Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-03

documents, he Believed, and twenty thou
sand without.
MIR. WELLER objected
on the Journal. ,:a >, ,h; |
MIR. STANLY said that was all he desired al 'his
time.
The motion was entered accordingly
AZ ryPpE'rT oflered the following resolution:
E,soyr.d.. That on Friday next, at II O'Clock, all
debate in The Committee OF Tie w hoe on he s'ae vi
the Union. on House bill no. as, "ior Inc app"fuoh-
mon, or Representatives among the several Sales &c
codn, % lie s.yh census, shall cease, and the COM
n;Ioa .hau proceed 10 vote on the amendments mat
NAV be then pending or that shall be offered 10 sad
bill and then report the same TO The House, WIN such
amendments as NAV Eaye been agreed 10 by The com
mec, provided sa'a o'ii - nv Soo'.1 ''f " ~
House. F.
Mr.. CUSHING inquired Of the gentleman from
vs-r,o,t ", ryeret,) we;icr his 'cea was that TIL
resolution should interfere with private business TO-
morrow: =, =,
;to IN I,y bu, it is also the day which bills are
not ela.ahle m
Mr. CUSHING said he unwilling 10 interfere
with private bills He suggested that uO@day sonii ee
substituted fer tomorrow
s,ood no The Reporter suggest at there was another
reason why ti.e resolution should be modified mere
was an amendment new under constdcraton the us
cussion oil Which, 10 all appearances, wound not be Yer
Everett had also sicnfed his intention to otter an
anic rdncnt Of an extremely complicated nature, and
If the committee 10 have cny al! tonofrow morn
ma for debate there would lie very little time eit Tor
discussion the latter even on tie suppos,ioh 'ha'
the question on the pending amendment should be Ia
ken day
Mr. EVERETT modified his resolution by inserting
.NoRGag instead of frtday.
Mr. COWEN made suggestion which the Reporter
coulc not hear
Mr.. EVERETT finally modified his resolution so as
10 read ''Nopday at O'Clock. And he moved The
previous question.
MIR. McCLELLAN, Of n. y, moved tina, the reso-
luton he laid on the table
Nj EVERETT asked the yeas and nays, which were
ordered
Mr /: also moved that there be call OF the House;
which refused.
And the question the motion to lay the resolution
on the table then taken, aud decided IN the al
tirna,ive. fellows.
Yeas- Messrs Adams, L,nd4fiW. Andrews, Arnold,
Arlington, Athcrton, Brcsor, Bovine, Boyd, Efew-
SER, e. Brown, VIM Butler, VIM. o. Butler, Green W.
Caldwell, Patrick {. Caldwell, Thomas }. Campbell,
Ca1u;hers Gary, Clifford Clinton, Colfnitt, Mark A.
Cooper, Cowen Cross, Richard d. DAVIS, Dean, East
ma,r, Esbcr', Chas y Floyd Torrance. Gerry, Cog
c,n. pa;rick g. Goode, Habersham, llls;ed, John
Hastings, Hopkins, ous;on louck, iiubafd, Hunter,
C. J lngersoiI, Jack, C. johnson, John w Jones, An
drew Kennel, Lewis, A Mcclellan, H. m'..r'lan'
Mckay, Ma;chand, Alfred Marshall, J. 7. Mason,
Mathews, Med,ll, Miller, Mitchell, Partridge, Payne,
Red.nr. REYNOLDS Riggs Rogers, Roosevelt, Saunders,
Slade, Truman Smith, Snyder, Sumter, Sweeney
Richard ~. Thompson, Turney, Van Bnren, warren,
WesLrooi, James w. Williams, Christopher H. WIZ
liams Wood-.O.
,ags-Messrs. Allen, Babcock, Barton, Birdscye,
Blair, Boardman, Briggs, Bronson, Samson II But
cr Casey, James Cu"per, Ctanston, Cravcns, Cusi'-
my, Garrett Davis, DeberFy, Everett, Fillmore a.
Hail. HUDSON Joseph Il. lngeFs"li, James, John r.
Kennedy, Lane, Lrn, Thomas +. Marshall, Samson
lescr, Ma;iocks, Meriwethc., Moore, Morgan, Nor
rls, Osborne, Owslry, Powell, Randolph, Read, Rdg-
way, Rodney, ". Russell, James VI Russell, Sa!ton-
saii Shenperd Simonton Slanly, Stratton, Alex II.
A. Stuart John T. Stuart, 1ai,aerro, john Il. Thomp'
son, T.lnrhas, To,and, T'p!eit, Trunbuil, Wallace,
Wa,,erson, Edward ID. White, Joseph l.. White, Win
throp, John Young-6o
So the resolution was laid on the table
CilES APEAkE AND ONO CANAL"
NJ. JOHN Il. MASON asked and obtained the con.
SEMI Of the House present memorial from large
number OF the citizens of Allegheny county, Maryland,
including the grand inquest OF SAID county, praying
Conrrcss 10 surrender the stock held by the General
Government in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the
Sta.e Of Maryland
Mr. II sl;d as this subject of deep importance
10 The State Of Maryland, and particularly to the DIS
tric he represented, and as the memorial briefly set
forth The history of this great work, and The grounds
upon which ie inemoralisls based their prayer 10 Con
gress, he would move that the memorial be printed
and that il be referred TO the Committee on the judi
cary.
Which motion prevailing, the memorial was referred
q; cordirgly and ordered 10 be printed.
BRITISH COLONIAL TRADE.
On motion OF hir. CUSHING, the House proceeded
to the cons dera,ion Of the resolution heretofore sub
mitted BY Mr. Adams providing that 10 C00 extra co.
pies Of the report made by his colleague alr CushngD
from the Committee OH Foreign Affairs, TO be printed
And the question being On the adoption Of the reso-
luton,
Mir HOPKINS moved to amend it by striking out
l0,Cc0, and inserting 5000.
Alter a remark from Mr. ADAMS, which was under
stood 20 be, that nothing could be more important 10 the
country than this subject
The question was taken, ard the amendment was re-
iacied
And TIE question recurring on the adoption of the
M. HOPKINS asked the yeas and nays, which
ordered; ard, beng taken, Yeas 81, naysC9
So the resolution wa adopted
si1TI..Gs Cr THE HOUSE.
Mr. CARY, OF Virginia, asked leave TO offer the fol-
loving resolution whIch was read for information;
Rtsoired, That after tie second Gay Of May next
this House Will lake recess daily from two until halt
pas; three O'Clock r. NJ, when 1t will again meet to
transact The business OF the country for which purpose
alone lis members sent here by the People
Mr.. Ey ERETT objected. And Mr. +. moved that
the House resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole
on tie state o. the Union.
The SPEAKER stated 10 Mr. Everett that The gen.
teman from Va. Mr Cary was entitled to the floor
NJ. CARY sad he desired that some reason might be
assigned or oicc;ing 10 the resolution.
The SPEAKER SAID discussion was not in order.
Mr. CARY inquired lf he could not ask the yeas and
naYs on the adoption of the resouiioh'
The SPEAKER said the resolution was not received
But the gentleman could move suspension ut the
rules for the purpose of receiving and considering II;
AID could ask The yeas ard nays on that motion
Mr. CARY moved suspension of the rules, and ask
ed The yeas and nays which were ordered.
Tie reading ii the resolution was again called; and
having been read, some objection, Of rather a jocose
character was made to the latter clause gift.
Mr.. CARY SAID lie wiling 10 modify The rcsou
ten so 10 srit the most sas,idous taste. Laughter.
fhe SrfkER said the question WAS not dehdiab!e
Mr.. CARY mod fed his resolution 10 read follows
"EsSo'r.a, That and after the second day OF May
next TINS House Vii take daily from Two
III half pas. tlrec clock P ID when VIII again meet
10 transact business.
The question was ,hen taken on the motion to sus.
pend the rules asd was decided in The negative yeas