Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-09
TWENTY EIGHTH coSGKEss--First Session,
Tuesday, Deeember 3, 1913.
IN SENATE.

in SENATE
The following Senators appeared in their seats TO-
day. Messrs. Befrien, of Georgia, Bayurd, OF Dem
ware, HcDufie, of South Carolina and Sewer, Of AZ
kansas.
/ message received from the flous, OF Repre-
seniatiyes informing the Senate that quorum had
been formed and he House ready to proceed to bu
siness, and also HAT it had appointed committee On
its part 10 wait on the President and inform INN tEa
they ready 10 receive any communication he
might be pleased to mike
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS,
The resolution of the House concurred in, and
a committee was appointed by the Chair, consisting OF
Mr.. Phelps and Mr. King 10 join that the part of
the House.
Mr.. WOODBURY. presented resout ons of the H.
gllture Of New Hampshire, nstructng their Sens
tors ard requesting their Representatives to ask fer an
unconditional repayment of the fine imposed on Gene
raj jackson by Judge Hall. Mr.. w. SAID that he would
merely ask that the resolutions be reud lad on the TO-
be and printed and that he would take some other oc-
cas- TO call them up The resolutions were then read
and ordered II be- printed.
On motion Of Mr. BAYARD, il was
"Rcsorcd, That the oath rule of the Senate be so
far suspended To permit the presiding officer OF the
BODY TO appoint the standing committees
Mr. MERRlCK gave notice. that he would avail
himself OF an early opportunity to introduce the io
lowing bills
4 bill 10 r,ducc the rates Of postage.
bll for The better regulation Of the transpotit on
Of the mail
the Senate to wait the President of the w. a.es,
aad inform him that this body ready 10 receive
any communication he might be pleased 10 make, re-
ported, that the committee had waited on the PEST
dent, ard had received for answer, that the President
would Immediately make the usual communication IN
writing.
| In fe minutes, message received from the
Presiden, Of the United States, Through his Private
Secretary, John Tyler, Esq J which WAS read by the
Secretary Of the Senate; when
HITN'rIN Notion moved that the Massa1e md
accompanying documents be hid on the table.
Mr. SEWER. And be printed.
\ Mr.. HUNTINGTON observed that there was no
printer 10 the body.
Mr. SEWER said that it was the first time, he he
leved that message of the President of the United
Staes had ever been proposed TO be hid the table
without beng printed and he should move thOt the
usual number, with the accompanying documents, be
printed.
Which motion having been agreed to-
Mr.. BAYARD moved to proceed TO the election OF
printer; which motion having been adopted
/ The CHAIR called on Senator'S TO prepare their
ballots.
Mr.. KING asked the attention of The Senat, 10 4
standing rule which named the particular tine II GO
into election for the officers Of the body, which he
presumed had escaped the attention of the Senator
from Delaware.
/ Mr.. BAYARD replied that although there might BE-
such rule that indicated by the Senator from An
bama yet the resolution he had submitted had been
carried without dissenting voice, which amounted to
a suspension.
The CHAIR referred to the rule, which named the
second Monday December for the election OF Secre-
tay Of the Senate, Sergeantat arms and Doorkeeper
the Printer net being named in The rule
Mr.. KING expressed himself satisfied.
h And the Senate proceeded to ballot; when there ap
reared for Gales x Scann %, for Blair IL Rives il.
When Messrs. Gales IL Seaton having been declared
duly elected
Il On motion, the Senate adjourned.
uorfcp or REPRESENTATIVES,
The following me mbes appeared, were qualified, and
took their From South Carolina, Armistead Burt;
from Tennessee, David D. Dickinson.
i The Journal OF Yesterday having been read
i Mi BARNARD rose, and moved so 10 correct Il as
the facts touching acetsn paper whch he had
presented and offered 10 have read.
/ r. he had heard correctly notice Whatever was
taken of the fact that motion was submitted TO the
House to give him leave 10 read that paper; no no
ticc indeed whatever, Of the transaction appeared on
the Journal. lie confessed he could hardly suppress
his
\ The SPEAKER here nerposed ard sad that the
paper referred cons dered at any time as in
possession OF thu House.
| Mr. BARNARD But it was in possession OF mem
ber who offered read the paper in his place, which
be held in his hand signed by himself aud large
number of members and motion was made that that
member should be permitted 10 read The paper, which
motion was put to the House Il vote taken upon it, and
the result declared by the Clerk. That result was
refusal.
He (NIr By was not prepared to say that there was
any precedent (or be had not had time 10 look which
would authorize recital on the Journal of the paper,
unless subsequent motion, such as he now made.
But Mr.. B. referred to precedent in the of the
New Jersey election, where, before organization, one
of the members from that State, in consequence oil
certain decision made by the House, had offered 10
read and did in fact read in his place certain paper
for the purpose Of following up that procerdg with
motion insert the paper itself on the Journal The
| f. ;nI,r sion hut no t,on IN
scrt it on The Journal, refused by vete OF the
| House The next day motion was made for the pur
pose of getting tho paper on the Journal which mo-
tion on point of order raised, declared TO be out
of order. Still necessary, in order that the re
cord should state the transaction fairly, that the paper
should be inserted, and ii was inserted accordingly
And the proceeding declared at that tine 10 be
perfectly in accordance with Pnrame ntary practice
MIR. Is. read the statement from the Journal remark
ing, that the only difference between that case and the
present. was that, in the former the paper had been
read for the information Of the House, whereas, in the
latter, il had not been read
This, Mr. B remarked, was not matter in which
he felt the slightest personal interest," he had not the
slightest personal feeling in regard TO it, But, as con-
cerned The important matter of the organization OF
deliberative leg. aiive body most important rrece
dent had been set in this House yesterday. And was
it possible that the journals of tie House 10 take
no notice whatever of the transaction? In many re-
spects the peculiar one, and in every par
tcullr the action of the House, in relation to IT, wa
peculiar. Why should such transaction, which ought
10 form important part OF the Parliamentary hsto-
~ of this country be of necessity compelled TO rest
in newspaper record Why should it not - on the
solemn journals and records Of this body' Who could
be afraid of it, why should il be objected TO: He
held this TO be important question, one OF the most
important that had arisen, could arise in s coun-
try. The House had taken uct the subject
yet there was not the slightest record of H. Fifty
members had prepared paper, solemniy and on deli
beralion drawn ", and presented il to this House, in
relation TO The question Of organizalionthe question
relating 20 the returns Ct memberS and how far those
returns, being apparently regular on the face of
them, should he deemed conclusive evidence OF the
rights Of such persons to assist in the organization =
These opinions deliberately expressed Why
should they mol appear on the Journal Not only were
their opinions expressed, how far tie returns were TO
be considered conlisive In ent;a members TO assist
in the organic toa. IN. also in relation TO another i'm
pvrlant question: winch was, how lar members might
might not feel III mselyes disposed to press ques-
tons OF this sort prerions to orgsnzation This was
precedent for all future time; and the crbsarance cx
hibed by the minority this floor, ought TO silence