Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-03-31
WHOLE NO. 313.

\ Mr.. McKennan said no reason had been
given why the action ofthe House should
be hastcncd on the subject. This was
question of so much interest that il ought
to be discussed in the Committee of the
Whole, where it could not be stopped by
the application cf the gag. Il was a qnes4
lion OF cxpediency, aid when the subject
came up. he would endeavor to show that
il was inexpedient to discrodit the best
and safest currency in the country. Ho
could not see the object ofthe bill, unless
it was intended, ut the same time, to issue
a treasury order, directing the receivers
n! d collectors ofthe public money not 10
receive the notes of this Bank.
Il Mr.. Mann, of N. Y. said that, if this
bill were not passed, one state bank would
be suffered 10 retain an advantage over
all other state banks. Could gentlemen
consent to give the state bank Of Pennsyl-
Iyaniaa preference over all the banks Of
| their own states He believed that the
clause was operative and binding on all
the collectors and receivers Of the public
money, so far as the notes Of thes late
bank ofthe United States were concerned
but not in relation to the new issues Of
The state Bank Of Pennsylvania. The old
u. S. Bank was not dead aud wound not
die for corporations, though they have
10 souls, have Immortality. He was in
favor of placing all the banks upon foot.
ling of equality for equality was justice
on such subjects. ~
| Mr.. Hawes said, it so happened that
whenever q proposition was made to ex-
pedite the business of the House, it was
opposed by the very gentlemen who so
often ccnsured the majority of the House
for the alleged neglect and delay of bust
ness. In regard to this question, he had
no hesitation in saying that, for one, he
was not willing to give preference to
any bank over the banks of his own State.
II Mr.. Pearcc, of X. |. took the floor, but
the Chair announced the arrival Of the
hour of one o'clock, assigned for the
/ special order.
Mr.. Ripley moved the suspension Of
the rules in order to continue the consi.
dcration of this subject, which motion
was lost.
Il Naval Service Bill.
ii The House went into Committee ofthe
!, Whole OH the state of the Union, on the
, bill making appropriations for the naval
i, service OF the United States for the year
, 1886.
Mr.. Bell resumed and continued his re.
marks on the subject of the political al.
fairs of the country. He dwelt much
: and with great force upon the conduct of
the party in power, in relation to the late
difficulty with France, and insisted that,
whether they actually expected war or
not, they were most culpably and grossly
careless of the first interests of the couns
try.--lf the Administration expected a
war, they were traitors to the interests Of
the country, inasmuch as they had made
no effolt to put the country in state OF
,lIpreparation, +, to encounter the hos;ilities
of one of the most powerful nations in tho
: world if,hey did not expect war, then
they paltered with the interests of the
country, played with the honest industry
of the people, and embarrassed the trade
;, and commerce ofthe country, for no other
;. reason than that it suited and promoted
!. the contemplate purposes of "the party"
He gave to gentlemen the choice Of either
horn of this dilemma They could not
escape from it, and he went on TO enforce
liz by a mass of facts and illustrations -
. For his own part, he was fully convinced
% that there was never moment In which
4 the Administration expected war, and
= he produced, in detail, his reasons for this
d opinion.
: Mr.. Bell, after speaking three hours,
. gave way to motion that the Committee
A rise.
ri The Committee rose, and the House
q adjourned.