The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-02
THE PASSAGE OF THE SUB-TREASuRY
BILL.


THE PASSAGE OF THE UB-TREASuRY
BILL.
The DEED Is DONE The Sub-treasury Bill
was on Tuesday passed by the Federal Loco
focos of the House of Representatives. The
vote shows that had the members elected to the
present House all voted on this leading and dis.
tingulshing measure of Martin Van Burcn's
Administration, it would have been REJECTED,
by the representatives Of the people, and BY the
people themselves.
The whole force that could be mustered by
the Sub-treasury party was present excepting
one member only Mr. Howard, of Indiana.
They numbered one hundred and twenty four.
have been one hundred and twenty-five strong.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN members recorded
their votes AGAINST the bill. We wanted the
votes of Messrs. Lawrence, Granger, Anderson,
Williams, Of Kentucky all Of whom are kept
from their seats BY sickness,
Messrs Corwin and Storrs resigned-Mr
Brown deceased-and Mr. Wise absent-eight
votes. These would have sweAed the rcpubli-
can force to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN and if
New Jersey had been represented by those who
have the right to represent her, the number of
the bills opponents would have amounted to
1907 and the Federal Loco foco force would
have been reduced to 100 Mr.. Fisher, of North
Carolina, had he been present, would have voted
against the bill, as did Mr.. Casey, Mr. Wick,
and Mr. Campbell, of South Carolina This
would have made l2l-opposed to the admins
tration's leading measure! There is doubt as to
the side on which the Speakers vote would
have been cast but it. in this case, he had
voted in the affirmative, he would only have
made a rii:-and the bin would have been lost in
spite of him.
II the real wishes Of the people as unequivo-
cally shown in recent elections, had been re-
speced there would have been a decisive ma
jority against the bill. The New Jersey pre-
against the will of the people Of that State, as
unequivocally expressed in October last Mr.
ROBINSON, of Delaware, knows that his gallant
little State is hostile to the Sub-treasury Mr.
Crary, of Michigan knows that he misreprcsents
the sentiments and determinations Of his con
stituents, when he goes into the support Of
this monstrous scheme Of Federal Loco-foco
despotism. Messrs. Hollcman, Craig. Coles,
Lucas, and Steenrod were also aware when
they voted, in solemn column, for the BILL that
their constituents repudlated il and its authors in
April.
The pi tho Federal 7 Encne IN tha
final proceedings was exactly Of piece with the
rest Of their conduct during the discussion and
showed the same contempt for all Parliamentary
propriety and dcccncy, and the same disregard
for the rights of the minority, as well as viola
ton Of their solemn pledges to the Opposition
members 1t had been agreed, on both sides,
that the Bill should be brought out Of the Com
mittee Of the Whole during the sitting of Mon
day. But Duncan, of Ohio, and Mr.. Jones, of
Virginia, took good care to occupy the whole
day, and great part of the night, with their
speeches. The determination had been taken
by the Federal Loco Focos, to stop the debate
with the speech of Mr. Jones But Mr. PRor-
FRI, of Indiana, baffled them by obtaining the
floor. He made most powerful speech in re-
ply. As soon as he sat down, several of the
Federal Loco Focos started to their feet with
the resolution to stop the debate. Several of
the Opposition members-among them Mr..
Naylor-were on the floor at the same instant.
But the Chairman gave the privilege Of speech
to Mr.. Dromgoole who, Gas had been arranged,)
moved that the Committee rise. Mr. Nayor
protested against this insidious attempt TO cut
short the discussion but in vain The Com
mittee rose--but the Bill was not reported to the
House; for no quorum was present to order such
report.
On Tuesday the plot of the Federal Loco
focos was consummated. The bill had not been
reported to the House by the Committee of the
Whole but by the rising of the Committee on
the previous evening, the Federal Loco Focos
had succeeded in cutting of the speech of Mr..
Naylor and the remarks Of other members, al
though there was plenty of time for them. The
Committee was now discharged from the bill,
according TO the resolution which had been
adopted, and which, it was expected, would be
executed in good faith, Having been thus