The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-20


possible after the mornings business was disposed
of he should call up the resolution introduced by him
some time since for the repeal of the Sub Treasury
Mr.. MOuTON presented memorial of Kohn,
Daron and Company praying that the duty on GER
tain silks may be refunded which was referred TO the
Committee Finance
Mr.. BENTON presented, at the request Of the
Delegate from Iowa, preamble and resolutions una
buque claiming right of presumption denied them by
the Commissioner OF the General Land Office; which
was referred to the Committee on the Public Lands,
and ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. b also presented memorial from Gen. +. s.
Jesup, stating that by in the printing of
certain document, much injury had been done him,
and praying such redress Congress- in its wisdom
may think proper to accord; which was referred TO
the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs.
MIR. WILLIAMS presented the following resolu
tions, which were read
RESOLVES IN RELATION TO THE CURRENCY
|. Resolved, That the policy of this country in
public and private financial matters, has always been
10 maintain mixed money of paper and metals, the
latter forming the basis of the former that bank pa
per- convertible into specie at the pleasure of the ho
der IS safe and convenient currency; and any
changeof policy tending TO substitute entire metal
ic currency, would be injurious in its effects and inn
practicable in its execution
=. Resolved, That for the interests of the whole
community, we'll for the purposes OF the Trea-
sury, it is essential that the nation should possess
currency Of uniform value credit and USE wherever il
may circulate; that the Constitution has entrusted
Congress exclusively with he power of creating and
regulating currency of this description, and that
should be taken by Congress in execuon,of
this power, to relieve the country from the evils and
endorsements Of the present deia Dged condition Of
the currency, by establishing equally useful to the
people and to the Government and of uniform value
and credit in every State in the Union
3. Resored, That the act Of Congress in relation
the collection, keeping, and disbursement of the pub
LIE yet thnf nttrh ,ta If I.,txy last
commonly denominated the independent or Sub rrea-
sury act uncalled for by the people, and gans
the genius Of our free institutions tending to subst
tute metallic for our present mixed currency. and
ought forthwith to be repealed.
4. Resored, That ii the alternative is necessarily
presented OF National Bank, with ali the restric
tons that people jealous Of their liberties would
qure in such an institution, and the existing Sub
Treasury system, i'm favor of the former and
opposed to the latter.
5. Resoiped, That deprccatea national debt, and
direct taxation in time Of peace, to provide
deiray the ordinary expenditures ofhe General Govern
ment that there should be revision and adjustment
ofthc tariff at to furnish equal to
the necessary expenditures and encourage and pro-
tect American industry.
g. Resoiped, That a bill providing for Just and
equal distribution of the proceeds of the public lands
among the several States commends itself to
sideration of justice due alike all and ought
to pass into law.
I. Resoiped, That the Hon Reuel Williams pre-
vous 10 MS eiecton 10 the SENATE oil the United States
having declared and published that it is the duty of
the elected to carry into effect the will of his consu
ents ii he is instructed what that will is resign his
trust therefore, hereby instruct him that the fore
going resolutions express the will Of his constituents
g. Resolred That our Senators and Representatives
in Congress be requested TO vote for any bill propo
sition before Congress calculated carry into e
feet the principles contained in the foregoing resou
TONS and to introduce and support such measures
shall accomplish the object, it now before
Congress.
g. Resolred, That the Governor be requested to
transmit copy of the foregoing resolutions to each Of
our Senators and Representatives in Congress from
this State
The resolutions were then, on motion by Mr. Will
LlAMS, laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
ADMISSION OF LADIES TO THE FLOOR.
The resolution for tho admission of ladies during the
residue Of the session to the privileged in the Sc
nate having come up for consideration
Mr. NORVELL said that citizens were, at this pc
culiar time, crowding TO this metropolis in unusual
numbers All were aware of this fact All were
that among those crowds ladies from all quarters OF
the Union, who had visited the city before,
to be found Ii right and proper that many Of
the citizens Of the United States could be
dated with convenience to the Senate should have
opportunity Of witnessing the proceedings and debates
of this body. By admitting the ladies' below many of
whom would probably never have another opportunity
hear Debates would be left in the gale
for the accommodation of gentlemen He therefore,
hoped that the resolution under consideration which he
had thought it right to submit, would be adopted.
Mr. BEN TON moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
Upon this motion the yeas and nays were demand
ed and resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Anderson, Benton, Buchanan,
Clay, Of Alabama, Clayton, Cuthburt, Fulton, Hub
bard, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Mouton, Phelps, Pierce,
Prentiss, Roane Smith, of Indiana, Tappan, Wall,
Williams, Wrght-2l
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Clay, of Ken
lucky, Dixon, Graham, Huntington Kerr, Knight
Mangum Merrick Nicholas, Nicholson, Norvell
Rugges, Sewer, Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon,
Tallmadge, White Young-20.
PRINTER TO THE SENATE.
The resolution submitted on Tuesday by Mr.. HUI
BARD relative the election of Printer taken up
and Mr. HUBBARD briefly gave the for its
adoption
Mr.. HUNTINGTON thought the Congress to
into existence after the 4th of March next would
be competent to elect printer for itself the pre-
sent body to elect printer for it. But the os-
ensible object 10 carry what suppo ed to
be compulsory and obligatory act of Congress, he
thought il became necessary to consider what that
was and the practice Of this and the other branch of
Congress under it. The in the form of joint
resolution Of the two Houses, which, sanctioned Ivy
the President, had the force Of law. He then quoted
the original resolution oil 1919, and traced The action
of Congress under TO the present time and showed
that in the Senate in every instance, the printer had
been elected at the close of the preceding session. and
in the House the had been followed until
1888 when motion made in the House of Re
representatives. to lay on the table, and next to post
pone il; and subsequently it was treated dead
letter by the House, for it refused to be governed by
It. And now there were three things that were worthy
reconsideration First the resolution compulsory
Ii that question answered in the negative, the