The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-10-07
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NATIONAL BANK

NATIONAL BANK.
The House then proceeded TO the consideration of
the following resolution reported from The Commit
tee Of Ways and Means, on the 18th inst il being
the business nexi in order,
Resoired, That il is inexpedent 10 charter nation
al bank
Mr. WISE had moved to amend this resolution,
by adding thereto, the following, al this time"
And be ii further resolved, that il will be expe-
dient TO establish national bank whenever there is
clear manifestation of public sentiment in favor Of
such measure
The question pending was the motion of Mr. Ser
geant 70 commit the resolution to the Committee Of
the Whole on the state of the Union
Mr. BfNuM made some remarks in support Of
the resolution, and in opposition to the motion to
commit
Mr. CUSHMAN moved the previous question.
Amer call Of the House, the previous question
was seconded and the main question ordered TO
be put
Mr.. CLARK inquired if ID would now be in or
der TO move to lay the subject until tomorrow
The Char replied that il would not be in order,
the main question being ordered to be noc put.
The main question was then reported as follows;
tional Bank.
Mr.. WISE called for the yeas and nays on the
main question: which were ordered, and were-yeas
l22, nays 81, as follows
YEAS-Messrs Anderson, Andrews Anterior,
Beatty, Beirne, Bicknell Birdsall, Bond, Boudin,
Brodhead, Bruyn, Buchanan, Bynum, Cambreleng,
I. J. Carter, Casey, Chapman, Cilley Claiborne,
Clark, Cleveland, clowney, Coles, Conner, Craig,
can, Edwards, Elmore Fairfield, Isaac Fletcher,
Fry Gallup, Gholson, Glascock Granlland, Gray,
Grimm, Haley, Hammond, Hamer, Harrison,
Hawkins Haynes, Hosey, Holt, Hopkins, Howard,
Hubey, William Fl. Hunter Robert M. 7. Hunter,
lngham, Thomas b Jackson, Jabez Jackson, Joseph
Johnson, Nathaniel Jones, John w, Jones, Kilgore,
Klingensmith, Legare Leadbetter, Lewis, Logan,
ArphaSed LOOMS Lyon Mallory, James M Ma, Ma
Mckim, Miller, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan,
Matthias Morris, Samuel w Morris, Muhlenberg,
Noble Ogle Owens, Palmer, Parmenter, Patton,
Payn,er, Pennybacker, Petriken, Phelps, Pickens,
Robertson, Shelter, Shields Simpler, Smith, Snyder,
Spencer Stewart, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas,
Thompson. Titus, Toucey, Towns, Turney. Van
derveer, Wagner, Webster, Thomas I. white
sey, Jared w Williams Worthington, and Yell
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Heman Allen, John w.
Allen, Aycrigg, Bell, Biddle, Borden. William B
Calhoun, John Calhoon, William B Campbell
Crockett, Curtis, Cushing Darlington, Davies, De,
berry Dennis, Dunn, Everett, Ewing, Richard
Fletcher, Fillmore, Rice Garland, Goode, James
Halstead, Harlan, Harper, Halves, Henry. Herod,
Jcniter, Henry Johnson, William Cost Johnson,
Lawler, Lincoln, Andrew w. Loomis Mavin,
Samson Mason Maury May, Maxwell, Mckennan,
Menefee, Mercer, Milligan Calvary Morris, Nay
or Patterson, Pearce, Peck, Phillips, Pope, Potts,
Rariden, Randolph Reed, Rencher, Rdgway, Rum
sey, Russell, Sergeant, Augustine H. shepperd,
Charles Shepard sibley Slade, Southgate, Stanley,
White, John White, Elisha Whittlesey, Lewis
Williams, Sherrod Williams Joseph Williams,
Christopher H. Williams, Wise, and Yorke-9l.
80 the resolution was agreed to.
TREASURY NOTES.
The House took up for consideration the bill and
amendments, reported from the Committee of the
Whole, 10 authorize the issue of Treasury notes.
Mr.. RHETT renewed the amendment which he
offered in the Committee 10 add the words or bills
receivable" after Treasury notes, and spoke at more
length on the subject. ..o.a.. s..
Mr.. FLETCHER, of Mass opposed the bill at
length.
Messrs CUSHING and CROCKETT followed,
and at half past two o'clock the House took recess
In the evening session. the subject was resumed,
and the debate was continued I'LL 8 o'clock, when
without taking any question,
The House adjourned
.s..... FRIpAY, Oct. 6.
The Senate did not sit to-day
In the House of Representatives, Mr.. HAYNES
withdrew the motion which he yesterday offered, to
reconsider the resolution relative to the Exploring
expedition TO the South Seas.
The bill TO continue in force till the end of the
next session, certain laws about 10 expire, was
sidered and ordered to a third reading.
FLoRID. WAR.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Wise,
Tor an inquiry into the causes OF the delays failures
and expenditures of the Florida War, by select
committee 10 be appointed by ballot, was taken up.
Mr. LOOMS spoke in defence of his predecessor,
.(Mr Mann) from the charges brought against him,
member OF the majority of the committee of in
vestigation, of the last year, by Mr.. Wise.
Mr. WISE replied, and went al length, into some
details of abuses committed in the course OF the Flo
rda campaigns So far from there being any danger
in giving committee the power TO send for persons
and papers, this House, with all its power, would
never bring 10 light, one-tenh of the abuses which
now characterized this war.
Mr.. HOWARD spoke in support Of an nvestiga-
ton, by the committee on military affairs
MIR. TLASCOCk was in favor OF an inveStiga-
ton by select committee to be appointed by the
Chair, usual but not with power to sit during the
recess.
Mr.. ADAMS spoke briefly on the subject. He
congratulated the House upon the temperance of
this resolution, which he compared 10 Charts
stream, in Greece, which, after diving under ground
and disappearing for while, rose again in view
He replied to Mr.. Towards argument in favor of
committing the investigation TO the committee on
military affairs. That committee composed al
most exclusively of members from the southern and
western States, and consisted, with one exception of
members of the Administration. In the midst of this
Florida war; which had cost so many millions, not
single individual from the northern and eastern
States was placed upon that committee. Had that
portion of the country no interest in this warl Had
not much of their money been wasted in it He
urged several arguments in support Of the PROPOSE
ton TO appoint the committee by ballot The Speak
err he was convinced woatd not appoint an impartial
committee. His experience in this House had also
convinced him thai committees of investigation,
constituted party principles were of little value
In relation this particuarsubect of Indian affairs
he had also found il TO be more difficult to get an
inquiry than in reference to any thing else Every
attempt at such an inquiry had failed. The subject
was al one time referred by resolution, TO the COM
mittee on Indian affairs and Mr. Bell, from that
committee, asked leave 10 continue the investigation
during the recess but the House refused to give them
permission, by the Speakers casting rote This was
one example of the Speakers disposition on this
subject. He referred also TO the reception given by
the House to the memorials from the citizens OF the
south west asking investigation of the causes of