Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-02-16
This motion was decid'

per cent per annuHl. MS hio'io' w.
The amendment moved by Mr. 3. to the third
section of the bill, was then agreed TO-
And the question having been next put on
agreeing to so much of the amendment moved
by Mr. Binney 10 the 4th section oil the pii as
nroposes to strike out the second article oi saiu
saction and insert the following" 10 Keep IN
:. its vaults an amount Of specie, which together
g with the balance Of all its accounts win spe
90 cie-paying banks, shall be equal 10 one
g fifth of the amount OF It's notes anu oi'is
uin circulation. and its public and private de-
posites"- c,r,,r. .ves,,o Noes 90
So the amendment was agreed TO-
And the House then adjourned WITHOUT niah-
ing further progress in the bill. .,o
FRIDAY and Saturday being assigned by the
niles for nriyste bills the deposlte Dill dld MOI
come up but lies over to Monday, (to-day'J
motion was made, however, by Mr. fiuiiiiileI. "
Mississippi, to reconsider the above Vo'e: "nIoh
motion will be the order Of the day Tor tomorrow.
The debate on the report Of the Committee
on z executive Patronage, was resumed on FRIDAY
in the Senate. Mr.. Benton, in STUDIED speech
which he begged the Senate to consLder as pan
of his speech upon the first reading oil the report
again assailed it in the btterest terms OIL der,lh.
citation; repeating his former declaration; una.
the report was made for party purposes; lhat II
eerine purposes. To this Mr.. Calhoun feplleu,
vindicating the truth of the report, and IN the
course of his remarks took occasion TO say thal
nature endowed individuals ditisrently-tna'
she had given the Senator from Missouri, ooid-
ness-yes boldncsS of assertion. MI. benton
coupled his declaration with the remark tila'
he had identified himself with the official corps
as their advocate assuming that Mr.. Calhouh
had imputed faIsehood and corruption to INN,
assumed bullying tone and repeated ms as
saultupon the repnrt-read that part OF II Wllch
sneacks Of the tendency of making The once
holders. rs a body, dcpcndantupon the executive,
and declared it 10 be ga bold attack upon thc
truth" For this he was called to order by "oV.
Poindexter; and the Vice President at the same
time Gov Poindexter having reduced me
words to writing, the Chair decided that II II
had been the intention OF Mr.. Benton to impcach
the personal veracity Of Mr. Calhoun, the words
would have been out Of order, but that lnasmuch
as they applied to deduction OF the report, they
were not personal, and therefore not out OF Or
der--from this decision Mr.. Webster look all
appeal to the Senate, which was sustained by
vote of2l to 20.
Mr. Benton was then permitted to proceed,
when scene such as was never before witness
ed in that body, ensugd. 1t is manifest mat MI.
Benton believes that he must Kill the report. or
the report will overthrow that corrupt state oil
things upon which he has placed his hopes OF
reaching TO Use his own words, THE THRONE
Towards Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. W eDstei ne en-
deavored to be particularly offensive, giving it
distinctly to be understood that his purpose was
to make personal affair with Mr.. Calhoun
To this buster and bullying Mr. Calhoun replied
by defending, in firm aud dignIiled manner,
the statements and details OF the report. lie
said that he was aware OF the responsibility ne
had assumed when he entered upon the duty oil
making war upon abuses of executive patron
age that he stood there as the advocate OF Anne
rican liberty, not to bc inmidated OF driven
from his purpose-he reiterated all that he had
said, affirming its truth, leaving others to apply
its deductions.
The Senate was filed 10 Overlooking; and we
never have witnessed a more profound ieeling
or a more intense interest. After MI. calhoun
had concluded Mr. Cuthbertrose and declared his
intention Of treating the report as party paper,
and of repelling it by casting back party Impuia-
tons. The session was protracted to late
hour Ieiegr0ph.