Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-06-24

~ The House Of Representatives, which
has been engaged ever since the meeting Of
| Congress in debate which arose upon a
resolution offered by Mr.. Adams to rescind
the 2lst rule which prohibits the reception of
abolition petitions, has at length been COM
pletely organized. This most desirable re-
suit has been effected chiefly by the exertions
OF our own worthy representative, Mr..
STUART. We congratulate him upon the
success of his efforts to allay the disturban-
| ces which have existed in the House for the
whole time thus far, of this most important
session. The people are anxiously awaiting
the action of Congress-eagerly looking for
the adoption of some measure to relieve the
country from the embarrassment under which
she has been suffering from deranged and
almost ruined currency. At such period
as this, then, when Congress has not only
disappointed the high expectations of many
by neglecting for seventeen days all impor-
tant business, but when there has been an evil
dent disposition on the part of some members to
defeat the whole design of the extra session,
the course of Mr.. Stuart in thus stepping
forward to pour oil upon the troubled waters,
and enabling the House, without further de-
lay, to proceed to business, cannot but receive
the cordial approximation of the unprejudi-
ced and intelligent of all parties. We here
subjoin the resolution of Mr. Stuart.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
June l6, 1871.
RULES & ORDERS OF THE HOUSE.
Mr.. STUART, of Virginia, offered the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That all the rules and orders of
the last House of Representatives, not SUI
perseded by any rule or resolution adopted at
the present session and now in force, be, and
the same are hereby, adopted for the regula-
ton OF the House at the present session and
that the Select Committee upon the Rules,
heretofore raised, proceed to revise and a.
mend the rules hereby adopted, and that they
have leave to report at all times.
A long and wordy debate arose upon the
resolution, when Mr. Stuart, in the course of
some remarks, said, ''that his great object in
offering it to the acceptance of the House
had been to endeavor, if possible, to effect
compromise of this great difficulty, which
had agitated it for the last two weeks. The
resolution did not decide the question in dis
pute either one way or the other; it left the
question on the right Of petition just where it
now stood. The effect of the resolution
would be only topostpone the further agitation
of the subject during the present called ses-
sion." After the debate was ended the yeas
and nays were called for, and resulted as fol-
lows Ayes lI9-nays 103.
Upon the vote being taken, Mr.. STANLY
lose and said that the House was now nearly
organized one more vote and the organiza-
ton would be completed beyond the power
of any gentleman to disturb it. To secure
that object, he moved q reconsideration of
the vote just taken.
Mr.. LEWIS WILLIAMS demanded the
previous question; which was seconded.
And the main question was ordered.
And the main question (being on the re-
consideration was taken, and decided in the
negative without division.
So the vote was not reconsidered.