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

MIR. Kxxy said he should vote for MIR. IiTes, when,
ever he was in nomination lie was his ina'vidaai
being dropped anGef The rule, ne shouu
nov. vote for Judge Alien.
AR May call@t! the P.crlouS Question.
Mr. Curr,urIFLp expressing desire 10 make lew
remarks the House refused TO put the an question:
Ayes %, noes 6' ~
Mr. CurrcurIrLp did not rise to rc-non''nue Dir.
R,yes III, should, however lake The responsibility Of
th,,w;nr his vote him. ana he suggested the same
,nnrs, 10 others who may desire Mr. X c-nomnat'"
H smoke al some length IN defence OF his own posi-
,ou and lla, oil the Conservatives.
MIR. BYRD called the previous qnes''oh, ~ "'a's"
The call at the request of ,
air B,yIy. who called the attention OF the House
10 The fact that there were other lHpraclcapss OcS'"cS
b,nsrIf Some Of the Wings and Conservatives were
now Impractcahlc. If all the Wings and Conser"a-
tvrs would vote for Judge Allen, be could be elected
Mr.. CuUTcHFiELp replied TO the remarks Of Mr. b.,
and stated that there only &c Wings IN the Lee
as,a,nre and it evident that they could not make
an election If all went Tor him.
Mr. BYRD called the previous question, which was
sustained.
The roll being called again, resulted, Allen O.; Ma
son 62; Rives :.
Joint vote with the Senate-Allen IS; Mason 70
Rives IL.
Necessary TO choice, 81. No election.
Third Fote.
No change in this vote, except that Mcssrs. Massie
and Fox voted for Allen.
JOIN, vote with the Senatc-Alen -; Mason so;
scattering :.
No Choicest being necessary TO an election.
Mr.. ScoTT proposed TO postpone the further cXecu-
ton of the joint order until 10 norrow-but Withdrew
il al the suggestion of Mr.. May.
Mr.. Woop rose 10 redeem pledge. he had said,
that whenever lie had any thing like that
Judge Allen could be elected, he would vote for him
He believed he had that assurance, and should there
fore yo, for him. While up he would ask the Delegate
from Accomac, if that gentleman intended TO include
him in the class Of pulled mPracticable Wings TO which
he had alluded:
Mr.. BayLy said, that he did mol mean to aiiude to
the gentleman from Amelia-for he had never any
thing praise Of that gentleman which did not fall far
short of his merits.
Mr. Woop replied, that then there rkng
difference between himself and the gentleman from
Acconac: That the gentleman from Accomac had
heen isnamed, in being called IN mpractcabc-that
be had been quite practicable and much pracscd upon,
and he knew il not-But he, while he had been praci!.
cable always knew it,
Fourth Tote.
Resulted Allen 60, Mason G3 ilivcs ).
The cny difference in this vote from the last is tina:
Mcssrs Wood and Cabcll voted for Allen, and NJ.
LockridGc voted for Mason
Joint vote with the Scnate-Al!en 81, Mason Il,
scattering s. No elec:ion-ef being necessary.
Mr.. ScorT moved 10 postpone the further execution
of the Join. order unli! tomorrow.
Mr. JioopsoS hoped the voting would continue He
thought his party were in 81 ht of land One caucus
was held last night, and that was enough
Mr. ANDERSON remarked that If another caucus was
held il would be held By the Van Bur"n party.
Mr. SaIrn of |. of ". would vote for the postpone
nen,, because he was weary and sirk.
The motion 10 postpone prevailed without division.
After some H. minutes, message was received from
the Senate dsagTrcm@ to the resolution Of the House
TO postpone the Joint order I'll Tomorrow.
Fin Tote.
The House proceeded at o'clock 10 another vote,
which s:ood-Alcn GS, Mason G3, R!vrs 3
Mr pAYSE was absent br accident, suppos'ng the
House would adjourn after the vote postponns The
Joint order
MIR CKrTcRFIsLp stated that he was weak aad OK
has;cd b the pr0ractcd session, but would not have
been absent had lie thought another vote was to be Ia
ken.
On Mr.. Coopsoy's motion, the Sergrant-at. Arms
was sent to inform I, delegate fon Fluvanna.
Mr.. May stated l.. lh:rc no election, and as
the result would not De affected by The presence OF the
delegate frnm Fiuyanna, he moved that the committee
proceed 10 compare votes with the Senate.
The Joint vote "'ith the Senate stood Allen 90, Ma.
son e. scattering A.
No eec;ion-S3 being necessary 10 choice.
Mr. ScoTT stated that he informed the Senate was
now willing postpone the joint order. lie therefore
moved that it be postponed nn II clock TO morrow
After waiting time FOR message from the Sc
nate,
Mr. Nay sad tia, the House had twice since dark
sent respectful proposition TO the "naie 10 postpone
the nnt order un.:i II" understood, that the
senate was debating the proposition. II concurrcd
in the resolution Of the House, well and good-:f II
amended il, by postponng indefinitely he should move
an adjournment, and let the order fall
good deal of conversation took place. when mos
sage received from the Senate stating that they had
amended the resolution es 10 postpone the joint or.
der indefinitely.
Mr. May moved that the House adjourn.
Mr. BANKS called for the ayes and noes which were
ordered.
Mr. MAY asked that the hour Of the night be enter.
ed on the journal (5 minutes OF 81
The House refused TO adjourn-ayes IL, noes l2o.
Tie House disagreed TO the amendment OF The Sc
nae-avrs 4S, noes 90
Mr. Ridley moved reconsideration of the vote just
taken lie did to relieve certain gentlemen who had
been here nine hours without meat or drink. tie SUB
sccuently Withdrew the motion.
The Senate informed that the House refused TO
concur
A. half.past eight MESA &c was received from the
Senate stating tl.a. that body insist on IT'S amendment
for an indefinite postpone!neni g! The joint order.
Mr.. VI MILAN that the House recede from It's
Disagreement w.h view to ties, The question Of an
indefinite postponemrnt.
ar. GaEGoRY argued against an indefinite postpone
nen. ard agains; lenvin" the State only partially re-
presented in the L. S Senate during the long session.
lie proposed conference with the Senate tie wish
ed To do every thing in the power OF this House winch
Wing, to make IN election. He would throw the
responsibility OF defeating the election uron the Sc
nate, where II should rest.
The previous Question demanded, and lie vote
on rcccding from The disagreement 10 Tic Senate 5
amendment, ages 81, G3 IS follows:
.7ycs-Nessrs. GIImcr, (Speakcr,l Sorthall, Car
pencr Wood, Cabcll, Lockridgc, Burwell Ct t..
Mitchell, Myers OF B., Hunter, Hannah, Jackson oi
b. Il L., NJ MILAN, Thornhurg, Fox, Broadns, u lsan,
Powell, Marshall, Scott, Howell Baker, King Carroll
Of g., Butts. Allen Of H., White, Seymour, Ice, Arm
strong, Warrington, Kennedy, Wright, Fon,ainc,
Ewing, Caldwell, Taylor Of ~ * NJ, Goodc, Clayton,
Chapman, Myers OF NJ, Massic, Watts, Etherldsc,
iudnall, Vi Connr Ilidcn, Aleshirc Tunstail, Car
roll Of Preston, Heath, Radcliffe Storm, Walden, sny-
der Smith Of Rockingham, Shipman, CULLEN, Conn,
Bare, Greeyer Ridley, Fzhugh, Clarke Of s., Prince,
Goodson, Stangcr-67.
.Noes-Messrs. Bnyy, Chopper, M'Cuc, Stuart, Mere
d,h Haskns, Kyle, Flood, Tolcr, Cor6n, Coleman,
Catdwell, Cox, Bnrwel ofC. * W., Whi'woGth, Graf
ford Rcanc Anderson, Payne, Hale Wade off, Smith
Of g., Csucrran Erskne, Taylor of H., Clarke of H.,
Gihsnn u ac IIalnlclt. Smith Of Of w, GREGORY,