The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-29
IN SENATE.
TUESDAY, JunIy 81, IS4I

Mr. YOUNG presented memorial from number
of citizens of Illinois, in relation to the abolition OF
slavery, only in the States and Territories, but de-
precatng any foreign influence in the matter or any
union of church and state.
The motion to receive ordered 10 lie on the table
Mr.. ALLEN presented memorial from citizens OF
Belmont demonstrating against a National Bank, as
sumption of State debts protective tariff and the dis
lrbution of public lands.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented memorial Of the
Antisavery society of Pennsylvania, in favor OF
abolishing slavery in the District If Columbia.
Motion to receive ordered to lie on the table.
Also from a number of citizens of Pntsbutg, Penn
sylyana, praying the establishment of National
Bank and branches in the several States
Mr.. PRESTON asked leave to introduce a bill the
subject matter of which did not within the scope
of business laid down for action at the present session.
but such the condition of the business under the
commission TO carry into effect the provisions OF the
treaty with Mexico, that he hoped the introduction
of the bill would be admitted by general consent.
Leave having been granted, Mr. p. introduced a
bill to amend the act entitled to carry into
effect the provisions of the treaty with Mexico
The bill twice read and referred to the Com
mlttee Foreign Relations.
Mr., TAPPAN, by general consent, introduced a
joint resolution for distribution of certain number
Of copies of the Digest of Patents" which was
made The special order Tor Friday next.
MIR. BENTON sent an amendment to the Chair,
which he mean, to offer when the Daty bill up
He said gentlemen had been hunting up every thing
for taxation except physic and gew gaws This was
proposition to tax bank notes On his motion, it
ordered to be printed.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate letter
from Rev. Mr. Bingham, Of the Sandwich islands, &C
companying which Bible printed in tina, language,
ndpepared by natives of those islands presented
to the Senate.
The FISCAL BANK BILL was then taken up,
and
Mr. MOREEIEAD in a powerful and comprehen-
sve speech of upwards of two hours, advocated the
bill
Messrs. CALHOUN and ALLEN replied, in OPP
position MIR ALLEN repeating his former declara-
ton, that the day that it passed into law, he should
bring in bill for its repeal.
Mr.. BENTON moved To postpone the bill indef
nitely and at length gave his reasons for this
and in opposition TO the bill. He subsequently with
MIR SIMMONS moved to reconsider the vote of
yesterday on the proposition to limit the issue of notes
of not less denomination than So. He bad voted in
the negative but from conversations with his friends
was thought desirable in the present state OF the
currency to make the proposed change
Mr.. HUNTINGTON briefly explained the object
in view
The motion to reconsider was taken by yeas and
nays, and decided follows
YEAS-Mcssrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Bernen, Clay, of Ky, Clayton, Dixon Evans, Ora
ham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr Mangum, Mef-
rick Miller Morehead, Phelps Porter Prentss
Preston, Simmons, Smith of Ind, Southland, Tall
madge, White, Woodhridge-27
NAiS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Cal
houn, Clay, of Ala, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn,
McRobers, Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce, RIves Sc
ver, Smith. OF Conn, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker,
Williams Woodbury., Wright, loung-23
The question recurring on the amendment as mo-
dfed by provision giving Congress power here
after to make the lowest denomination of notes ten
dollars
Mr. BENTON opposed the amendment.
Mr.. SMITH, of la advocated it, He had always
been opposed 10 small note issues, hu, would 90 to
five dollar minimum. One OF the objects of a Nation.
al Bank was to furnish sound and uniform crculat-
ing medium, and to this end he should vote Tor the
amendment
The amendment was then adopted, as follows
NAYS essrs Archer, Barrow, Bates Bayard,
Berrien, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans,
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum,
Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Prentss
Preston, Simmons, Smith of Indiana Southland
Tallmadge White, Woodbrdge-27
YEAS-Nlessrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Cal
houn, Clay, of Alabama Cuthbert Fulton, King
Linn, McRohcr,s, Nicholson, Pierce, Rivcs, Sewer,
Smith of Conn Sturgeon, Tappan Walker, Will
hams, Woodbury., Wright, foung-22.
Mr.. CLAY of Kentucky, expressed his desire tina,
the question the bl be taken to- day 1.-THE Sena-
tor from Missouri Mi Benton) had pressed his mo.
ton postpone he should have been much satisfied
had not the Wings unanimously voted against IT. -
In the state in which the bill stood relation to
the branching power II could not secure the vote vi
majority Of the Senate They knew that the vote
would be % against and % for IT. In this state OF
things they had done tins side Of the House what
ought to be done under similar circumstances They
had interchsngel opinions persons agreeing in the
general object and desrous OF union IN accomplishing
that object. He need not say that with regard to
nineteen Senators they decidedly preferred the bill
1t stood, in relation TO the branching power Bur,