The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-11

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Gu Ior striking out, 55; against il, l07.
MI WISE then offered the following amendment,
being 'ne same which he gave notice Of some days
Proridsd, That in case. the Treasury notes out
standing and unredeemed, issued urder former laws
congress, added TO the amount Of such notes issued
under inns act, and actually expended issued TO
nse. payments due and payable before the 4h March
next shaii, on the 9TH of March next exceed the
OF hve millions of dollars then the President Of the
United States be, and he is hereby, authorized TO is
sue, by virtue of the provisions of this act such fur
.ner amount OF the said notes will make the whole
amount Issued under this act and applicable TO pay
ments alling due after the Sd March next the full
sum OF five millions of dollars
ne question on this amendment taken by
teiiers and carried in the aflimatve-Ayes 90,
Mr. JENIFER proposed to amend the bill as fol-
lows
Strike out all after the enacng words, and insert
as ioliows That the President Of the United States
IS authorized to raise by loan such sum or sums as the
eAsences OF me Government may require, but not TO
eAceeo Ten millions Of dollars at interest not
than SIX per centum per annum to be reimbursed at
any time after twelve months, whenever the condition
of the Treasury will permit
I The CHAIRMAN ruled this amendment out OF
oruer, because II proposed to strike portion of the
bill which had been voted in by the committee Mr..
] Wlses amendment
| Mr. CURTIS then offered the following section
| as amendment:
anu ot u enacted, mai whenever proof shall be
hbited to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Trea
sury Of the loss destruction of any Treasury note
issued under the authority Of any act of Congress it
shall be lawful for the said Secretary, upon receiving
oond with sufficient security TO indemnify the United
States against any other claim account of the Tea
surv note alleged to be lost destroyed to pay the
amount due on such note to the person who had lost
i, or in whose possession it had been destroyed
The amendment was read, the question was taken
| by telers, and II was rejected Ayes rs, noes So
| Mr. GREEN offered the following amendment be-
ing the same OF which notice given by Mr. Stanly
some days ago, (Mr. Stany being absent to-day from
| indisposition
Strike out all after the enactng words and insert
| That, from and after the -- day Oft, on the
Importation of articles hereafter mentioned there shall
be levied, collected and paid the following duties that
| is TO say:
| On all manufactures Of silk or Of which silk shall
be component part, coming from beyond the Cape of
Good Hope, twenty per cent. al vaorem
On all manufactures of silk, or Of which silk shall
be component part, coming from this side Of the
Cape of Good Hope, ten per cent. ad valorem.
Tn all wines, except the wines of France twenty
! per cent. ad valorem.
| On all wines of France, as the treaty with
France will allow, duty Of twenty per cent. ad va
| loren.
On all bleached and unbleached linens table linen
linen napkins, and linen cambrics, twenty per cent
ad valoremi the foregoing duties being in accordance
with the terms and the spirit of the act of March
cond, eighteen hundred and thiry-threc.
sotc. - ana De u Jurlher enacted, mat all laws
inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Mr.. WISE submitted that this amendment was not
| in order
| Mr. GREEN then withdrew the amendment
! Mr. MARK A. COOPER offered the following
| as an amendment:
| Prorided, That it shall not be lawful for any Off
Ger Of the Government to tender propose to pay any
Treasury nete notes thus authorized TO be issued
to any person having demands against the Govern
ment or to pay the same unless asked for desired
by the creditor.
| II WIS read and rejected.
| The committee then, at half past o'clock,
rose and reported the bill, with Mr. WisEs amend
| ment
| The amendment was then read, and the question
was stated to concur therein; when
| Mr. GRAVES moved an adjournment; but be-
fore the question was put at the request of several
members, he withdrew it.
Mr.. JAMESON then moved the previous ques-
ton; which was seconded
Mr. CRABB called for the reading Of the bill. 1t
read
And the question was then taken on concurring
moved by Mr. WISE, and decided in the affirmative,
| as follows
YEAS Messrs. Afford, J. w. Allen, Anterior,
Banks. Baker, Beatty, Beirne, Black, Blackwell
Bond, Boyd Breckenridge, Brewster, Briggs Burke
s. II. Butler, William O. Butler John Campbell
Carroll, Casey, Chapman, Clifford, Coles, VIM. B.
Cooper Dayee, John Davis, Doan, Dog, Duncan
Earl, Eastman, Ely, Fine, Fisher, Torrance, Gal
brath, Garland Gentry, Gerry, Griffin, Hand, J.
Hastings, Halves, Hawkins Hillen, Holmes, Hook
Hubbard, Jackson Jameson, Charles Johnson, 10
seph johnson, Cave johnson, J. w. Jones Klein,
Kembe, Kille, Leadbeter Leet, Leonard, Lewis
Lowell, Lucas Mcclellan, Mcclure, McCuloch, M
Mallory +. Mallory, Marchand Miller Monianya
Montgomery. s. w. Morris Morrow, Naylor New
hard Parmenter, Pickens, Pren,iss Reynolds, Rhctt
Ridgway, Rives Edward Rogers, James Rogers, Sam
uels Sergeant, Shaw Shepard, A. Smith, J. Smith,
Thos Smith, Starkweather Steenrod, Strong Stuart,
Swan Swpenv TaIiaferro Taylor
p. F. Thomas, Jacob Thompson, Trplett, Under
wood, p ]. Wagner, Watterson, Weller J. w. Will
ams Henry Williams, Wise-lll.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Andrews Barnard,
Boardman Brockway Aaron V. Brown, Carr, Chinn.
Chittenden, Clark, Common JAS. Cooper, Mark a.
Cooper, Crabb Cranston, Crockett Curtis, G. Davis,
Dawson Dcbcrry, Dennis, Doe Dromgooe, Edwards,
Evans, Everett, Fillmore, Gates, Giddlngs, Goggin,
Goode Graham, Granger, Graves, Green, Habcr-
sham Hail. Henry, Hill, of n. O., Holt Hunt,
James, Jcnifer, Kempshall, King Lane, Lincoln, Nc
Carly Marvin Mason, Medi, Monroe, Moore, Nor
gan, Calvary Morris Nisbet Osborne, Payntcr, Peck,
Pope Profit, Randall, Rarden Rayncr Reed, Sal
tonstall, Simonton, Truman Smith, Waddy Thomp-
son, J. b. Thompson, Toland, Trumbu TuIney,
Warren, Z. ID. White John White Thomas w.
Williams l.. Williams, c. II. Wiams-79
The question then arose on the engrossment and
thnd reading Of the bill II was taken by yeas and
nays, and decided in the affirmative, follows
YEAS-Messrs Adams, Afford, J. w. Allen,
Athcrton Banks Beatty, Beirnc, Black, Blackwell,
Boyd, Brewster, A. v Brown, A. G Brown, Burke,
s. H. Butler, w. o. Butler, J. Campbell, Carr Ca
sey, Clifford, Coles, Connor Nj, A. Cooper w R.
Cooper Crary, Davee, J. Davis Doan Dog, Dun
can, Earl Eastman, Ely, Evans, Fine Fisher, For
nanct, Galbrath, Garland Gentry, Gerry, Griffin,
Hall, Hand ]. Hastings Hawkins, Hill, Of n G.,
Hillen, Holmes, Hubbard, Hunt, Jackson, Jameson,
Jcniier, Charles johnson, j. Johnson, Cave Johnson,
J. w. Jones, Keim, Kemble, Ke, Lcadbeter, Leet,
Leonard Lewis, Lincoln, Lowell Lucas Mcclellan,
Mcclure McCulloch, M. Mallory, F. Mallory, Mar
chand, Medl, Miller, Montanya, Montgomery, 5.
w Morris, Morrow, Newhard, Parmener, Paynter,
Pickcns, Pfentiss Randall Reed, Reynolds Rhett,
Ridgway Rivcs, E. Rogers, J. Rogers, Samues, Ser
geant, Shaw Slade, A. Smith, J Smith, Thomas