Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-05-23


was taken by tellers F; there was tie,
90 in the Affirmative, and 90 in the ne
galiye. Where was the other member
necessary to make up the one hundred
and ninety-nne ?
The Speaker gave his vote in favor
orsppIying the political axe-the ?. q.
The vote on ordering the bill TO be
engrossed and read third time, was,
LOG ayes, nays 90.
mr. Shenod Williams then nlovedto
rc-commit the bill. This was cut off
by another application Of the previous
question and the bill was passed with
out division. 1t has, however, been
deprived gifts deceptive title. On mo-
lion of Mr.. Adams, all the illusory stuff
about carrying into effect the bill Of
October, was struck out, and the title
made simply =" A Bill to authorize the
issue of Treasury Notes" to which, on
motion oil Mr.. Fletcher, Of Massachu-
sets were added the words, for defray-
ing the current expenses Of the Gov
erpment."
Mr.. Rariden of Indiana, then gave
notice that he would tomorrow move
reconsideration Of the vote by which
it was ordered to be engrossed and
also the vote by which it was passed !;
and at half past ter o'clock the House
adjourned.
During the morning hour, Boon OF
Indiana, made another attempt to have
the resolution repeating Gin effect) the
Treasury Specie Circular taken up; but
1t was a failure, as before.
The Senate bills for selling the bonds
! of the United States Bank, and for pre-
venting the forgery Of Treasury Notes,
were received and referred-the first
to the Committee OF Ways and Means,
the second to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. CLAWS REsoLUTIoN-THE FL
NANCE COMMITTEE. The National In
leIigencer Of the 18th, says MIR.
Wright read to the Senate yesterday a
very long argument, 10 the shape of a
report from the Committee on Finance,
(of which he is Chairman,) adverse to
the adoption Of Mr.. Clay's resolution,
proposing to abolish all discrimination
in the money receivable in payments
to the Government, and to make it OBJ
ligatory on the Government to receive
and disburse. Ito such as are willing to
receive them) the notes Of specie pay
ing banks. Mr.. Wright has thus full
filled what was obviously his purpose
in moving the reference Of the resolu.
luton of Mr.. Clay to the Committee of
which he is Chairman. The report oc-
cupied three hours in the reading, and
its great length precludes even a sum-
mary of its contents. lis chief topic
appeared to us to be The history OF the
Specie Circular-the origin, progress,
and great benefits of that Hudibrastic
gun Of the administration but those
Of our readers who remember the hon.
orable Chairman's speeches at the last
session and at this, against Mr.. Rives'
proposition, (of similar tenor to the pre-.
sent resolution and in favor of the
Sub Treasury Bill, may readily con-
celve the general scope and bearing of
his documentary speech delivered to
the Senate yesterday. 1t was Mr..
Benton, we believe, who remarked on
a recent occasion, that report from a
committee was on y speech in DIFF
terent form, with the advantage of be.
ing spread upon the records, and being
printed at the public expense.
We could not help thinking, whilst
MIR. Wright was SO gravely and ear
nestly citing reasons against the only
feasible measure of relief to the Gov
eminent and the country which has
been offered to the Senate, that, at the
very momen; in which he was thus un-
fortunately employed, the adminstra-
ton, of which he is so Jealous n friend,
had reached state of absolute insol-
vency, and knew not whittier to turn
to pay the humblest creditor of the
Government. Such, in fact, is the
restitution 10 which the Government
has at last been reduced by the Jack.
sonldn experiments on thccurency and
business of the country, that il rosem-
bles the condition of one of the unhap-
Ply IhomSonian patients, when he has
been brought to deaths door by the al
tcrnate administration of steam and
Iobelia, and is on the point Of giving up
the ghost. While the party are draw
ing up s)ecious arguments in the SEN
ate 10 lul the public under its suffer-
ngs, and to show the wisdom of the
Administration, that administration has
reached point at which, had the pre-
sldent's recommendation to pass a COR
poratlon bankrupt law been carried in.
to effect by Congress, the Government
OF the United States would have been
the first to require its benefit, fit could
be brought as corporation within the
benefit of its provisions.