Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-06-24

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petitions and reports reee;rsa, without
waiting for the usual honrso one, O'clock:
dr. Benton opposed the resolution on.
The ground that it would cut off nearly the
entire business Of the morning holrlt
would cut of: all opportunities Of lnio'rmas,
tion by prohibiting resolutions OF inquiry
IN ,hs subjects which might be bronsnl
sbsfore them. We had placed on our desk
Z : ,ist of ihe subjects which Congress would
< Sa nsrmitted 10 legislate upon' and mere
e. ssS..pss 'rssoln,;on 10 prevent them talking
IN ma any other subject He gave notlce ne
was not to be gagged, and woala eAp.ess ss,
his sentiments freely and iully on eysiy
subject that was presented. 49,.
Nj. Clay replied. He adVerted 10 tne
lime consumed in debating useless qnes-
.t;ons. which could lead TO no practical re-
sTl,s and instanced the debate respecting
thas transfer of Gen. Arbuckle. Ii &tnis
course was persisted in, the session wou1o
be interminable. Next week Dill % woua
be brought 10 charter United states Dsnh. M
consisting Of perhaps, thirty hve Or io..y
sections. If the morning hour was con-
sumed In debating resolutions most OF mem
or mere curiosity, it would take them
months 10 get through with the Puehc ou-
.;na.. He trusted there was no Senator
there who wished the session Prosractsa
beyond July. The country, the agonisea
country wanted action, and sne naa nsn.
10 expect that they wouldact not talk.
MI. Calhoun opposed the resolution as
q h;rh handed attempt 10 gag the minority
of the body, the Representatives OF sover-
e;pn States of the Union, and disarm them
If The most efficient means Of protecting
the rights of the august constituency tney
represented. He pronounced that II was a
more fatal suppression Of the freedom OF
public scru,iny,i,han that which led Oh the
deanotic career of the elder Adams; and
that being done at a moment when every
dangerous, every monstrous scheme which
Federalism;had devised from the begin
ming, to crush aud extinguish the Demo-
cratic principles inherent in our Institutions
was returning to life, he looked upon the
proposition as one Of most gloomy auguIy'
He trusted the Senator from Kentucky
would withdraw his resolution.
Mr. Clay-Question! question: shan't
Withdraw it, sir. :.
Mr.. Calboun-Then / move to lay 1t
on the table. ,..,
The question was taken by dividing,
and some Wings stood up in favor of lay
ing it on the table; but the yeas and nays
having been called. they fell back into the
traces, and the motion 10 lay on the table
was lost-16 to 81,
Mr.. Allen of Ohio then opposed the reso-
tuition with great energy and ability. he
said it was the despotic will Of one man
attempting to fetier the free action Of a
.body which was never palsied before
! Great measures were brought before them
proposing a complete and radical change
In the action of the Government, the. time
10 which these were to be discussed and
perfected was marked out-and limited
no, beyond the month of July-and here
was an attempt to force these great and
impor,ant measures throughout this body
by subyer,ing the most indubitable and in
estimable rights of the senatorial minority,
and through them the Democratic partyal
over, The continent, .,.s55sli; q
This debate was further continued sby
Messrs. King, Buchanan, Young, Calhoun
and CLAW of Alabama in opposition to the
resolution; and Messrs. Clay Of Kentucky
and Bayard in its favor; and eventually,
Mr.. Clay perceiving the unwillingneSs OF
some of the more conscientious of his par
~ to enact this most unnecessary and .y-
rannical rule accepted modification,
which made it almost word for word, the
same with the existing rule of the Senate;
and the resolution was then passed.
Mr.. Walker submitted the following res
olu,ions which were agreed TO:
Resolved, That the Select Committee,
70 whom was referred the question of re.
porting to the Senate on the subject OF a
fiscal agent for the Government OF the
United States be directed to inquire into The
expediency of vesting the control Of said
agency in board Of six directors, located
at the city of Washington, to be chosen by
a Joint vote of both Houses of Congress,
two of said directors to be elected at each
successive vote, each member being per-
mitted to vote only on each occasion for
one director, so as to prevent sald ooara De-
ing placed under The control of the Execu-
tive or of any part.
Resolved, That said committee be also
instructed to inquire into the expediency
of rendering to the States branches of said
fiscal agency, on the condition precedent
that said States have first entered nto all
agreement with each other for the gradual
and prospective limitation or abandonment
Of the banking power of the States.
Resolved, That said committee be also
instructed to inquire into the expediency of
confning said agency to the use Of gold and
silver, and of bills receivable of the Gov
ernment of the United States Of large de-
nominations, excluding all the paper OF the
State banks, and 80 as 10 retain an ade.
quale supply and circulation Of gold as we'll
as silver at all times in the United States.
Resolved, That said committee be also
Instructed to inquire into the expediency
of applying prospectively the bankrupt
power of this Government to the State
banks.
The Chair then presented Report from