Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-03

related particularly to the Arkansas State Bond,
1nu inc investment a the Smithsonian fund 10y the
government IN these bonds. MIR Adams remarked
nat the fund (S5OOOOO) had been invested IN bonds
al par, which now sold for Sc. The bonds were
bought with gold, British gold and yyaathe particu-
| ar y wished TO cali the attention at Conctcss to,
was the Tact that the bil under which the Secteia-
~ of The Treasury made the investment reouirc,l
re-inycStmcnt OF the interest iu State Bonds.
Mr. Adams wished that section Of the oct m mar.
ticuar repealed. Atcr $, nc further remarks a mo-
ton was submitted 20 take up the Resolution. Tho
motion was not agreed to, aad the subject passed
from the House.
TIE LAND BILL.
Mr. MORROW OF Ion, fom '.c Committee on
tubhc Lands, reported lack &C Bill { n no Sc
nate IN relation % the y str 'utIoa ct he Public
p"n'ain, with rccomn erdhuon OF concurrence IN
The Amendments Of the Scnatc. Tn Amendments
we'd. NV
MIR V Isl. raised = question o, order in refercse,
10 the b., nn,r-iing that ne q, shu d te refer
''d TO the Iommt'e, 90 nc y hole. The sea q
oFer'-l.ec I'M. and Jon an Pine va, s.. NED
oy vote Of les To 81. The Previous Cuc>.ion
vas seconded o., 4 vote of iO4 to 81
Upon the 'rst onrnjmcn, Their, US disagree
met--Ihc Senate Cvntc- lin. favor OF "thc n y
resentai''e federal POI 'lrtOu IS Scccrta 's y
last Ce"s. and the House IT, favor OF ",he re-
spec We representative Federal population s asscr
tained ny ne last Census" The House insists
upon the IL rsesrntaiive principle and the Senate |
presume evil "ocur. Inc tote W N on.concurr %
with the Senate was I36 20 CT.
Two other amendments were nor concurred in
he SmsndmsI; IN relation To- the COMPROMISE WAS
carned-lUS TO -. An attempt was made to recon.
sicer It wn'ch met with no success. Crhc corcur-
renee IN this amendment ensures, Il Is thought, the
suocessof the Bill
question was then made to lay the bill upon
the abis-lost, lO+ 10 So
MIR ATHERTON maze a second effort To have
day OF adjournment agreed upon, after the dispo-
sluon Of the land b.. The House would no, re-
ce,ve the resolution.
FORTIFICATION BILL.
The Fertilization Bill, last amended in the
senate, was called up for the purpose OF 'ceins or
insisting upon the Senote'5 amendment i'm cation
to The Western Arnory and the settlement OF ALLOW.
nnees by the War Department, tor which appro-
priailons were made. Upon the question OF N,
western -mory the House refused to c ncur go
10 IS, and the BIZ, therefore, goes back to the Sem
ate.
The enrolled bis IA relation to the Census and
MsNictr Claims we've SlsrCd during th, day Nv the
presiding officers and the President TOR con.
currence.
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
Mr. c. 'OHNuON OF Tenn, asked leave 10 -,rb
mt BeSo,u.'on ,lat ,ue two Houses acioyru
the Olh ot September.
MIR FILLMORE OBJECTED, and hoped TIM, the
iio"se woJ rot agree upon en- a4icirnm n unit
inc vdSlnssS h"iure the House was disposed o.
Mr. ENEhc / asked leave to offer a resolution
mat the House would not adjourn until Con -ress
mao passed an act for the safe keeping and Sc.
ment oil the public money. Neither OF the resoiu- /
Tons proposed was acted upon.