Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-17


only subsist their horses but when they were disabled
they were obliged TO procure others go foot lie
had bad himself the honer Of command in this corps
and he had frequently kupwn the nicn after losing
horse. To hire or hu, another lie had doubt that
their actual expenses fully equal all the pay they
received a thcse. men were Loot in this ser
vice as oil the regu,r troops la any other service lie
was, tcrrt~re, clearly OF opinion. that they should
ceve the bounty that the Infantry received al
though At was not ia the contract yet it proper
10 gave now as 1t was IN the first instance lie did
not altogether approve OF the details of the bill and
when 1t came before the House. lac should move
amendments to it.
MIR. Ewing said the gentleman from Ohio (NIr Vim
tom was very careful of the public land; and he thought
he ought tobe equally of those who guarded and de-
Tended the land. He hoped the bill would be suffered
take the ordinary course, and that the who served
in defence of the frontier would be placed on footing of
equality with those who had already been rewarded
Mr. Lincoln rose, he said, TO offer few words in
PLANTATION of the vote he should give Though a NOM
Der OF the Committee ON Public Lands, he
That the bill was to DC reported this morning. and he
not prepared to go into the discussion OF its provisions
pr"VdSo Tor bounty IN land to particular class OF
troops who served III the last These troops
enlisted for twelve months and it stipulated that
they should have dollar per day. and the grant the
proposed bounty in addition to that allowance would be
regarded warranng the expectation of the grant
To every militia man The provisions OF the bill
enough comprehend all the militia who served during
the war; and applied well TO those who served for
day as to those who served year. The BILL if passed
would IN his opinion secure to every militiaman, whe
thcr he served for longer shorter term 100
land. Scntemcn might judge what quantity of the pub
lac land would be required for this purpose lie thought
OIL ought 10 be rejected ITS present stare.
Here Mr. Lincolns remarks cut Oft by the exp
ration OF the hour; and, motion of Mr. Watmough,
the House took up the orders Of the day.
MIR. Watmough asked the House take up the Navy
Bill, and after modifying it in the which had
been proposed, to order ii be engrossed third read
ingi but tile motion objected to.
STATE DEPosIrE BANKS.
The House proceeded 10 the consideration of the bill
to regulate the deposc of the public money of the Uni
ted States in certain local banks the motion Mr. Boon
Tor m precious question on the bill still pending, and not
ascertaned to have been seconded by Il majority
Mir. Patton moved call of the House
The Speaker, for which he had before given
decided the motion be of order pending this &C.
cording to the settled rule of the House; though was
OF opinion himself that the decision of the House which
had settled the rule incorrect and ought be
versed.
Mr. Patton appealed from the decision of the Chair.
MIR Briggs called Tor the yeas and nays the ques-
tion and they ordered.
=, The question was then discussed for time by
Messrs Patton Miller Foster, Speght, Cage Suther-
land, Mercer, +. Everett J. Y Mason Jones H. Eve.
rett, Hall, OF North Carolina and Heath when the uues
ton was put Shall the decision of the Chair stand
the judgment OF the House " and decided bv yeas and
nays as follows yeas 81 nays ll3 the House decided
that the decision of the Speaker declaring motion or
call of the House not to be in order between the ma
KING and the scconding OF call for the previous ques
uon should not stand, and that the for call ca.
in order.
The question being put upon the motion for call OF
the House, it negatvcd.
The question was then put seconding the cali foi
the previous question.
MIR. Graham appealed to Mr.. Boon to withdraw lii
mouon Tor the previous question, but he refused.
The question was thercupon put, and decided as fol
iows--ayes ", noes 100.
SO the motion not seconded.
The question then recurring the bill
Mr. Binney addressed the House large in opposi
ton to the bill; but proposed in case it must pass th
following amendments:
lst. Requiring the returns of the State Banks TO b.
much more minute and extensive
I'd Requiring the Banks retain specie in their vault
10 the amount OF oneiourth of their circulation and
their public and private deposites
3D. Requiring the Banks pay two per cent interes
on public deposltes.
4th Requiring certain guards the securities given
9th. Requiring if the Dcposites shall be removed b.
the Secretary of the Treasury, that he shall render h
reasons to Congress; and if the shall approv
ed, the Depositcs to revert to the Bank.
9th The Secretary of the Treasury TO publish month
Iy the returns from the Banks in two fihe papers
MIR Patton addressed the House at large in reply 4
MI bnney and IN defence fthe State Bank system.
He was iollowedby Mr.. T. Everett, who gave motto
shsi he should: when in order, offer amendment 90