The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-10-10


Ridgway, Robertson, Rumsey, Russell, Sawyer, Ser
geant a. H. Sheppard, Shields, sibley, slade, South
gate, Stanley, Stone, Straon, Taliafero, Thompson
Underwood, Webster, A. s. White, }, White, T.
Williams, @. III. Williams Wise, Yorke--ll0.
NAfS-Mesri. Anderson, Andrews, Anterior,
Beatty, Beirne, Bicknell, Birdsall, Boon, Borden,
brodhead, Bronson Bruyn, Buchanan, Bynum,
Cas.mbreleng, i }. Carter, Casey, CLANCY, Chapman
Cilley Claiborne, Clark Cleveland, Coles, connor
Craig, Crazy Cushman, Davee, DeGraff, Drom-
goole, Duncan, Edwards Harrington, Fairfield, Fos-
Ter, Fry, Gallup, Gholson Glascock, Grantland,
Gray, Haley, Hammond, Harrison, HAYNES, Haw-
kins, Hosey, Holt, Howard, Hubley, w. IL. Hun
Ter, ingham, I. B. Jackson, J. Jackson, j. Johnson,
Nathaniel Jones, j. w. Jones, Kemble, Kigore,
klingensmith, Leadbetter, Logan, A. Loomis Lyon,
J M Mason, Martin, Mckay, Robert Mcclellan,
A. Mcclellan, Mcclure, McKim, Miller, Mont
gomery, Morgan, Samuel w. Morris, Muhlenberg,
Murray, Noble, Owens, Palmer, Parker, Parmenter,
Paynter, Pennybacker, Petriken, Phelps, Plnmer,
Potter, Pratt, Prentiss, Reilly Rives Shelter Shep-
i Pho s%ih snydsr Spencer Stewart TayioT Titus
yeer, Wagner, Weeks, Thomas I. Whittlesey,
Jared w. Williams, Worthington, Yell--ll3.
SO the House refused, by majority Of three votes,
to reconsider its decision.
Mr.. BRONSON offered an amendment TO the eff
feet thai the term of the proposed notes end on the
I'd of June, 1899
Mr.. DUNN, of Indiana, suggested to the mover
to modify that amendment so as to read May, 1888
Mr.. BRONSON accepted the suggestions so far
as to fix the term al December, 1888 and in this
form the amendment was then adopted.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD proposed TO amend the bill
for the amount Of 3 500 900, until after the Govern
ment bonds held by the Bank OF the United States,
shall have been sold provided that, ii those bonds
are not sold at the expiration of three months then
the Treasury notes. To the amount of ten millions,
are TO be issued, as proposed by the bill
Mr.. BYNUM suggested that this proposition was
out OF order under the Rules being in substance the
same as the one already rejected.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD showed that the present pro-
position differed from the other, inasmuch as Ii
stands, now by itself while before il was blended
with another, which might have effected the action
of the House materially upon il.
The SPEAKER decided that, that was the proper
view of the question, and that the amendment OF Mr.
Underwood was in order.
Mr.. LEWIS Of Alabama would inquire IL Mr..
Underwoods proposition included the requirement
OF interest on the notes.
Mr. UNDERWOOD did no, mean to interfere at
all with that question, in his amendment; seeingthe
sense of the House To have been very clearly ex-
pressed on that point already.
Mr.. LEWIS was opposed 10 the proposition He
wanted the notes issued to be notes for circulation
without interest. This was the only way to make
them instrumental in the relief OF the country SO
much demanded
Mr. THOMPSON Of South Carolina spoke in
favor Of the amendment. III"
At this point of the debate, a successful motion
was made (lO o'clock, P. M.) TO adjourn. Ayes III,
Noes so.
So the House adjourned.
MONDAY, Oct. 8.
After the presentation Of petitions concerning slavery
and Texas,
report was made from the Select Committee on
Rules by Mr.. Mercer recommending two additional
rules, Of no importance.
Mr. HOWARD, on leave, offered resolution calling
la he h1fn The
House at the next session, which was adopted
TEXAS
Mr.. ELMORE, offered resolution for the printing
Of thousand copies Of the Presidents Message
transmitting the correspondence relative to Texas, and
the Mexican boundary, with certain extracts from the
same
Mr.. ADAMS objected to garbling the correspond
ence. He wished the whole TO be presented and he
complained that it had been communicated to the House
in a garbled and unsatisfactory condition.
Mr.. ELMORE said, that the I,ortion OF the cores
pondence relative to the annexation OF Texas, and Of
the purchase Of Texas from Mexico, was important TO
the people, especially after the which the gentle
man from bad presented this question
II the information incomplete, the gentleman from
Massachusetts should have made the objection before.
All he asked was, that the people should have an OPP
portunty to view the whole subject. Il was important
to show them that the acquisition Of Texas was, in
1924 and 5, thought very important to the interests Of
this country, by the Administration Of that day. He
wished the people, making up their minds, 10 have the
benefit Of the views of the statesmen Of that day and
his constituents, he would undertake to say
that when they had made up their minds this ques
tion they would not finch from the issue Of union
dsunion He had not proposed to garhle the extracts
He had included oil that related to the subject Of the
proposed pschase and the subject Of the boundary
separai =.
Mr. ADAMS moved to amend to print the
whole OF the correspondence. He had doubt, he
hala cd I'D
his purpose but he conended that correct conclu-
sions would be drawn by the people from the partial
view OF the subject which the gentleman proposed to
present He asked the yeas and nays on the amend
ment
Mr.. ELMORE insisted that no injustice would be
done to the honorable gentleman from Massachusetts,
or to those with whom he associated in the nego
Citations, by the motion he had proposed. His object
to avoid the very yolumin0us correspondence rela
tive to matter unmportant to the issue. He wanted
to lay before the people the correspondence relative
the proposed purchase OF Texas II any thing had been
withheld on this subject let the gentleman call for it,
Without taking the question, the House passed to the
orders.
Aw..".. TREASURY NOTES.
The House took up the bill to authorize the issue Of
Treasury notes; the question being on the motion Of
Mr. Underwood to amend the bill, so as to authorize
the issue Of three and half Millions the sale of the
bank bonds at par; and in case the bonds cannot be
sold at par in three months, authorizing the issue Of
six and half millions Of notes in addition.
Mr. CAMBRELENG, earnestly protested against
the motion There financial gentleman here
who believed that these bonds wold be sold. No pri-
vate capitalists, association Of capitalists in the
country could take them Why, then. should the gen
tleman keep the Treasury waiting three months for
these notes, when the whole ten millions would be
wanted He would not argue the question further,
because he was anxious that the House should dispose
Of this bill to-day order to take up, before they left
here another measure Of vital importance-the Sub
Treasury Bill. He had been represented in New
York Journal as having abandoned the purpose of
bringing up the divorce BILL at this session but the
writer had mistaken him. II his intention TO bring