The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-17
,b.u laid on the table, By vote Of ayes 90, nays

debated by members on both sides Mr. Wlso, MIR
Adams, and other Wings, expressed themselves
strongly against the amendment relative 10 Inc
branching power, and Mr. A. announced that he
should moyo amendments striking out several of
tho features of the bill us passed theScnate, nclud-
ing that which forbids foreigners to hold stock.
The House was in session until nearly midnight
'a FRIDAY, August 9th.
fr 5ENATE-The Navy Pension Bill was taken
up and passed to a third reading, it's action ex'
tending TO the end ofihe rext session OF Con-
gress.
The Land Bill was then taken up. and debated
until, on motion the Senate went into Executive
Session.
In the HOUSE, the Fiscal Bank Bill was taken
up, and spoken upon by Mr. Roosevelt OF N. York;
Mr. King and Mr. w Cost Johnson. The latter
gentleman spoke only six minutes, before the hour
of twelve arrived at which time it had been deci-
ded 10 take the bill out of committee, and the
House proceeded 10 vote on all amendments pen
ding, or which might be offered. 1t is unnecessary
to go into detail being sufficient to say that every
proposition 10 amend was rejected, and that the
bill was reported to the House precisely tn the
form in which it came from the Senate Mr. Ad-
ans's amendment striking out the compromise
received only 43 votes.
The previous question was sprung, and the main
onestion ordered--tShall the bill have its third
reading at this timer? The question was taken and
resulted, yeas 1919, nays 81. Mr. Adams, Mr. Wise
and some other wings, voted in the negative; they
voting against the bill account of the failure Of
amendm en- s proposed by them. The bill having
been read by its title, the previous question was
ordered, and the main ques,ion-'Shall this bill
passq' was put, and decided in the affirmative as
follows: -
YEAs-Messrs Afford, Allen, l.. w. Andrews
8. J. Andrews, Arnold, Ayengg, Babcock, Baker,
Barnard, Barton, Birdseye, Black, Blair, Board
man, Borden, Boots, Briggs, Brockway, Bornson,
M. Brown, J Bprnel, W. Butler, Calhoun, VIM.
B. Cambel, Il. j. Campbell, Cruhers, Childs, j.
G. Clarke, S. N. Clarke, Cowen ,Cranston, Ciavens,
Cushing, G.. Davis, VIM. G Dawson, Deberry,
John Edwards, Everett, Fessehden, Fillmore, A.
l.. Foster, Gamble, Geniry, Giddings, Goggin, r.
G. Goode, Graham, Green, Greig, Habersham
Hall, Hasted, W. s. Hastings, Henry, Howard,
Hudson, Hunt, James Irwin, James, VIM. Cost
Johnson; L. D. Jones, John p. Kannedy, King,
Lane, Lawrence, Linn Samson Mason, Mathio,
Mattocks, Maxwell, Maynard, Merwether. Moore.
Morgan Morris, Morrow, Nisbet Osborne, Ows
ley, Poarce, Pendleton, Pope, Powell, Profit, Ram
sew, b. Randall, a. Randall, Rudolph, Rayner.
Rencher, Rdgway, Rodney, Russell, Satonstal,
Sergeant, Shepperd, Smonson, Smith, Sp,igg,
-Stanly Stokey, Stratton, Stuart Summers, Tai
iaferro, John B. Thompson, s. W. Thompson,
TiIlinghast, Toland, TomIinson, Trpett, Trum-
bull, Underwood, Van Rensselaer,, Wailack, War
rem, Washington, E. ID. White, Thomas w.
Williams, Lewis Williams, C. II. Williams, J. l.
Williams, Winthrop, Yorke, Augustus Young,
John Roung-l2S.
NAYEs-- Messrs. Adams, Arlington, Anterior,
Brown, Charles Brown, Burke, Sampson Fl. But.
Ter, William o. Butler, Green w. Caldwell, Pat
rick e. Caldwell, J. Campbell Cary, Chapman,
Clifford, Clinton, Coles, Daniel r. ID. Laws, Dean,
Dimock, Doan, Doig J. e. Edwards, Egber, Ferris
j. G.. Floyd, Charles A. Floyd, Torrance, Thomas
f. Foster, Gilmer, William o. Goode, Gordon,
Cuisine, Harris, John Hastings, Hays, Holmes,
Hopkins Houch, Houston, Hubbard, Hunter, In
gersoll, VIM w Irwin, Jack, Cave Johnson, John
w. Jones, Keim, Andrew Kennedy, Lewis, Lit
tlefeld, Lowell, Abraham Mcclellan, r. McClel
Ian, Mckay, McKeon, Mallory, Marchand, A,
Marshall 7. F. Marshall, ]. Thompson, Mason.
Matthews. Medill, Miller Newhard, Oliver, Par
mehter, Partridge, Payne, Pckens, Plumer, Red
ing, Rhet Riggs, Rogers, Roosevelt, Sanford
Saunders, Shaw, Shields, Snyder, Steenrod, Sven
ey, Turney, Van Buren,, Ward, Watterson, Wei
Ter, Westbrooh, J. W. Williams, Wise, Wood
So the bill passed. Mr.. Slade Of Vermont, who
voted in the affirmative on the question OF ordering
the bill to a third reading, did not vote at all on
the final question. Neither did Mr. Hunt, who
voted on the affirmative, on the question of en-
grossment. Messrs. Crtenden, Cooper, Gates and
Sellers, all wings, do not appear in the list-total g.
Mr. Gates was sick. Tho opposition absentees
were Messrs. Brewster, Dawson, Eastman, Gerry
r Mcclellan and Sumpter-6.
When the result was announced by the Speak
er, the gallery resounded with plaudits, clapping
hands, &C., which promptly checked by
motion to tclear the galleries. The previous que.
ton was then moved the title the bill, the
main question was put, and the House then de-
termined that the title shall be, "a Bill to incor
porate the subscribers to Fiscal Bank Of the Uni
ted States
A reconsideration of the vote by which the bill
was passed was moved; the previous question wa
ordered 1.-The main question put, the Hous,
refused toreconsider, and adjourned.