Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-09

MI OIL luC paw ~ N.
,ma hove MESSAGE; when Messrs. Bayard and Bate
were named by the President.
On motion of Mr.. TALLMADGE,
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
.Moadau, December Z. ISL.
[ 10 o'clock the SPEAKER calico the ii1usa " ~ y
der. and the roll was called; when ,ei W;nn;n -
a.erad N their names-(~acludlng u from virginia.
NJ REYNOLDS, of illinois, informed the sPeake
,,a, GENERAL Henry Dodge, the newly eiecleu bei
aste from the Territory Of Wisconsin; was IN auen
snce. and moved that the usual oath be adh'h's'ei'
10 him. u,reod ana took h
On motion by Mr.. FILLMORE,
The Hon. Francis Granger, elected a Represenlau'
from the State of New York, to supply the Sa'fs'
accustomed by the resignation OF the lion -" =, Nr
was qualified, and took his seat. ,., or lin,
A MESSAGE was received from the Se'"m y .na
Dickens, their Secretary, stating ,A.
hody had asse"o'eN' "' and stated that his
M of Maryland -the most important
-, tho liz, Of rthe Committee on fuD.
'.mo;t,oes Of the last sessant measure wh'cn Az "ao
10 lands. and, osI the risseu aPon' IN IL ~. ~
,nost nj heart had beped the opeaAet W." ~ e omas us
u .e =. tllinc.f measure in which he took an equal
nhare was east was the establishment OF 4 na''ona'
i >: yaye notice that he would lake Tue eafii-
foundr.snty Of moving iof a seiect "'h" - '""'
"a, c5Siect into consideration.
Tile nm. MIR. ]. said. he would make an effort, he
,ew not whether il would be successful OF no,, ou'
ne would at sl events make the effort, TO ehao'e .he
uonse ut once TO proceed TO an organization, ana tue
transaction Of the public business. For which purpose
hs v,opld offer a resolution providing that the rules
and orders Of the Goth Congress be adopted as the tnes
md orders OF this Congress TIL Otherwise aite'eo VI
changed by the House. lie made this motion IN ordei
so suit the various interests IN the House, anu u "0pI ~
that there would be no opposition to its adoption. re
knew that the minority were very much opposed 20 lht
one hour rule, and that there were many other rules o.
the last session TO which many gentlemen ehterlaiheo
serious objections. =,
Rssolred. That the Rules Of the Twenty.sixth Con
press, az they were at the close OF the SAID Congress
be The Rules and Orders Of This Congress until othef'
arc adopted.
e., which. il adopted, would enable him 10 vote for The
resolution Of the gentleman from Maryland. lie was
~uertec,ly willing to adopt the rules ana orders OF the
House as they stood at the close oil the soin congress
with the exception ofthe 2lst rule, and he haa ALREADY
drawn IN a resolution TO that effect, which he wonid
now offer as an amendment 10 the motion oil the gen
,lrman from Maryland. The motion Of the gentleman
wss. however, somewhat indefinite; Tor the rules aho
orders OF the Goth Congress having undergone several
changes, were not such at the close OF the SESSION a
they were al the commencement, ano ne Pfoposeu
therefore, in his amendment, that the rules, as theyeS
,s,ed al the close of the session, should be IN force
viii, the exception, however, OF the 2lst rule. IL was
known that on the last day of the last session Tue com
,oit,ee APPOINTED al an early part oil 1t 10 revise TIE
,n,es had made a report, but that report was not read
nor acted upon. He took 1t for granted, though, ina
Il would be taken up and acted upon soon; OUT unu
that was done, he was perfectly willing 10 ADOPT th'
rules existing at the close Of the 10Th Congress-, leaving
o,i The 2ls, rule. lie would further state that this 2ls
rule was expressly disclaimed by three distinct vote
of the House at the last session. Mr.. a. Then oiiere'
the following:
Resolrrd, That the rules and orders for the transac
-. A. ITn,,a ,f Rnnracnntntu6a an
force at the close Of the second session OF The 2oll
Congress, except the 2lst rule Of the House, be, AM
are hereby adopted, until the further order Of thu
House. -
(The following is the alst rule, 10 which Mr. Adam
objected
2lsi Rule. No petition, memorial, resolution or oine
paper. prayinp the abolition Of slavery in the DiStrlc
Of Columbia. or any other State or Territory, or 'm
slave trade between the States or Territories Of the Y
States in which it now exists, shall be received ny thu
House, or entertained in any way whatever.J
Mr.. JOHNSON of Maryland then modified his reso
luton so as 10 read, "the rules and orders OF the 26ti
Congress, as they existed at the close OF The last ses
sion of it." lie would say one word only IN relation
10 the difficulty presented BY the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts. The course pursued at the last session u
relation 10 Abolition petitions which were embraced II
the 2Ist rule, varied very little from the course pursue
under the rules Of the Goth Congress-; because ines
petitions, in u great many cases, were presented win
out being received; the question Of reception havin
been raised, and that question laid on the table. Thu
The practical operation OF the rules oil the last sessio
was, that none ofthese petitions we're, IN Tact, receivee
There was then, no material difference between u
nractical operation Of the rules Of the last session an
The results of the motion he offered. His %proposltio
was. that these rules should only be in force until til
report Of the Committee on the Rules was taken u
and disposed Of.
Mr.. ADAMS replied that the gentleman was some
what incorrect in his statement. The rule Of the Ia.
session the gentleman referred to, was extended 10 a
petitions whatever, US we'll as to Abolition petitions
A. 4 t.y.on IN the cuhlppt n n n
Bankrupt law, and on such subjects as were referred
in the Presidents Message; all petitions shared the sam
fate. He repeated that the House did three times al
tinctly disclaim the 2lst rule.
Mr.. FILLMORE called for the reading OF Mr.. Adam
amendment and it was read.
MIR. FILLMORE said that il was indispensable thu
this question should be settled but The difficulty al
peared TO be as TO the best mode of settling It. lie ha
Looed that the House would be brought under the cor
troll of settled rules before any debate on tins Iuestio
arose. lie was unwilling to take all the rules OF III
18th Congress without discussion, and equally unwl
ling to 90 into q debate on this exciting question will
out rules. He would prefer the adoption of some ten
porary rule, and to make that subject The order OF tn
DAY for every day until disposed oil. -,
Mr.. STANLY, after some remarks, submitted III
following amendment, and moved the previous que
lion on it:
Resolred. That the rules adopted BY this House
The last Session, be the rules for the government OF tn
House for fifteen days, unless others shall be adopte
before The expiration Of that lime
Rssoired, That the report ofthe Committee on huie'
made near the close Of the last session, be printed 10
the use of this House, and made the special order OF tn
day for tomorrow and Tor each succeeding day unit
the same ~ disposed Of.
MIR. PROFIT observed that he saw no such Sc
rious objections TO going into . discussion Of The Sis
rule.
MIR. ADAMS inquired ifthe motion for the preriou
question was in order.
The SPEAKER replied, that in the absence Of rules
the parliamentary law in force and under l tue previou
question might be called.
a., PROFIT asked if the motion for the previous
question was debatable. ~
The SPEAKER replied, that il was, 10 a limited ex
tent. -, ,
will proceed to show why the previous question ouga