The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-02
IN SENATE,
WEDNESDAY,. Sept. /, 1871.


leurs Association" Of Philadelphia, paying for an
imposition OF duty on foreign prints and pictures.
Mr.. WHICH Ipresented the proceedings and reso
lutioDs OF meeting of citizens OF Brunswick county
Virginia. against the of this extra session.
Both Of which were laid the table.
The bill 10 satisfy the outstanding Choctaw
vatons, under the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek,
was taken uP; the question being ON It's passage,
Mr, HENDERSON moved To recommit the bill
with instructions for the purpose of further restrlc
tons. He pointed out the imperfeclions of the bill
as It Stood and opposed its passage in its present
shape.
Mr.. SEWER and others opposed the notion and
advocated the bill. The motion to recommit failed
yeas l3, nays 81.
The question was then taken on the passage Of the
bill and decided in the affirmative: yeas 49, nays 10
Thus the bill was passed
On motion Of Mr.. PRESTON, the Fertilization
bill was taken up, To of the Senates amend
ment of which the House had disagreed, and appoint
ed committee of conference similar committee
appointed by the Senate, and consists OF Messrs.
ESTON, WALKER, and EVANS.
The Revenue bill then announced the
finished business before the Senate.
Mr. BERRIEN rose comfortably TO notice given,
TO move to take up the bill for the establishment OF
Fiscal Corporation, and for that purpose he moved to
lay the unfinished business on the table.
Mr.. RlVES asked the Senator TO withdraw, for
moment, his notion Mr.. BERRlEN complied with
the request Mr. RIyEs hoped the Senate would go
wiih the Revenue bill to-day, and that the other
subject would be taken alter the Dill before them
had been disposed Of When the honorable Senator
gave notice that he would call up the bill to-day, al
though the Senator did not expressly state 1t, Mr
thought it was generally understood that the notice
had been given under the impression that by to-day
should have disposed of the subject with which
occupied. 1t seemed, from the progress OF
business that there probability Of disposng OF
the Revenue bill by to-day, and he had not turned his
attention TO this Fiscal Corporation bill He DID not
feel prepared for one take it up to-day He hoped,
here ,ret nj 90 Revenue
bill, and endeavor to dispose Of il as speedily as pos
sibe, which might be to-day or TO morrow he hoped,
and then to take up the other. lie suggested to the
Senator not to insist on his motion.
Mr. CLAY should submit, with great pleasure, to
any disposition of the business il might please the Sc
nate TO make but he must say that at the ADJOURN
yesterday, there was general understanding on
both sides OF the Senate that we should put by The
Revenue bill, and take up the Bank bill. he would
appeal to the Senators the other side if they did
not SO understand it, MIR. WOODBURY.. There was
such an understanding He (Mr. c. came here IN
der that xpecation He had not prepared some tabular
statements the Revenue bill, which he intended TO
Offer although he would not say that he was unpre-
pared TO 90 with IT. he could proceed with It IT 1t
were decided by the Senate, bat he hoped to be
much better prepared with by TO morrow or the day
after by one Of which days they could take 1t up
With regard to this Bank bill, it came forward from
the Committee exactly it was passed by the Houses
Exchange bank. -one-half of the whole which
the Senator from Virginia was willing to present TO
the country Being one halt, It was better than no
bread and with reference TO the Senator from Mis-
sissippi, Mr.. Walker who had desire 10 know
his Mr.. Cs) opinions, he would say, that though 1t
not exactly the institution which he desired, he
was prepared to for il. He had, On the whole,
after good deal Of consideration, brought himself to
for the BILL and meant to vote for 1t. That was
the purpose he this House to-day for and al
though he should obey the commands OF the Senate,
with respect to the bill he would much prefer that they
90 on with the Bank bill.
,at,i - malta nf antlr IN.
difference with him. personally, whether they took up
the bill but inasmuch his colleague was unpre-
pared to the Bank bill not having examined II,
he thought the usual courtesy of the body should be
extended him, and the bill should not be taken up
He had made up his mind to his vote on the bill
MIR. CLAY. Which way n He was gong to vote
the bill and was prepared to give his reasons for
it, and it. But he thought, his colleague
up.
Mr. CALHOUN should not neglect the courtesy
of the Senate, but he felt anxious to go with the
Bank bill and his that there were
great many Senators most anxious ogo home and he
knew full well that till this Bank bill was dis
posed Of here, ami there was ample time given
for the President to act on it they could not adj
ourn. He was for dcspatching the Bank bill,
and then going with the other business. II
very difficult TO keep quorum here many of the
members could not continue here longer than the
middle of the week he proposed 10 despatch the
Bank BILL that they might know when they could 90
home.
Mr. RIVES said gentlemen had mistaken him. he
asked no personal favor; he well prepared to
other Senators were but to preserve regu
arty in their business, and to comply with the rule
they had adopted al the of the session
Ito finish the business when taken up, before pro-
ceedng other business itappeared to HIM that they
should first dispose of the Revenue bill and he could
only say, to the Fiscal Corporation in the shape
in which it now was, he could not, and would not
tor he should be very happy have il brought
~. HIN, thau hoy,a HI In. anil
II gentlemen disposed TO go with this haste,
he well prepared to meet il as any body else,
but he thought more consistent with their rules Of
order to finish the bill before them. The Senator
from South Carolina had taken it for granted that
we must send the Bank bill in its present shape to the
President Mr.. Calhoun. | wish it disposed OF In
one way or the other Mr.. r. hoped the motion
would lie Withdrawn; If not, he should vote against
taking up the bill
After further brief remarks 10y Messrs. BER-
RIEN and WOODBURY., (the latter in favor OF the
motion) the motion carried by vote of yeas 81,
nays H. and thus the Revenue bill was laid the
table.
"rscAL CORPORATION" BILL.
On motion of Mr.. BERRIEN, the bill from the
House 10 provide for the collection keeping and
disbursement of the public revenue, by means Of a
corporation to he styled the Fiscal Corporation OF the
United States, was taken up as in Committee of the |
Whole, and having been read through by the Secre-
tary was open 10 amendment
MIR Der RIEN, as the chairman of the committee
who reported the bill, took the floor and spoke for
upwards of hours and half in support OF the bill
and setting forth the views of the committee; report
Of which want Of time now prevents our giving. lie
briefly describ d the provisions of the BILL comparing
il in lis material points with the bill which had before
passed the Senate. lie first examined the constitu
tonalty of the bill and in his usually clear and logical
manner maintained its existence. The three modes |
in which only the revenue of the Government could
be collected were, FIRST by the employ of salarIed
agents or the Subtreasury system second, 10y the
means of Sta Banks, which the Deposit sys
tenn and thirdly by the employ of private corpora
ton which such an agent as was contemplated
~. hail ppn pnta ned pI-l