The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-17

section provided various ways OF dsposing oil the treas
ury notes. IL gave the means OF exercising favorus
among The public creditors The notes might be above
par He wished to prevent the Secretary from seecug
an individual and paying nun IN notes b we noi be- paj
when above par, al less rate thah Inc market Price
Lost
the 4th section. Lost. - ,
Section was read, and amendment being offered
the 9th. 9TH, sh, 9th, 10Th, lth l2h' lath lAth, 18TH
18th l7th and sth sections were read
Mr. GRlNNELL moved 10 amend the 18th section,
striking all the section down to the % proviso, and
inserting substitute to correspond with the amendment
already adopted to the Sd section of the original bill
The amendment was agreed to.
The 18th and Goth sections read.
Mr. MCKAY moved an amendment to the goth section,
striking out the words principal and" Withdrawn.
The 2lst section, providing for imposing duty on tea
and coffee, was read.
Mr. COLLANiER moved an amendment restoring the
tariff of 1912 and repeating the tariff of 1916.
MIR. McLANE made point OF order in relation to the
relevancy OF the amendment
The question was then taken, and decided in the mega
tive by report Of 81 negative 95
Mr.. WENTWORTH then offered amendment pro-
posing, as source of revenue, the graduation OF the
price OF tbs public lands which was ruled to be out OF
order.
MIR. W. then proposed to amend. by striking out from
s list M e words r a With the
Mr. w. proposed further to amend the said section by
taking off the duty from the Importation OF salt; which
Mr. W proposed further amend the bill in various
points; but each of the amendments was rejected.
Mr. McCLELLAND moved another amendment stri-
king out the words "two years. which was rejected
Mr. COBB, Of Alabama, proposed to amend the said
section by striking out coffee in the third ne and al
the word lad valorem," in the fifth line, all the
mainder OF the section; which rejected Mr.. c.
planned that he was under pledge to his constituents to
vote against any tax upon coffee
MIR. ID. z. KING proposed to amend by striking out
from line O. the words after the passage of this ac
and inserting the words from and after the first day Of
Nav NEXT which was rejected II
Mr. GRtNNELL prOpO Sed o amend by striking the
22d section the substance OF that section EN-
braced in amendment which had been heretofore
adopted which was rejected.
Mr. EVANS of Maryland, proposed to amend in the
25th section; which was Withdrawn.
Mr. iNGE proposed an amendment; to give him the op
reflected the views OF the people OF Alabama in his prop
oson to strike out the provision to tax Coffee and then
Withdrew his proposition
The question then required the adoption of the sub.
stute amended and resulted in the negative by re-
port Of tellers----aiirma,ive 50. negative lo4
Mr. MCKAY moved another substitute, being the same
that reported by him from the minority OF the Commit
of Ways and Means striking of it the 2lst sec
ton, inserting the section introduced by the gentle
from Massachusetts, and adopted and striking
the 22d section
Mr.. Mex. supported his amendment, explaining and
showing the advantage OF compound loan, embracing
stock and treasury notes, over loan restricted to stock
merely.
The question on the adoption of this substitute was
then taken by teers, and decided in the negave-afm
alive l04 negative 105.
MIR. MCKAY then proposed another substitute, copy
ing the original bill but giving authority 10 the Secretary
OF the Treasury to lsse treasury notes. instead of stock
the exigences of the public service may require
Which the CHAIRMAN ruled TO be out of order at
the present stage of the bill
Mr.. MCKAY then proposed to substitute the original
BILL and an amendment giving the Secretary the aerna-
tive OF treasury notes, under the restrictions and mta
tons OF the loan bill OF last year. and providing that the
amount of treasury notes outstanding shall not any
Time exceed twenty millions.
The CHAIRMAN decided this motion to be out of or
der, for the reason that was substantially nothing
than proposition TO amend the original bill.
Mr.. Mckay then proposed to modify his amendment
to increase the amount OF the loan to seventeen mil
lions.
But the CHAIRMAN still applied the same decision to
The proposition; which decision sustained ap
On motion by Mr. STEPHENS, the commt u tn then
and reported the bill and amendments the House
Mr.. VINTON then moved the previous question;
which seconded by the House by report of telles-
affirmative ll6 negative lol
And then, after an Intellectual motion to adjourn, the
main question was ordered 10 be now put.
The question being taken upon concurring with the
committee In their amendments the several amendments
were concurred In.
The question recurring upon ordering The bill to be en-
crossed for third reading, 1t decided in the ama
tive.
The bill was accordingly read third time
Mr. COOKE moved the previous question upon the pas
of the bill; which was seconded and the main ques
ton ordered to be now put.
The yeas and nays being demanded and ordered, were
taken and resulted-yeas l9, nays H. as follows
YEAS-Messrs. John Quincy Adams, Green Adams
Blanchard, Bocock, Bolts Bowdon, Bown, Boyd Brod.
head, Brady, William G. Brown, Charles Brown, Albert G
Brown, Buckncr, Burt Butler, Cabel, Caicart Cha pman
Ghase ChPP, Franklin Clark, Beverly L Clark, CIngman
Conger, Cans,on. Crisiield, Crozer, Cummns Daniel
Dckey Dickinson, Dopnel Daniel Duncan, Garnet Dun
Dunn, Eckert, Edwards, Embree Alexander Evans
Nathan Evans, Faran, FarrelIy, Feahersion, Ficklin
Fournoy Freddy, Fries French, Fulton Gaines, Gayle
Gentry, Goggln, Got, Green, Gregory Grnnell, Will
lard P. Hail. Nathan n. Hall, Hammons, James G. Hamp
ton, Moses Hampton, HARRISON, HaImanson Harris Has
Holiness George S. Houston, John w Houston, Hunt Inge
Charles Inserso, j. r. Ingerso Irwin Iverson, Jane
son, jenkins, Andrew Johnson James H. Johnson, Robert
w. Johnson, George W. JONES' John w. Jones, Kauf
IN. Kellogg, Kennon, Thomas Butler King, Lahm
La Sere, W. T. Lawrence, Sidney Lawrence, LETTER
land MeCIernand, Nc Dowel McIvaine, Mckay, McLane
Mann, Marsh, Marvin, Meade, Miller, Morehead, Morris
Morse. Muln, Murphy Nelson, Mes, Newal, Nool, Out
law, Peasee Peck Pendleton, Petrie, Peyton. Phelps
Pisbury Pollock, Preston, Putnam, Rhett Reynolds, Rich
fy, Rockiill John A. rockwell, Roman, Rumsey ST. John
Schenck; shepherd, Sheriff., Simpson, Sims, SDgerland
Smart, Caleb b. Smith, Robert Smith, stanton, Stark
weather. Stephens, Andrew Stewart, Charles f. Stuart
Strohm Strong Tallmadge, Thibodeaux TAYLOR Thomas
Tompkns, Richard w. Thompson John B. THOMPSON
Robert Thompson, VIM. Thompson, Thurson Too,nbs
Turner, Venable, Vnton, Warren Wentworth, White
Wick, Williams, Wiley, Wlmot, and Woodward-I9
NAYS-Messrs AsImun, Candy, Crowell, Fisher Gid
dngs, Hale, Hubbard, Hudson, DAME! p. King Palfrev
Julius Rockwell, Root, TRUMAN Smith, and Wilson-l4
So the bill was passed.
Mr. vINTON moved to amend the title so as to read
as follows, viz: "a bill to authorize loan not to ex-
coed sixteen millions of dollars" Agreed to-
The bill as passed, is follows
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives