Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-05-10


p,iipuncd 10 Ws1uesday neat.
Mr nrowrou'o u,o,rt satpcnfioa &C tho rucs
af the purpose q Proceeding with the consideration
81 The fcsuluton iur 90 iBquir3 into the condition
sni mans cement of tho Dcposijc Banks. H. r..
marked that be presumed the House vas prepared
10 lcc.1c the Question tud thet tie gentleman en-.
titled 20 toe Auor fMr Bcnd) sas snSlous to con
cladc l' remarks.
The House refused 90 suspend tie fuies.
T,ra,.
M Thompson. of : c. moved TO suspend the
roles IN order 90 enable him 10 offer tie following
resolution. which was Iead.
Resolved. That the President Of the L. States
be requested 20 communicate to this House, all the
information N his possession no, Incompatible with
the public Interest, concerning the present condi-
iloa OF Texas. i's toi,col organization, the char
actct Of tie Wes now vseeG there, and esrcciaIly
any Information be may heyc as TO The massacre
-ed o have been lstciy perpcifaIed there; and tia,
be ~ill also ID ia his odtmcn' not expcdent, com
municaic TO this House any correspondence IN pos
session Of Tie War Department, IN relation to the
probability Of laJiaa hosliliues on the Florida
isoutlcis.
Mr T. asked for the yeas and nays, which were
ordered bat the House refused to suspend he rules,
yeas 81, uase l2o
ted States To accept the services Of volunteers, and
to raise an additional regimen, of Dragons or
mounted refemei read a tbird lime aud pas
sed.
.frksnsds and Michigan.
Mr. Thomas m1ycl Il suspension Of the rules for
the purpose Of making the bills in relation TO the
boundary line OF Ohio, aud the admission Of Mlchi-
gan aud Arkansas into the Union the special order
Of the day for Wednesday week, to the exclusion
Of all other busress and from day to day thereai-
ter until DISPOSED of.
Mr. Adams Inquired if this order intended TO
supersede the crLer Of the och Of January. making
the appropriation bills the special order Of every
day after 10 o'cock
The Chair replied that such would be the effect
of this motion if adopted but it would require II
vote Of two-thIrds.
Mr. Hardin asked for tho yeas and nays which
we're ordered and were yeas ] "a, nays 60 so the
motion was lost there not being two-thiIds voting
| 10 the affirmative.
Army Appropriation Bin.
! On motion of Mr. Calnbreleng the House resoIY-
ed itself into committee Of the Whole on the
tate of the Union, and took UP the bill making
appropriations for the support OF the army Tor the
year 1896.
Mr. Can,5releng moved to amend the following
clause of the bill :-"For the armament OF the For
lifcations $500 900 by striking out this sum
| aud inserting ''22i 000."
NJ cau,hr"leng then addressed the House at
! some length in support of hts notion and OF ms
| own views of the manner in which the surplus rev.
euue, should there be any, ought to be expended
lie reviewed the various propositions now before
i Congress, for that Object and not only opposed
! them as wrong in principle, mschicyous IN their
operations and dangerous in their tendency, but he
oouIonded, that the aciuai revenue for scmc years
10 come, would not exceed and after the present
wear not amount to, ,wothlrds of the actual wants
Of the Government.
IL SENATE. Saturday, April %.
SPHc,g CuRRH>oY. The resolution submitted yes
,crday by Mr Benton, to make gold and SILVER only
receivable for the public lands coming up for con
sidora,on--
Mr.. Benton adgettcd to the enormous incrcas'
which had taken place in the banks of the seyera
States aud said that without wishing to 60 int
any inquiry as TO their ability 10 pay up in specie
Il he deemed it imperative upon the general govern
ment, to return to a constitutional currency, an
with that view proposed they should apply thcl
first act to the receipts from the public lands. II
u ayowed that he knew It's effects would be to depre
cote, as i, ough, to be deprecated, the WORTHLESS
currency with which the country was flooded. II
wanted to make the measure genera, for Their
70 could not be any determination, unless throng
means Of the aep1sj,e banks. aol this great contrc
e over the currenc! bo would not grant to any col
. porations The measure hc trusted would be mos
. beneficial to the poorer class Of cu!,lyo'ors Of III
soil-to mel who derived 40 benei,,and who OF
tainol m loans from any banks.
), Mr.. Webster said he did not know il was ncum
d beut on those VINO usually acted with hlm, to d
more than to let those schemes affecting the secr
% MY Of property and the industry Of the coun'ryou
81 aud all Of them to 60 on They we're in minorit
and were powerless 20 resist them. They had r.
= sisted them in 1882, when they advocated the r.
ncwa Of the charter or national bank which 70
IT, ny years experience taugh, them was necessar
tor the safe custody OF the public treasure, and {
preserve a sound currency. They struggled again
, the removal Of the depusics ond they struggled
'' vain; and who would now look with the INTEL
u gence aad caHlor o. on honest man, TO the pr
sent state Of things, onl say that the promlnci
" evils which efec, the country did DO h0S drect
' from these sources, VIA; were the evils aftc
ING Tho country The public money is IN an II
secure condition Il Is under the protection q I