Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-15
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,ONGREss-Wedntsdau,s Proee.dings

CONGRESS WedntSday's Proceedings
The Senate, to day, after transacting much unm
portant business passed, with amendments, the bill
from the House making appropriations for the support
IN executive session.
The presiden, nominate, % cay, Hon John Y. Ma
son, of Virginia, Secretary OF the Navy; md Chan
cellor Walworth, Of New -, a Judge of the Su
preme Court, the place OF Judge Thompson, deceas
ed The Senate did not act on these nominations but
il is generally believed that they Will be confirmed
In the House, the morning hour consumed by the
continued discussion OF the Rhode Island question by
Nlf Kennedy, who occupied the hour allotted to him.
and the subject wns then postponed until Tomorrow
Mr. Dromgoo!e afterwards obtained permission to re
port back from the Committee OF Ways and Means
bill, some time since introduced by Mr. Payne,
leave 10 repeal the distribution section Of the dis,r.
button On reporting the bill, Mr.. D. moved that
the question be put its engrossment. Mr.. Vinton
moved to refer it 10 The Committee of the Whole on
the state Of the Union, the ground that lis mpor
lance demanded thorough discussion before finally
acting on it.
On this question n debate arose, in which Messrs.
Vinton, Barnard, and Hardin supported the motion OF
reference; and Messrs. Dromgooc, Payne, McCler-
nand end Bower supported the motion to take the ques
ton on the engrossment of the bill-contcndng tina,
The question had already been amply discussed in the
House. and that the bill had moreover received the ex
animation and sanction OF two Of the standing commit
tees of the House-the Committee Public Lands
and the Committee of Ways and Means. They further
conended that the question had been fully discussed
throughout the country and that the people, having
thoroughly considered it, had passed their judgment
upon il. The previous question on the engrossment OF
the bill having been moved by MIR. Bower,
tanned by the House; and under its operation the bill
ordered to be engrossed for third reading, by
vote of yeas ll5, nays 6'.
The question then coming up the passage of the
bill, Mr. Stewart of Pennsylvania obtained The floor.
| and addressed the House IN n speech OF nm hours
length principally the subject of the Tariff bill
ported the other day from the Committee of Ways and
Means. Though repeatedly called TO order for rree
vancy MIR. S. continued his remarks in the strain
-contending that he had right to show that the ef.
fects of the Tariff bill would be such TO make the
distribution of the proceeds Of the public lands matter
of sound national policy.
Mr.. Hopkins then rose, and reminded the House OF
the course of the Wing majority in the two branches
Of the last Congress. MIR. Clay, the leader of the par
ty, told the minority that they condemned cui
prts; and his followers assumed the office of execution
ers carry what they called the judgment Of the
people, and the prosecution OF their purposes they
on oil occasions exercised tyrannca power in the
application of gags. The u million loan b the indie
pendent Treasury repeal bill, and others Of great
lional Importance, were hurried through Congress,
with total disregard of the rights Of mInorites Now,
however the people had recovered from the deusons
and receptions OF 1870 and reversed the state Of things
and another party sent TO execute the will OF the
people On that party the responsibility OF legislation
now rested Much delay had already been occasioned
concessions TO the minority One day was con
snmed By the recording of the and nays not merely
on questions involving great principles, but on The suod
visions Of proposition; and the time had come tor
action The subject under discussion was one with
which the House and the country perfectly lami
liar and If debate was allowed to through days
and months, solitary opinion could be expected
TO be changed view, therefore, OF the pressing obi
cations of their duty 10 the country, he thought this
debate should be terminated, and that this bill should
now be disposed Of and therefore he moved the previous
question.
Mr.. Henley next took the floor, (NIr. Hopkins hav-
ing withdrawn The call for the previous question at
his request,) and replied the remarks OF Messrs
Hardin and Stewart Mr. H., in the course Of his re
marks showed that if any Of the Wing par
~ had been emphatcally condemned by the people, 1t
was the odrous and debasing principle Of distribution
and that therefore, all further discussion it would
be useless waste of time. The call for the previous
question having been seconded by the House, hr mar
din dema nded the yeas and nays ordering the man
question; which were ordered, and the question oeng
taken resulted in yeas 1884, nays 40 Inc man quea'
ton being on the passage OF The Dill, was tnen put
and resulted in yeas lI3, nays 10 Mr. Steenrod hav-
inn moved 10 reconsider the vote on ihe passage oil the
! nil that oueston was decided in the negative.
| II beipg too late the day TO 60 into COMMITTEE oil
the Whole on the Military Academy appropriation bill,
Mr. Mckay moved that the standing committees he al
i,rcd TO make such reports would not give rise to
debate THIS being agreed 10, reports were made from
several of the standing committees, among which was
i. ,e,or, from tie Committee of Ways and Means, by
Mr. Dromrooe with n bill 10 re-eBact the Independent
Treasury System. Mr.. NJ. Brown moved to lay this
hill on the table, which question decided IN the ne
oatiye-yeas g. nays 100. The House then adjourned