Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-25

presence of the Committee on Saturday last has so fla
increased, TO render it impossible for him be here
to day, and that therefore lie will be unable occup,
Ut 1t Iii, wish that eastern gentleman SHOULD
avail himself of the right yielded By him. lie has ten
dercd il, he desired say, to the gentleman from
Albcnaric. tMr SournaLIl aud perhaps other gentle
men, but they have however declined to occupy for
s"iis Which II Is not necessary to stae. The 1ooi
lher"rc is unoccupc' flr eastern gentlemen
c"ncerne' While have no desire 10 present my views
on THIS subject to day, because really nm IN no cond
tho" t" do any thing like Justice to myself or the cause
""'eh advocate, yet il no other gentleman desires To
occupy The floor will cn.!cavor present my view.
rs clear Y and Us niellighly is can.
| SEN ERAL MEMBERS. Go Oh, so on.
| mh. SOUTIlALl. The remarks of the. gentleman
referring 10 the continued illness al my friend from IA
hawha which al must regret. made come reference Ia
myself, which desire To notice Ny friend from ka-
awlla Certainly did assign the floor and felt an in
silnaton to have occupiedit shall do SO Mt tins tine
however for am laboring myself under the same in
Disposition which the gentleman from kanawla him
self Is suffering from, and if 60 now shall find my
he was On Saturday, when obliged TO conclude his
marks
Mr. BYRD, then addressed the Committee. His re-
marks will appear hereafter
Mr. DAVIS. merely rise To make an inquiry of the
gentleman who has Just taken his seat He referred to
Richmond district The senior believe IL known but
think his allusion to the second gentlemen will be left
III The dark unless he speaks more plainly
MIR. Bl RID. referred to the gentleman Who got the
highest number Of votes save one, the second gen
tlcman. | alluded more particularly ii may be nj
lowed to DO II, TO my friend from Henrto whose posi-
tIon Is sufficiently defined here be known By an al
fusion Of that sort And should he glad. audc i'll
the same spirit, to my honorable friend who has just Ia
Ken his seat.
Al Al
the gentleman from Fauquer, Sr ScoTr and the CnAn
announced it to be rejected by the sound
| Mr. SCOTT, OF Fauquicr | ask for n division.
Mr.. SUMMERS. l think it is too late to call for 4 Ill
vision after the result has been announced by the CHAIR
| The CHAIR. 1t is not too late. The ayes will rise
| MIR. BROWN. ! would suggest to the Committee, IN
asmuch as the gentleman from Kanuwha whose speech
Is but half finished has been prevented by ndIspositlo
rom attending here to-day whether the question ought
to be taken at this time and whether he ought not 10 be
consulted before the vote is taken The gentleman may
desire to finish his speech he may not but thnl,
courtesy requires that his views in regard to il should
be ascertaincd However ii it should he the pleasure
OF the Convention to take vote this proposition
now, have nothing to say
Dir. SCOTT, OF Fauquer. do not suppose that ii is
precisely intended by the Committee to press vote up
on this matter to-day. suppose it was very we'll uii-
derstood that there various members OF this body
who will desire to have opportunity to express their
Views upon this question before the vote shall be taken
We know that i'll the antc patton that this debate will
be prolonged some weeks yet. several members have
gone home on matters Of business do suppose that
gentlemen here desired tn have fair expression of the
opinion of this Committee, upon the matters Of the pend
ny propositions, and that would be found, whcth
OF lie come from the east west, willing tn participate
IN ah act which to force vote upon this question:
under the circumstances which surround us.
suppose that each member in this body desires to
this question: great and important it is conceded to
be fully debated and fairly decided and aPprchend
that no gentleman entertain the opinion that d
vision forced ut this moment tis body, result III
Il fair expression Of opinion the subject. We have
INDUCED gentlemen here every day-whcn crcunistan-
made il propcr-wlose stute vi health prevented
them from continuing the debate, by nd ournmcn- from
day To day. On Friday aud On Saturday this lndul-
gcncc was given To ii gentleman whose state Of heal,
prevented him, on both Of those days, from continuing
his remarks md whose state Of health prevents his ~,
tendance here to day And the proposition is be-
cause there is gentleman supporting the proposition
Row before the body ready to proceed in the discussion
10 take advantage Of the accidental crcum of al
absence Of large number Of the members If thi.
body, TO force Il vote.
| Nj. ST MMs.i;S. VIII the gentleman from FaUq,.I'i
permit ne M kc sn inquiry Do | understand hi;"
iuiima;ing that this tc-ir. or call for the question
came from the friends Of the gentleman 10 whom he al
ludes having been INDUCED by an Adjournment OF
Friday and Saturday i'll other words does lac Intend
IT, intimate 10 SAY, that this call for the question has
come from the friends of the whit" basis
Mr. SCOTT. of Fauquier. PROFESSIONALLY. ! :,
understand II.
Mr. SUMMERS. Then take the liberty Of saving
10 him thai so lar As ! know the gentleman Is ino>
woiully mistaken for from this liarter That cry came
! from his friends
I Mr. COOKE. | was one of those who called Tor the
question: aud if il were in order, could give many
SOFAS, which, 10 my mind, are good reasons why IN,
question should be put. make this statement IN order
TO do Justice tc NY friend from kanawha, Mr.. SrM
MIRs who has very properly said that the call IL This
quarter oi the lloisc from those wh" are Friends
TO the substitute offered by the gentleman from Eau
qucr Mr.. ScoTr.)
Tic CHAIR The Chair has indnIged gentlemen ii
remarks which not precisely in order, nasmnch as
the committee has divided.
/ Mr. SCOTT, If FaulIicr. suppose II Is IN the
power Of the committee in the regulation Of ls bust
ness, 10 do what Justice and fairness demands dc
not wish proong this discussion myself and 50 iai
A. am personally concerned am content that the dc
should cease and the b. taken; but do lnsis
that common Justice and common fairness does requr,
,L,, before this shall he taken, due information
shall he gwen OF the intention, on the part OF this body
:, tale that vote Otherw se il is impossible to attain
bo, suppose are DESTROYS of attaining, fair expires
,o ri the opinions Of this body upon the principle III
yolvc IN The proposition before you; and otherwise also
an nnorunity will not be afforded for every member
th, body to be present when the question is voted upon
that he may declare his opinions. do not know bn
,bc rules under which we acting may intcrpose
call in regard to this matter but will. however
M gentleman is ready to proceed with this discussion
submit Il motion that the committee now rise
Mr. SUMMERS. think it due To those with who!
have the pleasure L. act. and la myself, that tlii
matter should now be full, understood, nasmuch rs TN
Gentleman from Fau1uicr (ir. Scorr) has indulge
somewhat in the tone Of lecture towards somebody
desire that those who deserve it may take and appl
and that may he considered applying I, rhos
who do not deserve it. When the gentleman iron
Frederick, Mr.. Bykp) closed his argument, to which
listened with great pleasure. as matter OF course nc
cording 10 the order in which this debate has bee
hitherto conducted, expected 10 see some gentlema
friendly TO the substitute rise and address the commit
Tee Indeed, understood the gentleman from Abe
marie Mr. SuurnaLi) this morning Ia have sad IN slIn
stance that although hc too much 'ndisposcd l.
lake the floor when it offered 10 him BY the gen
,emau from Frederick that he did propose TO take u
door at some early period Myeyc then, were pasSe
across the room at once, when the gentleman iron
Frederick concluded, TO see whether the gcnticma
fran Albemare would not take floor And II ne ~
moi expected, as 4 matter Of course. that some cas-
ern rentcman--somc friendly TO the mixed oasi
oropcs ten--would address the committee. NO one
lLowcver rose, and then the call was made ior IN
Imc,ion: and undertake to say that II was maze i
hi. quarter entirely by eastern gentlemen
Mr. SCOTT | stand corrected.