Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-04

A Bill was reported from the g ,mmittoe on Mill
tary Affairs, extending the time for the issue of Re-
/ evolutionary Land Patents until January, lSI5
The till engrossed and passed without de bate
Also TO extend the time for locating and surveying
military Land warrants until January, lSI4. Or
dored To an cngTossmcnt.
For repairing the Potomac Bridge. Referred to
the Committee Of the Whole;
For repairing Penusy lvana Avenue. Referred 10
the Committee Of the Whole.
MIR JOHNSON OF Tennessee, raised point of
oder in reference to the reception OF these bills.
He con,enied that they could not be received mas.
much rs by resolution the business cf the session
to be confined TO the business alluded TO in the
Presidents Message. The Speaker overruled the
objection, and both bills were referred TO the Com
nit OF the Whole.
MIR DAWSON OF Georgia, from the Committee
on Military Afr,Ts, reported bill making appro-
prAtols for the purchase Of sites for certain forts.
Three appropriations are contemplated as follows
For the purchase of the site owned by the State of
New York, at Staten Island, and for putting the
same IN a posture OF delence-for the purchase of a
site upon Lake Ch,mplaiu aud at florida, and
$4,000 ior Sellers Point on the PaISpsco River.
The mex, business in order was the unfinished
business of previous morning. The Resolution
of inquiry caliog upon the Secretary Of the Navy
to report at the next session Of Congress to the
eNpedlency OF establishing a line of armed Steam
ers between the United States ana Europe by aid
ing individual companies, and also 10 report TO
Naval DepoIs on the Ohio and at Florida for sup
plies and repairs and other purposes.
MIR KING Of Georgia, moved the Previous Cues.
tion, and the resolution was adopted.
BANKRUPT BILL.
MIR BARNARD inquired OF The Speaker if the
morning hour h,u not eXplredl
MIR SPEAKER replied IN the Affirmative.
Mr. BARNARD. / now move that the House
proceed TO dispose OF the bill on the Speakers la
bic
Tho SPEAKER. The gentleman is informed
tina, that is the order Of business which will now
come up.
And the bill from the Senate, entitled IAN act to
establish uniform system Of bankruptcy through
on, the United States" was read first and second
time by its title.
MIR BARNARD moved that the bill he commit.
ted to the Committee of the Whole on the state Of
the Union, and tina, it he printed.
Mr. ATHERTON moved TO lay tho bill on The
table.
Mr. FILLMORE asked the yeas and nays on that
motion; which were ordered.
Mr. BARNARD moved i call Of the House
MIR SrANLY. Oh no; We have plenty here.
Mr. BARNARD, thinking, he said, that the
House was about as full as usual withdrew the mo-
ton for call oithe House.
And the question then REQUIRED and was taken
on the motion OF MIR Atherlon To lay the bill on the
table; which motion decided IN the negative, as
follows:
YEAS-Mcssrs. l. w Andrews, Arlington.
Anterior, Banks Besson, BldIack, Bolts, Bovine,
Boyd Charles Brown, Bake, Sampson II Butter,
William Boiler, VIM q Butler, G w Caldwell,
Patrick c Caldwell, Campbell, w b Campbell,
Cary, Clinton, Cr-s, Daniel, d Davis, B Diw-
son, Dean, Dim'rk, Dpln, Dog, Ferris, J G Floyd,
Chas Floyd, Torrance, Giimer, GosSn, VIM .
Gondc, Gordon, Graham, Green Cuisine. Hays,
Holmes, Hopkins Houston, Hubbard, Hunter In
ssrSoll, Cave Johnson, J w Jones, A. Kennedy
a. Mcclellan, Il. Mcclellan, Mckay, Mallory,
Marchdnd, Mathews, Mauouks, Aicdll, Miller
Morris, Newhard, Owsley, Partridge, Picksns. Plum
or, Pope, Ramsey, Rsdng, Rsncher, Riggs, Rogers
Saunders, Shaw, Shepherd, Snyder, Sprgg, Siccn-
roj, Stuart Summer, Sumter, Sweeney, ralia'erro,
joan B Thompson, IGinietI, Tourney, Van Buren,
Wallace, wa;isrson, Wes,brook, w Williams,
Lewis Williams, WIsc-9I.
NAYS-MGssrs Adams, Afford, Allen S An.
drews, Arnold, Aycrigs, Babcock, Baker, Barnard,
Birton, Brdseye, Black, Blair, Boardmln, Borden,
Brewster, Briggs, Brockway Bronson, Aaron V
Brown, NJ Brown, Brown, BurnUl, Tn Camp
bell, Cacuthers, Chapman, Chids, ChittendCn, J c
Clark, Clifford, Cowen, Cransion, CTavens, Gushing
Glrret Davis, WIiulm c Dawson, Dgberry, John
EiwHgds Everett FGssenteu. Fillmore, 4 l. Fus-
ter, Gamble, CAFES, Gentry, G.ddngs, G Ggulc
q eig, Hlbcrsham, Hall, HaIstrd, w 5 Hastings
Henry, Howard, Hudson, J Irwin, william w r.
win, James, Isaac Jones, John Kennedy, King,
Lane, Lawrence, Lewis, Linn, LuCfed, Lowell,
McKeon, A Marshall, L F Marshall Samson Ma
son, Mathot, Maxwell Maynard Mcriwcrher,
Moore, Morgan, Morrow, NIsOet, Osborne, Par
mGntGr, Payne, Pcndeion, Powell, Profit, BenjI-
min Randall, A !exandcr Randall, Rando oh, RIdg-
way, Rodney, Roosevelt, Russell, Sallonsiali, San
ford, Sergeant, Shields, SImonton, Slade, Smith,
Sellers, Snny, Stukccy, Stravton, Il w Thomp
son, TIllinghast, Toiand, Tomlinson, Underwood,
Van Rensselaer,, Ward, Warren, Washington,
Williams, c III Williams, J l. Williams, Winthrop.
Wood, Yorke, A Young, John Youug-I23
So the bill was not laid on the table.
And the question recurring on the motion OF Mr..
Blrna'd, it was decided IN tue affirmative, without
n division.
So the bill was referred to the Committee Of the
Whole the sta:c Of the Union, and was ordered
CONVENTION WITH MEXICO.
The bill from the Senate, entitled AN act to
amend an act entitled An act to carry into effect
the convention between the United States and the
Mexican Republic" was pat upon It's first and Sc
Ani, on mo,ion Of Nr CUSHING. the bill was
referred 10 me Committee on Foreign Affairs.
REVENUE BILL.
The engrossed bill 10 relation 10 duties and draw
backs coming up 10 its order, uRd the question be-
ing on the haG passage thereof
MIR. PROFFlT SAID Il was well known that
three weeks ego, he had offered resolution proy-
ding that the yeas and nays should be taken on
amendments submitted in committee upon this bill,
and also upon the bunk bill. lie had never been
able TO get up that resolution, though he had fire.
uueniy endcavOrCd 50 10 do. And what was the
consequence, and what was now the spectacle pre-
sentcdi The consequence was that the sum Of e ght
(sud probably even OF twelve millions had been d.
T-cicd to be raised by imports, under bill which
had been hurried through with rash and indecent
base. and without the members being allowed 10 as.
sign one solitary for the votes they had Civ.
en-. No; a single gentleman in this House was now
responsible the People for the passage Of this bill.
Not single individual out Of this House could tel.
how any one OF the members had voted. Here was
bill imposing duties on articles which, IN bis Sec
ton a country al least, Il supposed never
would have been taxed; and yet no one was re
spOusiUle for n, because, the moment the bill had
come into tho House, the previous question Gu. of
all debate, and forbade any express Of opinion or
sentiment on the pirt ofany member
lie knew that IN this matter no differed from q
large majority Of his po.Ilica. friends. lie regretted
that II should be 50. But he bad opposed, and, so
long as he had a seat on TINT AHor, he would con-
unue 70 oppose, the principle which had been intro.
duced this session sn IeEsiaung, bs they had douc.
lie had had no opportunity o. express tiq sent
monts; neither me nor any other member had hsd
uu opportunity Of saying QUO VOID upon any amend
ment which had been offered and he corteuIcd
that the amendment offered by the gentleman from
South Carolina, (Nr Pickcns)-siuking out the ar.
tcle Of raw hides an article Of which two md ball
millions in value were imported into this country
was Of Itself, Of sufficient importance 10 be dels'
ed one day yet not "a word had been said uuOi
., And thus they were called blin5ly 10 vote uoor
the passage Of bill containing numOcross item
upon which they had not had the privilege Of open
ing their lips And when the members Of This llous
went home, and the question should be asked WIFI
had voted for the imposition Of duties upon coffee
the answer would he "Noi 7, not T. Bnd not T.
Who they were that had given such a vote was
matter not 10 bs found out and YET if his vote weu
recorded IN favor Of the passage Of The bl, II w0u
be taken for granted that he had voted Tor all thCe