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SuB.TREASIRY SYSTEM


SUB TREASCRY SYSTEM.
The bill imposing additional duties.
a. dePOsltoIIes IN certain cases on Off.
GERS OF the L. s., was taken IN for
consideration.
MIR. King OF Ga. addressed the Sc
nate at considerable length. He re.
iuted the VARIOUS statements contained
in the Message Of the Prc,id, nj, con.
cernins the causes Of The present dis.
tressed state OF the country. rcierriny
10 multltudInous extracts aud author.
ties 10 sustain and illus,rlt. Ia. ar,u.
ment. In ms opinion. The R.nk Of ,L,
/. - was the lca,t dangerous. and IA.
best mode OF relieving the public d,,
tross. As tot the BAT Before thu Senate
lie was al a loss 10 know vi hat va, ,L.
proper course for HIM Ia take. lie did
not think be could ever hriuo L;m.,.It
To vote for the amendment; of the Sc.
nator from South Carolina: bat he.
would move to- postpone the further
consideration ri the bill I'LL the ,c,u.
lar session OF Congress. He desired
fis party friend, 10 believe tia, he ID
not intend 10 cut Loose the party aS,o.
ciltions of his political life. when b,.
TOOK tins stand agalnS, the poWer which
the LAccutISc had -ssumcd over the
currency Of the country. lie conclud.
ed speech Of three hour ~ len 9Th
bv moving tppostpon" the further con .
a'iers'ion oi the bill until the ftst Mon.
day IN December next.
HOUSE or REPRESE.V r.I7IrES
On motion Of Mr.. Haynes itua,o,.
dsred that on and after Monday ne,,
the DAILY hour of meeting of tins House
shall be 10 o clock.
Rsmonstrances against the anneya.
ton OF Texas, and petitions for the
abolition o! slavery in the Disir,c, Of
Columbia we're presented by the mem
bers from New York and New Ems.
land, mostly from female crizen,."'
FLORIDA WAR.
HE House resumed the conuder,.
ton OF Mr.. Wise's resolution for the
appointment OF select cornnitia. la
inquire into the origin Of the Flor,d,
w az, and INTO the causes Of the extra.
ordinary failures, and DELAYS. and the
expenditures which have attended the
prosecution Of that war, and ,n,o the
manner OF ITS conduct and facts Of H..
history gcnerally.-WIth power TO send
Tor persons and papers, aDd 10 sat dur.
ing the recess.
Two motions were pending. ono 10
stTike out by ballot and tne o'he,
TO refer the I0quiry to the com,nit.ee
on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Wise rose and sdid-Nhen he
came to Congress. four years ago h.
was elected as the friend Of power
but he bad MOI been long here before
he found ihA: power needed no friend
that u vas too strong already. lie
saw ths; too much power ~, coDccn.
'rated 90 the executive. lie saw that
the public domain vas IN his hands
and that Tho new States wcre sub,er,
70 his bidding. lie saw a thousand
streams 81 patronage pouring IN from
the Atlantic border aud the lakes. ue
saw the public press at bis DISPOSAL. and
the power OF removal and appointment,
was hI'. Next be saw the Prrqdrn,
seize on the custody Of the public mo.
hey, corruption he new must follow
from this state Of things. and Il va
not an idle theory for be soon found il
openly ayowed that the spoils belynred
- the Nicton. lie a,owcd himself as
an enemy 90 power, and with one
mend noble and generou, L,euJ /
NJ. Pey ton be opposed himself 4,
- oouuphon'. well knowtng what
they had % encounter from az n,,ri,n, /
Some attacks were male upoo them /
bat none which excited any icelin,b,t
'onismpt on their part. Thee wa. 4
more willingness than courage for the /
ASSAULT. These remarks be- made ~ I
tcieIencs 10 the general deollrsl,,n /
which vas yeGsfdsy uad- ty the 4
gentleman from Miss Mr. Ghols.r.
that The scenes oftbr committee room,
last winter were jrgistofI 10 H.,
House and The courtf, Iffhc,e r..
marks which De- G,i NOT take Ca L,p.
'rii ~'r" intended % apidy io h,ru and
10 ms friend Mr. rrtiuu tlen he
s0uld cay o. anv ole b. ns.ir tlra,l
IA, 20 b. foul thU4f br-h~s
Atf CbolsOu sad he wisbed il tobe
indersioOd that be bad made no re.
aa'k rejecting upon the conduct Of