Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-21
Friday, february II, lei3.
MIR. CUTnBERT, Senator from Georgia, appeared

opinion of The Senate that Congress can
those debts, in any form, without violation Of the
Constitution, aud committing gross act ct inexped''
ency.
tons ook precedence of the business on the calendar
after The morning hour
| The CHAIR was understood to say that they did
not
Mr. RIVES remarked, thai, in the discussion OF
Yesterday, /, was understood, that the resolutions
pos,poned till 10. day. would be the business in order
for this day. That was the understanding yes,er
| day.
Mr. KING was understood 10 say that, from the &C
ton the Senate yesterday, those resolutions were
not be considered the business OF the morning hour
but the business Of the day, from the hour Of one
o'clock.
{ MIR. RlvES inasmuch as the Chair had made de
csion against the understanding OF yesterday moved
postpone all the previous ORDERS Tor TIE purpose oil
uroceedinr to the consideration of those resolutions.
| The Senate was then divided on the motion TO take
up the resolutions and the Chair, making count,
SAID the motion not carried
| MIR. RIVES called for division.
| The Senate was again divided on count, and the
Chair announced that there were 20 in the affirmative
Mr. ALLEN here called for the yeas and nays.
Messrs. CRlTTENDEN and HUNTINGTON
simultaneously inerposed, and asked the Chair ii II
in order 10 make call for the yeas and nays after
the Chair had decided that the motion was lest.
The CHAIR SAID he had not so decided he had not
announced the rote end it was in order 10 demand the
yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were then ordered, and, being
taken, were-yeas %, nays %, as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Benton, Blu.
chanan, Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, Nc.
Roberts, Rivcs, Sewer, Smith Of Connecticut, Stur.
seon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams Woodbury.,
Wright and Young-22.
.lays-MessIs. Barrow, Bales Baysrd, Berrien, Clay
tom Conrad, Crafts, Criiienden, Dayton Evans Ora
ham 1.
Ter, Iiorchead, Phelps, Smith CT Indiana, Sprague,
Tamadge and Woodbridge-22.
So The motion proceed the consideration Of these
resolutions was decided in the negative
FINE on GEN. JACKSON.
The bill TO indemnify Major Gen. Andrew Jackson
for damages sustained IN the discharge of his official
duty, came up in order as in committee of The whole,
on the amendment of the Committee on the Judiciary.
MIR. LINN addressed the Senate at much length IN
opposition 10 the amendment, and in favor OF he orr.
enal bill! alr MILLER followed in reply The de.
bate continued by hlessrs. McRoBERTS, LINN,
BAGBY, and SMITH of Connecticut; and without
taking the vote, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. w. COST Johnson claimed the floor upon
the motion of the gentleman from Pennsy lvania Mr..
j. r. lngersoI] 10 print 10000 extra copies of the
jory and minority reports from the Committee of Ways
and Means the proposition to issue $500 900 600 Go.
| vernment stock 10 the States
Various points Of order raised, all questioning
the right Of this subec, to take precedence Of all Others
during the morning hour and discussed by Messrs
| FILLMORE, SMITH of Va, BRIGGS, WELLER,
ard J. r. lNGERSOLL.
| The SPEAKER orerruled all objections, and gave
the floor to the gentleman from Maryland.
| Mr.. Whl. COST JOHNSON then addressed the
House up 10 the conclusion Of his hour in commenting
the report Of The committee, and advocating his pro
ect for the issue Of two hundred millions Of Govern
ment stock.
Nh Had Gor tho orIor cof Iha dny
Several gentlemen endeavored to get the floor the
subject Uhich had been discussed by the gentleman
from Maryland; Tie Speaker decided that the
| ing hour bad expired.
! TIE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
| MIR. FILLMORE submitted n resolution TO terminate
debate at half past clock in Committee OF the Whole
on the amendments of the Senate TO the army appro
priaton bill and On this lie moved the previous ques
| ton.
Mr.. WISE inquired if there was any special order
! for 10 day.
The SPEAKERS reply was not heard.
MIR. WISE said he would move to 20 into Commit
| lee Of The Whole or the state Of the Union
The SPEAKER interrupted him, and reminded the
gentleman from Virginia that the previous question was
pending.
Some conversation ensned, in which Mr.. UNDER
WOOD the SPEAKER, Mr.. GlDDINGS, and
others took part-the previous question was then Sc
conded, and the resolution was adopted.
MIR. FILLMORE moved that the House resolve It.
self into Committee Of the Whole on the stale Of the
Union.
The pending question was on the amendment of the
Senate, ~ppropra!ing $4,000 for the improvement oil
The Mississippi Arkansas, Missouri, and Ohio rivers
during the half calendar year ending June 30h, lS43
and 100000 for the Improvement of the said rivers
during the fiscal year ending June Both, 1874.
| After Intellectual attempt by Mr. WISE 10 have
the bill get aside for the purpose Of taking up the
| Exch.qner,
Mr.. WELLER addressed the House at considerable
length in favor Of the appropriation.
He was followed by MIR. THOMPSON of Indiana
who proposed as an amendment bill making appro
prations for the Cumberland road and harbors and
4 rivers throughout the Union.
/ Various amendments were proposed by different
members for Improvements in their respective portions
of the Union-but all were rejected
The question was then taken MIR. r. w Thomp
son $ amendment to the amendment Of the Senate and
it was reJeeted-ayes 81 noes 96.
The question then required on the question of con
currence with the amendment Of the Senate; which
telers demanded and Alessrs. Miller and Morris
were appointed; and they reported 90 in The affirmative
and Is IN the negative.
\ So the amendment not conc CURED in.
r The committee concurred in the amendment, insert
ing the words "the District of Coumbia" after the
word Terrl,ories, in the section which required thai
cadets should he residents of the Districts Territories
or District of Columbia from which they professed to
be appointed
i The committee did not concur in the amendment
which gave power 10 appoint ten cadets sat arge the
vote in The affirmative, taken by Messrs w o. Butler
and Cave Johnson, tellers, being hut 40
The committee then rose, and reported The bill The
! House
Mr.. R. ". THOMPSON in TIE House renewed the
motion 10 amend, which lie had submitted in the Com
mii:ee of the Whole; and on that he moved the pre-
vious question, and called for the yeas and nays.
The question was taken seconding the previous
question, which was agreed 10; and the main question
was ordered to be put.
MIR. CAVE JOHNSON called for the yeas and nay
on The amendment of The gentleman from Indiana, Mr.
R. w. Thompson,] and they ordered but as a d.
vision called for They taken the first branch
OF the amendment making appropriations for the var.
Gus harbors and internal improvements This division
comprehends all of the amendment, above printed
except that which makes the appropriation for contnu
! ing the Cumberland road.
The House refused to adopt it-yeas a, nays 1872.
The question required upon the second division Of
The amendment which related TO The continuation Of the
Cumberland road in the States of Ohio Indiana, and
lllinos-Mr. Thompson having modified it as TO
exclude any appropriation for bridge at Wheeling,
Virginia