The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-10-10

clan Its disease is incurable by any other hands
can propose nothing, us the senate Is ';''a
cd But he adjured Senators II this was TUG t'''o
TO make experiments! lie asked lleti'' "''' H. w.
N caelngs ;f thew represented the States that
semi them? The last expression OF the PupliG
will says that the Senate should s'ahu opl'"S1u
10 the Executive branch of the government IL
gives AT least thrty-four opposition, ana eigtteen
friends TO Mr. Van Buren,. But 90 not ten 'heiii
70 90 home. was tainted with the change III
nnhI;c sentiment q few years ago But do not
retort | only advert to this fact, TO ask gentle
men if this is time TO persevere III new eXpe-
dents Why not let this measure come rom
the other house? They are fresh from the peo,-
pie and know their sentiments. Letlheh speak
out what the people want
But to return. Under deep sense Of duty,
must say that my opinion is that no remedy is to
be found for the present disorders but United
States Bank. He then went over the oplecllohs
10 such an nstIruton and showed that the qnes-
ton was settled in 1916. AS 10 Mr. Van burch s
coming into the Presidency on the question OF
the U. 8. Bank, Mr. Clay denied the posion.--
1t was as silly to assert that man five feet eight
inches high with sandy HAIR, head inclined TO
badness, a down-cast look, and reddish Whisk-
ers was the perfection of the human frame, as
to say that Mr. Van Buren, came into Office be-
cause he opposed the U. s. Bank The nation
took him for better or for worse. He had Il bet
ter endorser than his enmity to Mr. Biddle-Gen.
Jackson. General Jackson was always in favor
of National Bank, Why don't MIR Van Buren,
walk in his shoes?
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BOSTON ATLAS.
Washington, Tuesday, Sept 2G, 1887.
In the Senate, the resolution of the Committee
of Finance, " that it was ineIpedten to charter a
National Bank, ;" being under consideration, togeth
er with the several amendments proposed thereto,
viz. the amendment of Talmadge; " that in the
opinion of the Senate, majority OF the people OF
the United States are opposed to the charter of
National Bank, and therefore 1t is inexpedlont to
charter such a bank, and the amendment proposed
by Clay to this amendment by adding thereto, that
whenever clear GRITTY of the people OF the Uni
ted States shall be DESTROYS that National Bank
be chartered such an institution ought to be esab-
lished )" Allen, of Ohio, opposed the amendment
of Clay, on the ground that the Senate was not to
be governed by majority of the people The Sen,
established principally tor the protection OF
the small States, and was not to be governed IN Its
action, by the opinions of numerical majority
Rives took the ground. He said besides,
that the Senate had nothing to do with these alb
stract questions. He did not regard the resolution
as originally reported, in that light. National
Bank was one Of the remedies proposed for tho eX-
listing calanties of the country, and tho Senate
ought to express opinion upon It,
Benton made furious defamation against the
Pennsylvania Bank Of the United States, which he
accused of having caused the suspension OF specie
payments of plotting to prevent resumption, and
of entertaining the most dangerous and desperate
designs.
Walker spoke in favor of the original resolution,
and against the amendments.
Clay's amendment was lost. Yeas 16-Nays %.
Tallmadges amendment was adopted. Yeas 20,
Nays Is.
The original resolution was carried.-Yeas 30,
Nays IS.
The bill to remit the duties on goods destroyed
by tho fire in New York, and also the bill making
an appropriation of 81 100000 to carry the Flo
rida war, were read third time and passed.
In the House, Mercer made long and able speech
against the Deposite Repeal Bill. In the course of
his remarks he commented upon tho sty in which
business was done or proposed to be done, at the
telling us what should not do; holding up his
veto in terorum to keep US in the traces bills drawn
up by the Secretary of the Treasury, sent to the
committee of ways and means, and reported by tina.
commit tae without change or amendment; and the
House hurried, and driven, and dashed on, to an
immediate registry of these executive edics He
would state one thing, which he hoped the report
ers would lay before The public, if they did not no
tice single other topic in his speech 1t this
If the House adjourned, and made separate session
oft, the fees for the members tra0cl, aoould amount
to l4O000, aohich at $4,000 per day for the e1penses
of Congressional that aoas abOut the aanount-acould
pay for SIXTY DAYS legislation. Why not spend
the money in legislation rather than in travelng'
Why hurry matters at such prodiglous rate2
Mercer was followed by Rencher of North Caro-
lima, who opposed the bill, Taylor, of New York,
who.spoke in favor ofit. Bond, of Ohio, who spoke
two or three hours against it L; and Ewing of Indi-
, ana who vindicated the State Bank of Indiana and
the western banks generally, against the attacks of
some of the preceding speakers.
1t was then agreed that the committee should re-
port the bill to the House.
The question was taken the amendments.
Adams amendment to Pickens' amendment,
Pledgng the deposits in the banks, the bonds of the
U. s. Bank, and the faith of the government for the
final payment of the money! was lost Ayes 80,
Nays l04.
Pickens amendment (postponing the payment to
the LIST OF January 1880 was lost. Ayes 65. Noes
not counted. @
Underwood then offered an amendment striking
out the whole BILL and proposing as a substitute,
that to supply any deficiency in the means of pay
ing the fourth instalment, the bonds of the U. S.
Bank held by the United States, should be sold not
below par, and the proceeds applied as above.
This amendment was lost Ayes 81, Noes l07.
Dawson, of Georgia, moved to substitute for the
7present bill, bill repeating the Deposit Ac, so far
as related TO the fourth instalment, Lost.
Clarke Of New York moved to make the fourth
lnstalment payable on the LIST January, 1870 Lost
The Committee then rose and reported the bill
without amendment
Wednesday, Sept. 81.
In the Senate, the sub treasury bill was taken up
and Walker, of Mississippi, delivered speech to
empty benches After he had finished, Crittenden
took the floor and commenced speech against the
hill