Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-17
TWENrY- slXTu coNGREss---l,t SESSION.
UedHCSday, Derrmbey IL, 1889.
Ia SEN AIE


IN SENATE.
Mr.. NICHOLAS and Mr.. MOUTON appeared i,
their seats this me rnng.
Mr.. BENTON offered the following resolution
which LAYS over:
Rrsored Tha, the President of the United States be
requested to to be communicated to the Senate
all the information which the War Office contains.
can conveniently procure, ofthe ofndlvidu
ais, Of families, of small parties, and of shpwrecked
crews or passengers which have taken place in Florida
dnrng the present hUstiktcs, and including those whC
took place before the became open the part Of
The Indians nothing far it can be conveniently
done, how far families have been broken up and driven
from their homes, their houses burnt, and their fields
and property destroyed.
MIR. BENTON also offered the following resolution
which lays over
RcSoircd, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed to report to the Senate fellows:
\ table of the import and export Of gold bullion
w'stite excess of each,annually sIopo the
mcrsF the Federal Government, as far back the
returns in the Treasury Department will enable the
table 10 be made up.
! \ Ike table of gold coin,
3 \ like table of silver bullion
!. A Ike table Of silver coin.
). a table Of rrcap,uation showing the total an.
nual imports and experts of coin and bullion in enc
column, and the in two other columns, for the
same length Of time
&. 4 detailed statement of the weekly expectations
ni coin and bullion fer the year l-:'l, showing the
names and dcncrs Of the exporters, and their
signcrs in foreign countries.
:. A detailed table Of exports and imports of con
and bullion Of the United States for the year lS39
:. a table of The annual coinage Of gold and silver
al the VI nj of the United States and the Branch MINIS
from the time they were respectively established.
9. table of the annual product Of the gold mines
Of the L. States from the time of their discovery.
The whole Of said tables made up TO the end of the
year 1889.
4 message was received from the President of the
United States; which was laid on the table
The Senate then went into Executive session; and
afterwards adjourncd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
As soon a. the journal Of yesterday was read,
Mr.. WISE rose and moved an amendment, to the
lournl 10 insert after the paragraph which declared
that Mr.. Smith of Name contested Mr. MAYORS right
to vote, land Mr. Naylor also contested MIR. Smith )
RICH. 10 vote
Mr.. SMITH said he had no objection to this amend
mcnt in the journal.
The question then put. and the amendment OF
the Journal agreed to.
The CHAIR then stated the question 10 be OF the
appeal Of the gentleman from Tennessee CIR. Turncy)
from the decision Of the Char. The Chair had de-
cided that the motion Of the gentleman from South Ca
roina Mr. Rhctt) to lay Mr. WIses resolution the
table, losi-thc vote standing 10 in the airma.
trc and II III the negative counting the votes. of the
Cha and Mr.. Nay0r the negative From THIS Gcc.-
SION the gentleman from Tennessee had taken an APP
peal TO the llonsc
Mr.. WISE then called the previous question on THIS
appeal, which seconded, and the question was
ordered 10 lc put
The man question then was, whether the decision Of
the Chair. stated above, should stand as the udg-
mcn of the House
Mcs,rs Johnson and Carter, both of Tennessee were
appointed tcllers; and when the counted the
,cllrrs announced there II voting in the afrma
tive, counting the votes of Mr. Naylcr, and the five
New Jersey members, who claimed seats under the Co
verEcr2s certificate.
The other side then counted and the tcers an
nounrcd that there were IL voting in the negative,
counting the of Mr.. lngerso and three Of the
New Jersey members claiming seats having been
elected b. the people
The CHAIR then stated, ,rihom Gnn0nRriag The
result, that there members voting IN the mir.
NATIVE whose right TO vote contested, and four vot
ing in the negative whose rights were also contested
the Of these persons had been given in 10
HE Clerk it would lie for the House to decide upon
their rIght 10 vote, name by name, they had been
presented to the Jerk.
Mr.. SMITH. 1t don't change the result therefore
let the Chair announce the decision Of the House.
Mr.. w. c. JOHNSON. There members
from New Jersey and Pennsylvania voting than those
States are entitled to have this floor by the ConSt-
tuton and laws Of the e. 5. Therefore the question
must br decided 10 who have right to vote.
The CHAIR again stated that there were more mem
beers voting from New Jersey aud PENNSYLVANIA than
could be permitted 10 vote under the Constitution and
laws and il would now be for the House TO determine
who of them should vote.
MIR SMITH Of Maine inquired how many votes
were given the question IN the affirmative and ne
ratvc, including all who voted
The CHAIR stated that there were ll2 voting to
sustain the decision of the Chair and lis against that
dec sion.
Mr. SMITH Of Maine There ll2 in the AFR
native, including whose rights were disputed. and
lis in the negative, including whose rights dis
In cISiu pf he sod wi
thcr you do or do not count the disputed votes and
what rood result from raising hs question t. the
rrht of these disputed members to vote now. Besides,
he had understood it TO be The express understanding
that no such question should be raised, when the votes
Of the disputed members dd not change the result
Mr. WISE said that the rule prescribe by the rcso-
luton Of the gentleman from massachusetts Mr..
Briggs was the rule faction for the meeting and that
rrsolu; on did coninc to the point suggested By
TN. gentleman from Name But 1t declares expressly
that where disputed members have voted, that part
shall be reported to the House. and the House Will then
have to decide upon their right to vote whether their
votes change the result or not
The CHAIR then decided that the meeting must now
proceed 10 determine upon the rights OF the disputed
members to VOTE name by name, they had been
givcn in 10 the Clerk.
Mr. WISE Then call for the reading Of tn" name
of the first contested member who voted IN the airma-
tive and on the question Is TO h!s right to vote!
move the previous question.
Chair. amidst loud cries OF "ordcr, "orGcr, ''or-
der.
Mr. TURNEY rose, amidst loud cries Of "ordcr! or.
der. order and said that vote had been taken IN the
House. which should be announced by The Char be-
fore any other question was raised Str, SAID MI l.
ask fyou were placed in that chair to announce only
such decisions as would suit yonr party: Much noise
and confusion with cries Of order! order" Ego on
90 on shear him! hear hint S'r, you must dispose
of the question before the House, and announce the
decision it has made before you attempt to raise ano
tbcr question want 10 know if you were placed in
that cha to suppress the decisions of this House. and
play the tyrant; Much noise and coniuslon
Mr. SrANLY here ran across the area IN front q
the Clerk table, and up of the passages, shaping
his hands, and crying out IN loud voice, Let inc
gentleman come to me- will settle that question wltf
him
Mr.. TURNEY. Sir. your decisions have been aga'n
and again reversed BY the House because you have ae
no regard to law justice and TO the rules and