Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-03

at th's SESSION, aas,mcut Of the Smithsonian fund in
ueo.r, y ,ocl If Arkansas. To ret at the matter Iii
nrJer he said he would nave to take up ID h's' .'
luton. uan,,on,n IN withdraw his
lou so "a TO permit him TO communicate 70 the
rnnse n messaue from the President forwarding, inf.
mar rsnrrs from the heads of Departments IN relation
10 The removal of officers since the Ata "i m'atch lust
Ordered 10 be laid on TIM table and printro.
Mr.. Adams said if there were any pet''oas .! fes''
,,,;nns r. bs offered hc would waive his motion.
.rhs Sneaker then called the States, beginning with
Maine. ,.o h,rJr.a
,,a r,r,,,cn citizens of ~Ilarper's Ferry, and us Vlci-
49,. rero,s,-o,,uu AGAINST the continuance oil d r,'-
liar I; su,crin,enLency over Tie pubic. "oIks u Ina
place. ,,c, s,,nad bv one
hundred and eighty seven indivicual+'. p'as "s -. :"
n ou,l,oriza The continuance of n military snpefih'en"'
~ w. a.. nrbl;c armo,ies: which petitions, on MIR.
p,.,on,s no,;on. were referred to the committee on
Military Affairs. =. ..s,l,,;onso
MIR Steenrod of Virginia presented 'he resoiu.iohso'
a meeting of the citizens OF hafsnan c"a'.y, ~ nrsssni
against the generai course
session of Congress.
Several resolutions were offered bntnot read =,
Ths canmi;,ees were then called in order. When
the Committee on Public Lands was called hii. nof-
row reported a Oillkesm the ssn "f sbs @ "usl,c lands.
Mr.. Clark moJskk,hsN S<svious question before the
amendments had beshGeadA
MIR. Clifford demandsd thsSsad'ng oil the a"e"'-
ments. t uarsa md
=, c-n \ ordered-lgO memberg answered to their
names. The doors we're then closed, aud excuses were
offered for absentees.
when Nr. Bolts name was called, Mr.. Gogsin rose
and said his colleague had lett the cry LOT view "
on very in portant busincss-he noPea ''a' -
would excuse han. .sa his
NJ Hopkins said that, 10 use a modern phrase, ns
colleague had paired Oft, and believin that TINS 'n'"S
of pairing of ought to be settled hy the housr, "h ha
without intending any d~isrespect I" ms =. "a m,,.
asked for the yeas and nays, and trusted Una - :" l.,
Tor would be dcfn;tively settled. MI =. sa' -
,honght the practice wrong, and he should on '''s
cround vote as well against eScusing MT. b"''s rs ne
should against cxcnsins his o,heF 'o'eas"' t
ZONES with whom he had pared On. -
rrLa ,a,. md nays were taken, and were, yeas oS,
,,rs o3 So The House refused TO excuse MT b"''S,
Mr. Hopkins said his object was answered. ne "o"'1
not press the matter iurther. ..uos
- when The name Of Mr.. jones of Virginia was caiiec'
:. NJ Hn,l,ins said that his colleague [alr. Joncsi was
,Lo member " ho had paired rf with his other colleague
= Mr.. Bo,.s.1 As the latter had not been rAeuseu' y
vyas hut even handed justice not 10 excuse lhe i"'ihs'
MIR. Saunders Of n. Carolina moved that al iutlhei
nroceedmas in The call be dispensed with.
If.on ,H;s n. yeas and NAYS were ordered, and were,
yeas 10, nays 10. .u..
When Mr.. Johnson of Maryland was called
Mr.. Mason said the whole Of his colleagues were 40
sen,. and he moved to excuse them IN a lump: not or
. dered.
Mr. Mason moved that HiT. Sellers be excused on &C
q count of sickness III his family; and II was so "rnefea.
On motion Of Mr.. Fillmore, all further proceedings II
the call were dispensed with. 80.
:. MIR. Wise now rose TO a point OF order. lie snit
:. I'm, the Land hill, as returned from the Senate, made
new appropriations Of land and money. lie conscience
il out OF order 10 act upon IL in the House before com
mi,meni. -,-
The Chair had not decided the question OF order
!, when Mr.. Boyd If Ky moved TO lay the bill, with th'
omendmeuts. upon the table.
Upon ;h:s the yeas and nays were demanded AM
j were-yeas -, nays lG1.
: rThe Senate returned The Fertilization bill, insislin!
, mon its second and fourth amendments, disagreed u
BIZ The House, VIZ: 10 appropriate S3O,oo0 Tor survey
and So, 600 for a national armory. Severa! olner OH
were returned suncurred in
The Sneaker now oyerruled Mr.. Wise's point OF or
e der. - ,bo On
!, ,ronriat,on of aO0, 900 acres 10 new STATES that lnish
r hereafter be ADMITTED into the Union; also 10 the ANS
sissippi two per cent. fund. -, CO..
. Mr. Wise appealed from the decision OF The Chair
and upon this The yeas and nays were oef'ahue'' AM
V ordered. and werc-ycas III, nays -.
MIR Atherton Of New Hampshire raised a Po'nt o
order. Hc considered that the previous question ap
nlied to but one amendment, and that was the anehu
4 4 .n .sya.a ig ) saskysl asl iSs. , nsvs si ssl a-zsss
II When the second amendment Of the Senate Ia til
d Land bill bad been read, Nj. Athcrton rose aud ofFere
d the following Amendments:
TFCt.at"' iHu ~ ~ .lS lhl' " Hih bc necessary ~ hofrnN
a m," Jsd, 81 NJ ~ N ! ,i hui TI r. M on .. 8" ~ me e" a.-,,n ~ "ra"r ra - III
this act shall b. suspended, and shall continue Suspended nm
d all sums 20 borrowed shall have been reimbursed and paid, an
. such duty u iaN taken on Of said articles"
. The Speaker minated that the amendment was no
in order, tho previous question having been ordered.
Mr.. Atl!erton raised The following point Of order:
"The amendments Of the Senate are separate and dis
: ,inct amendments, involving various, separate, and DIS
i. tinct considerations.
n "Excep, by general consent of the House, the qucs
:. fiop muSt Lp mi spn1ratclV m c0ncurrInp in eaCl
amendment Of the Senate.
The previous question, If ordered, can only apPl,
10 the separate amendment Immediately before til,
:. House"
d The Speaker overruled the point Of order and de
j.. cided that Mr.. As amendment could not be received.
The amendment Of The Senate in relation 10 the dis
>. tribution ofthe revenue according TO the apportionmen
d Of members Of Congress under the new census, was no
v concurred in, by-yeas Gil, nays la6.
An amendment III the fifth section was non concurret
n without a count.
: The Scnate's compromise 20 per cent. aine ndincn
was then agreed t1-ycas los, nays "a.
II Tie Senatc's Mississippi = per cent. fund was thcr
s concurrcd IN by-yens 10, nays ~.
All the MINOR amendments were conrurred in.
Mr.. Harris Of, Virginia now moved to rec ,nsidcr thc
n vote by which The Sena,c's compromise 80 per cent
amendment was concurrrd in, and there were-yea
81, nays loo.
: MIR. Anterior Of New Hampshire offered a resolu
c ton that both Houses should adjourn on the 9Th o
September, and moved n suspension Of the rules.
The yeas aud nays were demanded upon this motion
$ and there wcre-yeas ", nays -.
Mr.. VIE, from The Committee on Naval Affairs, of
r fered a resolution calling for the list of naval officers
from Licu'"rga's upwards, who had not been to sea fo
/ ten ycars-tIc return to he made at the commencement
e Of the mex, session Of Congress. Adopted.
e. The House then took up The Senae's amendment.
e 10 the Fertilization bill.
y Mr.. Fillmore moved that the House rccedc from il.
= amendment TO strike out the S30,0G0 for surveys; and
upon this III yeas and nays were called, and were, yeas
IS, nays ~
Mr.. Fillmore Of New York moved that the House re.
cede from It's amendment 10 strike out the $4,000 for
a Western armory.
Mr.. !;w;n rose 10 debate the motion.
Mr.. Fillmore said his motion for the previous ques-
ton coy. I'd both amendments.
Mr if,n sad that, after the chairman Of the Com.
mi,tce .. WAYS aud Means had called mp this bill against
a proini>" made 10 him this morning not 10 call il up
this mlsn'"s, he presumed he might be permitted 10
proceed
Mr.. |. then went on 10 show that, if the amendment
was conchrred IN, there were nine cases in which the
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