Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-24
Saturday, Dec. 81, 1874
TIE Senate did not sit to-day, having adjourn
ed till Monday
HOIISE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
When the adjournment took place Yesterday a
resolution offered BY MIR. Dromgoole was pending
that all debate in Committee oflhe Whole on
the state of the Union on the bill providing for
the collection, sliekeeping, trasier, and disburse-
mcnt of the public money, snail cease in two
hours after the same shall again be considered in
com inittee and that the committee shall then rise
and report the bill 10 the House with such amend
nlen,s as shall be agreed TO by the committee.
Mr.. DROMGOOI.Ein inquired whether the re-
solution was debslabe.
The SPEAKER informed him that it was; and
for the purpose Of taking direct vote,
Mr.. DROMGOOLE moved The previous queS-
ZION; but no quorum voting on secondng tie de-
mand.
Mr. PETIT moved that the House adjonrn,
and cries OF agreed" and "Oh no." resounded
through The Hall.
the yeas and NAYS were ordered, but rot Ia
ken.
Mr.. PETIT having Withdrawn his motion
for adjournment
Mr.. DROMGOOLE moved call Of the
House. but did mol insist upon his motion,
Telers having ascertaincd, on again counting
the House, that quorum was now present.
The resolution was finally agreed ,o-aycs 10,
noes CO.
Oc t1OlSe ltSeil IItO d SOlll!lIlIlsc vi
the Whole on the state Of the Union (Mr. G..
Johnson in the Chair,) and resumed The consi-
deration of the bill 10 re-establish the
INDEPENDENT TREASURY.
Mr.. YANCEI was entitled 10 the floor, but did
not address the Committee, in consequence, as
stated, BY
MIR. PAYNE, of being confined to his bed
this morning BY sickness.
Mr.. HUNT, of New York, spoke in opposition
10 The bill and the plan proposed in relation 10
the public moneys This scheme was condemn.
ed and exploded most signally in the election OF
1910: it lost Mr.. Van Bnrcn the support Of the
people, and on this question: almost exclusively,
the Two parties were divided in the Union. No
thing had transpired since that time to Justify the
inference, that the people were now in favor of
this measure. Neither in the late election, had
those who voted for Mr. Polk decided that the
Tariff bill should be modified or repealed-nor
that Texas should or should not be annexed; so
contrary were the views everywhere promu-
gated BY The Democrats, who had nostrums for
every kind of political disease. He concluded
his remarks on political subjects generally, and
wa succeeded by
Mr. BAYLY, who, in the course of his obser-
ya,ions, said thar, as National Bank, the Pet
Bank system, and the Exchequer scheme, were
out OF the question, there was desire the part
OF the Wings to put the scheme now before them
out of the qucslion-lhercby 10 leave things pre-
cisely as they were The great body OF the Wing
party, in 1884, voted for proposition 10 divorce
the Government from Banks, when il was intro
duced as antagonislical 10 the Pet Bank system.
Thirty-four voted for General Gordons bill, and
many against it, only because, as he was inform
ed, it was rudely drawn; and when Mr.. Robert
son, the then Representative OF the Richmond
District, introduced his measure OF separation, if
fho nod IL ho
now to be informed of it for the first time. He
spoke from recollection, but on future occasion
he would consultthe journal, and present the facts
as they were there stated, to the House.
Dir. HENLEY spoke in defence Of the Demo-
cratic party. contending that they had openly ad
voca,cd their Distinguishing measures before The
country in the recent election notwiihsa nding the
assertions 10 the contrary. In relation to the Ia
riff he said that he was opposed TO the act Of 1872
in three-fourhs Of its particulars; but he believed
that this question would be settled for thirty years
to come, BY the Democratic party, on principles of
compromise, and TO the satisfaction Of Pennsyl-
vania, Alabama and South Carolina-Norh
East, South and West. And, in conclusion, he
exh0rted his friends 10 show their faith by their
works
Mr.. DILLINGHAM; addressed the committee
on the merits OF The bill, and said that he would
most cheertully vote for it when it came before The
House.
Mr.. CARY commenced his remarks in favor
of the bill; but before he concluded them, the
hour arrived for the debate 10 cease, according TO
the resolution adopted this morning therefore, the
committee rose, the Speaker resumed The chair,
and The bill, as amended, was reported 10 the
House Mr. Cary then finished his remarks.
Under the operation Of the previous question
the amendments agreed TO in committee were
concurred in by the House
The question now being on ordering the bill to
be engrossed for a third reading,
| Mr.. ADAMS moved to strike out the first sec,
I ton.
The SPEAKER said, that, as the previous
question was still pending, the motion could no
! be entertained.
| Mr.. ADAMS moved that the bill be recon-
mi,ted TO the Committee Of the Whole, with in
structions.
The SPEAKER informed him that the mo
ton was not in order.
The yeas and nays-were taken, and the bill
was ordered 10 be engrossed for third reading
yeas l25, nays 60.
And II was read third time and passed
yeas l23. nays So.
And the House, a! 3 o'clock, adjourned I'll
Monday.