Litchfield enquirer., 1838-04-05

l power not delegated. --
When the bill was thus amended, the ques-
ton came-Shall it be engrossed for third
reading? Mr.. Calhoun voted in the negative.
Mr.. Benton, and the other hard money cham
! pions voting in the affirmative, notwiihstand-
Ang the hard money section was "expunged,"
and the section cenSuring General jackson
and his treasury order was inserted. 1t was
ordered to be engrossed-ayes27, noes 25.-
A more ludicrous scene cannot be imagined.
MIR. Grundy and Mr.. Buchanan were in luck's
way. They voted, in pursuance of instruc-
tons from their legislatures, in the negative.
They are not subject, therefore, to the sneers
and sarcasms which await those friends of
| the administration who voted for the BILL
When the excitement. of the moment shall
have passed away and the trammels fparty
no longer restrain individuals, the bill in its
present shape will be cons dercd too incon-
gruous, and too much at war with the prlncI-
! pies and opinions avowed by its friends, ever
to have seriously received their support. mr.
Calhoun remarked, that to pass it, as amend
ed, would be farce. So it would a most
amusing farce. ~
| The question now presents itself-Will
this bill, in its present form. pass the House of
Representatives? think not. 1t would be
an absurdity TOO glaring for the loco foco
| party to vote such measure. Besides. in
the house there are several gentlemen, the
personal and political friends of Mr.. CAL
houn, who have thought and acted with him.
! in reference to what is termed the hard money
section, which is now "erpumged" from the
bill. 1t may be presumed, therefore, that
these members will feel on tho occasion, as
Mr.. Calhoun feels, and that they will vote
against it. The friends of the administra-
ton think, that they have cut off these gen.
tlcmen from all further political connection
with the Senator from South Carolina.
think differently, But without reference to
these individuals, the bill is now losing
grouud, and has received in the Senate some
blows under which it must ultimately sink.
Its champions are in confusion and conster-
nation. Nor are these the times when such
party as the Loco Foco or Agrarian party,
after defeat, can rally. They feel that they
are crumbling to atoms; that they are rapid
ly returning to their original elements. The
Sub Treasury bill must be new modelled, or
it will be lost.
Mr.. Calhoun's present "position" is most
extraordinary. EIe is now denounced by
honorable administration Senators as having
proved recreant, and by one, have under
stood, as a traitor. With the efratic mind
which the Senator from South Carolina pos
sesses, it is impossible to predict, with any
degree of certainty, what will be his next
movement. The Wings will, of course, con-
tinue to view him as an administration man {;
and the probability is, that he will cling TO
that ship of State, until she is about to sink,
still hoping that she may yet float a little
longer, and that he may obtain a command
on board. Vain hope! She must founder.
THE SPY IN WASHINGTON.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March ~.
The Sub Treasury BiD laid ON the Table
The Sub Treasury Bill came before the House
upon motion to refer it to the Committee OF
Ways and Means.
[ MI. Pickens, OFFS. C. asked the Chairman
the Committee of WAYS and Means which
of the two bills the Committee infendcd to
bring up for discpssion--the bill reported by
the Committee Of Ways and Means to the
House or by the Senate to the House. Mr.
Pickens spoke in strong terms of "the enas-
culated bill of the Senate making q Bank"
las he called the Senate Bill.
Mr.. Cambreleng answered Mr.. Pickens,
and said he believed the Committee of Ways
and Means infinitely preferred their own Bill
to the Bill from the Senate. The Senate's
Bill had been fully examined by the Com
mittee of the House before the report was
made, and Mr.. Cambreleng thought all
would prefer his Bill 10 the Bill ofthe Senate.
mittee of Waysa aud Means, begged Mr.. Cam
breleng to speak for himself. He thought
the two Bills infinitely objectionable-which
Bill was most Objectionable he did not know.
/ He thought. each as bad as bad could well
be, and he could hardly say what were his
preferences.
Mr. Haynes, of Georgia, made ain attempt
to speak, but the House coughed him down.
( The members of the House were at this time
much excited, and crowds gathered round the
speakers.
MIR. Patton, of Va. now got the floor, and
after few remarks explanatory OF his mo-
ton he moued to lay the Senate Bill on the table,
Mr.. Glascock, of Geo. asked Mr.. Patton to
withdraw his motion, and promised to renew
it. Mr.. p. on these conditions consented
Mr.. Gascock went on in an excited speech,
full of fury against MIR. Patton Tor making
the motion he had, and giving as an excuse
why 1t ought not to be made, the fact that
thirty or forty members were absent. Mr.
Glascock was much excited, and closed by
renewing the motion to lay the Senate Bill
on the table. agreeably to the promise made
to Mr.. Patton.
Before Mr.. Glascock closed his remarks,
Mr. Mercer, of VA, called him to order.-
The Speaker sustained the call, and Mr.. G.
soon after closed.
| A motion was now made and seconded, for
a call of the House. The roll had been once
called, and about $50 members answered to
the call. A motion was made to suspend the
call, and lost by vote of "a to 81.
The absentees were called, when Mr.. Har-
Ian moved to suspend the rules of the House.
The motion was carried. Il
| The motion was now renewed to lay the
Senats Bill upon the table. The yeas and
NAYS were ordered. and the result was lO7