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DEFEAT OF rHE LAST sUB-TREASU,
Rl HILL

DEFEAT OF the LAST SUB-TREASU-
RY BILL
We gave IN yesterdays Gazette. a
copy OF MIR. Wnghts Jlli 10 relation
20 the Revenues OF the Governments.
and IN a few words The action OF Con
gross On ,hst bill. We now proceed 90
paIucularxr. in order to show hos
s,:nal!y the Naturalization Wls de-
iea'ed. Tic bill our readers kaow,
contained two sCc'iens-thc first 70.
ino,in2 the rrohi5I,ion uTcn srn1ii bill
a. uirs banSs-,nl The Secorl-ltc
obnoxious one-reFc-!.aE tie twelve
I iirs; sections a tic Dr.csi'c hot. and
gisc'E: the pubic money ,u,irclv an
der Tie control ct tic executive. 4
passed the Senate BY msjoii,y OF FIRE.
AMI was seat 10 tic House 81 Herfe-
sen,aivss. In the House. Mf. Leg,rc
moved 20 strike out The second section
entirely The motion 81 Mr.. Lcsarc
prevailed by the following ,o,e-Ayes
ll9-Nocs l6l. A very s,ric, party
vote. Clrbrcleng, ana ,lc whole par.
ty going against the amendment. Sub
sequeuliy, the amended bt'l vas read
third time and passed.. by a vote 10
20 23-,hc party giving NJ The contest
1t was then sen, 10 the Senate. Upon
IT'S reception here.
Nj. Webster sl'. be should concur
mos. readily IN ia, Amendment e he
House. 1t gave him the ,rrcs, plea
sure 20 learn that he House lad 70.
jcc,cd the second section 81 The bill
and that II had done so hy - decisive
j majority. Thc House hid thus ar.
rested the surrender Of Oh control over
the public treasure 10 the executive
|; had interpreted as own Li-t .u,h-r..
/ y IA most Constitutional aud salu'ary
manner; manner highly becorniu.-
the representatives. Of 4 tee People
For all this l'aid Mr.. WI itclLish'y
grateful. and al tins result. | think the
whole country may be justly cous-a,u-
( lated.
We hold on Yet g. the true Locuinc.
/ aud the important republican principle
Of legislative control and sup,Iintcn.
dence ct the public money: and |
hope, sir, We shall continue 10 holI on.
Mr.. Novell rose 10 express his DIS.
sent 10 the motion 10 Concur wiih the
/ House Of Representatives IN strikin-
GU, the second section Of the bil!. lie
could not consent 10 give vote which
implied the opinion tha, the local banks.
over which this Government had no
coniTel, ought 90 be the tepositorir, Of
IT'S moneys, and OF the revenues If the
nation, and on that question lie asked
tie yeas and nays.
I Mr.. N0ryell afterwards withdrew the
call.
NJ. Preston renewed tie cailf5r The
yeas and NAYS. lie desired to record
h'' own vote, at least, on 50 l.apa,t1ut
i measure.
! iir Clay said though hc. had no,
/ obtained ali that was desired. he should
vote most cordially and heartily frtiio
amendment Without II, or II least N
Tie shape the bill vas sent lrcm The
! senate. It lei; all 10 executive discfe-
ton; but, as Il then vas. 1t gave some
semb!ancc Of !ega! control owe. tie SUI.
Jet.
The yeas and nays having been ia
ken, there appeared, for coucuIrlnE
y, aEainstIt las follows:
/ iEAs-Nes'rs. Ba,srd. Clay, or II.
/ Clayton, Cn''eaden Cu:hoer,. B,v. Fulton.
/ Grundy, u.5ulrj, k1ight. Ncks-u, Nlelri,k.
/ Nonlon, Nicholas, Preston, Rnes. SEWER.
smith, &c Iui Southland. Ssitt Taiimadge.
Upton, Webster, White, Wfghi-2g
MANS N.estrs- hLen, Benton. Brown.
: Clay OF Alabama. King, Liam, Lgu $50. ~
: o. Nt'es. NNrVeii. Pierce. Smfh a. conn
I Strange, Tro;'er Wall, Williams, YSuos-I.
AFTER this history Of The Bill wc pre-.
sumo, there can &c no mistake a5yu,
/ the matter