Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-05
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WEDNESDAY,, Aug. 81. AZ.
THE PROTEST..

TIE PROTEST.
The Journal Of yesterday having been read,
, Mr. WISE rose and moved to amend Thy adding
after the words THE communication from the Pre-
, sident Of the Uniei States was then read the
words and is as follows, to wit" linser,ing the pro
tes,.l
|, On this motion Mr. w. moved the previous sues'
. ton.
MIR THOMPSON. Of Indians. rose to pOin, Of
order.
The House had Yesterday by solemn vote de-
terminod that the protest should not DC entered on
the Journal; and he submitted that the gentleman
from Va. could not submit a motion to amend The
gentleman might to-day institute proceeding, ss
original proceeding, but certainly the Journal OF
Yesterday could not be amended by making that Gp'
pear upon i; which the House had decided should
not appear.
The SPEAKER said he had no doub, on the sub
ject
The gentleman from Va. (Mr wise) could no,
propose to do that which the House had so'emnly
decided should not be done.
MIR WISE. Does the House determine that my
motion shall not be entered on the Journal
The SPEAKER. The House has solemnly de-
cded that it would not pu. that paper on the Jour-
Mr. WISE take an appeal from the decision Of
the Chair. and ask the yeas and nays.
Mr. CoWEN demanded the previous question on
MIR NEHEMIAH moved that the appeal be laid
OF the table.
Mr. PROFIT asked the yeas and nays on tina,
motion; which ordered.
ii lMr GOODE, from the Committee on en-
rolled bills. m,de repor,.l
Mr. LINN moved that there be call Of the House;
which motion rejected.
Mr. RAYNER desired to be informed 10y the
Speaker II the appeal was laid the taole or not,
how in making up the Journal, IL would rcsdi be-
cause he wished to ascertain whether It was intend
ed that this protest should get the Journal by a
/ trek when II could not go there directly.
, The SPEAKER said there precedent, in
| az W decided.
which the Speaker would be governed at the proper
time.
Mr. WISE. Have no; a right TO have my mo-
ton ente:ci on the Journal
The SPEAKER. The first question is on the
motion 10 lay the appeal on the table.
Mr. RAINER. This House has determined that
the paper should not 60 on the Journal.
The SPEAKER. IL is not in order TO make re-
marks. The question is on the motion to lay the
appeal on the table.
Mr. MATHIOT desired to be informed whether
the protest would necessarily so on the Journal with
the motion.
h The SPEAKER. No. in the judgment, of the
ChaiI.
a MIR WISE II the protest does no, go on the
Journal, my motion does net go; because the motion
requires the protest TO go on as part OF it.
The CLERK proceeded 20 call the roll OF ye as and
nays. on the motion that the appeal be laid the
I table.
When Mr. WISE expressed his desire to with.
draw the motion, # he had the right 10 do so.
The SPEAKER said, in the judgment OF the
Chair, the gentleman had the right to withdraw the
! motion.
i And so the motion was Withdrawn.
Mr. CRANSTON, OF Rhode Island, moved TO a =
mend the Journal so as 10 make It conform 10 the
fact that, the FRS; resolution OF Mr. Bots yester-
day, he (Mr CO. voted in the affirmative. He found
his name omitted in the list of yeas and yays in the
Intelligencer.
j The SPEAKER said order would be taken &c
, cordingly.
Aud the reader will be pleased to consider the
omission IN this paper Supplied.
I The Journal was then approved
NEUTRALITY LAW.
The Senate bill to revive and continue in fores
"An act supplementary to &C. entitled an act in
addition 10 the net for the punishment of certain
crimes against the United States and 10 repeal the
, acts therein mentioned" approved March 10, 1888,
coming up on the question of ensrossmeni,
Mr. BARNARD moved the previous question
MIR WELLER and MIR WISE moved that 1t be
laie on the table.
Mr. WISE. Is the neutrality law which this bill
= proposes 20 reyive1
a member. 1t is.
Mr WISE. In other words it is a bill 10 revive
! the alien and sedition law.
, MIR BLACK. 1t IS an appropriate app.ndage to
the remsdill justice bill.
Mr. BARNARD. So far agsee with you
And the question being taken en- the motion 10 lay
the bill on the table, the vote stood: Ayes IS, noes
' 56-no quorum voics.
MIR ADAMS said that this was bill OF some i'm,
poriance TO the lawful power of Capt Tyler.
The SPEAKER interrupted Mr. A. with remark
not heard by the Reporter.
MIR WELLER objscted TO the genteman's pro-
ceedlns when no quorum was preient.
Mr. ADAMS said well-if no quorum was
present, no time would be los; in saying a few
words.
rs sid that the Pyesen. Administration of the
this bill, and lie believed thar it was very iusl SO
: iieIlude. de believed s passage very neces
sary, or at least that il ght be necessary 10 pre-
serve the neutrality OF the country. Il was probably
no; necessary at this time But he spoke now from
Official communications received from the Admins.
traton itself by the Committee on Foreign Affairs
ami he, Tor his part, very willing and very so.
leous TO put this power into the hands OF the Pc
sdent Of the United States; although be mir Al
hoped, and very confidently hoped now, that n
would not be necessary that the extraordinary pow
er therein given TO the President for the preserva-
lion OF the neutrality Of the country should be ex
ereised.
lie hoped that there would I've no occasion for the
ol out II 1t went into effect its principal operation
would be on two borders, on the Canadiln border
and TIC borders Of Mexico. The law was applicable
10 both; and If the dlnger very great at the
present time so fac as related 10 the boundary Of Ca
naGa' the reports IN tbs newspapers with reference
me extraordinary degree of excitement. on the
Mexican border were true, II was very possible
that on that border il would become necessary 10
ca'ry That law into execution If II was passed. 1t
was conservative law.
Dir WELLER objected 10 further debate on the
subject. ''N =" ''''
Mr. ADAMS said he hoped then lha, the cues
. ton would be taken.
, Mr. WISE desired to say one word.
The SPEAKER said it was no, in order. unI.s,
: oy general consent, motion 10 lay on the table
pending. ~
Mr. WISE said he had made the motion md
would withdraw the motion for the purpose Of
submitting a few remarks
. DIR BARNARD said he had moved the previoss
{ question. '' P'S''O''
words. ~ ''J ie"
Mr. EVERETT would also like to make few
remarks. " "'"A' ''"
The SPEAKER said that, by reference IN The
journal, be found that the gentleman from New
York t1r Barnard) had moved the previous ones
lon, ana debate was not in order.
Mr. WISE then renewed the motion 10 Law on
the table. - 10Y y"
lhi IRWIN, from the Committee on Enrolled
Bills made rspou.l
| Inc question was then taken several times bv
count ana by teers, on the Joint moion Of Mr.
weller and Mr Wise, that the iii be laid nm he
iaOe' but u was like trying to get water out Of
1fy pumr. The highest vote obtained with ali tbs
squeezing that the Speaker and the tellers could
90 was ayes SO, noes ST. no quorem voting.
rules. ''1"' " '"o
Mr. BARNARD. Infringement Of the rul..1
Dil not tho gentleman refuse 20 VOC when his name
was twice called, and directly 10 the face OF the rule
Of the House reqiring him 70 voter One or Two NJ