Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-30

facts. IF it be agreeable to the CoInmittee'
will read that statement .,
The Chairman Of the mmlt VI tue
Whole unon taking the Char, stated the queSI
finn hcGore the Committee to be the report OIL
thc Committee on Federal Relations, that the
minority reports would not como up for con-
s;,leration except upon motion. Mr.. ANRLER
tlicrcupou arose and was recognized, ana s'a-
ted that The gentleman from Amelia was not
in MS seat, but he supposed that that gentle
man could ctler his substitute Tor the Commit
tees report, 10 which the Chairman replied
that the report would be taken up by sections,
and the vote taken on each as they occurred,
and when any section wa. adopted 1t could
not afterwards be substituted by another pro-
position by the Committee, but would stand,
as far as it went, as the action OF the Commit
lee. Mr.. AMBLEE questioned the correctness
OF this opinion. and asked for further eNplana-
ton, whc5eupon Mr.. NELSON, who had moved
the session before that the Committee rise, in
dicating 4 wish to speak, here claimed the
iiopr, and the Chairman accorded it to him, to
the exclusion of Mr.. ANBLER; from which
opini"a, Mr.. AMBLER took an appeal, and the
question being put to the Committee, the Com
uhttcc sustained the opinion Of the Chair.
Now, that was just MS fair q statement OF
what did transpire is | at that time, could
possibly give. | showed it to the gentleman
from Louisa, (Mr. AMgLEH.) lie was rot salts
fed with it, and the Assistant Clerk, (Mr.
GRENE,) made out q statement OF his own,
with which | vas satisfied bI! the gentleman
| FROM Louisa was not. The Clerk then made
ont another statement which was modified BY
me ~ as 20 make it conform TO my re.
collection Of what did transpire. If there is H..
Justice done to the gentleman from Louisa, l
hone the Co1lmi;te: will correct it and 90 him
Iuil Justice. desire to say this: that | have
mad but little experience as Il presiding oinccr
and may Eav. erred. If have erred in any
narl:cuiar. let the error be corrected. With
reference, however, to the facts that transrircd,
although Inexperienced as q. presiding officer,
| have MS distinct recollection as though were
more experienced.
NJ. !AMBLEI. 1t is tao late now to enter
upon Tire question whether justice or injustice
was dome me. That question is decided. Now,
villa, is tin. to Inc is that I should have on the
journal such u statement rs will place me
fairly upon the journal. ! submit to the
Csnmittrr that it is evident that these Words
which propose 10 strike ont, and which say
distinctly that there was 4 question before the
cmura,,lr. and that the Chairman was speak
III. TO that question, are not sustained ny tne
statement made by the Chairman himself. II
wa; Il statement Of what the Chairman would
do II, = contingency not then having arisen.
Therefore. such a statement does Inc injustice
il stating that | objected in any way, or
tire. ANY obstruction in the way al the
Chairman expressing an opinion upon the
question before the COMMITTEE. Now, Sir,
| hope that it does not require any argument
to shaw that this question was not before
the committee. The proceedings themselves
si.cw that this question was not before the
committee. Il is doing injustice to me TO state
not only b. duplication, but directly, that tins
QUESTION was before the committee, when II Is
Acknowledged on all hands that such II quts'
ton WAS not before he committee. Does u
not place ne in 4 false position to say ina
was making ofjec!ious when he was explain
i'm L question not before the committee! lhcr(
was no amendment offered. There was moth
ims in the proceedings in committee which re
CURED that the Chairman should express his
opinions upon this question. Then il Oil
right in tha!-ard, in my opinion, | aru clear
" right, aud I think that the statement Of th'
chairman himself shows that | AM right these
words should be stricken out, as the mertS
act VI justice t" myself.
There IS another amendment TO which pro
pose 70 ask The attention Of the committee
wicu tie present question is disposed OF.
Mr. PNrcE-Was not the whole report before
Inc committee: Was il not proper for Tn
Chairman to explain whit is the effect OF th'
action Of the committee upon any part or In
whole; and was it not perfectly legitimate
when it WAS remarked by the gentleman from
p. Louisa that the gentleman from AineliH lMr
uAgvlE) Was rot in his seat 10 olicr hS suost'
lutc for the whole report, to say II any part Y
tho report was adopted, that the substitute y
the gentleman lr0m Amelia could not be sub
StitnleI fer il, ST. far as the action OF the COIN
, luitIcc went?
the C~nAlRMAS-The question now pending
t..uaon the motion Of the gentlemen from Lou
iSa, .tMr. AMgLEp, to have The jo9r.nai, ~correctes
sta-theyrpannerrindi-=vass and the motion wa
agreed tn.
Ny ANDLER-I also wish to have the fourth
paragraph OF the journal stricken out, and thcs'
words Inserted:
MIR. .AMpLEE propounded an interrogation!
to the Chairman, without answering which
the Chairman decided that Mr.. Nelson VA
entitled to tte floor
New. sir. il there was any answer PROFOUND
cd iy ,lr Chair TO the intcrrogatOyy at tina
w 4 tslIl ~ 4 " HlS w Is
The CnAIpMAS-rhe Chair will state tn
question. \ proposition is made still lurtlie
Ia corrtct the Journal, which now reads as FOL
lows:
MIR. AMnLER propoundea an interrogatory tc
The Chairman, and the Chairman having an
Swered lh- same in part. decided that Mr.. NIL
son was entitled to the floor"
The gentleman from Louisa moves to strikt
ont that portion Of the journal and insert th'
following in lieu thereof:
"Nr. AMBLEH ~propounded an interrogatory
!. 10 the Chairman, without answering which
the Chairman decided Mr.. NELSON nas entiilct
To the floor"
The question IS upon the proposed amend
mc,;dmrnt.
Mr.. PKisF. wish to explain the position
o. the matter. | dn not know that the recort
Of the Journal is wrong. | think the commit
tee will certainly bear in mind that there was
an intrrroCatory prupnundcd and answered
In the first place, the gentleman from Louisa,
(M:. AMBLEK.) SAID that the gentleman from
AsnelIa. MIR. 1~lAEvIE,) was not in his place Il
oifsr - Substitute, and the response was, that
if IN. Committee adopted any Of the sec.
:irns, u substitute could not be introduced foy
the entire report. So far rs the sections were
concerned, they would stand as the action OF
the committee. And I am sure the committee
will remember that stated the opinion o!
Mr.. ScrTHA,L to be the same us mine. | admit
that all lhe in e:rcgatories which were Tra,
pounded, were not answered, SO that the jour.
nal is literally true.
Mr.. Early. am satisfied that q large
number Of the members of this Convention
have rot card one word Of the correction that
has been made. au satisfied that very few
Of them heard the statement made by the
gentleman from Grccnbrier, (Mr. PRICE, and
[ do not think there were a dozen members
voting on the question 10 correct the journal.
| think that now r large number of the mem.
bers do not understand the question, because
they have not heard the statement made hy
the gentleman from Louisa and that made by