Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-31

Some conversation here took place between Messrs
BARNARD and WADDY THOMPSON, when
Mr.. FISHER said he was utterly opposed to any
agreement He was, however, willing that the usua
motion should be made that the committee rise and re
port the bull to the House, and would then be willing
hear the gentleman from New York. but he utterly
opposed to any arrangement which would give one gen
tleman the floor to the exclusion of others who wished
to be heard
Mr.. WADDY THOMPSON remonstra,ed and urg
ed compromise
MIR. FISHER said he would never consent that il
the House one gentleman should have the Aoor and al
the rest be cut off.
Mr.. vANDERpoEL hoped that all would accede te
this reasonable proposition
Mr.. DROMGOOLE. will never consent to any
such thing.
Mr.. FRoFFlT. / will agree to no such arrange
ment. will never let this bill pass without putting
on it an amendment for the Cumberland road Of $780,
600 out Of these FIVE millions.
Much confusion arose. and the noise very great
AT length the proposition for compromise seemed
to be given up in despair.
After some time MIR. RHETT rose to make propo.
sition TO which he thought all parties should agree
The proposition which had been made this morning, to
assign particular time for taking the bill out Of com
mitee, Mr. R. understood to say,) had been oppo
sed on the ground of giving the floor to particular
member. 1t appeared to him that all gentlemen ought
to have fair opportunity ofbeng heard The struggle
had been carried four hours longer, and they
just where they last evening; and it seemed to
him that they might continue here four or five days
longer. This was struggle between the strong and
the weak. 1t seemed to him that if particular day
and time fixed the object of all parties would be
attained Scenes of this description had taken place al
previous Congresses again and again, and at last il
had been necessary 10 resort to compromise 1t the
only that could be pursued He proposed there
FORE that by general consent the bill should be taken
out of Committee Of the Whole, and acted on at six
o'clock tomorrow evening
[Cries of 81 won't agree to that 81 object. =
"Take it out now
Mr.. R. said they might take it out Of committee now,
bu, it could not be passed 1t would come down
to this, who could struggle longest and best: Men
would not yield when their passions were up But il
to be remembered that their business here not
to carry out their feelings and views, but that they
were here do the business of the counry-to relieve
the Governmental act upon high feelings of patriot
ism. The Government could not be mjurcd-no mate
rial injury could accrue to any body-and he hoped
that, by general consent, his proposition would be
agreed to.
Mr. WISE would not consent, he said, to decide
upon of this kind at any particular hour OF
any particular day. AS one of the minority, he did
not intend to debate the BILL though he had expected
to have said few words. AS gentlemen seemed de-
termined to sit here, the best way would be for the
House to resolve itself back again into Committee OF
the Whole.
The proposition of Mr.. Rhett not meeting with ia
vor, and the Speaker having announced that quorum
Of members now in attendance,
The House again resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole the state of the Union, (NIr Dawson in
the chair,) whereupon
Mr.. BEATTY claimed the floor.
After various other Intellectual motions,
Mr.. DAWSON proposed that the House should adj
ourn and that it should be understood that tomorrow
the bill should be taken up, and disposed of before ad
tournament.
NJ. PlCKENS said he hoped the proposition would
be agreed to. 1t was useless to sit here-it was too
great trial on the constitutions of the members