Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-07-15
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ed bill, making appropriations ior va
rions lortifcalions, Tor ordnance, and for
preventing and suppressing Indian hosil-
tiles.
Mr.. Wise reported bill for the pur-
chace Of naval ordnance and arms, and
Mr. +. B. King one for Home Squad
ron, with bill making provision for the
same.
H Tho resolution introduced yesterday
by MIR. Warren, was then taken mp and
passed. Ii il an admir- able resolution, u
enforced, for i, limits each speech TO Que
hour.
| A debate was then had on the bill
providing for the maintainancc Of lunat-
les in the District OF Columbia.
/ The bill was read through and then
laid by TO make way for the Loan Bill,
which Mr.. Fillmore presented TO the
House. Ii authorizes a loan OF twelve
millions, at foe per cent, irredeemable for
eight years MIR. Fillmore consumed
the allotted hour, beyo ond which no speech
must extend, in explaining the necessity
of this bill, and WAS replied to by MIR.
Gordon, who opposed any loan, and fell
back upon the public lands us topic.
II When MIR. G. concluded, the Commit.
tee rose, and the House adjourned.
\ In SENATE, Thursday, July 3lh. The
Distribution Bill from the House was
read twice and referred to tho Comrni.-
tee on the Public Lands.
/ MIR. Linn gave notice Of substitute
for the Bill, which he submitted, and il
was ordered to be printed. This subsli-
tu,s provides for the appropriation OF the
proceeds Of the sale OF the lands TO the
purposes Of National Defence.
i The resolution calling for the name S
Of persons removed from Office and APP
pointed to office since the 4th Of March,
l84i, was again taken up, and MIR. Man
gum moved to amend il so ms 10 include
the removals since March 4ah, 1929. d.
| Mr.. Linn spoke OH the subject Of the
doctrine ofpoli,ical prescription.
Tie hour expired before Mr.. Linn
finished, and the Senate took up the bill
TO establish the Fiscal Bank.
/ Mr.. Walker moved TO amend SO as to
provide that the books be open for in
speciion at the request of every ten
stockholders. This, after some opposi.
tion from Mr.. Clay, was agreed TO, "a
to %.
/ Mr.. Walker moved also to provide
that a statement Of the discounts made
by the Bank be published once - year
Mr.. Clay opposed this and all other n.
mendmen,s When, he asked, would
this bill be disposed Of, if every amend.
ment that could be imagined were to be
offered and dcbated'
/ The amendment was lost.
! MIR. Walker moved IL farther provision,
that upon all discounts over IA thousand
dollars, the yeas and nays should be la
ken, in the Board, if any ono member
dissented from said discount.
This amendment, after q warm oppo-
siton, was agreed to. Yeas 25,nays 81.
Mr.. Walker moved an amendment to
come in after the close OF the 18th funda-
mental rule--the yeas and nays TO b.
taken on the discounts a. the bark, and
To be entered upon the books, subject to
pubic inspection.
, On this amendment u debate cnsued
in which Mcssrs. Simmons, Bayard,
Walker, Berricn, Woodbury., and others
participated ,and it was finally so modified
IA, tho suggestion of Mr. Bayard, as to
admit Of the yeas and nays being taken
where any member oflhc Board dissent
cd, and in that shape was adopted.
I MIR. Benton also offered an amend
ment providing that all blsiaess of the
Baak be made known TO the Government
Directors; agreed 10, 90 to 22.
/ The Senate then went into Executive
Session.
=, 1t is now confidently asserted, by the
friends Of Mr.. Clay's Bank Bill, that i,
will pass the Senate.
The opboncn,s Of the Bill have many
more amendments to offer and discuss
In the IIoUsE, Mr.. Proiiit asked
leave to offer resolution directing the
Committee on the Currency to report
the bill from the Senate, repeating the
Sub Treasury act. Objected TO.
The resolution Of Mr.. J. &. Floyd,
asking information Of The Presidcn, in
relation TO the Mcleod case, was taken
up, and Mr.. Hunt, Of N. Y. spoke OH
the subject. Before he had concluded,
the morning hour expired.
\ Mr.. Clark then moved the previous
question OH his motion, but objection be.
ing made, the motion could not be enter
taned.
Tho House then went into Committee
Of the whole on the Loan Bill.
MIR. Pickens used up his hour in op.
position TO the Bill.
Mr. Sergeant said that it was true
that the people had changed the Admin
isira,ion, but that had not changed The
interests of the country. II il was ask
cd why they had changed the Admins
tration, hc would answer that it was be
cause they chose to changcit. lie said
that practice had grown up in this coun-
try, Of using money for one object which
had been appropriated for another, which
enabled the government to run tho peo-
pie in debt, without their knowledge
which practice ought 10 be brought TO an
end; and he conceived that this was an
argument in favor Of The bill The late
administration had run the uatiou i'm deb,