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% purpose. On suspieion Of their being intsnd-
ed for any object Ia eoa,ravsrties Of The Act
Of 1918.
10 also provides hat al property, except
such - nay De sxenPtsi By present treaty Il
the laws Of pstions. may be detained ss above
until application on oath showing cause shall
Be made 10 Tho Judge Of tho United States
Court nearest Al hand for warrant, the is-
hue Of the warrant 10 be discretionary With
The Judge, and the goods seized 10 be restored
IL application 10 the Judge be mol made within
. reasonable time. The President Of The
U. States. Whenever he shall have reasos to
believe that IN infrsetiea Of thi. Law IL lasesd-
Cd. may order the civil etiissrs designated, 10
stisad With viaw Of preventing such infrae-
Too BY arrest, &C; and shall also Be empov-
cred In person. OF through such person as he
may de,ignsie, 10 employ such part OF the ma
val or land forces Of Tho United States, or Of
The Militia, a. may DO deemed necessary 10
prevent the violation and enforce the due ex-
seu,ioa Of The law.
ANOTHER suB-TREAsURY SCHEME
Mr.. csmbreIeng made long repor, on
Friday. from the committee OF Way, and
Means, accompanied by bill Tor the eollec-
ton add safs-keeping Of the public money.
This Report, accompanied by . new Sub
Treasury Bill, has been Published in the Globe.
the two occupying nearly eight columns
A minority Report 10 also promised to be
made in Few days, by w. Sergeant The
Madisooian says IL Is n stronger measure than
Mr.. wrishis scheme in the Senate, by which
u means, moro vicious.
The Impression now very generally pre-
walls. that the sub.rreasury-or Is Il Is call.
cd In the Globe the Iadepsndsat Treasury bill
will pass both houses OF Congress aud Of eour..
VII become law. It's operation will have
very little eject on the currency OF the eoua-
try, certainly none tending 10 relieve existing
difficulties, or 10 enable the banks 10 resume
specie payments.
sUB-TREAsURY IN THE SENATE
On Tuesday vote was taken in the Senate
on Mr. Buehanan's motion to postpone the
suo-Trsasury Bill to the next session. The
following are the ayes and noes upon this
question -
YEAS, Messrs. Bayar5, Buchanan, CLAY of
KY, Clayton, Crittendeu, Davis, Grupdy.
knight, Mexican, Merriek, Prentiss, Preston
hiSes, Robbins, Rugyles, Smith OF Indiana.
Southsrd, spence. Swift, Talimadge, Upton,
Webster, whiie-23.
NAYS. Messrs. Allen, Benton. Brown. Cal
houn, Clay OF Al Cuihbert, Fulton, Hubbard.
King OF Al, Linn, Lumpkin, Lyon, Morris
Mouiop, Nichol,s, Niles, Norvell, Pierce.
Roane. Robinson. Sewer, Saith OF Conn.
Strange, Trotter. Walker, wall, Williams,
Wright, Young. %.
The question coming up on the substitute Of
Dir. Rives,
Mr. Preston submitted some importan,
amendments. making the Secretary Of the
TIss'ury select State Banks Ia preference 10
Others, and allowing, with the eon.en, Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury, notes Of all sound
Banks to be received in payment Of dues un-
'i August next. provided tina, before August
they resume specie payments.
These amendments were discussed NJ great
length BY Messrs. Preston, Rives, CIay, Bueh-
ansn and others.
During the discussion. Mr.. Wright Of New
York, said be thought that the prospects OF
The country were Frightening. end was very
glad to hear the opinion expressed By his col
'sssus' that there was daAgsr Of lie passage,
(Ihe snb-Trsasury Dill.) Let Il be passed.
said Dir. Wright. and tho country will become
quiet and is business revive and improve
Mr.. Wright then Joined issue with AIR. Web
ster. which drew forth from that Een.lsnan
spirited reply.
Hr. Webster told Sir. Wright, that for
years past be had advanced one setof opin-
ions, and the Senator from New York ano-
Their set Of opinions, and the question now vac.
who was right and who vas wrong. did
make predictions. eOslinusd Mr.. webster,
when the dsPOsiies we're removed in 1879. !
made them IN "a and rs, aud thea said
that the effect Of The measures Of the Aduin-
isiratioa was to nood the country with ire
dssmabss paper, aud 10 withdraw and 10 keen
cut Of circulation end out Of sight all the spe-
sis. Was right, or Was ! Bstl Z said :ha,
The State Backs could no; 60 what the sena-
TOE from New York said hey would do. Was
! right, OF was : no,i Z predicted TIA. The
country would reach just such crisis Of en-.
bSFrsss@snis as We have reached. Was 7
right, o. was noli
Jar Prssiea's susadsasal 70 ~ suSsfis..,s Of
NJ Rissa-This sAsBdnspl required shs
Secretary 10 give the preferences, IN selecting
banks - dspOsisoriss Of the public money 70
snsh backs a. are owned, In whole Or 10 part.
b ne States n uhlsh they srs situated. u
vas rejected BY the following vOlsi
fRAS-aIessra. Bayard, clay, ofRy.. Crit
lssdss. Dass, Kslght, Aisrriek, niehols,
ffeasiss, Prsstoo, Rives, Robbins, snllb. 81
Indispa, 5outhsrd. spence, swift, Tallnad~s.
fipton, Webster, Whiis-i9.
NAYS tIsssFs. Aiien, Beutsa, Browa.
Buehsnan, CaIhosn, Clay, % Ala, cIaytos'
CaihbeFi, fulion. orundy. ilubbssd, Esnx'
Liam, LumPkin. Lyon. Heksss. Morrts. Non.
IN, Mates, NorFsli, Pierce, Roans, Ros,nsoa.
1eVisF, Smith, Of cona., siranFs, Trotisg
Waikef, Wall, Williams, EFi9lt. Yeung- "a