Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-10-21

axe the opportunity afforded by the express mail
o put others great expense. p
The resolution was then ordered to third rea- il
ling, and afterwards read third time and pas t
ed.
HOUSE. Monday, October O. o
After the presentation Of petitions concerning I
Slavery and Texas, a
MIR. Howard. on leave, Offered a resolution pro- '
yidine for Il compilation of the Pension iaws,to G
be laid before the House at the next session,
which was adopted
+es.-> TEXAS
Mr.. Elmore offered atesolution for the printing
of iU,UUU .stra copies of the Presidents MICS
sage tr3rie fftHne the correspondence relative to
Mexican boundary which was OPP
posed by Mr.. Adams. No question was taken
TREASURY NOTES.
The house took up the bill to authorize the is
sue Of Treasury notes.-the question being on the
motion of Mr. Underwood TO amend the bill
to authorize the issue of three and hall mill 7
ions. the sale of the Bank Bonds at par; and In
case the bonds cannot be sold at par IN three
months, authorizing the issue of three and a hall
millions of notes in addition.
5, NJ Git fri,l,t rIeno earnestly protested against
the notion, Ab.orc was no financial gentleman
here who belle these bonds could be sold; no
private capitalists in the country would take them
why then should gentlemen keep the Treasury
waiting three months for these notes whent the
:
not argue the question further; because he was
anxious that the House should dispose OF tins
bill to-day, in order to take up, before they LETT here.
another measure of vital importance-fhc Sub
Treasury Bill. He had been represented IN a
New York rnir4ril having abandoned the
purtsnse sS III aginf up the Divorce Bill, ut this
session; but the writer had mistaken him. 1t
was his intention TO bring up that bill, and he
could not to leave the finances OF the coun-
try and the Treasury unregulatcd
Mr.. Underwood made some remarks IN support
of the amendment.
/ Mr.. Legare spoke briefly in support Of the a.
mendment, and ridculcd the idea OF hawking the
credit of the Government about, and offering the
Treasury notes for sale without the assent of
Congress.
/ Mr. Sergeant said the Secretary of the Treas
urv had msapprehended the object of this bill
TAc,,Notes were not intended to be paid out
at par to public creditors; and to be hypothe-
ooted for loans, to which last provision he should
object.
t-asr Underwood modified his motion to amend
50 to allow the bonds to be exchanged for small
Ter bonds.
The debate was continued by Mcssrs. Cambrc-
lcng, Pickens, Turner, Bell, Gholson and Reed.
+ In SENATE. TUESDAY,, Oct. 10, 1887.
Six or seven remonstrances against the adln's-
sion of Texas were presented by Mr.. BUCHA-
NAN from the city and county OF Philadelphia *
county of Montgomery.
The act to limit the fees of the u. ;. Attorneys
in certain cases was read third time and pass
ed.
ALiu Mas rcceiy ed from the House to author
izc tha issna o s3hcasnry Notes, which was read a
first and Il second UFne.
Mr. WEBSTER remarked that this not
the bill which had passed the Senate, but an or
oinal bill from the House. He said he had, from
the first, believed that bill of this character
ought to originate in the House.
Mr.. CALHOUN seemed to have some doubts
on this point.
Mr.. WEBSTER rapidly named a number of au-
thorities to sustain his opinion.
, TREASURY NOTES.
The bill FROM the House of Representatives, to
, authorize the Of Treasury Notes, having
boon reported by Mr.. WRIGHT, from the commit
tee on Fi5ances, without amendment. was taken
, up for consideration, in committee of the
whole
This bill reduces the value of the Treasury
Notes authorised to be issued to fifty dollars, limits
the time for the issue of these notes to the 3ls
December of next year. gives authority to re-is
= sue them, ard prov des for the punishment o.
those who may counterfeit the plates. and alsc
prevents public officers from turning to their
! pockets +sc fmtepcssewhich may have accumula
I ted in their hands.
: mr.. benton mo~cd 10 strike out of the frs
section the word afift '"and insert the words "one
hundred
Mr.. WEBSTER and Mr.. CLAY supported tn,
: and nays, ii decided In the negative. yeas l6
nays %.
The bill was then ordered to engrossed AM
!, read third time.
The bill was then read third time and passe
Yeas b. Nay &.
r. The Senate then went into the consideration c
! executive business and then adjourned.
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE.
$ :" y - ~. - TUESDAY,. Oct. 10.
a The unfinished business of the morning hour G
yesterday. being the resolution Of Mr.. Elnore c
' s Carolina, to print 10000 extra documents rela
l. tive TO the anncxion of Texas. in connexion wit
certain extracts from the documents relative
$ the boundary between the United States and Nes
y leo
:. p Mr.. ELMORE said that he had not propose
TO omit any thing from the latter document wilic
had any connection with the question of the an
C nexation of Texas, and the proposition and il
n structons relating to the purchase of Texas.
IL Mr. ADAMS insisted that the gentleman wa
TO mistaken in supposing that the correspondence
III relation to the boundry had no connection wit
es the annexation of Texas. He wished the pcopl