Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-02


exception, on which Committee Of Conference wa
appointed. -y..e
the Senate took recess for two hours.
Al half past FIVE o'clock the Senate again met, all
pr.c.rdpd to the consde ration Of Executive business
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. CALHOUN submitted the following resolution
RI sojrtd That the Secretary Of War furnish TO thI
House. at the beginning of the next session, state
m.nt setting forth the number OF private establishment
at hich fire are manufactured tor the Govern
ment where situated and at what prices the contract
have been taken for the last ten mp 10 the pesen
time; the number of annually fabricated within
that pc Rod and the annual cost. That he also furnls
statement Of the amount i'll number end value OF tn
fire arms in depose at the various arsenas and depots
the number of men employed nj each during the las
Two years, the number and grade Of officers satione,
there, and the amount Ut money discussed al eaci
within the same period annually.
3nd rtsoIrtd further, That there be annexed annu
ally hereafter The Army register, an accurate schedule
of the pay aud emolumens, with the eommutation va
ue thereof to which the various officers of the army
each grade, entitled.
Mr. ARNOLD objected 10 the reception of the reso
luton, because he SAID there quorum.
Mr. ADAMS moved call of the House.
On calling the roll, ll9 members answered to their
names.
When the names of the absenees were called, II wat
found that 1873 were present; and then,
On motion of Mr.. WELLER, further proceedings IN
the call were suspended.
The resolution was adopted
Mr. j. r. INGERSOLL said that the Senate having
passed resolution granting to The clerks and messen-
gers of that body the usual extra allowance, he thought
due 10 the officers of the House that similar allow
ance should be made 10 them He therefore submitted
resolution providing that, out of the contingent fund
of The House. and under the direction oil the committee
auditing the accounts the sum should be paid to
the clerks pnges messengers and aborers as was pao
to them at the termination Of the long session OF lie last
Congress.
MIR. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, called the attention
of the gentleman from Pennsylvania TO the fact that
the resolution is in direct contraventon 10 positive
law If the Senate chose to infringe law, it was no
good for the House 10 do the same. lie protest.
ed against the reception oil the resolution.
Mr. ING ERSOLL moved suspension ofthe rules
On this motion the ayes and were ordered
The vote stood, ayes 6l ga. So The rules were
not suspended
On motion Of Alr. HALSTED, Committee of Con.
ference was ordered the bill for taking testimony in
cases of contested elections.
Mr.. WISE moved that the House 60 into Commit.
lee Of the Whole.
MIR. ADAMS expressed a hope that the motion
would not prevail.
On the motion ,eers were ordered-and IS voted in
the affirmative, and 40 in the negative The vote OF
the Speaker being counted, there was quorum, and
the House accordingly resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole, Mr. J. r. lngcrso in the Char, and
took up the Senate bill for the organization OF the Navy
Department.
Mr. KING Of Georgia was entitled 10 the floor, and
occupied the hour in III explanation Of the details OF the
bill.
Mr. WISE, as instructed by the Committee OF Naval
Affairs, offered amendments TO the second and third
sections reducing the number OF bureaux from seven
to ive and authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
appoint the heads Of the bnreaux.
Mr. EVERETT offered substitute for the Sd sec.
he Ia
the bureaux by and with the advice and consent oil the
Senate, and fixing their salaries respectively at 81,
500 On this amendment teers were ordered-3i
voted in the affirmative, and 7G in the negative No
quorum voting.
Mr. EVERETT modified his amendment by striking
out the salaries and merely directing the President 10
appoint the heads Of the bureaux.
Mr.. WISE raised a point OF orcer, that amendments
TO perfect bill take precedence OF Substitutes lie
moved therefore, 10 strike from The third section the
words the Secretary of the Navy and insert "ihe
President with the advice and consent Of the Senate
so that the section would authorize the President instead
OF the Secretary Of the Navy.
Various other amendments proposed by the instruc.
ton of the Committee Naval Affairs were disposed
OF.
An anne ndment submitted by MIR. ADAMS, prohibit
ing transfers Of preparations, was carried.
message was received from the Senate commu
nicating resolution which suspended the three days
rule.
The committee rose and reported the bill, and
MIR. WISE demanding the previous question, the
amendments were adopted in mass.
On the passage Of The bill, Mr.. MckENNAN de
manded the previous question: ana
MIR. JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, called for the yeas
and nays.
They were ordered; ond The vote stood-yeas III,
nays 80.
So the bill wac passed.
After the disposition Of various reports and bills,
Mr.. UNDERWOOD moved that the House should
90 into Committee Of the Whole.
This being pronounced out of order, Mr UNDER
WOOD moved suspension OF the rules
The suspension was negallved.
Mr.. Bolts moved suspension OF the rules to lake
up the Executive communications on the Speaker
table.
On this motion quorum voted.
motion made 10 have a call OF tie House, and
,elIers were ordeed-9 voted in the affirmative, and
"a in the negative
No quorum voted and the call negatived.
The SPEAKER counted the members present, and
there quorum.
A call Of the House then ordered.
On the roll being called, $40 members answered TO
their names.
On the motion TO suspend further proceedings on
the CALL 60 voted in the affirmative, and 40 in the ne
gative.
Again no quorum voted, and the doors were closed.
The call was continued for the reception of excuses
On motion of Mr. WISE, further proceedings on the
call were suspended.
message received from the Senate stating that
tina, body had concurred in the report OF the Commit
tee of Conference in relation 10 the bill regulating The
taking of testimony in Of contested elections.
Amessage from The President then read protest.
ing against the report of the Select Committee in rela-
atIon TO the veto.
Mr. ADAMS briefly remarked that the repor, having
been adopted by the House. the Protest was against the
action of the House. lie had proposition to offer TO
indicate what should be the action Of the House.
Mr. Bolts followed and after few remarks Of
his own, he read extracts from Mr.. Websers speech
delivered in 1894, the occasion of General Jack
son Protest. In conclusion, he submitted four reso
lu,ons-thrce, he said, he copied from those passed IN
the Senate in 1894, and The fourth added by himself
This last authorizes the Clerk to return the Protest and
message 10 its author. -
On the adoption OF his resolution, MIR. BOLTS
moved the previous question.
Mr. PROFIT raised point Of order, which was
overruled
On the second, to the previous question, the vote