Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

amount OF money that had been received
for posiages, i'll a ceitain period.
Mr.. FRELrNGHUYsEN presented the petit
tition of $40 OF the citizens of Cumberland
county, N j. praying for restoration off
the deposites, and made some remarks on
the general subject, as well as with refer
ence to his own position. He was followed
by Mr.. CLAYTON, in a very animated
speech.
Mr.. WRIGHT presented petition from
Troy, N. Y. praying for a restoration of
the deposites, and bore testimony of the
responsibility of the signers. Mr.. CLAY
said that the vote of Troy was 1900, and
that the petition was signed by 1870 per-
sons.
These memorials being read were refer
red and ordered to be printed.
The further consideration of The memo
rails from. North Carolina on the subject Of
the finances and the distressed state OF the
country, was called for by Mr. MANGUM,
and lively debate followed, in which
Messrs. BRowN, FoRsYTu. CHAMBERS aud
PORTER, (the new senator from Louisiana
for the first time,) took part.
Mr.. WEBSTER moved that the senate post
pone the previous orders, for the purpose of
taking up the bill from the house making
an appropriation for the payment of the
revolutionary and other pensions for the
year 1884, and in the course of his remarks
noticed an article in the "Globe ;" which
rudely charged him, and the committee of
finance, with withholding the bill. and i'm
putting bad motives: but Mr.. WEBSTER
Showed, from the Journal of the senate,
and even the ''Giobe" itself, that this bill,
received from the house on the 9Th Februa-
ry, was reported by the committee to the
senate on the l0'h-(and so the committee
was relieved OF any particular care over
the subJect.) The bill was read second
and third time, and passed, without opposi-
ton, as such bills usually are.
February, 2o.-Mr. CHAMBERS, at the
request of The Committee deputed for the
purpose, presented memorial from Bati.
more against the restoration of the depo-
sites, &c. the signers to which were said
to amount TO 1859. The memorial was
read and ordered to be printed, with the
names OF the sleners appended.
Mr. CLAY presented a memorial from
large number of citizens of Louisville.
Aentucky, on the subject of The pecuniary
disiresses OF the country, ascrbing them to
The removal of the deposites, and pra7 i;,,.
tor their restoration; and moved to refer
them to the committee of finance, and print
them.
A debate then ensued, which lasted until
late hour, IN which Messrs. CLAY, CLAW
ton, aaiimadge, Wright, Ewing, Webster.
Chambers and Forsy III took part, when the
senate adjourned
February, 27.-Mr WEBSTER presented
tue following resolution.
Resoiped, That the secretary of the
treasury lay before the senate the monthly
returns of the bank of the United States
from August, 1888, TO February 1884, in
elusive
Mir. PoINDEZTER presented the following
resolution:
heSotped, That the secretary of the
treasury be directed to communicate to the
senate, copies of any order or treasury
oraughi which may have been given by
mat department for the removal of the de
posltes oil the public money from the Plan
iers' bank at Natchez, specifying the a
mount of the deposite, the bank or banks
10 which said money is removed, or inten-
ded to be removed; whether the same is re-
CURED for the public service, at the place
to which it is so transferred, or intended ia
be transferred; and, if not, for what other
purpose the said deposites are directed tol
be Withdrawn from said bank; and. also.
mat ne transmit copies of any letter which
may have passed between any officer of the
treasury department and the president of
The said bank on the subject.
Mr.. PoINDExTER said he had no remarks
70 make on presenting this resolution, other
than SIMPLY to state, that the secretary of
the treasury had directed a transfer from
me Planters bank at Natchez. of more
than a million of dollars. The informa.
non was, that this money was to be trans
Ierred to N. York, 10 aid some of the fail.
ing banks OF that state. Be this as il NAV.
ne transfer will prevent the bank of Match.
70 from dlscounting as hitherto, for the
money Will not be expended in that part of
ne country He now moved tina, the reso-
luton be printed: when it came IN ba
would make such observations G tho 900
'ion called for.
Fe6ruary, 2S.-Mr. Upton presented y
neinorlai OF the Legislative council of MI.
'h'gan' praying that Congress would take
measures to enable the Inhabitants of tbo,
ierritory to form constitution. nrenara. /
ofy 70 IN ir admission into the Union 10. ?
IN the footing of IA sovereign state The '
memorial was referred to the select COM e
nittee upon that subject. Il
Ihr' Upton presented the Joint resolu. {