Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-25

MIR CUSHING was Ia favor Of publishing IN
surveys made under practical and scientific men
out he wished them to be done in such a way a
| would make them of benefit 10 others besides en-
gravers and photographers.
| MIR HOLMES was asionishod at the obiecto,
raised by the gentleman from Massachusetts, espe
siaiy alter his State coast had been surveyed 10y
Mr. hasslcr, than whom there was not a more sci
enuhc man in the United States
MIR EVERETT and MIR WISE expressed sur
prise that the gentleman from Massachusetts M
Cushins) now that the triangular survey OF IN,
coast under Mr. HasSler. OF the Northern State,
was completed, should condemn his lahors wher
the survey was commenced on the southern coast
winch was by tar the wors: part of the whole
The triangular survey could as well be carried or
even IN the marshes Of the South, as on the high
lands of the East
MIR PROFFlr rose to question OF order, under
the new Rules reported by the Committee.
| MIR WARD thought that the Survey proposed on
the plan of MIR Hassler would take one hundred
| years for its completion.
Mr. KING stated that il would take ninety years
AZ an expense OF ten or twelve millions of dollars.
tie was anxious that the survey Of Lieut.. GIynn
should be printed, survey of those importa n,
inleis was yet published, and he did not wish to be
century or even thirty years without survey OF
'he southern Coast lie moved that the subject be
| referred TO the Committee on Naval Affairs
! Mr. GUSHING explained.
MIR MALLORY spoke in favor of the survey
9nd remarked that the outlet Of their great Naval
I II.
! The resolution was then referred 10 the Commit
| tee on Naval Affairs.
! MIR w c JOHNSON reported a bill from the
Committee on Public Lands for the distribution
I OF the proceeds of the Public Lands. Referred 10
| the Committee of the Whole and ordered TO be
/ printed.
Mr. CAMPBELL'S resolution in relation TO the
currency and the revenue now came up, (which is in
effect to repeal the specie clause ofthe SubTreasury
act and he moved that il be referred TO the Commit
tee of WAYS and Means.
| Mr. FESSENDEN was opposed to the reference,
as the people had already instructed us as to their
wishes, and this continual reference of so many
plans TO that committee would distract their deliber
atoms and defeat the wishes OF the people,
| MIR PiChENS denied that the people had in
structei this House, and he was opposed the in.
PRODUCTION OF the opinions of demagoucs at cross
roads, srog.shoPs, &c, the expression OF public
| opinion. They had come here to investigate the
whole subject, and act men and statesmen.
After some remarks from Messrs. FESSENDEN
and G DAVIS,
| Mr. POPE moved that the resolution be laid on
| the table.
MIR POPE then moved that the vote which refer.
red TO the bill reported from the Sente for the repeal
OF the Sub-Treasury, be re-considered.
On this motion, MIR PROFIT, Mr. SELLERS.
Mr. ADAMS, MIR FILLMORE, and Mr. TIL.
| LlNGHAST, spoke in favor of the re.consd.
Grafton, and Messrs. CAMPBELL, WISE, C.
BROWN, Afford, EVERETT and WAT
| TERSON, againStit.
| Mr. c CLARK stnte6thnt the people had sen,
the majority here TO act, and they ought to act and
let the minority talk, and he for one would set the
example and move the previous question.
| THIS motion was carried, Yeas 95, NAYS sc.
On the question ''shall the main question be now
put" the yeas, and nays were ordered, and there
were IN favor ia yeas, against 1t Sc nays; so the
main question was then put, which was on the mo-
ton OF MIR Pope TO reconsider.
On this vote the yeas and nays were ordered
and II was decided IN the affrmative-yeas lis,
nays 30.
MIR PICkENS, after few remarks in answer to
some observations that fell from the gentleman from
Maryland, (Mr Soliers,) that there was an under
current at work in the Committee of WAYS and
Means, Of which he denied any know ledge, he NOV.
ed the reference Of the bill to the Committee of The
Whole.
MrsoLLERs denied the \ eht of the gentleman
from South Carolina 70 be his tdhCg conlessor, but
he had no objection to give his reasons for what
he had said. He knew the consi ution Of that com.
mIttee, and If the gentlemen in the minority could DO
nothing else, they could delay business and he be
leved that the people had doomed the death of the
Sub'ITeasury, and he was ready TO sign its death
warrant
MIR WISE was in favor ofihe reference to the Com.
mi,tee Of the Whole.
, Mr. CUSHING had no doubt that the proner re-.
ference of this bill would be To the select committee
on the currency. He had no idea OF falling into the
trap which the gentleman from South Carolit. had
! hoped the friends OF this bill would be caught in
lie hoped Il would be referred 10 the select commit
/
J. Grafton, before It was reported TO the House
MIR ). MASON was in favor OF referring the bi,
TO the select committee on the currency.
= Mr.. J. G. FLOYD moved to refer /, TO the ron,
ted by under currents or over currents; but as on,
The minority, he had nothing to do but 10 watcl
the Interests ofthe whole people. He thought tina
the Comm be of Ways and Means was the prone
enc for the reference of this bill and not 10 mack
cd committee, in which the different sections of the
u country were not duly represented.
The bill was referred 10 the select committee OF
i the currency.
S The motion OF Mr. MERRIWETHER calm,
on the Secretary for information on a variety ofsub
jects connected with the currency the revenue anc
the Offices of the Receivers General, and their ac
ton, was then taken up and adopted.
A message from the President was then read
IL contained the correspondence of the commute, an
pointed by the citizens Of Cincinnati to remove nj,
remains OF Gen. Harrison and asking his coopera.
ton IN the mournlul duty, and his answer
: Mr. HUNT moved that the Message and cor.
respondence be laid on the table and p,iated
. Withdrawn.
MIR PENDLETON moved that the same lie re.
ferred 10 the Committee who had charge of the busi.
! ness growing out Of the death of Gen. Harrison.
Agreed to. The House adjourned at 3 O'Clock.