Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Friday, Dchmber 10, lS4l

Friday, ID iaber 10, 1871.
The SPEAKER communicated n report from l'
NAVY DEPARTMENT, made III compliance with the pro
visions of the second sccti'n, of the act of May %, con
laininu a statement showing the expenditures unde
the contingent fund Of the office of The Secretary o
the Navy and the office Of The Navy commissioners.
Mr.. KING of Georgia moved to refer II 10 the eom
mittee on Naval Affairs.
Committee ON Naval Affairs had yet been appointed
1t was not usual to refer matters to the standing com
mitiees before their appointment. ,.
Mr.. WISE moved to q the document on .he table
and that it be printed. luis, he SAID, was tne usua
course taken with regard to Executive communications
before the announcement OF the s'ahainS com'h'''ee'
This motion was agreed 10. -,
MIR HOPKINS proposed to take up and concur witt
the resolution sent from the Senate, providing Tor tht
appointment Of Chaplains.
The SPEAKER informed the gentleman that N
House had already passed a joint resolution on =
MI. BRIGGS supposed that nothing renal
but to 90 at once into the election. .njamin Pal
Mr.. RHETT nominated the Rev. DIR.
The SPEAKER said that the fir
was the reception of petitions. rcd If the first business
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON iGf the Committee on the
in order was not the e!PsGusqs That subject had been
Rules and Orders OF thfor Yesterday, (Thursday,) and
made the special oIfdoa ill disposed OF. He should
for every snccee9So,rlt W ME first business in order.
Mr.. JOB anxious o Vroeeed with other business,
,emen move the postPopement of the special order.
ne wcSPEAKER asked the gentleman if his motion
Aiemplated a fixed day to postpone the special order
Several gentlemen named Monday next.
MIR. JOHNSON of Maryland said that he should not
fix on any day. If the postponelnent should be car
the House could take the rclort up any day II
pleased.
: Mr.. WILLIAMS of North Carolina moved to amend
the gentleman's motion SO as to postpone the order to
Monday next. :,
MIR. JOHNSON Of Maryland 'hen said that he should
vary his motion so as to move to lay .be report on the
table. The House could then take j, up vixen it pleased
Mr.. FILLMORE sid. if the report was laid on
the table, if it would t sequire a vote OF two-thirds
to take it up again:
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
Mr.. ARNOLD called fer the yeas and nays on MIR
Johnson's motion; whichS having been ordered, the
question was taken, and decided in the Affirmative
yeas 96, nays Sc, as follows:
Yeas.-hessrs. Athcrton, Berson, Bidlack, Bovine,
Boyd, Brewster, Rarke, Samson ii. Ratler, William
Butler, William o. Butler, Green W. Caldwell, Ca
ard d. Davis, Dawson, Dean, Doig, Eastman, Edwards
Egbert, Ferris, &. A. Floyd, Fornance, Thomas F
Foster, Gerry, Gilmer, Goggin, Gordon, Graham, Ha
bersham, Harris, Jno. Hastings, ~, u"pfins, Houck
Houston, Hubbard, Hunter, Charlie lnge9 Boll, Joseph
R. I%ngersoll, Jack, VIM. Cost lnson'N Gave John
son, JODN w. JOieS, htluI, "a '>'pSoy h'"S
Lewis, Lit,leheld, Lowell, R. MccV lan, Mckay, Mar
chand, Alfred MARSHALL, John thompson Mason
Mathews, Medill, Meriwelher, Mill Moore, Newhard
Parmen,er, Payne, pIumer, POI fFo0i', Reding
Rhe,t, Riggs, Saunders, Shaw, yshePperd, William
Taliaferro, Jacob Thompson, Triplett, Turney, Van
Buren,, Wallace, Ward, Weller, Westbrook, James w
Williams, Christopher II. Williams, Joseph l.. Will
liams, Wise, and Wood-96.
.Naus-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Landau w. Andrews
Sherlock J.. Andrews, Arnold, Aycr,gg, Babcock.
Baker, Barnard, Blair, Boardman, Borden, Bolts
Briggs, Brockway, Bronson, Milton brown, Burnell
Calhoun, William B.. Campbell, Casey, John G
Clark, staley \. Clarke, cowen, crar ton, Gushing
Garrett Davis, Dcberry, John Edward{ Everett, Fes.
sender, Fillmore, John G. Floyd, 4. LAURENCE Foster
Hall. Hals,ed, Henry, Howard; Hudson. James Irwin
William w. Irwin, james, John I. Kennedy, Lane
Lawrence, Linn, Samson Mason, Nla,toeks, Maynard
Morris, Morrow, Pendlcton, Ramsey, Benjamin Rand
dali, Randolph, Reynolds, Ridgway' Rodney, koose
welt, Russell, saltons,all, simonton, Slade, Truman
Smith, S,anly, Stokely, Stratton, Alexander II: II
Stuart, John I. Stuart, John B. ThonXson, Richard w
Thompson, Tillinghast, Toland, TOT inson, Trumbull
Underwood, Washington, Thomas W Williams, Lewis
Williams, Winthrop, Yorke, Augustus Young, ane
John Young-SS.
Mr.. FILLMORE rose for the purpose OF i%nquirinl
whether the Presidents message d'dnot properly come
I'D the first thing in order. fit did, he would agar
submit the resolutions he offered yesterday.
Mr.. ATHERToN objected TO the reception of the
resolutions.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Tennessee desired TO inquire o
the Chair whether any business could be in order I'll
the announcement of the Standing Committees: A
petitions could not be referred till ihcn, he thought TIT
message could not either be referred.
The SPEAKER thought it was in the power OF tn
House to take up and refer the message.
Mr.. JOHNSON Of Tennessee, with a view TO tht
organization Of the House, and to give the Speaker tim
10 appoint the committees, moved an adi tournament Ill
Monday.
could not make the compound motion to adjourn, an,
to adjourn over to Monday; he could accomplish M
object by frs, moving for the House to adjourn over
the day he fixed on, aud that motion prevailing, the
moving for an ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. JOHNSON oVTennessee accordingly move
that when the House adjourn, it adjourn over to Mon
day next; which motion was carried without a division
MI. JOHNSON Of Tennessee then moved that tn
House do adjourn.
Mi. FILLMORE called for the yeas and nays on tn
motion.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Tennessee, 10 save the time of tn
| House, withdrew his. motion.
MIR. FILLMORE then moved to take up the Pres
dents message for the purpose Of reference.
Mr.. SAUNDERS Of North Carolina remarked, tina
If petitions could not be referred before the appoin,
ment of the standing committees, the message coul
not.
A motion was here made to adjourn, but by whom
the Reporter could not ascertain.
MIR. FILLMORE called for the yeas and nays whic
were ordered, and, on taking the question, resulted in
yeas ~, nays Us, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Anterior, Bovine, Boyd, Brewste
Aaron v. Brown, Burke, Samson II. Butler, Willia'
Butler, William 0. Butler, Green w. Caldwell, Ca
houn, Clifford, Clinton, Coles, Cross. Daniel, Riclar
ID. Davis, Dawson, Dean, Doig, Eastman, John c. E.
wards, Egbert, Fessenden, John G. Floyd, Charles !
Floyd, Torrance, Thomas F. Foster, Gilmer, Gordo'
John Hastings, Hopkins, Houck, Houston, Jack, Cav
Johnson, John w. Jones, Keim, Andrew Kennel,
Lewis, Littlefeld, Lowell, Abraham Mcclellan, Robe
Mcclellan, Mckay, Marchand, Alfred Marshall, job
Thompson Mason, Mathews, Maxwell, MedIl, Mile
Newhard, Parmenter, Partridge, Payne, Reding, Re,
nolds, Riggs, Sanford, Saunders, Shaw, William Smit
Snyder, Steenrod, Sumter, Jacob Thompson, Turne
Van Buren,, Ward, and Wood-72.
.Nays-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Landau w. Andrew
Sherlock J. Andrews, Arnold, Aycrigg, Babcock, B
ker, Barnard, Beeson, Bidlack, Blair, Boardmun, Bo
den, Bolts, Briggs, Brockway, Bronson, Milton Brow
Burnell, VIM. b. Campbell, Thomas J. Campbell, C
ruthers, Casey, John c. Clark, Staley N. Clarke, Gov