The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-10-17

LIS iiidih Is IOl straight enough IOr me. III Is
too much like what we call in New England a
PUgula fence. lie must learn to make straight
mark before he calls upon 10 toe it. COM
PLAIN TO the House and 10 The Nation, that the chair
man of the Ways and Means IS WASTING THE
PUBLIC TIME with frivolous question: oues-
ton of inexPediency, a question of ,0hat zoe aoW
not do! What the country wants is, to kno,o ,ctat
zoe t0aH do.
Glascock opposed the motion to refer. He
commenced an attack upon Adams about anti
slavery petitions. Adams said lie hoped he
should be permitted to reply. The Speaker
then called Glascock to order, and he got into
great passion, declaring that he never attempted
to address the House, without being put down
by the Speaker.
Clark, of New York, one of the conservatives,
spoke against the motion
Robertson, of Virginia, defended it.
,vs Wsf SPI9 th ana he6r thrqe
loot The last two matters had been referred to
The committee of the whole and the first plan
was entitled to the same privilege. The friends
of National Bank not 10 be stranglcd
without hearing They were not to he dragged
before the House and set up merely to be knock
ed down. .
Canlbreleng cut tort the discussion by moving
the orders Of the day and the House then went
into committee of the whole.
The Treasury bill was taken up, and BIddle
proceeded to address the committee in opposition
to the bill. He said this was question of pledg-
ing the credit of the country to raise money tor
The governments; and he contcn led that Treasury
notes were the very worst form in which that
credit could be pledged
Thursday, Oct. 5.
Prentiss presented the petition Of l42 women
of Jamaica and the petition of 81 !egafvoters OF
Vcrsliire, Vermont, demonstrating against the
annexation of Texas to the United States.
Prentiss also presented the petition OF num-
Der of women of Townshend, Vermont, praying
for the abolition Of slavery in the District OF Co
lumhia and the slave trade i'll the United Staes
and also four petitions from inhabitants and legal
voters of Nershire, VT, praying Congress TO abol-
! sh slavery and the slave trade in all the Terrific
ries of the United States; TO regulate the COM
merce OF slaves among the several States, so that
it may be immediately prohibited; not to admit
any new State into,thc Union whose Constitution
toerates domestic slavery and TO abolish slavery
in the District of Columbia.
Preston directing to the reception of the above
memorials slavery and the slave trade
King Of Alabama moved 10 lay the qucs-
ton Of their reception on the table which was
done accordingly. So the memorials were NOT
received.
On motion of Mr. Linn the Senate adjourned
TO meet again on Monday.
In the House. Howard on leave moved TO
print 10000 extra copies of the Message Of the
President in regard ito thc correspondence will!
| Mexico in relation to Mexican atfuirs.
Adams moved to amend by adding the same
number of the Brazilian correspondence.
Both propositions were agreed TO.
The resolution declaring it to be inexpedient
10 establish National Bank was then taken up;
and the question being OH Sergeant's motion of
yesterday to refer the resolution to the committee
| of the whole on the state OF the Union
Bynum took the floor in support OF the resou
ton and against the commitment.
p. Q. Cushman, OF New Hampshire, moved
the precious question.
! The motion, being seconded by The House,
was put and the vote taken by yeas and nays.
There being Il tie, the Speaker voted in the at-
frma.ve, and 1t was carried. The yeas and nays
wcre-Yeas l0l, Nays lOl
The previous question being thus carried by
the casting vote OF the Speaker, the main ques-
lion on the resolution was put and decided as
! follows: Yeas l23, Nays 81.
So the House resolved that it is nexpedient to
establish National Bank.
The amendment, reported last night from the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Un-
ion, to the bill authorisng the issue of Treasury
Notes was then taken up: the question being Oh
agreeing to the same.
| The amendment provides against the recep-
| ton of the notes i'll payment OF debts not DUE
| The object is to prevent the u. S. Bank from EN-
blowing these notes in the immediate discharge OF
the sums due from that bank to the governmental
| Fletcher, of Massachusetts, spoke IN opposition
to the bill, in which he argued to show that the
emission of Treasury notes was an unnecessary
loan and urged sundry grounds of objection to
the mode in which it was proposed to make 1t.
Cushing of Mass, stated in confirmation of
one point in the argument of his colleague that
in the cirauuht of the Constitution submitted by
Mr. Pinclney, in the Convention, provision was
contained giving the General Government tho
power to issue bills Of credit; and that it was re-
jected. ..
Parmenter, of Mass, replied briefly to the
speech of Fletcher, insisting that there was de-
felt in the means of the government, and that
the issue of Treasury notes was The best expedi-
ent to supply il.
Crockett, of7rennessee, made very animated
speech on the general course and policy OF the
administration in relation to the currency.
Harner, of Ohio, indicated the bill from some
of the objections made against 1t. n ....t.l.
Phillips, Of Mass, replied to the remarks OF
his colleague, (Parmenler,) and to those of Ha-
mer, at some length. ...., -...x,ss -.