Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-05-14
MONDAY, MAY IA, 1852.
CON G r E S S.


Office bill came up as the unfinished business, and
Mr. Blbb renewed in the Senate his motion which
had been rejected yesterday in Committee OF the
Whole to abolish the postage on newspaper
The yeas and nays were taken on tins question,
and the motion was rejected; yeas %, nays rs.
The bill was then ordered to third reading The
Senate then took up the bill reported by the Com
mittee on Pensions, supplementary TO the act Tor
the relief of certain surviving officers and SOL
diers OF the army Of the revolution, the question
being on the motion to recommit the bill with in-
s.ructions 50 to amend it to give land IN lieu OF
money, and to provide for those officers and SOL
diers who fought in the Indian wars, growing out
of the revolution. Mr.. Foot addressed the Sc
nate at length in support Of the bill, and IN reply
to Messrs. Smith and Havne, and was followed
by Messrs. Freliushuysen, Holmes, Clay and
Brown; the last named gentleman opposed to,
and the others supporting It.
At 10 o'clock the House assembled.
On motion of MIR. Doddrdge the reconsidera-
ton of the subject of the Alexandria canal was
postponed till Tuesday.
Mr.. McDuffie presented the report of the mino-
riiy on the United States Bank, which was re-
ferred 10 Committee Of the Whole on the state
of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Mr. CambreIeng inquired Of the gentleman
from South Carolina, (Mr Nc Duffie,) whether
the answer to-the questions he had submitted to
the President Of the Bank, were appended to his
report.
Mr. McDuffie replying in the affirmative.
Mr. CambreeEg then said, that his object IN
rising was to state that, in consequence OF the
character of those answers, he should be obliged
To submit other questions to the President oil the
bank. He had hoped that the committee would
have gone into these inquiries at Philadelphia;
but, to accelerate the business of the committee,
he had waived the advantage OF examining the
President Of the bank orally. and had lett the
questions with him, to be answered at hrs leisure
He had not supposed that the President OF the
bank Of the United States would have taken adj
vantaga Of this circumstance, to deny statements
which were founded on the monthly returns an
n1ally transmitted to the Treasury; and that by
putting his own construction upon questions, or
by misappyebend them, he would answer cues
tons which had never been asked, tor the apPa-
rent purpose Of making them appear ridiculous
He rose. however, merely for the purpose OF say
ING that he should submit other questions to the
President Of the bank growing out OF his answers.
which he would hereafter submit to the House.
Mr.. McDuffie said he had attentively read
them, apd it appeared to him that full answers
had been given to the questions proPounded.
IL there were any mistake IT was most probably
on the part Of the gentleman from New York.
He would ask that gentleman whether answers
had not been given to the questions ne had pro-
pounded?
Mr.. Cambreleng said in reply, that il the gen.
tleman from South Carolina would go over the
questions and answers with him, he thought he
could satisfy him that many OF the questions had
not been answered at all; that statements were
denied which were founded on documents re-
g.. md that
president of the bank had, whether from mis- con.
struction or not, answered questions which had
no, been submitted to him. There was besides.
he said, displayed in the answers. tart spirit
which he had not anticipated on such an occasion,
and particularly from the president OF the Bank
Of the U. States.
In answer to further inquiry BY NJ. Nc
Duffie, he stated that they were questio ms which
he, iMr. Med, had submitted.
MIR. McDuffie briefly rejoined.
MIR. Adams said. under the peculiar clrcum-
,tances in which he found himself placed. he had
deemed il proper, on former occasion. to ask
permission Of the House to present his own views
in a separate report; in pursuance OF that no
tice. he thought proper now to inform the H"use
that il was yrobab,e he should have that report
ready by Monday next. i
Mr.. CLAYTON rose to move for extra copies OF
tn. two reports already presented, but at the sug
gestion of the Char, withdrew his motion till the
report Of the gentleman from Massachusetts
should be presented.
The House then, in pursuance of the order Of
the preceding day, proceeded with the trial OF
General Houston, and Mr.. Burgess, in long and
eloquent argument. urged the ProPriety aad ne
cessity Of indicating the violated rights OF the
representatives Of the people.
Mr.. Archer followed, and contended that the
House did not coustitstionally possess the power
to punish in the present case.
Bank of the United States.-We had an OPP
Yesterday, Of hastily examining the
Counter-Report of the Minority Of the Bank Gem
mittee presented in the House Of Representatives
~ Mr.. McDufie. 1t is from the pen OF this
Gentleman, but has the full consent Of Mr.. Adams
Ind Mr.. Warmough. who. with him, constitute
he Minority Of the Committee.