The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-10-03

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7'0'' Monday, Sept. %.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the Dill
imposing additional duties, as repositories OF the
nubIic monies on certain officers of the General
Government; together with tathoun's and Benton S
amendments.
| Mr. CLAY of Kentucky, rose and addressed the
Senate more than three hours on the various ques'
. tons presented by the bill and amendments under
considerations lie at the outset laid 1T down as the
duty of every one to lay ASIDE az! parry consiueia
tons and to act exclusively in reference 10 the con
dition of the country, and the great question Wch
it involves. He commented ION me course u az
gument in the Message of the President OF inc - o.
| and brought forward statements ana arguments "
oontrovert its positions and prove the unsound-
ness of its principles -. .-,l, ........
The cause of the present condition. OF the country
he traced to the removal of the deposites; Inc te-
fsal to re-charter the United States Bank lhe pili
TO regulate the gold coinage the treasury cicu'aI'
&c Ho showed that there was no analogy between
the state Of things III Great Britain ana III lhiscou"
try 1t was remarkable that the question OF INC re-
chartering the National Bank OF each country was
agitated simultaneously. In Great britain the BANK
of England re-chartered, and that country nag
recovered from its embarrassments and established
its currency and its credit on Il secure Foundations.
In this country, the other hand, the government
had refused to re-charter the United States Bank,
and we have in consequence fallen into the deplor-
able condition of embarrassment and dlscredlt III
which we now are. He had turned his attention
the state OF the country, with the nope OF dlscoV-
ering some remedy which would give talr promise
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had suggested itself to his mind, in which the Bank
of the United States was not prominent ingredient
He considered the sub-reasury scheme as aiming
the destruction of the Banks and the PROJECT OF
Mr. Rivcs as preserving the Banks. Therefore, if
called upon to vote between the two, although the
bill of MIR Rives was not what he wished, he should
prefer that scheme. . -- ..t.,....
He would also vote for the motion TO postpone,
although he would have preferred that it had been
a motion TO postpone indefinitely. JIG. safa.u, ....,
The ques ton being o.: Kings motion to postpone
Anna oIyn,,
further debate, ard decided in the negative--yeas,
l9-nays, %. ...- ...-. gem. -g,.'. ION .,..
On motion of Wright, the two following bills
were successfully taken mp and ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading, viz; --. .4 II.
The bill to remit the duties certain goods de-
stroyed by the great fire in New York and
The bill making further provision for the suppress
sion of Indian hostilities for 1887. ,r Cd ...l..
In the HOUSE, Chambers of Kentucky, offered
petition from citizens of Maysville, ny, praying
for the establishment of National Bank which
being read he moved that they lie upon the table
which motion prevailed.
CamJrclcng, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, reported the following resolution:
" Resol0ed, That it is inexpedient to establish
National Bank ..-e t'- 1854.
Cambreleng hoped the question on this resolu-
ton would be taken without debate, and on the
question of agreeing to this resolution he called the
yeas and nays. He wished to show the gentleman
from Kentucky, (Chambers) who had alluded, DUR
ing some remarks r"h.icn eil from ,im this morning
to -" aarkcloga hanging overhe prospects of the
! administration in the West, that a still darker
cloud was hanging over the friends of National
Bank in this House. ,.s q. .. .-.... ..t. .
| The yeas and nays ordered.
| EUcret, of Vermont, said that his sentiments on
the subject of national bank well known:
and when the proper occasion offered, he should
maintain those sentiments. But that issue was not
now to be made up, and it should not be enforced
upon him at this time. The veto upon such an in
stitution had been promulg gated IN advance by the
President CT the United States, and he presumed
that no friend of national bank would bring such
proposition forward until it ascertained that
two thirds OF shat body were In favor OF 1t. Ihat
majority in opposition necessary he verify be-
leved, now, before any relief could be expected
for the country; and he further believed that, were
the incubus of the late message of the Presden,
taken from that body there would be the necessary
! relief. .... ...... ....
But those of the party, in majority here
expected to vote for this measure even thou iii
they preferred it, when they kno,o that its pas
sage would be followed by the veto? He con
ceived not. And while such obstacles in the way
of success did exist, he hoped that such step
would not be taken. Had Mr. Van Buren, left the
question to the action and decision of the House
without giving his own opinion, declaring his
own intention IN the matter, the action of the House
might be different from what it could now be ex
pected to be. Then there might be some relief 70
the people, anticipated the result Of this specia
session. AS it was, the relief of the Executive il
all that is asked at the hands of Congress. Mr. Ev
; ereu concluded by moving to lay the resolution OIL
the table.
Tho question was then taken on the motion {,
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decided in the negative-yeas, S9-nays, 1872
The House then went into Committee of tn
{; Whole, and took up the Postponement Distribution
!; bill. ..s
9 Tuesday, Sept 20.
t The House met TO day at ten; but quorum
o was present What with calls of the House, am
t calls of yeas and nays motlons to dispense wit
the rules, the House did not get fairly into opera
ton till eleven o'clock. After the petitions wer
e gone through with, ~, Q. .adams presented som
fifty agains. the annexation of Texasl the resoluto
Y reported by the Committee of Ways and Means
That It is inexpodient charter National Bank,
d Came up for consideration.
:, Reed, Of Massachusetts, and Sargent of Pennsy
y vania spoke in opposition to any action upon tn
$ resolution. Sargent was interrupted by call ft
d the orders of the day. r..
d The House went into Committee of tho Who
>, on the Opposite Repeal Bill Mercer of Virginia,
h speaking.
e In the SENATE, motion of Wright, the reso
o ton reported by the Committee of Finance, eth
s. it is nexpedient to charter National Bank WI