The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-08-17
HOUSE

August 9th, 1861.
The time of the House of Representatives has
been mainly taken up in the further considera-
lion Of the Bill to repeal the Sub Treasury Bill.
-Four or five speeches have been made pro and
con, and three score of members were ready TO
speak, when the previous question was moved
upon the Bill by Mr.. Giddings Of Ohio, about
hVe O'Clock, and alter a protracted discussion OF
many hours. Nine or ten speeches have been
made upon the Bill since it was taken from the
Committee, and these added to the two thousand
and ninety before made, will leave "the people,
so much tailed of, sufficiently well informed as
to the merits of this just four years debated
question. From Sept. 'S7 TO Aug. 1S41, it has
never been lost sight of. The House had been
in session some eight Or nine hours when the
question was brought to issue. Mr.. Pickens of
s. =. had sent forth his thunder in founder tones
than Jupiter Of old. He is like Mr.. Allen of
Ohio in The Senate, lite rally a sereamer, but I'M
like Mr.. Allen, he is a gentleman, and has some
brains to make the noise of his lungs endurable.
Mr.. Hunt of New Y oIk, made a very good
speech of an hour in favor of repeal. He charged
home upon the late Administration the evils
growing out of a deranged and a disor2anized
business. Wnh good sound argumen he
showed the remedy TO be in the repeal OF The
Sub-Treasury system, and the establishment OF
an United States Bank.
Mr.. Meriwelher, of Georgia, a new member
and a very sensible one, amused himself and
The House for an hour in poking fun al Mr..
Pickens,-the Mr.. Pickens who was once the
embodied essence of gall and wormwood in the
resistance of all Loco-Foco men and Loco prin-
ciples.
A Mr.. Hastings, of Ohio. read 4 speech ofan
hour almost, and in so low a tone of voice that
no one could hear him. The audience lost roth
ing in loosing the speech.
Mr.. Steinrod. of Va, VIII is one of the mem
Ill IL - 8 r-Drl
spoke his hour also. He il a very small man.
Mr., Halstead, of N. j., spoke upon a motion TO
reconsider and with him ended the debate for
the day. The voting was much more %satiSlac-
tory tn n the speaking. Alter a call OF the
House, and the putting Of the man question. the
Bill was reconsider red by a vote Of 1874 to 81
The majority in favor of Repeal being Az!
Glory enough for one day.
A Resolution will probably be adopted to-
morrow in the House, fixing upon some day next
week for an adjournment-M Y. Express
BANK BILL.-As was anticipated the bank
bill passed the house on Friday, week before
last by a majority Of 31st, and in the precise
form in which it came from the senate All
the wings in the house voted in the aiiirma-
tive except bIcssrs. Wise, T. F. Foster of Geo,
Gilmer and Mallary of Va, w. W. Irwin of
Pa. and T. f. Marshall of ny. Ii is under
stood that MesEs. Adams, Foster, Irwin and
Marshall voted against the bill because the
compromise section was not stricken out, pre-
ferring Mr.. Clay's original bill. The bill is
now in the hands of the President, and proba-
bly, the next mail will inform us of its fate
All speculation is therefore idle. 1t will be
seen that thb sue-treasury bill has likewise fl
nalIy passed both houses and il placed in tho
hands of the President.