The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-22

was not IN order for the Clerk, while the
question was pending before the House
" Shall the paper be entered on the Journ-
al :" collaterally or incidentally TO do that
which the House had not directly decided
should be done, Il. e. spread the protest on
the Journal.)
A debate on the main question followed,
and an incidental discussion arose on Mr..
Wise's point Of order, which discussion
was arrested for the time by successful
motion Of posiponoment, with view 10 the
election of the officers Of the House.
Some conversation followed between
Mr.. Thompson, Of Mississippi, Mr.. Bar
nard, and the Speaker, as to which of
these questions was entitled 10 priority
the question arising on the amendment Of
Mondays journal or of Tuesdays journal.
The Speaker decided in favor Of the
former.
So the question REQUIRED on the motion
Of Mr.. Gilmer TO amend Mr.. Barnard's re-
solution Of Tuesday by striking therclrom
that portion Of it which provided for the
insertion of the protest on the Journal.
Mr.. Barnard asked the yeas and nays
on the amendment which, after some con.
yersation, were ordered, and, being taken,
were as follows: yeas ia, nays Oh.
So the amendment was adopted; and
the question then recurring on the adop-
ton Of Mr.. Barnard's resolution, as thus
amended, Mr. Hamlin moved further 10
amend the resolution by adding al The end
thereof the following:
"And that the Clerk Of the House is hereby
directed IN making up the Journal Of proceed.
iugs Of the House up to this time in relation TO
the protcs, Of Daniel d. Barnard aud others, not
TO enter the same at length upon the Journal"
This amendment led to considerable de-
bate, in which Messrs. Winthrop, G;lmer,
flamlin, Barnard, Thompson, Of Miss, and
Holmes, took part, when Mr.. Weller mov'
ed tho previous question. Mr.. Ingersoll
moved thdt the whole subject be laid on
the table.
Some conversation followed as TO the
effect Of the motion TO lay on the table,
when the speaker decided, that if the motion
prevailed, the Journal would stand as now
made up; that is, the Protest would remain
thereon. Tho question of laying on the
table wns then taken and decided by the
House in the negative ayes So, nays 95.
The question then recurring on Mr.
Weler's demand for the previous ques-
ton, the Speaker decided that its effect
would be TO cut of all amendments and
bring the House to a direct vote on the
resolution as amended, and that all debate
would be brought 10 a close.
After some unimportant conversation
and sundry objections having been taken
by Mr.. Wise to the resolution Of Mr.. Bar
nard as TO matters Of fact, Mr.. Weller
withdrew his demand for the previous
question, he sud, to enable Mr.. Wise &c
explain himself, when, after some CONVEX.
sltion between Mr.. Wise and Mr.. Bar,
nard rolaiyc 10 modifying his proposition
Mr.. Wise according to promise renewed
the call for the previous question, and af
ter its withdrawal several times and con
siderable discussion between Mcssrs. Da
Wis, Thompson, Clingman and Wise, thel
Mr.. Hamblin withdrew his amendmen
and the resolution as amended by Mr.. Gil
mer was adopted.
The next question having priority bein.
Mr.. Chuppcll's amendment to erpunge thu
protest from the journal OF Tuesday, Mr.
Barnard called for the yeas and nays
which were ordered, and the House deci
ded BY yeas %, nays 50 that they wou
. expungc from the Journal the protest.
OF The Loco Foco members from NortI
Carolina only two were so lost to ever,
feeling of respect for the Constitution an
the law as to vote for the expungc,-the
we're J. X. j. Daniel and jas. j. Nc kG
-Mcssrs. Saunders and Arlington dodge
the question by beng absent. All tn
Wing members voted against il and on
Loco Foco, Darid s. Red. Mr.. Rel
t deserves commentator for not letting hi
feelings as pariizan blind him 10 his dut
, 10 the Constitution and the law.
In the House on the 18th after the read
ing of the Journal the Speaker announce
tho committees, which we shall give /
u our next.
u Mr.. payne was excused from serving o