Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-27

! Of Tie Bill now before Congress making Indenia'. !.
therefor. which were laid Oh The table, anu o'ae'e1
| be printed , ,r -, ,,,,,,r
The Senate then took up the bill to revive ana 50"
,;nua tLe corporate existence OF the banks OF Tue LIS
| trct of Columbia.
| ton was taken on ms aniehu"'a" 4"' = w."
to-aves =, noes 81.
Mr. CLAY of Alabama then offered the following
amendment 10 the bii ,. a,.,;,o1
| And provided further, that nothing here'n eoh'hnee
shall be so construed as to prevent sa'a a.
of them from IN wing deposltes heretofore mace III
banks, or either Of them, IN Inc h'u u ''''N' -
said dcpostes were made ,n,cur a Nj,
After some remarks by Mr. Hhloii ON" 80
CLAY the amendment was agreed 10.
MIR. ALLEN then offered an amendment, "" 1. +
the socklolders liable for the debts oi the Damn "
was disagreed to-ayes i, noes ~. l.l
The bill was then ordered 10 be cngfossed LOT I'M
rcadng-aycs ., noes 10 I'D
The Senate then went into Executive session, anu
afterwards adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Hednesday Ftb. "a, 1871.
CIVIL. AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The question was then taken secondin9 tie mo-
ton of Mr. Wise and resulted: Ayes 15-noes u
But no quorum voting,
The motion for the previous question was seconded
and the main question ordered to be put
The question required on agreeing 10 the amend
ments TO the general appropriation bill, adopted IN INC
Committee Of the Whole.
Several of the amendments were then agreed TO-,
seriatim
The question was then taken the amendment ap-
proprating 100000 for the repair OF the Potomac
Bridge and decided in the afraative-ycas ll'' nays
10.
On the provso relating TO the reduction of the fees
and emolumrnts Of United States District Attorneys,
Marshas, &c, as amended by Alcssrs. Jacob Ihomp-
son and Cave Johnson,
Mr. GRANGER called for n division Of .hc question
And the SPEAKER decided that it was d,visible
Mr. WISE appealed from the decision; but on tho
question being taken the decision Of the Speaker was
affirmed.
The question was then taken by yeas and nays on
the first branch, being the amendment OF Mr. jacob
Thompson of Mississippi and resulted yeas l16, nays
10.
So this branch of the provso concurred III.
The question then recurring agreeing TO the Sc
cond branch, being the amendment OF Mr. Cave john
son, viz:
prordd Tia, the fees and cmoucn T. returned district
attorneys narsa and clerks, shall exceed for The dis
sand dollars and The shall exceed IN
four thousand five hundred u'lr-tir surplus II cts
aud regulations may BE- prcscsd Is M Secretary 81 The
Treasury, subject 10 the disposition Of l.-'n.Tess
And 1t decided IN the al: rGiat.c, by yeas and
nays-yeas l3S, nays 81.
So the proviso, as amended, was agreed 10.
On the amendment "i"r the payment Of ar-earagcs
for completing the custom house Il, New York, S3l,-
32l y, thp yeas and nays demanded by Mr.,
CAVE JOHNSON, and being ordered were taken,
and resulted-yeas 50, nays eS-
So the amendment was copcurred in.
The yeas and nays also taken agreeing 10
the following amendment:
'For furniture for the custom HOY Sc New York. s,
O00."
And the amendment was rrjee ted-ycas 20, nays
100.
The question then taken the following amend
ment, viz:
"For furniture for the Preside nts House, of Amer
can manufacture, far may be practicable and
pedicnt TO be expended under Tie direction Of the Pre-
sdent in addition 10 the avas Of the sales of decayed
furniture, the sum of S6,00G
And decided in the afirmati ve--yeas 30, nays 80.
The next amendment was tb en- read as follows:
For annual repair Of the residents House, garden
ers salary horse and cart, ahorcrs and tools and for
amount due + Aiasi and Cor ipany for repairs on urn-
ture, S2,G2o"
The question about b, in. taken, when
Mr.. MEDIlL called for the yeas and nays; which
were ordered. But
Before the question "a ken, being now half past
two o'clock,
The House took recess until four o'clock.