Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-22
| MIR. Yen and Mr. Cambreleng simultaneously asked
the yeas and nays, which, being ordered were, yeas

MIR. Yen and Mr. Cambreleng simulta neously asked
pr the yeas and nays, which, being ordered were, yeas
s., nays a.; and so The resolution again rejected.
Mr. RvsscH again asked leave to offer the resolution,
presented 10 the House on Thursday 10 repeal tue small
note restriction.
Objection being made MIR. R. moved suspension of
the rules and asked for the yeas aud nays which, being
ordered, were, yeas 81, nays lOl.
So the House refused to suspend the rules.
RECESSION OF THE SPECIE CIRCULAR.
Mr.. Boon then made similar motion to proceed to
the consideration OF the resolution to rescind the Specie
Circular; and for the first time, he said, asked for the
yeas and nays; which were ordered.
Mr. B. explained, in order that the House might vote
understandngy that not his Intention to press the
resolution Of the gentleman from Kentucky, Mr.. Will.
lams,l to nsruc, the Committee of Ways and Means
TO bring in bill on the subject, but present his
"a Joint and direcD substitute. Mr. Williams
stated days ago, that he would accept Mr. Boons
modification of his own, should the rules be sus
pended
On the motion 10 suspend the rules, the vote los
TO 63, as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Adam,, Alexander, Heman Allen, J.
w. Allen, Aycriqg, Bell, Bond, Boon, Borden, Briggs,
Bronson, Buchanan, VIM B. Calhoun, John Cahoon,
John Campbell, VIM. B. Carter, Casey, Chea,ham,
Chds, Clark, Cleveland, Coffin, Corwin, Crazy, Grams
ton, Crockett Curtis, Gushing, Darlington, Dunn, Ed
James Garland, Rice Garland, Goode, VIM Graham,
Gran,and Graves, Griffin, Haley, Hall, Harlan, Har.
per, Hawes, Henry, Herod, r. NJ. 7. Hunter, Jabez
Jackson, VIM Cost Johnson Kilgore, legare, Lincoln,
well, McKennan, Menefee Millgan Mitchell, Mont
gomery, Morgan, Calvary Morris, Naylor, Noyes Par.
Inener. Patterson, Pierce, Pope, Potts, Rariden, Ran
dolph, Rencher, Ridgway, Robertson, Ramsey, RUSSELL
Slade, Snyder, Southgate, Stuart, Stone, Sttatton,
Thompson, Tilnghas Toland, Underwood A. s.
White, John White, Elisha, Whi,tesey, Thomas T.
Whi,tesey, Lewis Williams. Sherrod Williams, Jos. l.
Williams, Wise, Yell, and Yorke-l0S.
.Nays-AIessrs. Andrews Anterior, Banks, Beatty,
Beirne, Bicknell, Brodhead, Cambreleng, Chapman,
Clowney, Coles, Conner, Craig Cushman, Dawson,
Duvee, Dromgoole Duncan, Gilmore, Harrington, Fair.
Holt, Hopkins, Howard, VIM Ii. Hunter, inghom, T.
B. Jackson, Nathl. Jones, J. w. JONES' Klingensmith
Leadbetter, Logan, LOOMS, Martin, Mckay, Abraham
Mcclellan, Mcclure Murray, Penny backer, Petrikin
Phelps, Potter, Prentiss Reilly, Rives Sawyer, Shelter
c. Shepard, Sheplor Spencer Taliaterro Taylor, Tou
Scey, Turney, Wagner, Webster, and Jared w. Will
liams-63
REPORT ON COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION
The Speaker laid before the House the annual report
ofhe Secretary ofthe Treasury on commerce and naS
CATION.
Mr.. Whittesey of Ohio, moved 10 print 1000 extra
copies.
Mr.. Harlan hoped the gentleman would limit the
number to 5000, which he thought amply sufficient.
Mr.. whittlesey replied that 10000 was The usual
number heretofore printed, and added that he knew Of
no document of more general interest or intrinsic value
well to the West as the East
Mr.. Adams said he supposed the gentleman from
Kentucky (alr Haran) in the predicament Of a
certain King of Bohemia. who complained that he had
no seaports in his dominions, and therefore, that he
(lr ~ could not appreciate the vast importance Of
this document, which, to the people of the Atlantic
States, was Of very great Importance. MIR A hoped,
therefore, that the motion for TO- 600 would prevail
The motion did PREVAIL and 10000 copies accordingly
ordered to be printed.
The "bill 10 establish pension agency at McMin-
ville in the State Of Tennessee, taken up its
passage.
After some remarks from Messrs Underwood, Mckay,
Morgan, Shields, Turney, and Maxwell, the vote was
taken and the bill was rejected, IA to 20.
Mr. lien moved an adjournment
MIR. E. Whittlesey demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered, and yeas 49, nays S. the
motion was rejected
MIR. Wht,esey then moved call of the House, which
was refosed-ayes 40, noes "a.
Mr.. Potts moved an adjournment, which carried
without a division
So The Hopcs adiourped