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state is.ains the same 90 redeem, on demand.
;, her Office of discount and dcpo4ite which
.,d State Office, when established, under
Site guaranty, TO loan and 20 redeem said
currency, shall be the place Of jepositc Of all
yihlic money collected, or belonging 10 the
General Government. within the limits Of the
state where il exists; also 10 inquire into the
comparative expediency Of establishing Ma
t,onsI Bank based upon 4 specie capital, to
he furnished by the several States, rs sole
stockholders thereof, on a scale proportionate
10 the representative population of each, with
Branch IN each State; the institution to be
regulated in strict accordance with uniform
reierai rules adopted by Congress, under n
Directory Of State appointment, and each
State TO enjoy the benefit OF capital, and ex-
crcise n power ga accordance with her vested
Interest therein; said Comnittes 10 report by
bill or otherwise.
Mr.. McKim moved to lay the reso.
luton on the table but withdrew il
at the request Of the mover, who then,
in a short speech, explained and sup
ported the resolution.
Mr.. McKim withdrew his motion TO
Law on the table.
The resolution was agreed TO.
The House then, on motion Of Mr..
Stew art, adjourned,
THURSDAY, DEC. 10.
In the Senate to-day, after the pre-
sentation Of various petitions, Mr.. ".
Ter asked and obtained leave to bring
in q bill to repeal thegAct which pro.
vides for the collection Of debts due 20
the Treasury, by preremptory warrants
or executions issued from the Treasu-
~ Department. In asking leave, Mr..
Tyler made an eloquent speech, which
was listened to with profound atten-
ton, and in the course Of which he dis
played in vivid colors the tyranny and
injustice of the law which he seeks to
repeal. and the monstrous injustice Of
placing the property and the liberty of
the citizen at the disposition Of the SUI
balterns Of the Treasury. He suppos.
cd the cause Of malicious Auditor,
who, for the sake of revenge. would
tranple upon and crush the unfortunate
who might be brought within the reach
Of his enemy, aud he asked the Senate
TO blot out from the statute book q law
which allowed Of such an odious use Of
power.
MIR. Tyler's bill was then read twice
and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Mr.. Clay presented q petition rela-
tive to the late steamboat disasters,
which he accompanied with the hope
that Congress would act upon the sub.
ject.
On motion Of Mr.. Mangum, n Select
Committee was appointed TO take into
consideration the Presidents Message.
refusing to give the Senate a copy of
his Manifesto. The Committee con.
sists Of Messrs. Maugum. White, For.
syth, Ewing, p;ea .Santhard, and Rives.
The resolutions Of Mr.. Clay (oifered
yesterday we're then taken up. toge-
Their with an amendment offered by
Mr.. benton, calling for information
from the Bank Of the United States,
aud copies of the correspondence be.
tween it and the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury.
Mr. Clay explained his resolution,
and commented severely upon the Re
port Df the Secretary Of the Treasury
on the Removal of the Deposites; at
the same time Indignantly referring 10
an imputation that he was connected.
IN any manner, with the Bank.
The resolutions were then adopted,
and the Senate adjourned to Monday
next.
The House Of Representatives pro.
ceeded to the unfinished business, " hich
was Mr. Pclk's motion TO refer the Re.
port Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
on the removal of the Deposites TO the
Committee Of Ways and Means, with
an amendment offered by Mr.. McDuf.
lie, giving certain instructions to said
CoMmittee. heretofore reported.
Mr.. MeDuffie then rose. and CON-
fne0eed an able examination of the
Whols subject connected with the lar.
Jusess OF the removal, ia which be de-
nouneed the procedure as an exercise
Of power on the part Of the President
Wholly without authority. He COM
mented upon the course Of the Presi.
cent with great severity-lashed those
under whose control, he said, the Pre-.
sldent was acting--an,l, in exposing
the abuses Of the present Administra.
ton, declared that he spoke knowing.
Iy; Tor she had contended against prin.
eipalltieS and powers TO place those in
authorItyat whose footstOoI syeophants
were nov daily seen crawling in their
own slime"
After speaking for some time, Mr.
heDuf:e being exhausted, gave way TO
motion to adjourn; and. on motion
o. Mr.. Davis, Of Mass, the House adj.
iourncd.
FRIDAY, DC. 90.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
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