Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-13
The c,.,l then called Tie roll, and the following i

! 6 10 resolution was rat laid on lie table.
/ Mr. uAMllN inquired Ct The Char II II was IN OF
! DIR 10 otr an amendment
Nj, WEI,i,Ee Offered a modification, which YVES &C
copied. 49,,
tieu.an lad accrptr meG'lcau'o' "o"'u = ny Wv
be in order 10 offer an am'nimr"';
/ The CHAIR re ui.cd It wnuld mol oe IN oroel,
i Mr. DAVIS called fnr eIlsts, who reported 10 IN th'
affirmative, and q, IN the negative.
i So ,hers was no; seconc To the previous qnes
ton. IL, -
rlere message was received from 'ae ''S us"'' y
his pfivatr S,.,-ctiTy, N writing
/ Mr. ;;A.ii,iN sfam uad asked II ii was mol IL
order to t.ftr an Amendment
The CHAIR sa,i t would produce debate arc
th.,efn,e !, would have 10 lay over
/ AZ UAHllN then alfred an amendment, "hicd
.,,ld ,,, -. Prcsdei 10 STATE whetirr he he'd not
fauscea. his constitutional powers sending iede
rpj tro,ns into Rhode Island t, cont:ol the people
! Nj. BELSEH objected TO the passage oil the fesoiu
ton wthout an amcndhen nj making geheia', hstFa'
of suec,al, aud called for lis reading.
Al, REID Of N5rth Carolina, spoke in favor of the
adon,;on Of the resolution, when the Speaker informed
hmm the question was not deSateahle aud 1t vas passeo
over. - r,
Various other res buttons OF public character were
al and laid over 10 prevent debate.
Tha r.snl1t;,n OF ilr Dickinson Of Tennessee, wa;
then road calling upon The Departments for inlorma
ton.
NJ, CAVE JOHNSON proposed modification
which was declined by Mr.. Dickinson
Mr. DICKINSON then moved The previous question
| which was not seconded ,
Mr. MCKAY objected t, the resolution and ths
amendment aud they were laid over
Several other resolutions, which had been previously
presented te House, we're read and lad over 10 pre-
yeat debate. , :, ,r .
resolution previously offered by Mr.. Holmes oil .
/, G., agreed 10. :,
I wss read and agreed 10. !,
The resolution Of Mir Houston, calling on the Pre-
den, of the United Stlies for informal m IN RELATION
to our claims NJ VICE. agreed |" ny we liouse
The resolut on OF ir. Bowln calling on the secre
tary OF War ior report of the engineer Oh 81 h'u
harhor, was agreed io ny the House.
The resolutions Of NJ, Levy, calling Tor information
on various Subjects winch passed over IN conse
ouance Of his mhsence iron led spGs ,'oa
| Mr. Mckay, iron The Comml:tae OF ways enc
Meaus reported resolution in relation 10 tne inoiah:
| in the Territory Of Florida which was agreed 10.
! Mr. MCKAY withdrew his objections, and allowed
Mr. Trbba.,s call up his resolution directing the De
ctetary of the Treasury TO g7e to the House certain 10
formation as 10 the louisville and Portland canal, anu
The obstruction 10 the navigation oil the ONO river u
the Falls al Louisville, which was agreed TO-
! Here a letter from Mrs Mlds n, thanking Con
rres for The kindness bestowed on her, III allowing fe
seat en- the floor OF The House, was reed ny the CiefS
aud ordered to be printed
| Mr. PRATT said that the resolution IN reilt!oh &c
Oh, furnaces had been agreed 20, and made some re-
marks in relation t, s pe1ious contractor, when were
inoudb!c.
MIR. w. J. BROWN moved to reconsider it, which
wns agreed 10
/ NJ WELLER then moved TIA. The res1lu'ioh be
,rrcd Il. The Committee the fushc buildings
/ Mr. X iNGERSOLL called Tor The rsading OF
the Presidents Message, by ts title, aud moved 10 ie-
| fer :, to the t,omiGiiisr on Foreign Aiia''s
NJ ADAMS called Tor tic reading OF the whole
! Message which was read
! |. vas ordered 10 be printed, and referred 10 Tue
! Committee Foreign Affairs
| The SPEAKER also presented several commune
which accompanied tue Presidents Message
which
A communication from the Secretary of The Navy,
which was LAID upon table aud ordered TO be PRINT
| Also n communication from the Secretary OF the
Treasury in relation to lighthouses, which was order
ed 10 be printed, and referred 10 tue COMMITTEE on
Commerce.
Also communication from the State Department,
in relation 10 expenditures, which vas laid upoa the
able and ordered TO oe printed
Also communication from the War Department,
which was ordered TO be printed and referred ID Inc
Committee on the Public Buildings
MIR. BlDLaCK again offered resolution, providing
BY law for regulating the judicial courts OF The u -
which agreed to-
Mr. pARMENTER offered resolution, which was
dec ded 10 be out OF order.
comm,t;ees 10 report, without debate.
i, was dccided in the negative.
/ So The rules we're not suspended.
Mr.. ADAMS called for the orders of the day. and
the Speaker sad the iir.t business N order was the
REPORT On TIE RULES.
/ Mr. 4. v BROWN entitled 10 the moor; oo'
yielded II 10
Mr. WINTHROP, who moved that the report on
the rules be made the order OF the day Tor the I'm IN
slant aud every other day thereafter until disposed oil
Mr. " BROWN inquired Of the Char 1t 1t was
in order for gentleman to make such motion: when
he had not yielded the floor Tor tina; purpose
The CHAIR replied tina; he had right after the floor
was Yielded II him
Trare thpre was desul,ory debate between Msssrs
WINTHROP, SAUNDERS, HOPKINS, BiDLACk
and SMITH, OF Illinois, relation 10 the question, Il:
II Was before the llousi
| Mr. RIDLACK called FAR division OF the question
Mt CLINTON m we'd to postpone the subject.
Sir CAVE JOHNSON called for the previous ques
ton; bat Withdrew it to allow
Mr.. ADAMS to make few remarks-who hopet
the House would no longer postpone this subject be
it necessary that the House should have The
rules adopted by which 1t should be governed.
MIR. CLINTON withdrew his motion TO postpone
and
Mr.. A. V. BROWN was asou, to proceed in his re
marks, when
Mr.. C. J. INGERsOLL rose to nsk question of th'
gentleman from Massachusetts, tMr. Adams
Mr.. A. V. BROWN rose in his place, and stated tia
he had yielded the oor for him TO ask question Of thu
Char, and not oil the gentleman IRON Massachusetts
because every person knew his mode of answcrin!
questions. Mr. Adams laughed heartily
Mr.. ADAMS explained and answered the question
of Mr.. lngsrsol!.
Mr. A V. BROWN then took the floor and spoke
in favor of recomm,;Ing the report with instructions
lie was Tree confess liza; he favor OF the u
rule, and would stand up here in defence OF that ruiz
ard before his constituents, WHO were OF slaves
and TIE people OF The whole country The gen,emar
iron Massachusetts,. [Mr Adams,l and the gentema'
from New York, [AIt Beardsey.] and the gentleman
from North Carolina, [Mr. Clingnsn,l had take
ground in favor Of the reception and reference of thes
petitions, as rgh, guaranteed by he Constitution
and sad the 21st rule, which The only ground tn
South had protect them in taer constitutional proper
w. and which did no The least, affect The conssitr
tonal g of petition, because, under tie 2ist rule th
contents of all petitions always stated to the ous
by those who presented them, shoud not as they con
ceived be enforced He not at all surprised a. tn
course pursued by H1essrs Adams, Giddings, ant
Beardsey but he greatly astonlshed al the cours
pursued by Mr. Cl,ngman, representing as he does tn
interests Of slave State, contending that the 2ls, rr
was against the spirit of the Constitution, and deniet
The inherent right OF petition, which belonged 10 tht
people; yet that gentleman said ne was against ,h
prayer of the petitioners. If it was constitutions
right, he asserted which belonged to the people, h