Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-01
Friday, March p.
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resolution, which read for information, strongly
condemu,ng the pursued by the House i'll censu
ring his late colleague, Mir Gddings, for the series OF
resolutions he had offered
Mr. HOPKINS objected 10 the reception.
Nj. CALVARY MORRIS moved that the rules be-
SUSPENDED for the reception of the resolution; and
this motion called for the yeas and nays; but they were
not ordered by the House.
The question then suspendng the rules, and
decided in the negative, without count
MIR. HOPKINS asked leave TO offer the following
resolutions:
Rcrc8 Tha, much Of the resolution Of this House of the
upon The subject Of the report Of the commissioners a
pointed aud mark The boundary line brwe. the u -
aud Te directed the printing Of the maps winch accompany
The said report be- ard e sa'cls hereby ssrndea. -
the maps referred 10 IN tire foregoing resolution /" he en-
engraving the said under order Of The Senate: PrerMa
hocc That Inc expense shall not exceed The sum Of GO dollars
Mr. H. said that lac had ascer'a'ned that tins map
could he engraved by the Sena,es engraver IL an ex
pcnsc exceeding FIVE SIX hundred dollars whilst
that for lthosraph,ng it would he somewhere about
twenty-five or twenty-six hundred dollars.
Mr. ARNOLD moved 10 lay the resolution on the Ia
ble but withdrew il at The request of
Mr.. JOHN c. CLARK, who spoke earnestly in OPP
position the resolution.
Mr.. HOPKINS then handed up the following modi-
fcaiioD:
go inquire into ard report to this House all The facts
with for the .hoeaphne the SAID maps and that
said have leave send for and papers and IL
sit during III .i'tn. Of The House
alr TURNKEY moved the previous question, which
seconded. and the main question on the adoption
Of the resolution modified, being ordered and taken
II was decided in the Affirmative.
So the resolution, modified, adopted
Mr. Bolts asked the consent Of the House TO take
up the resolution offered by HIM days ago III rea
ton to the account of Charles J. Catlett.
MIR CAVE JOHNSON objected, and gave notice
that he should object TO any propositions out OF order
while the loan bill pendng when That was disposed
Of he would for this resolnton but he could not
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give rise TO debate.
Mr. ROTTS moved suspension Of the rules, and said
that f the gentleman from Tennessee knew the crcum-
stances of The case, he would vote for it. lie would
promise. ii :he House would suspend the rules he would
move the previous question on the resolution.
The question then taken suspendng the rules,
and carried and the resolution taken up as follows:
Rsso'rs5 hat The Committee Public Expenditures be in.
10 congress BY Charles virrn,a, which by
passed tie "a July, ls;, ihr proper acconn. officers of the
the principles otc ri Congress of the oh Of April lsG and
Ri Of March sl:; wheT said Claim a been settled. and hat
pd; whether the accatln. aiceIsoi the Treasury he
ra'r;nent showed said claim on principles established m The laws
above referred whether done the authority
order of the prc,lcn, of the States AMI upon
principles authorized by a"; why such settlement WAS mol made
At an earlier period. anl il mInn the President
der what by what authority he directed t.e al
such claim; aud whether such claim was first Refused To he paid
on suc ORDER aud by authority and under VIA,
TIE said officers ultimately allowed ii; and 30
what fund such yneni charged and IL report any and all
deemed pertinent connected with Tie settlement
OF said c'lir.
Mir. Bolts moved the previous question, which
seconded; and the main question ha"ng been or
dered and taken, u decided the affirmative, and
the resolution adopted
Mr. FILLMORE submitted resolution that on
Wednesday next at two clock all debate the Loan
Bill shall cease, and the committee shall proceed TO vote
the amendments, after which the bill shall be report
ed 10 the House. Mr. T. called Tor the previous ques
ton on this resolution.
Mr. SPRlGG moved to lay it on the table, but the
motion rejected. .
The previous question OF Mr.. FILLMORE'S resou.
tion YVES then seconded b. the House and the main
question being ordered, it taken hy yeas and nays
and decided IN the aiirma,ivc--yeas II, NAYS 20.
The House then, on motion by air. STANLf went
into Committee of,he Whole on the state of the Union
Mr.. WARD Of New York in the chair, and took up the
Loan bill
Mr.. MARSHALL, who was entitled to the floor, ad
dressed the House great length in opposition 10 the
pendn g amendment and in reply 10 MIR. WISE.
Daring Mr.. MARSHALL'S speech, a message was
received from the President of The u. S by Mr.. Robt
Tyler, his Secretary; and, on the reading of the
being called for, Mr. NJ gave way for the purpose
and ii was read.
The message having been read
Mr. FILLMORE moved 10 lay it on The table; but
subsequently withdrew the motion.
Mr1URNEY moved to print 10, 900 pies.
Mr. WISE moved TO refer it to the Committee Of the
Whole the state of The Union.
Mr.. CUSHING suggested whether it would not be
better TO refer 1t TO the Committee Of Ways and Means
and
MIR STUART of Illinois moved to refer ii to the
COMMITTEE Public Lands
Mr.. WISE suggested 10 the gentleman from Illinois
10 modify his motion, TO refer tia, part oft which
relates the Tariff, 10 the Committee of Ways and
Means, aud that part which relates the proceeds of
the Public Lands to the Committee Public Lands
Mr. FOSTER moved that the message be printed
and that its further consideration be postponed till to-
morrow; which motion carried without n count
After Mr.. MARSHALL had concluded his speech,
Mr. McKEON obtained the floor, but yielded i'll
Mr. WISE, who addressed the committee at erest
length, in reply TO sir. FILLMORE and without con-
Gliding, gave way TO motion that the committee rise
which carried and the House adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Saturday, March 20
Mr. FILLMORE then said he understood there were
some Executive communications on the table, one of
which related 10 the bill under considerations uhe Loan