Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-15

The next election in order, under the resolution =
Yesterday, being that Of Assistant Doorkceprr-
MIR. EVERETT asked leave 10 present a rcsoln,o,
providing that j. w. Hunter be elected Assstan, b..
keeper to this House for the Twenty seventh Con,,o
and that VIM. j. Mccormick be elected Postmssir, ;.
this House for the same period.
Mr. Hunter receiving majority OF all the votes .
declared 10 be duly elected Assistant Doorkreprr =
this House. Whereupon he appeared and took III,
oath of Office.
sent. i, was resolved that MIR. Mccormick h. rr.,,,
pointed Postmaster of this House.
On motion Of MIR. WISE the House then proceed,
10 the election of Chaplain TO this House.
And the following gentlemen were Illuminated:
! Mr.. UNDERWOOD nominated Rev. }. W French
| Episcopallan
Mr.. lorSc, Rev VIM. T. Page, Episcopalan.
| Mr.. Browse, Rev. J. W Bristol, Methodist
Mr.. TALiarERRo, Rev MIR. Braxton, Baptist.
Mr.. CAMPBELL offs. C., Rev r. w. Bailey, p.es5y.
| term.
MIR WISE, Rev. A. Welton, Presbyterian
Mr. {. MoRRls, Rev. Lew K. Reese, Methodist
| The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. U>DERwoot.
YousG and CAMPBELL, Of S. c. tellers TO superhero
the voting.
pote for Chaplain.
! Whole number OF votes IN
Necessary 10 choice ~
OF which Mr.. French received H.
Mr. Page 6-Mr. Bristol l6-Mr Braxton, with
drawn-Mr Bailey lGMr. Welton lC-Nlr Reese t.
Scattering =
So the Rev Mr.. French having received m. o..
~ ofali the votes, was declared elected
PI'BLlC PRINTER.
Mr.. SERGEANT then rose and offered the follow.
ing resolution
RtS0ircd, That the House proceed TO the elec
ton Of Printer of this House for the 27th Congress
whose compensation shall be twenty per cent less ihaa
the prices fixed BY the joint resolution Of 1919
Mr. CLIFFORD inquired Of the Char whether lie
resolution was IN order al this time.
The SPEAKER decided that Il was in order the pre-
vons order Of business having been disposed o.
Mr. CLIFFORD submitted that the business mex,
in order the motion, submitted yesterday 10 recon.
siter the vote on the adoption OF The rules Of the lat
House.
A motion was made that the House do now adjourn.
which, by yeas IL, nays I37, was rejected
So the House refused 10 adjourn.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD submitted 10 the Speaker that
the business first III order the motions for ccons
deraton; If So, he would move 10 take them up and
lay them an the table.
Mr.. GILMER suggested that the gentleman could
not make two motions at one time
Mr. UNDERWOOD explained He presumed these
motions came up regularly; if so, they were be.
fore the House, and he would move to lay them the
table.
The SPEAKER said that the motion 10 reconsider,
If had been called up Immediately after the special
order had been disposed Of, would have been irs,
der; but that the gentleman who had that matter ii
hand did not make that motion.
Messrs. WISE, TORRANCE, UNDERWOOD,
!. {. CLARK, INGERSOLL, EVERETT, SER.
GEANT, WISE, FILLMORE, A. BROWN, and
CLIFFORD spoke 10 the point Of order.
And the decision Of the Char being called for
The CHA lR decided that the first motion order
the motion of the gentleman from Pennsy lvana,
Mr.. lngcrsoll,l and that that gentleman entitled
o the floor on that motion.
This motion was read from the journal (subsan
ially) motion by Mr. Ingersoll TO reconsider the
;ote of yesterday, adopting the amendment Of Mr..
!. q Adams TO the resolution Of MIR. WISE 10 udop;
he rules Of the last House Of Representatives. BY add
ing 10 the said resolution the words, excepting the
list rule that Mr. Everett excepted TO the reception Of
he motion, on the ground that II was not IN order.
MIR EvERETT said there appeared TO be grca, ex-
element whenever any question approached the sub.
Of abolition He wished 10 dlyest himself OF that
excitement. II was his desire that the House should
lc cooly and deliberately lie would say for hmsrIi,
md he believed he could say for the most OF those who
voted for the omission of the 2lst rule, that the great
,onsdera which their votes had been given vas
he right petition that absorbed all other considers
ions. And Mr.. +. stated the grounds Of his objection
o be
l. That the rules adopted relate only TO passed
under the rules and not 10 vote passed under tie
Lex Pa,!iamentaria.
= hat The motion Overland by resolution TO ap
point committees, which has been executed and not
liable TO reconsideration under the rules; that Il the
notion TO reconsider the rules suspends the operation
IF the rules, then the motion under the Lex Par.
amentaria, and cannot be received.
3 That il is overlad by the main vote.
4 The vote adopting rule not suoe-.',t'e 0F -
consideration provides tor its own alteration
The House became involved IN one OF those mn
cate questions of order which constantly dlstraf
lis at enton and consume lis tIme-a detailed account
Of which cannot be made interesting, even II inlc!i
gble, TO the general reader.
The question OF order spoken TO by aessrs,
WISE, BRIGGS, INGERSOLL, FILLMORE, and
G. ELMER, after which, [no action being had upon T.,
Mr.. lNGERSOLL (without furter con,esD took The
floor MIR. |. made remarks upon the subject 70
which the twcntyfrst rule has reference sketch on:
Of the prominent points ot which We are abe "
give, at least in to.days paper. lie commenced "
observing that he considered the rule presenun.
three elementary, constitutional, and all.lmportan
questions, which he had unfortunately been Obliged
10 support, and that without having an opportunity y
xpainlng his sentiments, and cndeavVrng 10 submit
not only TO this House but TO his country anG Ir
w hole world his views in relation TO the highly import
mt questions which involved in the consitefa
ton of the rule under discussion lie wished 10 q.
plain why lie should vote for the adoption Of the t@st
" first rule. The three important questions itinyofet
were question of abolition, it called, qurs'
lion Of petition, and question ofreguaton. Now, ae'
that, taken separately, or together, eaca
presented the most exciting topics that could possibly
embraced, and involved the most ag,atlng questions
hat had attracted public attention, since tie foun
1ation of this Government lie knew that the cues.
ton in which those at the North, not les than
At The South felt deep and abiding interest. IL
knew, too, that there gentleman IN that House
right honorable gentleman, and for whom he enit'
famed the highest respect and regard and who had =
the last forty years filled the highest stations in The o.
cvinced the most lively interest IN u
question. And he had day two since, address,
the House at length on il, with much zeal, an,mau"h
and ability, and at the time announced himself
a Northern man. lie (Alr. lngersolD considered mn,
self a Middle man this question, which ne wou''
endeavor 10 treat with the strctest importantly ~"
fairness; and perhaps, in what he might say, he m-h
develop principles which would lead to peace an
harmony upon points which had been altogether m,s
conceived. Although he was party man, lie w'aI
not be led away from the fuflment Of his duty, ~.
would upon this, well as upon all other questions,
vote according to his conscience. He knew ~ paf
in question OF this kind and would be governed oat
by what he deemed his duty 10 his country and c''
plisnce with its Constitution
The question of Abolition had been discussed -
country for great number OF years past, and It ha'
to much excitement and hearburnng IN various e.
Of the Union. The gentleman from Massachu'
Mr.. Adams had observed that he in posse>s'e