Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-23

faclious minority, in attempting to in'im'oa'e
and sway the Scnate-aud especially IN STRIVING
to enter upon the journal most extraordinary
tissue of censure and Misrepresentation winch
they STYLED a Protest. AS 10 the Times denuh
citation of the action of the Senate as "a palpaole
and uniustifable denial of the undoubied wishe'
of the people," we have only TO say, that the sc
nate have, session after session, defeated ih''
Shnpaster bill, and still, session alter seSSio"'
the Senate becomes more and more Democratic
Does this look as if the people disapprosed Of
their course' Upon this famous Protest ana IL
doctrines. we are willing TO place the issue oe
fore the people. But to our narrative ana cum
ments on the scenes:
The bill came TO The Senate February io'h
was referred 10 committee, and in due lime re-
ported back 10 The Senaie-was taken up ior CON
sideIalion February 23d, and, verbal amenu'
menl being agreed 10, was made The order VI 'ne
day for Tuesday, 9th February. II was ac'
cordingly taken up on The 9th, and discussed
and The discussion continued on the 18th, When
it was indefinitely postponed, by vote oil 10 u
ll-one of the minority being against Inc OH,
bu, agains, The poslponemeni for reasons assign
ed. In due time, according to rule OF The Sc
nate il was returned 10 The House Of Delegates,
and therefore placed out Ct reach OF the Senate.
Saturday, March 81, Mr.. Sanard arose, and
presented what he called protest by himself and
MIR. Wncher, consisting Of bill, which they
,Let., fnrf hp
bill, with long statement OF the grounds upon
which they protested against the action o. me
Senate, embracing the arguments used 10 'heif
speeches when the question was pending, ana
unfairly presenting The action Of that body, IN
omilipe facts material 10 fair understanding Of
that action and in so stating the iacts as 'hey &C
curred as 10 censure The Senate unJusliy, and
present the whole question, in the various stages
of its progress through The Senate, in an lmPIo.
per light. The bin and accompanying paF''
were presented as protest, and Inc Iisht 10 e"'
ter them on The journal as protest, pefemp'orI-
" claimed under he 30lh rule OF The Senate
The Speaker, al first. upon reference TO that rnle
with certain precedenls cited by the protesting
members and Mr. Rogers OF Loudoun, decided
lha, the protest was in order, and that they had
RICH, 10 enter their papers on The journal; but
upon a more attentive readiug OF the precedenls
beestd leave 10 change his opinion and decision,
and decided that they had nc right 10 make The
entry. MIR. Averett Of Halifax, who had Size
nuously opposed the bill as it came from The
House, and had opposed any attempt to lesallze
The foreign small notes in circulation, or The Is
sue OF any small notes by our Banks, comment
ed upon the extraordinary course pursued by me
protesting Senators, who had been LARRY beaten,
after a full and fair hearing, upon measure
which had Been fairly dealt with BY the Senate
having been regularly referred, reported, consi-
dered defer Cd ilom day 10 day, and, BY general
consent, 10Th tho knoarlcdge and concurrence Of
The protesting Senator'S. made The order OF The Gay
for the 9Th OF February giving iair opPor'u-
nity for Senators 10 offer their amendments, u
any they wished 10 ofer-and finally disposed
OF, by indefinite postpcnemeai, after TWO Gays
discussion, in which the too pretssting SsnG.
tors had had more than their fair proportion OF
time. Mr.. Avereit commented upon The course
OF The Senators on The 81 March, in revivin2
a dead question, then out OF reach oil ihe De-
nate, having been Indefinitely postponed on The
18th February, and returned 10 the House
He protested agains, such construction OF
the 30lh rule as 10 give 10 any Senator per-
emplory right 10 enter his protest, especially such
papers as they had presented under that name,
upon a decided and dead question mol under The
control OF The Senate. But as he was implica'
ted in those papers, and as the protesting Senators
seemed 10 have such anxiety 10 see their papers
upon the record, he appealed TO MIR. Stanard net
10 press his claim 10 lie right OF protest under the
rule, but to make motion 10 have his papers en-
tered by leave-and he (Mr. A. ,oculd sote for
that Iare, aad begged those who had acted and
voted with him to do the same, without regard 10
The rresularily OF The proceeding; concluding by
assuring The Senators from Richmond and Pit
.ylvania that TO Them would belong all the shame
of placing their so-caed protest upon The Senale's
Journal.
Mr. Stanard declined accepting The offer OF
Mr.. Averett, but preferred TO rely upon his
claim 10 the right of Protest The question
turning upon Mr.. W,cher's appeal from the
decision of the Chair, long discussion en-
sued, in which Messrs. Wicher, Stanard, Ro-
gers, Garlic, Rives, Tyler aud Averett parlici
pated, after which, the question being taken
By ayes and ,es, the decision Of the Chair was
sustained.
Mr.. Stanard then moved for leave to enter
his papers, and was opposed By Messrs. Am
bier, Sloan and Averett. Mr.. AVerett remark
ing that his offer to vote the leave without
wasting the time Of the Senate, TO the neglect
Of other misunderstanding been deelfn,d, indeed
secuted he then felt bound in self-rcspect, and
in respect 10 the Senate, TO vote against the
leave and appealed to the Senate TO preserve
its own rules Of order, and its own dignity, by
voting down the motion of the Senator from
Richmond. Other privileged business occur
ring at late hour of The day, the motion was
Informally laid aside; and after finishing that
business, the Senate adjourned with tacit un.
Outstanding that the Senator from Richmond
might, on Monday morning, begin where he had
left of.
Monday, March 5th.-Mr Stanard stated
that, at the suggestion Of some of his friends.
he had determined TO ask leave to ,0ithdraw his
papers for the present, to be offered or not
hereafter. as he might determine. The leave
was granted without dissent or remark. In
truth he had withdrawn his papers on Saturday
evening; for Senator assured US that he could
not ind them upon the table Of the Senate, and
that he had applied to Mr.. Stanard for them,
and could not get them.
Be it further recollected, that the Wings in
the Senate utterly repuda,ed the House Bill =
that the bill making part of the so-called
Protest, ,cas designed as substitute for the
House bill, and was so presented 10 the Senate,
| pnt nj the nroner time Int in the discue-