Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-07
From The .9arta CrastfnfionaIis: 81 fonrr, asl Dec

Since last publication, we have received further
particulars respecting the proceedings o. the Lngsla
ture before the final adjournment wednesday, the
23d instant, at IL o'clock, A. Nj. The Senate aud
House of Representatives could not agree in regard Ia
the bill repeating the charter of the Darcn Bank, not
wiihstanding the Committee OF Conference appointed
The bill was therefore lost In consequence of this
the General Assembly agreed 10 proceed 10 the choice
Of Directors fo that Institution. The Directors elected
were, MessTs Or rles H. Hopkins, n. J. Mcdonald, s
NJ. Street, Charles Neal, a. Lcils, II. w. Hudne
and James Holmes.
| In the Senate, the tax bill passed by yeas So nav.
80, the President voting in The affirmative and the
Maine Quarantine bill passed by yeas So, nays 81
In the House, the 22d, Mr.. Chipley called m the
resolutions of the Senate in relation TO United States
Bank high protective tariff, &C., which at the time
we placed before our readers. Mr. Chpey stated thai
in doing go, il with the view Of having action
upon them BY the House. The resolutions of the Sc
nate were taken up, and a motion was made by Mr.
Chpley strike out the third resolution, which denied
the constitutionality of national Bank order to
sert the following:
".7nd be 1t further Resoircd, That the establishment
Of national Bank expcdcnt and proper for tho col
lection saekeepng, and disbursement of the public
venue and tina; such institution is necessary to the
permanent welfare and prosperity of the people Of the
| United States.
Upon the reception Of this resolution The yeas
| ~, nays O., so the amendment was agreed to- 4 mo-
ton was then made postpone all the resolutions
definitely which was lost by yeas 81, nays1 6 The
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sarc and the yeas and nays being called for, the De-
mocra,ic members, following the example Of the Har
rson members ofthe Senate, respecting the election oil
u. States Senator absented themselves, with but few
exceptions. When the call for the yeas and nays was
concluded il appeared that quorum had not voted -
The Democratic members then resumed their seats and
the House adjourned to 3 o'clock, p. NJ. At o'clock
the Speaker ordered the clerk to call the names of Tie
members present, when in the forenoon the question
was pm; and who did not then answer 10 Their names
n
c.ap,orily refused 10 vote for against the passss
! the resolutions as amended. After the clerk had fin
ished the call, the result was that quorum had not
ted The Speaker could not therefore declare the
resolutions 10 have been carried or lost This
renee threw the House into strange position, and the
wits Of the mcubers were cxerted 10 devise
in order to net o. the difficulty. Ii was, however
finally determined that the second call was altogether
out of order which threw the House back upon the first
call for the yeas and nays. The members who had
called for the yeas and nays in the hit instance, with
drew that CALL under the belief that the resolutions
would be taken up separately, and acted upon. But
those members were lnstaken for when the motion for
the yeas and nays was withdrawn, and not renewed,
the resontons declared to have been carried by
The sound Of the ayes ard given in the forenoon.
The Democratic members then entered upon the Jour
nal protest ngans. the passage Of those resolutions,
which we give below.
In the Senate, the oGd, in the morning. TIE
amendment of the House 10 the resolutions OF the Sem
ate, Yves taken up. \ motion made TO adhere to
the resolutions originally adopted BY the Senate but
this motion was lost A motion was then riade to
concur in the amendment of the House. which al
so lost by yeas 81, nays 3D. So the resolutions were
finally lost.
Protest.
Mr. Millen in behalf of himself and others, presented
the following protest, which ordered TO be entered
on the journal:
We, the undersigned, opposed to National Bank,
claim right to protest against the proceedings of
majority OF the House of Representatives,, in relation to
The passage Of resolution favorng the charter such
institution
Whereas certain resolutions, opposed both TO the
consti:utionalty and expcdicncy Of National Bank,
and also in opposition to Protective Tariff, in.
troduced from the Senate into the House Of Reprcscn-
tatives: And whereas a certain amendment BY way of
substitute was proposed and adopted in this House by
the majority fvorng the charter Of such bank And
whereas the undersigned, having refused 10 vote, from
the factth they opposed both to National Bank
and high Protective Tariff by which vote the under
signed must necessarily have sanctioned the the
other Of those measures and believing that the with
drawal of the call for the yeas and nays or the passage
OF the resolutions those resolutions would be recon-
mitted in order that could vote consistently upon
the subject: And the call having been withdrawn and
the resolutions pronounced carried We, he under
signed, take this not only of protesting. but of
recording in opposition both TO the constitu-
tnnay and expediency of National Bank, we'll as
that Of q high Protective Tariff.
J. Millcn, w II. Stiles, s. Fl. Saunders, James Ro-
berts, Harrison of Randolph, James Neal jams Y Nc
DufEe, II. Harris, Milton H. Ga,hrght, c. Hbberts,
R. o. Beavers, J. c. Hunter, B. Chandler, w. NJ
MITCHELL Ed. Maycs, 0. Stroud, j. P. Wel,born, B.
O. Keaton, s. Darlc, II. H. Howard, J. w. Anderson,
+. N. Stone, w. A Hotchkiss, Murphy of Dekal5 J
J. Dufour, Morris OF Mrrray, r. S. Dawson, 4. Erwin
NJ. G. Tcwis, Thomas s. Tanner, Thomas Crutchfeld,