Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-21
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;n directed In the point of their propriety and e9-
nediency) fom Msssrs. BRtNkERHorF, ADAh''
/ and ELLIS. |
ondmen, nrov,d,na that the Clerk should net pay
INV thing for the translation of the said documents
which amendment not At this time ~ order
Mr.. A. V. BROWN moved that the VIII lie suolec'
be laid the tible a,.,
| tn. mo,;on was Withdrawn and renewed several
;me. a, The res,ec,ive requests of Resss SMITH OF
Illinois. BEARDSLEY and Z. lNGEhsOLL' VINO
SUBMIT d few remarks; when II was nha'iy i"'''
:" A - I'D on that motion Mr. JEREMIAH BRoWNasked
the yeus and nays, winch ordered, and, beng Ia
ken, yeas 81, nays w. - ,,,
So the whole subject was MT laid on the table.
And the question recurring on Tue a"'eHOue"' "
Mr.. WELLER demanded the previous question
which by ayes % not counttd the House refused
to second. 30
mes.rs SiIDELL. THOMPSON, BlDLACK, and
BARNARD. ,,.,
| It was noyv quarter past two o'clock.
i Mr.. STEENROD, sdverting 10 the length Of uIne
which had been consumed IN the o'scosS'o'' uga'" -
manded the previous question. 49,,
!, Mr. WISE moved that the whole subject be lard on
the table;
MIR RAMSEY asked the yeas and nays on that mo
ton which were ordered and being taken, were Yeas
, &c, NAYS So; Ia .
II the SPEAKER voted in the affirmative, and ,lus the
vote stood: Yeas 81, nays CO. ,,
So on The third and last time OF voting, The "hoie
subject ,ras iaid the tlble.
THE TARIFF.
Mr. RHETT asked leave TO offer the following ieso-
: luton. which was read for information
Resoirsd That the Committee oil ways ana means
do manure as soon as practicable into the e1pedency
> of reportng bill repeating the Tariff act passed IN
the wear l542, and leu thereof imposing maximum
rate Of duty OF twenty per cent 40 soioe., va
discriminating between this maximum ID sne ~"
. posed on the principle of producing revenue only
Objection being made, NJ. Il. moved that The rules
be suspended for the purpose OF enaohhg Nun ~ oN'
II the resolution. 49,.
/. In submit ng the motion, Mr.. remaiheu 'nu. ne
was DESTROYS OF introducing The resolution, IN conse-
ouence of The resolution offered former aay ny
i eentlem from Pennsylvania, (Mr. ingerso) re-
spending, Mr.. presumed, to the Recommendation Oh
the Executive
ID fNorr-The resolution referred 10 by Mr.. Rhett was
the resolution offered by Mr. R. lngero.l some Gays
i'd since, rsuucting The Committee of Ways and means
IN 10 inquire into tie expedency Of laying duties on tea
/ and coffee
re to suspend tie rules, which order.o and oeine
e. taken, resulted as follows:
es Yeas-Messrs. Ashe, Atkinson, Belse', ). BACK
o James A. Black. Blackwell Bower, Dowhn, boya
as Jacob Bfinkerhof, Aaron " Brown William J. brown
IN Burke Burt Campbell, Reuben Chapman, Augustus
Mt A. Chapman, Cobb, Cross, Culom, Dan'ei, Gatre'
Davis, John w. Davis Dean, Deberry, Dickinson
IN Dou !lss Duncan, Dunl1p, Fickn, Hafas1n' nehey
a. Herrck, Holmes, foge, Houston, Huoata' h1ghes,
OF B. Hunt Jameson, Cave Johnson, Andrew Johnson
ld George W Jones, Kennedy, Lewis: Lucas, Lumpk'n
- Maclay, Mcclellan, McClerland, Mcdowell Mckay
"a Mathews Moore, Murphy, Norris Oven relt'' law,
he S Reid Redng, Rhet' ST. John SauSoe, , s,sen
rod Stiles, Stone, Strong, Taylor, Thompson Weller
Wentworth, Wise, Woodward-77.
e. Naqs-AIfsars. Adams, Anderson, Barringer Bar
n nard, Beardsley Benton, Bdack, james Black Bos
L.
fngton, Caldwell, Cary, Carroll, Cauin, ChaPPeil
Chiffon, CIingman, Clinton, Collamsr, Crans!on
ID. Dana, Richard D. Davis, Delle,, Dickey, D'l
on lngham. Ellis Elmer, Farlee, F sh, Florence Foot
"a, Foster, French, Frck Willis Green, Byram Green
on Grnne, Order, Hamn, Hardin, Harper Hays
n Hopkins, Hubbell Hudson, Hungerord, washington
~ Hunt, Charles J. Ingersoll, joseph r. lngersol, II
m vim. jerks Perley b. Johnson, Preston King, Dan
P King, kirkpatrick. Labranche, McCauslen, Hicli
,c vaine, Edward j. Morris, Joseph Morris, Mo'eley
Mes, Newton, Parmenter, Paterson, Peyton, PhGnx
Z. R. Potter, Emery ID. Potter, Pratt Purdy, Kan
tn sey, Rahbun c. M. Reed, Relfe, Ritter, Robinson
IS Russell, Sample Senter, David L. seymour en S
Slidell, Albert Smith. J. T. Sph-.Ste he1s.Sts !
ed vlnton, Wheaton. White, Williams Wilkins, Win
er throp, William Wright Joseph A. Wright, and ios
!" JOY
IN. &c. thirds voting the affirmative, the rule
est not suspended, and the resolution was not re
40 ceiyed
TIE FOUR STATES.
After some conversation the order OF busIness
10 the House proceeded the consideration Of the follow
ing resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. G. Davis
res Rcsolrtd That the Committee of Elections do in
qure and report whether not Messrs Edmund Burke
Oh John Redng, Moses Norris, jr., and John P Hale
be members Of this House from the State of New HamE
ns shire Hugh A. HARRISON. Absalom Cha ppeIl John
iii Lumpkin, Howell Cobb, William Stiles Alexandf
es, H. Stephens, and Edward J. Black, members OF tn
House from the State of Georgia; John jameson, Gu:
Of tavus VI. Bower, James b. Bowlln James II. Reft
sly and James NJ Hughes, members of this House froI
ed the State Of Missouri; and Jacob Thompson, membe
OF this House from the State Of Mississippi have bee
elected in conformity TO the Constitution and the Law
and whether they entitled TO retain their seats
- members of this House for the 2Sth Congress-
&C. Which resolution Mr. Seenrod had moved to amen
/, by striking out the words +" Committee of Elections,
and substituting therefor the words Select Comm
LOT tee"
De Which amendment Mr. Jameson had moved TO amer
!. by substituting for the words "Selsct Committee III
' words Committee of the Whole on the state of tn
Union
,,s And the pending question the amendmen
'.e TO the amendment
:" Mr.. TIBBATTS sent to the Chair propositio
~, which not now being in order read for information
and which he desired might be accepted modifct
ton. 1t instructed the Committee the Judiciary
.; INQUIRE and report whether the second section OF III
j. aPportionment law g. e., the section requiring cleo
' tons ny single dIstrcts) be of any binding force
the several States of the Union.
MIR JAMESON said he would determine whe the
:. he would accept the proposition of the gentleman
way The other day The sad he attempting to Shot
- to the House that there necessity whatever
referring this matter to the Committee Elections
and he would now state that the original proposition
- Rad come from the wrong side OF this House. 1t
from the gentleman from Kentucky, (Mr Davis) who
;, with forty nine Others had prejudged this case
~ put their names 10 that solemn protest. Gas it wa
" styed,) by which they had determined that (sa'
- Mr. J) are not entitled to our seats. The object o
- committee was, that it might investigate and report
. back all the facts that would enti,le the House tc
judge on this subject The gentleman, them and for
ty-nne others, had already assumed and decided upor
the facts; and fifty members OF ths House had area
- dy determined this question: truly they could need ne
y more light upon it from the report of committee
Mr. J called, then, upon the other members of th.
House, who had not yet acted upon this matter,
know whether they were not as we'll prepared to de
- eide this question in this House, they would be if
!, report were made by committee.
s This was motion, as Mr. J. apprehended without
precedent in The annals of the legislation of this