The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-10
IN SENATE,
THURSDAY, March 5.

By MI NORRIS A resolution OF the Legislature
Of Ohio against the anne Of Texas the Union
laid on the table
By Messrs. RUGGLES and NORRIS Against
slavery aud the slave trade motions TO receive several
ly laid or the table
BY Messrs MORRIS and CALHOUN: On indi-
yidnal claims. A.
BY Mr. McKEAN: Resolutions passed by the L.
gslature Of Pennsylvania, as follows:
Rrsoired ny The Senate and House Of Representa-
tres of ne Commonwealth of Pennsvioan,a, IN Ge-
neral Assembly mel, That IN the OPINION OF this Legs-
ature the contemplated National Arnory ought to be
established either on the waters Of the Big Beaver
river the comfy Of Beaver at or near the city OF
Pittsburgh IN the county Of Allegheny
Resoiced That, should the United States select the
of the said for the establishment OF their
armory, then there is hereby granted to the United
States the privilege o the surplus waters oil dam
number i've, the side Of said dam: Pfop'dcd,
The same can be done without INJURY TO the canal ma
VACATION.
Rcsoircd That the Governor be requested to com
nunra,c the foregoing resolutions to our Senators and
Representatives in Congress.
[Sgued by the Speakers oiboh Houses. and approved
by Gnv"rnor. the Cuminiticn Military Affairs
having already reported OIL the SUBJECT
The resolutions we're read, and LAID on the table
.....s FRONTIER NEUTRALITY.
Mr. BUCHANAN, from the Committee of Con-
ference on the disageeng votes OF the two Houses IN
relation TO the provso Of the House IN the neutrality
bi denying appeal to treaties aud the law oi nations
against the operation OF the bill, reported that the
mitec had agreed certain form for this part OF The
bill Tie amendments agreed upon were read but
were lnaudble to the reporter
Mr. Il stated, that b, this agreement OF the commit
tee the Senate would the trade which they wished
secure, (hv sea- and that IN elect they had adopted
the proysu Of the House.
The Senate agreed TO this report Of the Committee
Of Conference.
On motion Of Mr. DAVIS, the President Of the
United States requested to communicate TO the
Senate all such papers n any OF the Departments, not
yet laid before the Senate relating to the light house
system, made IN 1897.
On motion Of Mr. BENTON.a cali was made on the
Secretary of State for all information aud correspond
relative TO the project OF publishing the document
airy History of the American Revelation, with state
mer of the appropriations made and an estimate OF the
expenses vet TO be incurred ron this resolution. there
was brief conversation by Messrs. Benton, Calhoun,
aud King directing TO the expense oil tins work, ana
by Mr. Davis highly commenting ITS matter and charac-
ter beyond any work the subject IN existence.
Ca motion Of Mr. SWlF the Committee on Manu-
features s,r,c ed 10 inquire into the expedency
OF repeating the duties imported sawed lumber.
On motion Of Mr. KING, call was made on the
Secretary of War for copies OF much OF the cores
pondence between the Department and the Governor OF
Alabama in March and April, 1885, as relates TO the
probable hostility with portion OF the Creek tribe OF
Indians.
On motion Of Mr.. WALL, the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads instructed TO inquire
into the expedency Of establishing post route from
New Brunswick to another town, (unheard) IN New
Jersey.
THE suB-TREAsuRY SCHEME
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the Sub
Treasury bill
Mr. DAVIS argued, at some length, against one Of
the suggested propositions Of Mr.. Preston, that the
notes Of nolspec paying banks should he received
temporarily by the Government, as dangerous prece
dent aud probably not practically better than the pro-
vision of the substitute that such bills should be received
when the banks should resume
MIR NILES spoke chiefly in reply 10 Mr. Davis, cs-
peciay charactezlng the banks trading companies
with which the Government have nothing TO do aud
DENYING enphaicaly that the country was suffering DIS
tress embarrassment. (.
Mr.. DAVIS having briefly responed-
MIR. PRESTON said the proposed amendment, last
discussed was not before the Senate but had been
merely suggested He hoped the question would now
be taken the amendment which he had actually offer
ed relation the selection OF the twenty five depositc
banks proposed by The substitute
In accordance with the suggestions OF Mr.. RvEs,
and from information which he bad obtained that most
States own stock IN one or more OF their respective
banks Mr. Withdrew the latter part Of this aIhe'ld-
ment so make ii merely require that the dePosi'e
banks should bc selected from those hanks the stock OF
which is owned IN whole or IN part by the respective
States in which they situated
Mr. HUBBARD understood TO o'gect 70 Tue
withdrawal Of the latter branch of the amendment;
but
Mr.. PRESTON claimed the right Of doing so and
The vote beur taken on the amendment as modified,
it pcgatlyed, as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Bayard Clay, OF Kentucky, Cut
tenden, Davis, Knight, Menlck, Nicholas, Preptlss,
Preston, Rives Robbins, Smith, Of Indiana, Southland,
Spence, Swift, TaIlmadge, Upton, Webster, and
Whlte--I9.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Allen, Benton, Brown, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Clay, Of Alabama, Clayton, Cuihbert Fulton,
Grnndy. Hubbard, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Lyon, Nc
Kesn. Morris Moulon, Niles, Norvel, Pierce, Roane,
Robinson Sewer. Smtth, Of Connecticut, SIrAnne,
Trotier Walker, Wall, Williams, Wright, Young-32
The question recurring on the substitute, as Oh
fered by Mr. Rives,