Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-23


Mr. YOUNG called for the yeas and nays; which
were ordered.
The question was then taken, and the resolution was
laid on the table: yeas 25 nays %, as follows:
Ya-Me'sr Bates Esren rno Rnshanai ua,"m
Kerr, King, Lun, Phelps, Porter, kVrs sese'' o.n''"
spasue, Surre"n 1ain'adee Wilcox aud na,d ,,,on
Ctlenden Dayton, Graham, Ilendcrcn Nang"I M,rriek' M
r M%IehsaI rston y Of oo W sl' and d i i",
On motion Of Mr.. RlVES, the Senate then went mic
Executive session. and after some hours spent therein
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The Speaker communicated to the House suho'y
Sc nate bills which referred.
Mr.. COWAN asked thai, by general consent the
House bills returned from the Senate win aniehd
mcnls, should be taken up and considered.
The bill for regulating the sales oil public lanos IN
certain cases taken up, and alter SNORT afgi'he"
by MIR. Fillmore in opposition TO The Amendment anu
an xplana,on from Mr. Thompson, oi Mississippi .ne
House refused to concur by vote Of % ayes, and lol
nays. 100. ,eo.
The act amending pension acts OF 1850 ana 1907,
and granting pensions 10 certain windows, was neI
taken up and after brief debate, The Senate amend
me nj concurred III. .
MIR. FILLMORE offered u resolution, that all de-
bate on the contingency bill, IN COMMITTEE oi lie
hole, should cease TO day at ) o CLOCK.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. FILLMORE then called for the orders OF the
day 80
The business of the morning hour was the calling
Of reports from committees The committees were
called in order.
The House then resolved itself into Committee OF
the Whole, MIR. Stuart, of Va, in the chair.
Mr. J. r. INGERSOLL moved TO lay aside the con
sderation Of the Tariff bill, which was pending when
the committee last
The motion ptevailed-lG1 voting IN The affirmative,
noes not counted.
The contingency bill IVES then taken up
Mr. PROFIT SAID lie had no Intention TO oppose
any recomme n dation Of the Committee OF Ways aud
Means, he wished merely express The hope ina, mus
ball. s. lch provides for the pay Of the members OF the
two Houses will be suffered 10 hang between them,
until Tariff bill shall be passed. II an appropriation,
he said is made for pay today We viii, IN oil pro-
liability BE- left without quorum on Monday.
Mr.. BLACK hoped The bill would pass Money ID
paid into the Treasury under the COMPROMISE act, ana
it is then proper 10 pass Appropriation bills
After some further remarks BY hlessrs SIANLl
HOPKINS, GORDON, md PROFIT, the House
refused TO with the Senate.
Tie recommends; Of the Committee OF Ways md
Means were concurred in, with but little debate, TIL
the amendment reached providing for the c"mper-
saion Of temporary clerks IN the Post office Depart
ment
On this suite debate arose. in which The gene raj
character Of the clerks OF the Executive Departments
was discussed, Which Terminated eulogy pronounced
on them by Mr.. Granger and Mr.. Wise.
The amendment, putting the salary of the pubic gar
dener heretofore, at ST 200 not concurred IN;
was TINT nppropriang 81 200 for building or''ge
over the 1Ibcr.
On motion of Mr. INGERSoLL, the committee rose
and reported.
lie then moved ,ha, The House concur with the Com
mittee of the Whole and demanded the previous ques-
ton.
MIR. HOPKINS moved that the House should again
90 into Committee of the Whole and take up the pest
road bill.
Mr. FILLMORE asked leave TO lay before the House
communication from the Treasury Department. u
was addressed 10 the Committee of Ways and Means,
but should have been addressed 10 the House
The communication, which read by the clerk,
calls fer authority 10 issue Treasury notes
Mr.. FILLMORE suggested The propriety of refer
ring it TO the Committee of Ways and Means win such
such instructions might be deemed e1pedlent
MIR. JOHNSON, of Maryand, said he would instruct
the Committee 10 report his BILL
MIR. HOLMES moved the reference with instructions
authorize the issue Of such amount OF Treasury noles
as would be sufficient 10 carry the Government I'LL
the next session of Congress.
MIR. Bolts recommended that the subject should
be referred TO the President of the United States, VINO
was the Of the existing state OF things-the TO
vernment being virtually in state of suspension lie
then moved 'olay the whole subject on the table
MIR. JOHNSON, of Tennessee called for the yeas
and nays. They were ordered The vote stood-yeas
CO. nays II.
So the subject was not laid on the table.
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, offered modification
to the resolution of MIR. HOLMES, providing that the
Treasury notes authorized 10 be issued should be IN eu
of so much Of the loan.
Mr. FILLMORE asked division, so that the vote
should be first taken the reference, and then on the
instructions.
The reference of the communication was carried
without count.
The instructions were nesatived by vote OF 20 10
So
On motion of Mr.. FILLMORE, the communication
from the Treasury Department was ordered 10 oe
printed
And then the House adjourned.