Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-09

And the main question, being on the motion Il
reconsider was oydcUd.
| Mr. RIiErr asked the yeas and nays OF IA,
main questior; VIII ch were ordered aud being taken
were: Yeas li6, nays 100.
so the vote was rtconsidercd.
And the question recurring on the adoption of III,
amendment
MIR COOPER, Of Pennsylvania, moved the pre-
vious que ton; and there was q second.
And the main question was ordered To be taken
MIR WELLER asked the yeas and nays on The
man question; which were ordered.
| MIR BRIGGS again modified his amendment b,
striking out "six" DAYS and inserting -four"
| And the question on the adoption Of the amend
inent as modified was then taken and decided in thu
nesltvc-yeas 81, nays ia.
So the amendment WAS rejected.
| And the question again recurring on the adoption
Of the report Of The committee
| MIR WELLER asked the yeas and nays: which
were ordered and being aiken, were yeas III, nay
U.s.
| So the report was adopted.
Mr. SrANLG then offered the following rcsou
ton (under the report just adopted:)
Rssolrfd, That the debate in the Committee o.
the Whole House on the state Of the Union on the
bill "to appropriate the proceeds Of the sales OF the
public lands and to grant presumption right" from
ami after seven o'clock this day, shall cease unless
the committee shall report the bill sooner and that
after that hour the committee shall all amend
men;s pending and which may he submitted.
At the suggestion OF Nc ". c. JOHNSON
the hour ofssrcn instead OF sir was inserted by Mr.
Snnly.
Mir STEENROD hoped the gentleman from n.
c. (Mr StNn,y) would not move the previous ques.
/ ton, but that he and those with whom he acted
would afford an opportunity OF looking lack TO the
speeches which were made IN this House At a for
mer session, when resolution OF similar character
was introduced ny gentleman then IN the ma ority.
/ MIR SrANLS said ihat fifteen speeches had
been made agans. this bill. and seven IN favor oi
It. Ii had been near a fortnight under discussion,
and he was but following In the footsteps of his H.
us predecessors OF the last Congress intro.
Gucing this resolution. He found apology for
doing THIS ~ the great necessity which existed Tor
/ the adoption OF such 4 rule. Gentlemen should re-
member the time that had been ioSI the delays and
difficulties which had been IN organic ltOn. \ sui
| terin- country ana an angry constituency called
| loudly ON this House for action. May things had
been said IN thc course OF this debate which he was
desirous to have replied TO, but he would toTeso
that desire because, he had said, the country
| quirei action az their hands.
| Another reason which prompted him TO Offer the
/ resolution was THISTLE lad been informed that
gentlemen IN the opposition had declared that thls
session should be productive of no good Il they
could prevent II, and that their object was 10 delay
the public business. The truth OF that declaration
/ had been sustained by their acts.
/ That the House might answer the expectations
Of The country ami 90 Us duty, he would first mo-
ditying ihs resolution as 10 read instead Of
SIR o'clock move the previous question.
/ Some conyerSltol took place between Mr. AID q.
ANS and the Speaker and one or two other mem
begs, bu; am dst 50 mach hustle that the Reporter
I could hear nothing ofI-
MIR MckEON appealed to the gentleman from
North Carolina (Mr Slanyl to acceie to some ex-
tension o. The Iine-Say - hours. There were
many gentlemen tesUOus 10 express their views
who would he entirely cut oft It the resolution was
passed IN us present form. And, in the present
state OF the bus Of the House, nothing could be
lost by Oh arrangement.
Mr. SIANL1 held on 10 his resolution.
And the question being taken on the demand for
the previous question, there was \ second.
Mr. MchEON asked The yeas and nays on or
GeEIng the main question: which were ordered and
being taken, were: Yeas l2i, hays 50.
so the House determined that the main question
should uOG he put.
Mr. WISE enqlred OF the Speaker whether
vote OF two.lI.rts, Or Of majority only, would be
required 10 pass tins TeSU. ulIyni
The SPEAKER decided that = majority only
would be qI!reo.
Some conversation arose on the point OF order.
MIR WISE appealed from the tesIsion o! the
Chair.
And the question being taken, the House, with
out dividing, stirns4 the dec SION Of the Char.
The question then recurring o. the adoption OF
TIE TesD gtf0u-
Mir WELLER ,sksd the yeas und nays, which
~srs ordered, aud Uelng taken, were: Yeas lI9,
nays 3.
: the resolution was adopted.
Mr. WARREN, with view, he said, to carry
-l' ne reform which had been begun, sent 10 the
C-s4' TIE 10 owing FtsO ILJn, which was read for
ln.5Tras,.0n, and wAcu Mr w. gave notice OF his
-1:ez.yn N oi!er, at proper line, as an amend.
men. 70 the 25sh rue:
"An- INA. no member lie allowed to speak more
ilan one hour TO any question under debate"
DISTRIBUTION AND GRADUATION BILL.
The House. on notion Of Mr I. SMITH, again
s.sOycC I.s-.i In.O Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of tie Un on, (Mr Lawrence Of Pennsylvania,
49, q Fsa FFta
Of the sales Of the P-o.iS anls, and TO grant pre-
emPIon rights.
Tie pending question being on the motion Of Mr.
Clifford 20 strike OItths eUacuny clause
NJ RAIhER then tOo1 the floor, and addressed
the JDmm.les t pas, sIA o'clock. Ailer some
genera remarks on the character Of the bill, MIR X.
went into revision Of the manner IN which the
pugHc .ands have come into possession oiihs Gov
eminent by tho original ctss.ors OF the States, as
wei. Jy purchase, and argued 20 show Inst those
cessi1ns created trust, tie binding Obligation Of
which sil.. con,uued and, since from the al.
tered slsre Of things, the terms could not lite.
rally be complied with, the United States were
JOlud 90 npprO BE-. as near 70 this as IS now
practicable, and this he insisted could hut be
done by Distributing the and among the States
according to their respective fedora population He
then proceeded 70 reply to the several points INSIST
eI on by Nj Wise In his argumsG, on Monday,
and also % the objections Of Mr. iiorj, both
which gentlemen he passed a very handsome eulo-
gum. II. went into view Of the bIIl IN It's bear
lngs State Rights, AMI insisted that, instead on rs
being 10 hostility 10 tue rights Of The States u went
20 secure and Perpetuate them, and WIS 10 fact a
State Rights bill. lie ADMITTED there were features
IN d winch he would like ~ change. but reminded
gentlemen that the measure was necessarily one Of
compromise. lie addressed the Representatives
both Of the old and Of the new States m It's favor;
and urged il especially On the ground Of putting an
end TO the prostitution Oi the public lands TO gam.
bling pylilica. speculation. As 10 taking away from
the revenue, the and would, AZ any rare soon cease
10 be a source of reyenu. 10 the Government, either
from Is price being reduced, oris being seized upon
by the new S,aies; he prDisscd himself IN favor o
du.y on Injuries. sut denied that the result would
he protective tariff, 50 long the rate Of duty wus
uniform: tie very sou. OF protective tariff lying
10 discrimination 10 the duties levied. lWo give
this mere as such brief outline Of Mr. Recourse
Of argument a. the l'ensas Of the hour will permit
1t presents sketch Of his speech being IN propara-
ton for orr next plperl
Mr. MARSHALL OF Kentucky, Addressed the
committee 100 an impressive speech IN favor u the
Di.I. lie concluded as follows:
II have great many friends at home, and some
character u lose, and % no. wish To be mIsfepse.
scented. Therefore, ! rsquos. that the Reporter will
not publish any thing have sa.J. ! can speak the
English language und wife It toD. I do not wan,
any bojy's gibDerish, and. 4 want n pub. sh my
sps'chcs will write them OIt nyscf"
Mr. RHkTT followed IN opposition 10 tho bill,
and M x. had not concluded when The hour of ar.
rived, being that prescribed ~ the resolution given
above for prOcssdlng u vote.
After some eonyerhuD some Of Il Of rather an
ercIicd ch1rac or.
The COMMITTEES proceeded 10 vote the question
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