Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-06
NJ, CALHOUN hsYs novsa aG adjournment, AID
amer some disoussion, the motion PFC called
And the Senate nd ourned.
unIrSE nE REPRESENTA- lYES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF
Tuesday, FEB. 2, 1S4l.
I Mr. SERGEANT asked the permission of the House
10 prese the resolutions Of the Legislature OF the Co-
of Pennsylvania relative TO the public LANDS,
and the revenue Of the United States and moved that
they be laid upon the table, and printed.
Mr. TORRANCE moved to amend the motion by
adding the following:
Resoired That the resolutions be referred TO the Com
mittee of Ways and Means and that said Committee
be instructed TO inquire into the cxpedency oil revising
the whole tariff And further that said Committee m
qure whether il will be necessary 10 increase the tar
in order raise sufficient TO meet the probable
expenses of the Government for the year lo4l.
Mr.. JONES Of Virginia said, that as the motion
could only be entertained by general consent he iee
constrained to object as there was business OF great
portance pending before the House
| Mr.. SERGEANT inquired what disposition had oeeh
made of the resolutions;
The SPEAKER replied that they could only be re-
eeived by general consent
| Mr. SERGEANT then moved TO suspend the rules.
| The SPEAKER said there already motion
to suspend the rules pending for the purpose OF re-
ceiyno the resolution introduced yesterday by Mt.
Fillmore; and that when that question was taken then
the motion Of Mr.. Sergeant would be IN order.
| Mr. LINCOLN asked leave TO present a resolution
from the Committee Public Lands, resembling the
resolution of the House passed on the 10th of January
authorizing the printing OF ten thousand extra copies
of the annual report of the Commissioner Of the Gene
raj and Office Mr. l.. said he authorized by the
committee TO say that their impression, at that tme
was that the colorng of the maps would cost but three
cents each-n all but two or three hundred dollars;
that il was now asceriained that The Of colorng
would amount to SO,23O
The resolution was read rs follows:
Resoired That the resolution of the House, OF the
10Th of January last directing the printing OF lO,O0O
extra maps OF the annual report of the Commissioner
of the General Land Office be arrested in It's further
execution-so far that more maps may be printed
under the resolution, and no more OF the maps already
painted, be colored painted
And the question being taken, the resolution was
adopted.
MIR. FILLMORE moved that the following rcsolu-
ton, offered by him on yesterday, be now taken up:
Whereas, the bill Of this House, NO 29S,) entitled
"An act to authorize the issuing of Treasury notes,
was taken up in Committee Of the Whole House OH the
state Of the Union the 18th day Of JAM last and has
been made under discussion to this time:
And whereas, much of the indispensable public bust
ness is vet 10 be acted on; therefore,
Resoired, That said committee be discharged from
the further consideration Of said BILL from and after the
Sd day of Feb ns al clock, 7. NJ, unless the
shall be reported 10 the House before that tme and
that said bill, with such amendments if any, shall
have been adopted in said Committee shall be then
taken up the House, and be the special order until fl
naly disposed Of eserving 10 said Committee the right,
according to the rules Of the House, report the same
sooner if the discussion shall terminate.
The SPEAKER here stated that he had received
this resolution yesterday, under the impression that
it that, upon mature reflection he found he had
erred and that it necessary 10 suspend the rules
to receive and act upon it.
Mr.. FILLMORE then moved suspension Of the
rules and
| The question vas about being TAKEN when,
Mr.. GRADE called for the yeas and nays which
were ordered, and resulted-yeas l27 navs 10
| So the rules were suspended.
| The question was then taken the resolution, and
decided in the affirmative.
Mr. JONES moved that the House 90 into Com
mtee of the Whole en- the state of the Union and re-
sumo the consideration of the special order I.
MIR. SERGEANT hoped that some disposition would
first be made of the resolutions of the Legislature Of
Pennsylvania.
| The SPEAKER again said that it required the gene
raj consent Of the House.
Mr. SERGEANT ther moved 10 suspend the rules
and thereupon called for the yeas and nays; but
Mr.. JONES of Virginia, Withdrawing his objection,
they not ordered
The question was taken, and the resolutions Of the
Legislature of Pennsylvan ordered 10 lie upon
the table and be printed.
TREASURY NOTE ELL.
The question then taken oil the motion of Mr.
| JONES, and decided in the affirmative.
So the House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole the State Of the Union, (Alr. Casey in the
Char,l and resumed the consideration Of the bill
thorzlng the issue of five millions Of dollars in Trea-
sury notes.
Mr.. TRlPLETT being entitled to the floor was
about TO commence his remarks, but gave way to
| Mr.. CURTIS, who submitted the following which
he gave notice lie should, when it would be in order
10 DO SO, move an amendment to the bill under
sderaton:
SECTION .. .7adbe further enacted, That whenever
proof shall be exhibited TO the satisfaction of the Sec.
Rotary Of the Treasury ofthe loss destruction Of any
Treasury note issued under the authority of any act Of
Congress, it shall be lawful for the said Secretary,
upon receiving bond, with sufficient security to in.
demnify the United States against any other claim on
account Of the Treasury note alleged TO be SO lost
destroyed to pay the amount due such note to the
person who had lost in whose possession had been
destroyed.
/ Mr.. CURTIS remarked that this section was exact
transcript of the law Of 1919, authorizing the payment
in certain cases, account Of Treasury notes. which
have been lost destroyed.
l MIR. TRlPLETT then spoke at some length in reply
TO The remarks of Mr. vanderpoel yesterday After
some preliminary observations, MIR. T. proceeded to
the committee that under the administration of
Gen. Harrison,
No iriler or ieceiver
Would be appointed receiver.
Also, under the administration, gentlemen might
be assured that
Would be- permitted 10 enter the log cabin.
Mr.. T. said he would deny that there solitary
Wing member in the House, out of it, who desired
called session, unless they should be driven to 1t by
imperative necessity. He then went on to show what
in his opinion, was the actual state Of the Treasury
and that the estimates of the Secretary of the Treasury
were not correct. lie contendcd that the deficiency
was not temporary, but permanent
In the course Of his remarks protective duties on
foreign luxures, Mr. T. alluded 10 the tobacco interest
He called attention to the fact that while cotton
was taxed in England but 33l per cent the Tax on To-
bacco ght hundred per cent. This, he contended
was enough 10 arouse the blood of any man of the to-
bacco-growing States. The States of Greece once
poured out their forces in body upon Troy to avenge
Il single individual; aud ancient Rome once rose IN
arms account of single citizen; but here were a
million and half of our citizens interested in the TO-
bacco question, and attention was paid to their
wrongs.
Mr.. T. concluded by replying in detail to the argu
mcnts Of Mr. Wise on that subject.
Mr.. COLES of Virginia then obtained the floor and
after preliminary remarks in relation TO the anti
cipaed measures of the coming Administration, said he
would vote for the bill because he believed the wants Of
the country requiredit
Mr. g. adveried to the report of the Secretary of the
Treasury and indicated the from the unfounded
attacks made upon it, The expenditures Of the year,
it true, founded the report of the Secretary
but gentlemen need raise objection that account
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