Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-05-07

We fud the following lively and amusing sketch
of the debate which took place on the presentation
Of the Bank Report, given by the Washington
Correspondent of the New York Courier.
WasHIxoTox, sOth April. 1882.
We had one of the most pleasant little breeZes
to day in the House of Representatives that have
enioyed during the season. 1t was genial. invi-
guraing. vernal. soothing. rather squaly at tmess
but on the whole, quite in character with the To-
cality, the persons, and the weather OF W ashng-
ton. The topic was the Bank OF the United
States-that bug bear to Brighten patriots--that
will of the wisp'' that leads old women astray
The debate began in good sense-went forward
upon sentiment-rau up into pathOs-touched
trayedy-gave US a slice fgenteel comedy,& end
ed with broad farce 1t continued for several hours
In the course of the morning there was great
many idle reports, and useless memorials, and
petitions presented, in which neither man, woman
or child had or felt anv interest But at the dread
hour of one, Mr.. Clayton of Georgia, got solemn
ly I'D, made his bow to the Speaker, and held
forth in his hand reasonable, able-bodied man S
load of papers, documents, statements. &c. NC.
II was the famous, the long looked for Bank Re
mort, which the whole nation has expected, and
the Board Of Brokers looked for with intense anx-
ie,y for the last six weeks. 1t carried to the
Clerks table, and presented by one OF the little
winged Mercunes>of the House. Every ones
attention was now arrested-every ear directed
10 the Chair-every voice hushed to hear its dread
ed statenents--the awful SINS it unfolded-the
manifold transsressions il barred to the worlds
gaze" Bat we were disapponted-awfully and
fearfuIly disappointed. A debate ensued on the
reference Of the report, in which every side Of
the questionable whole soul and spirit OF the he.
port-al its argument, fancy and fact, were very
neatly and conveniently brought out inch BY inch.
The debate of to-day contains the very essence
cf the Report that is--snd the Report that IS +!
No. for we have two to get. We had every side
Of the subject. say every side Of the subject,
because this bank investigation has turned out to
he like septagon in Mathematics thas seven
sides-seven looks-seven members in the com
mttee-7 aspects The Report, according to the
authority of Col. Johnson, and he ought to
know something of the matter, tor he says he
voteJ for every motion made BY the commit.
tee--aprced to every thing they sa,d-denou"ced
when they acknowledgement when they prais'
ed-the report, | say, according to his authority,
il both hitter and sweet-soi: s. hard-material &
immater;a- .prodisious long and protllsious stupid
Its principa merits being in some body's estima-
ton good fat Job for my old friend Duff Green,
who ought to give US another fashionable party
ON the profits Of the printing. Mr. M'Duf-
6e was the first to make speech alter the deliSe-
~ of the report. lie did not agree with the re-
mort. and immediately went into refutatiop OF
its opinions on the subject Of coin and bullion
the purchase of stOck-the increase OF the
brauches--foreign bills Of exchange-resources
Of the bank-the three per cents, NC. &c. On
s,l these points he was very clear and luminous.
Mr.. CLAYTON rot up and replied to hip on the
same points, and nearly in the same order. lie
gave US a sample of the points and positions "t
the report He begged the House to Suspend all
opinions till the Report was printed. On bills
OF exchange-resourccs Of the bank--Mr. Bid
dle, sc. &c. Mr. Clayton was quite epigramatic.
Mr. president Adams then got up and made
quite an interesting speech stand" said he.
..ip peculiar situation" He censured very
much the course of the committee in pursuing in
yestigatons extremely Improper in their nature, &
extremely injurious to individuals. Agreat part
of their time was employed in the examination Of
individuals. "An know" said Mr.. Adams,
ais that there is scarcely sentence in the report
of the committee to which can give my assent"
Tie also promised. in few days. another report
of his own.-Mr. Csmbreleng then defended the
course of the investigation. and said his duty had
heen most unpleasant 81 found transactions
mere which felt it to be my duty to probe to the