Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-06
.Monday, nty ,, 1885.
IN SL'N TIE

The Secretary Of the Senate having asked 1t it was
the pleasure of The Senate TO ballot for President pro
tenn the Senate accordingly proceeded 10 ballot, when
there appeared for Mr. King, 80 votes Having been
declared duly elected Mr. King escorted TO the
Chair by MIR. Knight, from whence he returned his
thanks in neat and appropriate manner for the addl
tional mark Of respect and confidence extended TO him.
ard announced his determination 10 discharge the duties
to the best of his ability.
On motion of Mr. Benton. the usual messages were
sent to the President Of the U. 5. and the House OF
Representatives, informing them that the Senate had
in the absence of The Vice President elected the Homo
tabe llliam R. King Of Alabama, its President pro
tenn
Mr. Calhoun presented memorial Of n. r Pinckney
Mayor Of Charleston, praying legislative measures Ia
ensure the safety of passengers in steamboats, ordered
TO lie on the table.
Mr. Clayton from the committee on the Judiciary 70
which had been referred the bill to regulate the mode OF
empannelng inrIes in the courts OF the w. , reported
the same without amendment
Mr. Webster on leave introduced bill making fur.
thrr provision for the discharge ct debenlure bonds IN
certain cases. which read twice, and, after debate
in which Mcssrs Webster buchanan, and Wright took
part. it was laid on the table.
The bill TO modify the last clanse Of tho fifth section
Of the net to regulate the deposrs Of the public money
was taken up on its third reading; when
Mr. Webster said, there is no lime Ia discuss this mea
sure fu,ther-at least do not feel called upon TO
sue the discussion iurlher-bu will ask the indug
ence Of the Senate for few moments, while explain
VIVA, the Of things will be, according TO my under
standing. II ms OIL snail become a law.
First then after the frs, of day October next no bank
BILL great small be received al the post Office OF
the land Office the custom house, If the bank which
issued il, issues bills less than FIVE dollars.
This " i'll necessarily exclude the paper Of nearly all
the banks in the Northern and Eastern States and Sc
veral others All this has been already repeatedly
shown.
In the second place no bill Of any bank can be re-
ceived at The post office, the land office, or the custom
house, which bill is of less denomination than twenty
dollars This is prescribed By the last Treasury circu
lar. Now Sir, what is the plain consequence of this
How are hostages, small postage accounts to be paid
in twenty dollar bis' How are postmnsters TO pay
hack the CHANGE if the deputy pos. officers in the
country obey this circular il u;li - "''u 10 the public
no,,,i uIso, that this would be found very
announcement in the operation The land Offices II
have been rightly informed, 1t not in some of the new
States, always easy TO obtain bills Of denomination of
twenty dollars or upwards. And have supposed es.
pecally that the poor people who purchase
tracts would be put to considerable In
the bill which introduced into The Senate n section
contained remedyng this neon We nsnce and alow
ing smaller bills if they the bills of specie paving
banks 10 be received This provision, however was
rejected together with all others which the bill contain
ed Having spoken, Sir, the other day of my bill hay
ing been Orerlad by that of the honorable member from
Pennsylvania, or of his being used an instrument to
displace mine, wish 10 say that meant no COMPLAINT
at all against the manner in which that gentleman
brought forward his His course was entirely
fair he intended to support and did support the sys
tenn which he proposed throughout His object, Ger
tanly, 10 pass his own BILL not 10 dspIace mine
YET my bill being displaced, there a ority against
his.
In the third place, Sir, is evident that the repeal of
the depose act leaves the public moneys in the en-.
tire control Of the Treasury Department and the Presi
dent, in the same manner as this control existed in
their hands after the removal Of the depostes and be.
fore Congress provided any regulation subject
BY the act Of 1885, much relied the Treasurer
10 receive and keep the moneys of the u S. but the Sc
cretary Of the Treasury TO superntend the collection
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practice of the last Administration that all these officers
IN the discharge of their Duties under the imme.
dste direction Of the President and but his agents
and Instruments So that the public moneys TO
be received, kept and dsbursed as the President NAV
sec ct to order.
In the last place Sir it is quite obvious that the Sc
creary Of the Treasury, under direction the President
may, if this bill shall pass, use any State banks he
chooses whether they be specie paying banks or no,
whether they issue small notes not or whae yer NAV
be their character condition. He will not be OBLIGED
to use banks but he may them and may select them
at his pleasure We repeal all limitations we dispense