The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-09-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MosDAr, Sop. 90
n, Mo.da, ,;oht .lter we went 10 press, the House
continued in session. and the debate was eonneea on
he hlI car the reinforcement OF the fourth INSTRUMENT
The Committee was addressed by Messrs Fillmore
Martin Of Alabama, Brown. Iihinghssl, ADAMS, w
Cost Johnson, Rhett Pope Chambers o. ny, anu o''-
M ADAMS moved the following amendment 70
aAnd an the balances Of public moneys due from all
the deposte banks hereby appropriated TO the said
payment and no part Of them shall BIO applied 70 any
other payment whatever; and the portion OF the said
balances due by the said deposite banks cannot be re-
covered in time oensble the Treasury to pay the whole
az the said deposite with the States hereby made paya
Bile on the LIST Of January 1882 then the isalment Of
debt from the late Bank Of the United States ior the
stock in that institution held by the United States, pay
able ia October 1888, s hereby appropriated to make
up any insuficency Of the sums recovered IRON the
deposite banks to complete the said payments Of the
fourth nstameat of the deposite with the States And
il the said sums appropriated should still prove IN
sufficient to complete the said payment the faith Of the
United States hereby pledged that provision shall be
made by Congress to complete the same
About one O'clock without taking any question, the
committee rose, by vote OF 30 70 ~, fQefva9
And the House adjourned
TUESDAY, Sept. 26.
Mr. DUNN, Of Indiana, offered the following reso'n-
Rs,oped That the Secretary Of the Treasury furnish
To this House statement Of the probable number OIL
bonds that will be renewed extended under the opera
ton Of tho bill which has recently passed the Senate
giving further time on duty bonds, should the same be-
come law; also, what fees or charges, any are re,
CURED on the renewal extension OF such bonds ana
whether such fees charges cam with poprety be re-
duced
BY consent the resolution was acted on at this time
MI. EWING. Of Indiana, made similar request in
relation to the following:
Resolved That the Secretary Of the Treasury DO d.
rected with little delay possible to communicate
to this House the quantity Of land sold the proceeds
thereof and the of specie received, IN part OF
said proceeds at the different land Offices, during the
past year. and embracing up to the last reported returns
OF the present and Designate with precise de-
scrption as the reports Of the land Offices and deposto-
res Of public money may enable him, all the paper OF
every kind and denomination received in payment dur
ing said period the dates when received, whether the
same, any part thereof in the shape OF drafts,
checks, notes, bills, or orders, by whom made, when
and where payable, the amount severally at what land
Offices received, by whom paid into the Office, and BY
whom endorsed also, the names and places Of the de-
posores thereof or il any what other disposition has
been made Of said paper any portion, ny order Of the
department
But the House refused leave
Mr.. JOHNSON, of La. offered the following:
Resoiued, That the Secretary Of War be directed to
submit to this House during the first week Of December
next plan for the protection Of the Western frontier
Of the United States against Indian aggressons, desg-
mating the points to be permanently occupied by garr
sons, the auxiliary stations for and depos oil
munitions arms and other supplies, the routes to be
tablished for the purpose Of maintaining safe and
prompt intercourse between the several stations, and
from these with the depots the INTERIOR and finally
the minimum force which, in his opinion will be required
to maintain peace among the several tribes, and cause
border settlements to be respected Also to report
far the be ascertained, the number Of In
dams who will be in the occupancy Of the country west
and north Of the States Of Louisiana, Arkansas, and
Missouri, and the number of warriors they may coec-
lively be able to send into the field
This resolution lies for one day
1t being discovered that no quorum was present. Mr.,
CHAMBERS, Of Kentucky, moved call Of the House
He wishes to how many Of those members who had
insisted night session in their seats this morn
ing at the hour Of meeting
The call was ordered, and had proceeded some time
when the House being pretty full, it arrested by
vote of the House. .a @.
Mr.. DUNCAN wished the call to proceed, that it
might appear that many Of those who desired night
session the ground Of those who wanted to
adjourn at four o'clock in the afternoon.
Petitions were then called, and numerous memorials
presented against the annexation Of Texas in IA
vor Of abolition and others praying for the establishment
ola National Bank.
NATIONAL BANK. ..N
the following resolution, reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means on yesterday, it being the business
next in order: su
Resolved, That it is inexpedent to charter National
Bank. p .a,. .,asa
Mr.. REED Of Massachusetts, who was entitled TO
the Aoor addressed the House the subject. He
thought the resolution submitted by the chairman Of the
Committee Of Ways and Means extraordinary; and
the speech of that gentleman yesterday still more
extraordinary. The resolution was that It was inexPe-
dent to establish National Bank II it had been that
it was inexpedient to egslate the subject Of Ma
tional Bank at the present session, It might have been
reasonable for every body knew that there not time
this session to 60 fully into that question But the
gentleman from Rev York had reported naked reso-
luton Of committee and then called upon the House
to adopt without debate, excepting that the chairman
himself took occasion to tell the gentleman from Ken
lucky (Mr Chambers) that dark cloud hanging
the friends of National Bank It appeared to him
astonishing that this question should be presented to
the House in this way Was intended by it to present
opinions to the country in advance, before it
tanned that National Bank might be desired by the peo
pie, and thus endeav0r to forestal public opinion II
appeared him that it getting to be the custom Of
the times to present opinions in advance.
II not his intention to present argument for or
against National Bank at present, but he protested
against taking opinions and recording votes Of gentle
in ADVANCE without argument, and without infor-
nation He therefore moved to postpone this resolu-
ton until the first Monday in December next; when
he should be able to meet the Chairman Of the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means this subject and he hoped
the gentleman would then be able TO support it in bet
ter manner than by saying merely that dark cloud
was hanging over the prospects Of the friends Of Ma
tional Bank
Mr.. WISE then obtained the floor, but gave way
to
Mr.. SERGEANT, who addressed the House at con-
siderable length in opposition to the adoption Of the
solution reported from the Committee Of Ways and
IL. LII l.~s. II
attending the meeting Of the Commute Of Ways and
Means when THIS resolution before hom, in conse-
quence Of ndspostion which had also prevented him
from taking any part in the important debates which
had been going on for days He never had, and
unless light should come to him, he could,
as citizen Of the United States agree to this resolu