Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-13

MT have Ia pay for counsel at their own expense. |
counsel IS allowed, should be granted 10 The
tee acting behalf Of HE State, who ought bear Iii,
expense.
Nj Nj Raes amendment was lost.
Mr. GARsErr moved 10 amend, so rs II a''ow coun
sci To Judge ). Mr. q said THAI Judge S had write,
Letter, stating shat his bad health would prevent IL
from attending The cunn,itee and EXPIRE ssimg n hnp
that III House would grant leave TO the meul3faiIs
to have counsel
M. SrEPMgNsos accepted Mr.. Garnets amend
meat
Mr.. BIRD Of p moved to strike out NJ. G's amend
msnt.
Mr.. BowDES caIl-d the ayes and on the mo
lion Ia slfIke ont tie tlought We should not allow
Judge to appear By counsel, before the COMMITTEE
Mr.. rontsndfd That Judge, charged with high Of
sncei a. IN the present case could properly ap
pear Until he was impeached Until ,hen there was nc
formal accusation and mt then, the accused could
not be cited To appear. Such permission TO appear
by counsel was contrary to all precedent.
MI GARSErr thought this favor always allowed &c
an accused, however humbl. sh iuld be refused
Judge Scott.
The House refused to strike out-Ayes IT, to noe.
1903
Mr.. YEssY should vote to allow COUNSEL if the com,
mitee acknowledge Itself incompetent: conduct this
matter without counsel But as he thought the Con
m'ttee July competent 10 manage the affair he should
go against the allowance of connael, he did no,
wish TO reflect on the COMMITTEE and the House.
eel 10 both parties, he taought under the particular
features OF the case, far justice required It,
Mr.. TALAfERRo called for the ayes and noes.
The amendment of MIR. STEPHENSON was adopted
by the following vote:
.7ycs-Alessrs. Alworth, Layne, Harvie, Powell
Fnt'n, van Buren,, Thompson of Bnietousi, Stlnlon,
Bocock, Fox, Brown of Campbell, GrigsbY, Banks OF
Floyd Mnse, Byrd Of Frederick, Wood, Pendeton Of
Giles and Mercer, Robins, Leake Carroll, Jones Ct
Greene sv'!l" Winston, niles Armstrong of Harrison,
iaymend, Galiaher, Turner, llawes, Maya, Bl!es,
Farley, Carter. Street, Morgan, N,colsnn Armstrong
Of Mason x Jackson, Bos by. wad., FerralI, Ca
bell fa.em, Young, Rice OF Northumberand Etgng-
ton, Davis, Nj Phsrson Baldwin, Daniel of Prince
George, Brawner, Eas han, Moore, VIII t., MARI,
Cootes, Cowan Kane, S'trckIey, Tate, ledgman, Ste
phenson, orwell, Gondson, Rice Of Wc.t.no.eia.d
Neil and NJ 'Comss Go
Macs Messrs HolIeman, (Speaker,) Brown Of Abe
marie, Bell, Tompkins, Camnbt Snotg7ass, Pende
ton 81 Berkeley, ELmislon Meredith Bick, JoGes OF
Buckingham, Shelton. MARSHALL OF Charlotte, Han
cock, Broadus, liobson, Thompson of nwddie Brown
OF FL zlheih CITY ~ Warwick, Garnet,, Tyree Payne,
Taiieierro, Creig! Etmunds, Stovall, BLU, Ward,
NJ Rae, Pace, Bowden, Lewis, Lumpkin, Wallace,
Grubh, Tebbs, Banks Of MADISON, Pa.rott, Northing-
ton, Hutcheson, Hamilton, Taylor, Yrray, Oliver,
Crz, Bird OF Pend!eton, Boiling, Whether, Lanier,
Gay, Anderson, Dry, Sturm Daniel o. Richmond city,
Barnes, benson, Ainnr, Harrisson-;57.
The amended resolution granting counsel " both
parties then agreed To-
Mr. Epmusps called up the Tax BILL
Mr.. GARSETr called the ayes and noes upon Mr.
Leake's amendment, declaring the Distribution act
of A. unconstitutional arbitrary and uulust) IL the
amendment Of Mr. Galiaher (nslrrctng the Tie1su-
t. receive Virginia quota Of The land fund under
the act of ~
Mr. Leake's amendment was adopted by the follow
ing vote
5qes-aiessrs. H,lI.man, (speaker.) Ailwor,h.
Layne, Ilarv'e, Powell Van Buren,, Thompson Of
Botetourt, EdmIslsn, Stanton, Meredith. Rck, 3d.
Geek, Jones Of Buckingham, Shelton, Marshall OF
Charlotte, Hancock, Thompson Of DInwiddIe, Banks
Of Floyd, Muse, Faialero, Byrd oil Frederick, Wood,
eakc, Carroll, Jones Of Greenesvlle, Edmunds, S.o
va Blue, Ward, Armstrong, HAYES, Bales, Farley,
Jackson, Street, Banks OF Madison, Morgan, Nicol-
son, Nor,hns,on, ilntcheson Bowloy, Hamilton,
Wade, Tatem, Young, Rice OF Northumberland, Davis,
McPhcrson Bard OF PendIeon, Gay, Baldwin, Ander
ham, Barnes, M,hz, Coolies, Cowan, Kane, S,ickIey,
Denison, Tate, Hedgmon, Warren, HARRISON, Bur
well, Goodson, Neal VI Comas -7l
.Noes-Nlessrs. Brown of Alsemarle, Bell, Fnon,
Tompkns, Campbell, Snodgrass, Pendle,on OF Be'ke-
ley, Brown of Campbell, Broadus, 1obson, Brown of
Ell zabelh City Il Warwick, Garrett, Grgsby, Keith,
Marshall of Fauqnier, Tyree, Payne, Pendle,on Of
Giles Il Mercer Robins Creph, Winston, Miles, Hay
mond, McIsaH, Pace. Bowden, Gaaler, Turner,
Lewis, Lumpkin, Wallace, Mayo, Gruah, Carter,
Tebbs, Parro!t, Armstrong of Mlson d Jackson, o
Ferrall, Cabe Taylor, VERIFY, Oliver, Edglngton,
Critz Boiling, Whether, Lanier, Dey, Daniel of Rich
rnnnd City, Moore, White, Minor, Stephenson, Rice oil
Wes,moreland-3i
MIR GALLAHrR said he was satisfied with the vote,
he wished understood, that majority OF the House
had just denounced the measure OF General Jackson,
which he General J) had considered constitutional
Gentlemen had nat yet gotten rid OF this subject 1t
would certainly be brought up again.
Mr. LasIER commenced about :hree p. M to give
his views al ,ngti 10 show the connection between
Distribution and a Protective Tariff, and in favor OF
IN. ouaI tU nf hos f.0
cited the opinions Of Washington Jefferson, Madison
and Jackson in favor Of these views.
Mr.. JosTs OF Buckingham, asked leave to make an
ex PLANTATION. NJ. J went II say, that he wished
The gentleman had quoted General Jackson from y t.
Il; as il would then have appeared, that Gen }. was
ovposed TO the conslitulioralIty Of Distribution.
Whilst Mr.. Jones speaking, he was called to
order.
Motions to adjourn made and withdrawn
Mr.. LaHIER having snmed the floor, moved that the
House ad ourn, from the late hour, "a + NJ and the
manifest Impotence CT the House, it was very unplea
SAINT for him to proceed.
Mr.. WARD called The ayes and noes on the motion to
adjourn
The House refused to adourn-ayes 40, to noes ~
Mr. LayIER then proceeded with his remarks-when
The SPEAKER decided il not 10 he in order to &c
into Il general discussion of Protective Tariff.
Mr. l. appealed from the decision of the Char.
Before the vote was t,ken-
Nj DANIEL of r. c., moved to ad journ-and Mr.
STANTON called the ayes and noes.
The House refused 10 adourn-ayes 40, to 81 noes
Mr. WHITE called the ayes and noes on the nppea
from the decision Of the Chair.
The House sustained The decision Of the Chair-ayet
So, noes 10.
MIR. LAxIER resumed his remarks in favor of the
constitu;ionslliy and propriety oil Distribution
MIR CARROLL rose to point of order. lie DID no
think that gentleman should have right to read whole
Presidents messages TO The House.
The SPEAKER thought il 10 be in order to read pub
lie documents authority, though they might be IA
ther long.
| When Mr. LASIER had concluded, at quarter past ,
Mr.. SrayTos obtained the floor, (some or mem
bers making simultaneous cilort,) and moved The pre-
vops question.
Mr. BowDES called the ayes and noes on the question
whether the main question be now put
The main question ordsrcd-ayes 81, TO noes Al
| On motion of Mr.. EpauSDs the bell was ordered &c
be rung. -,
Mr. GALLauEa's amendment, as amended by Mr
LEAKE's amendment, VIZ: 10 receive The Land FUND
with deuuncia,on of the Distribution Act, as IN
CONSTITUTIONAL &c.,l was lost by the following vote:
.7ges- Messrs Bell, Fulton, Tompkins. Campbell
Pendleton of Berkeley, Fox, Brown OF C., BFoadus
uobson, Brown If f. G.. IL W.. Garrett, GrIgsby
MARSHALL Of F, Tyrer Creish, W'rston, Raymond
M.Rae. Pace, B,wden, Geliaher, Lumpkin, Wallace
Mayo, Grubb, Carter. Armstrong of NJ. u j., Hnche
son, O Ferrn Cabeil, Yerhy, Oliver, Edgngton C''tz
Laner, Dey, Daniel of c., Moore, White, Stephen