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u Mr.. Graves thought the amendment Z
partial and oppressive in its provisions, and
was making some remarks to that effect,
whenyhesobserred that he should suspend
them until the Chair had finished his cons
yersation with another member. Il
IS The Speaker said it was usual tor the
Chair to answer such questions, in regard
TO 1be pending business, as any member +
chose to come,to the Speakers table to pro,
pound that he was doing this then, and and
could not be expected 10, loUe intently on
eyerygentleman who addfessesthe House
ae MIR. Graves Thought the chair could not
attend TO individual members of the House
and To- the business ofthe Chair at one and
the same time iiy',i.' + .''s'a...i. '.''t'
= The Speaker called the gentleman er g 3, or
der and >.sfssIs9f .jd nj tfss4., f4tif; sasl
Mr.. Graves proceeded with his Temarkss
as He wished the amendment proposes to-
be SO modified as to be uniform in its apptlri
cation to all the deposite banks e'@t..'s3slol
Mr.. LOOMS, New York, reviewed the
course the debate had originally taken up-1
on the proposed amendments, and upon
the different propositions, as made BY him
self and others, and the action of the
House upon the. same. He. thought the 4
bill had better not pass In the Iorm pro-
posed, by the Senate but should rather,
| for the present, be hepos.poned, and brought
| forward hereafter in d more digested
form. Mr. L. closed his remarks by mo-
wing to postpone the Further consideration
Of the bill until the, first Monday IN De
cember next q! - ..ss5.s5 3 &. Is
Mr.. Pope, of Ky. said he had concei,
vedthat there were two objects for the con-
| vention of Congress at this session.. the
| FIRST was to relieve the mercantile distress
Of the country and the second. TO devise
such means as would relieve the banks,
and enable them to. resume, specie pay :
ments Immediately. He was in favor OF
such action on this bill as would accom-
plish the lattersobject most speedily. boz
MIR. Gambreleng reminded the House
that it was then ten O'Clock at mig ht. and
that the proposition before them was the
only one impeding their progress. ! =; :;
| Several gentlemen expressed opinions
favorable to Immediate action on the amend
men,,, and Mr.. Graves hoped that the gem
tleman from New York (Mr. Loomis)
\ would withdraw his motion; which sug-
gestion was complied with by the latter
4 The question being on concurrence
!, with the.Senate in their amendments. p
4 Mr.. Wise called for count. which was
( ordered. and it appeared that the House
was without a quorum. 81 ~. zq;,...;.,s...,: 5:
i "A motion being made to proceed with
the consideration of the subject before the
:, House. -, T.-,sai-rr4 ;.o.:9 .,9>I ,.etasnur ss
> Mr.. Wise would not consent TO act on 1
, matter so important in that state OF tht
!, House. Here were some 80 member
: doing the business, to transact which, 24(
!, had been sent here! Nor was there ,
! quorum in the Senate, either and: on |
bill like this at distress session. too
He could not consent to it. 81 II ga' eff
Il Mr. Howard moved that the Hous,
2 non. concur with the Senate in its propos
= ed amendment, with view to a confer
/, ence between the TWO Houses. 'S.o .
/, Mr.. Lewis remarked that there wa
; neither quorum in the Senate nor in tn
!, House. ., ..,,.r s.s. - aaf .Qt
Mr., Adams said, the House can neitbe
!, concurnor non-concur. 1t was then SunGa,
:, morning, he observed, and he would NOV
J, that the House adjourn. Blu: he with
/. held this motion until the question, OF
: coneuring was put. when it appeared (b,
a count OF tellers) that there was no quo
, rum present, 81 voting in the affirmative
> and 22 in the negative .-pa :sor, j.. .a
:, Mr.. McKim moved that the House d.
i now adjourn. -: ->r.s''>.a
:, 20" Mr.. Wise Let US see who the mem
= bers are who do not choose to adjourn
!, .nder these circumstances. call 70
> the yeas and nays. -|.... l-'.., ~ a.If s..
:, The yeas and nays were ordered. an'
the vote stood: Yeas SO, nays So. ID
= Mr.. Cambreleng then said that itWoul
be subjec'ing the members present to to-
E much Inconvenience TO keep them her
q, during the tedious process OF a call of th
IS House, so late at night. But. if the off
u GERS of the House do their duty, quorum
may be had on Monday, when be hope
q q to see such. attendance as would result j
l. the transaction OF the public business hr
IS Mr.. Thomas suggested that it was be-
l. ter to pass a vote of nonconcurrenct
4 which would leave this question. Jus
Ie where it was, when many members wer
e, home, believing that, no further actio
6 would be had upon the bill before, th
ri! House. lni aead1 eff..rl .lsiitG;-3 All;
" II Mr. Haynes could not Consent, to
business with the knowledge that ther
r was no quorum present. Il Before an
K question could be entertained, the pr,
- sence Of members must be compelled
Q y, Mr.. Lewis. Let Vi, have call Of th
House, then, and compel the ATTENDING