Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-26

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ny mo ~. election at this Im.' ~ 81
nv o. sas. he might not be wiling % =. Into
's ~ .nc close OF me session
.n osfsskssos, Of Tyler. was aware A. .nv
attempt 10 ioros The co-ordins,. Lr.a - N 49,
ss's'sse--H tie thought there vas no r.scess,v Al
49,. vi" election forward j..s ~e~ ana would
yse 70 suend the resolution W iasei,ng the asd
Mr. shiru. OF l. OF W., thought ,h., .a.,,,
me amendment might have at least one so<i &c.,
would keep full House. 90 tina, when Ia ,ssH
fairly. ~-'s0 foiiy and
fixing the Esd. .enoment
Mr. MAJ. in spirit Of comproml,. ,ro.,a
Al, ~" vs. ION, which Mr.. srsrsnxsos accepted ;
~ ~. "ILkr moved 10 amend tile amandu,ecs IA.
sS.s.s out the 18th, and inserting the ir,t PrAsy
~ 'ne fourth Thursday in April
TIL. ..n s,ksrsos rose TO demand The ayes and no,s
fussl Of the proposition involved the direct rs-
The present session. On ,hs, nra r.;,;e on annng
III H. .o'e ,eeotueo. Crhc demand was sus,ainedl
~. would not inlet an Argument en- The Uo..S
duty Of tho sg.la ,,.'' briefly hi. view. q The
s. required that the Senate should l.s y. VIC
=. Wo Senators from each State. and that ~ -
gsh'ures should appoint them. We have tsr.n =.
S % 70 support that Constitution. 90 The AZ
Ia mex, the Legislature should make no elec-
uon, virginia would be represented but bv ons a..
major IN that body. Does not the I.evsratur. ,he,
refusing oeec', directly violate iis duty 20 IN.
Consti'utionl DO not members violate AZ. o.,h.
t%.y nave taken to support IN He considered the
uuty absolute-imperative. Il was No, . 80 s,, Wv
merely to be represented in tho Sen,,s sso
uuy-a duty to the other States--to ne eonn,,. =,
la,ge. These had right TO demand The ;oin, go,
.en Virginia on matters Of public concern--neys,
q" 'de s.h March next vhen the many
ganrzation OF the Government which, the P.ons "a
oecreeo, were 10 be acted on by the Senate m.
discarded all reference To consider,tion. or 80.
ueney; lie deemed ti,em out Of placc. He d.
to him could now elect their Senate, mn EI,
soIute certainty that his party would he in M,
ascendent next winter, his cours a would he an.
sanis. IL wasa duty, in hts opini,n he va. ,,-orr
Ss"gim, ana no could not loof beyond his o,tk.
=, AZ" ioNsiALL would move % iasert the OH 81
February. he thought the Ho use would u.,.r ~
FULLER than al that time and no possible bsr.s,
could result from delay, he listed that the Houss
would adoi his amendment. =
W.. nlplEi opposed actr,n in this matter. Il
was mere waste OF Time, OF an attempt 10 ipfioeoe,
another department of the Government "a. -
Tor allowing the People to speak upon the m.,..r
Mt GREGORY should continue to do what be b.
ueved 10 be his duty, and should, on every occasion
move 10 nave ection IN Oh is matter II thew rem,i.
ed there until October, he did moi care Thsm Ia
no right to separate until they had performed ,hs;r
uuty, ana he would OPT 'ose all at empts 20 90 boro.
unti 'hey had elected .. Senator, which the Coos,;.
,u,on provided they should do and which Csns,i.
tutlon they had sworn TO maintain.
Messrs YERBr and SrRoru.n ver. IN e.v.- -
immediate action. -" '"'o' I"
MIR WILEf Withdrew his motion
The resolution'as amended was cnrr;.d .na -.
.ne question coming up that the House agree TO the
r.so'u.on as amends d, (thus fixing the s,h A, nm.
Jay OF e'ecuon,) the ayes aud noes were called,
ArEs-hessrs. Southall, (Spcakerl Cronn,r
Bsyly, Coles, Caoell, M'Cue, Stuart Rurv.T AZ
D., Mitchell, Vandorcn, Fryai,, KYLE. ToI.r II.
vine' Corbin, Gard we'll, Broadus, Irving. Cn,on
hi.o'ne, Scott Marshall of F., Mclaughlin. Pavns'
Woods, Hale, Gather, Smith Of G.. W,lk;n.o,'
n, .M' iayior OF H., Vanc', Odeli, Thompson.
~ nlamen, Mhae, Himleu. Gregory, Wor,hinston'
Beard, Ramey, Caldwell Orrick. U,rr,I H..
o. ~, Taylor Of N. b. Elheridge, Yeri,y. Mr,on'
Sel, Chentham, May, Keen, Porter, Dew. Elliot,
Suo,her' Robertson, porman, Leyburn. Crutcb6,Id
OF l., Walker, Stephenson of Wool
NOES Messrs. Carpenter, Wiley. Bvrd. Ham
nah, jackson, Jones, Haskins, Meredith R,,y;na.
!on, Coz, burweli OF q. & W., Sangsrer. Deskns.
WOOD, Johnston, Gueriant, Butts, Clarke. lee
armstrong, smith Of ofw., Davis, Iabern. Raj.
,sro Marshall Of L., Booirn Digss, b van. GooJe.
poyo' Layton, Tanzey, Chapman, Wade, Smith
Of NJ, Fitzgerald, Hden, MCPHERSON. Hincr Tnn-
stall, Brown'of p, Radcliffe. Snider' Smith Of ri
Shipman. Cowan, Bevins, Cam. Williams Tat
Ridley, Filzhugb, Warren, Prince. Spots. Coed
son, Fulton-57. f'''' Nooo-
The House, therefore, agreed to the resolution.
LOUISA CASE.
Ihis case still continues 10 occunv IN. linn. or
the House. Al present, MIR Melton. the canJid,t,
declared oy The committee 10 he duly elected, has a
majority OF two votes.
on motion OF Mr. Dorman, the House adjourned