Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-25

rcd 10 the Committee OF ways ana means The b.
ss read twice, and Mr. Fessenden objected 10 It's h.
mo- referred 10 any committee but COMMITTEE Of III,
Whole House on the state OF the Union
A. Dawson moved the Select Committee Oh n.
Currency. .,:uc
H. believed that it would, when passed, throw upon III.
Erecutiye the Treasury OF the I. 81 without law !,
limi, him lie considered 'hai Tue committees Of IL
hoo, Amounted by the Speaker for the IN,
oos of considering the various SUBJECTS IN the mes,
md ,h,t N me passage OF this bill, wltou, rel.
SUE - IL. Committee OF Ways and Means, would b.
= reflection upon the committee
Mr.. Mason OF Ohio made set speech against M
reference 10 the Committee OF "as ana 'eshs' an
sLsd lis reference to the COMMITTEE on the Currencl
ua considered Congress, in body, 10 be monster
CAPABLE Of carrying out Its own wiz.
MIR Fillmore said he had no soiichnue as 10 the
os;,;o, of the bill. He was instructed 10 move The
fsrancs 70 III. Committee of Ways and Means BY ORD
of that committee. -.
:,t;on He considered the Sub Treasury bill
IN tborouuhly weighed and judged IN and out of
ou.e and that as the House had no pressing bus
Lsfre il il could as well consider the bill IN COMMITTEE
~ The Whole as not He had no objection 10 lis beng
referred 10 the Committee on currency, OF the Goa
mice Of Wavs and Means lie had no desire 10 re!-r,
mo, The Committee Of Ways and Means, any bo.,
else
M atherton concurred entirely with Mr. a9e
lie said there was an evident proprety IN reiruay
the bill 10 The Committee of Ways and Means H.
said the Committee Currency would doubtless Il
nor, in the words Of Mr. Mason of Ohio, - plan i,
some bank or nondescript animal. He though. TIT
tho Committee of Ways and Means should Proyte
anne system for the safe keeping of the revenue before
!, reported bill for the fiscal agent
MIR Tilinghast thought The bill should 90 10 The s.
ect Committee Currency, so that they migh, rrPoa
system for the safe keeping OF tile revenue be3rt
tod he RI Dea
Sir Jones of Va. thought the bill should % 70 He
Committee of Ways aud Means under the rules Q; the
House. lie read the rule which'is as follows
No CO. 'lt be- the duty Of the Committee of Wss ~
Mean. 10 lake into consideration all such reports Of tie i4
cpartn.n and all such proportions relative 10 'e te'rnue
maj he referred 10 them by the House, inquire IT,
thc public the revene ana o te expenditure aud 70
uo,i from time o time their opinion thereon"
He asked ii tie bill not the very bill provide
for the transfer and s1ts Geepns q me pa5 creme
ae said the repeal Of the bill would dep, L
oct of lS36 lie said that act was passed ser !
ferent state of things. That many Of the Of New
York were now Ron-specie-payng banks, could no
receive the deposites. So were other b, ai' oihe
sections uf the country. lie did not with 70 tn,
public treasure OF the country lei Tor single hour,
without the protection Of law. lie said Il, ntemaI
from Name could trust the Committee Il lays
Means for two.thirds Of his friends ason The
gentleman therefore, need have no app casons on
the subject Of lis fate
Mr. Sergeant of Pennsylvania thought the bill should
90 to the standing committee OF the House =.
Mr. Bronson OF Maine moved the prevous guest -.
The Chair decided the previous question not 10 =
order. ~ ..
Mr. Adams thought the second section Of ht .on
it provided penalty, made separate bill; an hap.
sidered reference Of the bill to the Committee ),
and Means, TO some standing committee, neeesAa
lie moved TO have the bill printed. i
Mr. Profit of Indiana demanded the yeas and nay II
but they were not ordered. lie thought the bill shou IA
not 90 10 the Committee Of Ways and Means and h
wished TO know who voted for lis reference, IN
Mr. Campbell Of South Carolina raised qnes,pnt
order IA
The Char said the motion to refer 10 the Commits
of the Whole withdrawn ~
The bill was then referred TO the Comm
and Means by yeas 100, nays ~, and wa. se1 ~
printed without count.
Petitions were now called for by Sts "a IrriA'
ries, commencing with the State OF Ma
MIR. Adams now brought in the peti or The abS
lition Of slavery the high seas, and foreign cou:
tries which he moved to have referred TO the Comm
tee on Naval Affairs. And it referred accordlg
". Mr. AdaInss hat was bottom upwards duringths
DAYS presentation. On Saturday We forgot y mel
lion that he presented petition from the nhoani,
of Baltimore praying for his own eSpusn, am /
laughed heartily over the decision OF the Speaker, Il
which laid the question Of reception upon thea5e IN
der the rule
Mr.. Adams presented the petition Of two thousAn
women Of thirty eight towns OF the State u Name
praying the House 10 rescnd the 2lst rule.
Mr. Chapman OF labama informed the Seake tia
Mr.. Lewis and MIR Shields OF Ala. wee = the ,
the House, and moved that they be now s@,In. W.
qualified accordingly.
MIR. Adams commenced where he left 81, -. I
his bundle like the widows cruise Of oil, seemed . -
crease with every draft upon It.
When Mr.. Adams finished, he returned thanks tot !
House for their patience in hearing him through a
safe down like Hercules of DID, after having perform
his last and most difficult labor
When the State of S. Carolina was called
Mr.. Pickens offered resolution, bat il net nc
der, and could not be read or considered.
Committees now called in order for reports b Z
no answer was returned. Truly, il is a farce, lais
to tie up the tongues Of committees and then ask Il
to report
MIR. Morgan now moved TO refer certain papers
relation to the citizenship of the Florida Deee'
which he sent to the Chair, 10 the Committee off,
tons
The Florida Sentinel, published at Tallahassee
Wing paper has the following remarks upon the psei
submitted by 1lr. Morgan:
East Florida IS great place, and like many OIL
great places is always in peck Of trouble. We sho-
like TO know the day, when petition, protest,
monstrance, som .,hing Of the kind was no, On u
tapis in that quarter This protest against Mr. Lev
will, predict, like many Of lis fellows, beno I
We cannot suppose friends, the Democrats, hat Il
made such fur pas in political tactics, 10 elect
alien. The learned say, that the decision Of the tOu
OF Appeals mas MAGE the Dane an American ~ GO II
native, and that behind that decision Congre.. cl1
not go
sour friends Of the News should learn not 10 q
over split milk; and since they have contributed
largely 10 the success OF Mr.. Levy, take his election
ina'ter of grace and favor, or as dispensa,on
Providence, and not raise such hulabaloo about i
ave fear the Wings of Middle Florida VIII no. = I
much interest in this adventure, which, # SUGGEST
would only he signal for the News 10 fly oil IN a
gent after some impractcabe other, and conStqi'
y superinduce similar result David Levy Is our
legate, We believe
slr. Hunt called up his resolution Of Stature
relating TO the National Bank. The question pend
on Saturday was a motion to lay the resolution and
plan Of Iauk upon the table. Mr. Hun, arose tong
few remarks Mr.. Andrews called HIM 10 oTdtA
The question was then taken by yeas and nays, an
resolution was not laid upon the table, by yeas o.
-.
Mr.. Hunt Of New York now commenced aga'n "
the resolution, and said he was not gong 10 MAKE
argument, but would call the previous question W
the motion TO print.
MIR. Brown of Tennessee, asked for the reading o
plan. Mr.. Lewis Williams Of n. e. objected 70
reading Of the Mr. Brown withdrew his a''
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