Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-02-13

olnilon, proposing Ia 90 nin The election of | ,eN
a,of, 10 supply lhe vacancy oceasinned BY The ,,'
iioh oi WI. hisess term oil service on Friday ne,,
was introduced late in The afternoon. the mn,e, AT
ing able 10 do 81 at an earlier hpnr and .lIe me-. '
question" was demanded ior The purpose of "ns
linuse To pfompi decision upI H. Capsld4,,hle 'e
element was produced by this movement which - "a
In have betn nnaniclpaied on the Iocrfco sid. ea
Honse, although they ought To have oeen nrenared
as they well knew The Wings deem il cnnslifn,ni H.
Iigaiory the Leg stature 10 effect an eleen Oh
sent SESSION. without reference TO the resu, and ~ I'VE,
declared on all suitable occasions. A cla,oruns -
WAS made, tho about The tyranny The Whip ma;,,,s
The House oi Delegates, io thus aiempne IN s,al
bate, and an hour OF Two was consumed in dis ue.
the propreiy Of putting the previous qnestion H.
course oil which The PROSTITUTION of this he
To party ends was bitterly complained Of And b; 'e
by mrnibefs, who at The Two preceding sessions r ~,
Legislature. themselves resorltd to this ,erv - me
oil oppression limes without number. and in rals
Ia SUBJECT. lie n,porance uf Nhich demanded '"e
ptsl range OF disrnssloHi And only were The Nm a
minority IN the lpnse thus gagged by the call - Jug
previous question, but The then Speaker GLe ~ 9e
ressnr Of HE present incumbent OF the rLa,, pe'
declslon contrary 10 The uniform usage of the a.
over which he presided, proceeded al one. In ,
The gag, by denying 10 any member of Ina, Ty
iiy tie privilege of stating reasons w,y Tho "''"'f
vlous question should mol be put--and bIs a.. p'e-
unprecedented as II was aud rs despuslh as i, v,s
precedented, several OF The very members .b @ "a-
urdaf desonhced NE tyranny ii the VI hg naioti,y y
loor prlyelsge which they denied 10 The n b,os ''P
ter aud The winter beiitr,) slslaned by ,I.ir "'
when II was III vain Appended frum AS alike .J, ''
and unparalleled, Complaints finn thai on,,,e,
der such circumstances, were absolutely l,dier %.
shl more ST., when II Is remembered that The -
in the habit Of enforcing the pre,i,,,s 'NoS
without regard 10 The naiure Of the subject h..,, ~,
House io The period Of The session. or IN ,lo '
the day, While. IN he present instance Tho ,' VI
was supply 10 designate day ior the ,lt chm II 81
aur. which, II Il dms mol sui The views nj III.
parry, may he changed by Their majrIn in Tho Sa"''
the period 10 which the Session has advanced - ,
ton with The mass IT hnslm IS Vt Ia he lfansa,,,J a
men shes the minority in The lousenl the rpsn,,,;,,
which rcsis upon liem ni 10 pe rmit tie bret ,eu,,na
al Their line 10 he wasted IN idle d.ba,-and Tho nsi
honr Of adiontnmenl Tor the day had passed by F.ar
however. the resolution WAS agreed To- and then onn1
or scene WAS exhibited grow Ing oul Of a res Iunn j.,
sracling the connitlee 81 Privileges and El,eons n
report next Monday vial progress they had nah i;
the Investigation oi ,he right Mr. jackson # W,,d +,
a seal in The House. some tine since referred IN ,bo,
although the House had been informed distinctly by III.
chairman OF that committee. thai he had heen pn,h
] Die resumed from lie olher eneYetm,nis al iis ,.
hers 10 prururea meeting ui ihf committee since tho
reference had been made On Mr. Nchcr's mo,i.n
he subject was then referred select COMMITTEE and
the House ADJOURNED al about O'clock many Of III.
lnemtrTs having been constantly in attendance at the
Capitol from y IN the inornn until that lnr
cannot sleak with any thing Ike confidence If tho
result Of this etiur Ia elect Senator. My impression
Is. however, thai the Senate will as On The Eru,
occasion retain The resolution in lis possession until the
morning Of The day designated by lie House for IIe
election, ard then elter adj II cr reject il arcdpo !,
the state III the miiser-r9il. In that event We shall
have elth,r n locutaco Senator, or none al all
The Texas Resolutions are still in possession uflbe
Senate-iai body not having acted upon them sscr the
adherence Of The House Of Delegates 10 lis disagreement
10 the amendments proposed by the Senate r,c,n, !,
psk nr mpfift ga NJ MI
JonTned without being able agroe mon a nrn slim,
lnntnally satisfactory. The Senates committee pr,w.
sed Ia the cn,nnet on the lafi If hp House thai tie
Senate should rectde inn 50 much OF The ground had
assumed as expressly ains The constituionag If The
joint resolution providing i,r the nror;uraon ni Texas
INTO the Union, which recently passed the House n
KePreseniaves-and. on the other hand, that the
House should agree Ia strike from its olunn the con.
GLIDING cause. declaring that he Gnera .7sembl te-.
bcdr The repression q aug opinion 10 Tie consiii-
fiondhty u Tie Taioa n Teas bB oiht resolution
10 tbs proposition HE committee ut Ie House agreed
but with the distinct understanding. hal lls an end
ed The resolution prepnsed To he recommended both
Houses for their adarian did riettrnit The COZ sliluon
al question. neither affirming nor disaflirmnu the con-
sti,uiinnaldy ii HE joint rrsusliun # Cnpss nor in
tending In do So To tbs proposition The sfnales cum
mlliee declined acce lneand he conference minated
Tie pont OF difference between The lwo committee was
this: II the Proposition Of the Snnaie's committee
had been Internationally acceded 10. il was ad
Hi'fd maj the HSuiniuh Won u assume fQulr0ral
character and be susceptible o widely different cum
s,ructons; for. although il would have been silent On
The constitutional question. more than one member Of
The committee declared that in his opinion il necessarily
enbtaced II. ana decided il odirmmireiy The Wings
believed thai il did in truth preermil tile constitutional
question altogether. and were willing lake in that
form. II were accen panied BY report to the two HUI
ses stating that that III ruth IFS intent For, as
they argued. II the Senaie's cuinee by the handoa.
ment OF tl-4r resolution. expressly affirming the consl-
uohaliy OF anneArg 1tNas " uin resolution Of Con-
aTess mean really 10 that. for the sake 81 harmony
those points upon Which large majority Of both Houses
concur, HEY are willing trl,ar an tNpres san If o.
Pinen ur'h single r'ili ulen Which lhfre is an ire
uncilahe diff nuce Il finhn i,h il ,rahi ute dis
llncily stated lai Hat the ass If II ac, Of the
COMMITTEE OF cniefehoe BIT II tn lie CONTRARY, thy
lniendeda mere tqtaf 1Gc--it tb,y intended. ty slr
KING out The allfr clause Il the res1lunn adupled by
The House. that the coisliiulionav If the joint rson
"n Of the House should be consi,uciirely asserted the
proposition Was deceptive ard c,nd ro be IN mo
meni enierain,d-in iruih his Was no cemJrcmise at
alslnce tie committee ii The House would he made to
atarm hy ih.Iitail'n vlai hoy refused 10 film IN
Words aud Inch refusal the sole ausp If the diss-
enentnt tetnetn tie iNo llons,s II uas con,ndd,
IN r'ry by some tbut nei al alb of Tie Ioct go mm-
htfS 81 HE cen mliite, at tie nun il shn MD as
sumo Ike shape proposed by the Senae'> committee
"oua IN truth, preermit The constitutional question:
and lhal therefore all was conceded which the " hgs ga
manded But If it their intention SO 10 preiemi
why We're they unwilling To say that that was Their ~
'eh'in-and especially when they heard suIne OF hef
e" associates IN committee declare thai they gave qne
uhehn eonsrncilen 10 he resolution. and that, my
oelleved lhal II did mol in truth embrace The question y,
cpsiiinonaiiiy as well as OF eypedlency, they woua
la yp tod :,