Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-24
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MAMMAL June ~,

was qualified. -
REPEAL. OF THE SUB TREASURY.
Nr FILLMORE asked leave to cal! up the bal
,.nor,ed from the Senate repeating the independent
Treasury Act, which was granted, and 1he OIL was
read twice.
Committee on Ways and Means.
NrpAWSON of Ga, hoped would be rcier-
red to The Committee of the Whole on the State oil
Mr. FESsENDEN thought the Jill was of no
great IMPORTANCE, as il had been thoroughly con-
,d.,.J and il was not necessary to discuss It IN the
Committee Of Ways and Means, and that thought 10
come into the Committee OF the Whole, wheie ueu-
bcrs could deliver their opinions.
MrPICKENS thought twas question oi para
mount Importance aud should be referred, ior care
fol digestion, to the Committee OF Waysanu means,
Mr. MASON of OHIO, wished II TO be referred
TO the Select COMMITTEES on the Currency.
MIR ATHERTOS was oil opinion that u shouu
I've reC.rred TO the Committee OF Ways and Means.
MIR TlIIINGHAST said that the Select Com
mltee on the Currency was the proper one 70 re'eI
this question to- as this COMMITTEE hau Ih's SUBJECT
under consideration, and were prepared 10 act upon
IL.
MIR ]. w. JONES OF Va. was OF opinion that the
only proper Committee to which tins o'l' co9Id oe
referred, was the Commitiee oil ways ana means
ms i, was their duty to take into consideration the
whole subject of the revenue, as TO the ralsinS COL
lection and safe keeping oil It.
Mr. SERGEANT did not which Committee
il was referred to. Either would suit HIM.
MIR ADAMS was of opinion that the proper
Committee wasthe Committee of Ways and Means,
and hoped the bill would be printed. .
Mr. LINN moved the previous question: Out Win
drew il.
tho main question which was refer il TO the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means, which the gentleman
WIS not in favor OF, and he wished to see who would
take the responsibility of referring 1t to That commit
tee. Not ordered.
The bill was then ordered 10 be printed and refer
r a TO The Committee OF Ways and Means.
RESOLUTIONS.
The resolution offered Ivy Mr. HUNT on Saiur-
day, presenting Plan for National Bank, came
MIR ANDREWS insisted upon his motion to lay
on the table being put.
On this motion the yeas and nays were ordered,
and there appeared for the motion 90 yeas, against
II, II nays. So the resolution was not land upon
tle table.
MIR HUNT then moved that the Plan be printed.
o. tbiS motion MIR ANDREWS asked for the
yeas and rays, which were ordered, and there APP
pcared for printing 7i,nganst it 80. So the House
refused TO print, and It was referred TO the Select
Committee the Currency.
The following resolution, heretofore offered by
Mr. II. u. Davis, coming up IN ITS order:
ReSolUsd Tint the President OF the United States
he requested 10 communicate to this House Ut IN
his opinion the same can be done consistently with
the pubiic n,sresO such authentic information as
may be in possession IN relation 10 the seizure Of
American vessels 10y British armed cruisers, under
the prc,ence that such vessels were engaged or IN
tended 10 cn.a.c IN the slave trade, together with
any steps winch may have been taken by our Gov.
ernment or its Ministers upon that subject
MIR ADAMS moved 10 amend the same by add
inc 10 the end thereof these words:
"And also copies of all correspondence between
the Governments OF the United States and OF Great
Britain, since the 80 of March, 1887, relating the
African slave trade, not communicated with the mes
sage the President Of the United States of the 30
of March last and OF all those parts of the despatch
cS from Nicholas p. Trist, Consul of the United
States at the Havana, to the Department OF State,
not contained in the said message ofthe 80 OF March
last"
MIR EVERETT objected to the resolution, as
calling for mass OF correspondence which would
probably extend to not less than fifteen hundred
pages. The House had had, already, as much as
three hundred pages and at the last session the
rcspondcncc called for amounted, If he IecollecicC
right, TO not less than eight hundred pages more
For one, Mr. l.. had seen quite enough oil MIR. Trist
correspondence, and he desired TO have no more O
It. his only surprise was, that such an ndividun
should be continued in office so long.
MIR ADAMS said the gentleman from Vernon
was mistaken as to the extent OF correspondence,
which would be covered by the resolution, adopted
The great mass OF the correspondence Of this Mr
Trist had been already communicated. He took Il
for granted that the gentleman from Vermont could
not have seen that correspondence already printed
or he would not have interPOsed any objection tC
the present call. What Mr.. A. had now called for
and what lie wanted 10 see, was that portion Of Mr.
rrlsrs correspondence which had been suppressed
In the former Presidents communication made Ia
Congress on the 81 oil March last. A resolution had
formerly been moved by gentleman from South
Carolina, TO which amendment had been moved
such as NJ. A. now offered. In reply TO that call
the President did make communication, but sup.
pressed the most vitality important portions OF the
correspondence. Mr. Trist was before the House
and the country, under charges OF misdemeanor IN
Office, and two memorials had already been received
in regard TO his conduct. One of these memorials
had reference 10 oppressive conduct which 1t was
he f4tN hepp a ,yH
lean mariners. They had been referred al the last
session 20 the Committee on Commerce and on the
very last day Of the session that committee had
made report, calling upon the Executive % !nvcs.
ugl'e the conduct Of that officer, stating, az the
same time, that the committee not competent,
from such documents as had been submitted 10 them,
20 form any definite opinion 10 the guilt or limo.
ccncc Of the consul. Mr. A. said he had reason to
believe that such investigation had been lns.iiu-
ted by the President A special commission had,
as lie understood, been 10 the HAVANA and he'd
made report unflvorobe to the character OF MIR.
Trlst. Yet, with that report against him, Mr..
Trlsr, who had come home TO this country, was al.
lowed to return TO the HAVANA, and he was there
now. Under these circumstances, MIR. A. wanted
tie suppressed portion OF his spondcncc which
The former PrCsdsnt had withheld. He hoped the
gentleman from Vernon, (Mr EveretD would
withdraw the objection he had made. These por-
tons Of the CORES pondence would Ultimately he me-.
cessary 10 enable the House 70 determine what thew
would do IN reference 10 this man. He was now
n, II. A.
believed, but the reverse. IL was from his own
communication he could best be judged. Standing
ns he did before the House and before the nation.
incupated in improbable offences, MIR. A. asked
tina; his own despa' ches might he fully before the
House, and that no portion OF them should be sup
pressed. lie did not think that the reply 20 the "a
would be youminous, and il would contain the
most vital portions Of the evidence in the case
Mr. EVERETT sold that he had not been aware
that any portion Of the correspondence he'd been
suppressed. lie knew that one Of the portions of
D. communicated had been broken off IN the midd G.
To him the papers seemed 70 contain internal evil
dcncc Of arrangement IN Mr. Trlsi; and for him.
self, lac desired TO more of D.; but Il IL could
he Of any importance IN the view stated he had no
objection to It's being produced.
Mr. w. g. DAWSON observed that from the
character of the debate might be inferred that the
present Administration had given its sanction to the
return Of Mr.. Tusl 10 Hnvena, and had neglected
NJ passed over the complaints against hun. Bot
such nm inference would be very erroneous one.
The Administration had been 50 occupied and bur.
dcnod with affairs Of greater and more present aud
pressing importance that they had not had time d
attend 70 the subject. lie had no doubt the Pres.
dent and Secretary Of State would look into On,
case, and would take such course as tho circum
stances should call for. Mr.. ID. was assured tha
gentlemen had not intended by the remarks they had
made 20 9, feet the Administration as having neg
Cc'ed i.s duty.
Mr. ADAMS said lie had no complaint against
The present Administration ut ALL He believed the
real fact hod been that Mr.. Trist, knowing pretty
distinctly what was coming. took advantage OF tGs