Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-07-31
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

Tna Speaker a1n7unced the names OF The C low.
ing gentlemen ns cam losing the Select Committee
ordered To be app 'Htci on Saturday last. ou Tho bill
irO.n The Senate ~ rrlIiiou 10 the Ccusls.
AirSsrs James w Williams, Underwood. a Ran
dali. X Srscvel', Moore, Cha. man. and Smith.
Mr. FILLMORE Moved that The House resolve itsclf
INTO COMMITTEE of the Whole on ihe state Of the l..
mon fnr the purpose OF resumIng the r0.sr lerIttou
Of the revenue bill.
BY general consent, the Speaker Ia.l LORE the
House certain deposition, in the case nrthe contest.
ed election from virginil; which were relcrre,I. ON
motion OF Mr. GIlmer, 10 lac Committee ON Flee.
tons.
Mr. Fillmore insisted on lass motion that The Ho,so
resolve itself into Committed Of the Whole on the
a u OF 'he Union; which motion, by ayes &C, noes
60, was agreed 10.
a message was receiver from the Senate, through
Asbury Dckins, ESQ. Secretary Of that body. sta
ing That The senate had passed d bill 10 establish a
uniform system Of bankruptcy throughout the Uni.
led States and asking the concurrence Of The House
therein.
REVENUE BIL
The House resolved Itself into Committee Of il,e
Whole on the state Of The Union (Nf Gushing. Of
Massachusetts. in the chair) aud resumed The con.
siderauon o'ihe bill IN relation TO duties and draw.
backs.
The pending question being Oh The notion of Mr.
Lawrence, Of Pennsylvanio, to amend the first sec.
lion Ofihe bill by including nmong the articles exc.
ner1ied from the operation thereof the articles OF
flea and coffee
Mr. Anterior then andressed the Committee AT
great length, chiefly ia reply 10 The calculations and
estimates submitted by Mr. FILLMORE OF Sliurlay
last, and with a view 10 show that they did not pre-.
sent a proper basis fr the action of TIC House, as TO
the amount Of revenue TO be provided. &c.
MIR Huls'ei replied to certain portions oflhe argu.
ment of Mr AtheuOn.
The debate was eoHiiDied at length by MrC Camp
bell, oiS {. who gave notice Of his intention, when
IN order. % move the following amendment
And be u further enacted. That The Secretary Of
The Treasury be, and he hereby j., authorized aud
req uired 10 cause. ms soon as may be. all dulles, tax.
e., debts, or sUms Of money accruing or becoming
payable 10 the UHiied States. 10 be collected and
paid IN The legal currency Of The United States. or
Treasury notes. or the notes of The banks which are
payable and paid on demlnd in The said legal cur.
rency Of the United State; and that he be also an.
ihOrized and required. 20 demand Of t~helbunks respec.
lively. ut least once 10 every ninety days. payment
IN specie Of all balances Of their notes that may re.
main ~ the Treasury Of The United States
"And lie u further enacted. That 50 much Of The
2Oih section Of the Act 10 provide for The collection.
safe Keeping. transfer and disbursement Of the pub.
lc revenue approved July 9Th. 1910. a. requires
hat from and after the 30th June. I5f3. every off.
Ger - agent engaged in making disbursements on
account Of The United States, OF Of The General Post
Office, shall make OF payments in gold and SILVER
only be and he same D. hereby repealed"
The debate was continued by Mr. Ward apJ Nfr
Adams.
When Tie chairmln gave the for n Mr Holmes.
DISC, who yielded 70 a motiOn that the Commutse
rise.
Which moiion having prevailed. the Corsmiree
roe reported progress. and obtained leave O., 30 "a.
gain.
And Then The House adjourned