Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-18
THIRrY.FoURTn CONGREss-Fir't Session.
MONDAY, JrLY II. la5h.
SENATt.
The Senate missed severn! private bills.

r, 80, =. IL. ,c. IN DrOuote the ELL
Inc OH ameilua'ory ,aIan I'm and a discus
c.ency Vi ame my -" after an unsuccessful
.W' ~ at;nvrn r,IInr.I
A. f,,r o'cInrk Mr. Tonbs obtained the floor. say
;,1 ~ ths senate was anxious to discuss the question
nn no h.. ,v,rld pr,ce.d 10 give his views ut urge.
= n. "I u T the Senator weld for u motion
;, aJ;orrr
y A. !Tnnmbs,-No, sir. The Senate has just refused
% nJ;,,rr T intend 10 su.ak on the subject, anc
u,hor ,La Senators get tired OF hearing me they car
,rn b,mu hone, however, the reporters will keeE
,b-ir s.at, TO hear my speech, as it is intended for the
country as much rs for thc Senate. Alter l nave
suoken three or four hours tile Senator from 'HSIhlt
can max. his motion To adjourn il he CHOOSES.
MIR. Tuunbs proceeded 10 give Inc history OF me
riss aud progress OF the navy, Eoih1 DICK 10 tls
foundation OF the government ine'e were VET!
few Senators III their seatS' anu nlucii coi'ef'a'ou
going on in audible tobes'
The Chair severa! uiiSS ctI'"u tie oeuh'e ~ oruer
when Mr. TUomDs -hld 'haI ',e 'alh'nE uu not Hl'tuFu
him in the least. lie "as S'au 10 ncuE tne oenhlors
discussing the subject. II ougn, u oo discussed OIL
this floor, behind ihe bar, anu all over The county,
lLsughter.]
Al quarter past j D c'ucn, VT Slitteuueh ootalned
the floor by the leave ol "r. loo'hos' ana he moved
the Senate adJouru' ni'0" was "6'e"" u Ny Two iha
Jurlty.
HOUSE VI hnFNEoENi ail'ES.
Mr.. CIinSmai asked Ilal M Resolution OF The Sell
ate ixllE a date III: Tue a"Jou!h!leh1 OF congress
be considered.
Mr.. Dunn said he objected I'll! The Kansas Question
was settled.
Mr.. Houston-tLx your own day.
Mr.. Letcher preferred that the House should 60 on
with the trial OF one OF Its members.
Mr.. CiIngnan made EN- unsuccessful motion 10
suspend the rules. Yeas llO, nays 9l-not two
thirds.
Mr.. Campbell, OF OHIO, asked FOR the further post
ponenoiit Ut the consideration OF the report on the
Sumner Assault I'LL Neuhesnay. Tor the reason that
the majority had developed To them some facts affect.
me one OF the parties implicated. and they wanted 10
consider the prnprle'y vi offering an amendment 10
Inc pending resolutions l" I'M: ofJrctlpn WIS made.
MIR. MeHchHin moved the previous question, which
was agreed To.
MIR. Edmundsor, by general consent. made C. state.
nent affecting nIEiseIi. He CAUSED Ia be read hs It's
tlmony before the select committee; and tt.cn said hc
did not complain OF Tue conclusions of the committee
lie 10 tie Ell e; of tho testimony which be had given,
but Obj .utrd on the ground Oh which they sought To
ccusure h.m, without even giving him notice. that
they purpusrd introducing II resolution OF cr:lsure
AGAINST him. He admitted thar he did know q,
NJ. Brooks intention 10 nttack Mr.. Sunner, bur he
should !Iav" degraded himself had hy revealed the
private cuuu-rl of hi. friend. TIE tireareuel ron
lcnua,iun OF TIE House for not b.irsyins confidence
woult not Tor n mouner: chang. his mind. II. WIS
orr.rn, ON ;ha, occasion to see ,gir play, nothing
mm,r., on both sidrs.
Tn. com ni,,p-. he said Ind characterized his CON
| du,i ns "rc,rrnrnsi,,.," h.caus. NJ foni Nr. XII,
iii M, ,,k. -,.ns T., ur.y.n, I'M, - ,rr, nd ;ni,r,r
VI S,,,r.r ~ H. Az ,,.r m, a.. ,Ln, -, - ,,,.r'
w,s nnv dIr ,r, II w.rn Mr. Bro,k. wbo hsI ,n.
| fhiup tut hIs CAM. Will III. r.ulrf lrt .r,i. p,i thar
Mr., s. uncr wa, nrm.I. In nr-w.r to n or-.,:,u
.rrr Mr.. Damn. Ia. said # h, bnI had an ornr-,rri,v
Of appearing be.,r. III. rrnuaii:,,- h. could hive a;
-frt them that he would no, have iu,crf.rr,i in th.
tnY,t.r. keen, in III. Gus. of fII ulsv.
Mr. P.uni.,or,n .njd n. hal informed NJ E.Jnu,d.
ann ,hs, A., fr -. u. ya, ,uC,rnri H. n. Ejr,,mi.
son, -ho,.d I,,y,. ,hr rriyil.., a. r,n,I,r,n., r..n-,
~ NH"
'"S 1ou,.r't's
WI i'p'.' NV 80 'epv'' va
,na'e II vas Il II too '"o. Ut '"',.-o' ''" J"-'re
hal oeel Grn'eu MN III ~ uFs p'"co' anu That L"
w1Lld rather appeal 70 The House:
w. Canpoe' oil ONO, ae:Hndeo the report ana
SAID nc had not only been wiling oui ANXIOUS that
Gentlemen implicated shouId furnish such iaeEs AZ
they wished IN tnslr v'na!rs'on, he then proceed
ci ~ show that me question at issue involves tIe
very EXISTENCE OF this government. Hho:he- the
people oi this land shall have power 10 govern; whe.
Their the Constitution and laws. on ONT hand, SHAT!
prevail, or, on the other, whether the freedom ot the
! cudsel.
The question Ta. then taken on the amendment Of
Mr. English. THAT HE House declar7 lis dioapprnba.
tiou OF Mr.. Brooks assault On Mr.. Sumner aud deems
this "A ht OCCASION 10 declare it, iisnppruLntjnu ni the
use Of .uuguugr in debate personally Oir,usiye 10 in.
diviiual member, of Congress or States OF the
Union"
! !, wns di,a,,r-rd to-vea, e. nav. Ia.
; IMr. Hu.ris and Mr.. Hoffman wer. momentari!v
absent when heir name, were, called, bu; stated that
hnd they been prsseu, they would have voted in III.
afirmativ.
The question was then taken on The resolution Of
the minority Of the committee, rs Il substitute for
those OF thu m~ei,rty'-, namely, "rIIat this llnus,. has
no jurisdiction over tile assault committed by z. 5.
Bro *, on Charles Sumner .aud therefore deems il i'm.
rr,,.r :, .yn-..a an onir;,n M th, .rbi.c, +"
Trbi. r,s G;.eyr..ji ,n-y.n. H.; nov. r.,
T - nn..tinn W. ;h.p t,k.n o. H.. r..,,u:io, If
,b. "omn;,t,.. {" rI,ut Preston :. Brnnk, hr AMI l.. !.
tn;ltwih .yp~lied from ,hc House ns n rrpr,s.r,aijv.
| from South Carcliua."
rh- Gu.-,iru wa, derjd,I in ,ba Neutrality-suspicious.
III. NAYS 05-twu.lhird, NO, be1rs ob.uinsJ. FIN, |
following i, the vote in detail
YEAs.-Messrs. Albright, Allison. Ball, Barbour.
Bennett Of New York, Is .n.un. B,l!inyh,ir.f. Biny.
ham, Bishop, Bliss Bradshaw, Brcntun Broom. Bui-
futon, Burlingnmr, Campbell Of Pennsylvania, |
Campbell OF ONO, Chnf=r, Clarke Of New York,
CinrE OF 0ohh.ctIcn'' Cla~-on, Cnl!ax, Conins, Co.
vode' oras'n, EunloaEE, DaInrtii, DAVIS OF Mns-a-
chusetts; Day Dean Dewitt. Eick: Dickson. Dohd,
Dunn, Durtse' Ei'e' l.i"ar''' E,nrie. galloway
'rihalnS', "''oTr'' '''"mSft' ''t"w; ah.! vi M",s'r'u'
SETS hariah, iiH'rt' ti'ckh'hr' iinn"If!'' iin''o"ay'
Horton OF New 1"rK' Horton o. ONO, Toward
iu-n'i9n, hr'"ry; n!nT, hnrpp, hHisH,' ~ n"",ton'
~ ~ 'I
Miller oil Nrw l"lH; Ai'iwaFI, N'cE'' Mpr-a". NOR,
riI!' Aloit' Murray Hlc"%i'' Norton oi'rr "i Ne"
York, PACKER f@rker, isarce' ie"k, fG!ioI, zen
n.''-'o"' D., ely, go = '" - t'nS'.! 4 ~ :.
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