Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-12-22

further service upon the Committee Of Ways
and Means. The House excused him, and
authorized the Speaker TO fill his place upon
the Committee OF Ways and Means with
the name Of some other member.
THURspAy, Dec. IA.
SENATE. Mr. Preston Of S. G. appeared
to-day and resumed his seat The disiin-
gushed Senator was cordially welcomed by
his friends and acquainiances. who congrai-
ulated him on his narrow escape from seri-
GUS injury by the late dreadful accident on
the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road.
The Senate adjourned
RELIEF OF DISTRESSED NavIoAToss
HOUSE,. On motion Of Mr. Smith, Of
Maine, the customary morning business was
postponed for the purpose Of taking W and
aching finally on the Bill from the SENATE
authorizing the President OF the United
States TO cause public vessels 10 cruise on
the coast during the winter season, for the
relief Of distressed navigsiors
Mr. Whiulesey asked whether ], was not
necessary that the Bill should be committed
10 the Committee Of the Whole; as il con.
slituted a charge upon the Treasury.
The Chair replied that the Bill was not
Of character TO render il necessary 10 send
il to the Committee Of the Whole
The Bill was then taken up and passed
II now only requires the signature Of the
President in order to become law.
The House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Dec. Is.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE,. On motion OF Mr. Hnyne. Of
Georgia. the House resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole. Mr. John Quincy
Adams in the Chair. and took up the Presi-
dents Message for reference.
The resolutions formerly proposed by Mr.
Hayne, for distributing the diiieren, parts Of
the Presidents Message TO the appropriate
standing Committees (which have already
been published in the Commercial Adver.
tiser) were then taken up and considered
seYiatim.
The Two first were adopted; bnt when
the resolution for referring that part which
relates TO the finances. &c. to the Committee
Of Ways and Means. came up
Mr. Cambreleng moved to modify Il so far
as 10 refer all that part which relates TO re-
issuing OF the notes OF the Bank OF the u.
States 10 the Committee Of the Jqdiciary.--
This modification was accepted.
Mr. Wise then rose and objected 10 the
whole resolution. He snid be cared moth.
ing about the modification proposed by Mr.
Cambrcleng.
He was against the whole motion of re-
ference. and entered. Mt great length, INFO his
reasons for this opposition. He expressed
his qualification ths, the Presidents Message
was no, at least noticed by The House; and
commented with keen sarcasm upon The neg
lect il had received Though SEM in At an
extraordinary crisis, il fell s,ill-born from
the press. He reviewed the circumstances
Of the country at the opening Of the extra
session; and then directed Tie attention OF
the country 10 the nature OF the remedies
which were proposed by the Administration.
for the accumulated miscbieEs that afflicted
the country. and weighed down all It's high
and important interests. The great panacea
was the Sub Treasury system. and giving
to the Executive more patronage and power
Ito collect the public dues in specie---Io tax
the people in compelling them 10 pay specie.
TO give the public officers OF Government
their salaries--to divorce the Government
from Banks-to place the custody OF the
public moneys in officers appointed BY the
Executive.
These were the great resioraiives propos
ed. The Bill embracing them was passed
by an humble. disarmed and expanging
Senate. and was sent down 10 this House
Here il met its fate. Il was laid low by the
public virtue in this House, like an evil
spirit, never to rise again.
Mr. Wise then demanded il il was moi
true that the people had supported the course
OF the House? He asked il the represen-
latives Of the people had not been instruct
ed by their consiiluenis2 What means that
shout2 that roar OF artillery? that jubilee |?
The people, who, a few months ago, were
in sackcloth and ashes. see their deliyerunce
at hand, and are determined TO have other
remedial measures than those proposed by
the executive.
Will the President no, yield7-Mr Wise
exclaimed Will he not obey the supreme
will2 lie PROCESSES 10 regard public senti.
ment But does he relent7 No. Hehuris
back again into the faces of Me representa-.
tires Of the people. MS REJECTED Petition
FOR POWER He says there shall be no
remedy but the Sub Treasury system.
Mr. Wise commented with great effect on
the repeated attempts made BY the President
TO produce the impression that Congress
had declared against National Bank, and
also to change the real issue from the 2 reat
question of finance, and 10 represent the
Sub-Trcasury system as having been only
postponed,
He ayerred tina, had la question been taken
directly on the SuB.TREAsuRY SYSTEM. that
measures would have been decidedly reject.
ed by a majority of the last nine.