Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
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The committee accordingly rose and reported the bill
A few minutes before twelve, the House adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
IueSday, JGHc 80.
Mr.. DROMGOOL.E asked that the House would b!
general consent agree 10 take up and dispose OF The com
municat,on Of the Secretary Of the Navy, transmitting
the proceedings of the court martial on the trini o! LII
Hooc. II the rules had not been suspended for tho
purpose of adopting the preamble and resolutions, call
inr for this document, he would have no objection IL
let il take lis regular course with The business on The
Speakers table; but he deemed II his duty to take ear
" action upon it, and hoped the House would consent
To dispose of the subject now.
Objection having been made,
Mr.. DROMGOOLE moved to suspend the rules ioE
the morning hour, and on that motion asked Tor The
yeas and nays; which were ordered.
MIR. TRlPLETT hoped the gentleman from Virginia
would consent 10 have The reading of the document
dispensed with, and lie, it be printed.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE said if the gentleman from
Kentucky MIR. Triplctil would vote with INN 10 sus'
pend the rules, 50 rs 10 get the subject before TIC
House, he would move 10 suspend the reading, and
have i, printed, without delay.
The question was then taken on the motion 10 sns'
pend the rules, and agreed to by yeas l2e nays IL.
Tho CHAIR announced that the question pending
when the subject was last up, was the motion OF Mr.
J. Thompson of Mississippi, TO refer the whole subject
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 10 have Inc
documents printed; and Oh which motion the previous
question was moved.
Mr.. CHINN moved that the reading OF the document
be dispensed with, and that ii be referred to a select com
mittee.
The CHAIR said it was not in order for the gentle
man 10 submit both motions at The same moment.
Mr.. CHlNN then moved that the further reading bt
dispensed with; which was agreed 10.
Mr.. ROTTS inquired Of the Chair whether IT wou!c
be in order Ia move 10 refer the subject TO n select com
mit,ee, instead Of the committee on the Judiciary
The CHAIR replied that it would; but there coule
be no debate upon that notion, the previous question
having been called for.
MI. DoTT;s said, ticn | make this a question Of 81
der. Is il competent for a gentleman 10 make a motor
to refer n document which was not in the possession o
the House before ii had been read.
The CHAIR was understood 10 say that II was IN la
possession of the House.
Mr.. 7 then made another point Of order
whether il was competcntfo for the gentleman from Mis-
sissippi to make a motion 10 refer to the COMMITTEE OF
the Judiciary, and in the same breath 10 move the pre-
vious question on that motion.
The CHAlR said according TO the practice Of III
House, il was.
MIR. Bolts. Was ii in order for han to make such
motion before Tie paper was read:
The CHAIR replied that the reading had not heel
called for; but according TO the usual practice, snticIen
of the document had been read to enable the House I
know what it was; and it was at that stage the inotioi
had been made.
Mr.. Bolts inquired Of the Chair whether the mo
ton to lay on The table did not take precedence of tn
motion I" refer, and all other motions.
The CHAIR replied in the affirmative
Mr.. BOTTS. Then move TO lay the whole sub
iect on the table, and have the documents printed.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE called for the yeas and nays oil
that motion. which were ordered.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE called FOR Q division ofthe qucs
ton 50 rs to take the vote first on The motion to lay o!
the table: and the question was accordingly taken by
yeas and ra;s. and resulted-yeas 60, nays l23, "a
follows:
ii0.-Nessr.. John ", Allen, Barnard, Rel, Gond, Bolts
curtis. Cushing. Edw. Davies, Delrry Dennis. Edwards, Evans
Everett, Rice Garland, Gentry. GiddincS, Goudc. Grlnntn, W.
I, ,aa ", llt r = jiIl = Of Wax Kl MS1r%an, I Il%%,; 1aI Marvin, fna: N !"%,
Morgan, Naylor, Ogc, Osborne, Palcn, Pope, Randolph, Raridtn
stuart, T5ainlcnc, ". Thompson, TIIinGhast, Tola"d, Trqmbvi!
Pete, }. Wagner, Th"s. W. Williams, Lewis Williams, and I. II
Nays.-Messrs Adams, Judson Allen, II J. Anderson, An
drewS, Arhrr,on, Ranks, Beatty, Ieirne. Black, Blackwell, Boyd
Asron Y: Brown, Burke, ;. u. rn'lr,, We Butter, GatI' Carroll
Crahb, Craig, Crazy, Cross, Dana, Iavcc, John Davis, J W. Da
Ely, Fine, Fletcher, Floyd, Torrance, Galhratn, James Garland
Gates, Gerry, Gnrgin, Graham, Green, Griffin, llabcrshaim, Hall
lolleman, Hook, Jackson, jameson, Jenicr, Cave Johnson, VA
rlranirl ZONES, Krim, KIle. Kias, Lrct, Leonard, Lowell, Lucas
roe, Momianya, Montgomery, Nrwhari. Nisl~t, Parrish, Farmer
Ter, Paris, rayntcr, PerrikIn, PIckrns, rr,Etl>s, Ramsey, Raynri
Reynolds, Rlrcit, Hives, Edward Rogers, j. Rogers, Ryail, Sainu
els, Shaw, Shepard, \. Smith, J. smith,, Thos. smith, starkwea
thcr, Strenrod, Strong, Sumpter, Swcaringcn, sweeney, Taylor
vid D. Wagner, Warren, Walterson, Welcr Jared ". Williams
Henry Williams, Joseph L. Williams, and Worthington-ia3
SO the House refused 10 lay the Wnoie supJecl on III
table.
The question then recurring on the motion to print
it was taken by yeas and nays, and decided III the aiiir
mative-yeas -,nays2.
Nj. l.. WILLIAMS moved to refer the subject I
the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The SPEAKER said the question would be frs
taken on the motion to refer 10 the Committee on th
Judiciary.
The motion for the previous question then received
a second, and the main question was then ordered:
and the question being, "Shall the whole subject be re
rerred to the Committee on the Judiciary it wa
agreed to without count.
Nh. DROMGOOLE asked the general consent Of tn
House to permit him TO enter motion to have an e1tr
quantity of the documents in relation TO Lieut.. Hoo
printed for the use Of the House.
Mr.. GRAVES objected; and the motion was nc
pressed.
INDEPENDENT TREASURY BILL.
The CHAIR announced that the business special
in order was the Independent Treasury bill.
Mr.. VANDERPOEL obtained the floor, and move
the previous question.
MIR. r. GARLAND inquired Of the Chair whethe
the bill was reported from the Committee of the Who'll
House on the state of the Union.
The CHAIR replied that it was not,
Mr.. JOHNSON of Maryland said he had lie give
notice Of his intention to move a substitute for the bill
The debate was opened by Mr.. Gushing, a Wing, who occupie
six hours and thirty minutes in the delivery Of his speech. TIL
concluding speech was made by Mr.. Profit, a Wing, who occr
pied the time Of the committee Tor TWO hours and thuty-nve N
Hutes.
The names OF all the intermediate speakers on each side of m