Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-06-19

number OF private bIs which occupied !, until the ad
lpurumCni,
MospAy June fl
sENArr. No business Of general Importance came
before the Senate call made the Secretary of
War to furnish information on the reported Indications
ofa hostile disposition among the Indians the Ar.
kansas frontier The bill to encourage the Introduction
and promote the cultivation of tropical plants, order.
ed to third reading The of the day spent IN
Executive session.
ousE The Chair called the States to order for res,
Inlions Many were presented, agreed to- otherwise
disposed of.
MIR Wise submitted the following resolution, winch
lee owe, day
Resolved that the President of the T. States be re.
quested to communicate this House all correspond-
ence and information in possession Of the Executive
department IN relation 10 the visit Of Lewis Cass
Minister at the Court Of France, TO tie Mediterranean,
its objects and results and its expenses the nation
whether he voyaged in national vessel at the public
expense, and whether other persons and if So what
persons, accompanied him at the public expense how
long said vessel was detained employed in said
u, and al what expense who represented the United
States at the Court ofFrance during the absence ofsad
Lewis Cass and whether he has been paid the full
mt and salary OF an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Hemp entiary at said Court
call was made on The President for detailed nf,r.
nation the subject of the expenses of the Seminole
war Also for information relating to the attack the
Sir Robert Peel, and the measures adopted in
quence The rest OF the day spent in the discus
SION OF the subjects OF the Treasury building and
of Columbia M N'"" mouse IN 'he District
TUESDAY, June IL
SENATE, Immediately after the journal had been
read, Mr. Grundy aud made very severe com
ments on The speech which Judge White delivered some
time ago on the Sub.Treasury Bill
MIR White replied, and Mr. Grundy was about TO re.
JON IN no very peaceahle mood when the Presdenar-
esta .he debate as improper there being subject
ing Some very hord words passed between the two
gentlemen, winch perhaps had better been omitted
National Bank
mr Clay presented petition f ON Hartford, Conn,
asking The establishment of a National Bank. Mr. &
READ an extract from letter from Hartford containing
structures on some remarks made by Mr. Niles ON for
l9en cay on the subject Of memorial presented from
Inc petition was laid on the table.
Baaks and Bonk MOTIFS
Mr. Webster presented petition from merchants i,
he Guy oil New Haven, COM. Onclpdng all the i'm.
porting merchants but oneD praying the repeal of thai
portion o, .he depose act OF o3G, which prohibits the
receipt by the government Of the Of banks which
since The passage of that act had issued less do
nomination tina II five dollars
Also, another paper OF the character in the form
resolutions, from The Board of Commissioners Of the
Associated Banks of Boston and its vicinity and asking
'he sane feiei' On presenting these petitlons,
Mr. Webster said The present state Of things is uu.
ly singular effort Tor a general resumption of spe
Gle payments by the banas making, and abou! to be
made, III over The country.
Some Of the banks have resumed Bnt NOW cir
"lat IS The attitude IN which the Government stands
by The new specie circular tits proclaimed thai spe.
Gle Treasury will be required unless debior 10
government can procure notes OF u specie-payIng bunk
OF the Denomination of twenty dollars or upwards
which bank shall not have issued paid out any note
under i've dollars, since July, 1880 No postmaster
may receive any note less than twenty dollars
ms refusing u receive notes under twenty dollars
IS doubtless founded on the provision the net Of Apf
l73, that no discussing officer, shall offer Ia payment
any note less than twenty dollars
cannot say think this part OF the circular absolute
y necessary, long the depose system exists but
hl the same Tune the provision OF the pril co4-
@nances TINS regulation m some gree II entirely.
But taking tins Of and this circular ,oncihcr
/ Il BE- mn
hon Of specie payments or Ia ciitatGg Tesointon
Of hings 10 state OF property L. there in ia. spIr.
OF these Tegu atoms any hing to remind OF lie
course Of Government under similar cTcuiasiauers m
the days Of Mr. Dallas and Mr. Crawford
Ia New England, al believe, all tie banks with one
OF -"o exec 'lons have issued or paid small bills
since July, % II there more than one gr to,,
cepuonsi have not heard Of them
In New York, the Legislature felt iisslf inner, tiyt
cAeo upon 70 alter the law Of the Stale aud autborz
ssast Tor time the issue Of small bills The popular
branch Of tue Legislature was nearly unsnio,ous ~, 80
unqushhed repeal. The Senate preferred a s,.,.n.'
she suhPenhion was the final result
HH admitted, believe, all hands, that this uess
ue Vas eaiied iof BY the people Il not the resu
OF any BANK management Of the pefatlon Of
vale reasons whatever IA was The tesun ~ r.
'ouo ana irresistible demand Of the public will "A
cannot oe charged 10 party l. sgetrnt or 10 snv
.uhs pui enEerss conviction that the measure would
tse,o,, AAe was necessary lis beneficial effects
no' s"uDlso believe ~ any body, ~ aiding he
DahAh IN Tie great work Of resumption Now 1 tu,.
Poss That all The banks IN New Work with perhaps tso
a." "iee rieePtons ia the city have aFuled then.
q Tbs Suspension ax, and haze issued small llii.
IheH notes, therefore cannot be received Al tbs r,
t0n ho1ss or the post Office or elsewhere where dsi,
70 government are 10 BE- pad. / suppose the sam.
$50 u ulHgs exists IN New Jersey, and many other
States, both Atlantic and Western
have sad On iorses occasion and stdl tb,k ia,
vac measures pursued BY Government have oyeftb,ovn
's' ''i 'he present re policy Of ciseo3lnuinr