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

Mr.: CLEMEss-I appeal from the decision o
the Chair.
MIR. HARTlr-I call for the ayes and noe:
upon that appeal.
The call for the ayes and noes was sustained
and the Secretary was proceeding with the call
AIT. CLEMENS said: / will state that while
was on the floor | had this resolution in my
hahd, and was about to send it to the Secreta
~, intending, at the same time, to offer some
explanation in reference to it. The gentleman
from orange made his motion 10 adjourn.
MY point OF order is, thnt while | was or
the hoor and Offering the resolution it WAS mo-
competent for the gentleman to make a motion
10 adjourn.
ihe PRESIDENT. The impression OF the Chair
IS that the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. CLEMENS,
had submitted his resolution.
MIR. CLEMEHs.-No sir; | had not.
AIT. MoRToN.-l rise to a point Of order
The Chair has ordered the roll to be called, ant
1t IS not IN order for the gentleman to interrupt
the call.
Mr. Baldwin, voted against sustaining
the decision of the Chair upon tho understand
ing that the gentleman from Orange (Mr. MoN
TOM lnterposrd his motion while the gentle
man from Ohio was on the floor.
The call Of the roll was further proceeded
with, whom it was found that there was nc
quorum voting.
Mr.. PRICE, of Grcenbricr-I think the ques.
ton is wrongly decided by the Chair. | ain o
opinion that the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr
CLEMENS lind the floor when the gentleman
IRON Orange, (Mr. MonToN,) made his motor
to adjourn.
The PgEslDExr.-The Chair will take leave
to explain to tue Convention its own I'm
derstanding of the question. a reso
luton was offered, not BY the gentle
man from Ohio. CIR. CLEAEss,) but the gen
tlemau from frederick, CIR. CoSRAD.) The
gentleman from Ohio was not understood BY
the Chair to have had the floor at the time tn,
motion to adjourn was made; and he was fur
Their satisfied that the motion to adjourn was ir
order, from the fact that the resolution vas not
offered by the gentleman from Ohio, but by
the gentleman from Frederick, (lir. CONRAD,
Mr.. CLEAEss.-The Chair will permit me to
say that took the resolution of the gentleman
from Frederick and amended it by inserting the
words "in Committee" and before | had an op.
portunity Of stating what my object was in
making the amendment, the gentleman from
Orange rose and made q motion to adjourn.
The resolution | offered was not tue same reso,
linton offered by the gentleman from Fredc.
rick. This being the state Of the case, | appeal.
ed from the decision Of the Chair.
Mr.. EAm.Y.-l rise to a question OF order.
] find, sir, that there are some members pre-.
sent who have not voted, and the rule requires
that all members present when a vote is taken
shall record their votes, unless excused by the
House. see q number Of members around
inc who have not voted. There is the gentle
man from Amelia (Alr. HAHvIE,) and the gentle.
tleman from Mlddlescx (Alr. MoNTAGuE.) nei.
Their of whom have voted.
Mr.. MnNTAGUE.-I am responsible 10 my
God and my country for my vote, and to no
one else. tits for my constituents, and not for
the gentleman, to take inc to task for my
course here. I do not hold myself subject to
that rule.
Mr.. EARLY.-The gentleman has taken his
scat in this Convention, and | think he voted
for these rules. understood the gentleman to
say that notwithstanding the rules have been
adopted, he does not hold himself subject to
them.
Mr. MoSTAGrE.-l will say to the gentleman
that | mean 10 observe the rules strictly; but in
this instance | choose 10 withhold my
vote, ! am not ambitious 10 have my name
recorded upon every petty question Of this
sort that may arise. ! shall vote or not as /
please, and it is for the House 10 say what
course they will pursue in reference to me.
| do not see why | should be singled
out as n mark to be shot at here. ! have
taken no part in this excited scene, here to-
night, and | do not understand why l have
been thus made the object Of the gentleman's
peculiar concern.
Mr.. JAcSsoS-1 desire TO ask the gentle
man q question. l desire to know whether
this question of ayes and noes has not arisen
at the instance Of the very gentlemen who are
now refusing to vote?
NJ. MONTAGUE Tho yeas and nays have
been called upon different questions here, and
| do not know who called them. But | know
that I did not call them nor second Il call for
them.
Mr.. JIcKsoN-T call the attention OF the
House 10 the fact that it may he known.
Mr.. EAKLY-I alluded to the fact Of the gen.
tleman from Amclin (hlr. HARvlE,) and the
gentleman from Middlesex CIR. MoNrAGrE,)
not having voted, from no object Of singing
them ont for special notice, rs the gentleman
from Middlcscx intitnated, particularly rs re.
g0rded himself, but because they happened to
meet my eye first
The gentleman speaks Of his having no am
bition to record his vote upon every petty
question that may arise here. would say
that am governed in recording my vote by
no motive Of ambition to be recorded, but pure
ly from motives looking to the performance Of
the duties which | came here 10 perform.
The absentces were called, when the follow
inc result was announced-ayes 8, noes -.
So tho decision Of the Chair was rot sus-
tanned.
Mr.. CLEMESs.-I understand that the chair
was ovcrruled in his decision in favor Of the
motion Of the gentleman from Orange. | now
move the amendment which I indicated a while
ago, to the resolution Of The gentleman frun
Frederick, and upon that call the previous
question.
1Ir. X. Y. CoSrAD"-I ncccpt The amend
mrnt.
The call for the previous question was sus-
ta!ncd, and the main question ordered to be
put.
Mr.. TrRSER.-I rise tna question Of order.
The point Of order that | make is this: When
I rose a while ago and made n point Of or.
der, the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. CLEMENS
objected on the ground that l should reduce
my point Of order to writing. I have accord
ingly done so, and 7 now present it. 1t reads
as follows: The pending question before the
House is the resolution offered 10y the gentle
man from Monongalia, (Mr. WILEY and upon
that Mr.. TURNER, Of Jackson, has the floor,
and during the tendency Of that question no
other proposition can he taken up"
The PREsIpEST-rhe Chair decides that the
point Of order ought to he made in writing
when the original resolution was offered. 1t
is noT out Of order.
Mr.. TuKsER-I appeal from the decision Of
the Chair.
Mr.. Cox, Of Chesterleli-The previous
question has been ordered, and this proceeding
is out OF order.
Mr.. CLEMESs.-1 demand the ayes and noes
UPON the main question,