Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-12
A.. .prurR assen.ed, and the Senate then 40

:, ncurp ,ssep,ed. and the Senate then ad.
uOIisE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MIR. MASON of Ono, submitted Inc '"ho"'"s &c
sou,on and moved the P'eri1"s I,be So
E,sois,d. ty Tie House NJ htrTeS'nfat'rfs' Vhe e
n,n.,rr,nr tcre.n) That tie President OF tht He
.t o,I the Speaker Il the House OF fstpresehla'VeS
ba d;,.c,ed to close tie present session Oh S''I
an ,d,u,nment Of the respective Houses on "o...s
The ga dey @: August inst, at CLOCK l. M Vi ''1
II, MASON also offered a resolution d'rec',he 'he
,, n ~. House 10 distribute To such memoefs as
have ma, received thcn, such BOOKS as were
T., i,a members Of the last Congress; fr"vded Tue re-
solution should nol oe so 'o"''' -
rcprintinr Of the BOOKS ,h u,use
,,.a, ,o'arts made tY Messrs. SMITH OF Virginia,
McKay .nd JOHNSON Of Tennessee, could mol be
understood. :; ,h oo,rse of Tho
,.aoo"d;nas that Mr. SMITH offered mod ical'on u
r.. eo: n,ol,i,inr The further printing OF books.
al .n5'Gc,on was ruled out, and, on the resou'
H., r,ll Of Mir SMITH, The yeas and nays were
oTasred and was adopted hy vote OF ~ 10 a.
I'm n,a,;nn of Mr. uALSTED the House went INTO
f,,n,oo &c the Whole, and took up the bill regnlat-
ing the taking Of testimony IN cases Oh contested e'e'
tons. 49,, . , - . a. -. -,
.h s,..r 10 transmit lists Of the members elect, and
Tho ,lar, n prepare his list from them, was passed
witlou. further dtaais, 40
nc .oc,,t which makes provision, IN case oil ne
,., c ,Lc STATE officer, struck out, and
g. ~. 'ao.;nr nj MIR HOUSTON the following sub
sue adopted bo,rd
sb,lI nec,ec, to perform The duty required oil them
the preceding sec'ion 1t shall be Inc au'y OF sue"
csrt IN receive in lieu thereof such determination,
commission or proclamation, or duly authenticated
conv re The same from the member elect, and TO pre-
n,r his list accordingly, but no other evidence OF re-
turn shall s GfvE BY sad clerk, or an'l ,nmss
The BIZ read through till the 18Th SCI see!IYY MAJ
reached, which provides Tbs r""'9n"sn' VI eontu"a-
cnus witnesses at the discretion ot officers named III
hc bill with the restriction that the penalty shall not
exceed fifty dollars fac thirty days Imprisonment,
or both.
Various amendments proposed by Messrs llA-
DERSl!AM and BOT'TS, and prolonged discussion
ensued. 800
The section was passed by and the reading of the bill
continued TO tie twentieth section, which was amend
ed after debate by striking out the following words
the commencement "Whcn an election Is by gene
ia ticket III any State, the whole state snail De Deem
ed Congre ssoua district within the meaning oil ihs
act The last section was amended by inserting after
the words Gin the sitting member shall be removed
from hls sea. on such contest tie following: lana ire
same shall not be awarded to any ether Inc section
continues 'then lie only shall he paid his per diem and
mileage, Nc.
On motion of MIR aALSTED, the two following
amendments adopted:
After the word represt natives, in the 10th line oil
the first section, insert, "Which determination, com
MISSION or proclamation, shall, Of The State be entitled
To more than one representatives, designate the par-
cuar district for which said representative is elected
AT the end of the first section add, "ProyIced he,
tine Clerk Of the House) ''sha place tie name oil no
person said list who does not appear TO have been
elected representative for single district, in pur-
suance Of the act entitled an act Tor the appcruoheht
of representatives among the several States, according
In he Y e
The committee then rose, and the amendments were
concurred III. On the passage OF The oil, the yeas ana
NAYS we're ordered. Tie vote sood-yeas ~, nays
- So The bill passed
The report from tie Committee OF Conference on
Tho Army organization bill read, and after an ex-
plsn.tion from hlr. STANLY, and on motion o! hr.
CALHOUN TO 70 into Committee Ct The Whole 10 take
the b,!! up-t was decided TO postpone the consideia-
ton Of Tie subject til ncx day, and that IN the mean
time the repor, aud bill be printed.
Mr. ADAMS inquired ,f there was no report from
the Committee Of Conference On the Army Appropria-
ton llil.
Mr. FILLMORE replied in the affirmative, and sent
the report 10 the Clerks table. lie moved postpone
ea, as in case of the other bill, and That the report De
printed. His motion prevailed.
Aner some conversation, by general consent. it was
dee.m C to lake up tie territorial bills which had
lfcn acted On in Committee of the Whole.
Tue bail 10 establish land office in Florida was or.
dered TO be ensrossed, and passed.
The ulll Tor The pay en' ol the lo"h H'iitld Cu'eu
inlo service III 1880. alter debate, was rejected
Nj. ROOSEVELT aoved reconsideration oi the
vote by which the day of adjournment was fixed Tor
the 22d OF this mnnth-tut withdrew the motion
with the understanding that he would renew 1t to-
morrow.
The bill for the payment of the Florida militia was
debated and nded and finally passed
The bill fixing the boundary between Iowa and Mis-
souri, next considered During the debate on IT.
motion 10 adjourn was unsuccesslully made.
Mr. ANDREWS moved the previous qucstion-and
there second. ~
And The man question (on the passage OF the bill
was ordered 20 t. row taken
Mr. SPRlGti moved that the House adjourn winch
motion rejected.
And then he bill passtd
Mr. EDWARDS; Of Missouri, moved reconsideration
of The vote; which motion entered on the journal.
TIE VOTE OF CENSURE.
Mr. ANDREWS of Ohio, offered the following re-
solution;
Resoired That the resolution of this House in rela
ton 10 the Hon. Joshua r. Giddnes, passed March
2lst a. d. 1919, he, and the same is hereby rescnded
MIR MALLORY, and other gentlemen, objected
The SPEAKER said this being resolution day, and
the call resting still with the State Of Ohio, the resolu-
ton was in order.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON moved that The resolution
be laid on the table.
MI ANDREWS demanded the yeas and nays.
motion was made tina, the Iiouse adjourn, which
prevailing-thc House adjourned
Iuesday, .1uens. ..
SENATE.
The Chair laid before the body the following mes