Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-28

the House. 1thas precedence over all motions
and must necessarily over that
The president, (Mr. SHEFFET in the Chuir.
The Chair does not profess to DO familiar witt
parliamentary law, and would DO glad +
have the opinion of some gentleman who is, a
to the matter now in dispute.
Mr.. MoNTAGUE.-A motion to adjourn take
precedence over any other motion in all parlia
mcntary proceedings.
The PREslDENT--The Chair decides that tn,
motion to adjourn has precedence over the mo
ton made for n call of the House, by the gen
tleman from Wood, (Mr. JAcKsoN)
Mr.. JAcKsoN-1 appeal from the decision o
the Chair.
Mr.. GooDE, of Mecklenburg.- y Gull the yea
and nays upon that motion.
Mr.. STAPLES, Of Patrick. Suppose it is as
certained there is no quorum in Committee 0
the Whole, as it has been asccrtained, is no
the proper course to be pursued when TIL
Committee rises, to make . call Of the House
Mr.. J~AcEsoN--It has been suggested to Inc
by q friend, that withdraw my appeal from
the decision of the Chair, and ask for the yea
and nays upon the motion to adjourn. shat
adopt that plan, and accordingly withdraw my
appeal. call for the yeas and nays upon thu
motion TO adjourn, made by the gentleman
fro IN Richmond city, (Mr. MAcFAELASD.)
The roll was then called and resulted, yea
90, nays 81, as follows:
YgAs-Messrs. Amber, Conn, Il. ii. Cox, Fisher, 6ogrln
T. +. Goode, l.. 5. Hall, Raymond, KIlby, Leake, MHcfar
land, Q. X. Mallory, Marye, Montague, Morton, Neblet,
Price, Randolph, Richardson, X. Z. Scott, Slaughter. Speed
Z. J. Stuart, i. B. Turner. Whitfield, woods-26
SAYs- Mcssrs. ArTsli ong, Aston, Berlin, Boggess, Brown
Burde,t, Burnley, Byrne, Cabell, Campbell, Carter. Clemens
G. b.. Conrad, Robert Y. Conrad, James II. Coz, Cu,ii.
neskins, Dorman, Early, Echols, Forbes, PugRte, Gillespie
Grsyely, Addison Hall, +. b. Hall, Hammond, lioge, huh
Johnson, Lewis. SIcGre~, Marshall, Masters. More,'
Moore, 0rrick, 0sbuIn, Parks, prndleton, Porter, Pusl
Rives. Sharp, ~si,lngton, %su,herln, White. wiiley-SH.
So the motion to adjourn was decided in TIN
negative.
Mr.. EARLy-Mr. President
Mr.. llAEvlE-I rise to u point Of order, ant
it is this: that the gentleman is bound TO ris
from his seat before he can be recognized b.
the President.
Mr.. EARLY-I did rise from my seat.
Mr.. HARyIE-The gentleman was standin.
before he addressed the Chair and did not risl
for that purpose.
SIR. K. i. CoxRAD-Mr. President, l be!
leave to offer the following resolution
Resolved, That all discussion shall cease up
on the pending proposition, in fifteen minute!
after tic Convention shall be resolved into
Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. MoNrAGrE-I would like to know
whether by the pending proposition all thu
propositions now pending are meantp
The PnEsIDEST-The Chair understands TIT
resolution ms referring only to the substitute
offered by the gentleman from Wetzel, (Mr
lIALL)
Mr.. CoSnAD-That is all, sir.
Mr.. TugNER-l rise to q point Of order. il
is this: that the pending question before the
Convention is the resolution Of the gentleman
from Monongalia, (Mr. WILEY and Upon that
question, sir. | am entitled to the floor.
Mr.. Il. Y. CoNRAD-I am not aware that the
gentleman from Jackson, (Mr. TuRSER,) or any
other gentleman, can Claim the floor upon any
such ground Us he represents. 1t is true that
the courtesy Of the floor has been extended to
gentlemen from day to day, to discuss questions
introduced before the Convention went into
committee OF the whole; but when a member
gets the floor for the purpose Of offering q pro.
position, surely that position cannot be taken
from him merely upon the claim Of courtesy.
Mr.. AMBLEK.-l will state that that very
question was decided this very day. The
Chair decided in committee Of the whole that
q member having the floor could lie deprived
OF it by putting another in his place.
Mr.. Il. I. C~oNRAD.-l apprehend the ques.
ton vas very different from that now before
the Convention. The proposition Of the gen.
'leman from Monongslia (Mr. W!LLEY,) has
been under consideration here from day to day,
but only during the morning hours. We find
that other propositions have been interposed
almost every morning by different gentlemen,
and yet it cannot be claimed that these can
be introduced here to the exclusion OF the i'm
portant question now under consideration
The state Of the question as it now stands
makes it entirely incompetent for the gentle
man, as it seems, to claim the floor upon this
taxation question. The Convention has just
come oat Of Committee Of tho whole for the
purpose Of making a call Of the House to as.
certain if a quorum be present. That fact
having been ascertained, it is now proceeding
to determine what is 10 be the course of pro-
ceeding in Committee upon this question.
But, sir, this is q question Of vital Importance
and ought not to be set aside for the considc-
ration Of matters Of comparatively little im.
portance. II is, moreover, unreasonable that the
minority should be permitted to control the
majority, and that too, upona question the most
important that a Convention ever assembled 10
deliberate upon. The question now is whether
amaiority Or q minority shall control the Con.
vcntlon. II is not a matter OF jest, as | regard
it, and | Offer that resolution to test that Ques.
ton. The gentleman says it is out Of order
because be may be entitled to the floor upon
the resolution offered some days ago by the
gentleman from Monongalis, (Mr. W1LLEY.)-
lie may be entitled TO the floor tomorrow
morning, before the consideration Of this queS.
ton is entered upon; but, really, it seems 10
me, that to mako such a claim now, is tr,iling
with this momentous subject, and say 50
with great respect, because # We are prevented
from controlling the proceedings of the Com
rnittee Of the whole to night the same obstacle
may be i%nterposed for months.
] submit that | am not out Of order.
Mr.. CLEAESs.-t move to amend the resolu-
ton Of the gentleman from Frederick.
Mr. TrENER.-I rise to n question Of order.
That is a privileged question.
Mr.. CLEMESs.-The gentleman must state his
question of order, and ] demand that it be re-
duced 10 writing. lie is required to do so un.
der the rule.
Mr.. TuRSER.-Show the rule.
4 VoIcE-There is no doubt about it.
Mr.. CLgAENs.-If you refer to rule 81 you
will find that every motion is required to be
reduced to writing.
Mr.. TuRXER.-It is not 4 motion; it is q point
Of order.
Mr.. CLEMENS There can be no point Of or
der without Il motion. | ask tho decision OF
the Chair upon the question.
The PREslDENT.-The Chair is Of opinion
that every point Of order requires n motion;
and, under the rule, every motion is required
to be reduced 10 writing.
NJ. TrHSEm-I appeal from the decision OF
the Chair.
Mr.. CLEMENs.-Mr. President
Mr.. TrKSER-(Iuterrupting III desire 10 get
time TO reduce my motion TO writing.
Mr.. CLESENs.-The gentleman ought to
have had his motion in writing before he sub
mitted it.
Mr.. Cox, of Chesterfield II call the prcvi.