Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-06


Mr. Thompson offered the following, ssaf amendment
"a tax not exceeding eight per cent on the dividend:
annually collected and declared which Tx shall be paid
into the Treasury of each State in whic said Bank shalt
make discounts either by itself its bra iches in proper
ton to the amount OF dividends collected in each Statc
which said tax shall be paid the 4h day Of March in
each year during the term of Is years, aud statement OF
the amount paid by the Bank shall be made blythe Pre-
sident thereof tn the Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States before the LIST day of April each Of
the 10 years aforesaid"
Mr. Dearborn thereupon moved the previous Question
which seconded: Ayes o.
The Previous Question was then put as follows: Shall
the Main Question be putt and decided by Yeasand
Nays, in the affirmative: 96 to 50.
The main question then stated on ordering tisbil
to be read a third time.
The aud nays were demanded and a call Of the
House moved by Mr.. Rencher.
The House was thcreupon called, when it appeared
that lS6 members were present. The absentees
then Called the doors closed and offered AUDI
received.
Mr.. Taylor moved to suspend further proceedings
Mr. Hoffman demanded the yeas aud nays, which
ordered. The motion suspend the call then with
drawn, and the Sergeanat-arms sent TO require the
attendance of the absentees
After waiting some time,
Mr.. Taylor his motion 10 suspend further pro-
ceedngs on the call.
Mr.. Hoffman demanded the yeas and nays on the mo-
ton which were refused, and the House then suspended
further proceedings.
The question then recurring, ordering the bill to
third reading taken and decided by yeas and
! follows-Yeas LOG, Nays 81.
Mr.. Beardsey moved to suspend the rule 20 make
way for motion, that the bill receive its third reading
Mr.. Reed, of New York demanded the Yeas and Nays.
this motion, which being ordered taken the rule
was suspended-Yeas 1884, Nays CO.
Mr. Dearborn moved the previous question, which,
being seconded by majority of the House.
Mr. Boudin demanded the yeas and nays the previi
Gus question, which being taken, sood-Yeas l09 Nays
1 So the previous question was ordered
me main question was then accordingly put-"Shai
and Nays as follows-Ye LOT, Nays 50.
So the bill was passed and returned to the Senate
amended.
Mr.. ]. s. Barbour having been called out for few mi
nutes representative duty, and being thereby absent
when the question was put requested leave record his
Mr.. w r. Davis said he similarly circumstanced;
but leave refused TO both.
The amendment of the Senate the bill to extendthe
time OF issuing military land warrants to officers and SOL
ders of the revolutionary army read referred to
the Committee Public Lands.
LANDS.
Inc bill from the Senate providing for the distribution
OF the proceeds OF the public lands coming up
derauon-
Mr.. wicklnc moved that ii be committed to the Com
mtee on Public Lands, and supported his motion by
remarks TO show the popety of referring the subject
Mr. Vnton replied, and opposed the asten-
ding to delay, which must be fatal o the bill.
Mr. Mercer asked division of the question. 1t was di.
vded accordingly, and tho question being first put weth-
er the bill should be committed at all,
TWAS opposed by Messrs. Mercer e. Everett. Root
etcher and Jenier, and warmly advocated by Messrs.
Irwin, Speight, and Polk
Mr. WILDE after some preliminary observations, moved
mat the consideration ofthe bill be postponed the first
Monday in December next; whereupon,
Mr. Mckennan moved a call of the House The motion
prevailed and the House called and I76 members an
swered TO their names. The call then suspended
Mr. Mercer moved TO commit the bill a Committee of
the Whole on the State of the Union, il the or
der OF the day for Tomorrow
The Chair decided that the motion TO postpone to a day
certain took precedence.
The question was then put the motion of Mr. Wilde
on which motion Mr. Ingersol demanded the yeas and
nays Alter which, the subject further debated at
length, by Messrs. Carr, Mason Mards Vance Burgess
arringer, WickIife, Dearborn, Whi,tlesey OF Ohio
Boudn, Bell, Stewart, Boon, Doddridge Daniel CLAW
Coulter, Taylor Mercer, Thomas Ashley and Plummer:
nays IS.
And the House adjourned