Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-10-12
Twenty-finh Congress {:
xTRA Sc sstoN.


The resolution Of The House, 10 adjourn
on the 10th of October, was taken up,
aud agreedto.
Il sUB-IREAsURv SCHEME.
i This Bill WIS :aken up, and Mr.. Cal-
! houn rose and deliver, q his sentiments It
great lerglh on The bill. IN the course
OF his argument ne asserted The aevo.
Iea, il fnclce which the barking svstem
exercised over the literature, The morals,
and Tho liberties uf the country. He
gave an elaborate view Of The origin ard
growth oil the banking system, of,he his.
tory Of he operations OF Banks IN Gre:.r.
Britain as we'll as in this G untry aid
concl.ded, by saving, that unless the go-
vcrnment annul!ed the allieIce between
i, and the Banks, the metallic currency
would be banishcd, the minds Of the pco-
pie would be- entirely cugrossed bv the
pursuit and the intellect would only bo
shlrpened and kept in exercise, for the
purpose of specuniirn~
|, Mr.. Webster then rose mud replied 10
the arguments advanced by Mr.. Cu'hnntl,
az well as those offered b.. Mr.. Buchanan
Oh y fDrmer day.
! I he g.icsiion was then tnken on the
amendment off red b. MIR. Calhoun to this
bill, and decided in the affirmative, by
Yeas -, Nays 23. rir
Mr.. Calhouu's amendment was, that
pa' ments 10 Government. after LIST jan.
1888, may be made in bills Of specie pay
ing banks after jar. 1880, ore half in
slch bills afcr Is Jan. 1870, cnc-
70 irtIi after LIST Jan. le4l, all in spccie
or government bills and from the lss
ofJan. 1870, tho g".t rment shall pay
! It's debts in ,he suino mnne'. at tn, same
periods above dcs'gH,,d.]
The bill was then ordered 20 third
reading, by Yeas %. Nays 23.-and tho
Scra,e then adjourned -.... ... u
HOUSE.-Petitons and memorials
were prcscated tr r,m different StaIes,- a
gainsl the annexation .f Texas.
The resolution reported BY tho com.
mlitce on elections, dcc!arig & that Messrs.
Ghol Oh and Claibornc have been duly
elected members Of the 25ih Congress,
and are therefore en-. tied 10 their seats
was taken up for COZ sideration.
Messrs. I!ayucs, Slad,, and Tilling.
hast OF Rhode Island, addressed the
llouse aguinst the report of tho COM
nit,ee..
! The hour Of recess arriving. the House
separated unit, fr. ". without taking any
question.
EVENING SESSION.
! The House CO" cured in the report Of
Committee OF Elec,ons.declariog tess's.
Claiborne and Gholson, of Mississippi
dolly elected to the 25,h Congress, by a
vote of lS to l0l.
After disposnig nf seme memo. ials,
aud lrivaie husi''ess, The House adj
SENATE, WEDNESDAY. Der. A.
a number Of petitions, and memorials
relative to annexation Of Texas, were
presented.
Tho sab.lrcasury bill was then taken
UP, read third time, ard tie question
being on its final passage,.
/ Mr.. Cluv, of Alabama, addressed the
Sepate at some length. in favor oil tho
bill.
: Mr.. Sou,hard then rose. and addressed
the Senate at grea; length, liz opposi'ioD
to Tie bill.
HOUSE, WEDNESDAY,, Oct. 4,h.
The resolution of the committee Of
ways and mears. declaring the es,a lsh-
ment Of a National Bank inexpcdiert,
was taken up.
MIR. Sergeant, ins,ead of finishing his
speec moved to commit the whole sub
ject to the committee Of the whole, on the
State ofihe Union.
Mr.. Cambreleng expressed hope that
the motion would not prevail
Mr. Adams vehcmenily opposed tho
resolution and commented upon what hs
TEL med The "zig zag" course Of Mr.. Cam,
brcleng
Mr.. Csmbrcleng replied. The charge,
in no sense, applied to him. for before he
was elected to Congress, seventeen years
ngo. and ever since, he had been the
advocate OF the broadest doc.
rincs ol free.trade and anti-tariff, and he
iow found himself surrounded by gentIe-
men from every part ofthc c. untry, and
sustained by the whole South.
The subject was further discussed by
Messrs. Glascock, Clark, of ". Y. Wise
md Robertson, when the House passed
% The orders ofthe dav.
On motion Of Mr.. Cambreleng Tho
House went into committee On the bill.c
the suing Of Trcasury Notes.
Mr.. Biddlo, OF Penusy ylvanis, then rosc
md spoke at great length in oppcsiticS
o the hill and agninN he financial pok-
y ofses govUsupsut.