Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-13
CoNGRESs---2d SESSION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Feb.

Mr. ZONES Of Virginia moved that the House re-
solve itself into Committee Of the Whole on the state
Of the Union and proceed to the consideration OF the
hill makinr appropriations for the payment OF Revolu-
tionary and other pensioners Oh TIE u . LUZ e 9ea'
iS31.
The SPEAKER informed Mr.. Jones that this was
the day set aside for the consideration OF bills relating
10 steamboat disasters, &c.
Mr. JONES would then ask that the special order
he postponed until Thursday next, because all the i'm
nortant appropriation bills had yet TO be acted upon
Mr. UNDERWOOD said that if Thursday should be
set aside for the special order he would have no obec
ton to its postponement until that day.
The question then taken on postponing the sPe-
cia order and decided in the affirmative.
So the special order postponed until Thursday
next.
Mr.. c. JOHNSON submitted the following resou-
ton:
Resolrsd, That on and after tomorrow, the daily hour
of meeting of this House shall be eleven o'clock, until
otherwise ordered.
Objection being made the reception of the resolu-
ton,
On motion Of Mr.. &. JOHNSON Inc rules were sus-
pended; and
The question taken the passage OF the resolu'
tion and decided in the affirmative.
The House then on the motion of Mr.. JONES oil Vr-
GINA resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole on
the state Of the Union, (Alr Clifford in the cha) and
resumed the consideration Of the
PENSION BILL.
The question pending was on the amendment offered
lr.
800 900 for the benefit Of such Seminole chiefs and
warriors Us may surrender for emigration
Mr.. MARK A. COOPER being entitled to the floor,
resumed his remarks from Yesterday, in reply to MT
Giddngs.
sbo;y that the origin of the Florida war was attrI-
butabe 10 slavery, kidnapping, &c, MIR. Z. proceed
ed to reply scriatm to the arguments by which that
position had been attempted to be sustained.
In the course OF the remarks of Mr. u, alus'on
Ia ito hotm
in relation to the alleged kidnapping OF certain ne
Mr. EVANS of Maine made several explanations on
that subject, which will appear when the debate shall
be written out.
MIR. COOPER proceeding TO comment upon
that subject when he called order by the Char
on the ground Of irrclevancy.
Mr.. BLACK observed that his colleague was merely
replying to what the gentleman from Ohio Mr. Gid
dnGsl had advanced yesterday; and inasnuch as that
asneman had been permitted 90 making charges,
he MIR b. could not conceive how his colleague could
he out of order in replying to those charges The gem
,cman from Ohio was permitted to make an anti-sa-
very speech Yesterday and the Chair decided that
his colleague MIR. COOPER was not in order IN replying
10 il, he MIR b. would take appeal from that deci-
SION.
The CHAIR observed that as the gentleman was re-
ferrng TO negro. stealing in Ohio ana alludng TO the
object etc, of those engaged he had thought ms duty
TO call him to account FOR irrelevancy.
Mr. ADAMS said, yes; and in addition to mat the
gentleman from Georgia has made pointed personal
auson to him; and he desired the gentleman might
be permitted to go on, in order that he Mr. A, might
have an opportunity of answering him
alr WISE desired TO know if the gentleman from
Georgia not replying to the remarks Of the gen
,leman from Ohio yesterday, on the subject OF ne
gro stealing If so, was he not in order'
Mr. COOPER said, lie had no notes OF his own, ana
his remarks were founded the notes ne had taken
of the written speech of the gentleman from Ohio SO
that he was continuing himself strictly to what had been
said by that gentleman and for which ne had not been
called TO order by the Chair.
After some further explanations,
MIR. BLACK took an appeal from the decision OF the
Chair
And the question being taken on the appeal, the de-
cision of the Chair was not sustained.
Mr.. COOPER then resumed his remarks, and pro-
ceeded at great length to show that the conclusions
drawn by the gentleman from Ohio, in relation to the
causes of the Florida war, were erroneous Mr. c.
also at some length defended the State of Georgia from
certain charges preferred against her by the Abolition
lists.
MIR. BLACK said that when he finished his speech
the other day. he did not think ne would be called up
so soon again to address the Committee But he would
be deIect to his duty not only as Representative of
Georgia. but rs citizen Of the South, were ne TO per-