Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-07

WASHINGTON, March 81.
The Snb-treasury bill which passed The Senate
yesterday, taken up in the House to-day,
and after an hours work upon the result of two
months deiiberation it ,ras laid tie table bya
rote of LOG ayes to 81 noes This is despatch
with a vengeance, and it remains to be seen how
the Senate will receive this summary treatment
of its long labour; perhaps it may return the
compliment by cnac,ing the same performance on
the House Sub-trcasurv bill, if that measure
should ever pass that body.
When this bill was takon among others from
the Senate. Mr. Cambrelcng NOV cd to refer it to
the committee on WAYS and Means. Mr.. Pick
ems then asked Mr. Cambreleng whether it, or
the Sub-treasury bill Of the House, would be Ia
ken up for consideration first MIR. =. then pro-
ceeded in a very empahtic manner to condemn
the whole character Of the bill from the Senate.
as being both absurd and mischevous, applying
TO it figure, which give you as specimen of
some OF rhetorical images used by our Congress
men, and in which there are frequently more
strength and originally, than purity of express
sion conception. Mr.. p. then spoke Of the bill
as IAN odious cmoscufdted measure, having nei-
iter the form nor spirit of manhood about it, it
cnuch, impotent of beneficial effects, but
potent in mschievois consequences. &c. togeth-
or with an endless string of similar images, If
he had Just risen from pcrusal of some work on
the domestic economy of the Palace at Constan-
tinople
Mir Cambrclcng said in reply to P's question,
that the House bill Oh the subject of Finance,
would be taken up first. as he thought all meas
urcs originating there should take precedence OF
the Senate bill.
Mr. Sergeant said tha, he did not know which
was worse. the House or the Senate bill that
it not safe TO trust either, and that the only
difference he could see between them was, thai
one gave the power of keeping bank notes, and
the other, the power of keeping spccie-if posi-
bic.
: After little random talk. Mr. Patton moved to
Law the bill the table, when up jumped Mr.
GIascock, an Inpetuous speaker from the South
and opposed the motion with great warmth, in
sistng that it was highly Liberal to press a vote
to that effect then. inasmuch as one state was
unreprcsentcd in Congress. and several members
were absent from lndisposition He expressed
his surprise at Mr.. Patton's course, as highly un
Just not only to the other states bet TO Virginia.
Glascock allowci to speak only condition
that he would renew Patton's motion. and hence
when having finished, he did renew it. but on an
other member asking him to withdraw it, in order
that more discussion might be allow ed. Mr.. GIas
cock declared in voice of thunder that he rouit
do no such thing. Further debate upon it wa
therefore prevented.
\ call Of the House was demanded. and it wa
remarkab to find how many members were alb
sent. some sick and several were excused on The
ground that pirate Gfairs called them from
Westinghouse cogent reason. and very definite
trulv. \ laugh occurred. on one of the absentee!
entering the Hall. Just while friend of his, wa
in the midst OF serious apology for his absence
as he was un,reH! At length after the roll hae
been called some half dozen times, the vote wa:
taken on Patton's motion and it was carried as
have stated. This however is not to be considered
test Of the House on the SubTreasury bill
many members explicitly declared before i
taken. When the House bill comes UP there
will not be much despatch made on it as on it,
kindred measure from the Sena.e-!t is dreadful
to Look forward to the coming series Of wind,
harangues upon its merits.
The rest of the day consumed on the arm,
APPROPRIATION bill. on which the House came TO NJ
decision before it adjourned.
In the Senate most of the sitting was consumed
on the bill for the continuation OF the Cumberlan,
road from Salem to Lewisburg in Illinois. OF
which very spirited debate arose, the greater
portion of it however resting upon attack anc
defence Of the Internal Improvements between
Henry Clay and Mr.. Walker. The latter will
! Mr. Clay. Of Ala. opposed the proposed appro
pria;;on ISL ,O0O, O00) on the ground of economy
/ Henry Clay having expressed his Joy at the posi-
ton Of the opponents Of the bill. Mr.. Walker, al
luded to the profnse expenditures on Mr.. Clay
.'improv ements' and then speaking Of the tariff
of ISIS as productive Of prodigaiity. he told Cha,
ne was the author of that obnoxious measure.