The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-09-16
TWENTY-FIVE CONGRESS,
EXTRA SESSION.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
THURSDAY, September a.


state that he also had received remonsfrances from
Massachusetts similar IN their character which he should
not present until some specific preparation the sub
ject should be before the Senate
Mr., WRIGHT, from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported
A bill to authorize the deposite Of certain goods,
wares and merchandise in the public stores.
bill imposing additional duties, as repositories Of
the public money, certain officers This is the new
Sub Treasury planl
bill to revise the charters of oil Banks in the Dis
trict OF Columbia which shall not specie pay
ments aud to suppress the circulation Of small in
the District Of Columbia oil Of which ordered to
q second reading
Mr. HUBBARD laid on the table resolution that
the Senate will hereafter meet at ten o'clock, A. NJ
Mr. hlvES rose and said it appeared TO be the wish
Of many Senators not any of the
until the whole should be before the Senate. Ii APP
peared to him that Of the most important subjects
which had been recommended by the Executive
bill to designate the funds which the revenue should
be collected, had not been brought forward YET by
the Committee. He therefore would move adjourn
ment until Monday TO give time to the Chairman to
make his 6nal report.
Mr.. WRIGHT replied that he had reported oil the
bills which they proposed to report during the present
session. As to the measure Ia question, he was Of
OPINION and the Committee concurred with him. that
might be left until the next session.
Mr.. RIVES said, with view to obtain the time he
wished to prepare his mind and look into these
measures, that he understood the principal one
abandoned, he would move that when the Senate ad-
ourns, il adjourn to meet Monday intending TO fol-
low that with motion TO adjourn
Mr., NILES made few remarks on tho activity and
industry Of the Committee Finance and against the
motion TO adjourn over which he animated for the
purpose Of private consultations He said the country
expected the business Of the session to be promptly
cuted, and to be done with accuracy.
Mr.. WRIGHT detained any desire to press these
k.as ~. De- L..
instructed to say that the Committee had now reported
all the bills they proposed to report unless they received
contrary instructions from the Senate. These inca
had been well discussed in Committee, aud it was
necessary for the Treasury that or three Of them
should be acted on as speedily as possible Several
Senators had waited him this morning to express
that opinion. He hoped therefore, that he should be
excused from the mpuation Of doing any thing
teous, when he stated the necessity for Immediately
acting on these bills. He would leave them TO he
disposed Of at the pleasure Of the Senate.
Mr.. RIVES said the Committee had an advantage
not possessed by any other member OF the Senate and
he now merely asked the usual parliamentary courtesy
OF being allowed little time to make up his mind The
object Of his constituents was not much to have
ef Tor the government as TO obtain relief for the
try He saw nothing in any one Of the measures which
had been reported calculated TO give relief to the
try II for that purpose he here, and to
register the edcts Of the Executive He wished to
the only remedy applied which could be effectua. by
which the country could be placed in erect position,
and that was the restoration Of confidence. He was
put to great inconvenience here, but he would
sacrifice his personal interest and remain here through
the long session to obtain relief for the country We
had it in power to do what the government had done
in parallel passages in the history of country, aud
which we had 1t In our power to do again. If he had
not the facility Of understanding the which had
been proposed, his mind weighed down with feel
ing Of the importance to their best interests
Mr.. CALHOUN expressed his belief that no one
could be deeply impressed with the importance Of
these than he was. Of all the through
which this country had passed for the last twenty five
years, this the most trying He came here with
determination Of doing his duty at every sacrifice Of
a personal character.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. WEBSTER
Mr. RIVES withdrew his motion.
The bill to postpone the transfer Of the 4th install
ment Of the surplus revenue, was then taken up in
Mr. WEBSTER then spoke at some length against
the bill, and was followed by Mr. WRIGHT, Mr..
BUCHANAN, and Mr.. CALHOUN,
Mr.. BUCHANAN then rose TO offer an amendment,
if in order, the object Of which take off from the
Secretary the responsibility of calling upon the states.
and to impose this responsibility where he (Mr 3D.
thought it should be-namely, in Congress for this
purpose he proposed to insert provided the three first
instalments already paid do remain deposi,e until
further directed by Congress"
Mr.. NILES said he thought that as the matter
stood, the money fund subject appropriation by
Congress 1t seemed to him that by this amendment,
the Of the fund would be altered and instead Of
being depostc, the money would be grant, and Con-
gress would only have claim upon it; whereas now,
the money in deposite only, and could be disposed
OF at by appropriations made by Congress. He,
(Mr. n for these reasons, felt himself bound to OPP
pose the amendment 1t appeared to him, at all events,
unnecessary. NJ. u.
Mr.. BUCHANAN said he had not imagined the
amendment would meet with opposition He wished to
- Ia HAS
should be made responsible for not calling upon the
states for this money the law required him to do
The condition Of the such that the Secreta
ry cannot make such call upon them. He (Mr. b.
therefore DESTROYS to relieve him from this embar
rassment. The substituting Congress instead of the
Secretary, would not Mr. b. thought make any change
in the nature OF the fund
Mr.. CALHOUN said he fully concurred in the pro-
posed amendment 1t was due to the states in their
sovereign capacity not to subject themselves to be call
ed upon for the money by any other authority than Con-
gress.
The question was then taken the amendment Of
fered by Mr.. BUCHANAN and the yeas and nays being
called for follows: "n
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Bayard, Black, Brown, Blu
chanan Calhoun Clayton, Crittenden, Fulton Grundy,
Kent King, Of Ala, King, Of Ga, Knight Linn, Lyon,
Norris Nicholas, Norve, Preston, Robbins, Robinson,
Sewer Smith, Of Indiana, Southland, Strange, Swift,
Talmadge, Wall, Webster, White, Williams, Young
So
NAYS-Messrs. Benton, Clay, Of Ala, Hubbard,
Niles, Pierce, Rives Roane Ruggles, Smith, Of Conn,
Upton, Walker Wnght-l2.
Mr.. TALLMADGE then moved amendment
to strike out all after the enactng clause and insert in
substance follows The money deposited with the
states shall remain on depostc until otherwise directed
by Congress"
4 Mr. TALLMADGE made few brief remarks in
support Of this amendment which he said embraced the
substance Of the amendment offered by the Senator
from PENNSYLVANIA, (Mr. BucH.SAS,) and did not with
hold the deposites from the states.
The yeas and nays being ordered, the question was
taken on Mr. TALLMADGE's amendment, aud decided in
the negative, follows
YEAS-Messrs Bayard. Clayton Crittenden, Full.
ton Kent Knight, Lyon, Nicholas, Norvell, Preston,
Robbins, Smith, Of Indiana, Southland, Swift, Tall
madve Tmton Webster White--lS