Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-24

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| MIR BERRlEN moved TO amend so as to max.
provision that when ten dollars shall have been pa
~, the Bank may adopt the preliminary steps pre-
Paraiory TO going n;o operation.
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The bill was thea reported, and ca motion Of
MIR Clay the bill was laid on the table and ordered
| TO be printed.
| TIE Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
! Mr. FILLMORE offered a resolution from the
/ Committee Of Ways and Means, calling on the Pre-
sidsnt for information in relation to our commerce
/ with France under eGesting treaties.
/ He asked that the Committee Of Ways md Means
be discharged from the further consideration Of so
much Of the Presidents Message relates to the Pc.
tpmac Bulge, and that the same be referred to the
| Committee at the District of Columbia.
lie also asked that the Committee be discharged
from the further consideration OF much ofihe Pre-
sldenps Message as relates 10 the Posi- O,hce De-
pirtmenl, and letter from the Auditor Of that De-
partment and that the same he referred 10 the Com.
mittee on Post Oiices and Post Roads.
Mr. WINTHROP from the COMMITTEES on Com.
merce reported resolution author zing Commit
tee 81 investigation TO act IN the recess OF Congress
70 examine HtO the revenue, and lis operations on
the various interests in this country, TO report at
the next session rs TO the proprety and eXpediency
OF reIslng aud altering the present system OF the
Tariff avs.
MrFlLLMORE asked II this repor, and resolu.
ton were Intended TO interfere with the bill now Ue-
| fore the Housed
MIR WINTHROP said it was not.
Mr. WISE said now, tor the first time, it was
clear that il the fixed determination OF some
members in this House to break into the Compro
mise Aci, ami gave notice that he should enter his
/ protest against this measUre-anG questioned the
power Of tbs House TO give authority 10 nine OF 10
mean cTs 10 act while they not 10 session. vi h
/ out the consent OF the other House.
| Mr. lNGERSOL.L was clear in the opinion thai
this House had not thc power TO create committee
! 10 act during the recess.
! Mr. TlLLlNGHAST entertained a different
opinion, and thought it was both expedient anl
proper Tor tits House 10 any means within lheir
power, TO gam correct Information on the important
subject Of the revenue laws, which ought TO be SC
arranged as 10 meet and promote the interests OF the
| country.
Mir PICKENS said tina. j, was a verv grave
| question, fit was the intention Of gentlemen "a
| break up the Compronise Act. lie commended that
! IN the short recess which would take place between
this and the next Session, Il would not be IN then
power 70 give port on the various details which
protective tariff would present, TO take the place
Of the settled poiIcy Of the country, as laid down lr
| the Compromise Act.
! MI NESBlT said he WAS an anti. tariff man. We
/ he could not conceive why we should not have ish
on the suffice; and he was OF o. inion that the bcs
way to obtain Il wUu be through the labors of h4
/ Committee. lie was in favor Of the basis Of rb
Compfom'e Act but II It was to he broken w, b.,
| wanted to have all the information there was TO b,
had 70 enable them 10 meet the Northern macufac
tu-ers az once.
Mr.. GlLMER said he was in favor Of gaining al
the information on the subject possible. He wa
only afraid that the information would be exc,u,iyI
and ParIla. which this Committee would furnish
lie wanted the opinions Of the high tariff men anl
| manufactures Of the North, OF the graziers anC
! farmers Of the West, OF the planters Of the South
| ard Of the commercial men Of the whole county,
/ We wanted facts, not theories. We had too many
[ theories on this subject. Before he concluded IN,
/ morning hour expired.
Mr. SERGEANT asked lelve 10 report a bi.
from the Select Committee on the Currency, incur
pora'Inz TIE suh-cnUsrs TO Fs,ai Bank Of the
States. Read twice and referred to the CommIlte
Of the Whole.
He also reported III. Senate Bill, repeating tin
SUD Ire sIry, with amendments. Referred.
Mr. UNDERWOOD reported a bill from TN
Committee On The District Of Columbia, sx,endn.
the Charters Of the Banks 10 the District. Refer
red.
Mr. BARNARD reported a bill from the Gem.
mi,Lse on The Judiciary, enactrg uniform system
OF General Bankruptcy.
I lie HisO reported resolution from the gnm
Committee lhst II was iuexpedionl to act on thf
bill nt the present on; but expressed his toto
dissent from The opinion Of the Committee, Stain.
that he should regret going home 4 Il wasro: pass
eb or an effort made tor ts passage al this session
Mr. VI. BROWN SAID he vas IN favor Of the re-
solution, because he believed they would not bav
time 10 digest and pass tho bill the present session
and TO test the sense o. the House he would move
20 Ivy he reaoIutIon on the table
The resolution was lad on the table, yeas ;
nays 81.
On the notion Of Mr. WISE, tie rTous. wen
INTO COMMITTEE OF the Whole, Mr. GILMER d
The Chair.
TIE HOME SQUADRON.
On taking up the BIZ, Mr. WISE sad he sbou,
no, make ony further rcmorss in addition Ia tbos
offered on ibis subject, when il was before the Com
. m uce last week.
Mr. ADAMS was favor Of the birI. Ju, iostss,
OF providing Tor only Two, he could wish hat prov,
SION had h-Cn made for the bulldog OF many steam
'rs i1r this purpose
Mo MCKAY, after examining th, usual mode q
apfropnalIng Tor the various purposes Of the Nav
? s"u ns moushI mat Congress had NO, the cousttu
! upna tghlm vote Tor the creation ola Home Squad
/ ron, as the President WIS the COMMANDMENT chi,
OF ITO Army and Navy, and il vas bis duty 10 dire,
where they should he Stationed.
Mr. KING said the gentleman had fallen into
strange error as 70 The power OF Congress and show
e' 'u'l was lheir du'y 70 create, and the duty
lHc fIcN1tni % direct Is operations lie then ysef
INTO an able review Of tho power and policy Of Gre
{ bfiInin, AMI closed his remarks by showing IN
great impo it1ncc nj this squadron on our soutIcr
coast and lhe Gut Of Mexico, in case Of w.rwit
Great Britain.
Mr. GORDON soid he should vote for this bI
as he bad voted Tor the for6cation Bill, not becau
he thought there was an immediate pruspsc, Of wa
b"' because m such country as ours, which ha
An'h extensive commercial relations, tlcro was A
o. ways remote prospect Of war, and he vas Crb,
noueed 10 vote Tor 70, as the ni1rty bad lust pns
60 We .o'n Oi.' for the purpose Of providing
: mHf MORGAN denied that the loan bill was pas
8 co Tor Tie objects stated by his colleague. Fri
Loan Loan w,assau,.honsed to be made 10 pay the deb
. incurred by Tie lest administration.
Mr. GORDON asked in what tb,t debt eoosis,s
Mr. MORGAN In the issue Of Treasury MOI,
Mr. SIANLH moved that the Commit,
. rise aod report the bill to the House, which was
&C greed IN.
Mr. WISE moved that the bill be crossed for
e third reading.
Ard on is hoal passage there were 1874 ye,
and nays, as follows:
y 1EAS-Messrs Adams, l.. w. Andrews.
!, J.. Andrews, Arnold, Arlington, Anterior, q
ker, Barnard, Barton, Bdlsck, Birdseye. B nc
e bia'r BOardman, Borden, Bous, Bovine, Brewst,