The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-29

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this. He did moi urge the fact that the Chairman Of
1 the Committee OF Ways and Meas had told iLe
! House that majority OF that committee had exam
med this bill and were opposed 10 il because be did
I not desire hal the vote upon his motion should de-
pend on any difference Of opinion as 10 particular
details, and which did not reach the grt priucia
/ Of the measure
/ MIR 7. said he was aware that there were gentle.
! men present who had various propositions which
they were DESTROYS Of presenting 10 the House az
substitutes for the bill, which went essentially 10
change, and some Of them to defeat is present pro-
| visions and such gentlemen might, at FIRST feel or
/ posed 10 the motion he was about TO make But he
desired them 10 recoecl that there were seYeralo
/ bills which would up for discussion under
which they could debate at large this entire subject
Of the currency and that Therefore they had no good
| reason for opposing motion 10 Law The present bill
on the table and thereby show 10 the country that
| there was majority OF the House of Representa-
| ves decidedly opposed TO the measure proposed
| Such a step would be attended with this additional
advantage as long the friends of this bill retained
the faintcs hope OF carrying il through they would
strenuously resist all substituted propositions which
should go TO attack the yals OF the measure; bu, ii
! the House gave at once, decided Indication Mat
such bill as this could not pass, they would then be
prepared TO transfer their support to The next best
measure, IL there were any such, TO be reSOred TO
| with view 10 the purihcaii n Of the currency
| With these views, he mored 10 hyhis I'LL upOa tie
/ tqJle.
| Mr. GLASCOCK appealed 10 Mr. Patton, as he
had now had an opportunity 10 make such remarks
he chose not 10 prevent others from reply and
he therefore hoped he would consent to withdraw he
motion for that purpose.
| Mr. PATTON said that he had not discussed the
bill
Mr.. GLAsCOCK pressed his request, and PRO-
missed If were granted, 70 renew the motion to lay
the bill on the table
Mr. PATTON, on that condition, consented, and
Withdrew The motion accordingly
Mr.. GLASCOCK expressed his regret that such
a motion should have been made al this time, aud
from al ms HDuSP would apDIehend
situation the gentleman from Virginia now occu-
pied he had been provided for by his own State,
and il was question whether, in any vote he might
finally give on the subject he would fairly represent
the opinions Of his constituency. But independent
ly Of this consideration, it was well known 10 the
House that Of the States Of the Union was al this
time unrepresenied on that floor and also that GER
tam districts IN other States were in like situation.
Besides large number Of Representatives happen
ed, from the ndSposon Of their families, 10 be alb
! sent from the House and from the city If the OBJ
ec was TO have the question on this measure fairly
decided why was the motion of the honorable gen.
! emen pressed at this moment = Was il because the
| gentleman shortly about to bid the House fare
welll Was it from such motives that he pressed
motion like this when many members were ab
sent from their seats On question of such vital
national Importance il was desirable that every man
should be in his place
| He appealed to the gentleman himself if it
not better that the House should act upon the bill
I from the Committee of Ways and Means. This
movement was far from such as he should have ex-
! peced from a gentleman who had always been dis
| iinguished by his fairness and candor He was
| ,o!d that over forty members were now absent. To
| press such motion under these circumstances, was
what had not been expected. Would not the gen.
teman be content TO etthe bill go TO the committee,
and let the House have report upon lit Wout
he not let the country fairly whether there was
in that House majority opposed 10 every measure
going TO effect divorce of the government from ali
! bankS2 Many gentlemen were in favor OF the Prin
ciple ofthe bill, who differed as TO its details. AN
J. bad at oh he irIp nod
whether there was or was not majority IN favor OF
the principle.
! He must avail himself Of this opportunity TO
tice the attempts which had been made TO influence
! the Old Dominion by statements that there was
majority of fifteen or twenty members opposed 10 This
I bill On that question; the friends of the Admins
tralion have nothing to fear LII was well per
Suaded there was decided nalortk OF both Houses
! in favor of the divorce
Mr. MERCER here rose TO order and inquired Of
the Chair whether these remarks were pertinent TO
/ the question before the House-a motion TO lay on
! the table ...
I The SPEAKER said that neither the remarks Of
the gentleman from Virginia nor those Of the gen
tlenan from Georgia, had been strictly in order
! Mr.. GLASCOCK repeated his of the
fairness of arguing such motion now but accord
ing to his pledge, renewed the motion 10 lay the bill
upon the table.
! On this motion, Mr. REED demanded the yeas
4 and nays, which was ordered.
Mr.. PATTON requested Mr.. Glascock to with
draw the motion, that he might have an opportunity
10 reply.
1 Mr. GLASCOCK l shall do no such thing
! Mr.. FILLMORE moved a call the House,
which was agreed 10, and the roll was thereupon
| called.
Mr. CUsHMAN now moved that the further pro-
ceedingS in the call be dispensed with.
! Mr. PATTON said he hoped the motion would
not prevail especially after the very rude reply Of
/ the gentleman from Georgia, and the illusions in
!, which that gentleman had INDUCED, and which he
I must pronounce TO be wholly unfounded Mr.. Pat
I.l No. -kN
were absent and who were present and be desired
the call should proceed with the express view OF as
/ certaining who absent; and if il should be
found that any injustice TO any gentleman wou'd TT
suit from the motion he had made, he should be en-
| trey willing to withdraw it, so far as depended on
| him though he would not ask the gentleman from
Georgia to withdraw il, after the rude and uncouI-
/ teous reply of that gentleman.
Mr. DUNCAN, with some emotion, wanted 10
/ know why others could not have withdrawn IL ?
/ Mr. PICKENS said that he hoped the motion of
] the gentleman from New Hampshire Mr., CuSHMAN)
would prevail. This could not, under The circum-
stances be considered test vote on the general
Mr.. GRENNELL demanded the yeas and nays on
the motiol TO suspend further proceedings in the call
which, being taken, were-Geas 80, nays "a so
the motion negatived, and the call proceeded.
The doors of the House were closed
The absentees having then, in part, been called,
and having nearly all been excused.
Mr.. HARLAN moved that farther proceedings
be suspended; which was agreed TO and the doors
were opened
The question was thereupon put from the Chair
on laying the Senate's Sub-treasury bill upon the
table, and decided in THE AFFIRMATIVE by yeas and
nays follows ..
| YEAS-Messrs Adams, Alexander, Heman Allen,
| j. w Allen, Aycrigg Bell, Blddle, Bond w. b Cal
houn, CaIhoon, William b. Campbell, W. Garter,
Chambers, Chealham Chlds. Clark Cor~tn, Cranston,
Crockett, Curtis, Gushing Darlington Dtocry' zen zen
mis-, Dunn, Evans Everett, Ewing, r. Fletcher FIJI
more ] Garland r Garland Goode. J. Graham,