Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-08-05

~ the "ri'",Itc .,rouuL, very cci laimlv, that
any such i;Il in his opiniun will be uncon-
sriIuli0nal. II these men ATE men of char
acIcr. il Is impossible for us TO have Bark
Mr.. ryicr's interest nlso goes with his de-
,crnIiualion,-and ;fcirIcr yields. which
do not think probable, il will he Mr. Clay.
The Tax Bill isnp, IN The House. twill
fail in Sena;c, if tho Distribution Bill fails
and there seems 10 he but little doubt rs
10 this latter contingency.
WAsninGToS, July 26.
Ia the Senate, this morning, The Bank
Bill! VAS taken up, the question bciug on
concurring in The amendments made in
I Committee nf The Whole The amend.
:mcu, prohibiting Director, of The branches
from receiving discounts, was opposed By
Nlr. Clay, and disagreed ro-Aycs 23.
I Noes %. The prohibition Of members Of
( Congress from receiving discounts, was
also opposed by Nlr. Clay, but il was cou-
Cured in-Aycs %, Noes II. The pro
viso that no Directors liabilities to The cor.
/ pOralion should exceed ten thousand dol
lars, which was really an appendasc Of
the first amendment. aud fell with it, was
! Thy the Irregular mode in whicl. the qucs-
ton was put.) made separate question,
aud il was agreed to-Aycs 27, Nays 81.
Mr.. Clay tEcn offered an amendment,
authorizing the rccci rt Of certificates OF,
the twelve million loan in paymcm, for
stock: adopted.
Mr.. Huntington moved an amendment,
authorizing The issnc of notes oitiIc dcnom
ina,ion of i've dollars, which was lost by Il
tic vo,c-Aycs -, Nocs2j.
Mr.. Walker offered an amendment pro-
vIdin: f,r The election Of Directors by Con-
grcss, which was ncsallvcd-Aycs :,
Noes ~.
Mcssrs. McRnjcr;s and Linn scycraIIy
offered amendments i'll reference 10 the
misconduct, of the officers of the late Bank
Of The United States, and prohibiting their
election TO any Office IN the new institution,
which were rejected.
Mr. Benton then moved that the provi-
Sions OF the Constitution. the laws and The
various Treasury regulations now applca-
bic to the public money, shall apply to the
money in the Bank, which was r'Jcctcd-
Ayes u, Noes II.
Mr.. Smith, of Connecticut moved To
amend 10y prohibiting loans oi larger
amount than ten thousand dollars, while
notes viii, good security are pcudrnS tor
smaller anuun,s:-Aycs 2l, Noes -.
Mr. Benton moved au amcndmcn, pro-
hibiling members of Congress during the
membership, aud for two years thereafter
from receiving any employment, cotnpcn'
Saron. ur gralui;y from The bank mega
,ivcd-Aycs -. Nncs -.
llr. Tappan ihcn moved an amend
nent, asserting the power OF repeal al INC
pleasure of. Congress.
Mr. Walker moved IN arncndmcnt IN
accordance with The 9th article OF The IL
mcndmcn.s 10 the Constitution.
Mr.. Benton said that care would be Ia
ken when the act of repeal was passed
that no Injustice should be done to IndIrId-
uals. lie read from Mr.. Clay's speech Of
ISL, in which the principle Of repeal ahiIi-
" was fully recognised. Gen. HARRISON
recognised it while in Congress IN l2l9.-
John TYLER asserted it in lS32. lie lMf.
BY devoted himself unto II. until The hanh
wa, anuihilarc,I, or nnnIhIIaicd tii'.
NIr. Walkers amendment was rcJcctcH
a moment 10 procure from tie library an
amthoriry in favor Of it, and the question
was taken on Mr.. rappan', amendment,
and it was rcjccicd-aycS y, noes -, eve.
ry Democratic Senator except Mr.. Walker
voting for il. and he subsequently declared
his approval ol il. provided that the rights
of Individuals are protected.
Mr.. King then offered an amendment,
prohibiting loaus 10 the President, heads
Of DcpartmcnlS. and Judges Of the Su.
prcmc Courr. c.aivcd-aycS23, noes p.
The amendments having bccm gone lhro'
with, Mr. King hoped the question would
be taken ou lhc cn.rn>smcnt of the hill.
Mr. Moorcherd twhicl moved an ad-
journmcn..
Mr.. Calhoun hoped tha, i, would he
wirhdrawn. There were M lurthc! amend
mcnLmcmis to otlcr; the Senate was now
ful (cvcrv member heinz in his ,cat,l aud
he hoped that gentlemen on the other side
would permit The bill 10 be cnsrosscd.
Mr.. CLAW would not consent 10 the vote
being taken now. rs rc wished TO look over
the hiI carefully during the night, 5uthc
would agree That Tie vote should DC taken
tomorrow III - o'clock.
Mr.. Calhoun said that the bill had been
repeatedly read through, aud the amend.
r:Icn,s had been tXicc scanned scriatIm by
the body, aud he could imagine no good
reason for further delay. The opponents
of the bill had been denounced Is throwing
obstacles in the way OF lis passage, but
they had proposed on last Thursday week,
Ila; tie vote should he taken OF The sue
cccding Saturday, and the friends Of the
bill were responsible for all the delay subsc-
qwcnl 10 that period. lie hoped The qucs
ton would be no longer delayed, bn, that
the vote could be taken on the cngross-
Incnt.
Mr.. Clay still refused.
And Mr.. Slorehcad again moved an ad-
jpurnmcnI.
The yeas anys were demanded by Mr..
Linn. and il was carri,r-hycS, 27, Noes.
II. The Wings voting ior the adjourn
mcnl aud The Democrats against it.
In the House the Tariff bill was taken
up, aud was discussed throughout the sill