Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SHHddV, .HGTCh ), 1852.
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VOTE OF rulNKs To TIE SPEAKER.
MIR ElmoFe .! South Carolina moved the following
resolution
Resoired Tina; the thanks OF this House be presented
to the Hou James X. Polk 70, The aAr Impartial and
dgnIfsd manner IN which he has Prssd' over lis deli
beIatiOns and CT'"TCG The GICuuus AID mportaut Gu
ties Of the Char
Mr.. Mcxcnnan inquired Of the Chair. whether tbs
could be received at las time without snspcndag The
rules Of the Hous: Ter that purPos,
Mr.. Einore suggested that IT had always been Gus
tomory TO offer resolution Of This kind of
tesy, and it never objected 10.
Mr.. Bell hoped tina, obi ,ction would be made il
was an act of courtesy the part IF the House. 10
which he presumed there would be no objections 81
technical character.
Mr. McKenosn said he should no, press The inquiry
o. make further objection.
Mr. Curtis renewed The objection THIS was not pc
ti,ion day INV petitions could only H. presented leave
The short ,nc remaining ought 10 be devoted 10 the
pressing business of the county, which ought nc, 20 be
interrupted by resolution OF this description, which
would in all probability, lead TO an excited debate.
Mr. Gilmore quoted from the journal! precedent hen
q vote of thanks had been passed to AT Stevenson
The question order had then been raised The
Chair had decided The motion 20 be IN order appeal
was taken and the House sustained the decision OF the
Chair by vote o! 70 To ~.
Mr. P.entiss said he would not object to the offering
of the resolution, but wished to offer an amendment
10 it.
order and that amendment conld be offered ill that
had been settled, and the resolution received.
Mr. Wise said he should never have aistd the gues
ton Of order himself but thought was very proper
that il should be raised and consdeed and
up he should back bis friend from New York Mr.. Cur
tisl in his objection. This was resolution nothing
more and nothing e!Se-and il under The rules
which governed the presentation of resolutions. |. il
was in order could be only because the rules admitted
its presentation because the House. by of two
thirds suspended the rule for time The rules express
ly forbade its being presented, particular day
and the rules bad not been presented
Mr. Curtis said, that 10 avoid delay he would with
draw his question Of order, though he held il 10 be
valid objection under the rules
Mr. Gilmore ssd tina; in tftfiug this resolution he
had only followed out practice Of The House which had
pre- vaed from the beginning of the Government Cour
tesy had always dictated 10 the members OF the House 10
accord their Speaker that need at thanks which
due TO his services He had no desire to wound the feel
ings OF any gealleman would he debate the pIope
ty Of the resaion ITSELF but it others entered uio that
question, he should ciam equal right TO do So
Mr. PrentiSs said, tina, be had come to the House pre-
pared to eSpec, the Offering of such resolution. He
had Indications Of its coming and he had come pre-
pared also TO offer amendment the resolution and
10 sustain that amendment, which h. should do left to
sustain il alone lie moved TO amend the resolution by
striking from i, the word Impartial
Mr. p. said, he was unwilling, al this hour hen thew
were about so shortly 70 leave That Hall 10 aude tn apv
thing which might excite unp casaut "reminiscences
He considered this resolution mere matter of
FORM II had been claimed to be mere act Of parting
copr,esv usual at the termination Of every Conc,ess
If i, were that. and nothing than lhat-f il were
The mere touching Of the capor extending ,he hand 10
the Speaker who was retiring from otice-Ai. Prentss
would no, oppose object 10 it, lie for encour.
aging the couresiss Of hfe, umd they had quite
enough during the present session, 10 convince them o
the necessity of dong 81" but this peculiar case 10
which the rules of mere courtesy did not apply Mr. ?.
could not consent 10 praise the Speaker Tor having been
impartial in the discharge of the duties Of the chair SIM
nlv because it was that he had been impartial
It might be said that this was very small matter
. customary compliment merely but, every gentle
man knew, in politics. very small 'h'ng might become
a very great ,ng; mere thread might be sezed upon
and By PARTY rnanag might be woven at last into
, cable by which TO lead bodies Of men, and 10 conro
The Legislatures Of States. The prcsen, resolution