Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-06
Wednesday, January 3.

The account of proceedings of the Senate to-day is
necessarily deferred for want OF room, except so Tar as Is
necessary to state that, after much debate, the hrst OF
MIR. Calhoun's resolutions was adopted by a vote OF 81
yeas 10 ~ nnys; and the second, (much modified, how
ever) by a vote Of 81 yeas 10 9 nays.
The remaining resolutions of MIR. c. were under con-
sideralion al The time (near 5 oclock) when the Senate
adjourned.
Mr. Haynes asked leave 10 move that the House DO
now again go into Committee of the Whole on the state
of the Union, for the purpose of aching further on The
Message of the President; but objections were made, and
he did not press the request.
MIR. Bell asked permission TO otter q resolution tonch-
ing the Mississippi election which being objected to ny
Mi. Cushman, of New Hampshire, he moved TO suspend
the Rules for that purpose. Which motion prevailing,
MIR. Bell offered the following resolution
Rcsofced, That the Committee on Elections in making
a re port agreeably to the order of the House OF the facts
in the case of the application Of S. 8. Prentlss and J. ).
Word 10 be admitted and qualified US members of the
twenty fifth Congress from the Stale Of Mississippi, be
directed 10 discriminate between the evidence submitted
10 the Committee on Elections al The last called session,
under the resolution Of The House directing an inquiry
whether J. +. H. Claiborne and s. J Gho!sun were en-.
titled to their sents as members from the same State, and
the evidence submitted al The present session.. go,
On this resolution q desullory debate arose, in which,
Messrs. Bell, Tilinghast, and Wise advocated, and
Messrs. Hamer, Cilley, Patton, and Parker opposed its
adoption.
1t was supported On the ground, that as the instruc-
lions formerly given to the Committee on Elections sim.
DIV gave the geEeGul UlItClUu W Itpolt Oil VIC ~ VI
The case. it would not probably appear what part Of those
facts had been before the committee and the House at Inc
called sessionlin September, and which had been sub.
mitted to The committee since then. 1t was desirable
that this discrimination should be made, in order that 1t
might distinctly appear on how much or how little evt-
dence the committee al the last session had grounded It's
report, which report had been adopted by the House;
and which adoption, il was now contended, made Tie
case of the Mississippi election q res aJudieetn, In the
nature Of q judgment, and as such, not 10 be disturbed.
The ~propriety Of so considering the case was also, Incl
dentally, drawn into discussion.
The resolution was resisted, as being unnecessary
The instructions already given were TO report all the
facts; The committee no doubt would do SO; and it was
of little consequence which of them had been adduced
before, and which now; but if any discrimination was
i. necessary, the House could discriminate for itself.
MIR. CiiIey moved 10 amend the resolution by striking
out all after "direcled, " where il first occurs, and insert
ing "to report all the facts submitted 10 them al the call
ed session, as well us ut the present session, relating 10
the case Of the contested election for the State OF Mis-
%sissippi."
MIR. Parker concluded his remarks by moving TO lay
The resolution and an amendment proposed by MIR. Gil.
ley on the table.
The que stion was taken, at the demand Of MIR. Bell,
By yeas and nays, and decided in the affirmative, as fol-
lows: Yeas &C., nays 92. So the resolution further 10 in.
slruct The Committee on Elections was laid upon The
table.
On motion Of MIR. Reed, of Mass, The rules Of the
House were suspended, 10 allow the call for memorials
to be resumed, this day, al the point where 1t was left
off yesterday: Ayes LUG, noes "a.
Some doubt was expressed whether the suspension OF
the Rules under this motion would not bring up again
the considerations of the resolution Of Mr.. Wise TO amend
the Constitution but il was finally ruled by the Chair
that petitions only could now be offered; but that Mr.
Wise's resolution would have preference, whenever re-
solutions came up in order.
Memorials was then presented
From Virginia, by Messrs. Patton, Mercer, Mason,
Ta~liaferro, Beirne, and Hunter.
Mr. Gushing moved that certain resolutions adopted
By the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, and
formerly presented by him, be taken from the table OF
the House, and referred TO a select nit On this