Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


The House, so soon after the lesson Of Wednes'
day last growing out OF "a call OF the House"
getting m bad way again. AT III O'CLOCK MOI
more than one third of the members were present
The Clerk was allowed to read the journal, when
| MIR RUSSELL Of Ohio. objected TO the reading,
because no quorum was present.
| The SPEAKER declared that II was in order to
read the journal IN the absence OF a quorum.
An appeal was taken, and the yeas and nays
| ordered. The decision of the SPEAKER was
sustained by vote Of 81 TO ~. No quorum
being present. aud the hour was half past III
Mr. RUSSELL Withdrew his objection, and the
journal was read.
The House then passed bill from the Senate, for
the continuation of certain land titles, IN the State Of
Louisiana The bill is passed on tho petition OF MIR
Wilmer.
On motion of MIR EVERETT, of Vermont. extra
copies OF Mr. HASSLER'S report, upon liquid mes-
sures, were ordered to be printed.
The House at ~ o'clock went into Committee OF
the Whole the State of the Union for the further
consideration tho bill making General Appropria-
ton for the Civil and Diplomatic expenses of the
Government.
MIR THOMPSON, of Indianis, was called to the
Chair, and the debate proceeded.
The debate went upon the amendment Of yes
terday to increase tho appropriation Of htiy thousand
dollars proposed for the Boston Custom House, TO
! one hundred and nifty thousand dollars. The sum
! necessary 10 complete this building stated TO I've
| 100000, notwithstanding S70O,OGO has already
been expended. This amendmen, was debated at
considerable length to-day and awhile yesterday;
several speeches were made upon irrelevant as well
as relevant matters, the end Of winch was that the
| amendment was rejected. The appropriation OF
| fifty thousand dollars was retained.
MIR BLACK, OF Georgia. moved An apporprn'
| ton of $4,000 for Custom House at Savannah.
| MIR Black defended the amendment at length.
! Mr. ADAMS, OF Mass, moved to amend 10y IN
| sefiins $50 600 Tor Custom House and other
Government purposes al Plymouth. The propue-
" the amendment was clearly pointed out by
MIR sr1s.
! MIR WARREN inquired whether there was any
law authorizing ~
Mr. ADAMS. The same there was for Savan-
nah
The question being put on this amendment, II
| was rejected.
Cave johnson to strike out the entire TEN, VIZ: =
For completing the custom-house q, Boston. Il
was rejected without count
Mr. GWlN lat half past ; o'coek) moved ihs
the committee rise.
Tellers were demanded and ordered; and n,
vote be,ns proclaimed tayes SIS, noes CT the mo
tlon did not prevail.
The following item being under consideration:
"For repairs, reftiing, and improvements of high
houses, and buildings connected herewith one hun
bred ard twenty five thousand three hundred an,
nifty seven dollars and eighty two centS.-
MIR PROFFTTT moved to rike 1t out, and sup
ported MS motion by speech which occuriod IN
committee 10 the hour OF adjournment, and ia whic
|
established; when, without concluding, he yielde
TO motion that the committee rise.
Which prevailing, the committee rose and re porte
progress, and ihereupon the House adjourned.
FLOUR Inspected in the Corporation of Freder
'cksburs, the Quarter ending the 3lst March, lsig
$500 Bis. Supeifne.
IS Fine.
lol " Middlings.