Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-12

ton, and they were Ielee| I ,t o,o,dme,, .ooe,bcr
with the resolution, on the. sapie FJe'eu'
The aucudmcntwas agreed 10. >,
Nv Cannon called for the yeas and nays oil The adop
- the ut1n, amended, and they were refused
,rhe oucs,ion being then taken The resolution, as (
amended agreed to, large majority rising in It's
MI Hunnegan moved to suspend The Rules, for the
purpose OF Offering the following resoutiun which was
read: r ~'.-0. %
kesoiucd That The fepor, of the select committee ap
pointed during the last Congress- to investigate the al
fairs Of the West Point Military Academy, be with
drawn from the hles and that ten thousand copies heIe
of be printed.
Mr. Ii. asked the yeas and nays the question, ou
remarked that he did expect any Of those gentlemen
vote for the motion, VINO had brothers, sons, ana Xs
men at this Institution.
+ The yeas and nays were refused
The motion 10 suspend the Rules was then rejected
The motion Of Mr. Spangler 10 reconsider the V"'c
rejecting the proposition OF the gentleman from worm
Carolina, (I Bynun TO allow The pellt'oher' IN 'he
casr of , North Carolina contested election, 10 appear,
By COUNSEL before the House-on the main question:,
Mr. Spa8gler briefly supported the mollon, ana MI.
G:cnneIL opposed IT, 80.
The Chair announced the expiration OF the hour as
uiunrd for tic consideration OF morning business
f. MIR A. r. hcllrrd moved TO suspend the Rules for
the purpose Of continuing the consideration Of the mo-
ton 10 reconsider; which motion was rejected.
,c''' NEW YORK RELIEF BILL.
MIR Lawrence rvse and remarked That it was now be-
tween and three months since OIL hau Oeeh re-
ported to this House Tor The relief OF the sufferers by Tie
late con ia dtion in the city of New York; and 1t was
hoped by friends OF The bill that it would have passed
piir AFRO The lime had arrived as lie had remark
ed Tie othfl1lay, that those who had suffered from that
Calamity should know what they had depend upon
from tb5 House, aud now, throwing himself upon the IN
diligence OF The House IN behalf oI those sufferers, he
asked them to sustain him in the motion lie was about to
make, with view to take that BILL and, as lie hoped
fnaIy to dispose Of it day. lie felt confident that
the friends OF the bill prepared to vote upon IT,
without any further discussion. MIR. Lawrence then
moved suspend the Rules, IN order to lake up the ~
York Relief Bill.
Mr. Canlbreeug would barely remark, he said, that
The public interest US deeply concerned i'll the sub
ccl vi this b!l in that OF the special Order and he
hoped That the motion would prevail.
MIR. Hardin demanded the yeas and nays on the mo-
Ii ~ to suspend the rules, and they were ordered.
The question being taken, it decided in the air
malive-ycas l3c, nays Ol.
MIR. Craig moved The rsevious Question.
MIR. Vintvn said il this motion persisted in, he
Should move 10 RECONSIDER tic vote suspcndIng the
Rules lie had voted Tor the suspension, surprising that
further discussion upon II would be allowed.
Mr.. Craig withdrew the motion
Mr.. Everett moved that the bill be rccommittcd with
Instructions 10 amend 1t us follows:
Strike ont all utter the enlctng clause, and insert the
following: " 1ial account OF The late destructive tire
the city of Ne:9 York, the 10Th day Of December
las The collector ol the port OF New York Is hereby nu
torlsed to extend to all persons the time Of pay ment OF
all duties received at that por by bonds given before,
bonds and, such bonds have been paid, 10
fund The moneys SO paid out Ut any money III his hands,
upon htr giving 10 SAID collector bonds, with
surtles, to the satisfaction OF said collector, for
the OF the former bonds, payable with interest,
iatler the time ot payment specified IN such former
Donds The rate Z. three per cent per annu, in equal
nS,aincnts one, Two, and three years from the said
tmr Of payment, wear from such time o pay
nent, without Interest at their eecon which bunds
shall DC proceeded wlt IN all respects, like other bonds
taken by collectors for duties due to the United States,
aud shall have the same form, force, and validity.
ME Eycrett spoke al some length III support vi his pro-
position.
Mr.. Hardin opposed the instructions proposed by the
gentleman from Vermont, but said that lie would vote
| luF ttc motion 10 rrcoInlniL the bill.
Mi: Buudin spoke briefly III opposition TO The bill and
lhe pr1lpoScd Instructions.
ME- Turks inquired Of The chairman Of the Committee
Of Ways and Means, whether 1t was Intended by that
cont!ee to bring forward after tho passage Of this BILL
any further measures Of relief.
|, Nj ambrceng IN reply, said it had been his impress
SION all along uat 1t proper 10 remit the duties on
all The goods destroyed III PACKAGES and should
the instruct him report such bill, he would
do with great pleasnre but he ie persuaded, from The
first dGcsuus Vi the House, and from other circun-
stances, that The measure would not be sustained how
ever mqch hc u..ght himself be i'll favor Of it.
Alter souic remarks from Mr.. Parks,
Mr. Underwood stated that he should recon-.
mil The bill, and Ill the committee, should move 10
amend by substituting Tor it several provisions, which
| he read
llr Judson supported the bill in its present shape, and
spoke reply TO Of the remarks of the gentleman
from Rhode Island iAr. Prarcc) made former day.
MIR. Sutherland followed in support Of the bill, and
remarked upon the OF argument taken in opro-
sltion to 1t by tho gentleman from Rhode Island llr.
Peurce)
MIR Pcarce of Rhode island replied to the remarks
of the gentlemen from Connecticut and rcnnsy varia
Alter some remarks from Alcssrs. Judson and Suihrr
land, in rcjundcr,
Mr.. Chambers, Of Kentucky spoke at length in
opposition both to the glnal bill and the proposed
dIHcatlon OF 1t.
MIR. Toucey convinced (ie sad) that the discussion
had been protraclcd to uuprolaUc length and that it
was time 10 dispose OF the question: moved The previous
question.
MIR. Williams of N. Carolina, moved that the House
adjourn. Lost.
The motion for the previous question seconded
by vote of LOG to %.
MIR. Everett asked Tic yeas and nays The question:
" Shall the main question he now putt" Refused.
The main question then ordered 10 he put.
MIR. Hopkins asked Tor the yeas and nays, and they
were ordered
The Question was then taken, " !MaH this ill pass?
and Decided IN the affirmative as follows:
feas-Alessrs Adams, IT, Alien, Anthony, Ash, BAL
ley Banks. Barton, Beartsey B"ckse, Briggs, Brown
w. B.. Calhoun, CaublcIeng, Chaplin, ChlIds, Cevc-
land, Coffee Corwn, Cranrr, Crane, Gushing, Darl-
ington, Dckcrson, Doubleday Evans, Fairfield, Farn,
r. Z. Fuller, W. X. Fuller, r. Garland, GlIrt, Gas.
cock, Granger Graniland GrenneI Haley, Hard, Har
sry, Howard, Howell, HubIry, Hunt, Hun,ing,un
iiuntsnran, lugersoll, lnam j. jackson, James, Jar.
v's IL NJ Jnhnsm, e.. johnson, Judson, Kennon, Kill
gore, Lane, Lansing, Lawrence Lay, g. Lee, }. Lee,
l. Lve Leonard, Lincoln, Love, Loyal, Lyon, Ahjah
Mann, Manning, Van. Mason, Nj. Mason McKennan,
Mckepn, MckIm, Mercer, Miller, Mlgan, Moore,
Muhlenberg, Owens, Page, Parker, patleTson Phelps,
Phillips, Pos, Reed, Joseph Reynolds Rogers Russell,
Snnr, Seklcs Shade, Smith, Spangler, Steele Storer,
Suthsrlaqd Taylee,J Thunson, Toucey, Towns. Tur-
rilt, Eanaerpoel, FiHlon, Ward, Wardwel-ll4.
.Nays-Alessrs. Chiffon Allan, Ashley, Beale, Bean,
Ieauinont Beli, Bond, Boon, Borden Bouldin Boyd
Bunch John Caloon, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Casey,
q. CfanoeFsJ j.: Chambers, Chapman Claiborne, Coles,
Conher; Craig, tushnlan, Davis, Debrrry Denny Dick
som Diumgo'ie Dunup Everett, Forester, French, Fry,