Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-12-28
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Dc Mr. r'gnt mas O'ouGnt '" o''' W
mate poslponing inde fintely the DE
: with the States Of the Fourth install |
p' Of the Surplus Revenue. Mr.. Clay
~. moved TO limit the post poncmcnt to
81, year only, so that he Deposile shall
, fall due on the LIST Of January, 1910.
was ncu,rolzcd by party vote after
.o'cres,ing debate: Yeas &c; Nays H.
- bill will Of course pass both Houses
- ported. 1t will be seen that the Sen.
- yet very thin. Mr.. Williams, the
Senator from Mississippi, hos taken
Eat. Judge White Of Tennessee is
. way.
~ he House, Mr.. Wise and somo Others
~ attempted to get further and more
we expressions of opinion on the sub
80 of Abolition in he District and Terri.
:. but vera fooled effectively. Mr..
as has made some demonstrations on
inject in an opposite direction, with
- want Of success.
iaa House has decided 10 receive petit
~ in favor OF establishing the usual
nnercial and political intercourse with
I i, and rejected q proposition to lay
= Immediately on the table by q vote
3 to "a. This vote was almost, but
y wholly, sect onal one-thc Free
IFS in the majority, the Slave States in
minority. The petitions are referred to
Committee on Foreign Affairs, which
= probably report against their prayer.
he Senate was engaged in an incidental
sc on Pensions on Tuesday Messrs.
Il, Hubbard and Davis in favor of the
lion System; Mesers. Benton, Calhoun
Morris entirely in opposition. Mr..
--is declared himself willing TO 60 so far
. abolish oil pensions except to invalid
iers ofthe Revolution.
81 Wednesday, the House was the
4,re Of sharp debate on o motion Of
-. Cambreleng to rnise a Select Com
ice TO investigate the Swartwout de.
alton. Mr.. Wlse moved to refer the
Ter TO a Committee of the Whole
use on the State Of the Union. This
jnn had precedence, and on it Mr..
- proceeded to address the House in
ard 10 the recent defalcations, after his
~ ! savage fastior. TIE House adjourn.
without ,oklng the question.
II SENATE, Mr. Rivcs moved a coll on
: e:ctary Woodbury. for the details of his
"" negotiations with Mr.. Blddle's Bank
- one o'clock there was general rush
a The hall Of the House to The Senate
( huber, it being noised among The mem
that Mr. Rives was speaking on the
oct of The mysterious connection lat civ
.ard between the Government and the
/ !; of The United S,a,cs.
IHe Senate chamber was crowded with
!" beers, and the remarks Of Mr.. Rives
: "'c certainly very interesting. He alIu,
- the mystery iha, had long hung
".r The subject, and to the anxiety Of the
p.try for toll nforma'inon upon it. The
age Of the President and the Report
t. 10 Secretary %! the Treasury. TO which
= sycs were turned a, the commencement
70 session, shed no light upon it.
re was studied concealment and q
:. jncditated evasion Of the whole matter
Mr.. Biddlc had thrown broad high,
it 10 his manifesto, Mr.. Bldde spoke
ha bold and unequivocal language of a
.'no who had achieved a triumph. The
L, lie says, has no longer any contro
Y with the government, it reposcs upon
= iaurels. Why was it thus dsarmed
!nse it had achieved q victory. Mr.
70 tells US that he bought the bond:
: .nve the government credit on hi;
K, for the amount. The Secretary shy,
, bonds were sold. But he does not tel
20 whom they were sold. He snys tina
money received for them was put OF
. al depostc; ba, Mr.. Biddlc says i
credited in an open account on thu
- Of the bank. There was wide diff
ce between an open credit on th'
IS and special deposi,c. He refere'
her discrepancies between Mr.. Bid
= statements md those Of the Secretary
o many facts, showing that the Gov
'ncnt was in actual coalition with lhi
k which they had denounced as S
fhievOns an institution
The name Of his country, he said, h
i'd forbid these bans. The bank, if
/ r1,ne in this manner, fiscal agent c
government, would be the agent an
lure OF The executive, and would
aonsible to him aud not to Congress
faults and books would be shut to a
$50 ,t the two high contracting parties
was such a bank az the Pres idcl
.jcd-an executive bank. 1t appcare
. Mr.. Rives said, that the Secretary
Treasury. wilhon, authority Of Law
Employed many State Bar ks as depo;
, ,cs. VIVA, did all this meun' ri
{ rs was tina, the President and The Seer
were both convinced Of the necessi,
o.. Employing the agency of banks, but The