Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-05-24
CONGRESS.

No"S'uS. osoo VI TUG treasury NOte Dill,
which it will be recollected, was in dis.
cussion Oh Sunday morning when the
House adjourned. Mr.. Harper, who
last had the floor concluded his remarks
in opposition to the bill. MIR. Halves
next took the floor on the same side of
the question but before he had procee.
ded far, he was taken suddenly i'll, and
disabled from speech or action. Much
confusion ensued. Mr.. HI. was taken
to one of the great South windows Of the
Hall-where being bled, he soon re-
covered SO far as to be able to retire from
the Hall.-The debate was further con-
iinued by Mr.. Dunn, of Indiana, MIR.
Sergeant, of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Til
linghast, all in opposition to the bill.
In the House Of Representatives there
was an effort made by Mr.. Boon to in
troduce joint resolution resembling the
Specie Circular. There were two other
resolutions on the table Of the same pur-
port, and the chair overruled motion
to suspend the rules. Mr.. Bond, of O.
hio, who proposed one of the resolutions
ON the table, withdrew it by general
consent, and the motion to suspend for
introducing the resolution of MIR. Boon
was entertained. 1t was however lost
by vote Of 50 yeas to SD nays-two
thirds being necessary to suspend.
The question was upon the amend
ment of Mr.. Robertson Tor a loan of
$lO. 0OO. 900 at 6 per cent. interest, re-
imbursable at the will of the Govern,
ment. Pending the question was an a.
mendment of Mr.. Stewart, to authorize
the issue Of Treasury notes to meet the
exigencies of the Government.
| The Senate was occupied on Monday
with the discussion of the bill to CON,
tinue the corporate existence Of the
Banks In the district of Columbia.
Mr.. WEBSTER presented the memorial
OF the citizens of Stonehsm, in Massachusetts,
relative to the Cherokee treaty, and praying
Congress not TO enforce that treaty.
| Mr.. w. said il was evident that very
general feeling existed in the country, that
injustice had been done TO the Cherokee :;
thai The treaty was never assented to by the
tribe; that IT was founded in injustice, and
obtained by fraud and bribery and that il is
due to honor, justice, and national character,
that the whole proceedings should be- revis,
ed, liz spirit OF fairness and equity, and all
done that can be done 10 do right 10 these
People. He fervently hoped those who had
| The power over the case would give their i'm
mediate and serious attention to the subject
The memorial was laid on the table.
On Tuesday the discussion on the
Treasury Note bill was continued by
Messrs. Tiilinghast, Biddle, and Bell,
in opposition.
In the Senate. on Wednesday, (says
the Alexandria Gazette) MIR Wright.
/ from the Committee on Finance, made
a long and elaborate report against Mr.
Clay's resolution offered few days ago,
requiring the paper Of specie paying
banks to be received in pay ment of Cows
eminent dues. The report occupied sew
eral hours in the reading. Thirty thou
sand copies were ordered to be printed.
In the House O. Representative the
Treasury Note Bill, having been taken
| out of Committee of the w hole on Tues
day night, MIR. Hoffman of N. York,
made brilliant speech against the bill
On Wednesday another intellectual eff,
for: was made to take Up MIR. Williams
resolution resembling the specie circular.
The Treasury note bill was then taken
up, and Mr.. Robertson renewed his a.
mendment offered in Committee to en-,
| power the President TO borrow a sum of
money at an interest not exceeding 6
per cent; reimbursable quarterly, &C.
This was debated until the Globe went
to press.
In the House OF Representatives, on
Friday evening at eight o'clock the
Treasury bill was reported to the House
from the Committee Of the Whole, the
several amendments being formally &C.
ted on for the purpose Of being reported
after which the House adjourned.
The new Ten Million Treasury Note
Bill (amended, however, so as to take
away some Of IFS obnoxious features) has
passed the House of Representatives and
gone to the Senate, and will of course
pass that body, with not the less alacrity
for the narrow escape it has had in the
other House.
In all the annals oflegislation, we pre-
sumo, no parallel can be found in ali its
circumstances, to the history of this bill.
1t passed its third reading by the cast.
ing vote of the Speaker, the body of the
House being equally divided for and a.
gainst 1t; and on the motion to recon.
slider that vote, the question had
been decided affirmatively by ITO votes
to 1903, had not the Speakers vote adj
ded to the lesser number, tied the votes
and thus negatived the proposition. So
the bill actually passed. or rather escaped
by the vote OF a minorify! NAT. INT