Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-08-10


MIR. Smith moved a concurrence in the "a
mendment oil the Senate aud moved the Pre-
,ious Question.
MIR. Brosdhead moved TO lay upon the la
Bile. The yeas aud nays were moved, and u
call OF the House Was then taken and refused.
The question required upon laying the bill
amt amendments upon the able. The cur
rent HAD been setting strongly during the morn
'nS il behalf oi this motion. While the roll
was called ths Virginia members did not vote.
IL was known when all the nslae had been
Called That the motion TO lay upon the table
had prevailed, and, at this moment, five oil
the Virginia members rose aud voted against
the pending motion-lhese members who
thus voted. were Messrs. Leske, Bedinger,
Brown, Seldom, aud Mcdowell. MIR. Burt
II Mr.. Simpson, also rose aud voted, but
still The bill was laid upon the table by u large
vote, and the Speaker announced it 10 BE-
yeas l0i, nays AZ.
aud thus the land bill is killed Tor tho session,
aud with il the River and Harbor bill, and
every other western measure.
SUB TREASURY BILL.
Mr.. Dromgoole reported the Sub-Treasury
Dili with a recommendation that the Senate
amendments be- concured in.
Mr. Houston Of Ala. moved the Previous
Question, but Withdrew il at the request o
MIR. Mckay, who moved to accept the amend
ment requiring a publication OF the trsnsac,
TONS under the bill; and further that the Spe
&C clause shoatd not go into operation bJor
the lSt Of April.
1.-The House Bill originally proposed Jun,
80, 1916; the Senate inserted January /, 1917
an MIR. Mckay proposed April /, 1917. Tn
amendment was rejected BY. a vote oil l0l ,t
77.l
l The rest of the Senate amendments were a
greed 10 and the Sub-Treasury bill therefore i,
Il law, excepting the signatures OF the propel
: officers.
RAIL ROAD IRON.
The bill from the Senate TO remit the dutie.
on Rail Road Iron when imported by any State
or Rail Road Company, and permanently laid
down within two years from The importation
came before the House upon the question oil
passing the bill, or referring il 10 the Commit
tee oil Ways aud Means,
A motion was made TO lay the bill upon the
table, and the yeas and nays called. The vote
was carried IN the Affirmative. and the House
then suspended the rules for one hour for the
purpose Of receiving such Reports from Com
mittees as did not give rise TO debate.
MIR. Mckay OF n. C.. led of with reports,
aud presented a resolution from the Commit.
tee oil Ways and Means against the distribu
-
ton oil books until the next session OF Con-
gress, and until appropriations should be re-
commended by the Committee OF Ways and
Means. The scene upon the introduction OF
this resolution was one of confusion worse
~coniounded." The Speaker (Mr. Hopkins.
pro. tenn decided the resolution To be in CIR
der, aud AN appeal was taken.
The decision was sustained, aud a further
appeal taken in which the Chair was also sus-
] 80 mod -
the takle was lost, n To 10, and the House
went into Committee of the Whole upon the
Navy appropriation Bill-when The Senate
amendments were under consideration
The Committee, under the Direction of the
Chairman OF the committee oi Ways & Means,
o n-concurrcd in nearly all the amendments
made by the Senate, AMI rose between three
and iour o'clock for want vi a quorum. The
House then adjourned.