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

! Mr.. PRlcE.-I move that the gentleman be
permitted to vote.
Mr.. HARrIE.-As long as this House has
rules | will submit to them and remain mere.
The vote has been announced in this instance,
and it was asccrtained that there was no quo
rum.
Now if this house means to abide by It's rules,
will Stay here until TOMORROW morning IN or
der to enable gentlcmelV to carry GU: their
policy If they can. But il this House decides
that after q vote is taken and the result an
n%ounced, it is competent for n gentleman 10
vote when he refused to do SO before, l for
one will leave.
Mr. PAhgs-I believe one ofthe rules Of the
Contention is that all who are present shall
vote unless excused. | would ask the gentle
man who has just precedad mc whether he
was present while the vot: was being taken,
and whether he voted.
Mr.. HARvIE-l was present, and would have
voted if this House required the to vote.
Mr.. EARLY rise 10 make q SUGGESTION
There Is now q quorum present, and if the vote
has been announced and Il quorum is not
found voting, we can call the roll over again,
and give those who did not vote an opp0rtu.
nifty Of doing so now.
Mr.. uAR7Ie-l deny that the gentleman or
the House has 4 right to take the vote ugain,
after that vote has been taken and the result
announced. If the gentleman wants another
vote he may make another motion. That vote
is beyond the power Of this House, and it has
no right to take it over again.
Mr.. CLEMENS. There is no principle better
established in parliamentary practice than this.
When the presiding officer OF = dclibe-a.iye
body can see by all inspection of the men.-
bers that there is not Il quorum present, it is
competent for him to direct the clerk 10
call the absentccs. The House Cannot tell
whether there Is Il quorum present or not
until the roll is called, and tic very fact
that it is ascertained there is no quorum
present, deyOlves the duty On the Char of US.
certaining, by inspection, whether a quorum
Is present, and being satisfied that there is, il
is competent for him on the call Of any mem.
Der to order the abScntccS TO be called.
Mr.. HAKvIE. There is no manner vi doubt
that before that vote had been announced, if
the Chair had seen thar there was Il Quorn III
present and withheld the announcement Of the
vote until he ascertaircd whether there was or
was not, il would he competent for any gen
tlciuan to make IL motion to have the abscn-
tees called. Bat the Chair did not SO asccr.
tain, the Chair did not 50 announce, and the
result of the vote being given, it is not now in
the power Of the Chair VI Of this lI3use 10 have
the vote taken over again.
Mr.. MoRToS. I move to adjourn.
Mr.. JACKSON. Here is a question pending
which must &c settled. The gentleman from
Grcenbrier, moved that the gentleman from
Alexandria have leave to vote.
Mr.. MoEroS.-The Chair has not decided
that it was not in order TO make i motion to
adjourn.
Mr. AMBLEE.-I rise TO make an explanation.
| am u member Of the minority hcre-I had
the floor in the early part Of this day and wai
deprived Of it by a vote Of the majority Of this
House. Now, if the rules of this House are to
be interpreted to the disadvantage Of the mi
nority, We shall insist that the same irtcrpreta-
ton shall apply when it is made in q similar
matter with reference TO the majority.
Mr.. JAcEsoN-l don't agree with the gentle.
man as to his recollection Of this matter. |
got up to move that the roll be again called, tc
ascertain whether we had a quorum or not, and
the gentleman from Orange, (Alr. MoRroS) Just
as had made the motion, submitted MS mo.
ton to adjourn.
Mr.. HARvIE-l rise to Il question Of order.
The gentleman from Wheeling CIR. CLEMENS
moved n call Of the House since the vote was
taken, and that question is now pending.
NJ. JAcEsoN.-No, sir.
The PREsIDENT.-The Ciuir will slate thai
the question now pending is the motion Of the
gentleman from Greenbrier, (Mr. PRICE, to
permit the gentleman from Alexandria, (Mr.
BRENT TO vote.
Mr.. Cox, Of Chesterfield = call the previous
question.
There was no vote taken upon sustaining the
call, and the question being put, on granting
leave to Mr.. BRETT 10 cast his vote, was de-
cidcd in the affirmative.
The other gentlemen who paired Of and
whose names ure given in an early part Of the
proceedings, voted, giving as their reasons
those stated in connection with the vote where
their names are given.
The vote was then announced us follows:
ayes II, noes &:
~AYEs-Messrs. Armstrong, Aston, Baldwin, A.. VI. Bar.
bonr, Berlin, Borgrss, brown, Du;ieit, hurley, isyrnr, Ca. |
bell. Campbell, Carter, Chapman, Clemens, C. Il. Coarad,
X. y. Coarad, J. ii. rox, CuctI,, Desk!ts, Dorman. Early.
Forbe-. French, rugstr; Garland, C;!ui.rle. GraveIey. Cog.
gin, Addison Hall, +. b. Hall, llau.noni, iIaymord, lIosr.
Hubbard, Hughes, Hull, Jackson, Ma.inahune johnson, i.
e. JOHNSON, kilby, Lewis, MrGres, Mcneil, Mscfa,land c. |
X. Mallory, J. i. Malisry, Marshall, Mary-, ST., Masin, |
Masters, Nohrtt, Moore, Nelson, 0rrick, 0sburn, Parks,
P~endleton, Porter, Price, rush, Hives, Roh,. J.. Scott. Sharp,
slIscey, %Sitlingien, Slaughter, suth-rlIn, White, Whitfield.
Wiley.
Noss.Hes,rs. Brent, II. II. Cox, pulaHy, Randolph, c.
Stuart, Tsyloe-6.
The balance Of the debate will appear 10.
morrow.