Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-18


his usual residence and that said committee BE- au-
thorzcd TO send for persons and papers:
II decided by yeas and nays--yeas lI6 nays TO-
SO the resolution was adopted and the whole subject
Of the New Jersey election, with al the papers relating
thereto. referred TO the Committee Of Elections.
Mr. RAMSEY rose and asked leave to present a Pc
tition from sundry citizens of Pennsylvania, affirming
that their rights have been violated by an individual
taking his seat in this House their Representatives
who moi elected By them and asking an investga
ton of the frauds committed.
Mr. r contcndcd that the petition was privileged
que son relating the organization of the House. an!
therefore had precedence over all other business.
Mr. pETRfKIN asked leave 10 present similar pc.
ttion contendng that it not only had precedence over
all other business, but over all other petitions
a dcsuory conversation then enSned IN relation to
the point Of order in which Mcssrs. RAMSEY, DA-
Wis of Indiana, PETRIklN, TOLAND, and JANE
son took part; when
MIR. RAMSEY insisting that his privileged
motion, and asking the Char TO state has decision
on il,
The CHAIR required Mr.. L. 10 state the substance
Of the petition in order that he might decide whether
il was privileged motion or not.
Mr.. RAMSEY said the petition was from the voters
of the Third Congressional District of Pennsylvania,
that an individual hafles NaylorJ mad
taken his scat in this House their Representative
who was not entitled 10 it and the petitioners asked
the House to investigate the frauds that had been
miited by which this individual obtained his seat
Mr. r. said he claimed the right to present this petit
ton as relating 10 the organization of the House, which
ought to be the first business before it.
The CHAIR decided that the petition not OF
that character to cnttlc il 10 precedence other Pc
tOns
Mir RAMSEY appealed from the decision Of the
CHAIR; but subsequently Withdrew hs appeal at the
request OF several Of his friends and moved susprn-
sion of the rules for the purpose OF referring the pr,i
ton to the Committee Of Elections After the settle
ment and reference of the New Jersey this
ing, he hoped no gentleman would object 10 his motion.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE suggested 10 the House that
there should be objection receiving and referring
this petition, and he hoped il would be done by general
consent
Mr. vANDERPOEL asked if the gentleman from
PENNSYLVANIA meant that all petitions 10 have
preference did he that this particular petition
was prcvilcged question:
Mr. RAMSEY said he referred TO the petition only
that he proposed to present; and if any gentleman
objected he would call for the yeas and nays.
MIR. GIDDlNGS said there were objections; when
The yeas and nays were then ordered, and the ques
ton taken and decided in the ncgativc-ycas H. nays
II.
So the motion 10 suspend was lost, there not being
two thirds in the affirmative.
Petitions and memorials were called 70. IN the order
of the States and Territories.
Mr.. LINCOLN presented sundry petitions praying
for the abolition OF slavery and the slave trade III the
District of Columbia and the Territories Of the T.
States.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE rose and demanded that The
parliamentary law be complied with. and that the qucs
ton should be taken on the reception Of TIE petition.
GMc. LISCULN's voice was lost here amidst much con
fusion.
Mr.. D. read from the parliamentary law the following
passage:
RcgularIy motion for receiving ii r. petition mus,
be made and seconded and the question put whether II
shall be received. But from the House Of re-
sill.
lily of this question 1t is then to be read ut the table
and disposed Of
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moved 10 lay the question
Of reception the table.
Mr.. LINCOLN SAID he wished il 10 be- distinctly TN.
icrsood that he made motion for the reception q:
the petitions. lie took the ground that under Tia"
Constitution Of the IT, s. the people had rght 10 send
their petitions the House. and that the House
bound 80 receive ana hear them
Mr.. ADAMS submitted To The Chair that his coll
league (Air. Llnco!n) had made motion for the
cepton. The gentleman from Virginia (Alr Drom-
rooe) had objected to THE reception and then the
lion was made to lay the tabe-what The qucs-
ton of reception, No: the objection.
The SPEAKER said that under the Parliamentary
law The question of reception must be raised, when
ever The reception of petition objected to; and it
was The question Of reception which the gentleman
from Tennessee had moved TO lay On the table.
Mr.. ADAMS ! deny that there has been any mo-
ton TO receive the petition.
by Mr.. Dromgooc, and said that the question before
the House the motion of the gentleman from
Tennessee.
Mr.. ADAMS repeated his denial that any motion had
been made to receive the petition
The SPEAKER replied, that in that case, the pcti.
ton was not before the House, but remained in the
gentleman's possession The fact that gentleman
presented petition, was Of itself a motion that the
House receive it.
Some conversation followed, and Mr. PETRIKIT
called for the yeas and nays tic motion TO lay The
question OF reception on the table; which were or
dcrcd
Mr.. LINCOLN rose and said he wished the House
distinctly to understand that he had made no motion
for reception lie had offered the petitions to the
House, and the House must dispose Of them il
thought NJ. If the petitions not in the posses
sion of the House, let the House, # IL fit, ccde
not to receive them.
The SPEAKER said if the gentleman Withdrew the
petitions, the motion to receive not before the
House. But if the gentleman presented the petitions,
the question Of reception, from that very fact
ed.
Some further general conversation cnsued, when
MIR. BARNARD inquired Of the Chair Who had made
the motion for reception:
The SPEAKER said the melton made by the
very taci OF Offering the petitions.
Mr.. BARNARD appealed from the decision Of the
Chair, and seconded The motion in few brief remarks.
desultory debate cnsed, in .2hich lcssrs Stanlv,
Afford, IIabcrsharn. Lincoln, Dromgoole, Trplclt,
Cooper of Ga, and Vanderpoe took part after which,
Mr.. EANDERPOEL called for the prcyons qucs-
ton, and the call having been seconded By the House
Mr.. TURNEi called for the yeas and nays; which
were ordered
In reply 10 rcqncs, Of Mr.. ADAMS, tina, the pre-.
else question which the appeal taken might be
entered on the Journal,
The SPEAKER stated the question as follows:
"The CHAIR decided that the presentation Of the
petition by the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr..
Lncolnl ipsf fctO, raised the question Shal it be
ceiyed Z although the gentleman from Massachusetts
stated in his place that he did not make such motion
And the question on Mr.. Barnard's appeal from the
above decision then taken and decided in the al
lirmatiye-ycas l4,, nays 10.
The question taken on Mr. CAVE JomSsox's
motion, TO lay the question of reception on the table
and decided III the Affirmative yeas 1871, nays u, as
follows
YeGsMrssr. Afford, hudson Allen Hugh Anderson Simeon
H. Anderson. Andrews, Atcon Banks Beatty, Rrirnr,
blackwell. Bots. ioyd, Brewster, Aaron v Brown, A!-
Brown, Burke. Sampson H. Butler William Butler, ynum
John Campbell, Carroll Carter Casey Chapman, Clifford Coles
Cnlqni H. y Cooper, Crahh Cas cary Crockett, Darn. no
DAVIS, g. Davis Daw son. Dcbcry, Dllctt, poic, DTomgoo Earl
EASTMAN Fisher Floyd Torrance James Garland Rice Garland
Gentry, Gerry Gogen. Graham, Graves Green, Griffin, abr
sham Hammond Hand John Hastings. Hin OF Virginia, Hin