The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-03
gmemtp=Seoemth Congress.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FIRST SESSION.

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SATURDAY July 81 lS4l
Reports Of Committees being called for by the
SPEAK ER-
Mr. MORROW, from the Committee on Public
Lands reported a bill to extend the time 70 issuing
Military Land warrants to officers and soldiers of the
Revolutionary Army and bill TO extend the time Of
locating Virginia Land-wanans. Read three times
and passed
Mr. UNDERWOOD, from the Committee on the
District reported bill providing for the repair Of the
Potomac Bridge, and hill for repaving and repairing
portion OF Pennsylvania avenue. Both bills were
read twice and referred 10 the Committee OF the Whole
Mr. BARNARD, from The COMMITTEES on the Ju-
dietary by Older of that committee, made a motion
that the Senate Bankrupt Law be read twice. referred
to The Committee Of the Whole, and ordered to be
printed OnJecuon was made, and the Speaker de-
clded that IT was not then in order.
Mr. DAWSON, from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported bill making appropriations 10 pur-
chase SITES and to make certain surveys and for
other purposes Read twice and referred TO the Com
miltee OF The Whole, and ordered TO be printed after
desultory debate
Mr. w w. IRWIN asked leave to present a me-
mortal nom citizens OF Ptsburg for a duty ON cigars
Objected toby Mr.. KENNEDY, of Indiana Leave
refused
The House then resumed the consideration Of the
resolution reported from the Committee on Naval AT
fairs directing uquiIy into the xpediency of bsh
ing lines of armed Steamers from the Northern and
Southern ports of the United States with the amend
ment OF Mr. Irwin, extending the inquiry 10 the loca
ton OF Navy Yards on the principal bays, rivers, and
lakes.
After brief debate the resolution with the amend
ment, was passed
Mr. BRIGGS then called up his motion for the
printing Of 5000 extra copies Of the Report of the
Judiciary the Bankrupt Bill The motion was re-
ected Yeas SO, nays is.
The Senate bill to establish a uniform system of
Bankruptcy was then taken up, and read twice by
title.
MIR ATHERTON moved to lay it on the table
Negalived Yeas 81, nays 1913.
The bill was then, on Mr.. BaInard's motion, re-
erred to the Committee of the Whole, and ordered To
be printed.
Convention with Mexico then read twice, and
referred to the Committee on Foreign A fairs.
The House then took up the Revenue bill, on its
third reading.
An animated discussion ensued between Mr.
PROFFIT and Mr.. STANLY, when the follow
ing vote was taken on the passage of the bill
YEAS-Messrs Adams, Allen, L. w Andrews,
S. }. Andrews, Arnold, Aycrigg, Babcock Baker,
Barnard, Barton Blrdseye, Black, Blair, Boardman,
Bolts, Briggs, Brockway, Bronson, M Brown J.
Brown, Bulnell, William Butler w. B. Campbell
Thomas Campbell, Caruthers, Childs, Chit'enden,
], C.. Clark, Cowen, Crsnston, Cravens, Cushing
G. Davis, William G. Dawson, Deberry, Fessenden
Fillmore A. L. Foster, Gamble, Gates, Gentry Gid
dings, Goggn, p. e. Goode Graham, Green Greig,
Habersham, Hail. Halsted w. S. Hastings Henry
Howard, Hudson, James, l. ID Jones' J. p. Kennedy
King, Lane, Lawrence, Linn, 1. +, Marshall s.
Mason, Mathiot, Matocks, Maxwell, Maynard, Me-
rwether, Moore, Morgan, Morris, Morrow, Nisbett,
Osborne, Owsey Pendleon, Powell, Profit, Ramsey
BENJAMIN Randall, Alexander Randall Randolph
Rencher, Ridgway Rodney Russell, Sergeant, Shep
perd, Simonton, Smith, Sellers, Sprigg Stanly Stoke
ley, Slratton, Stuart Summers Talaierro, Richard
w. Thompson, Tillinghast, Toand, Tomlinson,
Tripler Trumbull, Underwood Warren, Washing.
ton, E. D, White, J. White, +. w Williams,
Lewis Williams, c H. Williams, j. l.. Williams,
Yorke, A. Y ung, John Young -ll6.
NAYS.-Messrs. Afford, Arlington, Anterior,
Banks, Beeson, Bidlack, Borden Bovine Boyd,
II. Butler VIM o. Butler, Green w Caldwell Pa
trick G. Caldwell, John Campbell, Cary, Chapman
Clifford, Clinton, Cross, Daniel, Richard ID DAVIS,
]. b. Dawson, Dean, Dimock, Dom, Doig, John Ed
warks, John G. Edwards, Everett, Ferris John G,
Floyd Charles A. Floyd Torrance, Gerry, Gmer,
w O. Goode, Gordon, Cuisine, j Hastings, Hays,
Hopkins Huston, Hubbard, Hunter lngersoll, James
Irwin, VIM. w. Irwin, Jack, Cave Johnson, J w.
Jones, A Kennedy, Lewis; Lhlle6eld Lowell, Abra-
Mallory Markhand, Alfred Marshall Mathews, Mil
Ter, Newhard, Oliver, Parmenter, Palridge Payne,
Pckens Plumer, Reding Riggs, Rogers, Roosevelt
Saltonstal, Sanford, Saunders Shaw, Shields Slade,
Snyder Steenrod Sumter sweeney J. b Thompson
Turney, Van Buren,, Van Rensselaer,, Wallace
Ward, Walterson, Weller Westbrook, J w Will
Hams Winthrop Wise, Wood-l0l
So the bill passed.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill
had passed, negatived. Yeas SO, nays us.
Amendments to the title moved by Messrs.
WISE and BlDLACK, successfully, and withdrawn
after each had made speech against The bill
After some remarks by Mr.. BURNELL and
Mr.. DAWSON, the House determined that the title
of the bill should be "a Bill in relation Duties and
Drawbacks"
Then the House ad journed