The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-03-21
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THURSDAY, March S.
! SE-E.7TE. The Appointment Eill WIS
further debated by Messrs CLAYTON. FORSYTH.
! Iazewell, Foot Marcy, and Webster but the
question was not token
HOCSE The resolution proposing an in
curry INTO The affairs Of the Bank of the United
STATES oy select committee, was further de-
batcd by Messfs. Bonrdsley Root, and Beu.
! An amendment, which proposed that the com
mltiee should be chosen by ballot, was rejected
j By vote Of S5 To 81. This amendment pas
supported generally by the friends of the Bark.
Nr. Wavne then moved an amendment Ly
which the committee to be appointed shaII
make inquiries IN the recess OF Congress- and
report the result Of their inquiries on or before
the third Monday Of December next. Mr. Bur.
| gess moved an amendment to this amenument
! but before the Speaker had decided wbelhe.
the latter proposition was in order, the House
adjourned.
FRIDAY, March g.
! SEN.f1E. A statement Of the nffairs Of ,he
! Bank for January and February, was presented
| by the Vice President. The Apportionmeut
! bill was then considered together with thu
amendment offered by Mr. FORSYTH. but no
question was taken upon either, before the adj
! journmrnt of the Senate
HOUSE. The resolution offered 5v Mir
/
the question being on .he amendment offered
| by Mr.. Burgess to that proposed by Mr. Warnc.
! These were ordered to be printed The vote
| ct Thursday relating to the appointment of n
committee OF inquiry into the affairs Of the
Bank reconsldercd by vote of 9S IN %
The House then resolved itself into a commit.
lee Of the Whole on the bill fer the relief Of
Mrs Decatur, which was reported 10 The House;
when the question on the engrossing of the bill
tnr bird rpaH nl,n
the negative, ayes rs, noes 95 and the House
adjourned
SATURDAY, March 10.
The Senate did not sit
HOUSE. Most of the session was occrnied
in the discussion Of the bill ESTABLISHING Pos,
Routes. The resolution for an inquiry relative
to the Bank was taken up Mr. Doddr:dpe
moved a reconsideration Of the vote bv which
Mrs Dcca:ur's bill was rejected, fer he MIR
pose probably OF attempting some amendment
which vii! make 1t more palatrab!e 10 rho
House. Beinre any vote was taken upon The
motion, the House adjourned
MONDAY, March ~.
SEN4TE The Apporlionment bill was
again taken up and debated on the amendment
proposed by Mr. Webster, with tho motion of
Mr.. Forsyth to strike out that part octhe amend
meut which proposed the representation Of
Fractions. MIR Frcinghulsen spoke in favor
si'striking out that part of the amendment. and
Mr.. Webster and Mr. Sprague opposed it. Tho
motion was decided in the affirmative bv the
following vote
YrAs-Nlessrs. 3ibb Brown, Dallas Dudley
Els, Forsyth, FrnIinghuysen. Grundv. Hen,
bricks, Hill, Kane, King, Marcy, Mangum.
Pohdexter, Robinson, Rugges, Tazewe, Tin
ton, ToElinson, 1roup, Tyler, White. wilkins
"a
! NWs-Messrs Bell, Benton, Bucknor. Cham
hers, Clayton, Dickerson, Ewing, Foot Havnc.
/ Holmes, Johnston. Knight, Miller, Moore, Nan.
dain, Prentiss, Robbins, Seymour, Sllsbee.
Smith, Sprague, Waggaman, Webstor-23.
Mr.. Webster then withdrew his amendment.
Mr. Hill moved to strike out az 200 from the
bill and insert 44,000, which was neratived
Mr.. Webster said he should now vote AGAINST
the bill as violation Of the Constitution. The
question being on ordering the bill to third
reading, it was decided in the affirmative by The
following vote:
| YEAs-NIessrs. Benton Bib, Brown. Dallas.
Dudley, Ellis, Ewing. Forsyth, Grundv, Hayne.
Hendricks, Kane, King, Knight, Mangum,
Marcy, Moore, Pondexter, Robinson, Ruguies,
TazeweIl, Upton, Tomllnson, Troup, Tyler,
White, Wilkins-27.
NAYS Messrs. Bell, Buckner, Chambers
Clayton, Dlckerson, Foot, Frelinghuysen Hin
Holmes, Johnston, Miller, Nsudain, Prentiss'
Robbins, Seymour, SilSbee, Smith, Sprague
Waggaman, Websler--20.
HOUSE. Mr.. Clayon's resolution for an in
quiry into the affairs OF the Bank of the United
States was taken up, The amendment moved hv
MIR. Root, for the appointment of the commit
ice by ballot being under consideration MIR
Blair and Mr.. Loavtt opposed The amendment.
and Mr.. Daniel supported it, Mr.. Daniel avon,'
ed his hostility 10 the Bank, but said he was n
favor Of acting Immediately on the ouesti6n.
that the President might teto the bill. and a
new Bank of different character n,irht he es.
lab!!shed. Mr.. Everett smoke in luvor of ,hr
amendment. He granted that the committee
should be friendly to The inquiry. bul thu: thcv
should not be persons hostile to the Bank and
anxious to destroy it by delay. 1t was due 10
the trends OF the inquiry, and TO the institution
to hold the power IN their own hands and trust
to the result of the inquiry for their Justification.
hr' Camoreieng and Mr.. Angel supported tho
sInendment On motion of Mr. Collier the
House adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 10.
SENHIE. Mr. Dallas, from he select com.
mIif"e appolnten 10 consider tha, snhlcrt re-
ported bill 10 recharter The Bank of the Unit.
| ed States, which was read, and ordered to A
second reading A debate took place on the
resolution Of MIR. Robbins, providing for the
purchase Of sixty copies Of the documentary
history of the Bank Of the United States. com.
piIfu ny W. 81 Wait AIhTk anu ~. n. I!2Ii
which The management Hnc utility of the Bank
was questioned und defended. Aiessrs Hin.
Frelinghuysen, Benton, Holmes, Bibb. and
Johnston took part in the d. bate--at The con.
cluslon of which the resolution was adopted.
yeas ~, nays 20.
HOUSE. After the introduction Of scvcr,l,
private bills, the consideration of the resolution
of Mr.. Clayton Of Georgia, for an investigation
into the affairs Of the Bank, was resumed. and
Mr. Collier of New York. addressed the uonse
in favor Of the inquiry. The question was then
lnkeD on Mr.. Roots amendment TO appoint
tho committee b. ballot and il was rejected
by vote Of l0l to 100, the vote being. IN Tho
FIRST instance, ayes 100, NOES 100, and he Speak.
or giving the casting vote in the negative. Mr..
Wayne offered modification of The amendment
offered by him on previous day, embracing in
the inquiry a varied and complete series nr tnnt.
tefs appertOinlng 10 the business Of the bank
Tic advocated tho proprieiy of its adoption nm.
til late hour, when the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March "a.
SEN.4VE. The Appnrlionnient bin was
read third time, and Mr.. Webster moved ia
30 commitment to the committee from which II
was reported, with general instructions for tho
report OF bill opporionng The Representatives
az nearly as niry be, among Tho several States,
according to their representative population as
compared with the representative populntion Of