Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-20

st,tt,. returning bill unsigned, which had origin
,J N .hs Senate should be laid on the table, win .
view of taking It up i'f coiisoeia'''h 'o'"o'o"
| o'clock , r. ,,e,,.
d novcd that five thousand copies Of the message bt
printed.
Mr. Clay Of Kentucky gave his reasons for preierrns
twelve o'clock TO- morrow He wished to have l'in'
e., consideration, and would have preferred putting
of another day but he supposed the message wouid u
r,n,d in time to afford sufficient opportunity Tor stu
! dvo. il by twelve o'clock Tomorrow lie coua no
G ,nsrnt 10 take II up sooner
hr Calhoun concurred with the senator rom mn
tocky in the ptoprety OF selecting - e''eA -
ence TO 10 o'clock. -
/ MIR Riyes suggested ] o'clock-the regular hou
fo ro,nu into Tie orders of the day That was the nou
appninted in 1892 for taking up Gen. Jackson 'eo
Message. 10 ,,, ,b,,s
business Of The orders of the day would be on bant
.or,d bs nassed over informally when the hour came
Mr CLAW of Alabama reminded his colleague ina
200 comics of Gen Jacksons veto message haa peer
ordered TO be printed. lie thought lO,oOO would no
Mr. King had locked over the Journals and found i
,s 4 0OO COPIES of Gen. Jacksons veto message hae
been ordered on his motion. He would now make
similar motion.
to be printed.
Mr.. Ryes moved TO 60 into Executive session; whct
was agreed to, by vote of % to ~.
The House adjourned at two o'clock, and the Senate
short lime after 1t is understood that the Fedora
members went into caucns Immedlately-GtoOe'
i TUE HOUSE.
/ Sir. Weller presented the proceedings OF Demo
cratic meeting held at Hamilton, Ohio, on the BIS
| july aeninst the incorporation Of National BANK
arans The repeal of the Independent Treasury against
The distribution Of the proceeds OF The pubic iahds
| &c which, on notion were laid on the table
Mr. Hunt of New York presented petition OF +
Peek AMI others, manufacturers OF iron, IN and neal
the city of New York, asking the appointment OF .
commtiee Of. Congress to collect facts &c, prepare
tory TO revision Of the tariff laws, &c; referred te
the Committee Commerce.
After various other motions had been received,
Mr. Hcpkns of Virginia offered resolution direct
ing the Committee the Post Office and Post Roads
to inquire into the expediency OF establishing expires:
mails.
Mr.. Jones of Virginia asked the consent of the
House to be allowed present the resolutions adopt
et by public meeting of the people of Isle of Wigh
u county Virginia against the establishment of Bank
of he IT, S, and against the distribution of the pro
ceeds of the sales Of the public lands, &C.
Il Mr.. Andrews OF kentucky objected 10 the lnIo
i duction of these resolutions.
NJ Jones hoped that the House was not yet pre-
pareG by its decision sle the voice of the people
and to exclude from the halls Of legislation resolution:
couched in respectful terms, and applying as these
did, 10 SUBJECTS now penulS DeioIe OoH9iess, VI ee
epest interest to the people themselves.
Il Mr. Andrews said he should persist III his objection
unless he could be allowed 10 reply.
Mr. Jones expressed his desire that the honorable
x member from Kentucky should be permitted to reply
and hoped that indulgence would be extended TO him
By the House.
The objection being persisted in, the resolutions
were not received.
Mr. snydcr Of Pennsylvania offered the following
Rcsoleed, Jv The Senate and House Of Representa-
tics Of the United States Of .4merica IN Congress as
ssaJea That this session of Congress shall terminate
on the 23d day of August instant, at u o'clock, NJ
Objected to lies over
Il Mr. Gilmer reported a bill TO prepare foundation
for the statue of Washington in the ro,undo of the Ca
pito read twice. and referred 10 the Committee OF the
Whole on the state of the Union
Mr. Briggs, from the Committee on the Post Oihct
and Post Roads, reported resolution authorizing The
Auditor of the Post Office Department to take such pa
pers as are on the files of the House relating 10 post of
flee accounts he may deem necessary Tor the use
his Department: adopted
Mr. Irwin Of Piilsburg, Pennsylvania, from the Sc
lect Committee on Retrenchment, offered resolution
authorizing the committee to SIT during the recess,
send for persons and papers, and to report at the mex
session OF Congress by bill or otherwise
/, Mr.. Andrews of Kentucky moved 10 lay the resoiu
j, ton upon the table
Mr. Irwin demanded the yeas and nays; and upoI
taking them, there were-yeas 130, nays ~. 80 th'
resolution was laid upon the table.
The census bill was then taken up, it being unde
the command Of the previous question; and the yeas
and nays having been ordered, were-yeas III, nays
G3 The bill then passed.
rTbe President of the United States informed TN
House that he approved the Navy Pension Bill on th'
10th inst St.
Mr. Barnard OF New York moved 10 so INTO Soh'"''t
tee of the Whole.
, Mr. Profit, of Indiana wished the chairman OF tht
Judiciary Committee to withdraw his motion to 60 IN
to Committee Of the Whole to enable h'm 10 make al
inquiry of the chairman of the Committee OF ways AM
Means who had reported in important matter at IL
clock this morning before the members generally were
present
Mr. Profit then said he should be obliged 10 offer thu
following resolution:
Ways and Means, made this morning, be recomm't
mtted to said Committee, with instructions TO repor
a bill making appropriation in conformity WIN lux
provisions of the treaty made with the Dllam,s OF IN
DIANA and as demanded by the letter OF the Secretary
of War Of Sd August, lo4l, as lndsPensaoy hecesSa
Il ry to carry out said treaty
4 The resolution objected to-
The House then, motion oil Mr. Barnard wen
into Committee Of the Whole Oh the bankrupt o'''
(alr Tillinnhast of Rhode Island in the chair
/ Mr. Holmes Of South Carolina, who had the moo
on Friday now commenced. He said bankrupt bill
in England was salutary because the Government wa
consolidated but in this country, where lhere were
twentysix separate Governments, and the Plooao'il'y
of there being as many more, a unHo,m oanhioP. VI
was not such an easy matter 10 be legsated INTO oelnS
He said in this bill there not single feature OF
bankrupt law 1t should be entitled bill to extend IN
soivency in the U. S. I'm
Mr. Holmes went al length against the present olii
He said the act would yex the land worse than Inc
Egyptian plaques.
Mr. James Of Pennsylvania went at length IN iavo
Of the bill.
Mr. Sergeant Of Pennsylvania went in favor OF The
bill. lie said If left TO him, lie should have mace
different one hu, still he did not expect to get MI
bill! he should vote for the one before the commit
Il tee.
i Mr.. Sergeant facetious upon the pauc''y o
numbers in the Committee and said that he supposed
this sub committee had power TO act Tor the wh"e'
i At the fine there were but bakers dozen Of mem
bers presen,-,he remainder being engaged in listening
to the Veto Message in the Senate ,.r
Mr. Howard of Michigan went in favor OF the OIL
He said Michigan looked with more solictude Tor th'
passage of bankrupt bill than for any other measure
that could be brought before Congress
The Committee then rose, and, after some unimpoft
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