Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-04-26
WASHINGTON, April 10.

WASHINGTON, April 10.
Mr.. Hamer's resolution, or rather the tran.
script of Mr.. Hamer's resolution, yesterday
offered by Mr.. Hopkins, of N. c. will proba-
ably come before the House Tomorrow
Mr.. Campbell, of S. c. who voted against its
reception, has moved a reconsideration
The motion is entered upon the journal, and
the vote will, it is expected, be taken to-mor-
row. All day long, or from before twelve
to nearly five, the House were discussing the
propriety Of taking down the walls of the
treasury building, which already have cost
money enough to build square of dozen
granite buildings in Bond street. The work
done, however, has been so bunglingly de-
signed and so clumsily done, that the walls
must come down and new building erect
ed. The Committees of both Houses on Pub
lie buildings, both came to the same conclu-
sion and made unanimous report.
In the Senate, the Anti U. S. Bank Bill
came up as the special order of the day
No Senator manifesting any disposition to
speak, Mr.. Grundy thought it would be we'll
enough to postpone the immediate vote and
lay the bill by for day or two.
MIR. King said he did not wish to speak
upon the bill. There were one or two ques-
tons upon which he had not made up his
mind, and if the vote was taken now, he
should feel bound to vote against the bill.
Mr.. Strange said he had no argument to
make upon the bill. He thought the prac-
tice designed to be corrected great evil, but
he could vote for no such bill as that before
the Senate. He did not believe that Con-
gress had the power to pass such a bill.
Mr.. Davis called for the reading of the
bill. Being read, Mr.. King gave out notice
that ne should not oppose vote at the pres
ent time. He would not, however, give it
his vote.
Mr.. Smith, of Conn. said he had not ex-
amined the bill, and begged that it might be
postponed until tomorrow at least. He did
not know hoD 10 cote when his party aUas diri-
ded, and begged time, therefore, for advice.
Mr.. Niles helped his colleague as we'll as
he could, by opposing vote at the present
time.
Mr. Linn was for disposing of the question,
unless some one had speech to make, pro
or con.
Mr.: Benton sat erect, crying out-"ques-
tion,' question: "QUEsTIoN."
Mr.. Smith, OF Conn. begged for twenty
four hours to prepare his vote.
Mr.. Wall rebuked Mr.. Smith for not be-
fore getting his cue how to vote. The bill,
he said, had been nearly month before the
Senate. T A month, said Mr.. Wall, when he
might have said sixty -four or five days.
Mr.. Clay, of KY, wanted a vote speedily,
unless the friends of the bill were in doubt
and then certainly he would not pass vote.
When the vote was taken, however, he wish
ed for the yeas and nays; for the purpose
of seeing who was in favor giving Congress
the power asserted in the bill.
The bill was postponed over to tomorrow
when it will probably be finally disposed of,
SO far as concerns the action of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 16, 1888.
This morning, after reading the journal, Mr. Ha-
mer asked leave to make statement to the House,
in relation himself which no objection was made
He then proceeded in circuitous manner, to an
explanation OF the reasons or motives that did not in
duce him to offer his abstract proposition ON the 9TH
inst After much crcumlocution, be arrived at the
only point in which the House and the country could
be presumed to feel the least interest-his object in Of
fering the resolution and this is summed up in very
few words-he offered il, as he stated the floor, to
influence the dellberaton OF the Bank Convention,
about to meet in NewYork but as it was now too
late to produce any effect upon that Convention, he
should not again present IT,.
In my letter Of the 9h after giving you some of the
characteristics of Mr. Hamer, say-"it is evident
that this resolution is puere, silly attempt to operate
upon and influence the deliberations of the delegates
York on the 18th inst This baby effort to make that
body believe that the Government is prepared or will
ling to sustt in the banks pre-supposes that the dele
ga,es may be duped and rs j. unworthy man of Mr.
ming is conclusive evidence that understood most
perfectly, the character of Mr.. Hamer.
And now, what is the position which he occupies
before the American people His movement has
produced some excitement and general attention.
Has he placed himself on that eminence, for which
the open, bold and frank statesman nobly contends
Let it be remembered, that this is Mr. Hamers second
explanation. On the 9th inst he asked and obtained
permission the house to explain, and did explain an
part. Why did he, that occasion suppress the fact
which he has this day disclosed? Why did he not
jects? Why did he not state explicitly, that he in
roduced his resolution for the purpose Of influencing
the Bank Convention in New-York
Thousands of American citizens, at a distance from
the seat of Government, are anxiousy looking for
decision of Congress on this proposition. Some be-
lieving that Mr.. Hamer really spoke by authority"
and that the administration were about TO abandon
tho against the currency and the monied insttu-
tons of the country. Others believing, in the honesty
of their hearts, that Mr.. Hamer had and felt the
runous consequences of the policy of the dominant
among the wicked. Does Mr.: Hamer believe that
the people win he satisfied with his explanation
Does he feel that he has justified himself to the coun-
try when he states that his object in bringing the fes
ouion before the House was temporary expedient to
influence the conduct of few bankers l think he
will find himself most ogregiousy mistaken. High
minded men OF oil parties, and in every country,
volt at, and will turn with disgust from political, as
we'll as moral chcanery.
But there is another view Of this subject far more
important. Is such proceeding compatible with the
soIemnty, the gravity, the dignity OF an American
Congress? Isit to be tolerated that the Representa-
ves ofthis great republic be called upon to pass
an abstract unmeaning resolution, in the hope and
for the purpose of influencing the elaboration of
few bank directors that have met to discuss their own
affairs Call We this dignfied legislation Has any
man or party right to use Congress for such petty
darkness as to the obicct3 say petty, because il
was avowed by the hon. mover, tina, It was not TOO
late for the Bank Convention, and therefore, he should
not again bring forward his proposition.