Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-08


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MIR. A. WIS then understood 10 cay, that he had no
understood the Speaker deciding The proposition
the gentleman from Georgia 10 be III order. ana
the Speaker said that he had decided, he (Air A.
would appeal from the decision. The Speaker hat
said he had decided but he had not Loud cries t.
ord.r.l
Mr. WISE hoped the Speaker would demand orde
The SPEAKER said there was no difficulty between
the gentleman from Massachusetts, aud the Char
Mr. ADAMS. The Speaker said he had decided
but he had not. ] certainly should have appealed IN
stan,ly.
A conversation here arose, involving the state o
facts. which was participated i'll by Messrs. WISE
ADAMS. FILLMORE, WINTHROP, and thu
SPEAKER.
motion of Mr. Wse to lay the whole subject on the ia
table
And they were ordered.
"A message in writing was received from the fres
dent of the U s., BY the hands OF kobeF: lyier Esq
Mr. BlDLACK called for the reading Of the proPo
sitinn of Mr.. Meriwe,her, which having been real
The question the motion OF Mr. Wise was taken
and decided in the affirmative by the following vote:
Yeas slessrs. L,ndaf w. Andrews, Atherton Bar
toa, Beeson, BdIack, Bovine, Boyd Brewster, Aaron
V. Brown, Milton Brown, Charles Brown, Burke, >
II. Butler, VIM. Butler, VIM .. Bnt!er, e. W. Cald'
we'll, Patrick &. Caldwell, John Campbell, VIM Is
Campbell, T. J. Campbell, Caruthers, Cary, casey
r. d. Davis Dawson, Dean, Deberry, Doan Dog,
Eastman, j. c. Edwards, Egbert, Ferris, C. A. Floyd
Torrance, T. F Foster, Gamble, G'lmer, Gogg'n, VIM
o. Goode Gordon, Graham Green, Gwin, liabersham,
Harris, j. Hastings, Hays, Holmes, Hopkins, Houck,
Houston, HUBBARD, Hunter, Jack, VIM {. Johnson, e.
johnson, Keim, John P. Kennedy, Lane, Abraham Nc.
Cellan, Robert Mcclellan, Mckay, Marchand, Alfred
Marshall J. T. Mason, Matthew'S Medll, sleriwether,
Miller, Moore, Newhard, Owsey, Parmcnter, Payne,
Pope, Powell Profit, Reding, Reynolds, Riggs Saun-
ders, Shaw, shepperd, Snyder, Sellers stany, steen'
rod, Summers, Sumter, Sweeney, Taliaferro, John Is
Thomson, Richard W. Thompson, Jacob thompson,
Turney, Van Buren,, Ward, Warren, Washington, Wat
,erson. VEL r. Westbrook, James w. Williams, Lewis
Williams, Christopher RI. Williams, Joseph l.. Will
hams, Wtc, Wood-1l5.
.rups-alessrs Adams, Allen, Sherlock j. Andrews,
Arnold Babcock, Baker, Barnard, Birdseye, Blair,
Bcardman, Borden, Briggs, Brockway, Bronson, J,
Brown, Burnell Calhoun Chlds, Chi,lenden, John c.
Clark S. n. Clarke, Cooper, Cowen, Cranston, era.
vens, Gushing, John Edwards, Everett, FessendeE,
Fillmore john G.. Floyd, \. Lawrence Foster, Gates,
G,ddings p G. Goode, Granger Cuisine, Hall, w.
g. Hastings, Henry, Hudson, Hunt, James Irwin, VIM.
". Irwin, James, Andrew Kennedy, Lawrence, Linn,
Lowell Samson Mason, aathlot, Mattocks, Maxwell,
Maynard, Morris, Morrow, Osborne, Partridge Pen
dleton, Piumer, Ramsey, Benjamin Randall, Alexan-
der Randall, Randolph, Ridgway, Rodney, William
Russell, James NJ. Russell, Saitonstall, Smonton,
Sade, Truman Smith, Stokely, Straton, A. IL. IL.
Stuart John r. Stuart, Trlnghast, Toland, TrumbulI,
Underwood, Van Rensselaer,, Winthrop, Augustus
Young, John Young-S4.
So the whole subject was laid on the table.
"A message received from the Senate announ-
Gin. the passage Of certain bulls, uhe titles Of winch
were heard BY the ReporterD and asking the con-
currence of this House therein
The SPEAKER said that there were OF the table
about twenty petitions presented the same day and
on the subject matter that just disposed Of and
which, debate being demanded had also been ordered
10 lie over No question had been raised but debate
being demanded they were left supposng that the de-
cson of the question just taken would dispose of them
also
Mr. GAMBLE moved that they be all laid on the
table.
MIR. ADAMS asked the yeas and nays on the laying
the first of the series the table, which ordered
And the roll having been called through
Mr. STANLi (pend'ng the annunciation o. the
yoe) rose and desired TO be informed by the Speaker
what stage Of the proceedings it would BE- in order L
move that gentlemen who had not voted should De cali
I'd upon TO do so'
Hs object in making the inquiry was, that there were
certain supporters Of Martin Van Buren, who had beci
DESTROYS of making political capital out OF TINS question
who had voted.
The SPEAKER said the gentleman was not III order
MIR. SrANLf said there were gentlemen on this Hoo
--one from New York especially who had not voted
He MIR S had made the inquiry III order that thes
gentlemen might be compelled TO vote.
The SPEAKER The gentleman has right to de
mand tina, any gentleman who was within the bar sha
vote.
Mr.. sTANLY A Representative from the city o
he should be compelled.
[Cries-Nam him
The SPEAKER addressing Mr. sanly) win tn
gentleman give the name:
MI STANLY. Yes; Mr. Roosevelt.
Mr. ROOSEVELT addressing MIR, S,anly) was un
ders,ood by the Reporter say, you want my sen
timen,s on tina, question, you shall have them
Mr. STANLY. No; want your vote; for you hav
sometimes voted both ways.
The SPEAKER called TO order, and resd the 40
rule NEW edition) which is as follows
every Member who shall be in the House when tn
question is put shall give his vote, unless the House
for special reasons, shall excuse hun.
Mr.. STANLY said he would not press the matter
He only wished 10 call attention TO the fact.
Mr. ROOSEVELT | am happy 10 find that m
vote is Of so much importance to the gentleman iron
North Carolina
MIR. STANLY said the genteman's vote of n
body else.
The SPEAKER then announced the vote-uye
Io3 noes 81.
81 the pe,ition was laid on the table.
The petition Of S. S. Sheldon and 3Gl others, Q
New York Mills presented heretofore by MIR. Floyd 9
N. Y, coming up in lis turn
Mr.. ADAMS (after some conversation with tn
Speaker) asked for vote all the petitions SeT'attn
fhouph he said, he would not call the yeas aud nay
MI STANLY asked the yeas and Nays which wer
ordered.
MIR. ROOSEVELT appealed 10 the gentleman VII
made the motion to lay on the table 10 withdraw II to
q moment, 10 enable him to say word IN explanation
Mr.. GAMBLE declined.
The question was then taken and decided--yeas l0l
naysS3.
So the petitions were not laid on the table.
Several other petitions of the series were laid on Tn
table without divisions when the House was sudden
is brought up all standing on the
REFERENCE or THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
MIR. ARNOLD to make motion which, II
said might perhaps give offence to some OF his friends
twas privileged motion lie moved to recons'de
chr yote nfyp sla OF
man from New Hampshire, (hlr A,her,on0 proposln
to refer so much of the Presidents Me sage related
the Tariff TO the Committee Of Ways and Means
AS he did not wish to detan gentlemen, aud MS th'
was little matter between himself and two OF IN
Representatives from New Hampshire, (Messrs. Burk
and Eastman and The usual dinner hour mad near'
arrived, and gentlemen might wish their dinners, h
would merely tax the gentlemen referred to and tn