Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-06-21
a7Tn CoNcREss.".rIRsT SESSION.

Senote.- Mr. Clay submitted resolution call.
ing upon inc secretary of the Treasury for the
plan OF such bank to he incorporated 10y Con-
gress, os IN his opinion, is best adapted to The pub
lie service. This resolution was oDposed by Mr.
King, Mr. Woodbury., Mr. Wright, MIR. Calhoun,
Mr. Rives, aud Others on the ground Tint tl,s
words Of the resolution should have comported
with the terms used in the report of the Secreta-
ny of the Treasury" Fiscal Agent"
MIR. Rives moved to so modify il as 10 read ifs
cal AGENT hut afterwards agreed that it should
read thus, viz "That the Secretary furnish such
plan of Bank or Fiscal Agent a being free
from constitutional objections will, in his opinion,
produce the happiest results aud confer lasting
md important benefits OH the county,
| MIR. Clay brought forward his protocol embrn-
cling those subjects to be acted on at the present
session. IL comprises, among other things, the
repeal Of the Sub Treasury, the establishment Of
n National Bank, an increase Of duties to meet
the deficit in the public treasury, the prospective
distribution Of the proceeds Of the public lands,
a temporary lonn TO i1uhUte the debt created by
the last administration, to modify tho Banking Of
the District of Columbia for the bcnt of the poo
pie OF the District, &c. 1t was laid on the table
for tho present.
The old officers of the Senate, from, Secretary
down TO Assistant Door-keeper, were almost unnn-
imOusy re elected.
Mr. Clay called up his bill for the repeal of the
Sub Treasury, which he moved to amend by adj
ding another section repeating the law tf 1886,
except the l3 and 18th sections, aud the supple
mental act thereto, of the 23i june 1896, regula-
ting the depositcs of the public money providing
thai the repeal does not impair the security which
may havo been taken for the saie-keep0g Of tho
r came.
This motion created an unusually animated
discussion.
Mr.. Rivcs, Mr.. Calhoun, and Mr.. Benton warm
ly opposed the repeal of that law.
/, MIR. Clay suid that if gentlemen were prepared
TO rest OH that rickety, palsicd and sickly PEI Bank
In If0ir and
'l Mr.. Rivcs commended that the law of 1886 had
n received the sanction Of the Senator from Ken
p. lucky, aud the almost unanimous support of tho
country. Alter the removal of the depostcs, it
VAS made the halfway house where all might
: stop. And rlckety, pasied and sckly rs the Sen
n ator might conceive it, he (Nlr. R) would
d greatly prefer stopping there to touching at the
=, Bawdy house in Chestnut street.-the MIR. r. was
= for no schening, he was done with all TINT, and
all that hc desired was 10 have sucl, an institution
o as would most conducc 10 the public good.
Z, MIR. Clay spoke of the manner in which tho
= Secretary would he placed il the law was not
u pea'ed. Four FilllIs were specie paying
n Ranks and thrce-fourts that were specie paying,
III had issued uotes of less denomination than five
IA dollars aud consequently could not be used as
tho repositories Of the government.
This debate was proractcd TO a late hour, when
p Mr.. Clay offered 10 withdraw his amendment, but
nc the yeas and nays having been ordered, it could
not be done without The annnimious consent of tho
Senate, and MIR. Berrirn will slrenk on the sub
]! iect.
HouSe.-'rhe House spent five or six hours in
IL discussing MIR. Adams amendment TO Mr.. Wise's
= resolution Tor the establishment of the old rules
" till new ones can he framed. Mr. Adams defend
as cd his post with his usual ability, and "deued his
position" by saying that he had never been in "a
vor Of the immediate abolition of slavery in the
Dis,rict.-llc did not think the proper time had
= arrived but he hoped the time would come
and it would ba when the citizens Of The District
them selves desired il. But in the matter before
Ir- the House he stood out simply for the broad
10 sutional right Of petition. He was opposed 10y
he Mr. Wise, Mr.. w. Cost Johnson, and Mr. King o
~ Georgia. Finally the previous question was ap
Der piled und the amendment adopted, IL to
ne lOs
nv - In the course of the debate Mr.. King OF Geor
rat gia said he had heard that in Vermont the aboli
re- oniss were aiming TO secure all The post office
oil in their hands! Messrs. Everett, and Sade con
ne tradiced this absurd story, ard Mr. King ioies
say sed to be satisfied 10 relation to the vote lhi
h interesting question, we copy the following fror
ma the New Yorker.
,no We rejoice that one Of the first decisive acts
L.r the new Congress has been the resembling by III
In, House of Representatives Of the rule of 1889
liz which all petitions and memorials addressed b.
49, the people 10 that branch OF the Government
n which may relate to slavery, were TO he uncerC
ia moniously rejected without consideration, hear
w. ing, or even reading. This arbitrary and extraor
md binary provision expressly conravening tina
n clause of the constitution which declares that IN
r. Right OF Petition shall not be impaired. and EN-
Ill, neny calculated to foster and nflame the spr
w., which threatens the dissolution OF the Union
,,, has been stricken from the rules of Congress-
nJ The following is the vote this important ques
rho ton
ON YEAS For Resembling The rule.]
itch MAINE-E. II. Allen. Bronson, Fessenden, Lii
IAN tan
ner New HAMPsnIRG None.
ina, VEKMoSr-Everett, Hall, Mattocks, Slad,
-,y Young-5.
ard. INSTRUMENTATION Baker, Borde
ma Briggs Burnel, Calhoun, Gushing, HastinG
rs Hudson, Parmenier, Sal,ons!a, Winthrop -l2.
,ost HHopE lsLAND-Cranston, TillngIlast-2
N CoNNEcTIcUT Bonrdlnan, Brockway, Osborn
tive Smith, Trumbull, Williams-6.
He New YoRK -Bahcock, Barnard Ertseye, Bai
of Bo,pne, Breus'er, ChiId-, Cbuenden, John
the Clarke, Stanley N. Clarke, Clinton, n. ID. Dap'
bnle Doig, Egbert Ferris, Fillmore c. a. Fleid }.
n of FYogd a. l. Foster, Gates, Gordon, Greig, Hun
ion MINI, .NcCYelian. .HcKeom, MAYNARD, Morga
lave Partridge, Roosevelt, Sanford, Tomnson, IA
ave Buren,, Van Rensselaer,, John Young-35.
ure. New JERSEY -Aycrigg, Husled, Maxwe
iced Randolph, Strattop, Yorke-6.
)uld PEHNsYLvANIA- Beeson, Z. Broion, yercbrow
the Dimock, Fornance, Cuisine, Henry, Leersofl,
,rty vim, Irwin James, Lawrence, .MdrchGnd, Plume
T.. Ramsey, Sergeant, simonton, Snyder, Toand-
10.
DELAWARE - None.
:, MARYLAND Alex. Rnndell-l.
,n ns VIRoINIA-B Bolts, stuart - 2.
'V'u N. CARoLINA-None.
an" S. CAROLINA None.
CEoRGI,--Nonc.
LouIsANA-None.
MississIPPI-None.
ADVANTAGEOUS.
'o's' Omo-S. J. Andrews Cownn, Gil,lings, p.
y Goode, .liathiot Morrow, N. G. Pendleion, Rid
800. way, Russell Slokeley-iO
P'" EENIUCKY-U Underwood l.
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