Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-21
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Aer the presentation of few memorials and the dis
cussion of private bill for the relief OF Lenne White
The Senate went into Executive session, and remained
therein until the usual hour for adjournment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. NROOM, another member from New Jersey, ap
pearcd, was sworn, and took his seat.
MIR TILLINGHAST called the attention Of The
House To the JOINT resolutions Of The Legislature of
Rhode Island Tor the disposition of the proceeds OF the
public lands, which were offered by him yesterday.
Mr. Il. asked the general consent Of the House that
these resolutions be referred to the Committee
Public Lands; which committee has now before il the
resolutions Of other States this very important
and interesting subject, and is now engaged in cons
terng them He believed there would be objection
on the part of any member to entertaining the propo
sition at this time, it would lead to debate upon
the reception or reference.
No objection being made, the resolutions were re-
ceived and referred according to the NOTION by gene
raj consent
Speaker.
Mr.. BROWN ofTennesscc, who had the floor for
the morning hour on the resolution of MIR. Garland TO
print the additional testimony referred to the Commit
ice of Elections again addressed the House in vindca
ton OF the course Of the committee, and in reply 10 the
remarks of Mr. Jcn'fer He continued TO occupy the
floor until the morning hour had expired; when
Mr.. JONES, Chairman of the Committee of Ways
and Means, called for the orders OF the day; and the
House, his motion, went again into Committee Of
the Whole on the State of the Union, (Mr. Dawson,
Of Georgia, in the chairD and resumed the consdera
ton OF the
TREAsrRI NOTE BILL.
MIR. KING, of Georgia, WHO having yesterday moved
for the rising of The committee, entitled to the
floor addressed the committee at large opposition
TO the bill; which he denounced as an unconstitutional
attempt to issue bills Of credit and furnish paper
ney for public circulation He quoted the Message Of
General Jackson proposing Government Bank, and
insisted that the unYarying policy oil the Admnisra
I..l IL, FL
ment of such bank, which was now to be effected by
the joint agency OF the present bill and ITS twin, the
Sub Treasury bill. Mr.. K continued TO address the
committee until twenty minutes before o'clock, and
concluded By sending to the Clerks table subs-
tutc for the bill under consideration, which authorizes
loan If five millions Of dollars.
And ;Ec substitute having been read
The Chairman gave the floor to Mr.. BOND OF Ohio.
Mr.. GRAVES asked the gentleman from Ohio TO al
low him TO propound to the chairman Of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means question.
Mr.. BOND yielded the floor: when
Mr.. GRAVES asked the honorable chairman whe
Their he could inform the House what amount of money
the Government now had on dcposIte in the Bank Of
Missouri: and whether the amount of the dcposcs does
not exceed the whole amount OF the specie on hand by
not much short Of hundred thousand dollars.
Mr.. g. said the reason of his propounding this in
qurv IL that, by the report that bank in January last
there TO have been upwards Of 200 of Go
vernmcnt funds OH deposte, exceeding the whole
amount Oh TIC specie III tue vaults OF lil Olik ny Sn
000 II was apparent that ii the whole of the deposes
in that bank should be called for it would be unable to
paw up, and would at fail; and that he under
Stood in consequence thereof agent had been sent
on here by the bank to nercedc with the Secretary of
the Treasury not to withdraw these funds, such an
act would inevitably cause the bank to suspend, which
has hitherto 5cea able to avoid only by the vast
kept on depostc by the Government
Mr. JONES, Of Virginia. said he had before him
statement which would show the whole amount Of mo-
new remaining on deposte in the different banks. One
statement showed the amount of money remaining in
The banks not embracing those which suspended spe-
Gle payments in the year 1857 Another statement
showed the whole amount remaining in banks which
did suspend in that year. The statements were very
long and the gentleman from Kentucky could have the
use of them all.
MIR Joness statement shows that the 18th Of
February last the amount of deposites little up
wards of $40, 000.-REroRTrR.
Mr. BOND then proceeded TO address the committee
generally, the financial concerns OF the nation, and
proceeded until half past four o'clock, when, without
having concluded he gave way TO motion, By Mr.
UNDERWOOD, that the committee rise.
On which motion there appeared, Ayes 40, noes ~;
no quorum.
And thereupon the committee and reported 10
the House that it found itself without quorum.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD moved an adjournment, which
motion, by yeas B, nays So, rejected. But no
quorum voted
Mr. ADAMS called for the yeas and nays.
Mr. TILLIN GlIAST asked that the House would
at this me permit the STATES to be called for petitions
Objected to.
Several motions for adjourning made, and with
drawn, and renewed. And the result was
That the House adjourned