Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-07
rWENTY.SIxTH CoNGREss---Ist SESSION
Tuesday, jane 80, $40.
IN SENATE

uGlNg
The bill granting a portion of the public lands to the
and Rock river Canal Company being taken
IN as in committee of the whole, was discussed at much
lenuth by Messrs. YOUNG, ALLEN, BENTON, and
CALHOUN, and on motion OF Mr. "hiuil,t was
laid on the table.
The bill to provide FOR the better execution of laws
in the collection Of duties on imports was taken up,
and the several amendments proposed by the Commit
tee on Finance were explained and advocated by MIR.
WRIGHT. A debate occurred in which Messrs.
HUNTINGTON, CLAY of Alabama, BUCHANAN,
HUBBARD, WALKER, PRESTON, CLAY Of Ky,
and CALHOUN participated; in the course of which
the two last named Senators expressed their OPINION
in favor of carrying out the prime pies OF the COM
promise act, in the revision of the tarItfat the next SEES
sion.
Before any question was taken,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Eecning Session.
INDEPENDENT TREASURY ELL
Mr.. GRAHAM Of n. Carolina having concluded his
remarks in opposition 10 the bill.
MI. HAYES of KY. obtained the floor, and made an
argument against it.
MIR. GREEN made a speech in opposition TO the bill,
and in favor ola bank Of the U. S. as the proper rcgula-
tor Of the currency.
Mr.. VANDERPOEL next obtained the floor, amidst
a host Of competitors. He would make n single remark,
(cries ofthe "previous question, } and that remark was
that the speech he was about TO make would be strictly
in ordcr-OaughterD gentlemen might depend that the
speech would be a very brief one, continued laughter,
and cries Of the "previous question. MIR. '. wished
to have the friends with whom he acted to escape the
imputa,ion of having been unreasonable and tyrannIcal,
by now closing this debate. lie would therefore ad-
vert to an account kept by his vigilant friend TO the
right Of the number of speeches made on each SIDE
since the bill had been first taken up commit
tee. 1t appeared that those gentlemen calling them
selves Wigs had made ~thirty-siy speeches, while
the friends of the Administration had made bni
twentyseven speeches. The time consumed by the
enemies Of the bill was ninety-eight hours and
twenty-four minutes, while its advocates had con-
sumed but ffty-nine hours and twenty-tour minutes.
Now he had no fault TO find with the Opposition for
the time they had consumed, because they having the
worst cause, it necessarily required the greater number
of words, and if he could be persuaded that they could
add any thing to their arguments, he would win plea
sure sit and hear them. But it was evident to all, that
their arguments were worn out. lie had seen them
week after week struggle in this business, still the
stone of Sisyphus rolled back. He hoped, that in no
event would the friends of the bill make any further
speeches. The argument on their side was complete,
unanswered, and unanswerable. To attempt to add TO
it would be only "bringing Goals TO Newcastle lie
could not better serve his country or his constituents,
than to move the previous question, which motion ne
now submitted
Nj. CLIFFORD moved a call of the House which
was ordered, and proceeded in till 1921 answered to their
names.
The list of absentees having been called for excuses,
the following gentlemen were respectively excused, viz;
Messrs. Anderson of KY, Corwin, Adams, Doig, and
Brewster; and
The name of Mr.. Fisher having been called,
MIR. MONTGOMERY moved that he be excused on
account Of absence with his family. Several of his col
leagues stated that he was unavoidably absent.
MI. MORGAN demanded the yeas and nays on the
motion to excuse; which were ordered.
MI. CAVE JOHNSON moved to suspend all further
proceedings in the call.
Mi. GRAVES demanded the yeas and nays; which
were ordered, and wcre-yeas AL, naysG6. So all fur
Their proceedings were suspended.
The motion for the previous question then received
second; and the question now being, "Shall the main
question be now putt"
Mr.. L. WILLIAMS demanded the yeas and nays
which having been ordered, were-yeas 1913, nays 90.
So the main question having been ordered to be put
and the question now being "Shali the bill pass"
MIR. DROMGOOLE demanded the yeas and nays
which having been ordered, were-yeas pa, nays l07
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Judson Allen, Hugh J. Anderson
Atherton, Banks, Beatty, Beirne, Black, Blackwell
Boyd, Brewster, Aaron V. Brown, Albert G. Brown,
Burke, Sampson H. Butler, William o. Butler, BY,
nun, Carr, Carroll, Chapman, Clifford, Coles, Colquitt
Conner, Mark A.. Cooper, VIM. R. Cooper, Craig, era
ry, Cross, Dana, Davee, John Davis, John w. Davis
Dickerson, Doan, Doig, Dromgoole, Duncan, Earl,
Eastman, Ely, Fine, Fletcher, Floyd, Torrance, Gal
braith, Gerry, Griffin, Hammond, Hand, J. Hastings
Hawkins, Hill Of North Carolina, Hillen, Holleman
Holmes, Hook, Hopkins, Hubbard, Jackson, jameson,
Joseph Johnson, Cave Johnson, Nathaniel Jones, JohI
w. Jones, Keim, Kemble, Kille, Leadbetter, Leet, Leo
nard, Lewis, Lowell, Lucas, Mcclellan, McCulloch,
Mckay, Mallory, Marchand, Medill, Miller, Montanya
Montgomery, Samuel w. Morris, Newhard, Parrish
Parmenter, Paris, Payntcr, Petrikin, Pickens, Prem,
tiss, Ramsey, Reynolds, Rhett, Rives, Robinson, Ed,
ward Rogers, James Rogers, Ryall, Samuels, Shaw
Shepard, Albert Smith, John Smith, Thomas Smith
S~tarkweather, Steenrod, Strong, Sumter, Swearingcn
Sweeney, Taylor, Francis Thomas, Philip F.. Thomas
Jacob Thompson, Turney, Vanderpocl, Vroom, David
d. Wagner, Wattersnn, Weller, Jared w. Williams
Henry Williams and Worthington-l2i.
.Nays-Messrs. Adams, Afford, John w. Allen, An.
drews, Baker, Barnard, Bell, Biddle, Bond, Bolts
Briggs, Brockway, Calhoun, John Campbell, WIN. B,
Jas. Cooper, Crabb, Cranston, Crockett, Curtis, Cush,
ing, Davies, Carrot Davis, Dawson, Debcrry, Dennis,
Dellet, Edwards, Evans, Everett, Fillmore, james Gar.
land, Rice Garland, Gates, Gentry, Giddings, Goggin,
Goode, Graham, Graves, Green, Grinnell, Habersham,
Hall, VIM. S. Hastings, HAYES, Henry, John Hill OF
Va, Hoffman, Hunt, James, Jenifer, Chas. Johnson,
William Cost Johnson, Kempshall, King, Lincoln,
McCarty, Marvin, Mason, Mitchell, Monroe, Morgan,
c lvary Morris, Naylor, Nisbet, Ogle, Osborne, Palen,
Peck, Pope, Profit, Randall, Randolph, Rariden, Ray.
nor, Reed, Ridgway, Russell, Saltonslall, Sergeant, ST.
monitor, Slade, Truman Smith, Stanly, Stuart, Talia-
ferro, Waddy Thompson, Tillinghast, Toland, Triplett,
Trumbull, Underwood, Peter J. Wagner, Warren, Ed.
ward D. White, John White, Wick, Thomas w. Will
liams, Lewis Williams, Joseph L. Williams, and Chris
topher II. Willams-l07.
So the bill was passed.
The question then recurring on the adoption Of the
title; which was in the following words: "An act TO
provide for the collection, safe keeping, transfer, and
discussing of the public money
Mr.. COOPER of Pennsylvania moved the following
as a substitute for the above title, viz: "a bill TO reduce
the value of property, the products of the farmer, and
the wages Of the laborer, to destroy the indebted por.
ton ofthe community, and to place the Treasury of the
nation in the hands of the President.
Mr.. CUSHING then rose and said he proposed to
nva a a. tl, 49, -. al.
motion he had u few words to say. The amendment
of MIR. c, was then read as follows:
" An act to enable the public money to be drawn
law"
MIR. {. then resumed, and said he had moved the
amendment with view Of making a very limited series
of remarks pertinent TO the subject. He was then
proceeding to show why, in his opinion, the contents Of
the bill did nor agree with its title, when
Mr.. PETRIKIN called him to order
The SPEAKER said the gentleman from Massachu.
sets had a right to amend the title of the bill, if it were
not a proper title. lie had, therefore, a right to exa.
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