The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-07-06
9th CONGRESS,--lst Session
Correspondent of the Tribune.


ing loan of twelve millions of dollars for the
relief of the Treasury, redeemable at any time
after the Ist of January, A. d. 1850.
Which was referred to the committee Of
the Whole on the State of the Union and
ordered printed.
Mr.. VIM. Cost Johnson, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands. reported bill "to
appropriate the proceeds of the sales Of the
public lands, and granting exemption rights. u
which was referred to the committee of the
whole on the stGte of the Union, and ordered
printed.
The resolution yesterday offered by Mr..
Roosevelt, was taken up, directing the Com
mittec on the Judiciary to inquire into the
constitutionality and expediency of the pas
sage of the Uniform Bankrupt Law, applicable
to monied corporations, and whether it would
not be most efficient in restoring and regulating
the Currency, and preventing the suspension
of specie payments by the Banks, and keeping
them within proper limits.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in a few very brief and
pertinent remarks, advocated the resolution.
Mr.. Barnard imputed, as the cause of his
colleague offering the resolution, his desire of
making a speech, and now that this was
gratifed, he hoped his colleague would with.
draw the resolution, as it was needless, the
subject already being before the committee.
He concluded by moving to lay this resolution
on the table, (which, however, he subsequent
ly withdrew.
After some further remarks by Messrs.
Barnard and Roosevelt, which assumed per-
sonal character, the resolution was adopted.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Floyd requesting the President to COMMUNE
cate to the House whether any officer of the
United States has, since the 4th of March last,
been directed to visit the State of New York
for any purpose connected with the imprison-
ment or trial of Alexander Mcleod, and if so
requesting him TO communicate copies of in
structions to, and report from, such officers,
was taken up.
Mr.. Floyd briefly advocated the resolution,
giving short history of the CASE.
Mr.. Ingersoll entered at length into the
history, from the Instruction of the Canadian
Patriots, and the circumstances connected
with the burning of the Caroline, the arrest of
Mcleod, and in which the case now stands.
He attacked the course taken by Mr.. Web
ster in his correspondence with Mr.. Fox, con-
demning it in every particular, as calculated
from the mistakes into which he had fallen, to
plunge the country into disastrous war-a
bare possibility still remaining that the House
by proper action, might prevent it.
He was followed by Messfs Gushing and
Afford of Geo. in an able defence of the
course of Mr.. Webster-the latter gentleman
defending him particularly on the ground of
States rights he had preserved mviolate
nd tol fhoe e H. -
New York,
No action was taken on this.
The cause assigned for the debate during
the day was that no business was before the
House-the Loan bill reported this morning
having been sent to be printed. This may be
expected to be taken up Tomorrow, and will
furnish ample business for short time at
least.
In SENATE.-The resolution, offered some
days since by Mr.. Buchanan, calling for infor-
nation from the President for a list of re-
movals from office, and the cause of which,
&C., was taken up.
Mr.. Buchanan addressed the Senate at
some length in support of the resolution, OPP
posing the course pursued by the present Ad-
ministration in regards to removals and con-
trasting it with what he deemed the liberal
course of the late Administration.
The resolution was laid over without action
the morning hour having arrived, and the
Senate proceeded to the consideration of. the
Bill reported by Mr.. Clay, for the establish
ment OF a Fiscal Bank.
MIR. Clay spoke for about an hour in an
able argument in support of this measure.
Mr.. Calhoun has the floor tomorrow.
The bill for the relief of Mrs Harrison was
taken up and debated by various Senators to a
late hour.
Reported for the Ns,o York Express.
In SENArE.-Friday, June 25th 1S41.
Several memorials in favor of Bankrupt
law were presented, some discussion took place
on the resolution of Mr.. Buchanan calling for
a list of reasons.
UNITED STATES BANK.
The Bill to incorporate the subscribers to
the Fiscal Bank of the United States, was
taken up for consideration, but before the
discussion commenced.
Mr.. Calhoun made some statements as to
information which he had gathered from diff
ferent sources respecting the opinions of the
people of North Carolina on the subject of a
Bank. He stated that Governor Dudley and
the Speaker of the late House of Representa-
tives were opposed to such Bank.
Mr.. Mangum re stated what he had yester-
day said on the subject. The gentleman from
South Carolina had stated that the South was
opposed to Bank. He (Mr. M. had there
fore thought it his duty to speak for his own
State, and he had asserted that in some portions
of the State nearly the whole of the Wing
party and nearly half Of the Van Buren, party