Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-19
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The bills ordered 10 BE- ergivssrJ yesterday seve
rally read iiird time aud passed Some other private
bills were acted rICr 10 the hour for the SPECIAL or
der when the bill To prevent the interference VI Federal
officers taken up
hlr Preston rose and addressed the Senate, chic e. :
against the repor, Of tire Judiciary Committee, unt.I a!
tci CLOCK; aud was !uwtd 10y Alr Kpant, who spoke
IN !arr Of The report, aud agaiGs! tie hIl, al the sane
time GEhing htS p0tiOa wish his party by reading Il ON.
pHprrn his hand, winch h. o. sired m,gh hc u record
In THIS article the political course OF Mr. RvrS was as
sailed Mr Rves reply, aud defined his position,
and rcpelied Tie charges brought against him.
The Senate dad not az jouIn Tntli near , clock.
nl.. NoTvcll will occupy The Hj"r ln-in"fo%.
T.Ia,ioaqi IatcN9caccr.
Mr. Allen submitted the following resolution:
E'SO!c,d. That The Librarian be directed To- make gu,
and IL report the Senate at the -" he
frs! Of Tie Congress, cua!o.Gr OF all The
laws aud Of all the Legislative and Executive j"u:n.Is
aud documents Of the several States and Territories now
In he Library.
The r, soIuun was adopted.
The Spccja! "rdrr The bill! 10 prevent the inter
,ic"ce ug certain Federal officers IN elections being Ia.
Ken up,
Air rrit:cndcn asked leave to withdraw the amcnG-
men! offered 10 the bill some days since, and offered
Substitute for the whole aIi.
Mr Preston then addressed The Senae at lergth in
defence at The BILL ard in opposition 10 the fepDrt OF the
COMMITTEE On the Judiciary.
Mr.. R"Giie followed Mr. Preston IL opposition 10 The
bill. and ia reply 10 the remarks OF Mr. Rivcs.
The debate further continued by Nlessrs. RTes
ard Rome and shout oc!oCk,
The Senate adjourned Globe
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE s.
The Speaker announced the unfinished business OF
the morning hour 10 be The report OF the select commit
tee IN the subject Of the public lands.
Mr. Harrison Of Missouri addressed the House, and
had not concluded when the hour having elapsed. the
Speaker announced the special orders OF the day.
hr. II. then submitted motion, that this subject have
precedence for hours instead Ul ono, lUIoiIOw and
e"c!y succeeding dry uriil disposed of!
Mr. Cnubrclrng SAID the House must he aware HAT
there srvcra! very important Appropriation Bills
that yet remained BE- acted upon The motion of the
gentleman from Missouri too important TO be taken
without the yeas aud nays, which MIR asked
Sir Adams said The subject Of the public lands was
be disposed Of 81 thus me far from IL. He moved
to lay The motion on the table, and asked the yeas ard
nays.
Mr. Harrison ihereupon withdrew the motion.
On l,ayp Mr. u laid the table, with q view 10
hav. printed certain resolutions
Mr. Shields said, this beng private bill day. he would
move that the rules be dispensed for this tay .r the
purpose e taking mp and dsposng Of bills the Speak
er's table on Their engrussrn-nt
Ga The suggestion u: Mr. llamer, Mr. Shields modi-
fed his motion 10 include JOINT resolutions.
GA the suggestion o! Mr. Bronson, Mr. Shields fur
tier modified his motion permit bills On lle.
final passage 10 be read.
hr Chambers opposed tie suspension OF The rule las
Mr. Fillmore inquired Of the Chair what bills there
were OF such pressing Importance 10 render 4 su.
pension OF the rule III relation 10 private business
ceSsary:
The Speaker referred the gentleman 10 the calendar.
MIR then demanded The yeas and nays Tie mo-
ton TO suspend the rule; but they were refused
Mr. Cushing suggested that The motion of the gentle
man from Tennessee shond be so altered as 10 allow the
committees t" be called for reporls-commencingw here
the call arrested On Wednesday last
hlr Shields ola not accept The modification.
Mr.. CambTele"g then moved 10 lay The melton 10
suspend the rule The table
Which last motion, hy 80 ayes agains, 50 noes, was
agreed to.
Nh Cambr-leng [unanmous consen, having been de
nied) mnved suspension Of The rule IN relation 10 pr
vse business for the purpose Of resuming the conside
ration Of The appropriation bills and asked the yeas and
nays; which were ordered.
Mr. Chambers said there instance in our lcnis-
laon in which the House had failed pass the ncces
sary appropriation bills and he sure there was no
danger Of such result lie urged this as reason why
the private orders Of the day should not be set aside