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the pubic money. Ougut 10 oe Iepedieo' WI
Clay, after Submitting his resolution, said he
should not call for the consideration ofthe res
oh,tion at TIE present time. 1t would be CALI
sdup tomorrow and take precedence of other
business, except resolutions Of similar char
acter.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr.. CLAY also offered an important reso-
luton in reference to the Public Lands, CALI
ing for information as to the amount sold for
the last twelve years. The resolution was
laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Mr.. Clay accompanied the resolution with
some remarks on the Importance Of the sub
ject.
Mr.. MERRICti, Of Md. brought forward
his COIN resolution on the subject ofthe trans
fer Of thcsSisovecnment Stock in the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal to the State of Mary
land. 1t was read three times. ordered to be
printed, and referred to the Committee on
Roads and annals.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
MIR. WRIGHT moved that so much Of the
Presidents Message as relates to finance be
referred to the Finance Committee.
MIR. WEBSTER said if it was no incon-
venience to the Senator from New York, he
hoped the motion might lie over for Il day or
two. The message of the President was an
important one, and it might be necessary for
those who held opinions in opposition to the
President to express them, before it was re-
ferred. If it met with the wishes ofthe chair
man of the Committee of Finance, he hoped
the subject would be postponed until We'd
ncsday next.
MIR. WRIGHT was opposed to the sugges-
ton Of Mr.. Webster. The time had come
when it was necessary to refer the message
Of the President to it's appropriate committees,
and he did not feel at liberty to postpone the
time of reference even to "Wednesday. He
therefore could not withdraw his motion, but
the Senator from Massachusetts, if the Senate
thought BEST might move the postponement
ofhis motion.
Mr.. WEBSTER, since Mr.. Wright declin-
ed TO withdraw. moved the postponcment Of
the motion to Wednesday.
The President Of the Senate put the ques-
ton upon postponement. The division OF o.
pinion was so close that count was necessa-
~. The vote was 20 for postponement, to
10 in opposition.
Other parts of the Message were then re-
ferrod to appropriate committees without oppo-
sition. The Annual Report of the Secretary
Of the Treasury was referred to the Commit
tee Of Finance.
PRE-EMPTION.
Mr.. BENTON of Mo. introduced new
Presumption bill and brought it forward with
short speech in reference to log cabins, coon
skins, the far-wcst, democracy, federalism,
&c. The Senator said that the time had come
when some permanent pre-emptlon system
was necessary. The actual President was in
favor of such system, and it was presumed
the President elect was also in favor of pre-
emption. AS the session was 4 short one,
Mr.. Benton said it was no time for courtesy
in regard to business. He should therefore
move that the question upon second reading
be taken by yeas and nays. The bill was
read, and the yeas and nays ordered, when
Mr.. HUBBARD moved the postponement
of the question until Tomorrow. He wished
for time to examine the details of the bill, and
moved its postponement and printing. The
motion to postpone was carried.
NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY.
Mr.. RUGGLES Of Me. introduced a reso-
luton calling fora copy ofthe correspondence
between the Government ofGre Britain and
the Government of the u. S., upon the sub
iect of the North Eastern Boundary, if not
incompatible with thepublic interests.
The resolution was read, but Mr.. BUCH-
ANAN objected to it's adoption.
In SENATE, Tuesday, Dec. Is, Mr.. Clay's
resolution for the repeal of the Sub-freasury
Act, coming up in its place, that gentleman
made some preliminary remarks, when quite
an animated discussion ensued, in which Mes
srs. Clay. Wright, Calhoun, Anderson, and
Hubbard participated.
Mr.. Allen then moved as substitute the
following
RESOLVED, That the financial policy estab-
lished at the origin of this Government by
the first acts of its legislation, and especially
by the 3o,h section OF the ..Act to regulate
the collection of duties,'' &c. approved by
President Washington, July 3lst, 1898; and
by the 4th section Of the "Act to establish
the Treasury Department" &c. approved by
President Washington, Sept. 2, 1882, was i'll
strict conformity to the fundamental princi-
pies of the Constitution.
RESOLVED, That by a long series of subse-
quent acts tending to the great detriment Of
the public welfare, that policy had been de-
parted from, and was, by the act to provide
for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer. and
disbursement of the public revenue, APPROX
ed by President Van Buren,, July A, 1910,
fully restored and ought to be adhered to, and
therefore
Resolred, That the Government ought to
collect no more taxes from the People, either
directly or indirectly, than are absolutely ne
cessary to an economical administration of its
affairs.
Resolced, That the taxes paid by the Peo-
pie ought not to be lent out by the Govern
ment to individuals or corporations.
Resolped, That the taxes paid by the Peo-
pie ought not to be placed by the Govern
ment in the custody of agents who are not
made by the Constitution and laws response
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