Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-06-04
Miscellaneous.
Correspondence Of the Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.

In the Senate, yesterday. and MIR. Dixon,
of Rhode Island, spoke in favor of the bill
for voluntary bankruptcy.
We are anxious TO hear Mr.. Calhoun's
opinion as 10 the constitutiunalityof a law
extending to banks. 1t is probable that
majority will be found in the Senate for
the voluntary system alone.
In the House, there was discussion up
ON the preemption bill from the Senate the
question being whether it should be refer
red 10 the commiuec oflhe whole, or acted
on in the House. 1t was not decided
All these measures in relation TO the pub
lie lands, occasion much excitement aud
difficulty.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Bell, for
guarding the freedom of elections, by pro-
.hibiing executive officers from interfering
Sin them in any manner, was taken up,
and Mr.. Brown, of Tenn, replied 10 the
speeches of Mr.. Bell and Gen'ry.
The question was, '"shaIl the bill be re-.
jecied." and the previous question being
ordered, the bill was rejecled-yeas loe.
NAYS So. A similar bill introduced inthe
Seuate, last winter, by Mr.. Crittenden,
was there rejected, only FIVE yo'ins inlavor
oft.
The Sub Treasury bill, from the Sen
,ate, aas been taken up at last. MIR. A'h-
.erton, who in the absence nf MIR: Jones, the
chairman nt the committee on ways and
means, acrs as chairman. moved that The
House go into Cemrnitlee, which was a
greed to, and the Sub-'rreasury bill was
taken up by the commiltee-yeas lol'
nays "a.
The hill was read through, and then The
frsl section was read for amendment. No
one rose to speak. Mr.. Jones intended
TO open The debate by brief exposition
of The character and objects Of The lHll, hut
he is detained at home by indiSpnsition,-
Mr.. Gushing then took the floor and moved
40 strike but the enactins clause OF The
bill-:hat is. 10 reject it. He said, al
though This @as emphalicnlly the mea-
sure of this administration, it was brought
before us without any report from The
committee on finance. and without any
favorable introduction to our notice.--
1t would be useless he thought To 90 in'o
the details of a measure SO ohlectlouahFe,
until the sense Of The committee was taken
upon its general merits. IL no friend of
ih. bill wished TO speak of its merits, he
would goon and expose its dement's. Mr..
Athert0n SAID the measure was an old ac-
ouaiptance. it had heen recommended
by the President in four messages and
been often discussed and reported Hpon.-
Every member of this House was sent
here to uote for or against MiS bill. There
was no necessity. al present, for an exhibi
ton of its general merits. Afterlh gen.
,lemanfrom Mass. had given Us his ohjec-
lions 10 The measure. he would endeavor
to reply. so. Mr.. Gushing resumed the
ffoor, but. as the hour was late, the COLL
mit,ee rose. Mr. Gushing will speak to-
day.
The Bankrupt Bill was again taken up.
in The Senate, yesterday. and az no one
rose to speak on it. Mr.. Hubbard moved
lis pospnnement till Monday, when Mr..
Allen would be here to speak. Some Sen
a,ors were anxious. hnwever, to take the
Sole on the molten of Dir. Wall, to suhs.i-
tute his bill for the ose reported by the
majority Of The Capinitlee. Ii was OBJ
jecIed, that Mr.. Wall was absent. and thar
he wished to be here when the vote was
taken. Mr.. Clay said he would pair off
with him, and it was also suggested that
Mr.. Southard, who was opposed 10 the
substitute. was also ahseni, so that the
friends ofthe substitute would have fair
chance
Mr.. Walker was willing that the vote
should now be taken. He would express
his views of,he suhjectln few words
The people of his State were anxiousl y
expecting the passage of this hill. II
would afford them some relief. He was
iu favor of voluntary system applying TO
persons of all descriptions, and of com
pulsory system applying 10 The Banks nn-
iy. He would moi exempt the Banks
which had been the chief cause of the suc-
fering in his State. But, il The friends of
the Banks here and elsewhere. should sue
ceed in exemptiug The Banks from the OPP
GRAFTON ofthe bill, he would not say that he
would withhold his vote from The other
bill. Mr.. Webster submitted toIhe gpu-
tleman from Mississippi. whether it was
prnper To speak Of Senators here. as friends
Of the Banks. There were thnsc here
who wele as little friendly to the Banks
and their conduct aI the gentleman him.
self, hut were still opposed to the propo-
sition tn embrace Them in the bill. MIR
Walker thanked the gentleman for his lee
ture. and assured him that he intended no
d;scnurtpsv 10 any one, lSnt he had nof |
used the phrase friends of The Banks"
in any offensive sense. He meant those
who were friendly to the continuance of
Banks, in coutradistinction TO ,hpse like
himself, who were opposed to their exis-
tenee. He advocated the substitute of Mr.. !
Wall; because he nep it ,0outd destroy the
Banks. The Banks, he said, are always
in state ofiasolvency and bankrnp,cy.-
They never issue promise to pay, with