Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-17
date ior tae Wee Presidency, &c

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Laroipp tla, he had increased the officers OF 'he
Mn York Custom. house treefod, and the rate OF COL
lectng in the same ratio, ., a., ..,.;o,, oe ~.
resolutions involving various matters, and producing
~ rreonIar discussion, which lasted upwards OF two
T,ho debate vas maintained by Messrs. Clay, Buch-
,n,m Woodbury., Wright, Msngum and Pierce.
,ienath the discussion reverted 10 the resolution, and
NJ p;a,c. called for the yeas and nays which were
ordered md the vote resulted as follows: -
Ytas-Alessrs. Baes, Berren, Clay, Clayton, Evans
c,abou Henderson, Huntingdon, Nlangum, Mernck,
Miller Morehead. Porter, Prentiss, Summons Smith oil
IA Tallmad9e, White and Woodbrdge-l9.
Saus-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Barrow, Benton, Bu'
chanan, Calhoun, Fulton. King, Linn, rierce, mcho'
berts SEWER Smith of Conn, Walker, wright, " ood'
bury and Young-l1.
And NJ nearly ) o'clock, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The SPEAKER announced, soon as the Journal OF
Saturday last had been read that The regular orher OIL
business was the presentation o petitohs, com"ehe."S
with the State of Maine but he first presented 10 the
HENCE three communications, which he had received
from Messrs HOLMES, CoorEE, and CHAPMAN, re-
Gently amounted members of The Committee on Fo-
reign Relations in which they ask 10 be excused rom
further service that committee Tor the reasons sci
forth in their letters which were read by the clerk
CITY OF WAsuiSGroS, Feb. X, loi2.
To the Hon. JoHs WHITE, Speaker ofMe
House of Representatives.:
SIR: Having been appointed 4 member Of me Io'''
mltee of Foreign Affairs the undersigned desires 10 oe
excused from the service for the following reasons:
The appointment made in consequence oil me
resignation Of honorable members distinguished Tor
their ability and experience, who represent similar IN
,erests With himself. They doubtless had every dispo
si,on to maintain their positions the committee SO
LONG as they could with interest TO the country
or honor and credit to themselves. They have retired
h,,fI md sin
before the House. and made known 10 rs ali. They are
grounds which apply or less 10 every member who
represents the peculiar interests of the South and re-
CARDS the good order peace and harmony Of the unon
These grounds are laid III the conduct ami speeches III
The venerable chairman Of that committee, well III
committee as in This House. 81 these lie has cvnccd,
on all occasions wi!in and deliberate purpose. with
great pefSeyeI his position on tins oor, ana
his elevation as chairman points OF attack oT maligh
influences unmindul Of Obligations imposed - the Con.
stitu,ion asSa The property ana interests Of large
portion of these L. s. and wantony 10 dclanc and ira
duce the character 81 lis citizens aid heit Represents
tiyeS this i!0Or.
Under these circumstances. whilst The undersigned
dSclaim> but the proper feelings 81 regard ioI The
chairman as Representative ami an individual, he
does no, perceive how he could AID hr investigations Of
this committee or pariakc in It's deliberations without dis
crcdng those he came here 10 represent he therefore,
respectfully requests you present 10 the House This a
plicaton 10 he excused.
".
MARK A. COOPER.
MIR. JoHS CAMPBELL rose TO point of order IL
was this The gentleman who had signed that com
municaton was u member Of the House, and could,
and should. from his seat, make any communication
that he wished 10 submit for the conside ration of the
House. Another point was this lie conceived that
member Of that House scarcely had the right to
spread his opinion of another member on It's journal,
and he supposed that this paper necessarily wen: there
He had doubt that the gentleman was influenced
BY the highest considerations Of duty
The SrEAKEE observed that the letter would not go
upon the journal.
Mr. CAMPBELL then withdrew his point Of order, and
The question being taken excusing MIR. COOPER,
it was decided III The affirmative, without division
The Clerk then read Tie letters Of Messrs. HOLMES
and CuArMAS, a. follows
To The Hen. Spcakfr fthe House Of Representatives,:
Sir: | respectfully beg 10 be excused from serving as
member Ut the COMMITTEE on Foreign Affairs The
reasons assigned by those gentlemen whose resgna-
tons occasoned the vacancies recently iled By tue APP
pointment Of other Southern members appear equally
applicable 10 all representatives Of saveholdng States,
and were deemed satisfactory by The House, asevlnced
in the unlesating acceptance Of the aforesaid resgna.
tons wonld further observe that the Chairman OF
said committee having applied 10 my constituents the
most opprobrous ephc,s, aud charged all the deiega-
ton from South Carolina, with having banded III
base conspiracy 10 destroy his good name, feel con
WINGED that the public service would not be advanced,
the harmony ofthe committee promoted, by the coun-
sells OF Your obi servt
To me speaA., ef The House Of Representatives.
SIR: find tina, have been appointed member of
the Committee Foreign Affairs recently, TO fill one
Of several vacancies that occurred in that committee by
the resignation OF members whose reasons were pub
ly made known, and deemed by the House sufficient
to excuse them.
deeply regret the necessity that feel myself un.
der 10 decline serving that committee and respect
fully ask that the House will excuse me-
have carefully examined the grounds on which the
late members Of the committee have placed their usti
cation before the country for retiring from il, and fully
sustain their vews. Tie they assign being al!
together applicable TO myself ask 10 be excused
with grea, respect,
Your obeient servant,
r. CHAPMAN.
IlorsE Of REPRESENTATIVES,, Feb u, lei..
The House also excused those gentlemen from any
service that committee.
Mr. EVERETT that renewed his attempts To get in his
resolution 10 discharge the Committee Of the Whole
from the npportionment bill, and make it the special
order for Tuesday the 22d, on which day, at CLOCK
he proposed take the question, and dispose of all
pending amendments
Objections made, md calls also made for
isthe orders of the day
Mr. EVERETT said there were objections, he should
move suspension Of the rules, and that motion he
called for the yeas and nays.
Mr. MEDIIl wished 10 make an inquiry Of the Speak
the power of majority Of the House to proceed at any
time to the consideration Of the apporonment bill,
without suspension of the rules for that porpose'
The SPEAXER was understood 10 say that il was.
The yeas and nays then ordered, and resulted as
folows-ycas IS, noes l2l
Mr. PEAncE of Maryland then asked the unanimous
consent of the House receive substitute which he in
tended hcreaerto offer for the bill reported By the Cen
Sus Committee that it might be printed
The House assented and the document was ordered
TO ba printed
Petitions were then presented
MIR ADAMS having presented petitions in great mum
bers and of great varieties, said he should present no
more this time; but he took occasion 10 say that ne
had received another petition for the peaccube dlssou
ton of the Union He had received some perhaps to
enrap him into trorSle, like that from which he had so
recently emerged but he should not present them for
lie not DESTROYS to present any document which
,ice to all persons that if they meant send hoaxes 10
him. petitions containing indecent, obscene, filthy