Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-02-07


which he had found on the files in The
Secretary's Office. Mr. M. contended thai
prescription commenced under the admins
tration of Gov. Lincoln, when a wing OF
National Republican Council refused Il
confirm number of democratic nomina.
tons made by the Governor. Mr. NJ reae
from President Washington las quoted ir
the Globe) to show that he was opposed +,
appointing the opponents of the measures
OF the administration TO responsible of
GERS.
MIR Vose took the floor. lie urged that
the original resolution was a reasonable
proposition, and had not been met by fair
argument by any gentleman who has par
tIclpated in the debate Bv the existing
laws Of the u. States, Maine has ght to
her share Of the fourth instaIment The
resolution was opposed, not by argument,
but by an attack on the Administration oil
Gov. Kent. The gentleman from Thorn
aston says Che estimate for printing this
year is SI0,OO0-velI, the estimate for
last year was $4,000. Mr. v defended
the administration of Gov. *
lie then took ii view of the history Of the
principal experiments of General Govern
mcnt. lie read from thc report OF the Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury soon after the de-
p"slte system was adopted, to show that he
advised the banks to discount upon the
public money. Now gentlemen turn
round and blame the poor merchants for
using Ibis very money which.lhe Secreta-
ry Of the Treasury advised the deposite
banks to furnish bom with
III, Y sad he he'd no particular ohiec-
ton to the fist aud second resolution, bet
opposed the third, which advocates the
sub-treasury system.
He opposed the 4th resolution, attribu-
ting the deialcatians to the u. S. Bauls and
State Bank deposite systems. IIeread TO
show that in the case of'Swartwout his
delalcations amounted to little over @35, :
600 when the depusites were removed from
the u S. BanlS-to 500, 0J0 when the de-
posite bank system ccased--but when the
sub-treasury system went into operation
the amount swelled to ,225, 600. He
asked gentlemen to compare the three sys-
tens by this test.
lie commented upon the two closing
resolutions particularly that in eulogy OF
Reuel Williams. lie complained that it is
not quite general enough : it does not
mention those services OF Mr. W. N sup
port OF the last war whIch the Age alludes
to-that support which he gave to The adj
m'nIstratlon OF President Madison. Tie
complained also that 1t Is not part'cpiar
enough-it does not refer to that journey
to Washington in 1882, when Mr. w. did
not 60 Tor nothing, Dut signed MS name to
the instrument by which portion OF our
citizens and territory were to DC a%chaaged
lof wild iahos IN michigan.
Mr. Delesdernler asked the gentleman ia
give way lof motion TO adlourh Tor the
purpose oil getting some dihn4f lie SAID
pm0 is very poor substitute Tor the sub
stali''ai rare we nave u OUT ooafdi'g nous
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House then adjourned
SArURD.y Feb. Q
Rill 10 divorce Fbenezer and s,ary Cobb
came from the Senate refused n3ssaoc
and the House ON motion Of Mr. Teyen,
s,ler Insisted On ;ts Cor,ra, yn,o nn.s;nr
the hin TO he enrroesed