Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-30
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IL SENATE.
J., tho Senate the Bankrupt bill was taken up at a
little after ] o'clock, and, after undergoing several
amendments, the most important OF which was one "'
,crcd hv Mr.. Wall, to give notice to The creditors by
letter: and another by Mr.. Wright, that the bill 20 INTO
operation on the first Of February next, 1t was ordered
10 he engrcsSed by 4 vote Of n 10 -
After which, the Senate held an Executive session.
and then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Bolts observed that lie understood that now,
after the lapse Of ten days, the record OF the 'ria' .,
| Lieutenant Hooe before a court marital was te'"'h'"
from the Department., and was now on IN" Speaker )
,ohle. he called for lis presentation to the House, that II
might BE- read,
Mr.. DROMGOOLE asked if he was TO understand
the Chair rs putting the question then.
Mr.. Bolts said. NJ; he himself raised the qn"s-
ton, and he wished the documents TO be presented 10
the House.
Nj. DROMGOOLE objected 10 any communication
of the kind being taken up out OF the regular oraer y
business. He had not the slightest objection 10 me pre-
sentation Of the documents IN the regular oraer, "'e"
The Speaker should ask leave to present the documents
on his table; but he did object to any particular docu-
ment being called M from the rest, by any mcinnCr'
Mr.. Bolts sad he had been charged with sending
poison through The country, and he now wished |" en-
brace the first opportunity of furnishing The ah''d''e'
and if objection was made, he would move a suSpen-
sion of the rules, in order that the communication
might now be received BY the House, and read.
Nj. DROMGOOLE said he had no objection, pro-
vided the Speaker presented the documents IN fegu''
order.
Nj. PETRIKEN said: | object during the morning
hour. 1t would interfere with the reports OF COMMIT
tees. After that, he would have no objection.
Mr. GRAVES and Others demanded The yeas anu
NAYS, which were ordered.
Mr.. JONES Of Virginia, inquired "he'her hr' p"''s
moved tina, the rules be suspended during the morning
hour only. or generally.
Nj. BOTTS said he would modify his motion 10 the
morning hour only.
The question beng taken, The yeas ana nay eSu'e'
as follows-veas do, NAYS -.
So the rules were suspended during the morning
hour.
The CHAIR then laid before the House a communi-
ton from III. Navy Department, containing the proceed
ings of a court martial at Pensacola, summoned for the
trial of Lieut.. lIooe, together with the approval thereof
by the Secretary Of the Navy, Lieut.. ilooc $ protest ana
memorial to the President, and certain remarks oil thc
Secretary in defence Of his course III approving tLe SEN
,ence, together with a legal opinion OF The !. ; DIS
trict ATTORNEY, Francis 5. Key.
The reading having proceeded for some tiiic-
Mr.. OFT interrupted the reading, and (w''h
much anxiety and surprise depicted IN hs countcnancc)
said: Mr.. Speaker, that IS not the document expect.
ed, and which was called for under the resolution OF
the House. 1t was one winch had never been shown
to him. II seemed TO be a defence of the Adlninis,ra'
ton. Is that the document, Mr.. Speaker:
The SPEAKER. | do not know. :,
IA considerable buzz now prevailed ~ The liaII, ahd
/ evident surprise ana iiSapputhtiltiit' - 49, NUM-
ton, were depicted III the countcnanccs "i those VINO
insliratcd the call for The document. There was much
undcItoEc conversations, and u contoulidcu iilnKih9
some of the ordinations were sufficiently andihie 10
enable the Reporter 10 catch ticn-such as, at Is a
defence Of the President and Secretary at IS not
what was expected The preamble and resolutions
would have answered a much better purpose. lAc
thing should not have been pressed after the motion 10
suspend the rules for the reception OF the preamble ana
resolution. That WAS the point on winch TO rest II.
i { pn.TIgrobln uit,ct lrlpS from the iTtllIS Di me
Administration, accompanied l. some laughter, al
the apparent cltugrin and aston fincnt expressed by
those who introduced the prea lpic and resolution.
"Read on read on. that is III, identical document
that is 4 part Of the proceeding called tort en-
braces All" Considerable conv rsation III the under
current, hv the friends Of the Administration, (wLo ap-
peared 10 be much picased,1 Of which the Reporter
caught the words ale is caught IN his own trap: not
so much political capital as was expected! ".No GO
GLOW impolltic 10 try TO make capital out of every
thing The Lieutenant will not thank hun at must
be printed" cit puts n new face on the ctrcuinstan-
cess Many other things were heard, which the Re
porter will not give.
The document WAS read through.
Anumbcr of gentlemen rose simultaneously
Mr.. THOMPSON of mississippi, moved to refer
this communication to the Committee on the Jnd'cia:
ry, and on that motion he demanded the previous qucs-
ton.
MIR. w. COST JOHNSON called for the reading OF
the documents accom2viug the communication
They were read accordingly. The reading having
proceeded some time
Mr.. RHETT moved to suspend The reading, but il
was objected To, as against the rule; and Mr.. Il. did no,
press the motion.
The reading then proceeded.
Mr.. BOTTS That is not 4 record OF the trial; that Is
a defence Of the administration
The SPEAKER. The record is here, and will now be
read.
The reading OF ,lc record Of the trial was then com.
menced; but before II was concluded, the morning hour
expired.
Mr.. JONES moved to 90 into Committee ofthe Whole
on the state Of The Union, bat temporarily withdrew the
melton at the request OF
Mr.. GRADE OF Ala, who moved 4 reconsideration
Of the decision of The House made yesterday 10 receive
and place in the Library of Congress a copy of Ray
mond's Political Economy. Having examined that
book, Mr.. c. had discovered that II contained doctrine
and language highly exceptionable to hun as a South
crn man, and which I've believed came within the rule
on the subject of Abolition; in case of reconsideration
he wished to move the reference of the book to the
Committee on the Library, in order that II might be ex-
amllned and reported on to save the time OF the House.
Mr.. TURNEY demanded the previous question on
the motion to reconsider.
The previous question was seconded, put, ana car
RED; and the main question being on considering
Mr.. JAMES demanded the yeas and nays which
were ordered.
Mr.. ADAMS rose amidst cries of 'order,' and was
gong on 10 express hls surprise at the motion OF the
gentleman from Alabama, and to give some account OF
the book, when he was arrested by the Chair.
MIR. A. demonstrated.
The CHAIR insisted that lie could not proceed but
by general consent.
Objections were loudly uttered.
Mi. LINCOLN said that unless his colleague should
he permitted to proceed, and give the House some ac-
count of the book, MIR. l.. should demand that the book
itself be read.
Mr.. TURNEY inquired if it was in order to ask for
the reading of the book on the motion TO reconsider.