Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-10-07


the day for day certain.
Mr.. Bell asked the Chairman of the
Committee Of ways and means, whether
be intended to bring forward the Senate
bills as they came 10 the House, or the
bills from his own Committee, If the
House bills were to be first taken up,
we might as we'll commence them at
once.
Mr.. Cambreleng replied that it would
be for the House to determine which
should be first taken up.
y IN In SENATE Sept. Is.
Mr.. Riyes gave notice that he should
TO morrow ask leave to bring bill de-
signaling the funds to be received by
government in payment of public dues.
MIR. Rives observed, that he had on
a former day, intimated his intention OF
proposing bill Of this description him
self, in the event that no similar bill
should be reported by the committee on
finance. He viewed the neglect of this
highly important subject likely to be of
such serious consequence to the comu-
nifty at large, that he felt himself bound
to act upon the occasion by bringing
in bill calculated to do justice to the
people in this particular.
Issue OF Treasury NoTEs.-The
bill for the issue Of treasury notes having
been postponed to this day, in order to
give Mr.. Calhoun an opportunity Of
preparing an amendment, and offering
his sentiments generally upon the SUBJ
jects, was now resumed by the the sem
ate.
Mr.. Calhoun rose and addressed the
senate in a speech occupying between
one and two hours.
On concluding his speech. Mr.. Cal
houn submitted this amendment, which
provided that from and after the first day
Of January next ree-fourths Of the
money due the government may be paid
in notes of specie paying-banks; that
from and after the lst of January, 1889,
one-half might be paid in such notes
one-quarter after the lst day January,
1870; and that from and after the lst
Of January ls4l, all sums due the gov
ernment for customs, lands, &c. shall be
paid in the legal currency of the U. S.,
or in such notes. and bills, &c. as should
by law be ordered.
Mr.. Webster rose and enquired Of
Mr.. c. to what bill he proposed to
make this an amendment.
Mr.. Benton replied, to one called the
divorce bill between the government and
the banks, which he said was just ahead.
Mr.. Benton after expressing his en-
tire concurrence in the amendment OF
Mr.. Calhoun, sent TO the chair two
amendments Of his own, which he said
comprised the substance Of the bill in
troduced by him two years ago, "To
re-cstablish the constitutional currency
OF the country" His first amendment
provides that after day TO be specified,
all the public dues should be paid in
gold and silver only, and in treasury
notes and land scrip, as might by law
be authorized; and the second provides
that after the resumption Of specie pay
ment by the banks. the treasurer should
begin with specie payments.
These amendments, together with
Mr.. Calhoun,s, were ordered to be prin
ted.
Mr.. Calhoun rose to move that the
bill be so amended as TO prevent the al
lowance of interest on the notes to be
issued BY the treasury, but yielded the
floor to
Mr.. Walker, who said he had all along
intended to offer similar amendment,
and would now (by the leave ofMr. .C) do
so.--Mr. w. then proceeded to argue
in support Of his amendment at consid-
cradle length.
After SOME discussion between Messrs.
Wright, Calhoun, King, Of Georgia,
Webster, and Walker, the latter gentle
man modified his motion so as to re-
.duce the maxium interest Of six per cent.
proposed to be authorized, to three per
cent, and
The question being taken on this
amendment. il was rejected as follows:
Yeas 6 Nays 40.
l., The bill then was ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas AZ Nays S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE Sept. Is.
Amongst the petitions in relation TO
Texas, Mr.. Adams presented in sue
cession, about eighty different petitions,
{of which it has been found impossible
TO obtain alist for this days paper) which
mara nndar the rule. all ordered to lie