Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-11
7esddy, December 8, lS4l.
~ CHM snI

e .I. Barrow, OF LOUISIANA.
~ Mr.. King, Of Alabama.
I MIR. Miller, of New Jersey.
MIR. Choate, Of Massachusetts.
MIR. Berrien, of Georgia.
Mr.. Merrick, of Maryland.
MIR. ARCHER submitted The following joint rcsolu.
ton:
Rssolrcd, That two Chaplains, Of different denomI-
nations, be elected To Congress during the present ses.
sion, one by each House, to interchange weekly.
The resolution having been considered and agreed
On motion of Mr.. HUNTINGTON,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Journal OF yesterday was read and approved.
MI. TILLlNGHAST offered the following resolu-
ton, pertaining, he i d, to organlzation,) which vas
read aud adopted:
Pesoired. That cWmittee Of three members be ap-
pointed, who, together with a like number to be ap..
pointed BY the Senate, shall direct the expenditure OF
all money appropriated for the Library Of Congress.
Nh. rose and said he belle we'd that the
consideration of the Rules of the House was postponed
until Tomorrow.
The SPEAKER said such was the fact.
MIR. FILLMORE said he supposed then tina the
first question for Reconsideration Of the House would
be the disposition oieJ,e Presidents Message.
Mr.. CLIFFORD vas understood 10 suggest that
The first business in mJcr would be the presentation Of
petitions.
The SPEAKER said that, in The strict order Of bu-
siness, petitions should be called for.
Mr.. FILLMORE addressed the Chair, but yielded
the floor to
MIR. GlLMER, who introduced the Hon. VIM.
Smith, member elect from the Stale OF Virginia, C'he
RIGHT TO 4 (MAlhoGANYl SEAT. =,
MIR. CARUTHERs rose and said that a dispute had
arisen between himself and The gentleman from Lou'-
siana MIR. Dawsonl as 10 the right 10 q seat; ana they
had agreed to submit The matter to the decision Of the
House. lie would, therefore, present his claim IN the
shape Of n motion that his right TO the said seat be sus-
tanned. Laughter
TThe seat in qucsilon was that occupied at the late
session by Hon. John Sergeant, since resigned. ltlad
been taken possession Of before the close Of the session
by MIR. Carulhers, III consequence OF the declaration
by Mr.. Sergeant, Of bis intended resignation, and Mr..
c.. had put his pans upon it. MIR. Dawson, denying
the RIGHT or regularity of the proceeding, had erased
the name Of Mr.. G.. a. the commencement OF this SEES
sion, and had inserted his own. Hence the disputed
Mr.. C~ARUTHERS and Mr.. DAWSON addressed
the House in favor Of their respective claims.
:. MIR. CHARLES BROWN contended that the seat
:, belonged to the successor of The individual reslgnlng-
and offered a resolution providing that seats becoming
; vacant by the death or resignation OF any member should
be retained for the usfn2f the successor Of ouch member
! during the Congress.
: 10 submit that this resolution was not in order.
i The SPEAKER so decided.
y Mr.. GORDON presented the following resolution:
Resolred, That this House will proceed to-morro"
: morning to draw by LOT for the seats in the Hall.
. The SPEAKER decided the resolution TO be out o
Y order.
; MIR. STANI.Y said that this matter was not worth
debate, and the House ought TO vote at once one way
or another. To thdt end, he would offer a resolution
. (which after being subsequently, modilied) read as FOL
r lows:
Resolred, That The Honorable Robert l.. Caruther
,. is entitled 10 the scat occupied during The last session
!, by the Honorable John Sergeant, it appearing. TO IN
> House that the Hon. John Sergeant and the Hon. II
l.. Caru,hers exchanged seats prior to the close OF In
n late session of Congress-a custom which has hereto
4 fore been usual among members of the House:
Mr.. CHARLES BROWN moved TO amend the re
Is solution by striking ont the name OF X. L. Iaru'hef
I and inserting the name of Joseph r. lngersoll.
The SPEAKEH said the amendment was not IN OF
Id der; no such member having yet qualified.
I'd MIR. BROWN said he would then move to amend tn
lie resolution by providing that the seat be retained for tn
ne use of the successor Of MIR. Sergeant when elected, 70
nd q~ualifed)
But The Speaker. gave the floor to Mr.. WELLER.
Mi. STANLY mere modified his resolution to read a
above. 5,
Mr.. WELLER inquired of the Speaker if it woul
in be in order to offer a resolution providing that all tn
ID seats be numbered and drawn for.
The SPEAKER was understood to decide that tn
no resolution would not be in order, the pending quest
", involving only an isolated case.
er MIR. SLADE moved to amend MIR. Stanlys resolu
%. ton so as to make il read, 'lhat the said John Sergear
abandoned the said seat, and that the same was there
n upon taken by the said r. l.. Caruthers."
ed The amendment was rejected.
MIR. DAWSON asked the yeas and nays on til
dQOplloH VI iHc ieoVius'"A 80 "toS"SS1 "
a dered.
MIR. BIDLACK said that, as a proposition to de'e
ror mine the right to all the seats by lot might probabl
of meet with favor, he would, for the purpose Of affordln
an opportunity for the presentation OF 1t, move to 10
the resolution of Mr.. Stanly on the table for the pr
I'd sent.
it, Which motion being put, the House refused to la
". the resolution on the table.
,rs And the question on The adoption Of Mr.. Stanly
liz resolution, rs modified, was then taken, and decided
follows Yeas l22, nays 81.
ri So the resolution, as modified, was adopted.
~. Mi. BRIGGS offered the following resolution, whic
was adopted:
=. 40 Resolred, uhe Senate concurring0 That two Cha
GA aress, one by each House. to serve during the presel
session, who shall interchange weekly.
ri. Mr.. YORKE offered the following resolution, whic
es. was adopted:
on Resolred, That the Clerk cause to be furnished
". the members Of this House during The present sessle
such papers as they may direct, the expense thereof n
he to exceed the price of three daily papers TO each mer
nd Der from the commencement Of the session.
Nh. WELLER offered q re resolution providing that
he the seats Of the House be numbered, and the numbe
placed in a box and drawn for respectively.
re-. MIR. HOPKINS objected.
The SPEAKER said that this resolution and
his others not connected directly with organization We
de strictly speaking, not in order, petitions being the ord
rs, Of business.
m Mr. WELLER submitted that this resolution W
an connected with organization. Some Of the inembe
Ia. had seats, whilst others had none at all, and were mer
ly loafng about the Hall.
The resolution was not received.
MI. FILLMORE hoped petitions would be called is
to MIR. ADAMS inquired Of the Speaker il the stan
on mo ommj,iees had been appointed,