Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-01-02

encc 20 NE CepDSife Dill, ne Wa> SohujcNt tf ttH-
ten,anr never wea'1 have r. son 10 repent the able
hai haserasls course he had ;arsaed On that ifs-
raotaslr sscasion; and lie trusted tho grn'leFnai
weull agrrei ia sentiment, " ia those a,o were ePi'os-
ed al iravlag the puoiie meney IN The dcposite baiiss'
Mr.. G. asd giseH niany evidences u his desire that
a reJucsscs sacald be made in IN. revenue sno
bad, on = Former OCCASION. sent a all 10 tive s'in-
mit.cr On Manufacturer iol tina, object winch alter
wards had passed the Senst. almost un"''in'ousi!,N
had iren sent To the oii.sI House, aIier WHICH II
was never again heard Of. He was no, the man,
however. 10 disturb the terms of The compromise,
Nwlsiel, had 80 Isppil. berne1e.ied, unless !, slTld
DC done ty common consent. The South were
prepared 70 asseat 10 sncl, a step, and II the North
wc.!i ..iso asicc 10 il, there need be no difficulty
il lie case. The .nilernan from Virginia Scent
ed 10 suppose tlai, because IL was the duty OF the
Finaac. Coamltiee to consider the question whetii-
~ there was likeiy IL be Il surplus revenue or moi,
therefore, this bill ought 10 he sent 10 them. The
argument was too wide on the same principle,
every proposition which related 10 the application
Of any portion Of tho public resources mus, be SEM
TO that committee. II would swallow up almost
all the business of the SENATE. He concluded bv
demaajing The yeas and nays ON the question OF
commitment.
Mr.. RlNES briefly rclnined. As the Senator
FROM South Carolina WIS only conditionaliy IN Ia.
vor of the proposition In the bill, IN the event that
there would be "a surplus. and that the revenue
eouidno be reduced and AZ The question whether
it could be reduced belonged ooafrs,edly to the
comnisire On Finance, It iasaiscd no Nlollllon al
the p%srliamentar. principle 10 winch the Senator
had alluded, To send this bill 10 ll1t committee.
Mr.. X. hoped he should not be understood rs " ish-
ing wantonly 10 Interfere withihe prov iSiuns uf the
Compromise bill he was far from DESIRING any
sacl, thing. He held the compromise in great re-
spcci, as having effected a great national good IN
the settlement Of an asitating and alarming goes.
ton. But he WAS Tree IL say Tat if any mode
could be devised of bringing down the revenue TO
the wants OF the Government without interfering
with the euaclmenis oi thai bill, hc should be OPP
posed 10 disturbing ihen, III any way. But it VAS
n Fundamental duty oi eeislationto dispense lin
;dl unnc cesS,ry taxes, and reduce the burden, 81
the People a. IN as ile n.cessitics OF Government
would lrrni,. Ii tt,is could moi hr dono without
l%ouchius some part. Of tAe compromisc hill, il
ma b. touched; but ii II could, Ihrn that BID, IN
al. its froyiiions, ought 10 be sacrod.y mainalu-
cd.
The question on Mr.. WaLxrR's motion to rr-
fer the bill to The Colnn,ilen on Finance beng
,ow pl,, he vote stood as follows Yeas y, NAYS
y. the yeas ami nays being equal, the Cu,la
voted ~ the affirmative, and the bill was eomu,t-
led accordingly the Committee on Finance.
blnsbN ~ flHlk 80 -b'
The Senate resumed the consideration of MI
EwING's resolution In rescind tho Treasury Or
der o! Jniy lib, 1896, aud 10 prohibit the Sccr-
'nr, Of the Treasury irom drleg ting the power 10
specify what kind Of fund, shall be- received in
payment for tho public Lands.
MI. RINES, after somc introductory remarks.
(Mr. EwiNo having wilhdraWn his call Tor thc >ras
and niys,) offered II" following acrudncnt o.
substitute to Mr.. EwlNd's r-.olu,ion which a.
mendmeu; was ordered 10 be printed
Resctctd, Fat. herratI,r, all sums uf money
accruing % becoming pas abb - the United States,
whether for cusinal-, public Lands, tsNcs, debts, OF
o,i,srsis", shali hn collected aud pad only IN thu
leg ! currency ii lac United States, OF Ia the untc,
OF banks which: IRE rayabl, and paid ON demand,
intae SAID legal currency, under Tee ioit1" my r.
siricti1ns HnI Conditions. IN regard - Slclt
notes; that *, from ard ail,r The passage Of In.
resolution, the NOTES ot u banks ~hlrN >lJli issue
bills OF a less denomination Than s., (i,r dollars
shall be received IN ptylnt m Of the luh!ic due,
FROM nad after the lst day Of Juiy, 1887, the
notes OF no bsak> winch shah issue bills or
notes % a less illumination than 80. tie,
du'Iars,) shall he 30 tccei, ible ana irou. and
AFTER TIE ist of July. 1911, the like prohibition
shtl' DC cNienIed 10 the nots OF ali bank, iNSninI
bills or notes ola less denomination ,t.m $50,
uwotiy dollars j but ,he public debtor shall have
the option OF paying either in tina sad legal cur.
IchcN, or IA las notes III banks 81 the drSrriniIun,
soove mentioned, III reei oreaii provided, how
ever, thai no n1ios sia,ii be taken N paviurn, b,
the COLLECTORS or receivers. which tho banks il
which they are TO be deposited shall not be w,llint
TO pass to the credit VI The CniIed States as cash
TEXAS.
the following mes,apn was received from tn,
PRESIDENT OF rnE UNITED Srares, b, the hand
of ANDREW JACKSON, Jr., his Private Srere
tary
10 me House Of Representatives. L. s.
During the last session information WAS given l.
congress, by The Executive, that measure. l,a,
oeea takento ascertain the political, military. an,
eash condition OF Texas" | now submit. TO
your consideration, extracts from the report of IN,
"Sch' Who had been appreciated ,u collect IT,. r.la-
i've Nv the condition ut that country.
W Steps have been taken bN the Ex,cut,,
towards the acknowledgment of the ind. peudcu,,
OF irNas u the whole sgblect would hay. bccnle,
withoat further Remark. on the in tormricn no,
gwen 10 Congress, were il not that the two iIon,e,
at 'iiair last session, acting scpa..rlv r,..a,
resolutions " that the independence of Te,n
ought to be acknowledged BY tho United Sr.tes
"nrhcVer satisfactory information should H., r..
.'eu "a'it mad IN successful operation a cisi
s"ssr"men', capable OF performing the duties. an,
.u,u''"s me obligations of an independent, Power ,
"s marx OF interest IN the question of the i,l..
pshaehce at Texas, and Indication ,r IN, y;c,. 81
congress make II proper thai / ,i,ould. so,.rba,
:" oe'a'', present thu considerations than h,y. .
FcrHfd the Executive in con .buinr ,o occn,y e..
ground previously taken in ill.,. contest he,y..a
Nrsicn aud Texas.