es; encroachnents a4gran', palpahle
nonsirnus which it time the whole nation should
understand.
The message was accordingly taken up, and referred
10 the Committee Foreign Affairs.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
On motion Of Mr.. Cambreleng, the House went into
Committee Of The Whole, (alr. Inward in the Chair,)
and took up the bill for the payment of the pensioners oil
the u S. and the bill for the civil and diplomatic ex
penses for the year lS3S
After slight verbal amendment had been made in
the frs, Of these Bills i, laid aside, and The other
taken up.
When The appropriations for the salaries Of certain TO-
reign ministers were read,
MIR Everett said The bill contained appropriation
for larry of Il minister 10 Mexico. He asked whe
,cr the appropriation Of $751; 600 of the last session for
that mission remained unexppnded; il expended, he
should wish appropriation made now.
AR CnmGrelsng replied TINT the appropriation was
uusxprndrd ind would be applicable 10 the object for
two years
AlIer amendments The committee rose reported
the Revolutionary pension h amended, and asked
leave |" sit again upon the nllIcr; and
The House, motion of Mr.. Reed, adjourned.
WAsuIyo1oS. Feb G-The question of the contested
election from Mississippi has been at length disposed Of
after nf the most memorable contests that have
witnessed. and certainly as closely contested as
decided in Legislative body; the casting vote
OF the Speaker having decided it in the first instance,
though additional vote came in afterwards.
The House has determined that neither Messrs. Cai.
borne and Gholsun, Messrs Pren,ss and Word,
entitled TO seats in this Congress, and that cleo
tinn must ba held tor Representatives, from Mississippi
-EntiuHvi Int. '.r-'''' 1880 -.
From the SAVANNAH Georgian Of Jan. 81
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