Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-18

ed not 10 IN day on which to take n IN. he. 70,
ms part, hoped that they would refer this subject
win me rest the COMMITTEES Of Ways and Means;
pI as was nee ssery TO obtain. two thirds to rel
mo oii up, he at least despared OF doing So after The
experience he had had this morning. There was a
s'ge majority IN favor of the bill, though il could
not DC carried through because vote Of two tk;ris
could not be obtained to bring il up.
MIR. WISE suggested that although the hill nj.
uued TO covered silks alone, yet that il ives open
70 amendment, and might If as the gentleman from
massachusetts tMr. Adams) stated. lasge ma
lority was in favor Of it, be amended as to cover
the whole ground.
The question was then taken on suspendiog the
rule, and resulted as follows:
fEAS-Messrs. Adams, Andrews Baker. Bar
nard, Beatty. Boardman, Bond, Briggs, Brockway,
CCs a., w Campbell, Carter, Casey, Chinn,
Chittenden, Cmbb, Crans,on, Curtis. GUSHING. B
Davies, Davis, w Davis, Care, Davis, De6er.
ry, Delet, Doe, Edwards, Everett, Fillmore, For.
nance, Galbraith, Gates, Gentry, Gerry, Goode,
Granger, Green, Hall, Henry, C Johnston, Lane,
E T. s, MCarty, Mcclure, MeCulloch, Mckay,
r MALLORY, Mason, Moore, Morrow, Osborne,
permen err Psynter, Peck, Randall, Rariden, Reed,
kidgway, Rogers, Russell, SaltonstaIl, Sergeant
Simonton, John Smith, Truman Smith, Stanly,
stuart, Thomson. TilIinghas,, Toland, Trum,
1un, WAGNER, J Wagner, John White,
Lewis Levi, Williams, Joseph L Williams, Chris. ii.
Williams, winthrop, worthing'on-79
NAIS-Messrs. Afford, Attention. Banks.
Blackwell Boyd, A Brown, Burke, S II Butler,
Csmbei, Bar, Carroll, Chapman Clifford, Coop.
er, Crary, Dams, Dawson, Dickerson, Do,n. Drom
COLE, Earl, Eastman, Fine, Fisher, Garland. Cog
g,n, Griffin, Hammond, John Hastings, Hawkins.
tiili, oil Va, Hubbard, JAMESON Johnson Kille.
Leonard, Lowell, Lucas, Mcclellan, Marchand,
Med,,, Miller, Montgomery, Nisbet, Parrish, Pick
ems, Reynolds, Rhett, Rives, Rogers, Samuels,
Shaw, Shepard, Thomas Smith, Sleenrod, Strong.
Sweeny, Taliaierro, p F Thomas, Jacob Thomp'
son, Vanderpoel, Watterson, Weller, wv Williams,
Wise-65.
So the rules were no, suspended, and the resolu-
uoh oil Mr. Green was not received.
TREASURY NOTE BILL
Mr. JONES, chairman of the Commi tee of WAYS
and Means asked leave to submit the following re-.
solution:
Resolved, That the House bill No. SOS to author
Use the issuing OF Treasury notes be made the spe.
cal order of the day on Monday next to tax prece-
denee of all other business until said bill shall DO
finally disposed of.
Mr. BARNARD sent to the table and had read
the following rs an amendment to Mr. Jones's rtso-
That the Committee OF the Whole on the state of
the Union be discharged from the further consider,.
ton OF the bill in relation 10 Treasury notes and
that the subject OF making provisions Tor the wants
oil ihe Treasury be referred back TO the Committee
of Ways and Means
j. To bring in bill TO authorize the Secretary
OF the Treasury TO borrow Si0,O0O,0OO on the ere.
dit OF the Government, and to issue bonds or script
therefor.
?. To bring in bill imposing duties for additional
revenue on wines, silks linens, spices, and other
articles, being luxuries, imported into the United
states, but IN such manner not to conflict with
the principles, policy, and spirit of the act of March,
1883, commonly called the Compromise act.
This vi ruled out by the CHAIR as not being
in order.
MIR JONES called for the yeas and nays on hi,
resolution and they were ordered.
Mr. DAWSON inquired OF the chairman OF the
Committee OF Ways and Means mir Jonesl wheth-
or the money provided by this bill was actually ne
cessary to carry on the operations Of the Govern
ment at this timer
MIR JONES replied that a considerable portion
oil the money was now required and would be re-
CURED IN the first quarter Of the year. large
portion OF it-more than million of dollars-would
oe required to pay pensions falling due immediate
after the 4.h of March-on the 5th, he believ-
ed and small portion Of it would be re-
time and that
Mr. DAWSON was DESTROYS, he said, to know
from the Committee OF Ways and Means. what
would be the wants of the Government during the
year. Whilst providing, We ought to make provl-
sion tor all.
Mr. JONES said it was proposed by the Com.
mitiee OF Ways and Means to make provision for
All the wants OF the Government during the present
year. He blieved-aud he based his belief on the
report OF the Secretary Of the Treasury-that the
means OF the year would be sufficient foe the year:
ou' II would be necessary, in consequence of the
inequality between the time OF the receipts and ex-
pendtures OF the public money. that Temporary mo-
vision should be made for the first quarter. 10 en-
able the Government TO meet the clsims upon it.
AMER some conversation on question Of or
der.
The question was put on the resolution, and the
vote re suited follows:
IEAS-Messrs. John w. Allen A,be,,on R,nLs
barnard, Beatty, Black, Blackwell, Boyd, A. V.
brown, Burke, Sampson II. Butler, VIM O. Rut-
yer, Ce, byhum, John Campbell Carr, Carroll, Casey,
chapman, Clifford, Coles, Conner, VIM. r. Coop.
er, Gary, Cross, Dana John Davis J. w Davis
Dawson, Dickerson, Doan, Doig, Duncan. Earl
Eastman, Ely, Fillmore, Fine Floyd, Torrance.
Jalbraith, Garland. Griffin, Grinnel ri abershnan
Harmon Hand. John Hastings, Halves, Haw
kIns' Hoffman. Holmes Hopkins, Hubbard, Jane
ION, Ieniier' Cave, johnson, ]. w. Jones, Keim
Nile, king, Lesdberer, Leet, Leonard, Lowell
Lucas, Mcclellan, Mcclure, McCulloch, Mckay
Marvin, Medil, Miller, Monroe. Mon
tanya, Morgan, Samuel w. Morris, Newhard. Os-
borne, Parmenter, Peek, Pickens Prentiss, Rev
no ds. Ryes, +. Rogers, Jas. Rogers, Saltonst,i
SamEels, Shaw, Shepatd, Thomas. Smith StsTk,
: eather Steenrod, Strong, Stuart, Sumter, Francis
l aornas, +. :. Thomas, Jacob Thomson. Jobn r
thompson, TuIney, Vanderpoel, ID. ID. Wagner.
meIsr, Henry Williams, Lewis Williams Win.
ihrop, Wise-l09.
NAYS-Messrs Adams, Afford. Andrews
baker, Boardman, Bolts, Briggs, Broekwav. Cal,
noun, C1Her, Crlitenden, Cabb, Cranston, Cush-
,ng, r Davies, Garet Davis, Deberry, Edwards
TTI,Veret', Gogsin, Graham, Graves, Green, Henry
hHi, OF Virginia, James, Chas Johnston, Kem1'
snail, Lane, Lincoln, Francis Mallory, Morrow.
naylor, Palen, Randall, Rayner, Reed, Ridewov'
Russell, Slmonton, Slade, Stanly, Taiaferro. III,
lInghasi, Ioland, Triplett, Underwood, Warren.
John White, ThOs w WilIiams-5O
There being two.thirds in the affirmative the
reasury note bill was made the special order for
Mondiy next, the 18th instant.
BANKRUPT BILL.
Mr.. BARNARD, from the COMMITTEE nm III.
judiciary, obtained leave TO report bill to establish
States. ~ '"''eu
The blll was twice read; when
Mr.. PlCkENS inquired # was similar 10 the
on "h,en pissed the Senate nt the lost session7
Mr.. BARNARD said he was pleased ,b., RI.
inquiry had been made. II was identical with tbe
9l OF the Senate referred to by the gentleman from
ne Dill was committed to the Committee Of the
" noe on The state Of the Union.
MI BARNARD then moved that the bui l..
made the special order for this day foftngb, and
called for the yeas and nays N'N
Ana pending this motion, motion was rnods ~
lqJourn, which prevailed, and the House adjourned
WI tomorrow. J'u'"'u
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