Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-07-06

Congress. LIN the Senate, the bankrupt bill hos
been passed by two majority. Mr.. Pren'ss made
a speech against the bill /; Mr. Phelps voted IN Ia
vor of II. In the House, the discussion OF the
sub treasury bill has been going on now Tor sever
al weeks in committee Of the whole. MIR. Banks, |
n loco foco from Virginia, has been IN the chair,
and Il more partial aud tyr6nnical tool OF Execu-
tive power never disgracod The Speakers chair
This is very strong language, we are aware, tut
The prapks he has cut up, while dressed in little
brief authority MS chairman Of the committee of
the whole, enlitIe him to this unenviabe dietinc
ton. We give single specimen, To show that,
while the utmost freedom of debate has been nj
lowed to the loco focos, the Wings have been ty.
rannically put down Ivy this chairman when pro
ceeding even to read extracts from speeches which
he had permitted the loco focos To make without
the slightest objection. On the ODD Of June, MIR.
Jeniftr of hlda Wing, and an able man, got the
floor and proceeded to answer Messrs Coquitt and
Black Of Geo. and Hopkins and Ilolleman Of Va.
lie was repeatedly interrupted, hotl by the chnir
man and the members; and finally he asked the
chairman whether it would he in order for him to
answer Il speech on the suh-trcasury bill deliver
ed by Mr. Slrang of New York, and published in
the Globe, The Chair replied IN tho affirmative.
Mr.. Jcn'irr referred To paragraph in the speech,
when The chair ituncdiaely called him To order,
stating that no such remarks as those quoted had
been delivered in tho House Mr.. }. produced the
speech in the Globe, aud showed the very words
quoted. Mr.. St"r! thcreupon was forced To con
less li that part was not Sprken, although ii APP
pcnred in the Globe as part Of his speech! Mr.
Jeniicr then quoIed an other paragraph from The
same speech, arL asked Mr.. Strong whether he
had delivered illdt in the House. Mr.. Strong sad
he dtG delire H. Mr. Jciifer then read tho rX
tract which Mr. Strong acknowledged he had de-
livered mud Banks Instantly called him TO order
in the n,nst insolent aud inlolcrabc manner, aud
ordered him t, take His scat. lr. JenIIer warmly
demonstrated against His tyranny, and appealed to
the House. BANKS then stated the appeal falsely
numbers demanded 10 have the question put
again, and among them MIR. Adams, when Banks
insolenrly ordered Kim To take lis seat, aud amid
much confusion put the question. The Wings rec
fused To vote on his false statement Of the appeal,
and consequently there WIS no quorum. Thus
forced the committee To rise and report to the
House, which was dOne,aud quorum being found
to be present, the House again went into commit
tee. The same scene Was enacted, and the
committees again compelled to rise and report TO
the House Mr.. Jenifer then declared TO the
House, that if he was not permitted TO have his
appeal pui. he should moue 10 hare the chairman
(fidnks) turned out Of his seat This brought the
man to the point: he then permitted Mr. Jeulicr
to s,nie his appeal - he acknowledged TINT he had
called him TO order merely for reading the extracl
from Strong's spcech--hut persisted still that Jen-
fcr should not proceed. by small minority the
loco focos sustained Banks, and thus does the
! dlsgraceul fact stand on the records of tie com-
inIttee, That Hhig member tuds prerented nom an
Stcering erirdc lUhich loco f0co permitted
Ia dcliper ,ciihoM in errup ion Such is the par
tialy and tyranny of locof,coism in the chair o
| Congress.