The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, July II, ls4l,


Mr.. ARNOLD moved to reconsider the resolution
Of yesterday to take the Fertilization bill out Of Com
mittee to-day He made a singular and rather anus
Ing speech IN defence of his notion which he said he
made without consultation with any friends. His OBJ
ect seemed to be to postpone all the appropriation bills
until the Bank was chartered and in event of the de-
ieat OF thar measure by any MEANS to refuse to vote
the supplies He denounced the Virginia abstrac-
TONS" with great energy.
He was interrupted BY calls TO order from Messrs.
lawson Everett and Linn, but concluded in spite of
interruptions. .
Mr.. TRIPLETT Immediately moved the previous
question.
On the question of secondng the demand for the
previous question: there S3 for it and SO against
it. The Speaker gave his casting vote for it and the
main question being ordered the House voted to re-
consider-Yeas l03, nays 50.
Mr. PROFIT then withdrew the resolution,
he having moved it yesterday.
Mr.. HUNT gave notice of his intention to ask
leave to introduce bill to revive act to punish
certain crimes against the United States"
Mr.. SERGEANT reported a resolution from the
Committee on the Currency, to grant leave to that
Committee to sit for the present during the sessions of
Rhett and some explanation from MIR. Sergeant.
Mr. MASON, of Virginia, asked leave to introduce
joint resolution that Congress shall adjourn on the
22d of this month. Refused permission. -.
Mr. ROOSEVELT, from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported bill to complete certain decien
cies in the census Read three times and passed. after
some objections, inquiries, and explanations, from
Messrs. Floyd, Calhoun, and Randall.
FoRTIFIcATIoN BILL.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. WINTHROP in
the chair.
Mr. UNDERWOOD spoke against the bill, for
nearly an hour.
Of War answer to the call for information in relation
to unexpended balances of appropriations for ortca-
TONS made yesterday by the resolution offered by Mr.
Wise.] ... ....
Mr. FERRIS, of N. Y. city, made very able and
business-like speech in favor Of the most liberal aP-
preparations for the Notifications of the country. He
replied with great force to the objections of Messrs
Watterston, Wise, and Underwood. He spoke par
ticularly in favor of the completion of the works at
Fort Schuyler, on Throg's Neck He eloquently in
sisted on discardng all partisan and sectional consd
erations, in acting on bill SO important to the COM
mon defence. n ..,..o. a.. y-.. ..'. =.
Mr.. STEENROD opposed the bill. He considered
the anticipation Of war and the preparation for it as
quite premature. It would be time enough to do so,
when we saw the red-coats of British troops on our
J coasts. He replied to Messrs Ferris and Mallory,
and concluded by expressing great confidence that the
President, as Virginian and democrat would in
terfere against the measures pushed forward by
the majority of the House
Mr.. PICKENS made some explanations of a re-
mark made by him yesterday, in relation to his war
report of last session. ID
Mr.. BURNELL spoke an hour, with great elo-
quence, in favor of the bill
Mr.. CUSHING replied to the remarks Of Mr.. I'm
derwood and advocated the completion of our system
of defences now planned.
The Committee then rose.
| Mr.. PROFIT gave notice of resolution to amend
the rules, to permit the question to be taken in
the House, on all amendments offered in Committee Of
the Whole, to the Fiscal Bank charter or the Rev
| enue bill ~ sE}s.>" r.. Il
| Mr.. Bolts offered a resolution that all debate
should on the Fertilization bill at IL o'clock on
Tuesday next 4H.-st ri. a.a. ....% ~~@'
After some time occupied in taking the yeas ant
nays, on Mr. MALLORY's motion to adjourn, tn,
motion was adopted--yeas SO, nays a. g..
On motion Of Mr.. FILLMORE, the House ad
| journed.