Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-04
HOUSE o. REPRESENTATIVES,
FTfddS Jrfne Of tS2t

Adjourned.
HOUSE o. REPRESENTATIVES,
Friday, June 81, 1884.
=. :, . STATUE MR. JKrrrpsor
mr, T. Everett, FROM the Committee ON tho Iibr,r, go
ported resolution directing that the Statue Of NJ ~ nc
rERsoN' presented to Congress by Lieut. Ievy 80 H.
Capitol. % '"e Eastern ifo" OF the
,;, archer sail he had objections 10 the re.olr
80. re conceived thatii Congress desired IN l,sy. :,
ue OF this distinguished man. that il would be mo,
ren' WIN proffety 10 procure for the .,seIves
nai another Objections which was, ,hat "a Congrss. a.
rssoeu 70 erect statue in honor of the Great ,ni ]
o. MS country the Immortal wAsIiINGroN and
le" was IN progress OF execui n, noe other of anv
ner man should be set up, until that duty as pero
Gu; winch they had resolved shouldbc done
re mad learned chat this Statue OF JEFErpson ,,,s No,
OF ma. finished order which, ii Statue was IN hs ms M
al all In the grounds of the Capitol il oupht IN Up
n reasons, 'hen he hoped that the resolution would
ny oe passed; and said lie would move o Law il on ic
,aoie only that his doing mig lat prevent SOM. onr
Ole member from replying to his remarks
Mr. Lane trusted that The House womb M, rs;s., II, .
resolution merely because Tue Statne had hen o,
by Lieutenant instead Of Commando 80 re"''
bir Mercer concurred in the opinion nj al, .oIio.
rcsolu ioa ~ 0PPOTeS 70 'he
mr. r., Everett would merely remark that, a. he had
House. ~ upon IL 10 the
MIR. Clay OF Alabama remarked. tina, Tho ,do,.. =,
Tue resolution would not prevent them hereafter eb
erecting another Statue, or changing the s;, ~ ~ re
now contemplated. 49, e ''"' was
The resolution finally ordered 10 he epr-os., -
was passed-Ayes %, noes SIS anu
PORTRAIT OF wAsHISGToS
MIR. Jarvis submitted the iolloying res,I,,;., -,
was unanimously adopted: ~
Hesoiued That the Clerk Of this House be directed 70
pay 70 John Vanderyn out Of the conng fund Of The
ionse, ht'een hundred dollars as additional
for the uli length portrait Of Washington eyecnaG 80
10 be placed in The Hall of Representatives, la 49,
OF resolution Of this House OF February IL 1890
Mr.. Chinn rose 10 state tha bill had been remarked
rom Ine senate Tor the benefit of City Of Washing
o ana as u was The desire OF the Committee on the Dis
as hetif,,l
ne moved That they go into Committee Of the Whns 80,
on The motion having prevailed $3.50
Ihe House went into committee Mr. wart q, a.
cha'r considered the bill, and subsequently reported il 10
the House, after which ' 'NFSuN ~
Mr. Mason moved fhat ne House resolve itself again
mo committee OF the Whole the state of The Ur;o
or Inc purpose OF taking tie bill to extend the proyi
ons Of The act TO relieve from duty on iron prepared Tor
and actually laid down railro iis &c
Mr. Pearce moved also the bill for the erec,io, or A.
Ine Hospai at baltimore and the bill imposing an ex
ira tonnage duty Spanish vessels e " "a
Mr. Ashley moved 10 incl re the hill provi,Iior TO- a., -
extension oil The National Road west ofh aissisnni ri
~ P'''-
Glide other bills ' f''Pee 10 III
The House then reso ed itself into COMMITTEES Of IN.
" hgIe on The state OF tire Union, Mr. Ellsworth in The
Chair, TO consider sundry bills " Wv
The bill reui the duties Oh lecomo,ive s,,, ~
ehsr Imported or TO be imported having been taken up
Mr. Mason moved 10 amend l., by Inserting therein ~,
iron wheels bound with wrought iron: mon which , d
suoy debate arose TO the propriety Of do
~ "nn'aelures and the right 10 alter the Tariff &c.
IN witch Messrs Denny, Binney A;cKim FiIlnore
Giiolson' Burgess, Wafmough, CambreIeng p c. Fuler
OicEerson Wide, Mckinley, participated; when with
view TO arrest il, 800
Mr. ID. Lewis remarked, that as the debate scanned %
ne inermnabie add the House great deal of I'm
ge' through with Ia little time lie would move
Denny and Mr. Parker ~ W.T.
Mr. Lewis finally Withdrew the motion to Law tbe hill
aside. 10y '"o oi''
Mr. Stewart however, renewed it, that the committee
h'gh' report progress thereon when il should rise
red 4
disposed Of without final action upon il
ne Chair said the motion was in order
Mr. jones rose 10 point OF ORDER but MAKING M ~
peal from the decision of the Chair ~ ~
80 he vote on the motion OF Mr. Stewart prcvailed-Ayes
10, Noes 81. 80
Mr. Jones insisted that the motion was out Of order
MIR Stewart commended that the objection cnne foo l,
The subject having been disposed Of
Mr. Jones maintained that no had made The poin of mr.
der before the vote was taken 80 r " "
The Char, after some conversation, decided that Mr.
Jones bad under the circumstances ,iah, y, '
from his decision. g. u" appear
MIR Jones did appeal, and the committee having .,s
tanned Iee decision OF the Chair, that the moon vras
order, The bill was then laid aside.
The bill TO remit the duties upon locomodye s,o, ~
laid aside. NP' anu "'so
The bill making appropriations for the erection of Ma
rine Hopitas in the city Baltimore ard ollie. places
being taken up, '' P'"''S'
MIR. Mckay moved TO amend il by Inserting an ;,oo,
for a Marine Hospital al City Point Va All amo,tn
somewhere IN North Carolina; agreed TO-
mr.. burgess moved an amendment for similar hospital
OF Providence; which agreed TO- p''"'
Mr. Smith moved for the establishment of onc a, p,
land; which carried. WV " o'
AlF. Mason moved sgain 10 consider f,o t;tt a. -
MT the duues Oh locomotive engines.
MIR. Mason moved two amendments; which ,vs,
agreed TO- ''" were
Mr. Benny moved 10 strike out the 81 section Of tho
bill; negsived, ayes &c. noes o. VIC
The bill was then laid aside.
mr johnson pressed the committee 10 take up The bill
10 sonsloe' we commissariai, but tisey refused
The committee then aud fetofted The lin
MI POLK introduced by consent Joint resou.iou ana
pending the rule which forJ.ds the seudi, If 80 Iii
from one House 10 tie oiEer the three i,s, H.. ~ 10
session, until 10 o'clock this evening " VIC
Mr. Adams opposed IL unnecessary and ,b,,.t Tl,
was not one OF the last three days Sunday wac d,v =,
te session: members received their psy for a. lon &
Gays and business had sometimes been dons on that la
Alter some further discussion, the iott resoution ~
read three times and passed "
the House then resumed the consideration NJ fbo hill
poyding Tor the Georgia claims and Mr. Ad.ms hi
commenced speech in Opposition 10 the hin ,gbnn 49,
pour Of Two having arrived the House took recess nm
al o'clock WIN 'eeoS' w"
- EVENING SESSION
me House at O'Clock resumed its sitting
no iofincauon Bhl was read third lime and ooe.ed
~ IHgn'house bh was read third time and the ones
uon being on its passage, f '0'
MI Polk opposed The bill, AZ going o,,eL a.. t. 70,
curing heavy charge the Tfessnrv H. -, -
na.enen showing that appropriations 10 the ae,nt If
.wehy'tWo ana half millions lad already ,,ss.d H.
hV'5e' re demanded The yeas aud nays - VIZ
Mr. Sutherland replied, Observing tina, AZ % L.,
mane again his last evenings speech aud ~ a. 80
MerS postponed, The House wouI have il again ~.
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