Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-13


any Of the uct the opinions OF the judges ID
to any amendments notifications of the act; and
such other information as he may deem necessary 10
show the effects and operations of the act and that lie
report the same 10 the Senate the FIRST day OF the
next session.
MIR. BARROW gave notice that he would on to.
morrow ask leave introduce bill for the relief CT
Thomas w. Chinn
THE ExPuNGINC RESOLUTION.
Mr.. BAYARD rose and said he would take this early
opportunity, in conformity with the notice which he
had given the las, day of the last session, TO intro
duce resolution which he had been Instructed By the
legislature Of his State to introduce four years ago.
and he would take occasion say that his design
ask lis consideration at early day as practicable
The Senate having nothing Of very important nature
occupy its attention at present. he hoped they would
be able 10 take the matter into consideration within tn
present month, The adoption of the resolution would
be, in his opinion, happy contamination with whIc,
close the year. II TO rescind the resolution OF
the 10Th January, 1885,, commonly called the "Expung
ing Resolution Mr.. u s resolution was then sent 10
the Chair, and read as follows
Whereas the Senate Of the United Slates in The ex.
ercise of its functions deberatye assembly, did,
the 2S day Of March, 1884, adop, the following
solution:
"Resoired That the President, in The late Executive
proceedings in relation to the revenue, mas assumed
upon himself authority and power no, conferred by the
Constitution and laws but in derogation of both
And whereas aiterward, 10 wit, on the 10th day Ct
January, 1887 the Senate, in reference 10 the above
solution, adopted another as follows:
"Resoircd, That the SAID resolve be e1punged from
the Journal and for that purpose, that The Secretary
of the Senate, at such time as the Senate appoint.
shall hiring the manuscript Journal of the session CT
1881 into the Senate, and, in the presence OF tho
Senate, draw back lines around the said resolve and
write The face thereof strong letters, III"
words following Expunged By order of the Senate.
this 10Th day of January, the year of our Lord 1887.
And whereas, HE Constitution Of The u. 5. expressly
requires that each House OF Congress shall keep
journal OF It's proceedings meaning eby 10 preserve
faithful and permanent record OF those proceedings:
And whereas, the Senate Of the United States, in.
lependsn,y of its Legislative, Executive, and judicial
functions, has the inherent right, as deliterave IS
sembly, TO express its opinions, which can be done
only by rcsoluon-which opinions, when .lus express
ed become part Of its proceedings of which the Con
snton provides that permanent record shall be kept:
And whereas, the resolution ut the 10th CT July,
1887 and the act Of the Secretary Of the Senate IL,
compliance with it, in legal contemplation destroyed.
and in fact defaced tie record oil the proceedings %
which IT refers wherefore,
ResOctd, That the resolution of the 10Th Of January,
1887, commonly called tie expnnging resolution, be,
and the H. hereby rescinded and shall be forever
hereafter held The journal which contains tie resolr
ton Of 1888 and in all copies which may hereafter
be made OF Tie for any official legal purpose,
the SAID resolution Of l2:}-'4 shall be published and
copied i, originally entered TIE said journal,
without any notice whatever of the approximation
which enormously made, in pursuance Of the
The resolution then ordered 10 be printed.
Ga motion oil DIR. BhYARD it was ordered that,
when lie Senate adjourn, i, adjourn til Monday next
JUICES or THE UNITED STATES.
Mr.. TAPPAN gave notice that he would, on Mon
day next ask leave 20 introduce resolution proposing
amend Tie Constitution of the United States, in
laon the appointment. Of judges Of the United States
courts.
On motion, the Senate then adjourned ill Monday
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MIR. TALIhFERRO cfrred The following resolution,
which was considered and adopted:
Resoired, That the several memorials, petitions end
resolutions presented 10 the House Of Representatives
during TIE present Congress, which have not been
finally acted en- also, all bills which went from this
House to the Scnae, and which were lost there; and
such bills referred 10 the several committees Of
this House. and not reported on; be again referred a.
:he committee TO which the same heretofore re-
ferred The said committees shall be organ
i2ed-a written request 10 that effect being handed By
any member to the Clrrk w!iose duty it shall be 10
enter The in the journal, il presented in Tie
House.
ABOLITION
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Adams, TO rescicd
the 2ls rule, to admit The reception of Abolition
petitions, resolutions, &c, which the previous qncs
ton had been moved and seconded, up the first
business in order.
Mr. JOHN w. JONES moved to lay it on the table;
and called for the yeas and nays the question; which
ordered, and resulted in yeas 92, nays 95 fol-
lows
yeas-Messrs. Arlington, Ather,on, Barton, Eeescn,
Bidack, Bovine, Boyd, c. Browu Burke, VIM. Butler.
Green Caldwell, +. G. CALDWELL T. J. Campbell
Casey. Clifford, Clinton, Mark A. Cooper, Cross Da
MEL, Dawson, Dean. Deberry, Eastman, John c Ed
wards, Charles a. Floyd, Torrance, Gamble, Gerry,
Gmer, Goggin William O. Gcode, Harris, Hosting.
HAYS, Hopkins, Houck, Houston, Hubbard, Hunter
Charles J. Ingersoll, Jack, VIM Cost Johnson Cave
johnson, J. W. Jones, Isaac ID. Jones, keim, John
P. Kennedy, Abraham Mcclellan, Mckay, Mallory,
Mat lodi MpPc her chEn
Miller, Moore, Newha,d, Owsey, Payne, Pearce,
Pickens, Pumer, Powell, Rayner, Reding, Rencher,
Reynolds, Rheti, Riggs Rogers, Saunders SHEPHERD.
WIN. Smith, Snyder, Spngg, sieenrod, Summers.
Thompson, Tripleu, Tnrney, Van Buren,, Ward, War
rem, Washington, Wa,,erson, Weller, Westbrook, "iss
and Wood-g2.
Nars-Messrs Adams, Allen, Sherlock j. An.
drews, Aycrigg, Babcock, Baker, Barnard, Brdseye,
Blair Boardman Borden, Bolts, Brewster, Briggs.
Brockway, Bronson, Jeremiah Brown. Burneli, VIM
B. Calhoun Chds, ChIt,enden John &. Clark, Stnrv
n. Clarke, James Cooper, Cnwen, CraHs,oB, Gushing,
Garret Davis, Richard D. Davis, john Edwards, Eg.
bert, Everett, Fesssnden, Fillmore, John C. Floyd 4
Lawrence Foster, Giddincs, Patrick G. Gcode, Gordon
Granger, Hail, lals.ed Henry, Howard, Hudson, X.
ingersoll, James IRWIN, w. w. Irwin, James, Linn.
L'i,lefcd, Lowell, Robert Mcclellan, KEENAN, Nc
Keen, Alfred Marshall, Samson Mason. hIaho,, Mat
,ocks, Maxwell, Maynard, Morgan, Morris, Morrow,
Osborne, Parmcnter, Partridge, Pendeton, Ramsey,
Benz Randall, Randolph, R'dgway, Rodney, Raose-
welt, VIM. Russell, james W. Russell, Saltonsla San
ford, Simon'on. Slade Truman Smith, Ssnly, S,okeIy.
Stra,ton, Tingbas Toand, Toml,nson, Tfumbull,
Underwood, Van Rensselaer,, Joseph l.. White, Thomas
w. Williams, Winthrop, (orke and A. Young-95.
So the House refused TO lay The resolution on the
table.
The question then recurring, "shall the main ques.
ton be put:
MIR. UNDERWOOD renewed The point Of orde,
raised BY him yesterday and contended that although
the effect Of the second to the previous question
put end to debate ye, the refusal of tie House 10
order the main question to be put, authorized debate
after the next day. lie Understood from The Manual
that the decision of The House refusing to order The
main question to be put, carried the question owe.
the next day; but, when that day came, if the main
question was not ordered, The second imperative
IL The decision of the Chair correct the House
might go ircm day to day, refusing lay the
luton On the table. and refusing 10 order the n,su
he md In