Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-01-20

Mr.. BRAKcH made On eloquent Gnd patriotic
speeah on Tia subj &c. mater ufths rsaolutona.
MI. 9lLusKay, II tfa11eareS nplvsd It's: tae
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Agreed 20. !.
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20 g ssss on Tho fiber Of Cing.e.a. Uoa"..
hi: FooTI,of Tenn, :d.sirsa to.spsak &c "a
question OF high privileges EHis'own p:i7'Isss
aud chat OF tia G5sas bad boon assaulted, nnd
b !, wished 30 deny sll na!tore connected shese.
With before ths House, and sinGioata bis honor
and'rspu;ation.
Tbs Spkaksa decia ID that. "a tie mornter
haA E;Glsl tnat ks ~sa 1an;n-i fr;n at; eN-
'lanca On tbs Rsssions Of ths House by The in
hutnce of certain Fa,.ies, lis War entitled to
srt.t.
MIR. Foors sid that the privilege Of his seat
Oh, the floor as a representative oil atVcre'Ea
s':a.o had bseu ATTEMPTED to 10 taks;i away
,rolo him. That Sssts was proud u her
sovereignty, aud he ntill enjoyed tho cont
dnnos Of bis r,opls end couBtiluonay. But
thirtY.8ve members Of the House, in insDasr
unpreasdents5, sp1, OF them lis bitter end
personal enemies Of lung standing. hsd voted
to sustain Ire statement that he ks:i 40 priv
Ieges ;ss o msn,bs. o. this House. lIe had
gone from this CITY, by tho advice OF friends,
10 take his wife to portion OF The country
whore she might, with possibility, got thrnueh
the lines to Alexandria, and thence TO Nash
Vile, where her friepds and children WORT
lie had then intended to make en- effort 20 ger
as noat 10 Washington ss possible, to nes ii ho
eouih rot he a!iDwSd " % to Washington, in
order to find out the state OF feeling in regard
to com p7omi.a asswssn tie North md South,
and TO sndcayor 10 bring abont some'lsrl2s OF
rases lie hal written - ltsior rta!irg his
intsuliap, but fading, afterwards. tia. thsy
i,.teadsd to iorcs him to take the cath at Alex
;andriH, which he ncvor intended TO do, ho DO
tsrminsd 20 adopt another plan. fIe had then
added postscript to his letter to tho Speaker,
resiguing his Bess li6 msmbar OF the House,
Subse qaentiy, 10 was arrested by two young
men, who vera gsntlan8Dly end 0oustsous; ho
toli them he waa msmbef Of Congress- end
what atYe his intentions. They SAID taey
thought la ought 20 b silaTsd to f1ossed, but
that they Ind ordSP5 to dstain him. lie TRE
taken ~ Fredericksburg, Whers be explained
his iSteatians e Captain p,ggcts. vhn s!trr
heating tho case, said lie would rel,sas him,
hut, arid he, 81 hsVa received telegrbm
, seo5n Il.. Seddnn to h5ld On 10 To'i.' The
telegram Is SIS i5l!aHs:
GIFT Ii. 9. i!oa2sTT.
/ "nstsin L. 8. Fo:ts rat!l further asLefi.
(3;gnod) 'tlAs. a. SsppnN,
Secretary Of Wnr."
1'her.!o5o Ito .ls detained. La bad ttsn
RECLAIMED poss,eaioH g! his lsttsr Ut Tts:gaa
iipn. Which haI not hesu forwarded 10 Rnk-
morh, ard he Ind ii now. Ha.kad been
br0nFh. 10 l!,ahmanI under giiast!, anI lad
l-bs=D released Ibis raArninS, It han h'on
stated that M.. 36!ii an-saN GssyS1id net detEin
I.him -Hars YVES proof to ibe contrary. He
istondsd e carIH ont bio Elahs on his own
responsibility. Hs HnsT tiiss i 10 faiIsd his
:,a.t eIai.ll is .lhiisusj nui hsld UP III tht
n.i,seinp. OF the Saui:. Ito might t.so i'sEa
i-te! on ie Eduiljlt, ye! Ls-Nas GiliinS % risk
MI "Uaicc E! d5co:AM: eit gro pltrta NOR, "
/; ia sHes: =:il honorable to die pr ones o6i,i,.
try. La 1iondad to AJAX, a. tho CLOSE ct his
speech, Tor ies9s di uLszncs-irs $50 .iceihs -
Sisit A;z aonniiaunts, or 10 get lis near n ss:>
vii, ag possible. to cGusult win ti'sm. liz
| i!s$ hcgn i.:tu;ej 60 taka tbs Steps ho h4J
taken, AID wsa about to ,nko, rum rnra c7r
Of tis s:nu;i l'c had suns in tbs army. -
Ills whole f2e!;E " ard interests were witt: liz;
suuti, ED il WocG Ia2er DC otherwise. ts
| bod become siarn.d ri tbs state o. Eh.IrF.-
lie did not WANT 10 eco Emancipation 10 the
South. Ho cold poL Dsur the thought CT Re
CONSTRUCTION Aid hs wanted IL see il s0mo-
thing could not las d0ne soYUrds bringing about
pehve. Ha WA 30 unfortunate as not to bs in
yssY eoc1 pd9Y 9Th tbs Administration. Mr.
Davis lad not forgotten that be had oDoe
haasen hin for Governor If Mississippi. he
had l0t lorE;san him for Debating tho bill
giving h;i, Ii portion Of his snisry in gold
Mr. hemnioEsr had besn to:oed 10 Resign 10y
his ;upton. A;,i 50 10 SIR. Seddon: Il. Sir.
Foorsl hal :ntrodns.d, about two Llonthssga,
aTsscaasien making inquiry into M+f:. S:d3on'B
r.,tiou. and had proved. by chiial iupostigs-
,,on, .i.s Nc. salGon, on thu Cd Jay q. August
last, had b.sl paid $40 buehelrfor his OVID
wheat, ;whsn, BY bis own. order, wheat ,!was
,baihg impressed in Georgia aud North Caro-
Ina -. STA buHhsl.
afr. FoopE was hsrs nalla!i 20 CIDER end iaald
not Irna. Cd except by vote OF the House.
lls; tI,trttj.e szii he eouli elos. his rsIrsrts
AMI ssk leave q absence HI ipt;osted bT
him.
Mr.. SaRtn, of sMo., moved zsscius;oa Ct
caensurs.
:hlr. Fao7r Rai; j.a you'd nat na- ssk iga7s
of sbscnae, but il sho Housa saw fl 10 G5pel
him it ksd AZ + ell 10 SC at crcb.
hit. SazAD thea moved sha following:
WhaT sss, HENRI g. Foo2s, Dnrs.har Of
this Hanas from tes Stste af Tarnstsaa, having
abscnts,t bimsihf fEdtn 1t aii:,o..t Ieayo, AMI
h.Ting, ~ hiH oNa sdiutssian, wEititH sEd
iotaardfd to tie Speaker lo:ter tcndsrinE
his ken, gGa:!hI ~ & rntnhsr Of .hs House, ao6
weg thereafter arrested whilst attempting to
rass ID the snemy's capital,
Resolved, That Bpid liENRY 3. FooTE ia
EnTcrtby u cc2npJa seat upon the f,6r Of
this House, and Ia je hereby e1p.llcd.
MIR. McaluLi.is. OF Va: attempted 10 asdTets
lilo HGuss.
Mr.. Foo7r desired his friend 10 gay n6tJing
in hiu favor, ss il. wished the RESOLUTION OF
expulsion TO BIS adopted, and no Hf.hed It 70
DO understood that it wss introduced by 8
men bar from biinsOu,i, who had 40 corssitu.
sionhl right IA n scat Oh THE fjoP.
Mr.. F0oTs shtiI passed. cut Of ths H0nsa, 70
marking that it was tho list tune u, udu!d
sppear IL tbs Houss undaF enY lirthui4tan.
0eS.
On motion Of Nc G!IHSs, Of N. G., the
RESOLUTION of Mr. Sar SD was referred to the
Committee Oh ;Elscsions-ysas "a, NAYS &c.
O. I.a.ien Of M. WICEHau, Of Ia, tho
House aeianrnbd.
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MARRIED.