Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-22

Be it further enacted That it shall be unlawful for
any pension agent apply to his own purposes,
to lend TO any person or persons, or to surfer any
person persons to use, any part OF the puoc mo-
news placed in his hands subject to his control and
il any pension agent shall violate the foregoing provi
sons of this section he SHALL upon conviction thereof
before any court Of competent jurisdiction undergo ana
suffer Imprisonment for period OF time not less .hah
one nor than FIVE years. at the discretion OF tne
Jury convicting the offender
long debate here arose, to the proprety OF max
ing the appropriation contained in the bill at that time,
and as to the expediency of changing the mode OF
compensatng the pension agents, in which Messrs.
WHITE Of Kentucky, JONES of Virginia, chairman
Of the Committee of Ways and Means, TILLlNG.
HAST, r. GARLAND, ,TRIPLETT, WISE, and
EVANS, participated, when
The question was taken on MIR Underwood amend
ment to the amendment, and it was rejected -.
The question recurring on the amendment OF Mr..
Garland of Louisiana another debate arose as to the
propriety of its adoption, and whether II woula not pe
better to pass bill at that time, making transfer oil
the unexpended balances from one head OF aPPropa-
ton to be applied others which 1t was needed to
meet the pensions becoming due IN arch ana 10 pass
subsequent bill uppropratng sum 70 mee'
those falling due in September Messrs. CURIlS,
EVANS. JONES of Virginia, BELL, WHITE, and
POPE, took part, when
MIR WHITE moved to strike out all after the enact
ing clause of the BILL for the purpose Of inserting the
following
of the President Of the u States be- and he is hereby
authorized to transfer the unexpended balances of ap
propriatons heretofore made to the different classes OF
the general pension fund.- to any OF those classes to
which the specific appropriation may be deficient, for
the purpose of meeting the various claims upon any OF
the classes of the said general pension fund
Mr. BANKS said it would be IN order to move the
above as an amendment, to the amendment, but was
clearly out Of order to move 1t as substitute LOT tne
BILL while the amendment previously offered was pend
ing: ,d,,a,, ont
Of order; when
The question was taken on the amendment offered
bv Mr. Garland of La. and decided in the negative
Mr. WHITE renewed his amendment, as above
The question on which was taken by tellers, (Msssrs
Davies of Pa. and Graves acting as sush) and the
amendment was reiected-ayes 81, noes TO-
On motion Of Mr.. JONES of Va. the committee then
rose and reported the bill to the House, without amend
ment.
MIR. CURTIS moved that the House adjourn and
the yeas and nays having been ordered upon the SAID
motion, he withdrew it.
Mr. TURNEY demanded the previous question.
MIR l.. WILLIAMS moved that the House adjourn
upon which
Mr.. PETRIKIN demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered, and were-yeas y, nays Ito.
So the House refused TO adjourn.
The previous question was then seconded, and the
main question ordered which main question was, Shall
the bill be engrossed for third reading'
MIR. CAVE JOHNSON demanded the yeas and nays
on the above question; which were ordered and were
yeas 135, nays
The bill was then read third time, when
On the motion of Mr.. TURNEY, the previous ques-
ton was moved and seconded, and the main question
pass
The bill was then passed; after which,
On motion of Mr.. DROMGOOLE,
The House adjourned.