The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-21

dietary reported with amendment, the Senate bill 70
extend the several acts and provisions now in force
for the relief Of insolvent debtors the United States
On motion Of Mr.. s., the amendment having been
agreed to- the bill was read third time and passed
i The morning hour having expired the House pass
eo 10 the orders Of the day.
:. sUB-TREAsuRY BILL. ~
Mr. hTiiERTON moved to postpone all further
Su1ness whatever and 60 into Committee of the
/" hoic on the state Of the Union that the first bill
taken up by the Committee be considered 10 the excu-
SION ar o. every thing alsc until finally disposed Of
ne ooJect was to get up the Sub-treasury bill be-
| tore the Committee Of the Whole 49,
vote OF two-thrds was required To accomplish the
object OF the motion and that could not be obtained
The ayes were ll6-the nays 65
| INTERFERENCE OF FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDERS m
ELECTIONS.
1.-The House then proceedad to the unfinished bust
ness on the Speakers table, and the first subject in
order was the bill introduced some time ago by Mr..
Bell Of Tennessee to the freedom Of elections
and prevent the interference the officers and agents
ofthe Federal Government
| This great measure has been vehemently opposed
by the federal loco foco party at the threshold and the
question pending is, SHALL THE BILL DE RE-
JEcTED ~
Itmay perhaps have passed from the memory of the
sion, Mr. Watterson of Tenn, took occasion, under
the pretence of replying the powerful and statesman
like speech with which Mr. Bell had introduced it, to
deliver long datribe against the opposition party, and
particularly its prominant members and especial
y against the distinguished Hero and Patriot who has
been selected bear the standard of the adversares OF
| corruption and misruc. Mr. Wattersons speech has
been since published in the Globe and all men Of
that in point Of vulgary and coarseness it is low
the vest partisan harangues circulated through
the columns ofthe Globe
Mr.. GENTRY, of Tennessee, had the floor on
Tuesday, and made mastery speech in defence Of
the principles of the bill which he proved to have been
openly professed and contcnded for by the Jackson
party before they came into power In the course of
his remarks he took the opportunity hold up the
| scorn and Indignation Of the House and the country
this Mr.. Watterson, whose rbaldry, misreprescnta-
tons, and contumelious attacks upon the best Of
the country the Globe has SO highly beprased and
industriously promulgated The castgation which
Mr. Gentry bestowed upon this tool of party was so
that several of his friends started up in
sion to put stop to the punishment by idle calls to
order mot one of which was sustained however, by
| the Chair Ii appears that Mr.. Watterson was once
proud to fawn upon the distinguished men of the
White party in Tennessee with PROSTATE servty IN
remarkable as the ISLANDERS and revilings which he
now maciousy pours out upon Them and from the
same and contemplate motives. He was then
applicant for Office in the Legislature of Tennessee
where the he abuses, for the purpose Of get
| ting into favor with Mr. Van Buren, had the Assem-
dency Mr. Gentry laid bare the whole history of the
apostate and having shown him to be fit member
Of the spos party who have other object but their
own aggranzement out of the plumber Of the public
efl him TO all the consolation he can derive from the
pufngs Of the bellows Of his proper associate the ed
tor ofthe Globe
Mr.. GENTRY having been twice called TO order
| by Mr. Petrken On the second occasion
| Mr.. w. c. JOHNSON said that he had but ono
word to say in relation to the gentemans (Mr Petr-
kns) point of order. His point was not in ordar
he had not reduced to writing the words Of the
/ gentleman fom Tennessee, Mr. Gentry az desired
very properly by the gentleman from Virginia. MIR
Wse) II was not in order, said Mr.. j., because the
gentleman wished arbitrarily to make himself stand
ard of debate for this House And if all discussions
to be circumscrbed by the limits Of that gentle
mans mind, they would really be very limited and
most sadly contracted indeed Much and loud laugh
teri
Mr.. G. permitted proceed without any formal
vote having been TAKEN and had not concluded when
the appointed time having arrived, the House took
recess.
EVENING SESSION
After the recess, Mr. GENTRY resumed and con-
cluded the course Of his remarks: when
Mr. BROWN, of Tennessee, obtained the floor,
but yielded it at the earnest request of
Mr.. WATTERSON, of Tennessee who spoke
for time in reply TO that portion of Mr. Gentrys
speech, in which his political course had been
handled without much ceremony
Mr.. BANKS, of Virginia, obtained the floor but
yielded it to Mr. Brown, on the condition that he
should speak the present bill rs to discussion Of
matters and things in general he getting very
tired Of it.
Mr.. BROWN promised and then, after going at
some length into reply to remarks made by Mr. Bell
some time ago, on the general grounds Of the BILL he
proceeded to regular analysis Of its provisions
mencng with the title and advancing in order He
had entered short way into the subject, when no
yielded for motion to adjourn which, after having
been made, withdrawn, and renewed was finally de-
cided by yeas and nays in the affirmative: Yeas 81,
nays 60.
So the House, at about half past six O'Clock ad-
journcd
nI-T, or rr,