Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-07
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MIR. GUSHING then resumed, and appeared very
indignant at the interruption. lie wished to know, u
the measure was to be forced on The country without
an opportunity TO say n single word. he said they
were at The last act in the drama, but the end was not
vet. MIR. c. then proceeded TO give his reasons why
he considered the bill as an unconstitutional measure,
as he commended that it gave the secretary power Ia
draw on the public money without appropriations by
law He concluded by observing that he had witness
ed the incubation and Matching Of this cockatrice, but
he hoped the time was not far distant when the people
would put their feet on the reptile and crush it TO the
dust.
Mr.. PICKENS then rose, and IN a very animated
manner said he had wished 10 make a few remarks upon
The bill before its passage, but he was now compelled
TO confne himself n reply 10 the very extraordinary
language and tone assumed by The gentleman IRON Mas
sachuselts. What right had he to speak of this bill as
be,np forced on the country by brutal numbers That
gentleman had defined the bill according to his concep.
lion of il; but he would tell the gentleman, that the
bill would, thank God, deliver this Government from
the hands of those who for so many years had lived by
swindlng The proceeds of honest labor. Yes, sad Mr..
p. thank nv God that the hour OF our deliverance IS
now so near, from n system which has wrung the hard
earniuos from productive industry for the benefit of 4
few irresponsible corporations.
Sir. knew the contest would be fierce and bitter
The bill in lis principles, draws the line between the
great laborino and ianded interests OF this coniedcracy,
and those who are identified with capitalists in stock.
and live upon Incorporated credit. The latter class
havsslived and fattened upon the fiscal action OF this
Government, from the Funding System down to the pre-.
sent day-and now they feel like wolves who have
been driven back from the warm blood they have been
larping for forty years. Well may the gentleman, MIR
Cushing who represents tho. , interests, cry out and
exclaim that it is u bill passed in force by fraud and
power-it is the power and the spirit of free people de-
termined 10 redeem themselves and their Government
Here the calls to order were again renewed from
nearly every member of the Opposition, and great con
fusion prevailed.
The SPEAKER with much difficulty succeeded in
restoring something like order, and as none of those
who had so vociferously called MIR. L. TO order, raised
any point PtcKeSs proceeded with his remarks, and al.
ludinr to the words Of Mr.. Gushing, that "tb's was The
last act of the DRAMA said this was the first, and not
the last act of the drama. There were g'eat questions
that Law behind this, connected with the hscal acton oil
the Government, and which we viii be called on to
decide in the next few years; they were all connected
with one great and complicated system. This was tc
commencement, and only a branch OF the system.
Here the cries of order from thu Opposition were
renewed, and after the storm had 'olnewhat subs'ded,
Mr.. PlCKENS said, rather THAI produce CONFUSION
At that late hour of the day, when tins great inca
spre was so near a triumphant consummation-and
in spite of all the exertions of is enemies, was ABOUT
to become the law of the Lana, he would not tres
pass any longer on the atientionofihe House. But The
gentleman had said that because the hrst section hd
declared what should constitute the Treasury, ana ina
another section had provided for keeping portions Of
the treasury in other places than the safes and vaults
; in the Treasury Hiding of this place; that, therefore
il was TO be inferred that those who were 10 cArcut" u
would draw money from the Treasury without apPro'
priations by law, and that % perpetuatc a fraud upor
Inc Constitutions. MIR. P. aid, let those who are &c
execute this bill dare TO commit this outrage, and use
money for purposes not intended in appropriations by
; law, and they would be VISITED with the Indignation o
an outraged and wronged people. 1t would be too
GROSS and palpa.le. Such is not the broad meaning
and intention of the bill. Thp construction given By
the gentleman was a forced and technical one, and no
natural. Ii was too strained 10 be seriously entertained
by any one for 4 moment. He raised his protes
against it.
row and confined debate. He would not delay the
passage of the bill upon so smll u point. lie congfa
,ulated the country that we had approached the periot
when the measure was about 10 be trlulnphantly pass
ed into a permanent law OF the land. 1t IS n grea
measure. Considering the lateness Of the hour, The
confusion in the House, and that the gentleman hat
had the advantage of an opening speech, he now con
cludedby demanding the previous question.
On this motion the disorder among the Opposition
was renewed with tenfold fury, and some members
made use of some very hard words, accompanied pl
violent gesticulatlon.
; 1t was some minutes before any thing approacEln!
order could be restored.
The SPEAKER having called on the Sergeant at
Arms 10 clear the aisies,
The call of the previous question was seconded, AM
the main question on the amendment to the amendmen
ordered to be put.
The motion for the previous question having receive,
a second, the main question was ordered.
The question was then taken on MIR. Gushing
); amendment to the amendment, and disagreed to with
out a count.
The question recurring on the substitute of MI
Cooper of Pennsylvania for the original title OF tn
MIR. r. GARLAND, demanded the yeas and nay:
which, having been ordered, wcre-yeas 81, nays II
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Afford, ]. W. Allen, An
drews, Baker, Bell, Biddle, Bond, Bolts, Briggs, Brock
way, Calhoun, VIM. B. Campbell, Carter, Chinn, Chit
tenden, Clark, Jas. Cooper, Cranston, Crockett, Cusf
ing, Davies, Carrot Davis, Deberry, Dennis, Dele
Edwards, Everett, Fillmore, Rice Garland, Gate:
! Gentry, Giddings, Goode, Graham, Graves, Greer
d Grinnell, Habersham, Hall, Wm. S. Hastings, Have:
Henry, Hoffman, james, JeniGer, Charles Johnston
VIM. Cost Johnston, Kempsllall, King, Lincoln, Nc
Carly, Marvin, Mason, Mitchell, Monroe, Morgan
; Calvary Morris, Ogle, Palen, Peck, Pope, Profit, Rar
dolpl, Raridcn, Raynor, Reed, Rldgway, Scrgean
Simonton, Slade, Truman Smith, Stanly, Stuart, Tai'a
ferro, Tiilinghast, Toland, Tripiett, Trumbull, Under
: T. w. Williams, Lewis Williams, J. L. Williams, an
; Christopher II. W~illiams-e7.
; .Naus-Messrs. Judson Allen, Hugh J. Andersen
Atherton, Banks, Beatty, Bcirne, Black, blackwell
> Boyd, Brewster, Aaron V. Brown, Albert G. Brown
Burke, Sampson Fl. Butler, VIM. o.. Butler, Bynun
: John Campbell, Carr, Carroll, Casey, Chapman, Gil
ford, Coles, Colqui,t, Conner, Mark A.. Cooper, Nn
r. Cooper, Crahb, Craig, Crazy, Dana, Davec, job
> Davis, John w. Davis, Dickerson, Doan, Doig, broom
: goolc, Duncan, Earl, Eastman, Ely, Fine, Fletcher
; Floyd, Torrance, Galbraith, James Garland, Gerry
: Griffin, Hand, John Hastings, Hawkins, Hill of \. G
Hlllen, Holleman, Hook, Hopkins, Hubbard, Jackson
; jameson, Jos. Johnson, Cave Johnson, Nath. Jones
: Jn.o W. Jones, Keim, Kemblc, Kille, Lcadbetter, Lee,
; Leonard, Lewis, Lowell, Lucas, Mcclellan, McCu
loch, Mckay, Mallory, Marchand, Mcdll, Miller, Mon
tanya, Montgomery, Sanll. w. Morris, Naylor, New
; hard, Parrish, Parmenter, Paris, Paynter, Petrikin
; Pickens, Ramsey, Reynolds, Rhctt, Rives, Robinson
: Ed. Rogers, Jas. Rogers, Ryall, Samuels, Shaw, SheF
! ard, Albert Smith, Jno. Smith, Thos. Smith, Starkwea
: ther, Steenrod, Strong, Sumter, Swearingen, Sweeney
; Taylor, Francis Thomas, Philip F. Thomas, Jaco
Thompson, Turney, Vanderpoel, Vroom, D. Wager
or, Watterson, Weller, Wick, Jared w. Williams, Her
: ny Williams and Worthington-12S.
So the amendment was rejected.
The title Of the bill, as passed by the Senate, wa
adopted.
; Mr.. NAYLOR made motion to reconsider the vot,
but subsequently withdrew it.
; On motion the House adjourned.
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