Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-06-16
ALEXANDRIA,:
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE l6, 1884.
CONGRESSIONAL.
\ SENATE. FRIpAY. JUNE a.

The CHAIR having announced as the special
jsr the bill to provide for the satisfaction OF
81 ssms due to certain citizens for spoilations
a'anmtted on their commerce by the French,
el anr 70 the 30th September, 1900
a PWr FORSYTH, after some remarks, moved
:, nostpone the bill until the 1st Monday in De-
~snber next.
@ afer some remarks from Nessrs CHAM
orRS. WEBSTER, and POINDEXTER, the
pD,estion was taken, and the motion to postpone
vas lost; yeas, 16, nays &C.
The Senate then went into Executive bust
,es and, after the doors were opened, adj'd.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, FRIDAY, JUNE a.
the Public Dep0Sites-The resolution sub
s.ted by Mr.. ]. @. ADAMS. for an inquiry in.
= the amount of stock held by the Presidents,
nrectors, Cashiers, Lawyers and solicitors &C
y e those State Banks which had been selected
Sv the Secretary OF the Treasury for the cuSto-
n of the public treasure with the amendment
uroposed thereto by MIR. POLK, to extend the
noary into the idebtedness of the President
and Directors of the Bank OF the United States
and its branches, as well as into the indebted
ness of the lawyers and attorneys thereof and
also An amendment proposed by MIR. BEATTY
inning no as the unfinished business
Mr. BEATTY withdrew his amendment, call
mo for Information whether the President or
Heads of the Departments kept their private
finds the Onl(eu states oGdnCN Ddnk III w dSl!
ington. After which,
The resolution was debated by MIR. j. @.
ADAMS, Mr.. POLK. and Mr.. WAYNE, until
the expiration of the hour for morning business
when
MIR. CLAY rose and called for the Orders of
the Day: thereupOn,
Mr.. MILLER moved suspension Of the rule,
for the purpose of going on with, and disposing
Of the above resolution.
i was negatiyed.
The House then proceeded to- the Orders OF
he Day
Remocal Of the DepOsiisS following
Joint resolution from the Senate coming up in
is order:
Resoised, by the Senate and House of Repre-
,satalires of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That the reasons, conmu-
nicated by the Secretary OF the Treasury in his
report to Congress of the 4th Of December,
1873 for the removal of the Deposites of the
money of the United States, from the Bank of
the United States and its Branches, are INSULT
Gent and unsatisfactory.
Mr.. POLK rose and moved that it be laid on
the fable.
Mr.. WHITTLESEY, under the impression
that the object of tue honorable member in sub
hitting this motion, was for the purpose of pro-
ceeding with the Appropriation bills, suggested
resolution being simply laid aside and taken up
in its turn.
Mr.. POLK persisted with his motion to lay
the resolution on the table.
Mr. EVANS called for the reading 1t was
read accordingly; after which,
Mr.. CROCKETT rose and asked call of
the House. He proceeded to say that his col
league (Mr. PoLK) had been lodging round
this question all the session, and now he asked
that it be laid on the table. had hope, said
Mr.. G.. that we had chance to meet the Ques-
ton fairly, and let members stand up to the
rack and say to their constituents, that We have
supported the Laws and Constitution. This
question is to test that fact, and hope to meet
itupon IFS merits and say to the country, by
enr votes whether we have a Government or
not. Mr.. C.. was called to order SO repeatedly,
that We could not hear distinctly what he said,
as il was not debateabe case. Mr.. c. con-
Guided by asking for the Yeas and Nays on the
call, which We're ordered; and the roll having
been gone through, 81 members answered to
their names and excuses having been made for
some of the absent members
The House finally suspended further proceed
ings on the CALI Yeas l07, Nays &c.
The question being on the motion of Mr..
FoLE-
Mr. WARREN r. DAVIS rose to ask the
honorable member from Tennessee, Mr.. POLK,
whether the object of his motion was TO dispose
OF this subject finally, or merely to haye.lt laid
on the table for the present2
Mr.. POLK declined answering. The ques-
uOn before the House was not he presumed, de,
bateable; and it was for the House to say what
he final disposition of the resolution should be.
After remark from Mr.. FIELDER
Mr.. Chiffon said he rose to PROFOUND an
inquiry to the honorable member.
Mr.. POLK said he must object to this; and
rose to question of order, whether it was in
order to PROFOUND inquiries on question not
debateable2
The SPEAKER lntmated that, although the
question was not debateable, the honorable mem
Der had right to PROFOUND an inquiry simply.
Mr.. Chiffon then made few remarks;
upon which,
Mr.. POLK rose in objection, and made
point of order thereon. Upon which,
MIR. DENNY rose, not, he said, to PROFOUND
an inquiry to the honorable member from Ten
hessee, who appeared so sensitive but to ask
,he Speaker whether, if majority should now
decide to lay the subject on the table. it was
competent during the rest of the session, for
majority to take it up again?
The SPEAKER replying in the Affirmative