Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-12-26

...;hIv he the intention of Government
- destroy the Bank? Could they be
actuated by design whose success
must spread ruin throughout this wioe
community lie had no hesitation III
saving, that, should this be done, great
er evil could not be inflicted on the couh-
MIR. Speight being anxious, he sad 10
bring this preliminary question 10 d c'oSe'
demanded the Previous Question.
But the House refused to second his
call-Yeas lO2, Nays lf3. 4,
The debate was then resumed anu
continued by the following gentlemen !"
succession, viz: Messrs. Denny, an
dcroooL McDuflic, Sutherland, Foot,
Jones, Patton, Davis, and Lane-And
,ben the question was taken on recon
s,der;ng the reference Of Mr.. fancy $
Renort TO a committee Of the whole, ana
decided in the afIirmatiye-leas ia,
Nays l02. I'D.
MIR. Polk then moved to refer the fe-
mort to the committee of ways and means;
MIR. McDuilie then moved to amend
the motion SO as to instruct the commit
tee of ways and means to report a blil OF
resolution ordering the deposites OF the
public moneys to be henceioIlh made III
I the Bank of the United States.
\ After making this motion, MIR. McDu'-
| 6e moved an adjournment, the hour De-
! inc late. This motion was resisted, anu
count By tellers called, when ap-
peared that there were III ayes TO llo
/ noes. So the House adjourned
II In SENATE, Wednesday, Dec. 10. MIR
i Robbins offered the following resolutions
which lay one day on the table.
Resoired, T;n.t the Committee on N a
val Affairs be instructed to inquire ihtt
/. the expcdency of establishing Nava
Depot. and port of expedition and rem
devious, within the waters Of n Narragan
|, sett Bay.
Resolred, That so much of the Re
port of the Board of Navy Commission
ers, made Oct. 10, 1929, and OF the I'e
port of the Secretary ofthe Navy, made
December 6! 1880, as relates to the es
toblishment of a Depot within said wa
ters. topether with the reports OF the sur
vcy of said Bay, communicated to ,h'
Senate, December 10, 1882, win 'h'
: several charts relating to the same, o'
, REFER. d to the same Committee.
, On motion of MIR. Poindexter, thu
, Message of the President OF the On''e'
States, assigning his reasons for return
= inc the bill TO provide for the distributor
of ,he proceeds of the public lands, &c
,,os referred 10 the Committee on Iub
), lie Lands.
MIR. Clay offered the following resolu
|, lions. which lie one day on the table:
, Rosol.sI, That the Secretary oi tn'
, Treasury be directed to communicate u
! the Senate copy OF the entire letter al
D dressed bv Mr.. Crawford, when Secre
e tary of the Treasury, under date oi th'
E 18Th February, 1917, to the Preslden
! of the Mechanics Bank, New Y ork, al
IIe,trac. from which is rccited in his lie
port to Congress of the Sd OF December
[ 1888; and copies of the other corresDon
dence of Mr.. Crawford with the Banks
, about"hat period, to passages IN when
!; the Secretary alludes in the same Rc'
poit.
f Rcsolrcd, also, That the Secretary be
directed to communicate to the Senate
copv of the correspondence between the
agent appointed during the last summer,
to inuuire upon what terms the State
Banks would undertake to perform the
services to the Government which had
been performed by the Bank Of the Uni-
ted States and the said Banks: copy OF
the report made, if one were made, by
the auent of the Secretary, or to the Ex
| ecu,iye the name Of the agent, his com
{ pcnsation, and in virtue OF what law M
was so appointed.
I A number of bills was then read Sc
| cond time and referred to the proper
committees.
4 SPECIAL ORpER.-The chair then cal
led the Specia! Order, being the Report
v or the Secretary Of the Treasury on the
subject Of the removal Of the Deposltes,
l SC.
!. Mr.. Clay, said that he was still OF O.
pinion that this subject required very
early and prompt decision But some
information which had been called Tor
and which it was necessary to have De
fore the discussion came on, had not ye
been received; and other information G.
oually necessary would probably be ask
ed for tomorrow. This would cause de
, Law. and he therefore did not propose a
prese n, to 90 into the discussion. H'
was also desirous. when the subJec
should be taken up to close what M
would have to say, with some resolution
which he had not yet prepared.
, The senate then adjourned.
In the HOUSE, Wednesday, Dee H.
N1EMoR
: OF TIE BANK OF TIE U. STATES