Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-07-31
CONGRESSIONAL.
a SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF REP.
RESENTATIVES.
UNITED STATES BANK.

Mr.. Thomas from the committee on
the Judiciary, moved to discharge the
Committee Of the Whole from the further
consideration of the bill from the Senate
to prohibit the reissue of the notes of a
corporation whose charter had expired.
that it might be brought into the House
and acted on.
Mr.. Garland, of Louisiana, and Mr..
Wise objec,ing
Mr.. Thomas explained. Unless the
course which he had proposed was taken,
there was applicability that the bill would
be overlaid and lost. If majority Of
the House wished the bill to pass, they
would vote for the motion.
Mr.. Wise commended that when the Ju.
dietary Committee had reported this b Il,
and moved its refer nee to a Committee
Of the Whole on the state of the Union,
their jurisdiction over the bill ceased, and
they had no right, as committee, to. make
the present motion.
The Speaker pronounced themotion in
order. 1t was comfortable to the ordi.
nary usage of the House.
Mr.. McKennan demonstrated. If this
subject was to be taken up, it must neces.
sarily postpone all other business, as it
would inevitably lead to much discus.
sion.
Mr.. Stanly advised Mr.. Thomas, &C.
cording to his own doctrine laid down a
few days since, to wait and make his ap-
peal to the People. In the meanwhile, he
would move to lay his motion On on the
table: and on this he demanded the yeas
and nays.
They were taken, and resulted as fol.
lows:
Yeas 70, nays 90. So the House re.
fused to lay the motion on the table.
Mr.. Mercer moved 10 postpone the
motion until tomorrow. Lost: Ayes II,
noes 80.
Mr.. Curtis moved call Of the House.
Mr.. Mitchell demanded the yeas and
noes; which were ordered, and resulted:
Yeas "a, nays 90. So the House refused
to order the call.
The question was then put on discharg-
! ing the Committee of the Whole on the
state OF the Union from the furth~. 800
dy of the bill, and bringing it now into
the House for action, and decided in the
affirmative by yeas and nays: Yeas 100,
nays 90.
Mr.. earris, of Maine, Instantly rose and
demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Prentiss, of Miss, made a ques
ton of order. Could the previous quess
ton be moved before the question pending
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The Chair replied in the negative, and
pronounced the motion of Mr.. Paris to
be out of order.
Mr.. Prentiss then took the floor, and
with great animation opposed the bill,
commenting with severity on its introduce
ton at this late moment, and the precon-
certed movement (Which, owing to the
awkwardness of the instrument, had for
tunately failed) TO force il through the
House without a moments discussion
He pronounced the bill to be the last
struggle Of the Sub Treasury scheme, the
last hair on its hide, the last puppy of tie
litter, the rump Of the Sub Treasury bill.
Ina bill itself had been dead, dead, dead
and buried, and the locofoco worms We're
feeding luxuriously upon it. This bill
was of the same family; let it go down,
and be gathered to its fathers. He con-
tended that the bill was absurd, inasmuch
as it was directed against that which had
no longer any existence. The United
States Bank was dead; it now had nei-
Their soul nor body to be punished. But
if the bill was meant to punish the Penn
sylvania bank, this Government had no
jurisdiction in the case. He made an
earnest appeal on this point, to the advo-
Gates ofState rights doctrine, calling them
to the rescue. If the Government could
punish one State Corporation, it might an
other, and so no State bank or State in.
stitution of any kind was safe. AS tC
the old dead bank, he believed there were
many around him who would gladly turf
lresurrectionists, dig up the dead b ,dy, turf
that Hall into disSecting room, and neve
lay down the scalpel till every muscle
tendon, artery, vein, and nerve had beef
: laid bare, and neither form OF substanc
left.
Mr.. Cushnan called Mr.. Prentiss t
!, order.
Mr.. Prentiss demanded that his words
to which exception was taken, should b
taken down.
The Chair decided that he was not OF
Of order.
9 Mr.. P. then proceeded ina still warme
Y strain, alluded to the irratability Of cor
I science Of gentlemen, which obscure
} their notions Of order, &c. He contend
! ed that the bill must be practically in q
Grafton. On whom was it to actl Q
q Mr. Biddle? Well, if they seized bin
& for issuing those notes, and brought hil
4 before the House to answer, bis first pie
would be to the jurisdiction, and he woul
y contend that.he was annenable 10 tue p
{ nal laws of his own State alone. Col
9 press had not chartered MS bank. and be
Y 1o coonizance Of Il OF him. Had q
4 Government furnished the people with 4
Z rood 4 currency that they wanted to ial
q away theseslas ramnanls.o f what was /
q theml Il bad been studying tie Inysl
" RES of the black art, and trying 70 ma
cold as plenty as paVing stones; but q
ne aleaYniisls, i had succeeded only
causing what the country had q 60 OF
ST the fumes of rs alembic.
II here gave some lndicfous lll.stI
a t:o5s 81 81 8 81 GOLD and silver
= hs IA. which produced much Iaer
J. ]. o,a.,s i. s III az the House e c0l
= mented with severity on the plea that
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