Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-20

So the motion to lay the resolution the table nss
Nj. WISE demanded the yeas and nays. which OF
dered; and being taken. Yeas 81, nays los.
SO the resolution not laid the table.
Aud the question recurring the demand Tor the prev
Mr. w. w. IRWIN rose 70 n point Of order. lie sub
mitted whether would require vote OF twothrds
pass the souon inasmuch it opeu'sd in fact as sus
pension of the rules
The SPEAKER said he though, The resolution
only provided that the committee should have leave to si'
IL not imperative.
Mr. BRIGGS said, il the previous question
conded and any desired debate tho resolution
he supposed IL must lie over
Tho SPEAKER said, Certainly.
After further conversation ON point OF ORDER the
demand for the previous question, by ST. 49,
seconded.
And the main question was ordered to be now taken.
Mr.. A. v. BROWN asked the yeas and nays thereon
which ordered.
And the main question: 'shal the resolution be adopcd'
was then t.ken and decided in the affirmative:
Yeas ll2, nays 81.
So the resolution adopted.
arbitrary REMOVALS FROM
Mr. FESSENDEN (the call being still with the State OF
Msine) offered the following resolution. which was read;
Resord That the SECRETARY of the Treasury be directed
TO inform this House whether any charges have At time
been preferred the department against Jonathan Roberts,
late Collector Of the port Of Philadelphia relative to his dis
charge Of the duties Of said Office and have been that
he be directed to furnish copies OF the Aso that he
transmit this House copies Of any order Instruction
request addressed the said Jonathan Roberts to remove
appoint any subornaies officer of the at the port
OF Philadelphia Also copy Of the order letter dismis
sing him from the office OF the collector of said port And
copies of all letters and papers possession of the Depart
relating the subjects embraced by this resolution
Mr. r., remaking that this the resolution which
had been presented by the gentleman from Pennsy
(Mr. Toland) former day, but not then received, and
that Offered by him (Mr. F. at the request OF
that gentleman demanded the previous question, (Mr. TO
LAND having risen for the same Purpcse9
Mr.. PROFIT inquired OF the Speaker whether there
rule which required this resolution to lie over one
dayl
The SPEAKER said yes, if objection made, the re-
solution must lie under the rule which related to calls
on the Departments for information.
Mr.. TOLAND moved that the rules OF the House be
suspended for the purpose of considering the resolution
Mr.. JOSEPH X. INGERSOLL asked the yeas and
that notion which ordered; and, being taken
resulted rs follows:
YEAs-Messrs Adams Allen Iania W. Andrews Sherlock
Andrews Arnold AyergF Babeoek Baker Barnard Barton Birds
Brown jeremiah Brown Calhoun, VIM H. Campbell Thomas j.
Campbell Csrber Casey, Marx A Cooper cowen Cransson
Garrett Dcbeuy Everett FeseDien Fillmore. A.
Lawrence Poster Gentry Gogrn Craham Granger Green Howard
Hudson Joseph ingor-n James Irwin James Isaac D.
r. KENNEDY King Linn. Mekennan Thomas Mar
shall Mason, Mstho Mauoek Maxwell Maynard Mer
Mitchell Moore Morrow, Osborne osley, Pearee Pene
Powell BENJAMIN Randall Randolph Rdgway Rodney, VIM
Russell James NJ Russell satonstan scwe sheppe slade rru
smith Sellers stany saon A. H. H. Stuart John r Stuart
Summers Taaco, J. b. Thompson Richard w. Thompson Til
nshas roand Tomlnson. Tnpe Trunbun Tuney Van Rens
selae Wallace, Warren Washington, Edward D. White ehro
pher H. Williams Joseph l. Williams Winthrop Yoke, Augustus
Young, John Noung-lO3.
NAYs-Ne~-rs Arlington. Atheron Bee-on Bidaek Bovine
"
Butler Green w Caldwell p. G. Caldwell John Campbell Cary
Chapman Clifford Clinton Cushing Daniel Richard Davis Dean
Doan Dog Eastman John Edwards Egbe Ferris JohnG Floyd
Charles A. Floyd VIM o. Goods. Harris Hastings Hays Holmes
Hopkins Houek, Houston. Hunter VIM W. Irwin Cave Johnson
ken Andrew Kennedy Liteheh Lowell Abraham Mcclellan r.
Mcclellan Mckay Marchand Alfred Marshall Mathews Newhad
ParmenteT Partridge Payne Puer Pope Profit Read Reng Key
nol Rhcu Riggs Roosevelt Sanford Saunders Snyder Spgg
steenot Sumter Jacob Thompson Ward wateTson Weller West;
brook wisc--76.
So, two-thrds voting the affirmative, the rules
not suspended and the resolution lies for consideration
Mr. BURKE (the State OF New Hampshire being cal
led presented certain joint resolutions @ the Legislature
OF that State relating the tariff, &c, which laid
the table and ordered TO be printed.
The State Of Rhode Island being called
Mr.. TlLLlNGHAST offered the following resolution,
which, after having been modified motion OF Mr.. HUD-
son by including the State of Maine and motion OF
Mr.. w. COST JOHNSON by including the State of Ma
ryland, adopted:
Resolped That the Committee Of Ways and Means be
instructed 10 inquire into the exPediency of bringing IN
bill 10 refund 10 the State OF Massachusetts the balance OF
the expended by her in the late with GrSa Br-
tain which has been audited and allowed the Secretary
OF War; IN conformity to the Joint resolution OF May Il,
1886; which balance forth in letter from the Secre-
tay Of WaT OF December 23 1887 being House document
No. IS Of the second session of the Twenyh Congress
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
Mr.. TILLINGHAST offered the following resolution,
ON which he demanded the previous question::
Resolved, That the Committee the Judiciary, which
has been instructed 10 bill for the repeal Of the bank
rpt law be instructed report the following proyiso
diuOn TO and as part of said bill:
Prouided, hoioeUST, That this repeal shall extend
affect any which, the time this goes into
effect shall be pending before any court any pro-
ceeding which said time shall have been legally
ced and which shall be then progress under and by viz
tue Of the said act hereby repealed.
Mr.. CLIFFORD and Mr.. WELLER moved that the re-
solution be laid the table
Mr.. TILLINGHAST asked the yeas and nays which
ordered and, being taken Yeas CO. nays ll2.
SO the resolution not laid the table
The question recurring the demand for the previous
question
Mr.. ARNOLD moved that the House adjourn; but with
drew the motion.
The demand for the previous question then seconded
And the question recurring ordering the main ques-
ton
Mr.. BURKE moved that the House adjourn; which mo
uon rejected.
The main question ION the adoption Of the resoluton(
ordered TO be taken.
The yeas and nsys asked and refused.
The main question taken, and the resolution was
adopted.
And, on motion of Mr.. ARNOLD, the House adjourned