Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-01

This mcmaral FIr. Gascock, Of Georgia, hal moved
on Monday last, TO lay the table; this motion was
then rejected Mr. Hopkins, Of Virginia. had mo'ea u
reconsider that motion: and this last motion was Pe"u
ing when lie subject was dropped last week 49,.
Mr. Everett being about TO address the House Oh 's
motion,
The Chair decided that it not debateahe qnes,
tion nasmuch as The vote proposed TO be recoNsiaefeo
was upon motion which WAS not dehateahie' A.,
Mr. Everett took appeal from the decision 81 LUZ
Chair but Withdrew subsequently, requesting 70 nave
that decision entered on the journal
The Speaker said that it would be done
Mr. Everett demanded the yeas and nays on tae qnes
ton Of recnnsderalion which were ordered ano Tie
motion reconsider prevailed Yeas I'll nays -.
The question recurring on the motion 10 lay lhe me-
mortal on the table.
MIR Fillmore demanded The yeas and nays on the mo
ton 20 law the memorial on lhc table; which helns or
decd, the question decided III Tie aihfma'Feo 'e
following vote: nm.
Reirne Bicknell, Birdsal, Boon, Bou!dIn, Br"ahrau
Bronson, Bruyn, Buchanan, Bynum, John Calnoon,
Camhre!eng Timothy j. Carter, Casey, Chimney, ChaP'
man. ClIIpy Cleveland, Clowney, Coles Conner CraS
Crary, Cnshmnn, Dawson, Davee, Duncan; h"ws ',
Em0re Farringtnn Fairfield, Foster Fry, Gallup, Ghi
san, Gascock }. Graham, Gran,lund, Grant, rl'lh"'
Haley Hammond. Harrison, Halves, Hawkins, 1ayhes'
fosey, Holt, Hopkins, Howard H"b!ey D. 'acKson'
JabcZ Jackson }. johnson, n Jones, j. w: JONES' h''
bic, KIingpnsnh LAWYER, Legare, Lewis Logan Loom,
is, Lyon NJ. Mason, Martin, May, nc hay, IL, McN
Ian McCIelan Mcclure, alcKim Miller, Montgomery
Moore, Morgan Samuel ". Morris. MuhIenberg, Noble
Owens Palmer, Parker. Parmen,er Pation fayhlef'
PennyhackPr, Perkn PheIhs, Pickens fnmer' [Ger
Pratt, Pren,iss, Rrnclcr Rhctt Richardson, Rives'
Sawyer Shields. Shep!or, Smith SnnthgHte, Spencer
Stuart Stone Taylor, Titus, Toucey, Turney, Vail YAM
dervee-, Wagner, Webster, Weeks, J. W. Williams
j. l.. Williams, Worhnglon, YeIl-l22
.yuys-Messrs Adams, Alexander, Il Allen, Aycngs'
Bell Hiddle Bond, Burden, Briggs, WIN. D. Calhoun
VIM B Cam pbe W B. Carrier, Chambers, CheaIham,
Childs, Csrwn Cranston Crockett, Curtis: Darlington
Davies Deberry, Dennis, Dunn, Evans, Everett, Ew'
inr, r Fletcher Fillmore r. Garland Goode, w. Ora.
ham, Grenneil. Hall, Has;ead, Harlan, Harper, Has
tings Henry Herod, Hoffman, R. NJ T. Hunter, '"
c. Johnson Lincoln, Mallory Marvin, S. Mason Mau'
~. Maxwell, hckennan Menefrc, Mercer, MhIgan
Mitchell, ~. ,lorris, c. Morris, Noyes, Ogle Patterson
pearce, Potts, Rariden Randolph, Reed, Ridgway ko'
ber,son Rumser. Russell, a II. Shrppcrd, shepard
Sblsy, Slac, S!any, Sraton, Talintrro, I!lilngast
1oiand Underwood, A. S, White, j. White, b. "htt'e-
sey, l.. Williams, S. Williams, &. H. Williams, Wise,
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, &c.
Petitions presented by Aessrs. Evans, Fairfield
Carter Anderson Smith, CIlley, Davee and Noyrs, oil
Maine.
The Speaker then announced that the hour for mora:
ing business had elapsed and stated The special order oil
the day.
Mr.. Calhoun, Of Massachusetts, moved the snspea'
sion Of the rue in order Ia proceed with the call ot The
States for petitions. Upon Ibis motion he demanded
tcls-s; which, being ordered The motion 10 suspend Tie
rules Occurring vote Of twothlrds was LOST by vote
OF lUo ayes /" II noes.
THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
The House then took Up he special order, hpns the
contested election pending the amendment OF Mr. Bell
10 the resolution % Mr.. Bronson.
MIR Bronson resumed the Enor. in defence OF his re.
solution, and against the proposed amendment After
be had closed his argument,
Mr. JenE'r Of Maryland rnse tn address the House, on
the other side but offered yield III" H"or if the House
wished to take the question. OtIcr gentlemen. how
ever, nnn;ing wish TO offer remarks, he pro.
cerded in reply 10 Alrssrs Foster and Bronson.
Mr. Robertson Of Virginia followed on the same side
He commended, that il tie sitting members were legally
elected 10 this Congress tp:e had row appeared better
claimants under new state OF facts He replied, at
length to The arguments If gentlemen on the other side,
and commended for the right Of Messrs. Prenss and
Word TO the seats they claim. lie was for adherlng
strictly 10 The itr pariiamcRiGrja in this cnse.
Mr.. r. having concluded, MIR Legarc took the to"T'
and asked for adjournment proposing hereafter 10 ad-
dress Tie House upon Tie pending resolution.
MIR. Garland Of louisiana asked for The yeas and nays
upon The question Of adjournment, which were not or
dcred.
Ann thn IInnso adjourned