Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-19

employed in the business of the Goye,ppoer, % %
mort s1vtrsly, at the next session. with the amonn
ct salary, aud 10 report AL officers who h,y, hs,,
removed, toom the lin of March, 1899 TO The AN q
March, 1911; ami why they have not ren,oyeJ NJ N
greater despatch a'th,ess and incompetent of;c.rs
| Mr {. BROWN asked that the words ..,rd WIN
they have removed faithful and competent officers
| be added '
Mr. Bolts said he did not cdmi, tina, any such
had been removed. ~
Mr CAVE JOHNSON offered an additional
resolution as an amendmeni, calling for the names
of such individuals as had been removed. for Nh,
cause and the names OF those persons appointe, IN
| their places. 'N w
| Mr. SrANLY moved to lay the whole suhiec,
on the table, which was lost-yeas 65, nays III
The previous question was then moved and Sc
ccnied. ~ "
The amendment offered by MIR C. JOHNSON
was adopiei-yeaS IsS, nays 4.
The question wss then taken on that mart of IN.
resolution, which asks for information why greater
despatch had not been used in removing csi,hIe<s
and incompetent officers; and negaiived, yeas "A,
nays las.
The question then came up on Mr. JOHNSUN,S
amendment rs amended, which was adopted, yeas
The resolution of Mr. DAVIS, as amended. WA,
then adopted, yeas l2S, nays7l.
he SPEAkER presented a message from the
secretary OF Treasury as TO the manner IN which
rled out LAID on the table.
The House then went into Committee of the
whole, MIR WINTHROP in the Chair.
THE FORTIFICATION BILL.
MIR CUSHING rose TO correct some error, into
which he though, the gentleman from South c aro.
INA had fallen, IN his remarks the Mcleod case
MIR RhEI explained, and said that in the few
remarks he had made, he had intended to cast no re-
hecton eiIher upon the present or last Adminisra-
ton.
MIR PlCKENS said he had seen by the morning
papers that he had been charged with bringing lin,
Guty on the present Administration, and said he
would briefly explain the history of the report made
by himself last winter, the Chairman of the Com,
mttec on Foreign Relations. The facts were th.xc
MIR Fillmore, IN very belieose, speech which
was followed up with still more violcnt one from
Mr. Granger, called for the correspondence hich had
been referred to- and whIc n was referred bv tbe |
COMMITTEE, who we:e instructed to make a warlike |
report, IN very singular warke speech from MIR I
underwood, al. OF which gentlemen are prominent
leaders m the Wing party. lie particularly stated
That IN making that Report, MIR Van Burcn had not
been consn.;cl and knew nothing OF It un:l after IL
had been reported 10 this House.
air MchEON said II was charged upon the M
noTlIY that they wished to cripple the action oftte
majority m making provisions Tor the defences of The
country Mr. Mex denied such wish, and said
that on this question OF peace and war, there was
but ose party IN this country against foreign foe;
and If they dad cripple the majority, the people
would Tampic thsm down, and keep them down.
lie sSH ne did 10! tninS there was any prospect oil
4 ar OF a war with Great BItan.
Mr. c. BROWN offered an amendment, aporo.
pnaung $4,000 for the repair Of For; Miln in the
Delaware River.
In advoc ting this amendment, MIR B. slii that
IN the stIcctonO the Cabinet which had been forced
on the present Executive 10y circumstances. Penn
syvana had no representative ana that IN the for
nation OF the Committees OF Ways and Means, Nil
ltaty Affairs, and Niyal Affairs, she had no rep
resena,Ne 10 take OF her interests and II WIS
incumbent upon her representatives to advance
and uphold her interests IN the COMMITTEE OF the
Whole
MIR WATTERSON moved to strike out the en-
acting clause Of me Bill.
Mr. FILLMORE rose IN defence OF the bill, and
expressed asIonishment n the opposition TO it, and
showed that should these appropriations be made.
II would give expenditure odly Of a lutte over
S6VaOOO per annum, for two years and half
After few remarks from Mtssrs CUSHING
md UNDERWOOD, the Committee 70 e, and The
Spe1 ker resumed the Chair.
Mr. WISE offered resolution calling on the Sec /
rotary Of War for ntorma ion as 10 the amour, of
appropriations Tor Notifications which leuaIn un.
expended. Agreed o.
Mr. PROFIT moved that the debate on the
Fertilization Bill cease in Committee OF The Who.
to morrow AT o'clock and that the committee pro-
coed TO &C; on amendments that may be off red, in
sI.Cnc,
o. the question, shall the main question be now l.
putt the yeas and nays were-yeas II, nays u.
On the passage OF the resolution, the yeas and
nays weFel tor the resolution ~ yeas, against Il &c
nays.
So the resolution was adopted and the House adj.
jou.ncj.