Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-01-09
U. 8. TwENTY.THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

IN SENATE-.WOndoy, Dec. 90
The Chair laid before the Senate n com
muno alton from the Secretary of the
Treasury, in reply TO the resolution OF
the 18th, calling for copies of certain
correspondence between Mr.. Crawford
and others, on the subject Of the Bank,
SC.
Also n communication from the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, on the subject of
the ap,ount Of public money deposited IN
the various Banks, and other mn:ters,
embraced in the other call made by the
Senate on the motion Of MIR Clay.
The reading of these communications
occupied about three quarters ofan hour.
Mr.. Clay then rose and said, that, as
to the report which had been just read,
and which he now held in his hand, it
was n most extraordinary and an unpre-
cedented document. The Senate had
called on the Secretary Of the Treasury
for documents, and he had given them
an argument With respect to that ar
gument, the Secretary was welcome to
the full benefit Of il. He, (Mr. Clay
would undertake 10 prove, at proper
opportunity, that the Secretary bad mis-
quoted the letters Of Mr.. Crawford. MIR.
Crawford had acted under the resolution
of 1916, and all extracts which referred
TO that authority had been suppressed in
the report Of the Secretary Of the Itea-
sury. The Senate had called for things
which they had not got, and had got
things which they had not called for
4 ~
md he had given them stone. The
Senate had called for the name OF the IL
gent who had been employed to make
arrangements with the Banks. The Sc
creiary ought to have known that this
was one Of The Objects of the call, be-
cause he rpciled in the beginning Of his
repolt, the whole of the resolution. But
the name of the agent was not communi-
cnicd. The Senate had asked Tor the f.,
compe ensaiion to the agent, but the Sec
frtury had not given il. The Secretary f,
was ask ed by virtue Of what law this u
gent was appointed. II was replied by
he Secretary, that he knew Of no law,
Dut the practice of his predecessors. 1t :
was not now the proper occasion tn go f.,
INTO this question. He had himself look !;
I'd into the correspondence Of MIR. Craw-
lord. ut tho time, aud had seen it all, but
he circular to the Banks, which he had
obtained nm opportunity Of seeing this
morning, from another quarter. And he >,
vas ready 10 assert that it asserted no ;.
,uch power ns that which was now claim :,
ID by thr Secretary Of the Treasury. =
He concluded with moving TINT tho :,
be laid on the table, and =
printed; aud after some remarks from 4
'lr. Forsyth in reply to Mr.. Clay, in :,
which he uudcrook to shew that the Sc !
rciary had furnished all that had been :,
pquired of him, the motion was agreed Il
o. .,
PrBLIc DEPosirrs A
The Senate proceeded 10 consider the :,
pecial order Of the day, the Report of
he Secretary of the Treasury and the ~
emoval Of the depnsiies. q;
Mr.. Clay resumed his Speech in sup -
ort Of his resolutions, and continued il .
nth his usual ability and animation. un- . .
| the usual hour of ad lnurnment; when,
%: having got through with what he
nd to say, he gave way for motion for \
Jjournment. !,
Tae.day, 3lsL-Mr. Ewing offered q,
. following resolution, Which, by unan-