Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-05
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IN SENATE.

Monday June !, 1910.
IN SENATE.
Mr. BUCHANAN presented memorial OF c't'zens
of Pennsylvania, praying for the imposition OF duty
on f,rern silk; which was referred TO the COMMITTEE
Mr., WRIGHT presented the memorial of the Board
of Trade of the city of New York in favor OF certain
notifications of the proposed bankrupt law IN favor OF
the creditor; which was rcad, oraeleo W 'e uPo '
table, and be printed.
Mr. NICHOLAS presented letter OF the Secreta
ofthe Treasury relative to the quantity and value OF
sugar imported, and refined sugar exported during Tue
wear ending September, 1889, which was ia'd on Tue
table and ordered to be printed
The Joint resolution, authorizing the PRESIDENT Oh
the United States TO accept certain presents IRON ,he
,maum OF Nuscat and the emperor OF Morocco, ana 70
dispose ofthe same read third time and passed.
GENERAL. BANKRUPT LAW.
Tho Senate resumed the consideration OF the Dill 10
establish uniform system of bankruptcy throughout
the United States, and after several amendments haa
been proposed and discussed by Messrs whit :,
CUTHBERT, WEBSTER, STRANGE, PRENllSS
and TALLMADGE- :,
Mr. CLAY, of Alabama, moved to strike out so
much of the 18th section as proposed to include bank
inu corporations He did not intend TO go at large
INTO the discussion to the power OF Congress TO en-
brace this class of corporations IN The bill under con-
sderaon # had been his misfortune TO be absent dur
inr considerable part OF the discussion that ad oceh
qonr on and therefore, he had not heard all the argu
mrnIs in favor of including them; but he occupied
rorard this matter which settled the nu"s
State which had seven banking institutions; the capt.
tai Of five of which was entirely furnished by herself
and all the liabilities of which she held herself bound
to redeem OF course he not prepared to put the
State of Alabama in a condition of bankruptcy. Oi
the sixth institution his State held two-ths Of the
capital and appointed her portion of the direction; and
of the seventh institution, two-hfths OF the capital
was reserved for the State though not yet taken By
the laws of Alabama, bank could be organized in j,
without her being interested in it. Under these cir
cunstances, he could not vote Tor including banking
corporations in the BILL and he hardly believed that
any honorable Senator prepared TO include banks
so situated As friend the rights of the States and
believing it to be indispensable to protect those rights,
and preserve the institutions which the States consl-
dered valuable, he could not vote for bill containing
such broad language in regard to them this did.
Chartered by the State responsible TO the States, in
many instances responsible to the Legislatures and III
all instances responsible to the judicial tribunals the
States had also, many instances received bonus for
the grants OF charters There many instances Of
this kind in other States, and at all events bene-
fits had been reserved to the people for charterng these
institutions twas unnecessary to pass to the other
sections this question test question, and he would
therefore ask for the yeas and nays il.
The yeas and nays then ordered.
Mr.. CALHOUN expressed wish to address the
Senate the subject but the hour was late, the
further consideration of the bill postponed till to-
morrow.
On motion Of Mr.. BUCHANAN, the Senate took mp
and considered in committee of the Whole, the bill
to carry into effect the treaty between the u States and
Mexico and it ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
The Senate then adjourned:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. CUSHING rose to privileged question, but
gave wayto
Mr. WADDY THOMPSON, who asked permission
from the gentleman from Massachusetts, to make brief
statement in relation TO some important communca-
tons from the Secretary of War to the Committee on
Military Affairs, in relation to the troubles III Florida.
MIR. T., who is chairman Of the Military Committee,
proceeded to state that communication had been re-
ceived from the War Department, enclosing two let
tiers from the head quarters of the army, conveying the
amentabe intelligence that vigorous attack had been
made by the Indians who had again concentrated their
force in greater numbers than before He desired that
the communications might be read; after which, he
the House would agree with him in the opin
ion that the bill reported by the committee for raising
800 men, ought to be acted upon without moments
delay.
The several letters were then read by the Clerk.
Mr.. THOMPSON again expressed his hope that the
House would not hesitate moment in acting upon the
BILL 1t simple in its nature; its provisions were by
no means intricate and one half hour would be suff-
cient to dispose of it. If there any gentleman
who might wish 10 say any thing the policy of Go
vernment other matters connected with the Florida
war; there several other bills to up connect
ed with il, on which such speeches might be made
Untcr these circumstances he sincerely hoped that the
bill reported BY the committee for the raising of 800
men, would be suffered to pass without delay 1t was
bill having the sanction Of the Secretary of War; and
although he would not say the it proposed
would determine the war; yet he confdentt would
do more towards bringing it to speedy close than any
other plan he was sure there could be no serious obec
ton to it, after hearing the communications which had
been read and which were calculated to arouse the feel
ings of every patriot He confident the House would
not refuse to 90 into Committee of the Whole at once
on the bill He entreaed it, nay, in the name of the
suffering people of Florida, he demanded that action
should at once be had.
MIR. I. concluded by moving suspension OF the
rules for the purpose of going into Committee ofthe
Whole on the aforesaid bill.
Mr.. DOWNING of Florida wished TO say a few
words on this subject, in addition to what had been al
ready stated by the gentleman from South Carolina
Mr. ID. stated that he had received letters from For
da dated the 23d May, little time later than the
date of the facts referred to by the Secretary of War;
and which confirmed the accounts transmitted TO the
Department He said that among other instances of
outrage, where two wagons had left the city of
ST. Augustine under escort of FIVE u s. soldiers but
they had not proceeded above six miles from the city
before they were attacked.
After recting the particulars of this outrage, which
were not heard by the Reporter, Mr.. D. appealed 10
the House. whether under this state of things could
deny protection 10 the people of Florida any longer
when il appeared that not could leave his home
without danger of attack, and where no citizen was
Il al