Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-04
COMO RE SIS.
From tho independent.
IN THE HOUSE-THURSDAY.
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REPORTS.
MIR SALSroNSrALL, from the Committee on
Manufactures, presented n bill regulating the du-
ties on imports, with an accompanying report !;
which ON his motion were referred to the Commit
tee OF the whole ON the state OF the Union, and
ordered To be printed, together with FIVE hundred
extra copies.
MIR HABERSHAM, ofthe same committee, gave
notice that the min. ri,y would make counter
port rs soon asit could be prepared.
MIR GREEN, from the committee on Public Ex-
Penditures, reported a bill to abolish the Branch
Minis.
LOAN BILL.
MIR EVERETT suggested that reports be called
FOR generally. but objection was made. and the or.
ders OF the day were called for. A call. Of the
House was ordered, and 1874 momber, answered
absentces were called, and 1876 answered; the fur.
Their call was suspended.
Mr. CARUrHERS appealed to Mr VIM. Cos,
Johnson To withdraw the previous question on Mr.
Fillmore's amendment, (which authorizes the Sec.
rotary TO cell the stock for what 1t will bring, after
advertising the same,) but he declined and the yeas
and nays were then taken upon IL, and resulted in
ayes 81, noes 80; so the amendment was lost.
The yeas and nays were then called on the 2ud
section, which makes the "stock rembu rsible after
years from the istof January next" this was agreed
| to by 1903 to 30.
The next amendment mir Everett's which al
lows the bonds TO run twenty yearsl was agreed
to without a division. All other amendments were
agreed To IN like manner. The question was then
put upon the engrossment Of the bill when
! MIR CRAVENS OF Indiana, rose and said, IL
either of the peculiar friends Of the President who
voted with him against the amendment to sell stock
for what IL would bring, would signify their will
/ fhRtr Mas p
consideration. The peculiar friends" preserved
the silence OF the grave.
On the cngrossment there wcre-Ayes 1903,
noes 81.
MIR w. C. JOHNSON then moved a reeomm,.
ment OF the bill, with instructions to the Committee
OF Ways and Means TO report the amendment
which had been rejected; but
Mr. FILLMORE insisted that the vote which
had been taken was full and deliberate and al
though he regretted the result. it was not for him
or the gentleman from Maryland, to oppose the
majority OF an intelligent body like this.
The proposition to reconsider had been made "a
the peculiar friends OF the President but they made
no response, and now he desired that the bill mich,
bc sent TO the Senate TO see what that body chose
| TO do with il. lie moved the previous o,estion
bu, withdrew It for MIR Wise, who promised to re
new IL.
MIR WISE said If the gentleman would eons,n,
TO an amendment which pledged some specific secu.
rliy, either 10y repeating the Land Bill or in some
other way, he would be willing to take this provi
sion, or any other, because then ho new the s,ock
would not go below par; but otherwise, he was
| willing 10 take the responsibility.
a call OF the House was then ordered.
MIR w. c. JOHNSON then moved a reconside.
ration of the vote bv which the bill was ordered o
be engrossed mir Fillmore having withdrawn the
previous question on its passage for this purpose)
and upon this there were ayes 100, noes ~.
"A motion was then made TO reconsider the vote
by which MIR Filmore's amendment was rejected
and this time there were ayes lOl, noes 90 so the
motion TO reconsider prevailed.
MIR MOORE, OF Pennsylvania, then moved the
previous question upon this amendment, which wa.
seconded, the main question ordered, and the yea.
and nays called, which ayes 30, noes 81 lore.
cIsey reversing the former vote.
This important amendment having been adopt-
ed. the bill was ordered to be eEgrossed by LOG &c
l9i.
The bill was then read by its title, and the yea,
and nays called on It's passage; which were aye.
los, noes SO.
So the Loan Bill passed the House Of Represen
tatives.
EXECUTTVE COMMUNICATIONS
A message from the President was read. in reIa
ton to land and water communication with Texas
which was referred TO the Committees of Commerc,
and the Post Office.
Communications were also received from the Sc
cretares OF State, War and the Navy, and Il ON IN,
Post Office Department.; which were appropriated,
referred, and then, tho House adjourned.