Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-05-09
yOL. XXXE..-.No. 4.

printed in confidence, the use OF he Sena,ewhere-
upon,
On motion of Mr. Poindexter. the Senate ally,rne7.~
49, Saturday, March %.
ne senate resumed the consideration of the message
OF the llh instant. nominating Henry u. Cpin and
others, as Bank Directors
Mr. Preston Withdrew his motion made the lIth instant
Tor the printing thereof.
On motion by Mr.. Webster
ordered, Thatthe message be referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Thursday Nayl
Mr. Tyler, from the Committee Finance, TO whom
was referred The message of the Presiden, the United
States OF the 1lh OF March, re nominatipg Henry ID Gil
pin, Peter Wager John r. sullivan aud Hush NcElder-
ry as Directors OF the Bank of the United States submit
ted The report published in Tuesdays Enquirer
The report read.
he Senate proceeded TO consider the message re nomi
mating Henry d. GilPn, and Others as Bank Directors
'ne question: Will the Senate advise and consent TO
appointment OF Henry d. Gilpin, Peter Wager, John
T. sullivan, ami Hugh McEIder'yi"
:, was determined in the negative. Yeas II, Nays so
The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the Se
majors present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs Brown, Forsyth, Grundy, Hendricks, Hin,
King OF Ala Linn, Robinson, Shepley, While, Wright.
Those who voted in The negative, are,
Messrs. Bell Bihb Black, Calhoun, Chambers CLAW
Clayton, Ewing. Frenghuysen, Kent, King of Georgia,
Leigh, Mangum, Moore Naudain, Poindexter, Porter,
Prentiss, Preston, Robbins, Silsbee Smith, Southland,
Webster.
Resoped, That the Senate do not advise and consent to
the appointment OF Henry ID Gilpin, Peter Wager. John
T. Sullivan OF Philadelphia, and Hugh McElderry, of
Baltimore Directors of the Bank the United States
Mr.. Forsyth submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, hat the injunction o secre sy be removed
from all the proceedings OF the Senate in relation the
nomination aud nomination OF The Directors OF the Bank
On MOI, 1y MIR Wright 10 amend the same bv in.
serng alter the word Senate, the woids and me de-
bates, $40 ~
It was determined in The negatve-Yeas 8, Nayss1.
On motion by Mr. Wright,
The yeas and nays being desired by one. fifth of Tho
Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative, are
Messrs Brown, Forsyth, Hill, Linn, Robinson Shep-
ley, Upton, Wright F
Those who voted in the negative, are
Messrs Bbb, Black, Calhoun, Chambers Claw CLAYTON.
Ewing Freinghuysen, Grumpy, Hendricks Kent KING
OF Alabama, Leigh, Mangum, Moore, 'aulain poindexe
ter, Porter Preston, Robbins Ssbee smith. Sov hard
White, wilkins
So the motion to amend was rejected
The resolution then agreed TO.
Friday NAY 2, 1884.
On motion by Mr.. Webster,
Rssooed, That the Secretary of the Senate be author
zed 10 give extracts from The Executive Journal of the
proceedings OF the Senate in relation TO the nomination
aud denomination Of the Directors OF the Bank of the w.
States tor the year 1884.
On motion by Mr.. Preston
ResoiUed, That two thousand copies OF the Presidents
Message oil March H. 1884, nominating certain Bank Di-
reclors, ndthe report OF the committee thereon together
with The proceedings OF the Senate the first and second
nomination OF said Bank Directors be printed
IN SENATE.
Saturday, May g.
PETITIONS.
Mr. siisbee said he desired present memorial from
mat section OF New England which was extensively en-
gagged in the FISHING business they complained of pc
cunary distress, and PRESSURE and injury TO their com
merce, owing the removal of the eposies He moved
the usual reference OF the memorial after being read
Mr. Forsyth said he thought he understood that This
memorial came from district of country engaged in the
business OF hsing complaining OF the destruction OF their
commerce. We had heard much distress in the conn
try, and we had memorials presented the subject every
day aud honorable gentlemen here proclaimed that great
snes ana reductions IN The prices OF various products,
we've eedby the late the President Az
~, n HNooiecis oil industry the prices show
w" t'',1I' ".ey We're lie would ask the gentleman
who PreseEed this memorial, what The price Of oil wass
MT sscee replied, that he had ,aEen much dime
10 INFORM himself He believed that oil was 60 10 ~
10 cents gallon; what the ordinary price was he could
not say 1t sold at from 80 100 by the small quan
tty, and he would tell gentleman that sbios nIoyo
in the whale fishing had deprecated 25 per cent He al
SO hoped the gentleman from Georgia did not mean 10 saw
That he VT 81 had occupied much time in discussions
upon presenting memorials.
MT Forsyth did not intend charging the honorable
gentleman with having occupied the time of the Senate
oy speaking upon memorials He would do him no such
Yusce bu, he alluded all the gentlemen on that side
OF the House. As regarded the distress of the Peone
Of New Bedford he thought the memorial said that len
thousand seaInen affected by act of the Execu
tye and the honorable member told us that the for
which the sailors employed bore the ordinary price
MT r. SAID that from his experience and observation 40
10 10 cents was very living price FISH oil and lille il
stood at hat the sailors would be engaged in the business
said that The equipments of were muchrs-
duced IN price, aud haa deficiency value Of shus
OF 20 per cent had taken place But Mr. f. thought,
That upon examinations would be that his " as not
founded IN act The cries OF distress were got no no in
Tie sections ifom which these memorials came bot else
where The heaviest cry came from Baltimore and bere
the pressure He held III his hand the prcea
in Baltimore and from that il would seen, ~, a.
prices were good Fish, shad, were SO so and herring
So % per barrel Hour sales OF Howard street at IS per
barrel The article OF sugar, lie would advert TO Tor ih
beneht oil the gentleman from Louisiana MIR porerO
was 81 10 So 80, and he had heard very large crop ,s
sold lately IN Philadelphia at Tobacco S3 so cot
ton IL IL 10 l3c.-holders firm and expecting batter
prices Mr. hoped gentlemen would look at tie prices
current from the various parts Of Tie country from which
these memorials lie believed that persons doing
business on credit might be suffering embaerassment hut
he denied that there any distress pressing on the great
objects OF the country.
Mr. Webster said thai the theory Of The bonoral1,
member nom Georgia was iacious and not re3 Bt,, he
thought TIE slightest reference TO the great interests ofhe
whale sbenes, would convince any man that IL must be
most affected by causes disturbing the general credit of
the country, owing The long credits which the business
required and therefore the gentleman was mistaken in
applying his remarks TO the people Of New Bedford The
bsbing business almost the sole business of New
Bedford aud Nantucket and tie time was when with no
other trade, they had from 40 so ships engaged ia IL
beyond The Cspes Of Good Hope and g -.
therefore, deal on credit, and their cry +;
NOR But We were told BY bonordbls eenfiemea
when this question settled. prosperity ,youI ~e,f
~ OF bali hundred votes al the Bank sboud moi he
chartered and yet the country not settled butts forher
from Il than ever. ~
Mr.. Forsyth replied, that he had not said that ,bsr.
was no cause OF distress 10 the country and hat ali the
complains sent here, false camor He admitted
there was distress IN portions the country arising
from The ahndgmenl OF banking accommodations and e
arrangement OF the exchanges Of The country lie believed
that distress did exist among business ou those areon
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