Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23


ual whom the party 70 ~h,ch he belonged would
|pfo6aby select. 10 90 Who had thus besa rereant
10 the interests and The rights Of the States.
THE SrEAKEa here called the gsnllemsn iron
Cumberland to ORDER remarking that he eosld not
20 late the particular opinions OF Mr.. Roans.l
Mr. CALpwALL although willing that the election
should not be gone into. until reasonable time had
been allowed ior settling the contested csses. he
was by no means willing TO sgree TO indefinite
postponeinent, and should vote against il. He
thought necessary that the representation Of Vir-
gina IN the Senate, should be full when the new
President came into power:
Mr. DoRnAs.opposcd indefinite pos,ponement
MIR CHAPMAN supported it. He commended that
majority OF the Counties had gone against Gcn'
Harrison, and that the people ought to have the
opportunity OF being heard upon this question:
He should vote for the indefinite postponemenL
Mr. CaorrER opposed II, as did also MIR KEEN.
The question WINS then put, and decided fol-
lows: .r.t ..i-..
Jackson, Haskns, Meredith. Cox, Burwell Of C. &
W., Vaughan, Sangster Deskins, Wood Johnston
Guerrant, Butts, Clarke. Lee, Armstrong. Smith
Of l. OF w, Davis Dabney, Habsrn, Ballard,
cayion. fancy Chapman wa Wade s%S Of S'y H.
Fhzserold, Hidden. M'Pberson, Hincr, Heath,
Radcliffe. Snider, Smith of r., Shipman, Cowan,
Bevins, Conn, Williams, TAFT, Ridley, Fitzhugh,
Warren, Prince, SPOTS, Goodson, Futon-55.
NoEs-Messrs. Southall, (Spceker,) Chopper.
Bayly, Coles, Cabell, M'Cue, Stuart, Burwell of
b., Mitchell, Vandoren, Fryatt, Jones, Kyle, Flood
Toler, Irvine, Corbin, Coleman, Caldwell, Broedus,
Irving, Cotton, Roanc, Scott, Mclaughlin, Payne,
Woods, Hale, Gather, Smith of G.. Erskinc, Taylor
Of H., Vance, Odell, Thompson, Mullen, M'Rae,
Hamlet, Gregory, Stephenson of j., Warrington,
Donnely, Tayioe Of X. c., Tayloe Of l.. & R.,
Beard, Rsmey, Harrison, Caldwell, Goode, Orrick,
Harrell, Brown OF N.,Taylor Of n. B., Langhorne,
stall, Keen, Porter Burke Dcy, Elliott, Strother,
Robertson. Dorman, Leyburn, Crutch6eld, Ste
Phenson Of T., Walker, Stephenson Of Woo, -7a
The motion was therefore lost.
MIR GREGoRr felt bound to oppose the motion,
putting off the election until the 18th.
IL was however, carried, ayes 6S, noes So
Alter some further debate, the resolution as
amended was put, and the ayes and noes being cal
led Tor was taken as follows:
AIEs-Messrs- Southall, (Speaker0 Cropper,
Bayly, Coles, Ca5eil, M'Cue, Stuart, Burweli Of
B., Mitchell, Vandoren, Fryat, Hannah, Flood,
W., Broadus, Irving, Cotton, Rosne, Scott, Nc
Laughlin, Payne, Woods, Hale, Gather, Smith Of
e. Wilkinson, Erskine, Taylor OF H., Vance,
odelI, Thompson, M'Rae, Hamlet, Gregory. Ste
Phenson Of Worihingron, Donnelly, Davis,
Tayloe OF X. G., Tayloe of l.. s. r., Beard, Ra.
mey, Harrison, Caldwell, Orrick, Harrell, Brown Of
N, Taylor of n. b., Lanshorne, Etheridse, Yer
10y, Mcconnell, Chatham, May, Tunsta, Keen,
Porter, Burke, Dey, Elliott, Suother, Robertson,
(oTman, Leyhurn, Crutchfeld, Walker Stephenson
NoEs-Msssrs. Carpenter, Wiley, Byrd, Jack
son, Jones, Haskins, Meredith, Kyle, Burlington,
Cox, Vaughan, Sangster, Deskins, Wood, John
s.on, G9erran', Butts, Clarke, Mullen. Lee, Arm
strong, Smith Of !. OF W., Dabney, Habern, Bal
lard, Marshall of L.. Booton. Diggs, yam, Goode,
Boyd, Clayton, Tanzey, Chapman, Wade Smith
Of ~, Fitzgerald, Hidden, M'Pherson, Hiner, Brown
oil T., Heath, Radcliffe, Snder, Smith of r., Ship
man, Cowan, Bevins, Conn, Williams, TAFT, Rid
Ley, FIzhugh, Warren, Prince. Stephenson of T.,
Goodson-57.
The House therefore agrees TO go into TIE cleo
, ton by joint vote with the Senate, on the I2,h
| February.