Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-10-07
Twenty-Fifth Congress.
arAArE--Nenk IS.
SPECIAL SESSION.

annexation Of Texas, and by Mr.. Young
in favor of a National Bank. ~
The resolution offered by M. Hub.
bard to meet at 10 o'clock was taken up
and so modified as to read, that after this
week the Senate will meet at ii O'Clock.
and was then agreed 10.
The bill to postpone the transfer Of
the 4th installment of the surplus reve.
nue. to the states having been read
third time, and the question being on
its passage, EolGs
Mr.. Preston made some remarks to
show that neither was this the time
when a necessity existed for alternating
this trust fund from its lawful object,
and if it was this was not the proper
mode. He thought nine millions might
be saved by resembling useless expendit.
ures on Notifications curtailing and sus.
pending others. The better way would
have been to recall the lst installment
instead Of postponing the 4th. There
is in fact recall Of one Of the Install
ments without the guards and checks
imposed by the law. The distribution
bill as it originally passed the Senate
would have prevented the necessity for
convening Congress. If an illustrious
parsonage could have brought his con-
science TO sanction that bill, the Treas
ury would have received State certif-
Gates Of deposits, which he could have
put into the market and thus raised the
funds necessary to relieve the Treasury.
Mr.. Calhoun agreed with his col.
league that it would be better to repeal
useless appropriations, and for that pur-
pose he was willing to lay the bill on the
table. He had done all he could to ar
rest the appropriations. If the Install
ment were not withheld a new debt
must be contracted by which his con-
stituents of the South would be more
heavily taxed than they would be by
Withholding this installment.
Mr.. Crittenden assigned his reasons
for opposing the bill at some length. His
views were similar to those which had
been given by the senator of South Car.
olina, Mr.. Preston. first mode Of
relief to the people is to take from them
9 millions which they are expecting );
the next to plunge them into debt to the
amount of ten millions more and then
establish new machine as an expert
ment. Would not this increase the pub
lie distress instead of relieving it, The
people would see that our only care
was to relieve the governmc MT, to cut
loose from the wreck we have made.
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Walker made
some observations in favor Of the bill, and
Mr.. Preston explained, with a view
to correct the misapprehensions into
which these gentlemen had fallen regar-
ding his language. His object was to
show that he had said-.Carry out in
good faith your arrangements with the
states, and then if you want money.
raise it to create debt.
The bill was then passed-Yeas 90,
Nays II.
The bill to authorize the issue of
Treasury notes was then taken up for
consideration and having been read,
Mr.. Wright after explaining the
views Of the secretary moved to fill
up the blank as to the amount with ten
millions, which was agreed to.
Mr. Wright moved to fill up the So
cord blank as to the expense Of the meas
urc, with the words not exceeding $50.
00o, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Clay of Alabama, moved to
amend the language of the bill in the 7th
section, SO as to make it imperative on
The secretary to give neither more nor
less than par value when purchasing the
Treasury notes which was agreed to;
and the Senate adjourned.
House OF oFREpREsENTATIvEs--Sept Is.
Petitions were presented on the sub
ject of the currency, and also remon-
strances against the annexation of Texas.
All petitions not relating to subjects
embraced in the Presidents message.
was under the order of the House. laid
on the table.
Mr.. Adams presented a petition from
suudry citizens of Massachusetts, pray
ing for retrenchment and reform, and
recommending to Congress to be-
gin by reducing their own pay fifty per
cent A laugh
The Speaker presented q memorial
from J. H. Sargent, of Charleston on
the subject of retrenchment.
Sub Treasmries--Mr. Cambreleng re-
ported bill imposing additional duties.
repositories in certain cases, upon pub
lie officers, and other purposes. This