Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-18

and NAYS, and decided IN the neght'e :! -. L
nays to yeas. After another trivial Amendment ""'
ing been adopted the bill was passed.
| The Senate adjourned. ,,yrc
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| y;oudav, February Is, loll.
| The SPEAKER stated the question pending was on
, 'o,;oo of the gentleman from Tenn. (Alr Turney)
70 sprnd the rules, take up the bill to amend The
c, entitled san act authorize the State OF lennes'
acc 10 grants and perfect titles 10 certain vacant
| and una appropriated lands, therein described.
On which the ycasand nays were called, and tefc mol
appearing quorum, ,
Mr.. l.. WILLIAMS moved call OF the rouse'
which negatived. -,
The question was then taken and carried yeas ~
nays 80. c,r
The oues,ion then being on the passage of the BILL
| MI. JAMESON moved the previous question.
Mr. l.. WILLIAMS asked if we were doomed 10
tbs-That bill of thus character should be passed
without debate; and that II might be known VINO were
in favor of this, called the yeas and nays
The motion was then taken and the call Tor the
nrevio,s question sustained by the House-Yeas 1873,
NAYS 81 -, -,
| Mr.. l.. WILLIAMS said the passage of the bill
youId he an outrage on the State of North Carolina,
which have the honor to represent and called the
yeas and nays
the bill But believed that bill OF this character IN
volvnp the interests Of the State of North Carolina
mud Of the Union should not be hurried through and
all debate cut off, by the previous question He should
OH this account, vote against It's passage.
| The oil was then read and passed-Yeas 1885, nays
45.
ed and the House resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union Which was carried
yeas l1O, nays IS.
Whereupon the House resolved itselfino Committee
md resumed the consideration of the
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL"
Mr. BELL was called 10 the Chair.
The Clerk then commenced the further reading Of
the bill by clauses.
Mr. TlLLlNGHAST moved an amendment, proh
btny contracts for the of the next Congress- To an
amount exceeding two thousand dollars. Which was
adopted after some remarks by Messrs. Tinghast and
Lincoln.
Mr. ANDREWS, of KY, moved to strike outthe fol-
lowing clause of appropriation "For salary oil the Gee
rotary sign patents for public lands per act Oh
second, 1888, $500"
Mr. JONES of Va said, this was mere manual Ia
bor and would submit the Committee, whether was
proper to occupy the time of the President in signing
these patents-which amounted to between eishty ana
ninety thousand in the course OF a year
Mr. ANDREWS made some remarks in support
of his Motion and stated that the law which TINS
appropriation was founded had expired by its own nI-
tation
Mr. LINCOLN in speaking ofthe abuses that exist,
ed in this departent adverted TO the fact, tha instead
Of the President, naiEe having been appended TO these
numerous patents by himself by his Secretary they
had been signed with the OF the Secretary alone
there were other manifold defects, under which these
patents had been executed
He hoped this appropriation would be made, as 1t was
necessary that the President should have assistant
for this purpose and under the expectation that the
President would correct these abuses :,
After some farther remarks by Mr.. CASEY and Mr.
LINCOLN, MIR. ANDREWS withdrew his amend
ment.
MIR. JONES then referred to the law, which was OF
the date of 1886 and moved that the clause be accord
ngy amended in respect of this date, which was car
RED.
which was debated at some length by Messrs Adams,
Smith, of Me-, Crazy and Mason. The amendment was
again withdrawn, by Mr. Andrews, experimenting that
il would lead to an extended debate.
MIR. VANDERPOEL moved TO amend the clause,
approprating for the compensation of Clerks and Mes
sengers in the office OF the Fifth Auditor, S9oOu ~
reduction of $1,000.
Mr. MORGAN inquired of the Chairman of Ways
and Means, what was the appropriation last year :
Mr. JONES replied, precisely the same as that pro-
posed by the bill.
MIR. GRAVES inquired whether the full appropria-
ton was necessary for the public service.
Mr. JONES was not aware OF any reasons winch
should lead the House TO lessen the amount The estl-
mate having been submitted by the proper officer OF the
Government, and undergone the supervision OF those
whose duty it was to superintend this Department OF
Government 1t was further debated by Messrs. Evans,
Smith of Me- Monroe, Underwood Wise, Pe,rikn,
Tillinghast l.. Williams, Stanly, Profit, W. Thomp-
SON. Hubbard and G. Davis.
MIR. NANDERfOEL tat the request Oh seVerul lieHi-
bers) Withdrew the amendment.
Mr. STANLY moved to strike out the item appropria-
ting for compensation to the Solicitor of the Treasury
$500.
This was debated at length, by Messrs. vanderpoel
Morgan, W. Thompson, &. Davis, Stanly and Weller
Mr. WISE at great length, defined his position, as
being independent of any party, but advocating his own
principles.
Mr. STANLY withdrew his amendment.
Mr. JENlFER renewed it.
Mr. j. was proceeding in reply to Mr. Wise, when
Mr. ANDREWS called both the gentleman from
Md, and Va to order, and wished to know what was
the question before the Committee.
The CHAIRMAN said the debate had been out of
orde and DESTROYS that the debate of this character
should cease.
Mr. GRAVES moved that the committee grant
leave to the gentleman from Md Mr. Jenifer) TO pro-
ceed and also from Va (Alr Wise,) until his position
was understood.
The CHAIR said the debate not in order. 1t
was very difficult TO know the point when it became out
of order, as il had gradually into personal expla-
nation.
Mr. WELLER urged the motion that the gentleman
be permitted 10 proceed.
MIR. ANDREWS called for tellers; which was not
sustained by the House.
The motion was then carried; and Mr. J. continued
Mr. j. said the position held by his friend from Va.
throu the country rendered it necessary that hs
MIR. VS. position should be defined He then ad.
ver.ed to Mr. WIS opinions somewhat in detail, and
stated they were not such as met approDation from e-
tler party.
Mr.. WISE rose in reply, and was again called to
order by Mr.. Andrews
MIR. WISE asked permission Of the Committee to
proceed Cres of ego on" ego on.') And the Com
ntee by vote allowed him to proceed.
| Mr. WISE said he rose 10 make the sweeping de-
claration, that his friend from Md. had not rightly
stated position he (Mr. W. had taken to-day, the
other day.
Mr. W. then gave his views, and occupied, at some
L Al. r., ~
He was, in the Of his remarks called to or
der-but was sustained under the leave that had been
granted him.
Mr. GRAVES succeeded in reply TO Mr.. Wise.
| He was followed by MIR. POPE.
A conversation here ensued between Messrs. POPE
and GRAVES which terminated by Mr.. Pope
who said tina, hc did not wish to expend any of his fire
in with his friends but reserve them for the
red hot balls Of his opponents.
| Mr. ANDREWS then took the floor, but after few
remarks moved that the Committee rise which was