Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-02-27

The Chair stated in reply, that the
Previous Question, if seconded by the
, House, would cut off the instruction.
moved by the gentleman himself, (Mr
I McDuffie) with the amendment thereto
proposed by the gentleman from Geor
gia, (Mr. Jones) and the Main Question
would be on simple reference Of the
Letter of the Secretary ofthe Treasury
in relation to the removal Of the dePos'
ties, to the Committee Of Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Chiffon now took an appeal from
the decision Of the Chair on his motion
for call of the House, which was de.
bated at large for two hours, and result,
ed in the aflirmance Of the Speakers
decision, by yeas and nays as follows:-
Yeas ll5-Nays ll2.
The question was then put on second
ing the motion for the. Previous Ques-
tion, (Which requires a majority,) and
the vote stood Ayes is, Noes l09. Sc
the Previous Question was seconded.
Mr. Chiffon now moved call Of the
House; but the motion was negatived.
| uc tdS anu 4>uy . "Sle thSh o'"S'
ed on the main question.
MIR. Burgess now moved an adjourn
ment, and asked the Yeas and Nays,
which were taken, and resulted as fol-
lows: Yeas 81, Nays l42.
So the House refused to adj.
The Previous QUESTION was then put
as follows: ".ShaH The Main Question be
no,c putt"
Mr. Chiffon renewed his motion for a
call of the House, but the Chair pro-
nounced it out of order.
The Question was then taken, and de-
cided as follows Yeas ll6, Nays | l2.
SO the Previous Question was carried
four votes.
The Main Question was then put, on
referring the Secretary's Letter on the
Depostes to the Committee Of Ways
and Means, and decided by Yeas and
Nays, in the affirmative, as follows
Yeas 100, Nays o8.
So the Letter was at length referred.
Whercupon, the House ADJ.
IN SENATE, Wednesday, Feb. 1911
Mr.. Wilkins resumed, and concluded
his remarks in support ofthe Secretary's
reasons.
The bill to repeal the Force Bill was
then taken up, and on motion of MIR.
Calhoun, made the order of the day for
Monday fortnight.
The special orders, being MIR. Clay's
resolution, and the report of the Com
mit,ee on Finance, was postponed till
Monday.
In the House, a resolution, submitted
on the 18th uIt. by Mr. Mardis, Of Ala
bama, was so modified by the mover as
to read as follows
Resoiped, THAT the Committee Of
Ways and Means be instructed to in
quire into the expedency of reporting
n bill, requiring the Secretary of the
Treasury to deposite the public moneys
of the United States in the State Banks;
and also, MS to the expediency of de6n-
ing by law, all contracts hereafter to. be
made with the Secretary, for the safe
keeping, management, and disbursement
of the same.
Mr.. Mardis spoke in support ofthe re-
solution until the expiration of the hour
assigned to the consideration Of resofu-
tons.
The bill making appropriations for
Notifications was taken up, and warm
debate took place, on MIR. Nc cDufie's
motion to re-commit the bill to the Com
mittee of the Whole, for The purpose of
amending it by striking out the appropri-
ations for the completion of the works.
commenced in the outer harbor Of Bos-
ton, in the vicinity of New-York, and
on the Delaware. The House adjourn
ed without taking the question on the
motion.
The Houses met on Thursday, but
adjourned without doing any business, to
attend the funeral of Mr.. WRIT.
IN SENATE, Friday, Feb. 2l-The
whole of this day was occupied in the
same manner as this day week, in an
animated debate upon certain memo
rials presented to the Senate concerning
the public Deposites and the Currency.
The Debate had not terminated when
the Senate adjourned to resume it on
Monday.
In The HOUSE, Friday, Feb. oIsi,-I
When the Speaker called the House to
order, Mr.. Adams, OF Mass. asked the
unanimous consent of the House, by
which the Speaker would be authorised
to add TO the Journal Of Thursdays ad-
words importing that the ad-
journment of that day was to give the
Speaker and members Of the House the
opportunity of attending the funeral OBJ
sequies of WILLIAM WRIT.
After some eloquent remarks, in which
Mr.. A. pronounced well deserved eu-
l.. I'm, ., ihn q IA a rncfnr Of Mr. Wiri the