Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-22

ba, motion, which were ordered, and were as Follows:
Yens-Al,.srs Adams. Alexander, Hsnian Alien, !no'
W Alien Ayc:igg. Bell, Bddle, Bond: Gnrdsn, VIM
b Calhoun john Calhonn, VIM b. Campbell tai'Ff,
Chambers, Chea;lam, ChiIts, Clark, C':iin C"rw"'
Cranson. Crockett Crrlrs, Gushing. Darlington. pa"'
son. Davies Debrrry, Dunn, Edwards Evans, hvelr"'
Ewing Richard Fletcher, Fillmore, Jas G,rland' i.'f'
Garland, Giddngs Goode, JaHse G,aham, W ~ n us
ham. Gran,und Graves. Grennc1 Hall. Harlan, liar
per Hastings, !Jawes. Henry HrTod Holman i"P
kins, Jat. z Jackson, Henry Johnson WIN Cos! J"H-
son. Legarr, LInc>'n Mallory, Marvin, Samson mason
May. Maxwell, hlckennan, Henefse, Hlr'cer: MIN
gan MITCHELL Matthias Morris, Calvary Morris. Nay Tor,
Moves. Orle Pearce Peck, pcksns, Pope, fu'ts ser
gesn, Pren,ss, Putnam Rarden. Randnlph Reed
Rencher, Rdgway, John Robertson, Edward koh'nsnn
Rumsey Russell, Sulonstal, Sawyer, Sergeant A H.
Shepherd Shields, Sibley. Slade, Smith, Sou!hgate
StunIy Stone stra,ton Iniaferro, Thompson, Tiiling
hast Toland Underwood, Albert S. White, Jno White
Lewis Williams, Joseph l.. Williams, Christopher H.
Williams, Wise, Word. and Yorke-ll3
Naus-Messrs. Anderson, Andrews, Athertnn, Banks
Beatty Beirne Bcknell B;rdsal, Boon, BoudIn, Ernd
head. Bronson, Bynum, Cambreleng, John Campbell,
Casey, CLANCY, Chapman, Cleveland, Coles: C1nnor'
Crsbh Craig, Crary, Cushman, Davee, DeGralt, Dron'
gooe Duncan Gilmore Harrington, Isaac Fletcher Fry,
Gallup Grant Gray, Griffin Haley, lamer Harrison,
Hawkins Haynes IIolsPy, Holt, Howard, tlub'ry, W.
H. Hunter. Robert NJ. T. Hunter, lngham. Thomas s..
Jackson Joseph Johnson, Nat Jones, kelm, kembe,
KIinpensmiih Leadbeiter, Lewis Logan, L0oms, James
NJ Mason, Martin Mckay, Robert Mcclellan, Abraham
Mcclellan, Mcclure, Miller Montgomery, Moore. Nor
pan. Murray Noble. Owens Palmer, Parmen,cr, Paris,
Payn.cr Petrikin, Phelps, Potter, Pratt John H. Prem
tiss Riley Richardson Rives Shelter, Charles Shepard,
sheplor Spencer Stuart, Swearingpn, Taylor, Thomas,
Titus, Toucey Towns, Turney Vail. vandervecr, wa
epner, Weeks, Whtesry, Sherrod Williams, Jared w.
Williams Worthington, and iell-lG3
So the amendment of Mr.. Marvin was agreed TO-
The question then required upon the adoption oil the
resolution; and upon that question,
Mr.. Kennedy demanded the yeas and nays; which
were not ordered.
The resolutions as follows were then agreed to-
"Resolrci That the communication from the PresI-
dent n the United States of the 9Th of December 1888,
relating the dc!ucaon of the late collector of the
port of New York, except much relates to modI-
fcaliun OF the laws be referred 10 select com
mlee of nine members, 10 be appointed by the House
by ballot whose duty shall be to inquire into the causes
and extent of tie late deacanns of The custom house
at New York and other paces-the length of time they
have exsledthe correctness OF The returns which have
been made by the collectors naval ano other officers and
the Opposite banks respectively and all such facts
nec,cd with the said dealculions may be deemed ma
terIa to evelopc their true character.
"BC ii further TcS0iced, That The said committee be
required inquire into and make report Of any deaca
uns among the collectors receivers and dIsbursers OF
the public money, which may now exist; who are the
deiauels the amount of defalcalions the length Of
time they have existed and the causes which led 10
them: and that The said committee have power TO send
for persons and papers"
MIR Cambreeng expressed q wish that the House
would make il the order Of the day for tomorrow 10 60
into q ballot.
Mr. Coffin moved that the House proceed immediate
ly to ballot
Mr. Grant moved that The House adjourn; which was
taken by tellers, and decided in the negative.
Mr. Collins motion was then agreed TO, and the
House accordingly proceeded TO ballot.
The Speaker appointed Alsssrs. Dromgoole, }. Car
land and Marvin, tellcrs TO count the ballots.
Result Of The First Ballot.
Number ofballols ITO
tn chp
Adams 5; Heman AIlrn g. John W. Allen l. Ander
son 3; AIheron IL Banks2 Beatty J; Bell ;; Bck-
nell j. Bidde 3; Boon 9; Bouldn g. Brodhead 3; BY
mum %; William Is Calhoun 3; John Cahoon !; Cam
breleng s. William b. Campbell J; Carter ]; Casey 81;
Clark 8; Coles 9; Connor Corwin 4; Crazy 3 Cur
lis 49, Cushman 90; Darlington q Dawson 40; DavPe
3; DeGraif3; Drongoole 10; Duncan .; Dunn FL
l2; Evans 6; Eyere2 Fatrngion !; Foster . Fry
3; Jas Garland 81; Rice Garland %; Granand |; Gray
5; Haley !; Humer 81; Harlan l25; Harrison j. Haynes
d Hoffman B. HoIsey !; Holt |; Hopkins lO3 Howard
4 llubley 60; Robert NJ Il. Hunter 3; lngham 10;
Henry Johnson 3; William Cost Johnson ! Nathaniel
Jones 81; Keim 3; Kembe 4 Kennedy .; KIingen
smith g Legare 1; Leadbe,er ] t; Lewis I; Lincoln 8;
LOOMS |; Lyon 9; Marvin |; Jas. NJ Mason II; Sam.
son Mason Martin .; May 9; McKay2 hlcken
nan /; Menefte ]; Mercer j. Moore l; Morgan !; MUIR
raw @ Moves p Owens Ca Parker 2i Parmenter ,; Par
ris 3, Pelrkin d Pickens 5; Pope 4; Potter 81; John H.
Prenlss /; Sergeant Prenss q Randolph /; Reed i;
Rhet, ]; Richardson |; Rdgway 9; John Robertson =;
Edwin Robinson .; Sergeant; Augustine II Shepherd
l, '"'''fS'''
3; Toucey q; Turney 81; Under mod /; Wagner Il;
Weeks 8; J. White !; Lewis Williams 2; Wise l2O;
Word 9; Worlhington |; Yell !; forke
The following gentlemen, having received the requI-
site number of votes declared elected viz essrs
Harlan, Curtis, Wise, Dawson, Smith and Gilmore.
Second Ballot.
The House then proceeded 10 second ballot, which
resulted follows:
Whole number of votes 10
Necessary to choice Us
Cu,hman 80; Hopkins %; Hubley o. Davee 1; Dun.
can g Jones Of Virginia !; Taylor |; Thomas 2O Hamer
%; Potter 9; Turnry 4 j. Garland a. Polk J; Clarke ];
slanly l. Drorngo0ir 4; Toucey B. Howard !; J. NJ Ma.
son /; Martin Q; Adams J; Yell l. Yorke |; Mckay :;
Owens l; Aherton l; Moore l; Bell l. Sergeant i and
. Bddle l.
The following gentlemen having received the reqni.
cite number of votes declared duly elected 10 con-
su,e the proper number Of the committee, viz Messrs
Cushman, Hopkins, and Hubley.
AT 10 o'clock motion made by Mr. Dromgnoe
that the House do ADJOURN which motion was decided in
the negative.
motion was then made by Mr.. Dromgoole that there
be call of the House, which also decided in IN e
negative; and then. at II o'clock, p III,
The House adjourned.