Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-17


The Wings of the Senate are dissatisfied with iheIf
defeat They determined on carrying out the DIS
trbution system, if it be possible TO carry "by hook
by crook For this purpose, they have sprung new
mine upon s opponents in the Senate, and again "'he
engineer is blown up by his own petard. This move
ment ouire, that feel ourselves nlpeled to give
sketch Of the transaction, part OF the history oi
the times-and more, especially, as the Richmond wing
OF yesterday morning tells part OF the story only "o'
the whole-and is guilty OF what the Jurisis call sup
prsSsi0 rsri." We have sought the truth IN the lie
cords Of the Senate--and here is sketch Of this Gu
rous transaction. Let the condition Of the Senate he
recollected The body, when full, consists CT thirty
two members Parties half and half-that IS to say
counting Messrs Fontaine and Anderson among the
allies of the Whgs-and Mr.. Thornton, though IN
principle opposed TO all the great measures OF the Lr
ira Session, yet cooperating with the Whgsln the re-
ception of the Distribution Fundyet willing, toe, 20
join in Protest against the law, and TO instruct our
Senators to repeal it, Two Senators are now absent
viz Messrs. Gusts and Tod-the first Wing, The lat
ter a Democrat
On Saturday last Mr.. Preston submitted the follow
ing Resolution
ssRcsoircd, That the share Of Virginia of the nett pro
ceeds of the Public Lands TO which she is entitled u",
der the Act Of Congress- passed in the year leAl ana
which was approved on The 9TH day of September "a
that year, ought to be received by the Commonwe'ri
OF Virginia and held by her, subject 10 such appropfa
ton the General Assembly may hereafter think "S'
and proper
cded by the Speaker (Nr Nash) not to be Admissible
under the 4th rule of the Senate which declares thai
question once decided shall stand the judgment oil
the Senate and cannot again be drawn into debate G"
ring the same session, except when it may be Judg.a
proper 10 recede in consequence of conference VIZ"
the House Of Delegates -ths being substantially Tue
same proposition which had heretofore been rejected "
the Senate.
The Resolution was laid upon the table, and not ac',
ed upon Saturday.-On Tuesday last, Mr. rfes,I"
aLnvt roll
Resolution, offered by him on Saturday, IN relation
the share Of Virginia, Of the nett proceeds OF TIE ~
lie Lands--And the question being taken on '"e "
peal from the decision of the Speaker II was mol s"s
tanned by equal division OF the Senaie-ay'' '''
noes I5-Tbe question was put in the usual iofH'
"Sha the decision of the Char stand the judgmeh'
O: the se?-and by tie vote, of course, The dec s
Of the Chair fell as the judgment Of the House'-J
ayes and were called by Messrs. McMniieh '"'
Bouldin-an are as follows:
.7yes-slessrs. Nash, (Speaker) Hun'"n' u ,ai'
Wiley Atkinson, Baptist, Voolfolk, Piper bo"1"ii
Moffrtt, Shnn, NlcMuen, Scott, Newman '"1
Thompson-l5. ,..,oo
Noes-Messrs Campbell, Thornton, Cooke fey .a,
Bondurant, Conrad, Preston, Tunstall, Lyons, An
Faulkner, Woodhouse, Fontane, Mcllhaney '"u
erson-l5 ,.t ,s
Mr. McMuen moved an adournment-w when vs.
lost, by a strict party vote of ID to 10. >.a,cb
Mr. Preston moved the previous question: l""''"
cuts of all amendments) ,,--
Los, again by vote of Is to la strict party vote
Mr.. Preston motion for the Previous Question, .,.
disagreed to by the same vote, 10 to b. q Ut
vote before) ,.:, Of
The Senate then proceeded to the considerable"
the Resolution submitted ~ Mr.. Preston ,.,;on.
Mr. Voolfolk moved to amend the said Fes''O"
by adding to The end thereof, the following; !. r.,
"And that our Representatives in Congress ~ re-
ques,ed, and Senators instructed, to oppose under
peal of that provision Of the Distribution Jaw any
which the distribution is TO be suspended, IN 10 an
time during the existence of that act there s.a with
imposition Of duties all imports ncons ns entitled
The provisions of the oct of March 2nd, and
an act to modify the act Of the l4th OF Joy beyoud
all other acts imposing duties Imports anu IL the
the rate of duty fixed BY that act, to 20 per 's'
value Of such imports, or any OF mem % I5-ths
This amendment was disagreed TO- 10
' Mr. Newman then moved to amend M. the ~srs i'
posed amendment, BY striking on, s"e the wOfd'
"the payment of the public debt ,,.,,op sh''h
| MIR Voolfolk moved the previous 9u''"