Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-10
UNITED STATES SENATE.
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" ED"LsDAiS J4J - I-tI.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a com.
muu.ca-on from the Treasury Department. 10 fela-
ton 20 weights and measures.
Also a communication from the Navy Depart-
mgn', showing the number Ofo.d muskets and pisto g
Do the Navy, In compliance wIth resolution Of the
Senate which were ,a!1 on the table, and ordered
Mr. WRIGHT presented the memorial Of large
number Of citizens o. Schenectady, y. YaraInsf
he passage Of a bill incorporating Bank Of the
United States.
Mr. BUCHANAN presented the memorial of
citizens Ci Pa, on the subject OF bankruptcy: both
which memorials were ai1 on the tao and ordered
70 be printed.
Mr. BERRlEN, from the Committee on the Ja.
dietary, reported Ji.. authOrz az change Of the
place Of the trial Of Cen. GrltIoi; which was once
read.
The resolution Of MIR Buchanan and the amend
msnt by Mr. Maugum, relative 10 removals from
Office was again taken rp, and
Mr. LINN addressed TIC Senate at some lspotb.
arraignng the course Of the present Administration
10 this respect
The morning hour having expired. the Senate
resumed the consideration Of the Fiscal Bank biI.
Mr. BUCHANAN spoke for two hours, invest.
g1lng the general subject, ~ opposition to the lf.l
and iu rep 10 the Arguments o. MrC.ay, as chair.
man OF the committee from which % was reuOrted
/ lie concluded, ny moving 10 strike out IN the bill
/ the words District Of Columbia" las the ace OF
. location Of the BIUk)
/ Mr. BENTON supported the 4uepJror,,
lie said they had now got a Government Pink
project before them. Gentlemen had now come
forward and contemplated Treasury Bank. win
every provision ihnt made such Bank. Ue refer
req 20 the dictionary Of johnson 10 sbg,y the mem
ing Of The term Fiscal" that II related To the To-
s1ry. They had given 10 Dc the name Of Treasury
and Ten % 10 be politically managed by the To,
sufyi % was a Treasury Bank Don Its nature aod
provisions, and us officers wJud consis, Of 1seI.ur
politicians. ~
Mr. WRIGHT should vote ror the prooo,.,,,, q,
4 6Uhe out without any particular feeling vyLr,, r
should be- located. r. seemed to HIM ti,,t the To-,
uou should ns such as Che interests OF the count,
. place. ~ "a "'
~ Mr. WALKER fsIt that the bib or the ss,,,,
% from Kentucky tMr CayJ WIS had L,, A.
10 amendment OF the Senator from Psunsy.van,,. III
. Bucnanan,) was worse, IufnitoIy ,,g,s. III
was not the slightest prospect If yv,gti,,i ,,.l
s stricken out, OF 5 being located in Pbif7da'fb,, F
Ir ~ lne m1neycd OUglrchy Of wall street 3, ~,
q. = ORR u would, in New York. be urasr u ~
Hyshce ol slockJouDcs, and stock brokers sri h.
.N's"ceH ~ every steamship thIf come. lr,,,, o.,
~ don and Lycrpo . under the IrHueo.c ~, ~,
~ h'IIefs mat gamble on StItc5 dsIss Ityv,fi f
. Nt' ihc uIilci and immediate Influence Of p-,'
40 s.'lh I''"f., merchants, and stool. pr.k,rg
IN ".II pc bnish Bank, the Bank of England La
' ''l,A 'n lne Guy Of New York. n. would - .
~ .}e'le no such Tremendous power bon tt q, 80, ~
NJ, i''N3 Vi worm OF Mason's and DIYop't linz. 4
~ ~'u'u not 1c u1IfDr 10 Southern ipf,,,., 10
~ ..',,''s"t "'u.o he mere infant in the han,
'l giant they created this t,cr,.a,, ,.l,..
70 and located it DO New Yo,k. ''''0"uO'' Po"e
lri Nr. "ltIIiil SAID he bad no anxiety AZ MI
cd his blessing as It was called, within ., e 7,
Des ,o gS we've I@a' &c had proved tina, the
It,i Philadelphia that ever was located u.s'2t'qnes
ent oe,e 10 l2Ice ~. on any Of his c5ns,,, &c mao
The mr WOODBURY. said, II the RAM ,,..
Jog Oui hscal machine, It's centre and 80. not
" ''' ''"'e 'no heaH OF the nation, bot If