Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-16
ERirAY, MAY Il, 1871.
SENATE.


FRIDAY, May II, lS;i.
SENATE.
Mr. Chase moved that when the Senate adjourn ii
| be to Monday. Agreed ~.
Mr. Chase presented petitions against the Ncbras-
ka bill
Mr. Allen--As there is no quorum present move
| the Senate adjourn.
| Mr. Wcer-Let lis have the yeas and nays The
list was called, during which many Senators came
i'll. The motion was l"St-vcas ID, nays lilo quo
| rum.
| Mr.. Walker said there was no use staying, us no
quorum was present. llcmovcd IN adjournment.
Mr. Pratt asked the vc',s and nays ThcSGnac re-
fused (" order them. The motion was agreed to
ycus l3, nays ..
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Dean urged the acceptance of the proposition
| to continue the debate on the NebrIlska Till till
Thursday next, and postpone the special order for
nne week.
Mr.. Tweed and others objected
Mr.. Richardson intiinia.et that the suggestion of
Mr.. Dean would meet with no opposition from the
| friends Of the hill
Mr.. Campbell objected to the gentleman prncccd-
nS; e. r,.,,. ..,., . nnu, ,,,, ,,,,,o,;.o ,...
made.
| Anoun to ad inurn was ncgativcd.
Daylight Ind now arrived. and the mcinbcr1 were
nearly tnggcd out. Some hud their heuds tied MP
| The newspapers were soon brought III, and breakfast
served up to different members. The House was call
cd and the Sergeant sent out TO arrest abscntcrs.
| .. A. MIR. Barry rvds brought in, and offered
M excuse for his absence. He was excused for non
Mr.: Ball. in order to give members time Ia shave
and fix up, moved an adjournment till n"on which
was RI jncted.
The session continues, and will probably last till
Tuesday, neither side being disposed to Weld inch
BY unanimous consent, all the abscnecs waiting
| outside the Hall were admitted III once with the I'M
dcrstandins that they should separately render cx.
cilscs. Mr. Bcchcr said he had rciliacd IL long
his health permitted. Excused.
Mr.. Bell Sa!t he whs present all the time, with The
exception OF nm hour.
Mr. Bennett remarked, he remained as long ,s he
| able, unl then went away Both excused.
| Mr. Bcntnn.--t have an excuse which hope will
prove satisfactory. Neither account al age nor III
irmity did stay away, nor did pair Oh, though snch
offers were made to me. never did pair ott, and
| never mean to begin any such thing DOW. Laugh
tcr.) was absent without disrcspect to the House
am not inclined to impede the business of the House.
have been greatly gratitied with the dccornm, gra-
vitv, and precision with which nil questions hive
been put BY the chair. The chair conducted itself
well throughout the proceedings went AWAY after
t,kng Il survey. saw gn"d men anal true sitting
all round in III" Elall-"nough to ktcp up a quorum,
and carry on business such as it was. tl.anghtrr.l
Nv uSclich Made no difference. A"im"s R1rrfr"di
| Icsignel 10 rctnrn--not 10 skulk the business of
the llorSc-iunl take my share i'll turn saving some
strength for the pinch when 1t comes. was without
doors for some tilnc waiting to be let ill., and there
fore nm entitled to credit for the time was kept out
Laughter. declare mean tn do better some time
or other Renewed laughter.
An farther proceedings i'll the Gull were dispensed
with Motions to adjourn, &c, were renewed.
Mr.. Dean raised point of order that ns IL clock
was named in the first rule a. the time for the meet
inc of the House. und that hour had arrived, the
Journal should ne rcnd.
The speaker Ovcrrued the point on the ground thnt
there had been no adjournment, und there was COLI
tinuatn of the legislative day commenced ycster-
dav. He had mo authority to adjourn the House.
MIR. Slicer the chapla, came i'll us usual. To per-
form hs duty if necessary.
Mr. Banks quoted the order of the House adopted
on the frat day "f the session. that twelve O'Clock
s,nll c iixC,l the ior to which the House shall
stnn,i ,ljpl,rned each day. till otherwise or,lercd.-
Therefore the House stands adjourned by its own or
der.
The Speaker onurruicd the point mainly because
rho legislative day still continues; and because there
cannon be meeting Of the body without III udouril'
| iient "
Mr. Banks appealed, and wanted 10 make brief
explanation to show that there is precedent for hIs
point
..:Isht numerous objections made, and he wis
not allowed 10 proceed. L. ..' ...
o'clock, p, M-InefTcctual motions have been
mu,lc TO 90 into committee the privatc calendar
nnd to- proceed tn business the Speakers table
Nothing has been done except taking the yeas and
navs on trivial motions Ia Kill time.
On one OCCASION the vote on n motion to adjourn
stood uvcs d. nays b6 when it WIS discovered that
one Of those whose vote wis recorded IN the negative
was absent, making ii Il tie vote
a prnpnsition was ak1o made for recess ot n few
hou,e to allow members to shave nd brush up but
this was also voted down.
Although the session has now continued twenty
nine successive hours; there seems no indication of
Welding on either side. There arc about one hun
rcd members absent ut al times, who return NJ fixed
hour, and relieve those on duty.
SIR o,lork.-Mr. Cumming wishto make s'g-
oc-uon ECrics of shear him. believe this strug-
,c arises from the fact that few gentlemen want I"
make remarks on the Nebraska question. ! hope
Tint the side to which | belong the naI"rity, will
IL
ponc tho Pacific rail road bill one week from Tues
day, and allow the gentlemen the Intermediate lime 10
say what they please. r..
Several objections were made.
Mr.. Rclarson.-Wc have already offered that
Mr.. Kclr.-Wc nrc willing for it.
Mr.. Cmnpbcll.-l object to any propositions our ol
order. | hope we will proceed regularly.
MI Deai.LI ask the consent OF the House TO make
q suggestion, .t.r !-.r ...'
Mr. Walsll.-I object
Mr.. Seward-I hope the gentleman will he heard.
Nothing can be- lost by it. go
.Mr:'Denn-I hope tile opponents OF the hlli VIII
accept the proposition. 1t is fair aud the man wh"
does not accept it will be liabc to the charge OF be-
ng iactionst.
While called him TO order, others cried out
"go4d, good"
The yeus un,l nays were then called ON several
motions t" ADJOURN and to excuse members from f"-
Srrcu o'clock--NIr Wright. Of Pennsylvania, wish
&c, 10 make proposition lCres Of hear him! hear
him no objection
Mr. Washburnc. Object
Mr.. WriSt-You don't know what you are OBJ
iectn: about.
Mir. Dean famil cries of order said il propo
ston relating to the adjournment of. the House
Mr. C;ullom!AI object. don't want cr' P1'r'c
statements. lCHes of withdraw your objection
Cullom."
r;hu wiIlnot ucuelit il. "
Mr. IJibbard.-Doll't offer it any more.