Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


The journal OF yesterday was reau and approved.
The unfinished business OF yesterday was the
motion made 10y Mar Bronson OF Maine, to recon-
slider the vote 10y which the accounts for the iuEC
raj expenses Of the late President OF the T. S., Cen
eul WIN. II. Harrison, had been ordered to be
printed.
The Immediately pending question was on the
demand ofMr StnniY rthe previous question.
Mr. SrANLN withdrew that motion.
And MIR BRONSON, after IN exclamation from
himself and MIR BOFfS, withdrew his motion TO
FISCAL CORPORATION.
Mr. SERGEANT offered tue following resoiu-
ton:
Rcsop,d, Tia; ut 4 o'clock this day all debate in
Committee OF the Whole the bill mo. LAY to IN
corporate the subscribers 10 the Fiscal Bank OF the
United States shall cease, and the committee sha I
then proceed 10 vo'C the amen iments then pend
ins, or tina; may be offered TO said U and tue
same shall then be reported 10 the House with sucn
amendments Gs may have been agreed TO by the
committee PrOrid.d, That nothing in this rcsoiu-
ton sha, prevent the committee from reporting The
bill to the House at an earlier hour, If l! shal! thlnH
fl.
And MIR. S. moved the previous question.
MIR ROOSEVELT moved to amend the rosou
ton by s;rknz out 81 O'clock" ard Inserting "ln
stan;er," remirkIng that they might as well have nS
time for discussion the time designated In the re
solution.
[NoTE.-This motion WAS made iroAically.l
MIR MORGAN hoped the gentleman from Penn
syvania (Mr. SergearD would accept the amend
menl as q modification Of his resolution, ilusmusl
rs the Opposition seemed so anxious to take lht
question.
The SPEAKER said the amendment Of the gen
tleman from New York mir. ROoscvsD was no
IN order, the previous question nov wing been called
Some conversation followed, but the Reporter
could not lay hold OF word Of It by reason Of the
noise in the Hal.
MIR CAVE JOHNSON moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table, and asked the yeas and nays
which were ordered.
MIR EVERETT and MIR BIDLACK moved.
simultaneously, call Of the House, which was or
dered.
And the roll having been called, $50 members
answered TO their names.
And the names Of the absenlees having been cal
led 100 members appeared to be present
On motion OF Mr. EVERETT, oil further pro-
ceedings on the call were dispensed with.
And the question recurring on laying the rcso-
luton the table
Mr. PROFIT inquired II il would be in order In
amend the resolution 10y adding "and that the gen
tleman shall also nominate who shall be allowed to
speak"
, The SPEAKER said tina, the motion was 10 lly
the resolution on the table, and that no amendment
was m order 10 that mo ION.
MIR SERGEANT then mod fed his resolution
30 as 20 substitute "Monday" insesd Of Saturday"
at O'Clock.
And the question on the motion 10 lay the rosoIu.
ton on the t,Je was then taken and decided 10 the
negative, us follows Yeas 81, nays 10.
So the resolution was net lard on the table.
And the question recurring on the demand for the
previous question, there was d second.
And the main question lJgIng on Tho adoption Of
the rssouion) was orlered 20 be taken.
MrCAVE JOHNSON asked TO bg excused from
voting The bill, be s1Id, was new bI 4, and had
but Just been Lard on the tables o. mruhrrs and IL
was impossible for him. l the resolution w. uIUpt.
CO. to 90 justice 70 hls constituents 20 ths country
or TO himself lie ho.CJ lhs House would excuse
him, and be hoped shat no true Democrat would re-
cord his vote on q proposition Of this kind. II Tho
minority he'd mo- rights on that floor
Mr. J. WIS called 10 order, aud some confusion
followed.
A motion was made that Mr. J. have leave {,
proceed.
The yeas and nays were a kcd and ordered, an
being taken, WsrC-YCas los, nays -.
So Mr. J. was allowed TO proceed.
After O few further remarks from Mr. } tie uues
ton was taker, aud the House refused 10 excuse ho
from voting.
When lie name Of Nh TEIGLETT war c1..ea
that gentleman rose and desired o. ask he gentle
man from Tennessee MIR Cave Johnson whethc
be had not voted Tor gog law In the New Jcrss
case, when there was testimony 10 be examined 1
the extent Of 7UU printed paggs7
Loud cries 70 olderl Question .ot answered
Mr CHAS. BROWN, Of Pcnnsy0ylnrl. roy
rose 20 give his reasons Tor not voting upan the re-
solution. lie haI nothing 10 ask from courtesy
fse position lie had heard no improper dab,t
yet ryou the "Fi5c7 COOPERATION" nor could b
TELL unu the debate proceeded, whether uo wou
OF would not take the biioHt Of committee m Nior
day 1ttmo3n-p srhaI7 n % was found TO be o. n
tor "h,aiiHg q pam Ty.er," h. might nc again
taking % Uu. no oil.
The SPEAKER called Mr.. Brown 70 ordsr, b
cause he alluded - Captain Tyler high iunci1
airy Of The country.
Mr. HOLMES, Of South Cd,olini, propound
the question o the Chair, whether a captlin was
high luncuonary, although general might be.
Mr. BROWN said Captain Tyler command
Acanal eat 'hat sailed fIsm Ph. aIelphia 10 Piu
uurg. lie knew no other captain Of ihat name.
Mr. CLIFFORD, Oi Maine, moved that
Errwn be permitted 10 proceed IN order.
MrARNOLD asked the yeas and nays, and III
were ordoiod, nnd Wore--Yeas SO, nays 81.
Mo BROWN, therefore, continued hH remar
lie said be dld not intend any disrespoct TO
hi-h iuneuonaIy, as assumed by the Speaker.
The SPEAKER sad he had called the gent