Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-27

MIR. EVANS tnen CoHtuucu mo ~ = -
moments, when
MIR. RivES rose to a point of order He wished to
know what question was before the House
The SPEAKER replied that no question was before
the House.
whether the gentleman from Maine could make
,peech when there was question before the House,
The SPEAKER said the gentleman from Name had
the floor and might submit a resolution
Mr. EVANS said there was question before the
House. and that was Shall the new Jersey o
sworn: - go.
question before the House. and whether the Speaker
had put any such question
the proprety of swearing in those gentlemen ne had
stated the difficulty the House, and said that would
be question for the House to decide; but he had pro-
pounded no question. ;,
Mr. TURNEY then wished to know how the gentle
man from Maine could go with his speech, when
there was no question before the House
Mr. EVANS said that as he was about to submit
resolution. he would do it now and that would 90 to
the yery question he contended was before the House
Mr. E. then submitted his resolution as follows, az
ter which he continued his remarks at some length:
Pesolred That the Speaker now proceed to swear IN
the members from New Jersey, who produce the legal
certificate or commission according to the laws OF New
Jersey.
served that was his purpose at this time TO en-
ter into discussion of subject already exhausted
But he would submit gentlemen whether the debate
had not been protracted long enough and whether u
would not be better by general CONSENT to take the
vote on the proposition of the gentleman from Name
This subject, Mr. W. said, had been discussed over
and over again. every gentleman who wished TO speak
on it, had had opportunity OF doing so, and some
had spoken several times He hoped, therefore, that
by general consent the debate would now cease, ana
the question be taken twas high time his opinion,
that they should organize the House, and proceed
to the transaction Of the public business Mr. w then
moved the previous question Mr. Evanss resolution
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON moved to lay the previous
question on the table
The SPEAKER said that the gentleman from Ken
lucky Nlr Williams) had called for the previous ques
ton resolution of the gentleman from Maine and
the gentleman from Tennessee Mr.. {. Johnson) had
moved to lay the motion tor that question on the table
The Chair was of opinion that these questions could
not be filed each other, and therefore the motion of
the gentleman from Kentucky first in order.
Mr.. TURNEY then moved for call of the House,
and the yeas and nays having been called for and or
dered that notion the question was taken by them,
and decided in the affrmative-yeas lie, nays 5s.
The call Of the House was then proceeded with after
which, the number of absentees reported ordered
to be sent for by vote of the House.
The absenees appearing, with the exception of those
sition,
On motion of Mr. JAMESON, the further proceed.
ings under the call were dispensed with.
MIR EVANS then modified his resolution, so as to
Congress, request the Speaker to swear in the New
Jersey members
Mr.. TURNKEY renewed the call for the previous
question on Mr. Evans resolution, and the call having
been seconded by the House, the main question was
put "Shall the resolution pass: and was decided IN
the negative-yeas ll2, nays l16 follows:
Ysas-AIessrs Adams, Afford, John w. Allen, ST.
neon H. Anderson, Andrews, Barnard, Bell, Biddle,
Black, Bond Bolts, Briggs. Brockway, Arson Brown,
Calhoun, John Campbell, William B. Campbell, Car
rlarl n, Isrpps
Mark A. Cooper, Corwin, Crabb, Cranston, Crockett,
Curtis, Gushing, Davies, G.. Davis, Dawson, Deberry,
Dennis, Dillet, Edwards, Evans, Everett, Fillmore,
James Garland, Rice Garland, Gates, Gentry, Gid
dinrs Gosrin, Goode, Graham, Granger, Graves,
Green, Grnnell, IIabersham, Hall, VIM. S. Hastings,
Henry, John Hill of Virginia, Ogden Hoffman, George
w. Hopkins, Hiram Hunt, James, Charles John
ston, William Cost Johnston, King, Lawrence, Lin
coin, Marvin, Mason, Mercer, MITCHELL Monroe, Nor
gan, Calvary Morris, Naylor, Nesbt, Ogle, Osborne
Palen Peck, Pope, Profit, Randall, Randolph Rarden
Ridgway, Russell, Saltonstall, Sergeant, Simonton
Slade, Truman Smith, Stanly, Storrs, Stuart Italia
ferro, Waddy Thompson, Tllinghast Toland, Triplet
Trumbull, Underwood, Peter J. Wagner, Warren, Ed
ward D. White, John White, Thomas W. Williams
Lewis Williams, Joseph L. Williams, {. IL. Williams
S. Williams and Wise-ll2.
Mays-Mcssrs. Judson Allen, Hugh J. Anderson
Anterior, Banks, Beatty, Berne, Blackwell, Boyd
Brewster Aaron V. Brown, Albert G. Brown, Burke
w. o. Butler, Bynum Carr, Carroll, Casey, Chapman
Clifford, Coles, Connor, Craig, Crary, Cross, Dana
Davee, John Davis, John w Davis De la Montanya
Doan, Doig, Dromgoole, Duncan, Earl, Eastman, Ely
fin, Hand, John Hastings, Hawkins, John Hill of N
C., Hllen, Holleman, Holmes, Hook, Howard Hub
bard jameson, Joseph Johnson, Cave Johnson, Ma
thaniel Jones, John w. Jones, Ke,m, Kemble, Lead
better, Leet, Leonard Lewis, Lowell, Lucas, McCle
Ian, McCulloch, Mckay, Mallory, Marchand, Medil
Miller, Montgomery, Samuel W. Morris, Newhard
Parish Parmenter, Paris, Paynter, Petrikin Pckens
Prentiss, Ramsay, Reynolds, Rhett, Rives Robinson
Edward Rogers, Samuels, Shaw, Shepard, Albert
Smith, John Smith, Thomas Smith, Starkweather
Steenrod, Strong, Sumter, Swearingin, Sweeny, Tay-
lor, Francis Thomas, Philip F. Thomas Jacob Thomp-
son, Turney, yanderpoel, David ID. Wagner, Waiter
son, Weller Wick, Jared w. Williams, and Henry
Willams--l16
So the House refused to permit the gentlemen who
were commissioned BY the Governor Of New Jersey to
be sworn.
Mr., HOFFMAN said he had prepared resolution,
which he about to submit to the House, which en-
bodied the wishes of large majority of its members,
recently expressed to him by many of them. lie re-
membered how anxious the gentleman from Maryland
(Nir Thomas to have rules adopted, for the pur
pose of guiding the House in its proceedings, and the
Speaker in his decisions. Several others of the gentle
men of the Administration party were equally anxious,
and their object only to have them adopted for the
purpose of preserving the decorum of debate and for
relieving the Speaker from the responsibility and
embarrassment the want of them occasioned There
was no covert purpose concealed behind these avowed
objects. They had nothing in view but to establish a
set Of rules for the purposes they had mentioned and
he had doubt therefore, but the resolution he
about to offer, would meet their support.
MIR. H. would observe, however, that there were
many Of these rules that warning with the wishes
ola majority Of the members; and fthey were, in a
body, once adopted, gentlemen would see how impos
sible it would be to get any of them changed because
change could only be effected BY vote Of thirds
He had therefore proposed resolution to adopt the
rules ofthe last House temporarily, unit, report could
be made on them by committee, with the exception
of the 18th rule, which he proposed to strike out Mr.
H. then offered the following resolution, and moved the
previous question on it:
Resoired That the standing rules and orders of the
last House of Representatives, except the 18th rule be
adopted the rules and order of proceeding of this
House for the ensuing ten days. that the rules and
ders be referred to committee, with instructions re-
port such amendments Of the said rules and orders as
they may deem expedient.