Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-26

the Whole the State of the Union be discharged from
the further consideration of the bill repeating The four
ieenth section oil the act to incorporate the subscribers
TO the Bank Of the United States.
MIR. Cambreeng stated that the object of the motion
he had been instructed to make, was by repeating the
fourteenth section, and thereby any doubt 10
the legality of the notes of the Bank of the United
States being tender in the payment of debts the
Government after its charter expired.
Mr. ngerso spoke in favor of giving time for discus
sion TO the proper course to be pursued and
ed himself adverse to the. motion made by the gentle
man from New, York, MIR. Cambreleng)
MIR J. q. Adams remarked that this unusual
mode of proceeding the part of the Chairman OF the
(Mr. A to make the objection he did yesterday ot
lie considered that full and sufficient time ought b.
allowed for deliberation this ali other ipprtan,
subjects; and tue Committee of Ways and Meausshad
assigned no reason for taking this bill from the Commit
tee OF the Whole, TO which il had been referred lie
knew the reasons why this bill should pass The
motion yesterday made totally uncx expected him,
and he confessed IT with little dstrus he looked
upon the object of the motion, when it stated lie
had been hopes that the recently carried against
the Bank of the u y had ceased; but seemed he
was mistaken The object of the present proceeding
appears TO be- TO bring into dscred the bills Of the Bank
OF the s. lie did not like these s;abs at dead bodies
And, such was the intention, he wished at least have
an opportunity OF fully discussing this matter
Mr. Patton saw no reason for being in hurry pass
this bill The country could not suffer by its postpone
ment for three four weeks. and gentlemen ought not
TO be deprived OF the right OF discussing the propety Of
passing it.
MIR. Brown hoped the motion of his colleague (Nlr
canbreleng) would prevail and called for the yeas aud
nays thereon, and they were ordered.
The debate further continued by hlessrs Lane, Me-
Kennon, SPeght, Denny, Judson, Vanderpoel, Wise,
+. .. Smith, Reed Mann, Halves, and Bond
The hour having arrived for proceeding to the orders
of the day,
Mr. Ripley moved tina, they be suspended for the pur.
pose OF continuing the present discussion, and the
ton negntived.
The House, then, on motion of Mr.. Cambreleng,
solved itself into Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union (Nr. Haner in the Chair0 on the
Navy Appropriation Bill.
The question pending the motion of Mr.. Bell to
No g.
repairs, improvements, &c. OF the Navy Yard Ports
mouth, New Hampshire
MIR Bell resumed his remarks; when, without conclu-
Ding the committee rose and reported
| The House then adjourned.
Wedncyday, March 3D.
in SENATE
message was received from the President of the u
s.. by Mr.. Donelson, his Secretary.
PETITIONS and memorials were presented by Messrs.
Siundy, Ewing oil Ohio, buchanan, Wright, Clayton,
Walker, aud referred.
MAINE DISPUTED TERRITORY
Mr. Davis presented memorial and resolutions from
the Legislature OF Massachusetts praying for and urging
aspeedy settlement of the difficulty with the British
Government in regard 10 the disputed territory the
Stale OF Maine. The memorial read.
Mr. Davis stated that Maine and Massachusetts had
become the joint owners of the wild lands of the dis
Puted territory their claim TO which disturbed by
the claim OF Great Britain Massachusetts therefore
greatly Interested as proprietor OF this land. Mr. ID
said at, contrary to reports which had circulated the
soil of this land is good and the means of navi-
CATION The land is exceedingly productive in luin-
Der, especially the soft pine, which has now become
very scarce, and in great demand He said eyond
all doubt that this land would yield each of the two
States several millions of dollars The British claim
would cut off third of the territory. Mr.. Davis
alter having given historical sketch OF the controver
sly on this subject, said the jurisdiction of this terrific
ry mad been surrendered by the United States Govern
ment TO that OF Great Britain The country had been
explored by an investigating committee, portion of
whose report read by MIR. D. which stated that
great waste was made of the timber the British Agent
not having the means to defend it il was formerly de-
Tended Mr. d. urged that it very important for the u
D Government TO make speedy settlement of this
question, at least TO send Agent with power aid
authority to prevent the depredalons that now ex
tensvey committed lie moved that the Memorial be
printed and referred 10 the Committee Foreign Re-
latons After few farther remarks from Messrs Shep
and,
On motion of Mr. Clay the subject for the presen
laid on The table.
Mr.. Benons Resolution to expunge from the Journal
of the Senate It's Resolution ceIisuring the Executive
came up in its order
Mr.. Porter argued that the precedent quoted by Mr.
Benton, OF exPungng from The Journal the of
two Memorials censurng MIR. Jefferson in 1906 was
not IN point They inserted by the Secretary in
the Journal without the special order of the Senate ,
and were stricken out by the order of body on the
same day when inserted He argued that deberative
bodies retain the power TO and alter Jour
mails till the next morning after the particular proceed
ings recorded which times the journals are read
Tor this very purpose (Mr King Of Alabama shook his
head) But Mr. F. said, if in this only precedent which
was relied the Senate had transcribed their power
and violated the Constitution he unwilling 10 fol-
low the example. MIR L. proceeded vndicale the of
iensve Resolution of the Senate entirely within the
range OF tnelr legislative power, and
judicial II would not incapacitae the Senate
ing Us tribunal on possible impeachment, any more
than their examnngj and condemnng the character of
an Executive nominee for Office could dsquafy them
from acting against him future impeachment. MIR
+. commented largely MIR. Bentons eulogies of Ge-
neral Jackson, and denuncIaons of the United States
Bank.
lie depicted the results of Mr.. Bentons efforts at a
hard currency, in connection with the loss the re-
slTainng and regulating influence of the United States
bank-bank paper being profusely abundant, and
bank capital in the United States amounting now to
about $500 900 coo. When AIr. z. had concluded
On motion OF MIR. Benton, the subject laid the
table
The Senate adjourned after an Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House took up the unfinished business of yeser
day. which was, the consideration of the motion of MIR
Cambreeng discharge the Committee of the Whole
on the State OF the Union from the further considea
ton OF tie bill repeating the 18th of the act TO
incorporate the subscribers the Bank of the United
States.
Mr. Pearce said that if there were doubts existing in
the United States being legal tender why, the
sooner the bill taken of Committee and speedily
acted on the better
Afler further debate in which Messrs Morris Briggs
Harper Gabruith, and Davis, participated,
MI Boon called for the previous question, which was
seconded Ayes, 115-Noes &C.
Mr. Robertson asked for the yeas and nays on the oues-
ton, "Sha the main question be now put z" and they
were ordered Ayes I2G-NOes ~.
The question then recurring was "Shall the Commit
tee of Whole the state Of the Union be discharged
from the further consideration Of tho B and it was
decided in the aifirnutive-Ayes 100, Noes 81.
The hour of one having arrived the House motion
Of Mr. Cambreleng, resolved selfno Committee of the
Whole on tie stale Of the Union (Mr Hamer in the
ChairD on the Navy Appropriation Bill. The question