Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-04


which were ordered; and being taken, resulted as
follows.
GEAS-Messrs Adams, Allen, l. w Andrews
J Andrews Arnu D, Aycrigg, Babcock, ,ker
Barnard, Barton. Biriseye, Black, Blair b rio,,n
Bolts, Briggs, B,oekwoy, Bronson, NJ Brown, ]
Brown, Bunell, William Butler, W Il Campbell
Ihos Campbell, Csruthers, Childs, Chittenden
Clark, Cowen, Cranslon, CrSvens, Gushing, q
DAVIS Nm Dawson, Deberry, Eessenden Fill.
mo'e, a l. Foster, Gamble, Gates, Gentry, GID.
dnss, Gosgin, L q Goode, Grahsm Green, Greg
lla6ershdw, Hall, Hhlsted, w 5 Hastings. Henry
Howard, Hudson, James, ID Jones, p Kennedy
King, Lane, Lawrence, Linn, 4 r MsrshaII s Ma.
son, Maih'o, Mn,iocks, MaNsell, Maynard, Meri.
weihe', Moore, Morgan. Morris, Morrow, Nisbet.
OsaorAe, OSs.ey, Pcad exon, Powell, Profit Ram
sey, Benz Randall, Alexander Randall Randolph,
. Rencher, Rijgvry, Rodney, Russell Sergeant
Sherperd, SImon,on, Smith, Sellers, Sprigs, STAN
Icy, Stokeley, Straion, Stuart. Summers Taii,fer-
TO, Richard w Thomson, TIllmghasL leland.
IomLLoson, rrPltti, Trumoull, Underwood, War.
frsn, Washington, + White, J l. White, I w
/ Williams, Lewis Williams, c III Williams ] l.
! Williams, lorke, Young, John Noung-li6
! . NA1S-McSsrs AtuTd, Arlington, A;hortun
Banks, Beesor, Bidack, Borden, Bovine Boyd,
I, eNsteT, Brown, Brown, Burke, Sampson
i II Butler, VIM Butler, Green W CsdweT, Pat.
/ rick Caldwell, John Campbell. Cary Chairman.
/ Clifford, CbnIon Cross, Daniel, Rich u Davis, ] b
Dawson, Dean, DImock, Doan, Doic, John Ed.
wards, John Edwards Everett, Ferris, John G
| Floyd, Charles Floyd, Torrance, Gerry, GiImer
! w . Goode, Gordon, Cuisine, Hastings B,ys
/ Hopkins, Houston, HuJarj. Hunter IngersoI, Ir.
via, w levin, jack, e Johnson, ] " Jones A
Kennedy, LOWS, Litti,hsid, Lowell, Abraham Me.
| Clcli6n, K Nice .ean, Mckay Mckeon Ninllorv
Marchaad, y Marshal, Mathews, Miller Newheri
Oliver, Psrm,ner, Partridge, Payne. Pickens, Plu-
mo7, Eedns, Riggs, Rogers, Roosevelt Salslons,aI
Sanford, Saunders, shaw, Shields, SIade, SNYDER
5 esrrnd, Sumter, Sweeney Il Thomson TuTnsy
Van Buren,, Van Rensselaer,, Wallace, Ware, Wal,
| Ierson, Weller, Wcs,brook W Williams Win,b.
ror, Wise wood-IOI.
So ;ht bill teas PASSED
IM' POPE, who had lef, the Hall on some pri.
vate BUSINESS few minutes before and failed TO re-
turn before tho yeas and nays had all been called
mace an earnest appeal for cave TO have his name
recorded, observing that he had voted for the third
reading Of he bill, and would have voted Tor its
passage; bu', IN conformity with universal prece.
dent, leave was refused.
MIR MEDlLL made similar appeal, but with
the same result; he would have voted against the
bill
MIR JOHN c. CLARK rose and moved A recon.
sIderaton Of the vote by which the bill had Just
been passed; on which motioE MIR Z. demanded the
previous question.
After some CONVERSATION between MIR PROFFIT
and the SPEAKER on point OF order
The question was put, and the demand for the
previous question was seconded.
MIR Kennedy OF Indiana, asked the yeas and
nays ON ordering the main question; which were
ordered, and beng taken wcre-Gcas 1870, nays 81.
80 the man question was ordered.
Which main question being on tie motion to re-. /
CONSIDER the vote on the tni piSSggc of the bill
Mr. MILLER Of Missouri, arked tie yeas and
nays; which were ordered.
Mr. PROFIT asked !eavc IN he rY,sseI from, |
voting, and ass sned his reasons for so doing H,v.
ing done which, Mr.. p. withdrew tie motion TO be
excused.
And the question, "Slal the vote be reconsider.
ei2' was then taken, and decided in the negative n.
follows: cas- 90, nays lis.
30 the vote WAS net TecOrs.derel.
And The Speaker having read the tile and put
the question "Sha.i this be The li;e Of the bii.l"
Mr. WISE rose and moved 10 amend the same,
by stukln. out the title jus, read and Inserting, IN
leu thereof the words, "a bill 10 violate the CON.
promise act Of ~ March, 1855"
MIR W. said that every mead should suit lis bo-
dy, and every body should sun rs head. Every
caption should SUIT the chapter, and every CHAPTER
sApuli sulI the cavJon. 30 ought every tide To
suit the U.i, and every b., to suit the nile And
II an opportunity had been gwen m The II use
10 take vote uu certain amendments off red IN
Committee OF the Whole, ho would no. have
Oscupei the time OF the House In discussion
a VAIN discussion, for he knew tina, II was
vain. Il he could have had a vote by yc,s and |
nays on the amendment which he had ofTsrei in
Committee as 10 OIeached and UnB!elehcd .rnens, rs
10 the seventeen and halt per cent protection that
was gwen 10 cotton baggug 10y ih,s bill, he would .
have been content % s. oil 90 through with the
head when Il was proposed 10 attach to ITS BODY
ALREADY hai cotton uaagns three and a half per CT.
pro. .uoHi anu THIS bal, IN direct violation OF the l
10 give seventeen and half per cent aldIignsI
p.o.ecaon. lie repeated he would like TO have had
the ycts anu nays uE ;lg amendments be ID oder.
ci On Committee OF the Whole, and he, Ike the gen.
te'nau from Ind ana, (Ms P.5ti,,l thought, as the
i)lse hhd adopted the Shrewsbury clock system;
as they HII GEWiHd.l themselves, so TO sulek. as
tey had ceased 70 b. thinking machines and sneak
ine machines, and had been brought down TO be
mere voting machines, 70 take whatever was brought
20 IheN, the House should At all events ADOPT the
amendment 20 the RUE suggested by The gentleman
from i"lan', and should have the yeas and NAYS
On TIE question whether twenty per cent. should be
assessed on the cotton J1-gng Of Kentucky.
II was time that tbs hum1uy OF titles ,houII
cease. They were not q .owed by the Constitution
TO he given 10 men 10 this country, but they were
70 H!is. tie wanted go cal. spade a spade: he
oes.fed mat every thing should bear lis own true
Mr. ". then proceeded TO address the House a,
some length On the merits and provisions of the
"!.i with view 20 support MS position that the biz
WIS violation Of the COmpromu-g act, aud that
therefore Us title did no. conform to IS contents
'lr w. was several time, called TO order, au, not
oa@s pronounced ogt OF order ny tie Speaker, pro.
ceCdtc 90 his r-muks
When, a. length, the Speaker il,c.p9s-d with
mat view, Mr. W. thanking the Chair for bsyn, %
lysfa.'y sustained ihe freedom OF debate IN the |
h'gsc SAID ne had conc.uleii and, first WI hdraw-
ing hs motion 10 amend Tie title OF he bill took his
seat.
So the motion was withdrawn.
'h INC iesuon recurring on tne tl.c Of the bill J
70 VII. "a boil. in relation 10 duties and draw
tacE.,'-
Nj BlDLACK moved % amend the eli title bv
adding thereto the following words
'hnd by tax on the Producing classes 10 mako
up the contemplate deficiency IN the Trslsurv
arising iom the anticipated distribution oftle pr2.
cseds Of tic Public Domain, for the benefit Of tt5ck
IDnpers, -nanhu.Cers, and sgCcu a.ors.r
Mr. IRlPLElI inquired OF the Speaker yybsth [
er, after Dii had been passed by the House, II Eas
DO order for member - IHsu., the maI1rty Bv .
spreading upon rs journal pretended tile cribis
description,
The SPEAKER replied that he did M, see any
i'lns ~ the phraseo!o2y Of the proposed amend .
me1i ihl' amounted 10 an insult 10 the House
Mr. BlDLACk said t1n; u in the hurry OF .
dnughHng The amendment any ihins Of that ds.i,-
nation should have found Ils way into it, he SHOULD
regret %. Tic wls sure Doe had 30 such design. lie
tci TIE ttm1s. lsyp,c. for the IprI ofAs House.
ana h'd no desire 10 cas-, Impu,auous uron ,heir
motives.
LCuss Of cob yss, We understand thatrI
But be wished ~ have things called by their nro.
per names The lite Of bill should irury d.s,y. /
nate what the oJcc, and the opera. ION Of the nI.f
were. re knew That other gentlemen snie,t,insd
opinions Offering from bis own on this matter. Hg
respected their motives, tu' he believed them To- LIE
mistaken as 10 the operation Of ibis bill
Mr. y. pr1ccc led 20 ny that he could no, gee ,yLy
f. tax should be- laid on tea md coffee 10 .Yypfy n
drh- cr0y Crg rcd by the contemplated distribution
pi he proceeds Of the sales OF he public lands nor
where was Inc justice o' placing t.yo the p,rrs.
Bsrss OF Ile While Congress Refused 10 tic e7no
HmG 10 10y tx on railroad ron imported cyc.l-
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