Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Friday, FEB. 3, 1911.

| Mr.. LINCOLN submitted the following preamble
and resolution
Whereas the bill of this House, no. 595,) entitled
Gan act TO authorize the issuing of Treasury notes,
was taken up in the Committee of the Whole House
the state of the Union the 18th day of January last
and has been under discussion to this me and where
as much Of the indispensable public business IS yet TO
be acted on; therefore,
/ ResoireG Tint after three o'clock day. the debate
on this bill shall cease, and the Committee shall pro.
coed the various amendments submitted, and
to be submitted and then report the bill, with the
anc agreed to by the Committee, TO the House.
Objection being made to the reception of the resolu
ton,
| MIR. LINCOLN moved suspension Of the rules, and
thereu called for the yeas and nays which were or
dered, and were-yeas III, nays 70.
So the rules were suspended
AT the request of several gentlemen,
Mr.. LINCOLN modified his reIouton, SO as to eI-
tend the time TO o'clock, and called for the prev
Gus question, which was seconded.
/ The question now being the main question,
Mr. PETRIkIN called for the yeas and nays, but
they not ordered.
The question then taken the resolution, and
decided in the affirmative.
| TREASURY NOTE BILL.
| On motion of Mr. JONES of Virginia, the House
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on
the Union, (Nlr. Casey in the chair,) and resumed
the consideration of the bill authorizing the issue of
Treasury notes, the question being the motion of
Of MIR. Barnard to strike out the enacting clause.
Mr.. w. G. JOHNSON being entitled to the floor,
resumed his remarks from yesterday. lie said he had,
from the been opposed to the entire de-
bate because he thought he saw, from the beginning,
that no good could arse He commended that il was
the design of the present party power TO throw the
responsibility of every important measure on the
ing Administration 1t was his firm conviction that
the present party in power had no intention Of acting
definitely upon any great question OF the day.
After some further remarks, Mr.. j. said lie did not
feel disposed 60 into debate the merits Of the
bill before the committee, for the that he had
previously given his views against the system Of Trea
sury He had gone against il because he viewed
the whole clearly UNCONSTITUTIONAL and espe-
ciay as the Constitution pointed distinctly 10 other
modes of meeting the eSgencies Of Government.
Mr.. J. then proceeded briefly TO notice the proposition
of Mr. Barnard, in relation q tariff wines, silks,
&c. He considered it wise policy, and he :
sured that the House in proper spirit TO hear an
argument on that subject he would deem it his duty to
make one. As matter of justice to the gentleman
from New York, he (Mr. j. would say, that the i'm
preston Of Southern gentleman that the PROPOSE
ton had been prepared in the dark, was erroneous.
He would state that the proposition was made on the
responsibility Of the gentleman MIR. Barnard alone,
without any secret preparation the part of his North
ern friends.
Mr. J then proceeded 10 give his views in relation
to various mntters which had been incidentally intro.
duced into the debate.
During the remarks of Mr.. ]. several members rose
explanation of what they had said in relation to the
compromise act, DC.
Mr. CUSHING referred 10 what he had said on Sa-
turday last in explanation of the views of his State on
the subject Of protective Tariff &c.
Mr. LINCOLN said That explanation of the gen
,leman may do for his own constituents, but wish il
10 be distinctly understood that 1t does not apply TO
mine.
nIessrs RAYNER and REYNOLDS addressed the
committee at some length.
: MIR. STEENROD said that he DESTROYS of adj
dressing the House the various topics which had
been introduced into this discussion; but his col
league Mr. Mallory had recently taken his seat and
had evinced disposition TO address the committee, he
would with pleasure yield The floor TO him. the limit
ed time remaining, before the bill would be taken
out of committee would not allow them both to
ply the floor.
Mr.. MALLORY, after some brief remarks by way Of
apology for obtrudng himself upon the committee al
that late hour observed that his main object in rising
was to notice the remarks of the gentlemen from North
Carolina and MARYLAND, Messrs Rayner and Jener,
in relation TO the pursued by his honorable col
, ague from Virginia, Mr.. Wise.
The gentleman from Maryland in his speech few
days ago. had said that the remarks Of the gentleman
from Virginia (Ar. Wsc) Of them in unison
with the doctrines Of his Wing friends
Now, observed Mr.. NJ, do not intend 10 be read
out of school by the gentleman from Mary land; but
take this occasion to say that, with one exception,
fully approve, endorse and intend widely TO circulate
| the speech Of my honorable colleague, (Mr. Wise.)
Yes, said Mr. NJ, the ground on which my honora
BILE colleague has placed himself is the ground or
which we Harrison men in Virginia, intend to rally
When entered the Harrison party did not intend tc
compromise my principles; and will further say that
, if those principle which and my honorable col
league (Ar Wse) have taken stand, are not to be
the principles Of the administration OF General Harm
son, then say that and the people of Virginia
have been grossly deceived.
The doctrines laid down in the speech OF my honor
able colleague, doctrines which VIII MAINTAIN,
: and by which will stand or fall.
r But the gentleman from North Carolina, MIR. Ray
ner has said that the remarks of my colleague are
"ominous,' &C. Now | ask that gentleman to say
what are the principles avowed by my colleague, in his
speech, which he has not always avowed: beg to
assure the gentleman that the principles Of my col
league are the principles of the Wings of Virginia, il
they not the principles of the Wings in North Caro-
lima.
But what, said Mr. NJ, has my colleague advanced
that is contrary 10 the principles of the coming Ad
ministratlon
Is National Bank 10 be one of the leading
of the coming administration: And did not Gen. Har
rson say that he would not resort TO National Bank
lf il absolutely necessary My coens said
the same thing.
Is il the Tariff question to which the gentleman al
ludes: Well, understood Gen. Harrison 10 uvow thai
he in favor of standing by the compromise and my
colleague said the same thing. Also, in regard to In
ternal Improvement, he took the same ground.
will repeat, therefore, said MIR. NJ, that if the prln
cipcs avowed by my colleague 10 be the prnc
Piles ofhe approaching administration of Gen Harrison
then ourselves greatly deceived, and We have
deceived others.
But the gentleman from North Carolina said he wa:
panied and surprised at the of my colleague II
lis remarks the measures of the coming Admlnstra
tion also that he thought my colleague might have
waited at least until General Harrison should have ar
! rived in this city. Now, said Mr.. NJ, why did no
other gentlemen, who spoke before him. adopt the same
plan will undertake to say that my colleague 'oouif
have waited until the arrival of General Harrison,
other gentlemen had thought proper TO do the same
But such had not been the Other gentlemen hat
given their views without reserve, and he and his col
league not going to permit public opinion 10 bt
preudged, even if the indications did come from hgf
quarter.
MIR. NJ then proceeded TO notice the subject Of ar
extra session. The brief time remaining for him Il
speak would not allow him 10 enter into regular ar
gument, bu, he would fire few shots at random
For his part, he opposed 10 called session BE-
was opposed TO it the "let alone" principle. j
would be extremely njudcious and unwise in the pre-
sent of public feeling to think of such measure
The body polite SICK but he did not believe la
bored under any serous organic disease 1t sick
however, and It wanted rest in order TO from
I, ito In lis feve