Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-03-09
Senate took recess till half past four.
SPECIE ClRrt'IaR

INST, on motion Of Mr. Patton. the House sus-
penueu 'he rule, Tor the purpose Of taking On the
h'll from the Senate entitled "An act d,,ignating
ana limiting the funds receivable for the fey.nu.
OF the United Siate.."
ih's bill had been referred to the Committee
o' ways and Means, reported thercrom with an
amendment W. "'
MI Lawrence said he would not occnnv m.
n,'ehoon OF the House more than n mom,n, =
nv amendment, he Hpnfchrnd-d was new 10
'''o>' u TIC members upon this floor lie had
eha'n'ne II carefully, and h. believed ,bat Tho
cn'cto H. II II passed, would be to Iegalize now
,' ,""' "e'e Claimed and exercised by the Sec
'''ar{ oi HE Treasury, whrh wer, bel,r.. IN
-ay the least, very doubtful IL, ,G.,, wanIi w..
W uesFoy The bill, 10 npuirnlizr and IN nnIl;Jy
every valuable provision ia it, II. stated ,h,s ~
'he gentlemen VI The Wet for # h, nn5,r.,ooJ
me amendment. It's effect, II eatrt.I on, ,.a,li
ne 'he same n the Treasury order. VIZ. 10 him,
W. " , country IN the region Of the land off.
GERS down ton specie basi.; to drive from o;,a,,
lation every bank note which eoul5 b., ,en,,.,
INTO specie issued Nv the bank. IN ,l,. ,n,ai,''.
hood oil the land Offices. aud. in MACE of ,h.;,
own paper hovc'n circulation the notes or disto,,
nahts.- those Of Pennsy Ivania ~ York & NV
England " wv"
I've d'd not clvchis ascent 10 all The pfoyision,
q, ,h'1 nili II wa not one which he would have
offered, nor WINS II The best bill tl.t could has.
been presented and maiurcd
lie took this urcu, ION Ia ,,y iLo, Ia J
the whole financial operations of III, C,,.r,.
h'h' so lar rs the currency was concerned NJ
III ul,Hd''ed condition. and such a, did not
meet bis concurrence lie believed II wns 4, 40.
ten which sooner or later would intir ON m.
county, n CALAMITY which now was probably In.
Tue anticipated lie believed that Tie currency of
'n's "'us extended country never can be properly
regulated without some great central contrni.
ling power over the State banks Bnt II, w,,l5
mol go luther 'aio the subject, because he knew
'hai Inc 'ne ol Tie House was too valuable, a,
ths PERIOD OF the session TO be occupied bv
hun The previous question was then order
ed
Mr.. Nc carty asked for the yeas and NAYS ON
'he na'h questions which Were ordered Aud In.
main question, beng on ordering the bill 10 be
engrossed Tor n lhrd reading, was taken. md dr..
cldrd IN The Affirmative: Yeas ld3, nays 80 So
The propo ed amendment was thus rejected
ANA The bill was ordered 10 u third reading pt
:hls ,lme.
The bill having been read third time and The
question beng Oh is final passage
Mr.. Hardin submitted some remarks IN
the general merits Of the bill, and The bill wa.
passed.
The House proceeded 10 tho consideration Of
the Senate bills, on The Speaker, table coming
up on ,h' question oil reference.
The first IN order was the bill from the Scnoie
entitled An act 10 prohibit The sales of the pul
lie lands, except TO actual settlers in limited
quantities., and Tor other purposes" which had
heretofore been read first time and was mr.
rested in its further progress by an objection from
Mr. Hardin 10 the second reading, which obec-
ton brought the question directly before The
House, Shall this bill be rjccted7'
MIR. Hardin was entitled to the floor, and con-
rluded his remarks in opposition 10 the bill. Az
Ter which, he Withdrew bis objection to the 50.
rond reading.
Mr. Underwood renewed the objection
And pending the question, the houi Of three
having arrived, the House took recess until half
past tour O'Clock.
TEXAS.
In the Senate on the 1T ms. Mr. Ualker call
I'd up hi, resolution for the recognition OF the in
dependence Of Texas, on which debate ofmuch
interest arose. MIR. Walker advocated hi, reso-
luton by speech of much carnestness, IN which
ne pressed the claims oil Texas for recognition
vlih much devoted ardor
lie was followed by NJ Preston, on the same
SIDE, who went INTO an Extensive review Of the
history OF Mexico. from the period Of her Iecog-
lluon by our own Government 10 The present time,
whence he deduccd The argument that she never
rad, IN fact, exercl led control over Texas, and
was III no condf ION now 10 enforce her claims Of
sovereignty. lie then went INTO similar review
81 the history ol Texas past and present, and
lIeued 10 show that She was fully capable Of
performing the duiIes, and sustaining the re-
both dome ,tc and foreign, which
belong to an independent Government.
Mr.. Norvell, after few Introductory remarks,
offered an amendment 10 Mr.. Walkers resolu-
tlon. making ii conditional, on the Presidents
having satisfactory evidence that Texas was
capable oil sustaining her independence, and as
suming the cspOnsib oil foreign relations.
Mr. Walker objected TO the amendment, as
not advancing the Texan cause beyond the point
al which It stood last session.
Mr.. Calhoun also orpo ed the amendment
and spoke foi hort Time in support Of MIR.
Walkers resolution.
Nh Clay inquired whether the resolution was
intended 10 be followed up by any, and what,
legislative action. He objected to The resolution
as covering not only the legislative but also the
executive junction OF the Government, Tho
he should prefer that the que>tIo should lie o.
YER Little longer, yet if the question were put
to HIM In any shape in winch, as legis-
lator, he was called 10 give an affirmative or ne.
gailve vote, he should, in conformity with tic
principles on which he had always acted in re-
ference 10 the South American States, give an
affirmative answer. But there would no, then re
man behind the grave and important question OF
annexation on which he would at presenter
press no opinion. They we're entirely distinct
questions aud vote on the one would not
commit ANY man on the o her. As the question
would come up, however, on the appropriation
bill from The House he should prefer, il agreed
to by the mover, 10 move al present that II be laid
upon the table.
Mr. Walker said that there would be no in
consistency in adopting his resolution, and then
voting the item in the appropriation bill
The latter was contingent IN lis character, but
This resolution gave positive expression OF the
ouinion OF the Senate. He contended foi the
u,opIiety Of such an expression Of opinion. and
against casting the whole burden of RESPONSE
biluy on the Executive.
Mr.. Buchanan, after expressing bis bss, wish
es for the success Of Texas, and his confident
homo of it. commended thai This WAS not the mo-