Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-03
.Noni0y, .Narch 30, 1910.
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Mr. TAPpAN presented resolutions passed by the
| General Assembly Of the State of Ohio, in relation to
the currency, and insructing their Senator's and re
guessing their representatives to vote for the ndepend
cnt Treasury h which, after some remarks by MIR
r. were read and ordered to lie on the table, and be
| printed
| Mr. BENTON presented some papers in relation to
the importation Of sugar and nloasscs which or
dcrcd to be printed
| Mr. b. offered the following resolution:
RcSoircd, That select committee Of three members
be appointed 10 make legal and documentary report
founded upon laws and documents on the origin and
character Of the fishing bounties and allowances, and
to show the reason and motive for granting the same
with accurate reference To every law and document
quoted and relied upon, and that the said committee be
appointed by the Chair
The resolution was considered and adopted and the
Chair appointed the following Senators said COM
mittec Mr.. Benton, Mr.. Davis, and Mr.. Anderson
Mr.. HUBBARD offered the following resolution,
which unanimously agreed To-
RcS0lrcd, That the Secretary of the Senate be direct
ed 10 purchase twenty copies ofthc third volume OF Re-
ports on Finance for the use of the Senate chamber,
the Secretary Office and the different committees of the
Senate; provided, that said third volume can be pur-
chased without taking the first two volumes, with
which the Senate have already been supplied.
The various bills passed by the House of Represents
tv"s Saturday, and which noticed in the Globe
oiaL date, taken UP and referred TO their appro
PIRATE committees with the exception of the
TREASURY NOTE BILL.
The bill additional TO the act on the subject Of Urea
sury notes being taken up
MIR. HUBBARD said, this bill had been passed by
the House as 1t reported by the Committee of Ways
and Means, printed copy of which had been placed
each Senators desk, and the Committee Finance
had taken the bill under their considerations and agreed
to report 10 the Senate without amendment, and di-
rcced him 10 ask that it be made the special order of
the day nj one o'clock.
Mr. YOUNG hoped that the Cumberland road bill
might be taken up, and informally passed over that
other bill than the present might take precedence of
il on the calendar.
MIR. HUBBARD said, that if his motion prevailed,
the Cumberland road bill would come up inne dately
when this bill was disposed Of
Mr.. YOUNG asserting 10 the arrangement, the bill
was made the special order, and the hour of ono hay
nr arrived, it was taken up, and
MIR. HUBBARD stating that the chairman of the
Committee on Finance Mr.. Wright being pre-
vented from attending the Senate by the ndis
position Of his family, it had unexpectedly devoved
upon him explain the principles and provisions of the
bill, which having done,
And after debate, in which Mcssrs. WEBSTER
HUBBARD, SMITH Of Indiana, BENTON, PRES
TON and BUCHANAN participated, the bill was put
upon It's passage; and, the question: Shall this bill
pass it was decided in the ailirmavc-ayes u, noes
5, as follows:
leas-Nlessrs Allen, Anderson, Brown, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Clay of Alabama, Cuthbcrt, Dixon, Fulton,
Hubbard, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Nicholas, Norvell,
Phelps, Pierce, Roane, Robinson, Sewer, Smith of
Indiana, Strange, Sturgeon Tallmadge and Young-25.
.Nays-Messrs. Benton, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton,
Davis, Merrick, Preston, Ruggles and Whites.
The Senate then adjourncd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. KING of Georgia observed tina, his attention had
been directed TO paragraph in the Georgia Constu.
tionalist from which he learned that, in the list Of yeas
and nays the final passage of The resolution admitting
the New Jersey members 10 their seats. his name was
omitted on the journal. He certainly present in
House md voted on that occasion and voted tho
negative lie asked permission Of the House. therefore