Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-23

for the interests nd welfare Of the L. S. (We have not
room for The rest Of his sp, ech
! After some further remarks from MT. y,
| Mr. ARNOLD moved the previous question; which
! was seconded by the House.
Mr. FILLMORE asked If call OF the House was in
I, order.
The main question was then ordered, which question
was on the passage olihe BILL the Presidents objections
10 the contrary notwithstanding.
/ Mr.. WARREN asked 10 be excused from voting, on
the ground that he opposed to The bill, and c"nd
not vote for il but if he voted against II, 1t might he
construed into approval OF the PRESIDENTS message,
/ which he also disnpproved of.
I. The vote was taken, and Mr. Warren was excused.
The question recurring the passage OF The bill,
Notwithstanding the Presidents objections, and The
Constitution requiring this question TO be taken oy yeas
and nays the vote taken in that way and resulted
yeas 81, nays 81, rs follows:
i jfds-Messrs Adams, Alien, Lardah W. Andrews Sherlock
naI Barton Birdsrye Blair norem , Bockway jeremiah
brown Burnell Thomas j. Campbell childs Chenden John
rel Davis, Jhn Edwards, Eser Fno.s Lawrence Foster
G ",sn G'f s.eis @IlT Wa% ~ wn william
Johnson, John p Ksnsdy Lane, Lima Mehfnan Thomas M
sn" NORRIS Morrow Osborne owsIey pearcc Peneon Pope
BENJAMIN Randall, Alexander Randall, Randolph, kidsway
Ea1rS: urisg S,any sta;'"n Alexander H. STUART
\ stuart summers John D. Thompson, Richard W. Ih""pon
Rensselaer,, Washington Edward D. While 1%seph D. "hse'
| TlInuls w. l..
AARON nio~n H cnas " BURKE VIM Butler
CHAIRMAN, cldaTd cnoa Coles c"lqa Marx coop%
Davis Dawson Dean Dean n"s I w 6
Goodc, Gordon Gwn, IIabrrsan, Harris Hastings Hays
s% ohn S " s'le eas'
CIrlan, Robert Mcclellan, Mckay McKeon, Mallory, John
Roosevelt Saunders shaw, Shields VIM Smith, snyder, siren
Ward Waerson Weller James W. Williams Wise, and Wood
The roll having been called through, and before the
vote was announced
Mr.. FERRIS asked leave TO record his vote in the
negative
Mr. C. H. WILLIAMS objected, because the gen.
lleman was not within the bar when his name was
called.
Mr. BOYD asked If the rules did not require every
gentleman his seat 10 vote and on being answered by
the Sneaker in the Affirmative said that the gentleman
from Tennessee MIR. Williams was in his seat when
hi, name wns called, and did no, vote and he therefore
called on the Chair to enforce the rules on him, who
was so fond of enforcing them on others.
So the bill not passed, there not being the con-
stitutional majority of two thirds.
Mr. ADAMS moved that the House proceed to the
consideration Of The report and resolution OF the select
committee appointed TO consider the Presidents mes.
sage.
The SPEAKER said that the regular order
of business and directed the Clerk 10 read the resolu
ton the conclusion Of the committee srepor (Which
will be found on our first page)
Mr. ADAMS advocated the Report.
Mr. ROOSEVELT said thn at this late period of
the session. when the people were looking for speedy
adjournment Of Congress- and when resolutions like
that before the House could no. possibly pass, or at least
could become operative, he thought II useless
to waste the time Of The House in further discussion.
He thought the members here had no right to trife
with the wants of the people, who were expecting them
| TO do something, go home. Though 1t was very
unusual thing for him To move the previous question
| hi 4 he I'D In on
special occasons-he felt it TO be his duty 10 move 1t on
the present occasion. He thought the present was one
of those periods when the previous question might be
resorted TO with proprety. The House had tins day
taken upon bill passed by the two Houses and
returned by the President with his objections, and the
result lean majority Of four votes in favor OF The
b-Ee same minority by which il was originally pass
ed. Though the numbers for and against the bill had
changed The majority seemed TO be siereotyped IL
with conviction Of the necessity OF doing some
thing, that he induced 10 move the previous ques-
| ton.
II was plain that the majority, if it meant TO make
bill had the power TO do So and 10 proceed mmedi'
oely. He thought it was time they were letting the
country know that they meant TO do. They had the
power, and ought TO 60 ahend without suspension
Of the rules If they did not mean TO do anything,
he regarded it perfectly idle to keep Congress IN SEES
sion here any longer without providing means TO repe-
nish exhausted Treasury. True, he was not one
ohose who thought The Of the country in such
bad situation they represented To be IN but,
taking the opposite party as the Judges, who declared
the Government 10 be without means, he considered II
worse than dle TO go passing claims and making
appropriations when there money in the Trea
sury satisfy them, and no law to put any there. We
should do something, or go home. Cries Of "ngreed
good He reminded the House. and called the al
tenlon of the country TO the fact that the first veto was
sent in before the }0th Of June, when The reduction OF
duties took effect, according TO law. There time
enough then, to have passed law, and TO have pre-
vented all evil effects which gentlemen complained had
resulted from the absence Of legislation on the subject.
/ Here MIR Arnold made interruption; but was call
ed to order
Before the evil complained of had arisen,
friend of his from Ohio Mr.. Weller, backed by the
united force of the minority, offered bill 10 continue
in force the rne OF duties existing prior the 30lh OF
Jupe-a measure which would have obvlated The pre-
sen, difficulties.
What was done when this measure attempted TO
be introduced by the gentleman from Ohio Obec-
tion made. II could not be explained or debated.
A suspension of the rules was moyed-and, in one
solid column, the ma lorty voted down the notion
Though he (Mr. r. was Of The minority who ad-
vocated the fument Of the 20 per cent. duties, as
contemplated in the Compromise act, yet he was will
ling to carry out higher rate, such existed previous
to The 3O,h of June. With that view he had offered a
bill TO meet the evil. 1t was not an post facto mea.
sure, render lawful duties which had been paid; but
introduced in time to have met and prevent
ed the contingency that occurred on the Both June
This bill, like that of his frenI from Ohio, also
objected 10 and motion 10 suspend the rules IN or
: der to receive it, voted down by The majority Thus
the who insisting that the country
would be ruined for want of legislation, voted in solid
column against even considering any proposition what
ever. The minority did the best they could. On two
several occasions they endeavored to get be-
fore the House-measures which would have been open
to amendment, and which the majority would have
been under no obligation TO pass as presented. The
minority, however, declared they would moi hear
any proposition which presented. They refused
TO permit any bill TO be unnounced-yet the minority
were to be told, and the country be informed, that
the distress prevailing was occasioned by them
For his part, his conscience clear lie
claimed right, las they would say in New England
TO any portion of the censure.
Now, when the second veto had come in, how had
the majority voed' When proposition made by
his friend from Pennsylvania MIR c. Brownl TO in
struct the Committee Of The Whole 10 report the bill in.
troduced by the Judiciary Committee and which pro-