Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-08-12
WASHINGTON, August 9TH.

WASHINGTON, August 4th.
The Fiscal Bank Bill will come from the
Committee of the Whole on Friday, at IL
O'Clock. This has been the only progress
made in public business to-day, and 1t IS
equally promising to the country and credit
able to the majority in the House OF Repre-
sentatives. The Senate, moving at snalls
pace, have made step in the Fertilization
Bill, and ordered to an engrossment. THIS
is the progress of business in the two Houses
of Congress.
The public mind will soon be put to rest in
regard to the Bank Bill. Should no amend
ments be adopted in the House to the Senate
Bill, this week will find it in the hands of the
President, to receive, as / hope and believe,
his cheerful approval.
1t is amusing to read the faces of men here
as the time for decision upon this grent meas
ure of the session approaches. IL fear q
veto," says one, who looks the very embOdy-
ment of an evil foreboding. ~ hope and
pray for it," says another, who interprets u
veto into disbanding of the administration
forces. The opposition men are full Of their
predictions, in all of which you see, only that
"wish which is father TO the thought" The
minority, before the majority, will be the
disbanding party, if the Wing measures are
carried. II is clearly seen here by oil of the
opposition members,-and by none, more
than those who direct the storm,-that the
carrying out of the Wing measures already
proposed would ensure stability that would
make the administration almost invincible
with the people. Hence all this solicitude IN
regard to a veto If one measure is Destroy
cd, it is believed that many mny be defeated,
as there is unity between all Of them.
The Loan Bill and the Revenue Bill were
.1oo;upod nd mon cnroQ necessary fOr the Gov.
eminent.
The Defence Bills, both for the land and
the coast, were brought forward in conform
ity to public sentiment in reference to the
peculiar condition of our Foreign Relations.
The Land Bill is q relief measure to tho
States, and the Bank Bill to the people, by
the establishment of a sound aud uniform
currency.
The Bankrupt Bill WINS reported in respect
to public opinion, also in answer TO the pray
ers of half a million of men in bondage.
There Is, therefore, harmony in all these
measures, and the loss of one of them might
prove destructive of the whole. Being of II
strong faith, and seeing no reason to despOnd,
I have not yet dcSpaired Of seeing every
great measure carried out. A little patience.
however, and doubt will change to certainty.
New York Express.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.
The Fertilization Bill and the District
Bank Bill, both finally passed the Senate
to-day, and were sent to the House. But
Senators voted against the Fertilization
Bill and As in favor of it. Mr.. Calhoun led
off in the opposition. The Naval Pension
Bill was four or five hours before the Sen
ate, and met with very strenuous OPPOSE
ton, especially from some of the opposition
Senators. The engrossment was resisted,
\ %oN
of embarrassing the Bill. Messrs. Calhoun.
Benton, Williams, Wright, Woodbury. and
Sewer, of the opposition, figured conspicu-
ously in their resistance to the measure
OF the same party were Messrs. Walker.
Cuthbert, and Buchanan, who favored the
passage of the bill upon just and equitable
terms. The Administration Senators sup
ported the appropriation for the Pensions,
for many reasons-frst, because there was
an existing law in reference to them, and
until the law was repealed, it was unjust to
attempt to arrest it's executiOn-secondIy,
because the present was not the time to cor
rect the abuses of the law supposing them
to exist At the long session it might be
/ done, when there would be time to cOnSld-
or the measure, but not now and upon an
appropriation bill designed to pay pensions
due on July last and the first of the new
year.
Evening Session.-The House had late
session this evening in Committee Of the
! Whole. Several speeches have been made
pro and con. Mr.. Adams had his hour, but
did not address the Committee in formal
speech. The time was occupied in suggest
ing amendments to the Senate Bill, some of
which, I suppose, may be voted upon. The
most important relates to the compromise
of Mr.. Clay. Mr.. Adams moves to strike
out the provision inserted in relation to for
eigners- the provision in relation to
the sale of stock to foreigners, and an
amendment limiting the term of service Of
any one President Of the board to 5 years.
Other less important amendments have
been suggested by other members. The
Speakers this evening, have been Mr.. Jones
of Md, Mr.. Ingersoll of Penn, Mr.. Hunter,
the Ex-Speaker, in opposition.
| Mr.. Barnard of N. Y. defended the Bill,
and spoke generally and ably upon the sub
iect Of Bank and Banking.
Mr.. Underwood of KY, spoke in the spir-
it and temper of Mr.. Marshall, his colleague.
The clause in relation to Branches he wish
ed to see struck from the Bill, and the Bill
sent back to the Senate. He conceived the
compromise proposed d bad one, and that
no result would come from it. Mr.. Under
wood used strong language in reference to
what he called the iunpracticability Of the
Bank Charter with such provision.
II was between 10 and ii O'Clock when
Mr.. Underwood closed, and not more than 20
Of the 240 members were present. Many
members were anxious to speak, and would
were the debate extended to October, in.
stead Of ~ o'clock tO-morroW.-b