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PASSAGE OF THE sUB-TREAsURY BILL


IN the Senate on Moodsy Last. by mi joTiiy Of
two voiss-Nr. Calhoun voting against h,,--
The following are the yeas and nays upon the
hnsl passage Of the Bill.
fEAs-Messrs. Allen. Benton, Brown.
Clay, OF Alabama, Culhbcu. Fulton.
Hubbard. King. Linn, Lunpkin. Lyon,
Morris, Mouton. Niles, Norvsll. Pierce.
Rosae. Robinson. SsvieF. Smith. Of
Connecticut, Strange. Trotter, Walker.
Wall. Williams, Wright. Young-s7.
NAYs-Messrs. BsyarJ. Buchanan.
Calhoun. Clay. OF Keniucky. Clayton,
Criitenden, Davis. Crundy, Knight,
Mexican, Merrick. Nicholas, Prenliss,
Preston. Riyes. Robbins. Rugyles,
Smith, of Ind.. Southland. Spence. SwiGt,
Tallmadge, Upton, Webster, White
20.
On Saturday the 23d section was stricken
cut, which section is The one on which Mr.
Calhoun placed the highest estimate. Cha
srined tssIs the correspondent Of tho Balti-
more SUM that Il was DOT retained, and dissp-
pointed probably by some Of bis associates Of
The South, he would not 60 for the bill after
the section 10 question was stricken out, and
therefore voted against The whole measure
The Bal, - passed, varies essentially from
the Bill as originally reported by Mr.. Virgin.
The bill as reported, required the payment
OF all Government dues in specie. As passed,
the Government is required TO receive the
notes Of all specie paying Banks.
The Bill, as originally reported, gave to tie
President and Secretary Of Stats discretionary
power, as to the Banks whose notes should be
received. As passed, all discretionary power
is taken from the President. Thus have the
main principles Of the original bill been null
li6ed.
Mr.. cuthbest's amendment to strike out
Mr.. calhoun's hard-money section from the
bill. was carried BY the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Bayar6. Buchanan,
Clay Of KY. Clayton, Crittenden
Cuthbert. Davis, Fulton, Grundy,
knight, Mexican. Merrick. Morris Nj.
cholas, Prentiss. Preston, Rives, Rob-
bins, Robinson. Ruggfes. Sewer, Smith
Of Indiana, Southland, Spencer. Swift,
Tallmadge. Upton, Wall, Webster,
White, Williams-3l.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Cal.
houn, Brown, Clay Of Ala, Hubbard,
King. Linn. Lumpkin. Lyon, Moulon,
Niles, Norvell, Pierce, Roane. Smith
of Conn. Strange. Trot,er, Walker,
Wright, Young-2l.
The following was the vote upon Mr.. Web
sier's amendment TO the Bill-the most i'm
Portani Of all the amsndmeuts-ihe object OF
which is to make no distinelion in the kind Of
funds received for public dues. making the
same currency receivable for Public Lands as
Tor duties upon imported goods. The effect
Of the amendment, too, is 10 10 away with the
specie circular when the Banks shall have re-
sumed specie payments.
! YEAs.-Messrs Bayard, Brown,
Buchanan, Clay, Of Alabama, Clay, OF
Kentucky. Clayton. Crittenden, Davis,
Fulton, Grumpy. King. knight, Lyon,
Mexican. Merrick, Mou:ou, Nicholas,
Norvell, Prentiss. Preston, Rives,
Roane, Robbins, Robinson, Ruggles
Sewer, Smith, Of Indiana. Southland,
Spence. Swift, Tallmagc. Upton. Trot-
ter, Walker, Webster, White, Young
81.
| NAYs--Messrs. Allen, Benton. Cal
houn. Cuthburt. Hubbard, Linn, Lump.
kin. Morris, Niles. Pierce, Smith. Of
Conn, Strange. Wall. Wrighi-l4.
when this result was announced, Mr.. Cal
boun rose. aud in warm terms, and under I
feeling OF excitement, said ho should oppos,
the bill as amended. Il was as Objectionable
to him now, be said, as the Pet Bank System
The Bill was reported to the House Of
Monday, and will probably remain there Ill
midsummer, before there will be any 6na
, action en- the subject.
O
Tie Report Of the Committee on tho Cur
reney TO the Legislature Of Maryland, DC
elsres an entire confidence IA The ability o
the Banks Of that State 10 redeem their note
with specie whenever such measure shall
be deemed necessary. The paper 30 eireula
ton. IL is stated, does not come Up to N,
standard universally admitted as safe one il