Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-03-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

GONG
the reception of a number of petitions, the
sub-Treasury bill was resumed, and Mr..
Benton spoke at some length.
Mr.. Southard was expected to address the
Senate on Tuesday.
In the HOUSE, there was no business of
moment done. Many petitions were pre-
sented upon the subject of the late duel
some OF them praying for the expulsion of all
who had taken part in it, and others pray
ing for a rigid exarnination-and all were
expressed in strong terms Of censure.
In the SENATE, Tuesday, March, 20, Mr..
M'Kean presented the proceedings of great
number Of the friends Of the late and the
present administration, who met at Pittsburgh
for the purpose Of opposing the Sub. Treasury
Bill. Mr.. M'Kean said that he knew many
Of the petitioners, and that they were warm
friends of the late and the present ecutive
The proceedings, which condemned the Sub
Treasury Bill in strong terms, were ordered
10 be printed. A resolution offered by Mr..
Morris, on the subject Of the Slave trade be.
tween Texas and the United States, was laid
OH the table, yeas 81, nays 8.
The Sub.Treasury Bill was taken up, and
MIR. Southard addressed the Senate in op-
speech, he yielded 10 motion for adjourn
mcnt.
In the HOUSE, large number Of private
bills were reported. The Naval Committee
reported against the petitions from Phlladel-
phia, asking an appropriation for the COM
pletion of the frigate Raritan.
Mr. johnson continued, until the expira-
tion OF the morning hour, his speech in sup
port OF the proposition to appropriate public
lands to ;hesuse Of the States.
The civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
was then again taken up in committee Of the
whole, and discussed on its details, until the
hour Of adjournment.
sUB.TREAsURY BILL.
In the SENArE, Wednesday, March 81, Mr..
Sutherland finished his able speech against
the Sub-Treasury Bill-when the question
was taken on mr. Kives' substitute, and de-
cided in the negotire, yeas 22-nays 30
every Senator being present
= MIR. Cuthbcrt, OF Georgia, then rose, and
after some remarks, expressive of his regret
at differing from those with whom lie had
been accustomed to act, declared that he
could not vote for The bill with the feature in
it which was given by mr. Calhoun. He
therefore moved to strike out the 2}d section,
(mr Calhoun's section.
On motion Of mr Calhoun, the Senate then
adjourned.
On THURSDAY, nothing Of interest took
place in either House, except an onset upon
mr. WEBSTER, in the Senate, by mr CAL
HOUN, and the signal defeat Of the assaiant,
by the Massachusetts, Senator. The scene
was most exciting and aninated-and at
tracted large auditory. The speeches of
these two distinguished men occupied nearly
A,,, sL L.,k
terest was kept up throughout. Mr.. Calhoun
attacked mr. Webster in relation to abolition
ism, the tariff, his course during the late war,
the "bloody BILL" and OIL various other points.
Ills reply was mastery and triumphant, and
on every point he vindcated himself most
completely. In the language of mr. WEB
sTER himself, as quoted by one Of the Wash
ington letter writers-"The gentleman from
South Carolina had carried the war into |
Africa yet, though q very able man, that
Senator was no Scipio. Whether he were,
however, or not he had not like his prototype, |
surnamed Africanus, found Hannibal from
home! He found him, on the contrary, al
home, and ready to meet the approach Of
.Scipio Carioliniensis" We have 10 doubt, |
from the sketches we have seen of this de-
bate, (which we regret we cannot publish to-
day. that the Great Nullifer was totally null |
lhed-that he was unhorsed-drlven to the /
wall-entirely used up.
In the Senate, Friday, March 23d, several
petitions were presented, and at one O'Clock |
the Sub Treasury bill was taken up, and mr.
Wall addressed the Senate for several hours
in defence Of the measure.
In the HOUSE, mr. Cambrclcng, from the |
Committee on why's and means, reported
bill for issuing new emission Of Treasury |
notes to the amount of $l0,000,C00, to bear
aninterest Of not more than six per cent,
and to be m4dc payable in IL, ls, and "a
months; the notes to be made payable in the
form prescribed in the bill at the Special
Session.-$5O00 are appropriated in the bill
to defray the expenses of the issue. Mr..
Sergeant of Pennsylvania reported the opin.
ions Of the minority of the Committee of
ways and means upon the Sub.Treasury bill,
signed by Messrs. Sergeant, Pope, and
Rencher, the members composing the mi
nority of that committee. 10000 copies Of
the Report and same number Of mr. Sar-
geant's report were ordered to be printed
The general appropriation bill was further
discussed by Messrs Howard, Adams, Cam
breleng, Lincoln, Sheppard and others, and
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