Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-18

esaaus, the subject. and he should limi, himself
~ hs ume.-At i've minutes past three O'Clock, MIR
| hh MEX concluded his remarks, when
Mt MORGAN rose and deprecated many o
me remarks which had fallen from the gentleman
from North Carolina, and also entered his protest
against the assertion Of the Eentlmaa from Massa
ehusetts, that not until civil war had broken Out
IN the south would the North interfere with the sub
After a lew further remarks he moved the previous
question.
Mr.. RAYNER objected that he had no, yielded
the floor.
The CHAIR believed the gentleman had yielded
the floor.
MIR WISE solemnly asscveratej that the gentle
man from North Carolina had not yielded the floor,
out had turned round to get a resolution which,
IN the commencement. Of his speech, he had given
noce he would offer to the House.
MIR Bolts, MIR DAWSON and Mr. RAYNER
having made some rem,rks, MIR Morgan withdrew
his motion for the previous question: and offered the
.eso,uu on OF MIR Rayner, and then renewed the
motion Tor the previous question.
| MrCUSHlNG begged that the gentleman from,
, New York would Withdraw his motion, to allow him
10 make a Few remarks on the opinions expressed by
his colleague, mir Ad,ms)
Mr. ADAMS had no objection to hear his coll
league, out hoped the previous question would no,
/ DC urged TO prevent hin from replying.
mr. BARNARD rose TO aques'on oforder, which
Mr. WINTHROP rsised a question of order a.
10 whether the gentleman from New York had
tgm' 10 move the previous question on resolution
ohsIeG oY himself without having taken his seat.
mr DAVIS said that he had moved the previo us
queshoe alter the gentleman from New YORK had
MIR CUSHING objected to the putting that ques-
uon, and would not vote on subject that would
sun, debate. The ccuDe OF discussion made It in
eumOent upon him to give his opinions on the re-
marks uttered by his colleague, with which he was
sorry TO say he disagreed.
Mr. c BROWN took the same ground, and said
hal he had no idea OF lorcins the gag upon the mi
Nj BRIGGS sustained the call Tor the previous
question.
Mr. ADAMS begged the House to remember
thatn this question was passed, 1t would effect him
more than any ether member. In the course OF his
remarks,
Nj. ANDREWS objected to the sen,leman's
proceeding.
Mr.. SroKELY moved tba, MIR. Adam, be
allowed TO proceed IN order. Agreed TO-
MIR. ADAMS said that he rose TO oppose The nrc
Vious question, IS he had been treated with great in
lus'lce 10y the gentlemen from Virginia Mr. wiseJ
from \. Carolina, MIR. Rayne-,l by his friend
IRON New York. ana his own colleague. who ali
agreed IN msreprcseuting and missta,ng him. and
aruou;Ing sentiments 10 him, which he had never
uttered.
Mr.. w. {. JOHNSON said that he should vote
ior the precious question. lie wished that the
douss should proceed TO the business of the ses-
sicn and he Hoped the resolution offered by the gen
ueman from New losk, mir. MORGAN which
is the same offered yesterday by Mr.. RAYNERI
would be ACoDtcd.
Mr.. WISE, after having made brief reply to
Mr.. ADASlS, stated that he should vote Tor the
previous question.
Mr PROFIT was desirous Of expressing his
o9mons, Sui he would set the example and iorego
his night.
MIR. GlDDINGS would vote for The preyious
question IN order, that the House might get at the
cuisines. OF the session.
Mr. :. G. FLOYD thought the reason why the
House mad not proceeded larILer because II had
gone TOO FAST lie proceeded to show that the pre-
vIous question acted injufIousy upon this House.
and he should not care # it was entirely done away
with.
After repeated interruptions from various parts Of
Ihe House, calling the gentleman TO order, MIR c.
DAVIS called him 10 order and asked for the yeas
and nays, as 10 whether Mr.. Floyd should be al
lowed 10 proceed IN order, and il was decided in the
affirmative, l2l yeas, 81 noes.
MIR WINTHROP SAID that ii he had been called
upon TO vo;e fifteen minutes ago, when this question
was first moved, he should certainly have voted
against II. He had raised point OF order in rela-
ton to II at the outset And he begged cave to say,
with All due respect for the Chair, that he had not
withdrawn his appeal from the decision fthe Chair
because he ncqulescud IN its correctness 1, was
rather because lie unwilling to involve the
House IN another OF those controversies on points of
order which so much resembles certain contruyer-
sizes described 10y Milton, where