Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-07-06
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Tuesday evening, a motion was made,
according to notice, to reconsider the vote
by which the bill had been rejected; but
the vote stood-Yeas, Twenty One; Nays
7too hundred and five: majority against re.
considering, One hundred and Eighty four.
So It is settled that the friends of the Sub.
Treasury scheme have abandoned oil hope
of obtaining for it the sanction Of Congress.
We have said that we had anticipated
longer debate on this question; but for
no other reason than that Hon. gentlemen
have a way Of talking to a most unreason.
able length. There could be no necessity
for further debating question which has
been the constant theme Of discussion, in
and out Of Congress, since the project was
first propounded by Mr.. Van Buren, in his
Extraordinary Message ten months ago.
The Extra Session resoundcd with it., and
the regular has dwelt with little interest
upon any thing else. The Senate discussed
its length, breadth, scope, policy and bear
ing, for some two months; Mr. Cambreleng
reported at length in its favor and Mr.. Ser.
geant against it in March. 1t has been
in agitation ever since; and. during the last
week, when it was formally before the
House, it has been discussed successfully
by Messrs. Cambreeng and Pickens in its
favor, j. Garland in opposition, Dromgoole
in favor. Prentiss and Kennedy in oppos.
ton, fancy and R. NJ. + Hunter in favor,
Thompson against, Potter and Rhett of
S. G.. formerly Robert Barnwcl! Smith,
in favor-the last word being had by the
latter on the evening that The vote was
taken. There can be no complaint of a
lack Of debate on the subject, or of exerton
on either hand ; and the end is that the
project is voted down by similar majority
to that twice before given against it, but
by more decisive, because direct, and
heavier vote now than ever.
This is universally regarded as decision
against the essential principle of the Sub
Treasury scheme. in any shape or form.
We presume no further effort will be made
al this Session to establish it by law. Mr..
Cambreleng indeed minated in his
opening speech that, whether by law or by
Executive discretion, the system will be
kept substantially in operation until the
close of Mr. Van Buren's Presidential term
This intlmation elected some indignant
feeling on the part of those opposed to the
project. 1t is doubtless desirable that our
financial policy be regulated by law; and
we are not without hope that some modlti'
cation Of the Special Deposite System will
now be agreed upon rs temporary com.
promise, until a full expression OF the Peo-
PIES wishes can be had through another
Congress.
We learn from the National Intelligent
Ger, that Mr.. Webs,er's resolution to re
peal the existing in,erdlct against the great
mass of the banks on account ofther notes
has been defeated. The resolution was
lost by two votes, Mr. Buchanan's special
deposite humbug being substituted for it,
and then the latter was rejected by still
larger majority; thus leaving, what Mr..
Cambreleng terms, virtual sub-'reasury
system in operation, notwithstanding the
Representatives of the People have passed
sentence of condemnation on the obnoxiou:
system at two successive sessions Of Con-
gress.
The amendments 20 the army increase
bill, were reported to the House about the
usual hour of adjournment, on Thursday.
On Friday the amendments were adopted
by the House, and the bill, as amended, was
passed, and has, ere this become the law oil
the land