Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-09

u,;,b MI their abstractions they had sense
enough to get a steamboat below bridge before thry
built il up Mr. NJ here related al amusing anecaote'
where some common school peopl. OF the North bue
bridge in such way as to prevent their getting out
steamboat "a member at the Reporter elbow sus-
crested that il was similar TO the mSon who built MS e 6
in chimney A.
NJ NJ after some further remaris in relation 10 the
Tariff &C. observed, that as the tine ior oischafgs
the committee from the bill nov at hand he must
conclude. 80
MIR. UNDERWOOD said that ome of his friends
had regretted this manifestation Of difference OF OPINION
among members of the Wing party On tins moor NOW
for his part, he rejoiced at IT, IL must come u
some time, and the sooner the better Let Us A''"
what our friends think of ii, sad Mr. u , let 'he'n
consider it, and be prepared for future events: put u
the separation comes, let part Ike iriends-et Us
not attempt to bind ourselves together by rope OF
sand for that viii not bind together as rmiy as we
ought to be. .
! In relation to the propriety of called session, MIR.
IT, asked who had been authorized 10 speak for Gene
raj Harrison: Had any one: No. Then who brought
it forward Who endorsed it for the Wing party II
was, in his opinion, the mere expression OF gentlemen
the propriety Of such measure 1t renamed Tor
General Harrison, when he should pc indicted INTO
Office ascertain whether this tina: object could be
accomplished by extra session.
| Mr. u. considered the intimation of called session
utterly premature 1t ought to he decided when all
the elections shall have taken place. Gen. Harrison
could then Judge from the clements of Congress, what
could or could not be done Mr.. U. SAID that II he
the President Of the United States and could see
that National Bank could be established, the Sub
Treasury law repealed the proceeds of the public lands
distributed, the Tariff revised &c. and had an assu-
rance to that effect, he would Congress in
stantly to act on that emergency.
mir. Smith Of Indiana here read from the Constitu-
ton of the United States that part which that the
President "may on extraordinary OCCASIONS convene
both Houses, or either OF them" and asked MIR. ".
whether the "emergency contemplated by the Con-
stitution depended the prepondcrance OF one or
other OF the political parties of the country
MIR. U. said he would answer what constituted an
emergency. Any matter of great public concern, IN
the affairs of the nation, an emergency suppose
the fiesident wished TO be declared, and desired
Congress to act upon the subject. Suppose one Con
gress will not act upon it, and the next would. Ought
II not to be taken into view whether he would call
Congress together or not, The present emergency
The said) grew out of deprecated bank currency,
the want Of uniform currency, and the embarrassed
con don in which the States were placed And IN
acting upon this emergency, the President ought 10
take into consideration the elements which would con-
stitute the next Congress.
MIR. SMITH of Maine said, that the gentleman
from Kentucky had well characterized the Wing party
being held together b. rope Of sand. lie could
not have given a happy illustration. Mr. s in
humorous manner, abiding 10 the beautiful specl-
mems of cohesion OF the Federal party in Maine and
Massachusetts, when
The CHAIR announced that the hour of seven
having arrived further debate would not be in order
AT seven clock the bill brought out OF commit
tee under the order of this morning, with the amend
ment heretofore proposed by Mr.. Wise, TO authorize
the incoming administration to issue FIVE millions ofdo
lars between the Sd Of March and the close Of the year.
notwithstanding the amount that may have been pre-
yiously issued by the present administration
This amendment concurred in BY the House
ayes III, noes 20.
The bill was then ordered to third reading-ayes
1876, noes Co.
And being engrossed was read the third time and
passed without a division Particulars in next
And at o'clock r. NJ. the House adjourned.
NoTr-n remarks of Mr. Cors the tobacco question, he
the necessity Of c protection Of that in
tees He advocated the prop-y Of continuing our neroa
lions and underworld demonstrate the ahsrdy and EVIL
of attempting protect that interest BY counter