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period not longer than three years. A
second. imposing on certain officers, addi-
t,oual duties as repositories ot the pubic
funds. And a third. to revoke the char.
tors Of such banks Of The District OF Co.
lnmba as refuse to resume specie pay
mcn,s.
These bills having been read by their H.
lies. and ordered to second rcadlng, the
blt postpone the October lnslalment OF
the surplus revenue was taken up.
Mr.. Rives nlIude TO the reports which
had been made by the committee OF fl
nance, g. expressed his surprise that the
committee had not reported. IN conlorml-
" with the suggestions Of the message,
measure on another subject. lie expec-
ted the committee would bring forth "a
bill to designate the funds in which the
public revenue shall be received" That
subject was strongly dwell upon by the
President. II was one of most moments
Gus Importance aud he thought the com
mlttee ought to have presented its views
on that question, and brought forward a
bill in correspondence with them.
Mr.. Wright said the Committee of Fl
nance bad had very fuI communication with
the Secretary OF the Treasury. and espe-
cially respecting the subject alluded to by
Mr.. Rives, and he was directed by the
committee TO say that they have reported
all the bills they intended to report
With regard to.the subject spoken OF bv
Mr. Rvcs the designation OF the iurdS
receivable for the public revenue, abe SAID
they have concluded that they will allow
the law on the subject, now existing, to
remain Us 1t stands. =
Mr.. Rires said he expected the COM
mittee 10 report. He now understood that
| there was no report TO be made on the
subject, and though he was most anxious
| for promptsuclon, yet as there was an e..
sential dnd mutual dependence between
all the bills reported, he wished to exam
inc them all before he could give his vote
on the bill made the special opllsr for this
dav, THAT relative to the Octpter install
ment,) and therefore he moved. in order
to give time for consideration, that wnen
the Senate adjourn, it adjourn I'LL Mon
day
Mr.. Niles opposed The motion to put
off the discussion, and earnestly urged the
necessity for immediate action.
Mr.. Wright said he was only anxious
to meet the wishes of the Senate in re.
gard to the time when, g. at what rate
these measures shond be proceeded with,
and cheerfuly left the motion of Mr.. Rves
TO the decision of the body.
Mr.. Rires said that the members from
N. York nod Connecticut, Mr. Wright
and Mr., Niles, ought to recolect- the slt-
ua,ion Of some members were different in
regard to that question. from theirs HIS
constituents expected Congress to do some
thing for the relief of the people; and lie
had not been able to see any thing having
that tendency in the bills reported by the
committee.
Mr.. Calhoun said he had been looking
for remedy. The remedy present viii
| fail. There is a mere choice OF evils
lie declared the only suggestions in the
message which could give character &c
the reported bllls, were left untouched
and he took this OCCASION to say that all the
! measures Of the committee amounted eX
actv to-nolhing.
Mr.. Webster referred to his expressed
intention to interpose no obstacle to the
progress of the measure. He would there
fore give them, by his vote as early an OPP.
portnn,,y as they wished to proceed will
their plans. lie, Mr.. w. declared tina
the measure respecting the october install
men,, was. in his opinion, wholly lneili
Gent but he was ready to have it disposed
of promptly. Let 1t and all the olhe
measures be tried promptly before TIT
wisdom of Congress.