Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-06-27
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MONDAY. June az, 1876.

We do not know whether VIC were most aston
i>hcd or delighted, on the reception Of the news Of
the adoption BY the Senate, on the l9th inst, by
nearly an unanimous vote, Of the bill to regulate
the public dcpositcs, containing, amoag other i'm
lortant provisions, Il section, directing, g that Tie
money which shall be in the treasury on the lst
day Of January, 1887, rescrying the sum of So
100000, shall be deposited with the several States.
in proportion 10 their respective representation in
the Senate and House Of representative, of the
Congress of the. United States - the States to re-
pay 10 the United States tho amounts thus rcceiy-
ed, without interest, whenever the general govern
ment shall deem it necessary to call upon them for
reimbursement. We should, indeed, have prefer
red the adoption ofAlr. Claws Land Bill both be-
cause We prefer the mode Of distribution therein
provided, a~greeably TO federal population, and be-
cause II directs the money TO be paid over to the
s:atcs,noton Deposit but in fee simple. Nevertheless,
much vi Have been Gained, should this bill be finally
passed, in wrestling the public funds from the hands
Of the cormorantS who 50 crredily seize upon and
50 pertinaciously cling to il, for purposes best
known to lhemseIves-to say nothing Of tie add
tional security consequent upon placing the Depo-
site Banks under the control of law, Instead of
leaving them, as heretofore, exclusively at the will
and under the direction Of the Executive and ls
agent, Reuben NJ. Whitney. We su6ioin the yeas
aiid nays IN the Senate on the final passage ofthe
bill
AfAS-Mcssrs. Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun,
lay I':n''' ' n Il 'a''S' f."'ne' OF iiil-
unhba,I ko,, k;aa r. AIfnn, ~, '-',., II )
gia, Knight, I.eio1,, Lin. .Nck can. NJ,nc,n
Moore, Nicholas, Niles, Page, Porter, Prentiss.
if'S'on' h'Ves' hobb1nS' Robinson, Rnggles,
Yn,PlaH' S' n"n 9tl'' ! all'''d5'' i'p'on'
"NNS-No'sr Ronton p1,.l c,,LL..
Grundv, Walker. Wrioht-6"
The House of REPRESENTATIVES, has nor takcn I'm
the bil-a motion 10 8" SUSPEND the rules ;, ror rho
purpose of dong 50, (Which requires a minority of
two-thirds,) having failed, ayes l2o. NAYS 81. If
this vote NAV be REGARDED as at all Indicative of,bo
SENSE of the House, as to the necessity Of thc Rnl
ITSELF, we may confidently antieipatc is nassaoo
THROUGH that body fy a majority almost az o,a,
whrlming as that which il received in the Senate
But what Will the President Dc Tho Rich-
monl Eoauirrr. which seems To b,v,. aL,,doa,l
its old opinions on the subject Of an economical 90
.ernncn,. and 10 be- can,i,,,cd Nv ,bo ..lo.5i1
proficiency of Benton and Wright. calf, upon " the
man of lie jron nerve" a, he dabs the President.
to crush il ly his roto, Illus converting a con>crya-
tive principle Of the government into a2 in>trn-
mcnt OF unqualified d.spolism. Even were tic
Bill Of doabtfai cxpcdicrcy, the President should
not dare to negative it., in the teeth of the dceIar-
ed will oilaIge majoritics ofbolll branches of Con-
ercss, embracing many of lbs own most able and
Jealous adllerents. Such a use Of the veto power
would he a glariue pcryersion of the purposes to
which it was intended to he applied. | never
was designed to subject the entire LEGISLATION oltIIc
country To the caprice and whnm of ONE MAN.
but simply to place it Nils power to arrest acts
glaruglv and indisputahlv unconstitutional. or oh
yiously miSchievous, or laws passcd with inindi-
ciou, haste and mccipilancy. But we hone ,Io
President will have "rerve" enouob to d.of,ev
the orders af the Enquirer, and to act i, accor-
dance with the advice of the better and wiser mr.
ton of his fricnds,--Rivcs, Tallmadge, Buchanan.
and others,-wlo, with a dislain of party tram
mciS, which we sincerely honor, have rallied ,o1ba
defence Of the public treasury AGAINST the wild and
p%rofligate designs of Benton, Wright, and Grnn-
dy.
Mr.. Wright seems to have taken tlpe lead in on
position 10 tie Opposite and Distribution hill
and an estimate OF contemplated exnenJi,nrcs Gar