Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-12-29
~correYarlc,oe Of The 4 a--,o1p.


CorreYarie,oc Of te 4 7--,ouq.
WASHINGTON. Dec. a4h.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr.. RoGGLES, OF Ne. from the Committee a,
commerce.. reported a hIll for the better secutitv6
the lives Of passengers or hoard Of steamboats,. The
samo bill was before the Senate ct the lasl scss,n o.
Congress.
The following bigs wcr,sever,lly pas.ed.T
An act Furnishing The courterieiIsg ct iorJg coin
gold and copper.
Aa act Tor the punishment 20 fcsr,ain crIs es ugains;
The United States 0nd ter other rurposes<
An act fr the ~relIcfo. sunlry ciuz pof Arkansas
ll"s hili created something hSe a ace up between
klr. SEWER OF Arkansas. ard Nr-fgELPS o.! Yer.
mont. Mr. Sewer defended Erkanty warmly and g.
nouneed The pracuoos OF the Gopf ~ / have
never heard them denounced 5<re Tor rs Ire-Imcs,
OF Arkansas.
TIMING BANyrAPsR
Ancr The FINAL passage eFsnne other hills ordered
10 he eEsros 81 ycsSerdagH'r BENTON prcseu,es
IS bill for taxing bank faftr in ctrculu,ion in the
District Of Columbia, "a fNe has reasons Tor pre-
senIing ms bill to the 5nate. rThe banking r-trrcs,s
OF the cUunt-y werefarge. audil his opiaiou .t.re
was no good reasDa why such n interest ,houId not
De faxed La SSaI Britain uheb1nkieg system paid
lhe OoFernmGt IN immense s1N per auuLm. Mr..
benton Proposed ic tring ~ a \ 10 Ink only one
o''Heh OF Hhe "a""inf system 'antf al was he pIper
put ~ civu.aII9n us money.
Mr., Benton quoted Iron. British ACCIDENT q, ,v,ys
the ~rEupneiy OF taxing banking yAer. EuriHg lie
war ~ th!s country, ths circulating Acdiurl U,s t,,.
49, Sas-Lsnh is-n-aul slsscs aaA h.. MD an
mcnis OF hushandry were taxed al tlol NE I'm. h,
1917 tic BANKS were sJrJlC enough br,v. ,T,b.
tax. IL Was time nav 20 put on delx. e,3sci,Iy
"ow-paruurlasiy now-ohon the In ,r, -.
Government aud ever body else 81 aeAr, H.
!" sa'1 MI b,H'o", no" 1e 3auEA Ill receive
my pn"rosuuo'. sud,ii they will excusc a for the 70.
mark, IdOHy ogse.
Air. Benton explained his hjn. Er rrl,s>I n,o
Fi.e the old bill OF the v.lr and % make I m.,.o,.
: e"'t re "H' Tor '"Niug al ~ out Of
crculaiion under the denomination Uf EfA5,u.r.
II hs could have ms own vay be ,y.,iT sret -
under n hundred Gollars. But the colul.y h.. 49,,
fpe Tor The and would MT De until hiere VA tbi,t
s"spens.oa,"hich he predicted would come. LJI
r'' MI Benioa, proposes u"p things; IwislA n,
,''hA paper tr purposes Of revenue, and slJAy :,
dr We from circulation small notes AN wuIS n,
begin 10y laying he higher tax upon r,re. uajNha
Denomination % twenty dollars. AL ucl, note. III
pose 10 tax twelve per cent hegii ming with onet
cent and advancing 90 twelve per cent The :
Tor thought there we're Eve classes Of politicians Il
would support h- BIl. Y
1T. Those who believed th1t Cgr-re.s hal ,.,N
10 regulate tie currency generally. 1
III All those who admit lEat II - o,nsiifg,i,..l ,oI
charter a Bank.
81. Al who hold 'h0tihero should be- duties or could
Dc duties laid upon foreign merchandise. This p,r,y
began with the Hamilton school.
oh. Al who believe. that there was n ,o,r.r ;,c;
dent 10 rovsnue in the Constitution. and finally.
ON. Inc naOst ancient OF the wgo'e and l., ,gbicb
ne belonged n payty who believed that Congress, had
the power 10 lay lates fr revenue.
ME- Benion spoke foc an hour and more. CONCLUDING
~ 'emaaN' WI n some severe comments upon the sx.
ercize Of lac banking pow o. af the country
amer Mr.. Benton bod concluded. The readfag or,to
bii was called Tor. AHer It was rood ani a ,eg-or
cd By ry title 10 be strictly % revenue mea.s,c.
Mr. HUN FNGDON OF CIun, after ths bin b,d
Decn reit, raised a question o. order. This bin s,,t
NtF n. - not properly cJgnisable by tbs b3Jv. Tb.ro
was Q provision IN the Constitution yhica said tb,t all
bhls 81 revenue should originate iu the Wpus- IL
preseniatycs. They were 10 oriyiu,te t,crs mil a..
Senate had n right to make amendments ggt .y.b +,
bill could not originate here.
Me-. benton replied b. citing The Compromise Act
this body.
Mr.. WEBSTFP-No-No-Ns.
Yes. said NJ BENTON. perfected in this bo3v-
: Know what sly-psri0gtsI here aud discussed
lsrc.
Mr.. WEBsTER, said-af is not nv ,s.oc, q, do
ie tac Bill have mo- such object wish the Son.
ate io act upon another question. NJ ob.ert - ~.
70 'Inllcule The Constitution. The 1911 isore LAWN,
3 'GF O5nevenucs obviously n bHI 10 make , I,y yL,.b
consider. u"
Toe vote orths notion n receive the Bin ,y,s p,o,
iaEen and decided Ia the negative. - to23
Ouerii,ns were made ~ Air. WEBSTER. Mr.
NEktd'k. Mr. PRESTON anI Mr HUNTINGDON
Who opposed, whlc ~ SEWER. Mr. CLAY efAI.
HUBBARD and FIERCE ON n Jstc,5..
ne nght summary tJ vafIItaw.
mr. CALHOUN coufeuitI that thc RU r,pA N,
y Dc Tlthdawn on lclvo. After the dl--gss o. co.
3D. Mr. bENlOh came % A. Psrssnrl,ro 49,.
~ dd thai m'nlsr WHICH De sls nc fnt -aiermiBeI
o DO out Of ondr-
The senate. between rir.- lrt four ,,1,-t H.
ed 10 Moud Isl ~ 1@
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
Atcr fha reading "a tis journal or ,-sfsrI,.. or,
ceilings te SPEAKER lad H,on Gee AHA E.-,r
f'm lhe Prcsid'nf 81 DE iqtcd states m aas.er A. (
resolution Of hc House. giving ga ac.oslf, f fhg :
'u'hc works which have bten ssrendsd o.rr, ~.
i'l ycef uhfcf authority given fhe prfs.rrf
Ar REYNOLDS. ON introduced o.. 'afy, aim
iho Liie Of ihai r~reaeated in me S.naie By NJ g.Y
~ and Pfpposing do same oqeci-a permanent r,s
'nplo1 ysiofa. Mr. Reynolds defended the di u
Dcoch Of uu bsar
ny tCkLNs ofS male soine remark, rs,,
r Character Of DE Ll nod tbo fdblc domain g.a.,
Y 80 nopedh void BE- gusiPolel. 90 be- dsgs.d 4
p w nest Cuagrras ito We aax.ous dt 80
80 sysism shoud hc asfre1 n.gn anI reaoDel a.
-inpslon % re'snnoo bid oui b. samo of ibs
'uibeFn mcmhtls. I
NJ yOINsoN aff8 aal d c,risf .ree,, ioso q
ire q tns Ffrfm sfifcs oad uhsr Dc cons 5e-ss y,
ne 1fs effhs new ems