Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-15
The Senate then adjourned over Svr Insl1 IVES

r,. sns.tsr nToceeded 10 call the committees for
reports. e tho uo,so n submit a
resolution He could not excuse himself "i'nou' 0HO"
inc some attention TO the subject
The resolution was read as follows: -
R..orcd, That the LIST Tuesday in February ne3' NC
sci opnrt for the consideration Of House bill NO 91o,
titled bill granting additional quantity OF lahu o'
The location of Revolutionary bounty land warrants
The said bill TO take precedence oil all other
tina, day.
Objection was made 10 its reception.
The House then resumed the consideration OF Tue vi
finished business Of the morning hour being the reson
lion Of Mr. Wise for the printing oil 2u,OUo e1"a ."P
each of documents No 297 and No Is, relating 10 '"e
dclalcalons Of public officers ., ,h,
1000 extra comics would be amply sulocnt Tor ois''
button among members Of the House. ana Tor Tue use
OF the public press; as if 10000 were ordered 'nry
would not be sufficient for general dlsrionu1;. .,
therefore moved to amend the resolution oy su'As WV
"20 co., and inserting 80, OO0 ,a lace,
Mr. Mitchell thought sufficient time had already Derh
wasted on The subject. lie would therefore, move luz
previous question. ,.oaa :,
was ordercd-yeas H. nays G5-thereby cutting on Inc
amendment Of Mr.. Whi,'lesey.
The question then recurring on ordering the main
question, ,h
Mr.. Perikn moved 10 lay the whole subject on The
Oo ,bat motion Mr. Wise demanded The yeas and
nays, but subsequently Withdrew It,
Mr. Perikn inquired II II woulu DC III o'oe' " "'o''
division Of the questions!
The Speaker said Il would
Mr. Pe,rikin then demanded division; and The yeas
ond nays having been ordered,
On motion Of Mr.. Griffin the question was taken on
the first branch Of the resolution in the following wotds
Rcsoivcd That the 60 600 copies extra OF documents
297 Of the second session of the twenty filth congress-
and like number extra Of document No. IL, OF the
present session. the former relating 10 the public deau'
,crs The latter the dea!catOn OF Samuel STartWout
be printed for the use OF this House.
This branch Of the resolution agreed TO by yeas
100, nays S2-Gs follows: go 49,
Yeas.Messrs Adams, Alexander, John w. Allen,
Bell, Bidde, Bond Borden, BouIdin, Briggs, WIN. L..
Ca!hooa, Ca.nbrcleng, William b Campbell, Carter,
Casey, Chambers, Cheatham Childs, CiafS' Ni"whey'
Coffin, Corwin, Crabb Cranslon Crockett, Curtis,
Cushing Darlington, Dawson, Deberry, Dunn, Ed'
wards. Evans Everett Ewing, Fillmore, Jas Garland,
Rice Garland Giddings, Goode, VIM. Graham Grant
land Graves GrenneIl, Hall, Harlan, HARRISON Har-
per, Hastings, Halves, Henry, erod, Jabez Jackson,
Jener, Henry johnson, Kennedy, Lewis, Lincoln,
Mallory, Marvin, James NJ. Mason, Samson Mason,
Martin, Maury, May, Maxwell, mckennan, Menetee,
Mercer Nlill,gan, Mitchell, Matthias Morris, Calvary
Morris NayoT, Noyes Ogle, Pearce Potts, Pratt, S s.
Prenss, fu,nan, Rariden, Randolph, Reed, Rencher,
Ridgway, John Robertson: Edward Robinson, kumsey,
Russell, Augustine n. Sheppard, Shields, SLbIey,
Smith, Snyder, Soutlgate, Slany, Stuart Stone, Iaa'
frrro, Thompson, TilIinghast, Toand Albert S White,
Lewis Williams, Sherrod Williams, Joseph l.. Will.
liams, Christopher II. Williams, Wise, Word, and
YoIke-100.
Nays-Messrs Anderson, Andrews, Anterior, Banks,
Beatty, Beers, Bene, Btknell, Birdsal, Boon, Bon'
son, Buchanan, CLANCY, Chapman, Cleveland, Coles,
Craig, Crary, Cushmsp, Davee, DeGratf Dromgoole,
Duncan, Harrington, Isaac Fletcher, Fry, Gallup
Gray, Griffin, Haley, Hamer, Hawkins, Haynes, Hop.
kins, Howard, Hubley, Rober, NJ. I. Hunter, lnsham,
Thomas B. Jackson Joseph Johnson, Nathaniel Jones,
John w. Jones, Keim, Klngensmith, Leadberer, Loo
mis-, Mckay Robert Mcclellan, Abraham Mcclellan,
Palmer, Parker, Paraenter, Paris, Paynler, Petsikn
Phelps Piumcr John RI Pentiss Rhett, Riyes Sawyer,
Shelter, Charles Shepard, Sheplor, Spencer Swearn'
gen, Thomas, Titus, Toucey, Turney, Vail, Weeks
Whttesey Jared w. Williams, Worlhington, and ie
The question was then taken on the second branch
as follows:
Resolrcl That The Secretary of the Treasury report
/ What defalcations by receivers and collectors or
other repositories OF the public moneys, have taken
place since the Isl of OCTOBER lS37. The Of the
deauers, and when and where il took place, and wha!
amount.
2. What amount has been paid, what balances ap-
pearing due from defaueys in the report Of the 18th o
January last have been adjusted and reduced and that
he be required TO report TO this House all The cores
c1ors of the pa5d mahsy he BpSsffnmssnnP FUR
nished document No 2G7
The question this branch was decided in the af
frmative-yess le5, nays7
On motion OF MIR. lngham, the House then went into
Committee Of the Whole the state Of the Union MIR
Banks in the chair and resumed the consideration of the
bill! for the improvement Of the navy yard at Brooklyn
and the construction of dry dock the sume with the
, amendments pending thereto.
Mr. Evans, being entitled to the hocr, spoke at some
length, principally in reply TO the remarks Of MessIs
Thompson and Gilmore, Of yesterday.
Messrs Legare, Til!nghas,, Thompson, Jenife, and
Keim continued The debate; when
The question was taken The amendment 10 the
amendment offered by Mr.. Thompson, proposing to ap.
proprae 100000 for the erection of dry dock at Pen
sacoa; and decided IN the negative.
The question required on the amendment proposed by
Mr.. Payn,er, 10 appropriate 100000 Tor the establish
ment Of dry dock at Philadelphia; which decided
in the negative.
MIR. Pelrkin moved 10 strike out the enacng clause
of the bill decided in the negative.
The committee then proceeded 10 the consideration Of
the following bills
After acllng other bills and receiving various re
ports,
The House adjourned.