Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-15

Of the chairman of the Committee Of Ways and Means
considering it the wscs course TO pursue, especially al
a sho:: session.
! Mr. CUSHING inq ured if there was any, and what
disposition be made of that part of the message re-
specng the proposed amendment OF The laws relating
TO the Treasury Department
Mr FILLMORE said there was, and that il was pro-
posed 10 refer that portion of the message TO the Com-
Ditiee Of Ways ard Means.
Mr.. CUSHING said he should propose that TINT por.
o the message be referred 10 the Committee OF the
Whole the state Of the Union; and his reason wus
that by the rules Of the House. the bills Of The last
SIGN were continued this and Tint amongst those bills
there was the calendar this very subject HIS
ANXIOUS wish wns-he did not know how Tar the House
would participate wlh him-that the llonSe should
reach this subject possible, that line country
might know whether there any prospect Of IA
vorahle disposition of The mos. expednus md The
arest way to take the bull now on The calendar
at the earliest moment, and IN anticipation OF The ord
nary bills of the session from The Committee OF Ways
and Means, and TO associate Herewith the portion OF
the President message 10 which he had alluded, and
he House could then proceed TO the discussion and
consideration of that question: in relation to which
there much expectation throughout tine county
/ The SPEAKER put the question en- the motion OF
the gentleman from South Carolina, (slr. Pickens) to
\ refer the message TO the Committee of the whole
House. and il was negatred.
The Clerk again read the propositions Of the Chair
man of the Committee of Ways aud Means, which it
was suggested should be acted upon separately
When The motion for the reference Of SO much of the
Presidents message related 10 the Treasury Depart
men Up order, (the preceding proposition hav.
ing been agreed to-
Mr. CUSHING renewed his motion for a division of
The resolution that the portion he had specified, and
for The reasons he had given, might go TO line Committee
| of the Whole.
Mr.. FILLMORE said the motion of the gentleman
from Massachusetts bad been put upon ground which
was not ienable He (Mr. F'llmore) had desire to
throw any obstacles the way for, the contrary, he
regretted that the subject discussed at The last
session. The bill, however, was now on the calendar
as one Of the orders of the day. and therefore, il would
be in order any day 60 into committee that
bill The reference of the message, as he proposed,
would throw obstacles in the way of the gentleman
from Massachusetts,; for tina, bill by means The
plan Of the Executive Department. This part of The
Presidents message then might be referred to the Com
mtee of Ways and Means, and the House might still
90 on with the consideration of the bill.
Mr.. CUSHING said, if the plan of the gentleman
RI from New York. for the simultaneous consideration Of
the message and the bill by the Committee Of Ways
and Means and the Committee of the Whole, were
agreed to, and he (Mr. Cushng> should move to.mor
row 60 into committee on the bill he should be met
with The cry of ''Qh' watt for this matter is in tho