Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-05-21
CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
S%ArunpAy, MAY lath, 1888.

The Treasury Note Bill being under oonsldera
ton, with Mr.. Robertson's amendmentto raise aloan
of $40. 900, 600
Mr.. Mason of Virginia, moved that the committee
rise winch motion was rejected by a vote of 81 yeas
10 &c nays. So the committee lat three quarters past
Il o'clock) refused To iise.
Mr.. Mason of Virginia, proceeded until 7 o'clock,
when he gave way To
Mr.. Ncnclre. who moved that the comm,tte ilsc j;
which motion was rejected. 90 ayes, ~ noes; aud
M. Mason continued his remarks until half past
7 O'Clock, when he gave way TO
MI. Hopkins. who moved that the committee rise /;
which motion was rejected by a vote Of 70 ayes 10 70
noes aud
Mr.. Mason continued his remarks until after 8 q
clock, when he yielded to
Nh. Lcgarc. who moved that the committee risc-
which motion WAS lost by a vote OF 81 ayes To &c
noes.
MI. Mason resumed and finished.
MI. Stuart next SPOKE, aud offered an amend
mcnt, of which the reporter could not obtain u COPY.
The debate was further continued by Nj. Nm.
Cost johnson unt,l u quarter before Q O'Clock, when
lac gave way to
Mr.. Chambers of kentucky. who moved that
the committee Use. Ilis motion was decided by
the following vote 80 ayes, 30 noes.
The Char announced the vote. aud said the mo.
ton to ti,c was decided III the ftirnatlyc.
Nh. Lewis aked how the Chan votes.
Nh. lngham Uhe C|lairman) said lac ,ocd in the
negative.
MI, llupklns TOOK exception 10 the regularity OF
tins, the Char having announced the vote, aud de-
cidcd that II was earled in the %tmaty before
he voted.
At this point, the melton was renew ed, aud anoth-
CT count Cat 9 o'cloeN) WIS ordered, winch resided
as follows % ayes, 81 NOES.
Mr., Robertson. rccap,lulating the facts above sta
ted, insisted that. by the announcement OF the
Chair. tue committee had determined TO risc.-Ihe
committee were sitting i,tcgulaly.
Mcssrs. Curtis, Duncan. Adams, and w. {.
johnson spoke to tlhs point, aud
The Chair decided that II WAS now too late TO
make that point,
Nh. johnson Of Maryland. then resumed the floor,
aud continued his remarks upon the bin and amend.
menIs until twenty minutes past nine O'Clock, when
hc again gave way 10
M. Chambers, who moved that the committee
rise which motion WIS rejected, by the following
vote 90 yeas, 50 nays; the Chan voting IN the tie
gatiye.
MI. Yorkc then moved that the COMMITTEE rise.
The Chair decided that that motion VS. not then
IN order.
Mr.. johnson OF Maryland then resumed and
continued hrs remarks until half past nine, when he
gave way TO
Mr.. Graham of North Carolina. who appealed To
the oldest members otthc House, whether any good
were ever done by sitting out a debate ON Saturday
night. lie moved that the committee rise.
The motion was ucgatyod by vote OF ~ ayes 10
90 noes.
Mr. Johnson Of Maryland, resumed and continn-
cd hIs remarks unll u quarter before ten O'Clock,
when he gave way 10
Nj. Mitchell. who moved that the committee rise
which motion was lost by the vote OF eS ayes 10 81
noes and
Mr.. johnson went on till FIVE minutes before ten
O'Clock. when he gave way To
Mr., Ilal,tcd, who moved that tho committee rise
Ayes 80, macs 30.
Mr.. johnson of Maryland, resumed, and at five
minutes after ten, gave way 10
Al, hmm uh, p,nvpi tbDt the committee rise NJ
ayes, 80 noes and
Mr.. johnson resumed the floor, who gave notice
that he should not again give way to motion 10 use.
The next that should be made he wonld make
himself. Alrf speaking a few moments, he moved
that the committee rise, winch he Withdrew at the
request of
Mr.. Harper ofOlrio, who made some remarks in
opposition to the bill. as repoftedby the chairman OF
the Committee Of Ways and Means, aud al a quar-
ter before eleven O'Clock he gave way 10
Mr.. Coffin, who moved that the committee rise :
sc ayes, n noes.
MIR. Briggs, one OF tho tcllcrs, then announced
that Two other gentlemen had asked TO be conn-
ted IN the firmative since the House was divided,
bur before the vote WIS announced to the Char.
Much confusion here arose, and the Char, at
length, ordered another count, which was decided as
follows Ayes ~, noes 81.
Mr.. Harper resumed the floor, and continued his
remarks I'll 90 minutes be ore u o'clock, when he
gave wa, to
Mr.. Thomas, who proposed 10 rise now, ana come
to the determination TO go through with the SUBJECT
on Monday at all events. Gries of no! no!
Mr.. lIawcs then moved q quarter before ~ thai
the committee rise. Yeas IS, nays 81.
Mr.. Harper resumed and continued until lat D
minutes before l2) he gave way To
Mr.. Robertson, who appealed to gentlemen who
prolessed,o have regard for the Sabbath mot to violate
their creed by compelling the House 10 SIT on that
day, BY doing so. they would bring the credit oil
the country Iuio contempt. II h"w"""r' Tho 'hali,
man OF the Committee OF Ways and Means would
say that the Government could not get on for one
day, he would consent to this course. Not other
WISE. He moved that the committee RE. Ayes 81,
noes 80.
Mr.. Harpcr proceeded until 5 minutes after Il
O'Clock, when
Mr.. Chambers rosr to order. He made the point
that. 1t being the Sabbath day. the House ought
not to do business.
after - O'Clock, flhe committee so dcslred.
Mr.. Chambers took an appeal.
Mr.. Pope did not deny that Sunday was a legs.
latlve day, # the house should make 1t SO. But ttle
Speaker ought to take the char and Gccide tins
point. lie would, therefore. for this purpose, move
that the committee rlsc. trhis was a quarter after
II o'clock.) Yeas SO, nays So. The Chair voted
IN The negative. and the motion was lost.
Mr.. Reed spoke To the question OF order raised by
Mr.. Chambers. At the very close of the session,
as il matter ofncccssiiy, the House has sowttimes
sat during the Sabbath hours, but there IS no such
necessity now. lie hoped the decision of the Chair
would not be sustained.
Mr.. Cushman commended that no appeal lay from
the decision of the Char.
Mr.. Pop submitted to thu cand' of the Chair f II
WAS proper for him 10 vote Ia sustain his own deci-
sion, upon an appeal taken thereirom. His object was
not to emoarrass the course of tins bill, but lie did
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