Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

tle COMMITTEE on Commerce, to whom had bSep ?.
forred the Joint resolution from IN, Senate in ,c,
10 the light bo,t Is now stationed Al SANDY Hot 40 a
bartetts rect, reported the same without amend
m "a. '
j And on mo ion of Mr. X the resolution ~ .-,
a thlrd time and passed
MIR GILMER asked leave To pr, q NJ tho n,or.o5
I"gs OF meeting OF the people OF the county az
t-ouisa IN the State Of Virginia, expressive of r..
80, ,,s,, oI l'a' meeuns-sentmens, MIR q. said
very sthefaiiy concurrlng with his own p,rticuI,5
views The rcsoilous express ed the ccnr nj co.,
cuTrehce oi That meeting in the views of the A,in;
Ue'h proper at the other end of tho avenue which
uiieed widely from tie Admins taticn i'm yo,,y =,
arise who fN'N'" "isu'
MIR G. was here called to order.
Mr , IANLl Undressing himscfto MIR Gilmer)
ASKED, ny what authority do you speak for the AID.
minIstriuon at the other end of the ayenue3
Mr. Oil hER do not speak Tor It. sneak
lot me people OF my district, who approve
h' . AMY. Did not understand the gem
te"ih 10 say that these resolutions expressed con-
currence IN the opinions of the Administration NJ tho
other end OF h- avcnue2 " '''
Mr. %lLMER. | say that that portion of the
pop OF my district whom represent concur in die
'.e"S u Tue Administration proper-IC5ies of cav
ay, not the Administration inpropsr AT this end
not with the Dictator 'N'
the table. ' N ''N y"
Mr. FILLMORE called for the consideration of
the iortfcation bill. O' VI
Objection was made to taking up the bill until the
posed Of
The SPEAKER then called the committees in
their order for reports
FISCAL CORPORATION.
On motion Of MIR SERGEANT the House r..
solved usef into COMMITTEE OF the Wno,e ON the
the chaIr.l So ."
r, On notion Of MIR S. the committee took mp
tiouSe hIIl No. II, being hiil reported from the
Se.eei Committee appointed By this Houss on the
Suulrct oil the Currency, entitled az ball To incor
p'ra'" ne subscribers to the FISCAL Ban!: of the
United States"
Mr. SERGEANT said TINT he would s,,,c -
tne committee what he na1Lt TO propose TO them
Inc committee would doubled y re.ollec. the ma.
tHfe oil the hi.i wnch had been reported by the
COMMITTEE on the Currency some cunsiierab q lime
ago, and which was numbered fourteen" Ills IN
tentlon was now to move to amend the bill by strk-
Ing out all after the onactng clause and inserting
what he would send to The Chair. HIS intention,
'urher' was TO ask, upon this motion being made !
and ccrtnIn amendments which re intended To nro-
pose being presented 10 the committee, lh,t the |
committee should rise, order that he might IN the
House, move the printing oiihuse amendme nts that
tey might be LAID before the members of the !
House. And then, rs soon rs that was done he |
would ask re House to 90 into Committee OF the |
Whole on the state Of the Union for the purpose |
OF taking up the subject.
MIR WISE rose and expressed his w ish that he. !
fore any action should he taken on the amendments
Inc gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr Sergeant |
"ou'd state the cont 'nls OF them as briefly and
succinct'y as he could.
Mr. GlLNER rose, he said, merely to ask that
tn amendment might - read before they were r.
dered to be printed. He would then he ycry clad
to hear any explanation the ge ,teman from Penn
syIyania MIR Sergeant might think proper TO
make.
Mr. CHARLES BROWN sail "a, it would
bc necessary TO read the oil anu amendments IN
beginning TO end before ordering the amendments
10 Ue prIutej.
The Clerk then read bal No. IT., with the
amcndmsr propvsci by MIR Sergeant.
Mr.. SERGEANT SAID that, as several injuries
had been made OF him with regard TO this UIll, he
would now proceed to make a short statement, to
show IN what respects IL fiered from that recently
before this House. lie would say, hrst that thece
were two or three verbal IN tins bill and
there were words, IN two three places which he
thought had better have been lUiI out and which
were intended to have been omitted by the commit
tee. There were several gentlemen ~ the present
Congress who entertained extreme hostility 10 the
word bank" and, ns far as hc was concerned he
felt every disposition TO indulge their feelings ara
lac had Therefore CndcavOTed throughout this bill To
avoid using the word "bank" II thlt word any.
where remained us applicable to the heirg Il was
proposed g. create by this law, let 20 OUTLET Il
20 out Now, the word Corporation" sounded
well, tIGuCh.crl and lie was glad To perceive II
gave pleasure 10 the House. Al alt events, they
had new iU0rd To fight against. Now, the differ
enco between this bi and that which pissed this
House some DAYS ago would be seen by compai
s,n. The esent differed itom the other principals.
y m three or four particulars, ana there were some
other plus Of the bill which varied, IN minor rarll-
cuars, from that which had been before the House
/ few days ego. Those differences gentlemen
would have no difficulty ~ discovering aud under
standing when the oil should have been printed.
/ lie would nov proceed 10 answer the inquiries OF
\ gentlemen IN reference to this bill. MIR. 5 then
stated the following as the substantial points OF df
/ ference between the two bills:
/ l. The capital IN the former bill was thirty mil.
/ lions, with power TO extend It TO fifty iOns. In
this bill twenty one millions, with power 70 extend
/ II 10 thirty five millions.
. The former bi provided Tor Offices Of discount
and dcposilc. In this there to be agencies only
j. The dealings Oi th5 Corporation arc to he con
fined 10 buying aud cling foreign bills OF exchange,
/ including bills drawn IN one State or Territory aud
payable IN another. There are to be no discounts.
| I. The title Off Corporation Is changed
/ Mr. WISE raised tne POINT Of order th.t this bill
WIS m substance the same .g that which had yes
tsrd,y been rejected and tltit could not therefore
bc taken up; otherwise the constitutional provision
, might thus be CyadCd.
After some conversation the CHAIRMAN over
ruled the objection, on the ground that the mol-
surcs were not the Same, though parts Of them might
. be similar.
No appeal being taken, the motion Of Mr. Ser
ge7nt was put, md agreed TO.
And the committee rose and reported progress on
the bill.
Mr. SERGEANT moved that tho amendments
offered by him M committee be printed.
Mr. WILLIAMS Of Md, moved TO amend that
amendments which is not literally contained IN the
original b proposed to he struck out shall DO PRINT
| cd W italics"
MIR WISE moved 10 amend tho amendment by
adding, "anJ that the Veto Message BIZ printed Tor
the use Of members oi this House"
MrL WILLIAMS said tlat the House had not
got the Veto Message, and could not, therefore, or
h der the printing q %.
ri And the SPEAKER 30 decided.
, After some conversation, Mr. W. =. JOHNSON
n moved the previous question on tho motion 10 PRINT
And there was "a second.
o. And the main question (boing on the printing!
o was .dercd t0 be taken.
Thu amendment Of Mr. Williams was voted
10 down.
And H. motion Of Mr. Sergeant was agreed 10
h, So the amendments were ordc'e 70 DO p-ittt"
y Mr. BRONSON NJ " sino, owed rcconsIdeia-
(, ton Of the vote Of yesterday by which the account
Gor the funeral expenses Of the late President OF lh
r u. s., WIN. n. Harrison, had been ordered 70 b.
=, printed
I, Mr. STANLY moved the previous question
....t..- al. IL.