Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-17

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Mr.. WALKER moved 70 add an additional $50.
providing that the public lands now remain,n NV 2
IN Tennessee are hereby ceded 10 Stat. H.;
each Of the other States shall have been as on
Union as Tennessee has been, the public l1nd :" ~
ing unsod in their borders shall be crd-d /, ,b
time to time, respectively; provided, that Tins tI
operate as a renquis hment of such property an :"
of the U. s. reservng all sites, Of forts arms 7"
&c, tina, have been selected by Congress =
THIS was debated by Messrs. SMITH of N,,.
WALKER, KING, WHITE and NICHoIf Sgr
which latter gentleman suggested modification III !
was accepted, 10 insert provision that the l.cJ,
Tennessee should be subject TO the claims Of : = ~
lima and Georgia against them.
i The amendment then rejected by the fill
vote
Itas-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Clay, Of Ala. Fulton :
Linn McRobrr;s Mouton, Nicholson, Sewer, Tapan H.
.,ays-Mrssrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates. Bayard Rcrn =
Huntington" lni Kerr, Mansum, Mrck Miller ahaa p
Prentiss Rives, Simmons, Smith, Of Ind, Southland
Talmadse, White Wilams-2s. '.''
! Mr.. CLAY of Alabama, offered amendmer,
strike out in the 10th section the provision excu!r,
all from pre.emption rights under this act who ,,
heretofore have had the benefit Of prescription ust
any other act.
After brief remarks BY Mpssrs CLAY Of alab,m,
SMITH, of Indiana and BENTON, tins was atoDsl
yeas q, NAYS 20
| Mr. SEWER moved that when the Senate adjourn
they adjourn to Monday next.
Mr. BERRlEN hoped the motion would not prevail
They had long been here, and hoped soon 70 bring lie
session 10 close. And independently Of the otlna,r
duties of legislation the Senate had much peculiar b.
siness before i, hch IT could not consistently pos
pone TIL next session. The House were many days "a
advance Of them.
MIR. SEWER had moved the adjournmen. aid .
view to visiting the ship Delaware, at Annapolis i,
which TO morrow had been set apart and for winch the
other House had adjourned to Monday.
Mr. BUCHANAN would vote against the adjourn.
ment. They had long been here, and he wished il
comp!rte their business and return lie had expect;
The Senator from Kentucky (hr Clay would before
this have brought in resolution for adjournment by
Monday week lie (Mr. b. thought they could 3D.
ionrn before that and now IN favor q; the despatch
Of business He hoped the Senator would not pes,
the motion
Mr. SEWER then withdrew the motion,
And The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Sergeant offered resolution, declaring, tia
when the House adjourned, 1t would adjourn Unit
Monday next, at 10 clock
Mr.. Wise called the previous question upon he no
ton and there a second. The man question,
Shall the resolution be adopted was then taken ty
yeas and nays, and there were-yeas ~ nays u s.
the resolution adopted
Mr.. j. r. Mason of Maryland asked the consen, q
the House 10 present the proceedings OF Democrat
meeting recently held in Loudoun county, N Virgins
demonstrating against the adoption OF the measures 81
voca,ed BIZ the majority Of the present Congress I'll.
unanimous consent of the House being necessary II.
lection was made, and the proceedings not
ed.
MIR. BARNARD according to notice gwen ye,tc;
davl introduced resolution 10 order the debate TIL,
Bankrupt bill in Committee OF the Whole 70 cease a
two o'clock to-day. The resolution passed - !.
81.
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole
on the Bankrupt bill, Mr.. TILLlNGHAST in tie
Chair.
Mr.. BIRDSEYE spoke for an hour against Tie n.
cy of the bill its present form. but was very lHper
rctly heard from the great noise arising from genera
conversation in the Hall. During great par, Of TIE
time lie totally inaudible from the NOISE Of conyer
saon which continued Notwithstanding the stfcnuog,
efforts cf the Chairman and the appeals Of various mem
bers) throughout the whole day session. The miEt'
of the great majority Of members evidently occE.
pied in the consideration Of subject totally ore'sa
expressed determination 10 present certain amenc
nents designed to obvste those objections 10 the b
which were now, in his view, conclusive againstit
Mr.. MCKAY next obtained the floor and signiht:
is wish to be very brief III explanation Of certain y
tended amendments on account Of the number q mem
eers DESTROYS of speaking during the brief remln'r
time allowed for debate under the resolution pass
this morning. lie spoke against the present 5!l !.
half an hour.
Mr. SMITH of Connecticut moved that the CON
mlttpe rise Tor few moments with view 10 recon''
der the House, the resolution adopted ordering th
debate on the bill TO cease at two o CLOCK.
After some remarks from Messrs BARNARD
WISE, and ROOSEVELT, the committee voted
rise--aycs ~, noes 81.
On the committee rising and reporting the I'LL, VI
WISE moved call OF the House, az this wts . oe
"test question The call was refused Il . =
Mr.. SMITH OF Conn, then moved 10 reconsider !"
resolution close the debate al two clock and on u
he moved the previous question.
Mr.. PROFIT moved TO lay the motion 10 recons
der the table, and this he asked the yeas az
NAYS; which were ordered.
The motion 10 lay on the table was then aega'tFt1
Yeas 81, nays9S.
MIR. WISE moved that the House do again resol
itself into Committee Of the Whole, the BanhTp
Bill.
The SPEAKER decided that the motion r,s NJ"
of order, pending the call for the previous gHes,o
The call for the previous question was then secohdee
(teers having been ordered ayes o. noes 10.
The previous question then ordered without a q
vision.
The motion TO reconsider was then passed, (he yea
and nays being ordered on motion Of MIR. WISE !ehl
l02. nays &c.
Mr. ATHERToN moved reconsideration Of y
vote on the resolution adopted this morning 10 ado-;
over till Monday.
Mr. RENDITION moved to las on, the table
On motion of Mr.. PROFIT, the yeas and nays $
ordered
ne motlon 10 reconsider lneH on Inc laVf
yeas l0l, nays 81.
A communication from tie Secretary Of State. rel
tive to the census then presented and referred
the Committee OF tie Whole, before whom the b
on that subject.
The House then resolved itself into Committee d;
Whole, Mr.. Tilllnghast in the Chair.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved to take up the Senate
relating 10 the census.
Mr.. BARNARD declared it out Of order and y
Chairman decided that the Bankrupt bill was stiil
fore the Committee.
Mr.. Wise obtained the floor lie SAID he did
care, so far his people concerned, whether y
bill passed not. lie could not vote for IL but h r.
10 tell the bankrupts of the country that many prefer
ed friends Of this bill were experimenting with lEe
feelings for the purpose Of party, and that ihe o
were against the passage of the bill. lie DID Mt
lieve the bill would pass this session.
He said if the bill passed now, five hundred ,honsa
bankrups would raise their voices IN favor Of IT. b1i
a short time the creditors Of those banSruPts-snd
numbered them at five for each-woud raise =
louder cry in favor Of repeal /
Mr.. BRIGGS replied to MIR. WISE, dlscIa'm''
for himself and the friends Of the bill, the lmpuias
cast upon them. lie had congratulated himself on y
fair, open, candid character Of the debate upon TIE "
80 far. II had been remarkably free from Plf'
character. MIR WISE explained that he had cblfs'