Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-18
WHOLE NO. COG.

ing any existing law upon the subject of licenses
sep. 80 lar as the RATE Of license is concerned and
that all regulations fines, forfetures and penalties
prescribed IN any existing law shall be construed TO
spp.y 70 'nis act the same as II said acts had bees
Inc question then recurring on agreeing to the
first clause OF the first section of the hiI and tba
yeas ana nays being demanded thereon il wSs Dis
agreed TO by the following vote
feas-Messrs Baldwin, Bayne, Gordon Hutchiu-
,on son Mcvuschen Towies Walker, Wstterstoa. and
Nays-Messrs Bohlayer, Clarke. Edmonstou Jes.
ierson, Kennedy, Knight Lee, Lloyd, and Turton--s.
M me second clause OF the bill having been read
Mr.. Edmonston moved to amend it by striking out
dollars"
Mr.; Knight moved TO amend the amendmen. by
supsututing twenty-five dollars" for "thirty-hye
dollars !" and, the question being taken by .ysss and
nays It was decided iu the NEGATIVE - foio,ST u
yeas-Messrs T M Kennedy, Knight and Lss-s
Nays-Messrs Baldwin, Bayne, Bohlaysr Clarke
Edmonston, Gordon, Hutchinson, Jefferson, Lloyd,
McCutchen, Towles, Turton, Walker Watterston,
and the President--l5. sIT"--'T :
The question was then taken on the motion Of Mr..
Edmonson, TO amend the first clause and il was dis
agreed to, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Lee-4
: Nsys-Messrs. Baldwin, Bayne. Bohlayer, Clarke.
dent--l4 f7l. fTi-'T
Mr.. Lloyd moved to amend the second clause of
and inserting aforty dollars" and the my motion % wa.
agreed to, by yeas and nays as follows:
Yeas.-Messrs. Baype, Bohlayer, Clarke, Edmond
No ston, GGrdon, IN Hutchinson, jefferson, Kennedy,
Nays-Messrs Baldwin, McCutchen, Towles. Wat
terston, and the Presdent--5
Mr.: Lloyd moved that the Board adjourn and, the
question being taken by yeas and nays the Board re-
fused to adjourn by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Bohlayer Clarke, Edmondston, Cor
don, Kennedy, Knight, Lee, and Lloyd-s
Nays.Messrs Baldwin, Bayne, Hutchinson, JET
ton, and the President-l0.
Mr.. Kennedy moved further to amend the second
clause of the bill by striking out the words "and Ave
dollars for each additional thousand dollars of cap-
tai, and inserting "forty-fve dollars where the cap.
tai invested is under two thousand dollars; fifty dol
lars, under four thousand dollars; ffty-ye dollars
under six thousand dollars sixty dollars under nine
sand dollars; eighty dollars under fifteen thousand
dollars ninety dollars under eighteen thousand dol
lars; one hundred dollars under twenty y-five thou.
sand dollars ard one hundred and five dollars over
twenty-five thousand dollars" which motion was
disagreed to.
The question was then taken on the second clause
of the BILL and it was agreed to.
On agreeing to the third clause the yeas and nays
were demanded, and being taken ID was disagreed TO
by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Baldwin, Edmonston, Kennedy,
McCntchen, Towles, Walker, Watterston, and tie
Nays-Messrs. Bayne, Bohlayer, Clarke Gordon
Hutchinson, Jefferson, Knight, Lee, Lloyd and Turs
tonic.
Mr. Clarke moved to lay the bill on the table; and
the question being taken by yeas and nays, II was
decided in the negative by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs Bohlayer, Clarke Edmonston Ken
| nedy, Knight Lee, Lloyd McCutchen and Turton-s.
Nays-Messrs. Baldwin, Bayne, Gordon, Hutchin-
son, Jefferson, Towles Walker, Watterston, and the
Presdent--9.
Mr.. Kennedy moved that the Board do now ad-
journ; which motion did not prevail.
The fourth clause of the hill was then road and
the question being taken thereon it was disagreed to-
The fifth clause next read and it was agreed to-
+ Pending the further consideration of the bill. Mr.
Lloyd moved that the Board adjourn, and il was
agreed to.
Whereupon, the Board adjourned until Monday
next, at seven o'clock p. NJ