Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-31
IWENTY-NiNTH CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, JrLY 90, 1916.
SENATE.

cd for The repeal II the Pilot Laws Of 1887
Mr. Man.um called up the Joint resolution al.
,burizins The erection upon the public grounds OF
This civ III monument to Washington.
Mr.. Benton objected To The resolution and mo.
we'd 10 lay il upon the table, which was agreed TO-
Alter Inc reception Of reports from the standing
committees,
On motion OF Mr.. Miles, the joint resolution
from he House regulating the mode in which the
public printing shall be contracted for, was made
the special order for Tomorrow al IL o'clock.
Mr. Lewis, from the committee on finance, re-
ported the Naval Appropriation bill, with sundry
amendments.
Mr. Rusk was appointed to MI the vacancy in
The co,smiIlee on The District OF Columbia, coca
stoned by the resignation of Mr. Haywood
On motion OF Mr. Rusk, The bill 10 incorporate
The Navy of Texas with that oilhe United States,
was taken up. and after long discussion, in
which Messrs. Rusk, Breese, Cas-, Pennyback-
or Calhoun, Alien, Fairfield, BerTicn Johnson
oi Md, and others, participated was postponed
until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr. Lewis, The Sub.Trcasury
bill was taken up, aud large number OF amend
menis made thereto by the Committee on FL
nance, were agreed to-
An amendment offered by The Committee 10
permit Treasury drafts 10 BE- issued in such sums
and in such form that they can be used for cir
culation, was strongly condemned and opposed
By Mr.. Benton, who said il was departure from
The hard money system proposed, and that il
adopted hc could not vote for The BILL
Mr.. Allen also opposed The amendment as
kind Of connection Between The Government ahi
banIinc-aud the worst kind Of bankng-a pa
per circulation without specie bass.
Mr. Davis sustained the views OF air. Benton.
Nj. Lewis said he saw no abandonment Of
principle in il.
MIR. Calhoun rail he did not apprehend any
danger rom this bill, and lis adoption, as now
proposed, would obviaie The difficulty.
Without coming 10 a vote on The proposition,
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE
When The Speaker look the chair, there was
gontly attendance vi members present.
The first business in oder was the warehouse
bill from the Senate.
MIR. Boyd moved 10 postpone lis consideration
ill Tomorrow.
Mr. Mckay moved cali Of the House, which
was ordered and continued until TWO hundred
and eleven members answered IL their names
All further proceedings III tn, call were then sus-
pended.
then postponed till tomorrow. Yeas lUS; nays
100.
The Speaker then announced message from
the Senate returning The tariff bill with an
amendment
MIR Winthrop raised point OF order 10 the
effect that the bill could no, be taken up out Of
lis regular order except b. vote Of two thirds.
The Speaker o7errulrd The objection.
Mr.. Winthrop appealed; bu, the decision Of
line Chair was sustained. Yeas lC2; nays Us,
amidst great excitement and uproar.
The House then took up the tariff bill, the
question being on concuring IN The amendment
oil the Senate
On motion Of Mr.. Mckay, the previous CUES.
ton was moved, amidst roaring oil ""icss IKE
the sursins OF some curling restless wave upon
The beach. The molten was seconded;
MIRA. Stewart moved TO lay The bill on The Ia
bic. This was rejected. Yeas %, nays 10.
Alter further proceedings on points oil order, Mr..
James Thompson moved To lay The bill on The Ia
bic. Rejected. Yeas 90, nays Ill.
The House then agreed 10 The amendment OF
the Senate by vote Of yeas lis, nays %, as fol-
lows:
kinson, Bayly, Bedinger, Benton, Biegs, Black
Of South Carolina, Bowlin, Boyd, BrnkeTh' Il,
Brockenbrough, Brown of Virginia, Bur, Cath
cart Chapman Of Virginia, Chapman Of Ala
bama, Chase, Chapman, Clarke, Cobb, Collin,
Constable, Cullom, Cummins Cunningham, pa
mel, DdfSan, lie !no.', b''"Sn""i, -, ",
Douglass, Dromgoole, Dunlap Ellsworth FaIan,
Ficklin, Fries, Giles, Gordon, Elamlin, Haral-
son, Harmanson, Henley, Hill lard, Hose,
Holmes of South Carolina Hopkins, Ioush,
Houston Of Alabama, Hubbard, Hun, Of Michl-
gan, Hunter, johnson Of New Hampshire, John :.
son Of Virginia, Johnson Of Tennessee, Jones oil
Tennessee, Jones OF Georgia, Kaufman, Law
renee, Leake, La Sere, Lyon, Lumpkin, Maclay
McCIcliand, McClernand, Mcdonnell McCrale
Mcdowell OF Ohio, Mcdowell Of Virginia,
Mckay Marin Of Kentucky, Martin Of Ten
nessee, Morris, Morse, Norris, Owen, Parish,
Payne, PerIlll, Petit, Phelps. PIilsbufy, kaIh-
bun, Reid, Relic, Rhelt, Robenss, Rockwell Of
Connecticut, Sawielle SAWYER, Scammon, Sed-
don. Sims OF South Carolina, Sims oil Missouri,
Simpson, Thomas Smith OF Indiana, Slanlon,
S;arkwsalher, Stephens. 81. John, Strong, Ihon,F-
son OF Mississippi, Thurman, Ilbbaits, Ionnb',
Towns. Tredway, Wentworth, Wick, Williams,
Woodwork, w God ward, Yancey-ll3.
N.ys-Messrs. Abbott, Adam, Of Massachu-
sets. Arnold, Ashmun, Bell, Black Of Pennsyl-
yauia. Blanchard, Broadhead, Brown of Tennes-
see. Burlington, Campbell Of New York. Camp
bell OF Pa, Carroll, Chapman OF MARYLAND,
Cooke, Cranson, Crozier, Culver, Darrah, DAVIS
Of Ky, Dixon, Edsoll, Erdman, Ewing Of Pa
Ewing ofTcnn Foot, Foster, Glddlngs, Garvin,
GOODYEAR, Graham, Gridcr GrnneI Grover,
Hampton, Harper, hoi,hes - -. 'I..ooa,a
Conn, Houston Of Dell Hudson, HungcrioTd,
Hunt N. Y, c. J. InseIso, J R; Insersoll,
jenkins, King Of Mass. King Of n y, King OF
Geo, Leb, Levin, Lewis. Long, Mclean, Nc
Gaushey, Mcllenry, NlcIigsine, Marsh, Mille''
Moselev, Niven, Pendelon, Perry, Pollock Ram
sew, Ritter Rockwell OF Mass, Root, Runk,
Sch,enck, Seaman Smith OF Conn, Smith OF N
T., G. s smith Of Ia, Stewart, slrohm, Sever.
ance. Sykes, Thibodeaux, Thomasson, Thomp,
son Of Mass, Thompson Of Pa, Tilden, Vance
vinlon, Winthrop. White. WimIo Wood
Woodruff, Wright, Young, fost-sa
After an Intellectual motion, by Mr. Martin o.
Tennessee, TO reconsider The vote, The Clerk was
directed 10 apprise the Senate that The amend
menl had been agreed 10. So the bill requires th'
signature Of the President 10 become a law.
The House then went into Committee On liz
postage bill. bu, there teins no quorum, the com
miuee soon rose and the House adjourned.
DACON.-lOO0O 600 lbs Todds Superior Famil,