Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-10

which he had great pleasure In doing And ann.
House had determined neither to hear read nor n ~
der the printing Of proceedings Of this kind ba ,onr
move that tn ey be received and laid upon the ,hI
MIR Taliaferro introduced his resolution ~;
was cast out yesterday, to allow per diem and NM
age to William Smith, Esq, contester Of Tho s.,, y
the Hon. Linn Bank.
Mr. Taiaferro, Mr.. Everett, Mr. Fillmore, N, A
ans, and MIR. Briggs, made short speeches IN el,,,a.
TO the proprie,y of adopting the resolution.
Mr. Banks said he should not have SAID a word j..
for false declaration in the resolution. Mr. SINH J.
not a majority, as therein set forth, but the r-sn ~
different In going over the ground, the comm.,'
had not decided the votes IN any one county and ~
had left two counties untouched
Mr. Gamble, member of the committee sus,,n.s
Mr. Banks.
Mr. Tallaferro said he had made his resolution u,
information derived from the chairman Of The Conn,
tee on Elections.
| Mr. Unlisted, the ch airman Of the committee =
planned He had gives Mr. raliaferro incorrec, lD,,,
nation, unintentonally. He now corrected himself
MIR Taliaerro amended his resolution by striking al,
the words "a majority.
The resolution on motion Of Briggs was laid uoo,
the table without count.
Mr. Halsed now called up the question Of the %,
tested election of the Florida Delegate
Mr.. Summers and Mr.. Pope made few remaks
Mr. Pope said the Delegate citizen OF the |. :
twice made once by his father being present al H.,
admission of The Territory; aud by his papers ),
naturalization.
Mr. Pope now moved the previous question upon ,la
resolution to postpone, and II carried in the affirm
tive, by-yeas l23, nays Al.
Mr. Underwood of X called up the Potomac Brisr,
bill, returned from the SeEate with amendments ant
made short speech.
Mr.. Kem made statement, showing the necessi,y
of having the work performed by contract.
Mr.. Arlington of y. Carolina moved to lay the ii
upon the table: not carried.
The amendments were then concurred in without,
count
Mr. Dawson reported bill appropriating $4,000 |,
repair fortifatons Staten Island
The House then went into Committee OF the Who.e
on the bill, mir. Linn of n Y. in the char
Mr. Dawson moved that the committee rise and rep9.,
the bill to the House.
Mr. Brown moved amendment 10 appropr,e
100000 TO buy a site for fertilization the De-.
ware.
Mr. Dawson objected he said it out Of order
Mr. Brown said Il appeared 10 be out Of order 10 d
any thing for the Delaware but always in order d.
propriate money TO New York.
The committee then rose and reported the bill 10 III
House, without amendment.
The bill was then passed without count.
MIR. Ferris Of n. Y, from the Committee Foreign
Affairs, reported resolution, requesting the Presdn.
Of the IT, S 10 interfere in behalf of the American eli.
gems now in Exile Van Demans Land, Tor pa,,cp...
ing in the instruction Of Canada.
Mr.. Ferris supported the resolution, with grea!
lily.
Mr.. Adams went against the resolution.
Mr. Holmes Of South Carolina defended the res0'c
ton He considered it as requesting the President
the United States to do what General W1hlngtond d.
in the case OF Lafayette, when he was in prison a. ~
mutt.
The House then adjourned without taking the G4c.
ton. --
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