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

full for the Secretary of the Treasury, or any o1hc'
of the government to pay out or circulate any re-
ury notes, so long there remains in the hanus
such officer, any specie or other available Iunus
Cambreleng.-I hope the amendment Will ne
pass. | hope the House will throw 1T out. IL
totally impractcabe. Would you have disbur
ing officer who has thousand dollars in specie o
| hand, and who is called upon 10 pay demand
ten thousand dollars, 10 rich contractor pefha P
exhaust all his specie, and leave himself withot
any coin to pay the poor workmen with
Wise, with strong emphasls)- nope me I
mendment aDiH pass hope the House will M
throw it out The amendment intends no sue
thing rs the gentleman represents. however, I
get rid of his objection, ! will modify 1t. Let IN
last clause read $50 long as there remains IN th
hands of such officer any specie or other ava'IaDi
funds to the amount Of tic claim presented for pay
mcnt."
Cambreleng best way is to strike out tn
amendment altoge Their.
Wise-Yes thought so. That's the very pom
to which | wish to bring you! thought this or
Of an empty treasury all Il pretence l did not be
lieve these notes were needed for the legllimat
wants of the government and now, know II
move an amendment to restrain the issue OF thes
notes TO tho actual necessities of the government
and you want 10 strike it out altogether ihe
there is some political, some secret purpose IN tn
issue of these
Cambreleng interrupts Wise with cries OF 'ISues
ton, "Question"
Wise-What sir, Cunning round to Cambreleng
who sits directly behind him,)-are you sick ID
you want to go home? Does the physic OF trutI
work strongly fer your week stH"S 'fuu ehs a1
Wiso.-Tho gentleman addressed me lie broke
in upon me, and did but answer. Well, sir, lad
drees;ns tiiU Spoaier) | bid you, bid the House
bid the country, observe how this case stands
propose an amendment. certainly most reasonable
which allows the government all they actually need
but Restraints them from creating unnecessary
debt. The chairman OF the ways and means frs
makes objection, valid objection, to the phrase
ology of the amendment That objection is remoy-
ed; and now call upon the gentleman, if there is
any other Objectionable phrase0Iogy to point it out
mat may make the amendment perfect as can.
Cambrelcng.-FiG y0ur amendment as you pIeQse
an opposed to 1t any h0ao
~ WISE, addressing Cambreleng Yes, any how
That sir, is what thought and knew
The SPeaker.-Ihe rules of the House require
all remarks to be addressed exclusively to the Chair
The gentleman from New York is out of order i'll
holding this conversation with the member speaking
Wise.-l don't complain of him am much O.
bilged to hm-pray let him go on
HE Spoaker.-The rules of the House are i'm
peralve. Order must be preserved. The gentle
man is not permitted to address himself to members
on the floor.
Wise-That is rule, sir, which is often violated.
Sir, when addressed myself to tho gentleman from
New York, did not regard him in his individual
character. spoke TO him a personification of
the government; he is the government,-at least
the ttHte government of this House We saw lust
now with what an authoritative tone he issued his
orders to vote down my amendment; an order
which tho vassals of power will punctual!y obey.
put that, sir, IS a point to which l wish 10 bring
oolh them and hm. Let them tell the country dis
'iHcy' Dy their votes, that these bills of credit are
not issued to supply an empty treasury, but for some
other, and Interior purpose. 1t was to make tbs
point plain beyond contradiction, that moved his
am n. Let gentlemen obey these orders, and
After some farther debate, the yeas and navs
we're taken on the first clause of Wise's amendment
80, Noes 1870.
wise then withdrew the other clause
ne amendment OF johnson, restricting the issue
II the notes in point of time, to January Ist 1898
vas carried without division.
Underwood now brough forward his amendment |
new form. He moved 10 insert into the bill a
rovlso, that no treasury notes should be issued t
n attempt mad first been made to dispose of the
onds OF the United States Bank, as a means of sun
lying funds to the government.
~, Monday, Oct. 8.
The question was not taken on the Treasury
tote Bill in the House on Saturday
In the House, j. @. Adams presen ted a memorial
ghed by three thousand women, against The ad-
ssion of Texas, which he asked to have printed,
'sether win the memorial of ladies Of Fairfax Co.
irglnia, presented by Wise some DAYS since
'aylng Congress 10 provide husbands at the public
iponse, tor those Northern ladies who busy them
lives IN anatlca hostilities against the rights Of the
ruth. Both memorials were ordered to be printed
"A memorial was presented by individual nam
Coster, OF the Distric. of Columbia, declaring
lat he had commenced suit against certain notes Of
le Bank OF the metropolis, and had been STAYED
an injunction of the Circuit Court of the District
ld praying that Congress would forfeit their charter
Adams hoped that if the petition was referred at
|, 1t would be referred to select committee II
as question whether the suspension of specie
lyment by bank is or is not de fucto forfeiture
TIE charter. The petition laid on the table. |
The Treasury note bill was taken up-the oues. =
IN being on the adoption of Underwood's amend
ent' proposing to defer the issue of greater a.
cunt of notes than three millions five hundred
ousand dollars, until after the government konds |
ia by the Bank Of the United States have been P
ia but providing that, if those bonds are not il
Id at tho expiration Of three months, then the I
'caSnry notes to the amount Of ten millions are TO o
Issued as proposed by the bill |,
CamDreieng spoke in opposition to the amendment s.
and was followed by Sergeant in Il powerful and &
'tructive speech in support of the amendment n
Alter the recess, the question was taken on I'm fl
rwoods amendment, and resulted in the loss of o
, amendment. Ayes 95, Noes 1O9 tt
The question was then put on agreeing to the a. Of
'ndmentsreported by the committee of the whole N
ie amendments were agreed to. Ayes 1873, Noes ST
The question then required on engrossino the
and reading it third time and his question
S carried in the affirmative. Ayes 1877, Noes 98 e'
sent ~ '' ~'oSS ~ III