Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-02

Mr. BANKS moved that the doors be opened Tor the
purpose of admitting those gentlemen who were out
side the door; who he believed wou'u make qu"fu
The list of absentces having been called over, the
gentlemen who not present were excused tor va
rious causes.
MIR. MARVIN moved to suspend all further proceed.
inys in the CALL which disagreed to on count, by
ayes 81, noes 40
Mr. GRAVES moved that the sergeant-at-A rms take
the absentees into custody; but
Mr.. BANKS having expressed wish to debate that
motion,
Mr.. GRAVES withdrew it,
Mr. JEN[FER moved that the House adjourn.
MIR. LEWIS de anded the yeas and nays on lla'
notion which, on count, were not ofdeTea-ayes 81,
noes i:}.
The question was then taken on the motion to ad.
journ, and disagreed TO.
Mr. BANKS said by opening the doors, quorum
would soon be present to do the business OF The nation
he therefore, moved to dispense WIN further proceed
ings in the call; and, on that motion,
MIR. HUBBARD demanded the yeas and nays
which, having been ordered, were, yeas 3D. nays 81
So oil further proceedings the call were dispensed
with.
Mr.. EVANS moved that the House adjourn; but
the yeas and nays having been ordered, he Withdrew
the motion.
The doors having been opened, and quorum now
being present, the House proceeded to business
The question being on ordering the bill for the relief
of General Daniel Parker to be engrossed for third
reading,
Mr.. GRAVES demanded the previous question;
which having received a second, and the question
being them "Shall the main question be now put That
is, on ordering it to be engrossed,
MIR. PETRIKIN demanded the yeas and nays which
having been ordered, were-yeas 10 nays SO.
So the bill having been ordered to be engrossed, was
engrossed, and read the third time and passed.
Several private bills having passed to their engross-
ment-
On motion of Mr. DROMGOOLE,
The House, at the hour of o'clock, p. IN. adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
SATURDAY, .hay 80, lao
Mr.. ATHERTON gave notice that on Monday next
he would make the following motion:
Rcsoircd, That so much of the l27th rule of the
House in the following words, to wit: "Nor shall
any rule be suspended except by vote OF at least two
thirds of the members present, be, and hereby 49, so
far rescinded that the House may, at any time, by
vote Of the majority of the members present. suspend
the rules and orders of the House for the purpose OF
ing into Committee Of the Whole the state OF the
Union.
The SPEAKER announced that the first business in
order the question of order raised by the gentleman
from New York, mir. Curtlsl against the reception OF
the report of the gentleman from Maryland, Mr.. Hill
len,1 from the Committee Commerce, accompanied
by bill for the repeal of the law regulating pilots.
This whole question turned upon the right OF the
committee to reconsider the vote adopting the report
which the gentleman from Maryland Mr. lilllen pro-
posed to make. Jeiiersons Manual, which has been
adopted as rules for the Of the House when
not inconsistent with the standing rules, says: "Wcn
vote is passed in committee, It cannot be altered
but by the House. their votes being binding on them
selves" There was no standing rule with which this
clause in the Manual could conflict and consequently
the only rule in this particular, for the government
of the committee.
Mr.. RANDOLPH demanded the yeas and nays on
the question of reception.
Mr. HlLLEN inquired of the Chair if the question
was not, whether the report Offered by him from the
Committee Commerce, shall be received as the
majority report
The CHAIR replied in the affirmative
The yeas and nays having been ordered, were, yeas
&C, nays 30
So the report Of Mr. HuLEN, as a report from the
majority of the Committee on Commerce, accompanied
by bill for the repeal Of the law regulating pilots was
received. -
The CLERK was in the act of reading the report and
bill; when he was interrupted by
Mr. RANDOLPH, who inquired OF the CHAIR
whether motion to re.commit was not in order.
The CHAIR replied that il would be, after the bill
was read
expired,
Mr. PROFIT called for the orders of the day; be.
fore passing to which,
Mr. JOHNSON Of Maryland gave notice that he
would ask leave to Introduce bill 10 abolish mprison-
mcnt for debt in the District of Columbia.
enable him to submit a motion that the House resolve
tsefnto Committee OF the Whole on The state of the
Union.
Mr. PROFIT demanded the yeas and nays; which,
having been ordered were-yeas 1903, nays 60.
So the rules were not suspended: there not being
two-thirds.
MIR. GALBRAlTH rose to 4 privileged question:
He said, since the vote he had given yesterday in
favor of the passage of the bill for the reeof General
Daniel Parker, he had more fully examined into the
merits Of the claim, and satisfied that that bill should
not pass The opportunity not afforded him TO
mine the question before the was taken He there
fore moved that the vote on the passage Of the bill be
reconsidcred.
MIR. GIDDINGS spoke OF the merits of the claim
and said it bill of more importance than was ap.
parent its iace-that it entering wedge TO a
class Of claims of the character He said it
based upon principles of law Justice but its only
merit seemed to be that he entitled to the claim be-
others had received it in like circumstances He
argued against the claim.
Mr.. COLES advocated the claim; spoke of the seve.
raj favorable reports which had been made from the
Military Committee, and the Ways and Means Com
mtee in its favor, proof that there great merit
in the claim. 1t had also received the favorable consi-
deration ofthe Departments years ago.
MIR. GOGGlN spoke in opposition 10 the motion to
reconsider, and
Mr.. GALBRAiTH in favor of that motion; when
Mr. LINCOLN advocated the claim; spoke of the
favorable report of the Committee Military Affairs
in lc36, of which the Vice President Mr.. John
son the chairman. That report received the una
nnons of that committee. He went Intoa history
of the whole matter and contcnded that the claim was
OF merit unquesonably. If one should rise from
the dead, and speak with the tongue of angel the
merits of the claim could not be made to appear more
just clear.
Mr.. WADDY THOMPSON argued that every Off
similarly circumstanced had received what pro-
posed by the bill to be given to Gen Parker that is,
double rations 1t question of justice and equity,
if not of law and hoped the vote the passage of the
bill would not be reconsdered
Mr.. SMITH of Indiana moved the previous ques-
ton; which, having been seconded and the main
question ordered, viz "Sha the vote be reconsidced
Mr.. GALBRAlTH demanded the yeas and nays,
which, having been ordered, were-yeas &C, nays 6S
So the vote reconsidered.
The question then required the passage of the
bill; when
Mr.. SMITH of Indiana moved to lay the bill on the
table
Mr.. EVANS demanded the yeas and nays that
motion; which, having been ordered, were-yeas 90,
nays "a.
So the bill was laid on the table.